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Denny Antreo
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- was an LDS church member in Rexburg, Idaho; accused of breaking and entering women's apartments at BYU-Idaho and watching them sleep.
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- Alleged crime: 2020s, in Idaho, Rexburg (Idaho),
- Positions: Unknown position,
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Larren Arnold
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- was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Idaho; in 1984, arrested for lewd conduct with a minor under sixteen (molested a nine year-old boy) in Idaho; convicted in October 1984; received a five year suspended sentence and three years probation; the Mormon church made a settlement payment to a victim in approximately 2007.
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- Crime: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, in Idaho,
- Positions: Scout leader,
Alleged coverup
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Scott Ashton
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- was an LDS church member in Pasco, Washington; charged with prostitution-Patronizing a Prostitute 04/30/2015; Ashton's sentence was modified on 1/29/2016 to Disturbing the Peace.
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- Crime: 2010s, in Idaho, Washington,
- Positions: Youth leader,
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Paul Barnes
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- was a Mormon stake patriarch and former stake presidency counselor in Queen Creek, Arizona; accused of child sexual abuse that took place in 2022 in Idaho; convicted in 2023 or later and sentenced to prison.
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- Crime: 2020s, in Idaho,
- Positions: Stake patriarch,
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Robert Berchtold
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- was a Mormon church member in Idaho; sexually abused a child; in 1986, was found guilty of rape of a child and spent one year in jail.
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- Crime: 1970s, 1980s, in Idaho,
- Positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Temple worker,
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Keith Bergstresser
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- was an LDS church member in Oregon and Idaho; convicted in 2002 in Oregon of contributing to sexual delinquency of a minor; made a registered sex offender; in 2019, was assigned a position in an elders quorum presidency in Idaho.
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- Positions: Elders quorum,
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Cristifer Biggs
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- was an LDS returned missionary and BYU-Idaho student; convicted in July 2023 of one first degree felony count of aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor.
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- Crime: 2020s, in Idaho,
- Positions: Missionary,
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Layne Bingham
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- was an LDS church member in Boise, Idaho; convicted of child sexual abuse in 2008; as of 2023, was a registered sex offender living in Boise.
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- Crime: 2000s, in Idaho,
- Positions: Unknown position,
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Stanley Bitsoi
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- was a Mormon church member in Rigby, Idaho; convicted of a felony sex crime (Lewd Conduct with Child Under 16); sentenced to jail and probation.
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- Crime: 2020s, in Idaho,
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Douglas Bowen
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- was an LDS church member and Boy Scout leader in Washington, California, Utah and Idaho; was convicted of attempted aggravated sexual abuse of a child.
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- Crime: 1970s, in Utah,
- Positions: Scout leader,
Alleged coverup
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Curt Boyack
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- was an LDS church member in New Mexico; accused of sexual abuse; allegedly said he would turn himself in to police; died by suicide.
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Ronald Brockner
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- was a Mormon bishop and stake president in Louisiana; moved to Idaho; convicted in Idaho in 2020 of sexually exploiting a minor; sentenced to 5 to 10 years in prison.
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- Positions: Bishop, Stake president,
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Brandon Brown
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- was an LDS church member in Pocatello, Idaho; accused of untying two teenage girls' swimsuit tops and touching them inappropriately .
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- Alleged crime: 2020s, 2024, in Idaho,
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Robert Bunker
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- was an LDS church member in McCammon, Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 2006; sentenced to 33 days in jail; as of 2023, is a registered sex offender living in Idaho.
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Alleged coverup
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Roland Byrd
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- was an LDS church member in Caldwell, Idaho; convicted of sexual abuse of a child under 16 years; as of 2024, lives in Toquerville, Utah as a registered sex offender.
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- Positions: Unknown position,
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Robert Campbell
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- was an LDS church member in Nebraska; accused of sexual abuse.
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- Alleged crime: 1980s, in Idaho,
- Positions: Missionary,
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Cory Campbell
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- was a Mormon church member in Boise, Idaho; pleaded guilty and sentenced to 40 years/20 years minimum in prison for battery with the intent to commit rape; 10 different victims ranging in age from 14-17.
