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Case #5: Brady Glenn Allen
- Victims: 1,
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Born: 1990
- Youth leader,
- no
- Add info
- Guilty,
- The accused was a Mormon church youth leader and Utah teacher in Davis County, Utah; admitted to trying to meet 13-year-old for sex; sentenced to 1-15 years in Utah State Prison.
- Case report »
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Case #502: Terry George Allen
- AKA Terry Allen
- 2024: registered sex offender; lives in Grapevine, Texas
- Victims: 10+,
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Born: 1943
- Bishopric counselor, High priest, Stake high council, Stake public communications director, Sunday school president, Sunday school teacher, Ward music director, Youth leader,
- Add info
- Add info
- Alleged failure to report
- Guilty, Required to register as sex offender, Sentenced to prison,
- no civil case,
- The accused was an LDS church member in California; in 1987, was found guilty of sexual abuse of a child and was sentenced to six years in prison; was assigned to multiple trusted church positions, including Sunday school president, despite the Mormon church being aware that he had raped a teenager; LDS leaders were accused of hiding his abuse from local church members; as of 2024, lives in Grapevine, Texas.
- Case report »
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Case #28: David Michael Blackner
- AKA Adam Wolfe
- Victims: 1,
- Youth leader,
- Add info
- Add info
- Guilty,
- The accused was an LDS church member in or near Washington Terrace, Utah; registered sex offender who used an alias whilst in leadership positions.
- Case report »
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Case #33: David James Borg
- Victims: Add info
- Scout leader, Youth leader,
- During alleged crime: Scout leader, Youth leader,
- no
- Add info
- Guilty,
- The accused was a Mormon church member and scout leader; pleaded guilty to molesting multiple boys; sentenced to 34 years in prison.
- Case report »
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Case #576: Donnie Rue Boring
- AKA Donnie Boring, Donny Boring
- died in December 2017
- Victims: Add info
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Born: 1950
Died: 2017
- Bishop, Missionary, Seminary teacher, Stake high council, Temple worker, Youth leader,
- United States - Northern California 1969-1971
- 1973
- Guilty,
- He was a Mormon bishop and stake high council member in California / Arizona; pleaded guilty in 2017 to a felony charge of sexual abuse; died in December 2017.
- Case report »
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Case #49: Paul J Bryant
- December 2023: registered sex offender; lives in Utah; pre-trial hearing scheduled for Dec. 11, 2023
- Victims: Add info
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Born: 1968
- Branch president, Missionary, Other leader, Primary teacher, Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Argentina - Argentina Cordoba 1987-1989
- yes | Add info
- Guilty, Ongoing criminal case, Registered sex offender,
- He was a Mormon church member in Utah; in 2016, pleaded guilty to three first-degree felony counts of attempted aggravated sexual abuse of a child; in 2016, was sentenced to prison; in 2023, pleaded not guilty to failure to register as sex offender; was an HOA president in Lehi, Utah.
- Case report »
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Case #61: Cory Clyde Campbell
- 2010: sentenced to prison in Utah
- Victims: 2+, 5+,
- Youth leader,
- Add info
- Add info
- Guilty,
- He was a Mormon church member in Ogden, Utah; accused of sexually abusing five underage girls; sentenced in 2010 to prison.
- Case report »
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Case #64: Dustin Scott Cassady
- 2024: lives in Roseville, California as a registered sex offender
- Victims: Add info
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Born: 1981
- Youth leader,
- During alleged crime: Youth leader,
- When accused: Youth leader,
- Add info
- Add info
- Convicted, Guilty, Registered sex offender, Required to register as sex offender,
- no civil case,
- The accused was a Mormon church member in the Sacramento, California area (Carmichael); accused of child sexual exploitation; pleaded guilty; as of March 2024, lives in Roseville, California as a registered sex offender.
