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Joseph Layton Bishop
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- LDS positions: Mission president, Missionary, Other leader,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Police investigation,
- Civil case: Civil case dismissed, Civil case dismissed with prejudice,
- The accused 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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Nelson Bogero
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Born: 1953
- LDS positions: Sunday school teacher,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- The accused was an LDS church member and Sunday school teacher in Cordoba, Argentina; accused in 2017 of sexual abuse of multiple children ages 7 to 11; a local LDS leader allegedly knew about the abuse but failed to report to police.
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Paul J Bryant
- Latest update: December 2023: registered sex offender; lives in Utah; pre-trial hearing scheduled for Dec. 11, 2023
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1968
- LDS positions: Branch president, Missionary, Other leader, Primary teacher, Scout leader, Youth leader,
- LDS mission: Argentina - Argentina Cordoba 1987-1989
- Criminal case: Convicted, Ongoing, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was a Mormon church member and former LDS Primary teacher in Utah; was a branch president while on a Mormon mission to Argentina in the 1980s; in 2016, pleaded guilty to three first-degree felony counts of attempted aggravated sexual abuse of a child; in 2016, was sentenced to prison; in 2023, pleaded not guilty to failure to register as sex offender; was an HOA president in Lehi, Utah.
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Max Todd Cheatham
- AKA CHEATMAN,MAX TODD CHEATHAM,MAX T CHEATHAM,MAX
- Victims: 10 or more victims, 100 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1960
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission: Argentina - Argentina 1979-1981
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Utah and Colorado; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in Colorado of child sexual abuse.
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Michael Wayne Coleman
- AKA Mike Coleman
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1960
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- LDS mission: Argentina - Argentina Buenos Aires South 1980-1982
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He 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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John Doe
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- The accused 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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Carlos Escalante
- Latest update: 2018: sentenced to 14 years in prison
- Victims: 1 victim,
- LDS positions: Branch president,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused 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;" the accused was sentenced in 2018 to 14 years in prison.
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Ángel Orlando Jaramillo
- Latest update: August 2023: arrested on child pornography and abuse charges
- LDS positions: Church employee, Stake clerk, Stake high council,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Ongoing, Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused 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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Miguel Angel Michel
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused 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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Marcelo Moreno Pérez
- Victims: 1 victim,
- LDS positions: Youth leader,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
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Settlement paid by LDS church: $40,000
- The accused 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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Aaron Mark Nelson
- Latest update: Convicted of Disturbing the peace in plea agreement, died 1 month later.
- Victims: 3 victims,
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Born: 1976
Died: 2020
- LDS mission: Argentina - Argentina Buenos Aires North Mission
- Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- The accused 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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Alberto Reyes
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He 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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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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