12 LDS sex abuse cases found
- Places lived: Wyoming
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- Scott Abraham (1969 – ) was a Mormon church member in Powell, Wyoming; set up a hidden camera in women's bathroom at work place; convicted in 2020; as of 2024, lives in Wyoming as a registered sex offender
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Convicted:
2020, 
Was Unknown position, 
Convicted, Registered sex offender,
An employee spotted the camera as she changed clothes"I was stupid enough to put a camera in the women's bathroom as an experiment, I guess you would say."-
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- Lee Burns was a Mormon church member in Wyoming and Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
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- Was Bishopric counselor,
- Convicted,
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- Craig Capron (1965 – ) was a podiatrist; Mormon branch president in Macy, Nebraska (1999-2002), then a stake/ward executive secretary in Wyoming; allegedly sexually abused at least five children over a span of 20-plus years, despite LDS officials allegedly knowing of the first victim and prohibiting Capron from teaching kids; convicted in 2024 in Wyoming; sentenced to six to 12 years in prison; convicted again in 2025
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- Convicted:
2024,
- Was Branch president, Other leader, Ward executive secretary,
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender,
Mormon officials allegedly assigned Capron to leadership positions despite forbidding him from teaching children - more than 20 years prior to his conviction"I just want what's best for you."-
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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,
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- Was Missionary,
- Convicted, Unknown result,
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- Verd Erickson (1936 – 2022) 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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- Was Bishop,
- Never charged, Not convicted,
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- Ned Hansen (1970 – ) was a fire chief/EMS in Jackson Hole, Wyoming; retired, then became Tremonton, Utah fire chief; arrested in Jan. 2025, charged with child sexual exploitation; accused of discussing ways to sexually abuse children with Box Elder County judge Kevin Christensen (a Mormon)
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- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Places lived: Utah, Wyoming,
- Crime state: Utah, Wyoming,
Was Unknown position, 
Ongoing, Ongoing, -
- Jonathon Moser (1981 – ) was an LDS church member and middle school teacher in Rawlins, Wyoming; found guilty of sexually abusing two minor girls; sentenced to a minimum of 36 years in prison; a source told FLOODLIT that North Dakota LDS church leaders knew about the abuse but "did nothing"
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- Convicted:
2017,
- Was Missionary, Other leader, Unknown position,
- Convicted, Prison,
- Alleged failure to report
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- Wesley Nebeker was an LDS church member in Wyoming; accused of sexual abuse
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- Was Unknown position,
- Unknown result,
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- Scott Phister (1964 – ) was a Mormon bishop and stake president in Wyoming; later moved to Utah and worked as a massage therapist; pleaded no contest in 2022 to two class A misdemeanor charges of sexual battery for touching a female massage client in a sexual manner
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- Crime: 2020s,
- Places lived: Utah, Wyoming,
- Crime state: Utah,
Convicted:
2022, Was Bishop, Missionary, Stake president, Convicted, No contest, -
- Lyle Richardson was an LDS church member in Wyoming; accused of sexual abuse
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- Was Unknown position,
- Unknown result,
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- Bryan Scadden was a Mormon church member in Wyoming; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; registered sex offender
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- Was Bishopric counselor, Youth leader,
- Convicted, Registered sex offender,
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- James Tolman (1972 – ) was an LDS church member in Orem, Utah and Cheyenne, Wyoming; convicted of UNLAWFUL SEXUAL INTERCOURSE in 1994 in Utah and SEXUAL ABUSE OF A MINOR IN THE SECOND DEGREE in Wyoming
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- Crime: 1990s, 2000s,
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah), Wyoming,
- Crime state: Utah, Wyoming,
- Crime county: UT - Utah,
Convicted:
2006, Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Filters
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