- Case report »
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Case #65: Robert Tanner Cervo
- AKA Tanner Cervo
- Victims: 1,
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Born: 1976
- Youth leader,
- During alleged crime: Youth leader,
- no
- Add info
- Criminal charges dropped, Restraining order or peace bond,
- The accused was an LDS youth leader and schoolteacher in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada; accused of sexual abuse; agreed in 2015 to sign a peace bond (often referred to in other jurisdictions as a restraining order) and the four criminal charges against him were stayed..
- Case report »
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Case #68: Michael James Clay
- AKA Mr. Clay, Professor Clay, Mike Clay
- 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
- Victims: 2+, 3,
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Born: 1974
- BYU professor, Church employee, Scout leader, Youth leader,
- During alleged crime: BYU professor, Church employee,
- no
- 1998
- Convicted, No contest, Sentenced to community service, Sentenced to probation,
- no civil case,
- He 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.
- Case report »
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Case #522: Anastasia Elizabeth Dawson
- AKA Anastasia Blansett
- Victims: Add info
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Born: 1993
- Youth leader,
- Add info
- Add info
- Ongoing criminal case,
- She was a Mormon church member in Missouri; arrested and charged with several counts relating to sexual abuse of a minor.
- Case report »
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Case #92: Prescott Louis De Jean
- AKA Prescott Louis De Jean III, Prescott DeJean
- 2024: lives in Port Lavaca, Texas as a registered sex offender
- Victims: 1,
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Born: 1955
- Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Add info
- Add info
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted, Registered sex offender, Required to register as sex offender, Sentenced to prison, Sentenced to probation, Violated parole,
- The accused was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Texas; accused of sexual abuse; convicted between 1991 and 1997 of indecency with a child by contact; victim was 6 years old at the time of the abuse; convicted in 2013 of third degree felony failure to comply with sex offender registration requirements; as of March 2024, lives in Port Lavaca, Texas as a registered sex offender.
- Case report »
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Case #108: Karl Monsen Elvik
- Victims: Add info
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Born: 1963
- Youth leader,
- During alleged crime: Youth leader,
- no
- Add info
- Guilty,
- The accused was a Mormon church youth leader in Glasgow, Scotland; admitted indecency offences against eight boys; was jailed for 18 months..
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Case #115: Michael James Fischer
- Victims: Add info
- Scout leader, Youth leader,
- no
- Add info
- Guilty,
- The accused was a Mormon church member and young men's president; accused of sexual abuse; sentenced to prison.
- Case report »
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Case #578: Patrick Brady Fox
- AKA Pat Fox
- 2023: registered sex offender in Utah; lives in Saratoga Springs, UT
- Victims: Add info
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Born: 1972
- Youth leader,
- Add info
- Add info
- Guilty, Registered sex offender,
- He was a Mormon church member in Saratoga Springs, Utah; found guilty of a sex crime; registered sex offender in Utah.
- father Phil Fox (Phillip Lee Fox) was a Mormon mission president (Milwaukee, Wisconsin 1989-91), LDS stake president, and a temple sealer in the San Antonio Texas and Mesa Arizona temples.
- Case report »
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Case #563: Shawn Noble Frost
- December 2022: out on bail, awaiting trial; November 2023: reached a settlement agreement in a $10.3 million lawsuit alleging child sexual abuse of three more victims; settlement amount undisclosed
- Victims: 5+,
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Born: 1970
- Home teacher, Ministering brother, Missionary, Other leader, Youth leader,
- During alleged crime: Home teacher, Ministering brother,
- Haiti - Haiti Port-au-Prince
- Add info
- Ongoing criminal case,
- He was an LDS church member in Virginia; arrested in 2022 and charged with child sexual abuse; in 2023, sued in $10.3 million lawsuit alleging child sexual abuse of three more victims; he was the victim's home teacher / ministering brother.
