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Jared Anderson
- AKA Eldersing
- Latest update: Sentenced to prison in Texas for child sexual abuse
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1988
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission: United States - Utah Ogden 2007-2009
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was a high school teacher (and one-time "teacher of the year") and Mormon church group leader in the San Antonio, Texas area; also lived in Millington, Tennessee and Ogden, Utah; sentenced to 10 years in prison for hosting sex parties for teenage boys.
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Noel Young Anderson
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1996
- LDS positions: Missionary, Primary teacher,
- LDS mission: Unknown country -
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- He was an LDS church primary teacher in McKinney, Texas; sentenced in 2019 in Texas to 50 years in prison for molesting children.
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Charles John Blome
- AKA Chuck Blome
- Latest update: 2005: died
- Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1928
Died: 2005
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: no
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil case: Civil judgment in favor of plaintiff, lawsuit against LDS church, LDS church found negligent, LDS church ordered to make payment, Liable,
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Settlement paid by LDS church: $4,000,000
- The accused was a Mormon church member and US Army veteran in or near Houston or Beaumont, Texas; admitted to sexually molesting at least five boys; pleaded guilty to two counts of indecency with a child; sentenced to 15 years in prison; the LDS church was ordered to pay $4 million to a 13-year-old boy victim; Blome died in 2005.
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Jimmy Earl Brooks
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
- LDS positions: Sunday school teacher,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was a Mormon church member in Texas; charged with child sexual abuse in 1994.
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Raymond Casillas
- Latest update: March 2024: lives in San Antonio, Texas as a registered sex offender
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1970
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, No contest, Plea agreement, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was a Mormon bishop and middle school teacher in San Antonio, Texas; arrested in 2014 and charged with felony aggravated sexual assault of a child; via a plea agreement, pleaded no contest to indecent contact with a child and agreed to a fine of $1,500; was sentenced in 2016 to 8 years in prison; as of March 2024, lives in San Antonio, Texas as a registered sex offender.
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Bryce Conrad Chatland
- Latest update: June 2023: arrested, charged; awaiting pre-trial
- Victims: 2 victims,
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Born: 1968
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- He was an LDS church member in San Antonio, Texas; charged in 2023 with felony child sexual abuse.
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Prescott Louis De Jean
- AKA Prescott Louis De Jean III, Prescott DeJean
- Latest update: 2024: lives in Port Lavaca, Texas as a registered sex offender
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1955
- LDS positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender, Violated parole/probation,
- The accused was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Texas; accused of sexual abuse; convicted between 1991 and 1997 of indecency with a child by contact; victim was 6 years old at the time of the abuse; convicted in 2013 of third degree felony failure to comply with sex offender registration requirements; as of March 2024, lives in Port Lavaca, Texas as a registered sex offender.
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Matthew Thomas Doyle
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1973
- LDS positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Texas; found guilty of sexual assault.
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Stanley Benjamin Green
- AKA Stanley Benjamin Green Jr, Stan Green
- Latest update: 2009: died
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1929
Died: 2009
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was a former Mormon bishop in Athens, Texas (in or before 1998 to 1999 or later); accused of sexual abuse; convicted; died in 2009.
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Gene Audra Guinn
- Latest update: 2008: died of cancer in Palestine, Texas
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1932
Died: 2008
- LDS positions: High priest,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse.
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Roger Franklin Hester
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Born: 1956
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Rockwall, Texas; found guilty of injury to a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual with intent to cause bodily harm.
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Paul Bernard Horlacher
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- The accused was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse.
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James Frank Johannes
- Latest update: 2017: sentenced to six years in prison
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1982
- LDS positions: Youth leader,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was a Mormon youth leader and US Army soldier assigned to the National Security Agency (NSA) in San Antonio, Texas; sentenced in 2017 to six years in prison for spying on two teenage sisters and recording them preparing to attend LDS seminary classes.
