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- Thomas Black was an LDS church member and BYU greenhouse manager in Provo, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; sentenced to prison in Utah in 2003 for rape
Convicted, Parole, Prison, Released, 
Was BYU, - Crime: 2000s, in
Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Convicted:
2002,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1961
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender in Utah; registered address is the Utah State prison in Draper, Utah
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- Sheril Burton was a Mormon church member and BYU professor in Utah; found guilty of sexual abuse of two underage girls; sentenced to up to 15 years in prison; as of January 2024, lives in Pleasant Grove, Utah
- Convicted,
- Was BYU,
- Crime: 1980s, in
Utah,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1935
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Latest update: January 2024: lives in Pleasant Grove, Utah; not a registered sex offender
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- Michael Clay 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
- Community service, Convicted, No contest, Plea deal, Probation,
- Was BYU, Church employee, Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Crime: 2010s, in
Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Convicted:
2023,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1974
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Latest update: June 26, 2023: sentenced to two years of probation and no jail time after agreeing in May 2023 to a plea deal of three reduced misdemeanor charges of sexual battery
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- Robert Dindinger was an LDS church member, psychologist and pornography addiction book author in Orem, Utah; was an LDS missionary in Scotland 1995-97; worked at Brigham Young University; charged in 2025 with convincing child patients to undress so he could secretly record them; in 2018, his license was placed on probation after he "inappropriately touched" a 17-year-old during "masturbation satiation therapy"
- Ongoing,
- Was BYU, Missionary,
- Alleged crime: 2010s, 2020s, in
Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace,
- Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1970
- Mission: 1995-1997 United Kingdom Scotland Edinburgh
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
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- Michael Ehlert was a Mormon church member and former BYU professor in Utah; convicted in 2017 in Guam of sexual abuse
- Convicted,
- Was BYU,
- Convicted:
2017,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1961
- Mission: Unknown country
- Places lived: Guam, Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
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- Robert Jackson was a former assistant BYU professor and Mormon bishopric member (second counselor) in Provo, Utah; sentenced to two years in prison in 2006 for video recording a 14-year-old undressing
- Convicted, Prison,
- Was Bishopric counselor, BYU, Scout leader,
- Crime: 2000s, in
Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Convicted:
2006,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1942
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
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- Melvin Johnson was a Mormon seminary teacher and Brigham Young University (BYU) religion professor; accused by multiple victims of sexually abusing them when they were children; excommunicated and rebaptized; reportedly confessed to sexual abuse, but was not criminally charged; two victims filed lawsuits against him; one named the Mormon church as a defendant; it settled out of court
- Alleged failure to report
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Church paid $unknown
- Excommunicated, Rebaptized,
- Admitted guilt, Never charged, Not convicted,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, Unknown result,
- Was BYU, Church employee, Other leader, Stake high council,
- Alleged crime: 1960s, 1970s, in
California, Utah,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1936
- Mission: no
- Places lived: California, Utah,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
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- Hugh Nibley was a prominent LDS scholar in Utah; in 2005, was publicly accused by his daughter of childhood sexual abuse against her; died in 2005 in Provo, Utah; was never charged with a sex crime
- Never charged, Not convicted,
- Was BYU, Ministering/home teacher, Missionary, Sunday school,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1910
Died: 2005 - Mission: 1927-1930 Germany Germany
- Places lived: Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Latest update: 2005-02-24: died in Provo, Utah
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- Spencer Palmer was a Mormon temple endowment ceremony actor, BYU professor, mission president, temple president, LDS church area authority; lived in Utah; posthumously accused of child sexual abuse by his grandson
- Never charged, Not convicted,
- Was Bishop, BYU, Mission president, Missionary, Other leader, Sunday school, Temple president,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1927
Died: 2000 - Mission: 1947-1949 United States California
- Places lived: Utah,
- Latest update: 2000: died
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- Stephen Stokes 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
- Never charged, Not convicted,
- Dismissed, Dismissed with prejudice,
- Was Bishopric counselor, BYU, Missionary, Scout leader, Stake high council, Temple worker, Youth leader,
- Alleged crime: 2010s, in
Idaho,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1948
Died: 2016 - Mission: 1967-1969 United States New York Cumorah
- Places lived: Idaho, Iowa,
- Latest update: 2022: Civil lawsuit dismissed with prejudice
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- Sterling Van Wagenen was a co-founder of Sundance Film Festival and director of some Mormon temple endowment videos; publicly accused of sexual abuse of two children in two separate instances; sentenced to prison in 2019 for child sexual abuse
- Alleged failure to report
- No action,
- Convicted, Prison,
- Was BYU, Stake high council, Sunday school,
- Crime: 1990s, 2010s, in
Utah,
- Convicted:
2019,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1947
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
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- Stephen Wold was a Mormon church member and former full-time missionary (to Panama) who lived in Highland, Utah; convicted in 2017 of first-degree felony aggravated sexual abuse of a 10-year-old girl and sentenced to 15 years to life in prison
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Was BYU, Missionary,
- Crime: 2010s, in
Utah,
- Convicted:
2017,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1988
- Mission: 2007-2009 Panama Panama (unknown)
- Places lived: Panama, Utah,
- Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender in Utah
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- Kenne Worthen was a Mormon elementary school teacher and BYU-Idaho adjunct professor in Arizona who sexually abused a 12-year-old child; in 2015, pleaded guilty to sexual conduct with a minor and two counts of attempt to commit child molestation; sentenced to 25 years in prison and a lifetime of probation after
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation,
- Was BYU, Scout leader,
- Convicted:
2015,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1988
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Arizona,
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