- Case report »
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Case #133: Kenneth Robert Good
- Lives in Taylorsville, Utah; is not a registered sex offender, despite his conviction for child molestation
- Victims: Add info
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Born: 1950
- Scout leader, young mens leader, Youth leader,
- no
- Add info
- Guilty, Sentenced to prison,
- The accused was a Mormon church member in Georgia; accused of molesting 4 underage girls; pleaded guilty of child sexual abuse; sentenced in 1991 to 8 years in prison; released on parole in December 1993; as of 2023, lives in Taylorsville Utah.
- Case report »
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Case #134: Shawn Cory Gooden
- November 2023: sentenced in Virginia to up to 5 years in prison after pleading guilty to four felony counts; faces more charges in Pennsylvania
- Victims: 2+,
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Born: 1974
- Bishop, Scout leader, Stake high council, Stake presidency counselor, Youth leader,
- United States - Ohio Cleveland (Spanish speaking)
- yes | Add info
- Alleged failure to report
- Guilty, Ongoing criminal case, Sentenced to prison, Sentenced to probation,
- He was an LDS bishop in Lebanon, Pennsylvania from 2016-2020; arrested in 2022 and charged with sexual abuse of two children in Virginia from 1997-2000; pleaded guilty in July 2023 in Virginia to four felony counts; sentenced in November 2023 in Virginia to prison time and supervised probation on release; charged in July 2023 in Pennsylvania with more child sex abuse charges.
- Case report »
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Case #459: James Frank Johannes
- Victims: Add info
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Born: 1982
- Youth leader,
- During alleged crime: Youth leader,
- When accused: Youth leader,
- Add info
- Add info
- Guilty,
- The accused was an LDS youth leader; sentenced and jailed for spying on two teenage sisters and recording them preparing to attend seminary.
- Case report »
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Case #817: Bryce Johnson
- Victims: 10+, 2+, 20+, 30, 5+,
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Born: 1984
- Missionary, young mens leader, Youth leader,
- Add info
- Add info
- Convicted, Guilty, Pleaded guilty, Sentenced to prison,
- no civil case,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Heber City, Utah; three counts of aggravated child sex abuse/1st degree felony and sexual exploitation of a minor/2nd degree felony.
- Case report »
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Case #191: Harry O Jones
- Victims: Add info
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Born: 1970
- Scout leader, Youth leader,
- no
- Add info
- Guilty,
- He was an LDS church member in Illinois; sentenced to 30 months of probation for possession of child pornography.
- Case report »
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Case #196: Robert Glenn Kempton
- AKA Robert G. Kempton, President Kempton
- 2018: Died in Arizona
- Victims: Add info
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Born: 1942
Died: 2018
- Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Scout leader, Stake president, Youth leader,
- United States - Virginia, North Carolina and West Virginia - possibly the Eastern States mission 1962-1964
- 1965
- Unknown,
- no civil case,
- The accused was a former Mormon bishop and stake president in Arizona; was an attorney and served a mission as a legal counsel for the LDS church in Africa; arrested in 2014 in a police sting for prostitution.
- Case report »
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Case #198: Ronald Lynn Kerlee
- AKA Ron Kerlee
- Victims: 1,
- Seminary teacher, Sunday school teacher, Youth leader,
- no
- Add info
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted,
- Civil case ongoing,
- He was a Mormon seminary teacher, Sunday school leader and youth leader in Corvallis, Oregon; convicted of Sodomy III (Class C Felony) for sexual abuse of a child; accused of sexually abusing multiple children; was also a licensed counselor in Oregon until his license was revoked in 2014 after he allegedly engaged in sexual activities with a male client.
- Case report »
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Case #213: Jack LaHolt
- AKA Jack Loholt
- Victims: 5+,
- Scout leader, Youth leader,
- no
- Add info
- Alleged failure to report
- Unknown,
- Civil case result unknown,
- He was an LDS church member and Boy scout leader in Kent, Washington; accused of sexual abuse in the 1970s; court records show that two Mormon bishops knew about the abuse allegations but did not tell police.
