4 LDS sex abuse cases found

      • Michael J Nef
      • Michael Nef (1950 – 2025) was a Mormon church member in Rigby, Idaho that was convicted of sexually abusing two female family members for 23 years; sentenced to five years in Cottonwood minimum security prison in Idaho.
      • CrimeCrime: 2000s,
      • Alleged crime scenesCrime city: Idaho, Rigby,
      • Alleged crime scenesCrime state: Idaho,
      • ConvictedConvicted: 2007,
      • Church positionsLDS positions: Scout leader, Sunday school teacher,
      • Criminal casesCriminal case(s): Convicted, guilty,
        • "But she liked it" - Michael Nef to the court, per a family member
        "although Mike will be missed, he leaves a great legacy of faith and repentance."
        — Michael 2025 obituary
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      • Spencer Merrell Pratt
      • Spencer Pratt (1975 – ) was a Mormon church member and former bank vice president of a Zions Bank branch in or near Spanish Fork, Utah; arrested in January 2025 on suspicion of child sexual abuse; pled guilty to FORCIBLE SEXUAL ABUSE - 2nd Degree Felony and AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD - 1st Degree Felony(amended to) - 2nd Degree Felony; sentencing December 31, 2025
      • Alleged crimeAlleged crime: 2010s, 2020s,
      • Alleged crime scenesAlleged crime county: UT - Utah,
      • Alleged crime scenesAlleged crime state: Utah,
      • Church positionsLDS positions: Primary teacher,
      • Criminal casesCriminal case(s): guilty, Ongoing, Pleaded guilty,
        • Pratt received multiple letters of support in his criminal trial, including from his former LDS bishop to whom he allegedly confessed abuse
        "I wen [sic] to the Bishop on my own to start this process, and am accepting the consequences that come."
        — Spencer Pratt, in a 2024 text message to victims' relative, per probable cause affidavit
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