17 LDS sex abuse cases found
- Places lived: Argentina
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- Joseph Bishop was a Mormon church member and president of the Provo, Utah Missionary Training Center (MTC) in the 1980s; allegedly sexually abused multiple sister missionaries; not criminally charged because the statute of limitations had expired (in 1984, the legal deadline in Utah for filing a rape charge was four years); civil lawsuit was dismissed after an agreement by the plaintiff and the LDS church
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Alleged crime: 1970s, 1980s, - Places lived: Argentina, Arizona, Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
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Was Mission president, Missionary, Other leader, 
Never charged, Not convicted, Police investigation, - Dismissed, Dismissed with prejudice, Lawsuit v. LDS church,
- Alleged failure to report
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- Nelson Bogero (1953 – ) was an LDS church member and Primary children's teacher in Cordoba, Argentina; accused in 2017 of sexual abuse of two girls who were in his Primary class; a local LDS leader allegedly knew about the abuse but failed to report to police; in August 2024, Bogero was sentenced to 16 years in prison
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Argentina,
- Crime country: Argentina,
Convicted:
2024, 
Was Primary, 
Convicted, Police investigation, Prison, 
Alleged failure to report-
- Paul Bryant (1968 – 2024) was an HOA president and former Mormon primary teacher in Lehi, Utah; was a branch president during an LDS mission to Argentina in the 1980s; in 2016, pleaded guilty to three first-degree felony counts of attempted aggravated sexual abuse of a child and was sentenced to prison; in 2023, pleaded not guilty to failure to register as sex offender; died by suicide in December 2024
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- Convicted:
2016,
- Was Branch president, Missionary, Other leader, Primary, Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender,
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- Max Cheatham (1960 – ) was an LDS church member in Wyoming, Utah and Colorado; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in Colorado of child sexual abuse
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- Crime: 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s,
- Places lived: Argentina, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, Utah, Wyoming,
- Crime state: Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, Utah, Wyoming,
Was Missionary, Convicted, Unknown result, -
- Michael Coleman (1960 – ) was an LDS bishop and former sound recording engineer in Mesa, Arizona (Lehi 2nd Ward); arrested in 2014 for sexual solicitation of a minor online; the alleged crime took place while he was bishop
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- Alleged crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Argentina, Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
- Crime country: Brazil,
- Crime state: Arizona,
Was Bishop, Unknown result, Alleged failure to report-
- John Doe was an LDS church member in Argentina; accused of sexual abuse in 2017; an LDS bishop learned of the abuse in a private confession by the accused, and the bishop told the victim's mother, who told police
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- Alleged crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Argentina,
- Crime country: Argentina,
Unknown result, -
- Carlos Escalante was an LDS branch president in San Nicolas, Argentina; sexually abused his stepdaughter for 5 years, including while branch president; the victim asked local LDS leaders for support, but allegedly received none; she was punished by the church for "refusing to forgive" and for "failing to comply with worthiness standards;" Escalante was sentenced in 2018 to 14 years in prison
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- Convicted:
2018,
- Was Branch president,
- Convicted, Prison,
- Alleged failure to report
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- Ángel Jaramillo was an LDS church member in Jujuy, Argentina; arrested on child pornography and abuse charges (which includes distribution, tenancy, and production of material)
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- Was Church employee, Stake clerk, Stake high council,
- Ongoing, Prison, Unknown result,
- Alleged failure to report
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- Lucas Manfredi (1977 – ) was a Mormon church member in Berazategui, Buenos Aires, Argentina; accused of sexual abuse
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- Was Sunday school,
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- Miguel Michel was an LDS church member in Buenos Aires, Argentina; accused of child sexual abuse in or around 2000; allegedly sexually molested three children ranging in age from five to eight years old
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- Was Unknown position,
- Unknown result,
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- Marcelo Moreno Pérez was a former Mormon church young men's leader in Argentina; arrested in 2021 for alleged sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl in 2017; sentenced in 2022 to 13.5 years in prison; the Mormon church allegedly paid the victim's parents 4.5 million pesos (approximately $40,000) to keep the abuse secret
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Argentina,
- Crime country: Argentina,
Convicted:
2022, Was Youth leader, Convicted, Prison, Alleged failure to report-
- Dardo Moura (1970 – ) was an LDS bishop in Bahia Blanca, Argentina; accused of sexual abuse; convicted, sentenced to 14 years in prison
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- Was Bishop,
- Convicted, Prison,
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- Aaron Nelson (1976 – 2020) was a Mormon church member in Idaho Falls, Idaho; charged with 3 counts of Battery-Actual, Intentional and Unlawful Touching or Striking of Another Against their Will and 3 counts of Disturbing the Peace; accepted plea deal and found guilty of Disturbing the Peace; died 31 days after convicted
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Argentina, Idaho,
- Crime state: Idaho,
Convicted:
2020, Was Missionary, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, -
- Alberto Reyes was a Mormon bishop in Argentina who sexually abused a child; allegedly sexually abused the victim for at least nine years; convicted in 2004
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- Convicted:
2004,
- Was Bishop,
- Convicted,
- Alleged failure to report
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- Manuel Saine (1977 – ) was a Mormon church member in Cordoba, Argentina; accused of sexual abuse
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- Was Missionary,
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- Manuel Saine was a Mormon church member in Argentina; accused of sexual abuse
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- Was Unknown position,
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- Andrew Stringer (2005 – ) was a Mormon church member in Pflugerville, Texas; assigned by the Mormon church to a mission in Argentina, then to a service mission in Texas; arrested in 2023 and charged with possession of child pornography
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- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Places lived: Argentina, Texas,
- Crime state: Texas,
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