- Case report »
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Case #321: Michael Joe McClellan
- Moved out of Las Vegas, Nevada where he was convicted, currently lives in Cottonwood, Arizona
- Victims: Add info
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Born: 1957
- Youth leader,
- United Kingdom - Scotland
- yes | Add info
- Guilty,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Las Vegas, Nevada; arrested and convicted of LEWDNESS WITH A MINOR (ATTEMPT); was sentenced to prison; currently lives in Cottonwood, Arizona.
- Case report »
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Case #245: Marcelo Moreno Pérez
- Victims: Add info
- Youth leader,
- no
- Add info
- Alleged failure to report
- Guilty,
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Settlement paid by LDS church: $40,000
- The accused was an LDS church member and ward young men's leader in Argentina; arrested in 2021 for alleged sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl in 2017; sentenced in 2022 to 13.5 years in prison.
- Case report »
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Case #248: David Neil Moss
- AKA Dave Moss
- Victims: Add info
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Born: 1967
- Bishop, Missionary, Youth leader,
- During alleged crime: Bishop,
- When accused: Bishop,
- unknown -
- yes | Add info
- Guilty,
- He was an LDS bishop (2015-19) and police officer in Utah; arrested in 2019 for soliciting an undercover cop for sex; pleaded guilty in 2019 to a 3rd degree felony charge of exploiting a prostitute and a misdemeanor charge of patronizing a prostitute; sentenced to prison, but both terms were suspended.
- Case report »
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Case #661: Erick Allen Mosteller
- August 2023: sentenced
- Victims: Add info
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Born: 1965
- Missionary, Youth leader,
- unknown -
- yes | Add info
- Guilty,
- He was a Mormon church member and former youth leader in Utah; was caught downloading child sexual abuse material (CSAM); admitted to soliciting sex acts from trafficked women at Asian massage parlors; pleaded guilty in March 2023 to two second degree felony charges of child sexual exploitation; sentenced in August 2023 to 250 days in jail, with credit for 79 days served; placed on 4 years probation.
- Case report »
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Case #249: Eustacio Munioz
- AKA Horacio Muniz, Eustacio Muniz, Horacio Munioz, Tacho, Nacho
- 2023: registered sex offender in Texas; lives in San Benito, Texas (Cameron County)
- Victims: Add info
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Born: 1946
- Other leader, Youth leader,
- During alleged crime: Youth leader,
- no
- Add info
- Guilty,
- Civil judgement in favor of plaintiff, LDS church found negligent,
- He was an LDS ward religious and missionary class leader in the Brownsville, Texas area; in 2011, was accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old boy; the victim, as an adult, filed a lawsuit against the LDS church and won.
- Case report »
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Case #751: Craig Steven Nebeker
- Craig Nebeker is currently serving in the Utah Department of Corrections
- Victims: 2,
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Born: 1960
- Youth leader,
- Add info
- yes | Add info
- Alleged failure to report
- guilt,
- The accused was a Mormon church member in California and St. George, Utah; accused of sexual abuse and convicted of three counts of AGGRAVATED SEX ABUSE OF A CHILD and one count SODOMY ON A CHILD.
- Case report »
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Case #567: Paul William Newman
- Victims: 2+, 4,
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Born: 1957
- Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Youth leader,
- During alleged crime: Bishop,
- Add info
- yes | Add info
- Guilty,
- He was a former Mormon bishop in Utah; charged with child sexual abuse; convicted of a sex crime.
- Case report »
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Case #822: David William Olson
- Victims: 1,
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Born: 1980
- Missionary, Seminary teacher, Youth leader,
- Brazil -
- Add info
- Guilty, Pleaded guilty,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Bozeman, Montana; found guilty of sexually abusing a teenage boy and sentenced to 8 years in prison, 12 years probation.
- Case report »
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Case #835: Grant Peck Packer
- AKA Grant P Packer Jr
- 2008-06-02: died in Idaho Falls, Idaho
- Victims: 2+,
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Born: 1925
Died: 2008
- Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum president, Missionary, Youth leader,
- Canada - Canada 1946-1948
- 1948
- Guilty, Pleaded guilty,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Idaho; served a full-time mission to Canada in 1946-48 and two senior missions to Atlanta, Georgia and San Bernardino, California; charged with child sexual abuse; pleaded guilty; sentenced to three to 10 years in prison and 10 years probation; died in 2008.