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Timothy David Kimball
- AKA Tim Kimball, Dr. Kimball
- Latest update: 2023: died by suicide
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1979
Died: 2023
- LDS positions: Missionary, Other leader,
- LDS mission: United States - Carlsbad California (Spanish speaking) 1998-2000
- Criminal case: Died awaiting trial, Not convicted, Suicide,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was an LDS church member in San Antonio, Texas; charged in 2022 with child sexual abuse; died by suicide in June 2023 while awaiting indictment.
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Robert Eric Longman
- Victims: 1 victim,
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Convicted, No contest, Probation,
- He was a Mormon missionary in Corpus Christi, Texas; molested a three-year old in a bedroom while two other missionaries talked with the mother; pleaded no contest to charges filed in May 1989 of indecency with a child; sentenced to eight years probation, a $1,000 fine, and required to pay $400 in court costs.
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Mikel Christain Massey
- AKA Matt Massey, Mikel Christian Massey, Mikel Massey
- Latest update: 2024: no charges have been filed
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted, Police investigation,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Lufkin, Texas; accused of child sexual abuse; police investigated, but no charges were filed.
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Eustacio Munioz
- AKA Horacio Muniz, Eustacio Muniz, Horacio Munioz, Tacho, Nacho
- Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender in Texas; lives in San Benito, Texas (Cameron County)
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Born: 1946
- LDS positions: Other leader, Youth leader,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: Civil judgment in favor of plaintiff, LDS church found negligent,
- He was an LDS ward religious and missionary class leader in the Brownsville, Texas area; in 2011, was accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old boy; the victim, as an adult, filed a lawsuit against the LDS church and won.
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Ralph Edward Neeley
- AKA Ralph E. Neeley
- Latest update: 2020: died of COVID-19 in Texas while serving life in prison
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Born: 1949
Died: 2020
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: no
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted,
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Settlement paid by LDS church: $5,000,000
- He was an LDS church member in the Beaumont, Texas area; was sentenced in January 1994 to life in prison in Texas for repeated sexual abuse of an 8-year-old girl in an LDS chapel during church meetings and in other locations; died in prison in 2020.
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Carlos Rodrigues
- LDS mission: no
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Dallas, Texas in the 1980s; accused of sexual abuse.
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Glen Howard Sexton
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- The accused was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
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Douglas George Stoddard
- AKA Doug Stoddard, Bishop Stoddard
- Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender in Texas (SID 04382768)
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Born: 1949
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- He was an LDS bishop in Hurst, Texas; convicted in 1992 of a felony child sexual abuse charge of indecency with a child by contact; sentenced to 8 years of probation; a lifetime registered sex offender in Texas; named publicly in August 2023 by a victim who said Stoddard molested him and three other boys in his Mormon ward while serving as bishop.
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Andrew William Stringer
- Latest update: This case is ongoing. June 7, 2024 court appearance for Unindicted 1st Designation
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Born: 2005
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission: United States - Served in Argentina and Pflugerville Texas 2023-
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- The accused was a Mormon church member in Plugerville, Texas; charged with possession of child pornography.
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Robert Fleming Westover
- AKA Rob Westover
- Latest update: 2023-03-10 - pleaded guilty; was sentenced to 4 years probation
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1972
- LDS positions: Bishop, Missionary,
- LDS mission: Spain - Spain Bilbao
- Criminal case: Convicted, Probation,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was a former LDS bishop and attorney in Dallas, Texas; arrested in 2021 for allegedly recording a minor; pleaded guilty in 2023 and sentenced to 4 years probation.
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Kenneth Wilstead
- AKA Dr. Kenny Smiles, Dr. Smiles, Dr. Kenneth Smiles
- Latest update: Practicing Dentistry in Garland Texas
- LDS mission: Guatemala - Guatemala (unknown)
- He was an LDS church member in Garland, Texas; accused of sexual misconduct.
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Jimmy D Young
- AKA James Best
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Born: 1966
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission: no
- He was a Mormon church member and scout volunteer; arrested for sexually abusing a scout in his troop.
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