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- Crime: 2018, 2019, in Idaho,
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Richard Cook
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- was a Mormon church member and former LDS nursery leader in Boise, Idaho; arrested in 2020 on suspicion of sexually abusing young boys.
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- Positions: Nursery,
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Donald Cornell
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- was an LDS church member in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; convicted.
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- Positions: Unknown position,
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Candon Dahle
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- was a Mormon church member in Blackfoot, Idaho and Provo, Utah; in February 2025, was arrested in Utah and extradited to Idaho; at the time of his arrest, he was a starting pitcher for the Brigham Young University (BYU) baseball team; charged in Fremont County, Idaho with felony lewd conduct with a child under 16 years old; also charged in Bingham County for a juvenile case re: child sex abuse.
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- Alleged crime: 2010s, 2020s, in Idaho,
- Positions: Unknown position,
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Troy Dameron
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- was a Mormon church member, electrician and sheriff's deputy in Teton County, Idaho; lived in Rexburg, Idaho; a 911 dispatcher said he asked her sexually charged questions, shared sexual fantasies and masturbated in a bathroom near her work desk; pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of indecent exposure; sentenced in May 2024 to 15 days in jail (with work release) and two years of probation.
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- Crime: 2020s, in Idaho,
- Positions: Unknown position,
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John Doe
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- was a Mormon church member in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse.
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John Doe
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- was a Mormon church member in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse.
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John Doe
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- was a Mormon bishop in Pocatello, Idaho; an abuse survivor told FLOODLIT that Doe sexually abused them in his office at church in late 1999.
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- Alleged crime: 1990s, in Idaho,
- Positions: Bishop,
Alleged coverup
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Adele Dye
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- was a Mormon church member in Rexburg, Idaho; convicted in 2008 of child sexual abuse; registered sex offender.
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Chet Egley
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- was a Mormon church member in Weston, Idaho; tried to meet a 13 year old girl for sex in Utah; pleaded guilty and convicted to one count sexual abuse of a child and two counts of enticing a minor by internet or text.
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- Crime: 2020s, in Cache County (Utah), Utah,
- Positions: Elders quorum, Sunday school, Youth leader,
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Dennis Empey
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- was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Blackfoot, Idaho; accused of sexually abusing many children; his stake president allegedly knew Empey was abusing kids; convicted of child molestation in May 1991; sentenced to two years probation.
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- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in Idaho,
- Positions: Scout leader,
Alleged coverup
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Verd Erickson
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- was a former Mormon bishop and dentist in Riverton, Wyoming who moved to Utah; was accused of sexual misconduct and lost his dentistry license in 2010; died in 2022.
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- Positions: Bishop,
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Matthew Felshaw
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- was a Mormon church member in Caldwell, Idaho; charged with sexually assaulting a young child; took a plea deal and was convicted of Injury to child; received suspended prison sentence and 8 years probation and has to register as a sex offender.
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Richard Fowler
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- was a Mormon church member in Sandpoint, Idaho; pleaded guilty to two felony counts of Children-Lewd Conduct with Child Under 16 in 20.
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- Crime: 2000s, 2010s, in Idaho,
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Rex Furness
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- was a former Idaho state senator and Mormon bishop in Idaho; in 1996, pleaded guilty to sexual battery for fondling an underage girl; was sentenced to 60 days in jail; given a withheld judgment: if he did not violate the terms of his probation, the felony conviction would be kept from his record.
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- Crime: 1990s, in Idaho,
- Positions: Bishop,
Alleged coverup
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Cory Gaylor
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- was an school teacher and LDS deacons quorum adviser in Idaho; arrested and charged with lewd conduct and enticing a child via the Internet; in July 2023, pleaded guilty; sentenced in September 2023 to 60 years in prison, with 13 years fixed before being eligible for parole.