- related to former LDS apostles Boyd Packer and Ezra Benson.
- Case report »
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Case #673: Kenny Van Parcell
- 2023: resigned after allegations of sexual harassment
- Victims: Add info
- Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Youth leader,
- United States - Tennessee (unknown city)
- 1993
- Ongoing criminal case,
- Civil case ongoing,
- He was an LDS church member and president of the National Association of Realtors; former Mormon ward young men's leader in Utah and bishopric counselor at BYU-Provo; accused in 2023 of sexual harassment; resigned.
- Case report »
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Case #748: Terry Wayne Parker
- Victims: 5+, 6,
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Born: 1953
- Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Nursery leader, Youth leader,
- no
- yes | Add info
- The accused was a Mormon church member in Tacoma, Washington; accused of sexual abuse by 6 former students, that claimed they reported to school district that did nothing to protect students.
- Case report »
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Case #294: Robert Scott Price
- AKA Scott Price
- Victims: Add info
- Scout leader, Youth leader,
- During alleged crime: Scout leader,
- no
- Add info
- Guilty,
- He was an LDS church member and scout leader in Idaho; sentenced to prison for child sexual abuse.
- Case report »
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Case #295: James Wesley Samuel Raborn
- 2023: registered sex offender living in Boone, Iowa
- Victims: 2+,
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Born: 1989
- Young men's president, Youth leader,
- During alleged crime: Young men's president,
- When accused: Young men's president,
- no
- Add info
- Guilty,
- He was an LDS church member in Iowa; convicted of four misdemeanor counts related to child sexual abuse and exploitation; 2023: registered sex offender living in Boone, Iowa.
- Case report »
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Case #746: Denim Lee Robinson
- AKA Denim L., Denim Lee
- Is a registered sex offender living in Salt Lake City, Utah
- Victims: 1,
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Born: 1977
- Youth leader,
- During alleged crime: Youth leader,
- When accused: Youth leader,
- Add info
- Add info
- The accused was a Mormon church member in Payson, Utah; found guilty of 3 counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child and was sentenced to 1-10 years in June 2015.
- Case report »
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Case #618: Philip Gordon Ronald Salt
- AKA Phil Salt, Phillip Salt, Phillip Gordan Ronald Salt
- June 2023: Moving through the trial process in Perth, Australia
- Victims: Add info
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Born: 1989
- Youth leader,
- During alleged crime: Youth leader,
- Add info
- Add info
- Ongoing criminal case,
- He was an LDS church member in Perth, Western Australia; accused in April 2023 of 16 charges of sexual abuse against two teenage male victims he met as their LDS youth leader.
- Case report »
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Case #497: Darran Scott
- AKA Darran Scott Page, Dan Scott, JD Scott
- 2017: sentenced to 10 years in prison in Australia for child sexual abuse
- Victims: Add info
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Born: 1964
- Youth leader,
- During alleged crime: Youth leader,
- Add info
- Add info
- Guilty,
- He was a Mormon church member and filmmaker in Archies Creek, Victoria, Australia; pleaded guilty in 2017 to 16 charges related to the sexual abuse of 11 boys over a 25-year period; sentenced to 10 years in prison.
- Case report »
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Case #74: Kevin G Sykes
- Serving Time in Prison in Utah, sentenced 11-20-2023
- Victims: Add info
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Born: 1967
- Youth leader,
- When accused: Youth leader,
- Add info
- Add info
- Guilty,
- He was an LDS church youth leader in Utah; arrested for possessing child pornography; later arrested for forcible sodomy, human trafficking, sexual abuse of a minor, child abuse and obstructing justice; pleaded guilty in February 2023 to four counts of felony child sexual abuse; in November 2023, was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison in Utah.
