7 LDS sex abuse cases found
- LDS position during crime: Church employee
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- Michael Clay (1974 – ) was an LDS church member and BYU professor in Provo, Utah; charged with sexually abusing three students; entered a plea bargain in May 2023 in which he agreed to plead no contest to three class A misdemeanor charges of sexual battery, complete 24 months of probation, do 50 hours of community service, and take a sexual boundaries course; sentenced in June 2023 according to the plea deal
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Crime: 2010s, - Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Crime state: Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Utah,
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- Convicted:
2023,
Was BYU, Church employee, Scout leader, Youth leader, 
Community service, Convicted, No contest, Plea deal, Probation,
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- Elwood Haws (1951 – ) was an employee and vice president of an LDS church-owned trust company in Utah; charged in 2020 with 13 second degree felony counts of sexual exploitation of a minor (related to possession of child pornography); admitted that he viewed child pornography 3-4 times a week over a 3-4 year span; in 2021, pleaded guilty to three counts and was sentenced to 180 days in jail; in 2023, violated probation
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- Crime: 2010s, 2020s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
Convicted:
2021, 
Was Church employee, 
Admitted guilt, Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Violated parole/probation, -
- Erik Hughes (1966 – ) was a Mormon bishop in Mapleton, Utah and a Mormon church senior product manager when he sexually abused two underage children in his LDS ward dozens of times; was sentenced to prison in 2017; released in 2023; as of 2024, registered sex offender living in Utah
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- Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
Convicted:
2017, Was Bishop, Church employee, Missionary, Stake high council, Youth leader, Convicted, Parole, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released, 
Alleged failure to report-
- 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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- David Novak (1951 – ) was an LDS Social Services counselor in Utah who worked for 12 years with child sexual abuse victims; convicted in 1999 of sexually abusing a girl; released from jail after serving about 40 days
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- Was Church employee,
- Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Released,
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- Michael Pratt was an LDS seminary principal in Utah; arrested in 2009; convicted and sentenced in 2010 for the sexual abuse of a 16-year-old seminary student
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
Convicted:
2010, Was Bishopric counselor, Church employee, Other leader, Seminary teacher, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, -
- Richard Sampson (1945 – ) was a Mormon bishop, stake high council member and doctor in Provo, Utah; was director of medical affairs for the LDS Missionary Training Center; allegedly sexually abused at least seven children; convicted and sentenced in 2014 to one to 15 years in prison for child sexual abuse; as of 2024, was out on parole living in Holladay, Utah
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- Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona), Provo (Utah), Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Crime state: Arizona, Utah,
- Crime county: AZ - Maricopa, UT - Utah,
- Crime city: UT - Provo,
Convicted:
2014, Was Bishop, Church employee, Other leader, Stake high council, Convicted, Parole, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released, Alleged failure to reportFilters
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