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- Crime: 2010s, 2020s, in Idaho,
- Positions: Other leader, Youth leader,
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John Goodrich
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- was a former Mormon bishop and dentist in Idaho; accused of child sexual abuse and of having nonconsensual sex with a woman he admitting to drugging; given a withheld judgement; in December 2023, the AP reported that the Mormon church had offered $300,000 to a victim and her mother to not use her story to sue the church, and to keep the NDA secret; arrested in Virginia in March 2024.
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- Crime: 2000s, in Idaho, Virginia,
- Positions: Bishop,
Alleged coverup
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Billy Hagen
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- was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; convicted, sentenced to prison; died in 2005.
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- Crime: 1970s, in Idaho,
- Positions: Scout leader,
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Jake Hally
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- was an LDS church member in Idaho Falls, Idaho; accused of sexual abuse.
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- Crime: 2020s, in Colorado, Idaho, Rexburg (Idaho), Utah, Washington County (Utah),
- Positions: Unknown position,
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Jeffrey Hardin
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- was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Idaho; convicted of lewd conduct with a minor in October 1991.
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- Crime: 1990s, in Idaho,
- Positions: Scout leader,
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Benjamin Hicks
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- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse.
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- Alleged crime: 2020s, in Idaho,
- Positions: Unknown position,
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Clayton Hildreth
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- was a Mormon stake president in Butte, Montana; from Dillon, Montana; arrested in June 2004 by Boise, Idaho police for soliciting sex from a person he thought was a 14-year-old girl online; was stake president at the time of his arrest; pleaded guilty in October to a charge of interstate travel with intent to have sex with a minor; sentenced in 2005 to three years and five months in prison.
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- Crime: 2000s, in Idaho,
- Positions: Bishop, Stake president,
Alleged coverup
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William Jansen
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- was an LDS church member and police officer in Twin Falls, Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty.
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- Positions: Missionary,
Alleged coverup
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Ronald Jenkins
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- was a Mormon scout leader, bishopric counselor and stake high council member in Idaho; worked as a high school teacher; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 1996 of 10 counts of lewd conduct with a minor; sentenced to 17 years in prison; registered sex offender.
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- Crime: 1990s, in Idaho,
- Positions: Bishopric counselor, Scout leader, Stake high council,
Alleged coverup
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Allen Johnson
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- was an LDS church member in Utah; drove from Utah to Idaho to meet up with a person he believed was a 15-year-old girl for sex; sentenced in 2015 to eight years in prison; as of March 2024, is a registered sex offender living in Provo, Utah.
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- Crime: 2010s, in Idaho,
- Positions: Unknown position,
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Eric Jones
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- was an LDS church member in Blackfoot, Idaho; arrested for alleged sexual contact with a toddler; convicted in January 2024 of battery with the intent to commit lewd conduct of a child after a one-day trial; sentenced in March 2024 to two to 20 years in prison; required to register as a sex offender.
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- Positions: Unknown position,
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Arthur Krigbaum
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- was an LDS church member and scout leader in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse.
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- Alleged crime: 1970s, in Idaho,
- Positions: Scout leader,
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Cody Lara
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- was an LDS church member in Arizona City, Pinal County, Arizona; accused of sexual abuse in 2018; convicted in 2019 of three reduced counts of abuse of a child or vulnerable adult.
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- Positions: Unknown position,
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Jason Larsen
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- was an LDS missionary from Idaho in Bakersfield, California; accused in 1997 of sexual abuse of an 8-year-old girl at a school; as of 2024, lives in Meridian, Idaho.
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- Alleged crime: 1990s, in California,
- Positions: Missionary,
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Virgil Larson
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- was a Mormon church member and first counselor in an LDS ward bishopric in Chubbuck, Idaho; arrested in September 2024 and charged with sexual abuse of five boys, ages 12-15; he knew the boys from LDS ward activities and was their priesthood leader; as of March 2025, a jury trial was scheduled for April 8.
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- Positions: Bishopric counselor, Youth leader,
Alleged coverup
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Kip Later
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- was an LDS church member and scout leader in Idaho; accused in the 1980s of sexual abuse; Mormon church leaders allegedly failed to tell police about abuse allegations.
