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Sheril Dale Burton
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- 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.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Crime years: 1980s,
- Convicted in: 1990s,
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Michael James Clay
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- 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.
- Criminal case: Community service, Convicted, No contest, Probation,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Michael Blair Ehlert
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- was a Mormon church member and former BYU professor in Utah; found guilty of sexual abuse in Guam in 2017.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 2 victims, 4 victims, Multiple victims,
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Robert Bentley Jackson
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- 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.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Melvin Kay Johnson
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Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes- was a seminary teacher, BYU religion professor; accused by his children of sexually abusing his daughters; excommunicated, rebaptized; confessed to sexual abuse, but has not been arrested or criminally charged.
- Criminal case: Never charged,
- Civil case: Unknown result,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
- Crime years: 1960s, 1970s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
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Hugh Winder Nibley
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- 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.
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Spencer John Palmer
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- was a Mormon temple endowment ceremony actor, BYU professor, mission president, temple president, LDS church area authority; posthumously accused of child sexual abuse by his grandson.
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Stephen Wayne 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.
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case: Civil case dismissed, Civil case dismissed with prejudice,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
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Sterling Gray Van Wagenen
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- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- 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.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 1990s, 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2019,
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Kenne Worthen
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- was a Mormon elementary school teacher and BYU-Idaho adjunct professor who sexually abused a 12-year-old child; 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.
- Criminal case: Pleaded guilty,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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