LDS Position Ever Held: Primary - Page 2

37 matching Mormon sex abuse cases

LDS position: Primary

- Marion Klingler was an LDS church member in California; convicted of sexual abuse; now lives in Springville Utah as registered sex offender
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- Church positions: Primary, Scout leader,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Born: 1944
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California, Utah, Utah County (Utah),
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- Kurt Leppert was a former LDS church primary teacher in Spokane Valley, Washington; found guilty in 2018 by a jury of seven counts of sexually abusing 3 children between the ages of 8 and 12; sentenced in 2018 to 21 years and 4 months in prison
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Primary,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1958
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Washington,
- Places when accused: Washington,
- Latest update: 2018: sentenced to 21 years and 4 months in prison
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- John Midgett was a Mormon Sunday school teacher in the San Diego area, California; also was a Navy petty officer first class; accused of 43 felony counts of child molestation for allegedly sexually abusing eight girls, ages 5 to 10, in his Sunday school class; pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 30 years in prison; as of 2024, lives in Bountiful, Utah as a registered sex offender
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Primary,
- Convicted: 1992,
- Crime scenes: LDS building, Victim's home,
- Victims: 8 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1962
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Places when accused: California,
- Latest update: 2024: lives in Bountiful, Utah; is a registered sex offender
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- Aaron Montoya was a Mormon children's Primary teacher and law enforcement officer in Utah; found guilty in 2005 of sexually abusing children during LDS church meetings and at his home; later pleaded guilty in another case; in all, at least nine victims came forward; sentenced to prison in 2005; as of March 2025, is out of prison on parole and lives in Woods Cross, Utah as a registered sex offender
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Primary,
- Convicted: 2005,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, LDS building, Perpetrator's home, Vehicle,
- Victims: 9 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1972
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah,
- Places when accused: Utah,
- Latest update: March 2024: out of prison on parole and lives in Woods Cross, Utah as a registered sex offender
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- Sara Moore was a Mormon church member in St. Cloud, Florida; accused of sexual abuse
- Church positions: Primary, Youth leader,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Florida,
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- Christopher Nuttall was an LDS church member in Mesa, Arizona; arrested in an FBI sting operation; convicted in 2019 of LURE MINOR FOR SEX EXPLOIT and ATTEMPT TO COMMIT - SEXUAL CONDUCT WITH MINOR
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty,
- Church positions: Primary,
- Convicted: 2019,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Born: 1981
- Mission: United States Washington D.C. south mission
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
- Places when accused: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
- Latest update: Currently lives in Phoenix Arizona, does not appear on sex offender registry
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- DeRon Olsen was a former Mormon bishop and stake presidency counselor in Spokane, Washington; in 2024, pleaded guilty to one felony count of child molestation and one felony count of child rape; sentenced to prison
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Bishop, Nursery, Primary, Stake presidency counselor, Sunday school, Youth leader,
- Convicted: 2024,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1944
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Washington,
- Places when accused: Washington,
- Latest update: 2024: in prison in Washington
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- Kent Prestwich was an LDS church member and nursery leader (Primary teacher/worker) in Lewiston, Utah; arrested in 2023 for allegedly downloading child sexual abuse material (CSAM) for 15 years "because it aroused him;" pleaded guilty to two 2nd degree felony counts of child sexual exploitation; January 2024: sentenced to two concurrent terms of one to 15 years in prison, with credit for 91 says served
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Church positions: Nursery, Primary,
- Convicted: 2023,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1977
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
- Latest update: November 2023: pleaded guilty to two 2nd degree felony counts of child sexual exploitation
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- Jeffrey Rock was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Church positions: Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum, Nursery, Primary, Scout leader, Stake high council, Youth leader,
- Mission: Unknown country
- Places lived: California, ever-fiji, Taiwan, Thailand,
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- Jonathan Sanders was a Mormon church member and dentist in Mesa, Arizona; accused in 2025 of crimes related to child sexual abuse
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- Church positions: Primary,
- Born: 1993
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Arizona,
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- George Schliesser was a Mormon church member, scout leader and Primary teacher in Utah; charged in 1990 with two counts of sodomy on a child and two counts of sex abuse on a child; in September 2021, was arrested after a third alleged attempt at voyeurism, the first two in 2020
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Ongoing, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Primary, Scout leader,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1958
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah,
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- Sean Sund was an LDS primary teacher in Utah; arrested in 2018 and accused of sexually abusing an 8-year-old girl from his LDS ward during sleepovers at his home on multiple occasions; pleaded guilty in 2022 to second-degree felony sex abuse of a child and was sentenced to 361 days in jail; registered sex offender for life
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Registered sex offender,
- Church positions: Other leader, Primary,
- Convicted: 2022,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Born: 1972
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah,
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- Richard Swank was an LDS church member in California; accused of sexual abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Church positions: Primary, Ward executive secretary,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: California,
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- Adrian Villar was an LDS church member in Spanish Fork, Utah; accused of sexually abusing an 8 year old and 11 year old separately
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- Church positions: Primary,
- Crime scenes: Victim's school,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1958
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Places when accused: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Latest update: WEBEX PRETRIAL CONFERENCE scheduled on January 08, 2024 in Spanish Fork Utah, Utah County
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- Ryan Whitaker was an LDS church member and divorce lawyer in Vancouver, Washington; charged with sexually abusing a 9-year-old girl in his Sunday School class during church meetings; convicted in 2013 and sentenced to prison; registered sex offender
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Church positions: Missionary, Primary, Sunday school,
- Convicted: 2013,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Born: 1953
- Mission: Spain Spain - unknown city/area
- Places lived: Washington,
- Latest update: 2023 - registered sex offender in Washington state
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- Michael Whitehead was an LDS church member in Orem, Utah; convicted in 2004 of ENTICING A MINOR OVER THE INTERNET - Class A Misdemeanor
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea agreement, Probation,
- Church positions: Primary,
- Convicted: 2004,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Born: 1964
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Places when accused: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Latest update: Was living in Orem, Utah. Possibly lives in Spanish Fork, Utah as of 2024
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- Daniel Willard was a Mormon church member in St. Charles, Missouri; pleaded guilty to Possession Of Child Pornography and Furnish Pornographic Material Or Attempt To Furnish To A Minor; registered sex offender
- Church discipline: Excommunicated,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Primary,
- Born: 1988
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Missouri,
- Latest update: Released from jail December 2020; Living in University City, Missouri and is a registered sex offender.
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