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- Alleged crime: 1980s, in Idaho,
- Positions: Scout leader,
Alleged coverup
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Lawrence Libey
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- was an LDS church member and scout leader in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; a lawsuit was filed against the Mormon church.
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- Positions: Scout leader,
Alleged coverup
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Brett Long
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- was an LDS church member in Nez Perce County, Idaho; convicted of sexually abusing a child under the age of 16.
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- Positions: Unknown position,
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Isaac Mardis
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- was a Mormon church member in Idaho Falls, Idaho; charged with Lewd Conduct with Child Under 16 in April 2024; was also accused in 2022 by the same victim.
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- Alleged crime: 2020s, in Idaho,
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Jayson Martineau
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- was an LDS church member in Idaho and Tremonton, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in December 2023 in Utah and was sent on a one-year rider program.
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- Positions: Missionary,
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Calvin McGee
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- was an LDS missionary in Virginia in 2022; accused of soliciting sexually explicit pictures and video from a person he believed to be an 11-year-old girl, and inviting her to meet in person; arrested in Boise, Idaho in July 2023 and accused of rape of a minor; pleaded guilty to two charges related to child sexual abuse; sentenced in May 2024 to three to 25 years in prison.
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- Crime: 2020s, in Idaho, Virginia,
- Positions: Missionary,
Alleged coverup
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Chey Miles
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- was a Mormon church member in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse.
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Gerald Mortimer
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- was an OB/GYN doctor in Idaho and former Mormon temple president and mission president in the Philippines; admitted in 2019 to secretly using his sperm to artificially inseminate multiple women; a civil suit against him was dismissed with prejudice in 2021, possibly because of a private settlement agreement.
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- Alleged crime: 1980s, in Idaho,
- Positions: Mission president, Missionary, Temple president,
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Jared Murray
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- was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Rexburg, Idaho; pleaded guilty in 1989 to a child sexual abuse charge.
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- Positions: Scout leader,
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Gordon Neeley
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- was an LDS church member and daycare owner in Salt Lake City, Utah; pleaded guilty to ATTEMPTED - AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD; convicted; died in 2018.
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- Positions: High priest, Missionary,
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Steve Nelson
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- was an LDS church member in Idaho; in 2009, pleaded guilty to a charge of lewd conduct; sentenced to 30 years in prison; Mormon leaders allegedly failed to report abuse to police in the 1980s.
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- Crime: 1980s, 2000s, in Idaho,
- Positions: Unknown position,
Alleged coverup
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Keven Nelson
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- was an LDS church member and Boy Scout leader in Idaho Falls, Idaho; accused of grooming and/or sexual abuse by multiple boys in his scout troop; in 1988, his BSA registration was suspended.
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- Alleged crime: 1980s, in Idaho,
- Positions: Scout leader,
Alleged coverup
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Aaron Nelson
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- 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, in Idaho,
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Porter Nelson
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- was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Alaska; charged in 2009 with child sexual abuse; pleaded guilty to reduced charges and was sentenced in 2010 to jail or prison; as of 2025, lives in Marsing, Idaho as a registered sex offender.
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- Positions: Scout leader,
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Darin Ogden
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- was a Mormon church member in Idaho; faced eight charges, including four counts of lewd conduct with a child younger than 16; in 2020, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to prison.
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- Crime: 2010s, in Idaho,
- Positions: Unknown position,
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Grant Packer
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- was an LDS church member in Idaho; served a full-time mission to Canada in 1946-48 and two senior missions to Atlanta, Georgia and San Bernardino, California; charged with child sexual abuse; pleaded guilty; sentenced to three to 10 years in prison and 10 years probation; died in 2008.
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- Crime: 1990s, in Idaho,
- Positions: Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum, Missionary, Youth leader,
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Keith Peterson
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- was a Mormon church member and former high school teacher in Nampa, Idaho; accused in 1991 of inappropriate sexual contact; sentenced to 180 days suspended jail time and two years of probation; charge was dismissed in 1998 after he completed probation; pleaded guilty in October 2019 to one count of lewd conduct with a child under 16; sentenced in 2020 to 17 years in prison.