- Case report »
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Case #350: Daniel Luke Taylor
- AKA Dan Taylor
- 2013: convicted in New Zealand of child sex abuse
- Victims: Add info
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Born: 1979
- Seminary teacher, Youth leader,
- During alleged crime: Seminary teacher,
- no
- Add info
- Alleged failure to report
- Guilty,
- He was an LDS church member and seminary teacher in New Zealand; found guilty in 2013 of sexual abuse of multiple underage boys; local Mormon leaders allegedly failed to report Taylor's abuse.
- Case report »
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Case #352: Brent E Taylor
- AKA Mr. Taylor
- June 2023: A warrant has been issued for Taylor's arrest; September 2023: Taylor has seemingly vanished, after his nurse either accidentally or purposely overdosed and died
- Victims: Add info
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Born: 1948
- Sunday school teacher, Youth leader,
- During alleged crime: Sunday school teacher,
- Add info
- no
- Ongoing criminal case,
- He was the Utah Valley Youth Symphony orchestra director, and an LDS Sunday school teacher; accused in 2018 of sexually abusing multiple boys; a judge issued a warrant in June 2023 for Taylor's arrest, ruling that he had exaggerated his health issues to avoid trial; as of September 2023, was found to have disappeared after his nurse overdosed on drugs and died.
- Case report »
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Case #841: Anthony Mark Teeples
- AKA Tony Teeples
- Currently in Prison at Utah State Correctional Facility in Salt Lake City Utah
- Victims: Add info
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Born: 1968
- girls camp priesthood holder, young mens leader, Youth leader,
- Add info
- Add info
- Guilty, Pleaded guilty,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Cache County, Utah; accused of sexual abuse.
- Case report »
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Case #481: Kendall Doyle Traxler
- 1991: died
- Victims: 1,
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Born: 1969
Died: 2015
- Sunday school teacher, Youth leader,
- During alleged crime: Sunday school teacher,
- Add info
- Add info
- Alleged failure to report
- Never charged,
- no civil case,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Gallman and Hazelhurst, Mississippi; died in 2015; a victim told FLOODLIT that Traxler sexually abused them when they were a child; the abuse allegedly took place during Sunday branch meetings; the branch president and stake president allegedly knew about the abuse but failed to report it to law enforcement.
- Case report »
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Case #511: Mark C Treter
- 2023: convicted and sentenced to probation
- Victims: Add info
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Born: 1954
- Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Add info
- yes | Add info
- Alleged failure to report
- Guilty,
- He was a Mormon church member and environmental lawyer in Greendale, Indiana; accused of sexual abuse; found guilty; sentenced in 2023 to probation; local LDS church leaders allegedly knew of Treter's criminal behavior but did not report to police.
- Case report »
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Case #692: Kurt Arthur Vanwagoner
- AKA Kent Backman
- March 2024: arrested, charged with 10 felony counts of aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor (sharing CSAM)
- Victims: 10+,
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Born: 1966
- Missionary, young mens leader, Youth leader,
- During alleged crime: Young men's leader, Youth leader,
- When accused: Young men's leader, Youth leader,
- United States - Ohio Akron 1985-1987
- 1990
- Ongoing criminal case,
- no civil case,
- The accused was a Mormon church member in Centerville, Utah who worked with young men in his ward as of March 2024; arrested and charged in March 2024 with 10 first degree felony counts of aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor (sharing CSAM); police said he sent online chat messages talking about himself secretly taking photographs of women he found attractive in his LDS ward, during church services.
- Case report »
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Case #428: Michael Scott Woodbury
- Victims: 1,
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Born: 1968
- Missionary, Youth leader,
- Canada - Quebec - French-speaking
- no
- Guilty, Sentenced to prison,
- The accused was a Mormon young men's president and attorney in Sacramento, California; sentenced in 2006 to six months in prison for sexually abusing a boy; contrary to a news article report, did not register as a sex offender.
- Case report »
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