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- Crime: 1990s, 2010s, in Idaho,
- Positions: Unknown position,
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Robert Price
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- was an LDS church member and scout leader in Idaho; convicted in 2002 and sentenced to prison for child sexual abuse.
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- Crime: 1990s, in Idaho,
- Positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
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Ryan Pugh
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- was a former Mormon missionary and BYU-Idaho student in Rexburg, Idaho; arrested and charged in 2024 with sharing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) online.
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- Alleged crime: 2020s, in Idaho,
- Positions: Missionary,
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Jeff Ranstrom
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- was an LDS church member, elders quorum president and high school basketball coach in Idaho; accused in 2019 of sexually abusing a student; pleaded guilty to a felony charge of child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2020 to 4 to 15 years in prison; as of December 2023, was out on parole living in Eagle, Idaho as a registered sex offender.
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- Crime: 2010s, in Idaho,
- Positions: Elders quorum,
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Rene Rodriguez
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- was a Mormon elders quorum presidency member and sheriff in Shoshone, Lincoln County, Idaho; accused in 2019 of child sexual abuse that allegedly took place from 2005 to 2014; faced criminal charges in multiple Idaho counties; in one, was acquitted by a jury; in another, was convicted in 2020 and sentenced to 14 to 28 years in prison.
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- Crime: 2000s, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2010s, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, in Idaho,
- Positions: Elders quorum,
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Tim Ryan
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- was allegedly an LDS church member in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in 2008 to a felony charge of sexual abuse of a child under the age of 16; detectives said the victim's family reported the abuse in 1999, but that it was dropped when they wouldn't cooperate with investigators.
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- Crime: 1990s, in Idaho,
- Positions: Unknown position,
Alleged coverup
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Eldon Saling
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- was a Mormon church member in California and Utah; convicted in 1987 in California and in 1993 in Utah of charges related to sexual abuse; as of 2024, lives in Burley, Idaho as a registered sex offender.
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- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in California, Utah,
- Positions: Unknown position,
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James Samuels
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- was a Mormon church member in Thornton, Idaho; found guilty of LEWD COND WITH A MINOR CHILD U/16 Date : 03-18-1980.
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James Schmidt
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- was an LDS church member and scout leader, with multiple charges of child sexual abuse over six years; convicted in Idaho; convicted in the late 1990s in Maryland; as of 2024, registered as a sex offender.
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- Crime: 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, in Idaho, Maryland,
- Positions: Scout leader,
Alleged coverup
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Wade Schvaneveldt
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- was an LDS church member and high school girl's basketball coach in or near Grace, Idaho; accused of raping a child numerous times over a period of several years, including at his home while his family was attending LDS church meetings; in April 2023, accepted a plea deal to two felony counts of rape; in June 2023, was sentenced to 8 to 18 years in prison.
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- Crime: 2010s, 2020s, in Idaho,
- Positions: Unknown position,
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Sidney Spencer
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- was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Idaho; convicted in 1984 of child sexual abuse; a Mormon bishop approved his application to be a scout leader despite his prior sex crime conviction.
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- Crime: 1980s, in Idaho,
- Positions: Scout leader,
Alleged coverup
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Robert Stahn
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- was an LDS church member and therapist in Idaho Falls, Idaho; accused in April 2023 of sexual abuse; once served as clinical director of Operation Shield, counseling child sexual trauma survivors; pleaded guilty in October 2023 to felony sexual abuse or exploitation of a vulnerable adult.
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- Positions: Unknown position,
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Derrick Starley
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- was an LDS church member and full-time missionary in Chubbuck, Idaho; originally from Utah; perpetrated a sex crime while on his Mormon mission in October 2012; convicted in 2013 of felony injury to a child and sentenced to 10 days in jail.
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- Crime: 2010s, 2012, in Idaho,
- Positions: Missionary,
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Stephen Stokes
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- was a Mormon church member and Brigham Young University-Idaho (BYU-I) professor; accused of sexual assault by a former student; died in 2016; in 2022, civil lawsuit against BYU-I was dismissed with prejudice.
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- Alleged crime: 2010s, in Idaho,
- Positions: Bishopric counselor, BYU, Missionary, Scout leader, Stake high council, Temple worker, Youth leader,
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Bradley Stowell
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- was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Idaho; confessed to sexually abusing 24 boys; pleaded guilty to molesting two boys; sentenced in 1997 to 150 days in prison and 15 years of probation; local LDS church coverup alleged; one of Stowell's victims, Adam Steed, came forward, spurring lawsuits against the Mormon church and the BSA; as of 2024, lived in Herriman, Utah.
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- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, in Idaho,
- Positions: Missionary, Scout leader,
Alleged coverup
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Mark Swanson
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- was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Idaho; convicted in the 1980s of child sexual abuse; in 1988, Darwin Matthews, a Mormon bishop in Shelley, Idaho, recommended Swanson for a scout leader position, reportedly because he felt Swanson was "completely rehabilitated".
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- Crime: 1980s, in Idaho,
- Positions: Scout leader,
Alleged coverup
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Bagley Tara
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- was an LDS church member in Idaho; pleaded guilty to two counts of Sexual Battery of a Child 16 or 17 years of age and was sentenced to 13 years in prison.
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- Positions: Youth leader,
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John Thiele
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- was a Mormon church stake high council member in Idaho; convicted in 2018 of sexual abuse, no jail time served; registered as sex offender.
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- Crime: 2010s, in Idaho,
- Positions: Stake high council,
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David Webb
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- was an LDS church member and oral surgeon in Vacaville, California; accused of sexual abuse of multiple patients in 2021 and again in 2022; gave up his license to practice in 2023; got a license to practice dentistry in Idaho; as of March 2024, a criminal case and several civil cases in California are ongoing.
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- Alleged crime: 2010s, 2020s, in California,
- Positions: Unknown position,
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Brad West
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- was an LDS church member in Boise, Idaho; charged with sexual battery; took plea deal for battery; his RN license was revoked because of the sexual abuse.
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- Crime: 2010s, in Idaho,
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Dylan Whiting
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- was an LDS bishop in Nampa, Idaho; was removed from his position in 2021 after child sexual abuse allegations surfaced; was charged with four sex crimes; pleaded guilty to one felony count; sentenced in 2022 to prison.
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- Crime: 2010s, 2020s, in Idaho,
- Positions: Bishop,
Alleged coverup
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Edwin Wilcox
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- was a Mormon church member in Idaho; ran a therapy center for "handicapped people" (as described in 1989 news article); convicted of child sexual abuse in 1988 and sentenced to up to 20 years in prison.
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- Crime: 1980s, in Idaho,
- Positions: Unknown position,
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Byron Wiscombe
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- was an LDS bishopric counselor and Idaho city councilman; signed a plea agreement indicating he would admit to committing lewd conduct with a minor; sentenced to prison in 2023.
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- Crime: 2010s, 2020s, in Idaho,
- Positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary,
Alleged coverup
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LaVar Withers
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- was a Mormon church member and physician in Rexburg, Idaho; was accused of sexual abuse by at least 133 women and children (some as young as 13 years old) over a period of 30 years or more; admitted to sexual abuse; in 1996, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor battery; sentenced to 30 to 60 days in jail and two years probation; the Mormon church placed him on probation and took his temple recommend; died in 2005.
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- Crime: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, in Idaho, Rexburg (Idaho),
- Positions: Bishopric counselor, Stake high council,
Alleged coverup
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Laury Wolfley
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- was an LDS church member in Idaho; sentenced in 2007 to prison and probation for sexually assaulting a 13-year-old boy.
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Stephen Young
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- was an LDS church member and police officer in Idaho; allegedly abused 20 babies over a 30-year period; pleaded guilty in 2010 to lewd conduct with a child under 16; sentenced to 25 years in prison.
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- Positions: Unknown position,
Alleged coverup
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