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Brady Glenn Allen
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- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1990
LDS positions: Youth leader, - LDS mission:
no
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- 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.
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Benjamin Aaron Alyk
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- AKA Ben Alyk
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1997
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission:
Dominican Republic -
Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes- Criminal case: Convicted,
- He was an LDS church member from Utah and a missionary in Dominican Republic; confessed to making child porn; LDS church leaders allegedly didn't report his crime.
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Cortney Ted Andrew
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- AKA Cort Andrew
- Latest update: January 2024: sentenced to 60 days in jail with work release
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1984
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary,
- LDS mission:
United States - Lansing
- Criminal case: Jail, Probation,
- He was a Mormon church member and bishopric counselor in Logan, Utah; charged in early 2023 in Utah with four second degree felony counts of enticing a minor by internet or text: sentenced in January 2024 to 60 days in jail.
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Manuel Joseph Archibeque
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- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1971
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission:
no
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- He was a Mormon church member in Maricopa County, Arizona; allegedly admitted to his bishop that he had sexually touched a child; charged in two cases in 2006 with sexual conduct with a minor and three counts of molestation of a child, all class two felonies; one case was dismissed in 2006 without prejudice; in the other, pleaded guilty to two reduced charges of child abuse.
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Larren Bybee Arnold
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- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1935
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission:
no
- Criminal case: Convicted,
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Settlement paid by LDS church: Yes (undisclosed amount)
- The accused was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Idaho; in 1984, arrested for lewd conduct with a minor under sixteen (molested a nine year-old boy) in Idaho; convicted in October 1984; received a five year suspended sentence and three years probation.
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Arlo Kay Atkin
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- AKA Kay Atkin
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1956
- LDS positions: Bishop, Missionary,
- LDS mission:
no
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- The accused was a former LDS bishop in or near Chandler, Maricopa County, Arizona; accused of raping and impregnating a 14-year-old girl in his ward while he was her bishop; pleaded guilty, served time in prison.
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Joseph Carlton Atwater
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- Victims: 1 victim,
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission:
no
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Australia; pleaded guilty to trafficking and kidnapping.
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Wanda Barzee
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- Victims: 1 victim,
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission:
no
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Utah; with Brian David Mitchell, held Elizabeth Smart captive.
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Brandon Clay Beckham
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- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1975
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- He was a Republican candidate for Utah Senate; charged in 2022 with one second degree felony count of forcible sexual abuse; pleaded not guilty; as of January 16, 2024, the case was headed toward a final pretrial hearing on January 17.
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Brandon Kyle Bednarz
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- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1982
- LDS positions: Primary teacher, Scout leader, Youth leader,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- The accused was an LDS church member; found guilty of sexual abuse of a minor.
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Gary Lee Bell
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- Latest update: July 2023: in prison in Utah
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1956
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- He was an LDS church member and former prosecutor in Utah; pleaded guilty in December 2022 to four second degree felony charges related to child sexual abuse; sentenced in January 2023 to one to 15 years in prison; in June 2023, was convicted of 15 counts of 2nd degree felony sexual exploitation of a minor and two counts of class B misdemeanor voyeurism; no additional prison time was added.
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Keith Kenneth Bergstresser
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- AKA Keith Bergstresser Jr
- Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender in Idaho; lives in Star, Idaho
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1975
- LDS positions: Elders quorum presidency,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Oregon and Idaho; convicted in 2002 in Oregon of contributing to sexual delinquency of a minor; made a registered sex offender; in 2019, was assigned a position in an elders quorum presidency in Idaho.
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Donald Nelson Bills
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- AKA Donny Bills
- Latest update: 2015: sentenced in Utah to a minimum of eight years in prison
- Victims: 1 victim,
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was a school teacher and former Mormon bishopric member in Provo, Utah; pleaded guilty to multiple felonies, including rape of a 17-year-old girl; sentenced in 2015 to a minimum of eight years in prison.
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Stanley Lyn Bitsoi
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- Latest update: is a registered sex offender living in Ririe, Idaho Children-Lewd Conduct with Child Under 16; is a registered sex offender
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1960
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- The accused was a Mormon church member in Rigby, Idaho; convicted of .
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David Michael Blackner
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- AKA Adam Wolfe
- Victims: 1 victim,
- LDS positions: Youth leader,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- The accused was an LDS church member in or near Washington Terrace, Weber County, Utah; registered sex offender who used an alias while in leadership positions.
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Donald Mark Blanchard
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- Victims: 1 victim,
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Utah; convicted of two counts of lewd and lascivious acts with a child under 14.
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Gordon Brent Bodily
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- Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender; lives in Ogden, Utah
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1949
- LDS positions: Bishop, Missionary,
- LDS mission:
United States - Eastern States (headquarters in New York City) 1968-1970
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- He was a Mormon bishop and physical education teacher in Hyrum, Cache Valley, Utah; accused in 2000 of luring a 17-year-old North Carolina girl to Utah for sex while serving as an LDS bishop; sentenced in 2001 to 21 months in federal prison.
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Kevin Gerald Bowman
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- Latest update: March 2024: final pretrial conference scheduled for April 25, 2024
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1980
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Other leader,
- LDS mission:
Taiwan - Taiwan Taipei (Da Xi, Yi Lan, Tao Yuan, San Xia, Tai Pei) 1999-2001
- Criminal case: Jury trial, Ongoing,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was an LDS first counselor in a ward bishopric and a restaurant owner in Spanish Fork, Utah; was an LDS missionary in Taiwan 1999-2001; accused of sexual abuse of a teenage girl who worked in his restaurant; arrested in July 2023.
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Stephen Dwayne Boyd
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- AKA Steve Boyd
- Latest update: 2023-11-27: charged in Utah with one felony count of enticement of a minor; lives in Eagle Mountain, Utah
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1964
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- The accused was a Mormon church member in Colorado and Eagle Mountain, Utah; graduated from Brigham Young University (BYU) in 1991; accused in November 2023 of felony enticing a minor, a sex crime; allegedly asked an undercover police officer posing as a 13-year-old girl in an online chat to meet up for sex; police statement said he sent a photo of his face and crotch via text to the officer.
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Brian Gordon Briggs
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- AKA Brian Gordan
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1984
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Utah; pleaded guilty to sexual abuse .
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Rachel Katherine Brock
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- Victims: 1 victim,
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission:
no
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- The accused was a Mormon church member; pleaded guilty to sexually abusing the same boy that her mother, Susan Brock, was convicted of molesting.
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Susan Marie Brock
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- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1962
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission:
no
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- She was an LDS church member; was sentenced in April 2011 to 13 years in prison for engaging in a three-year-long sexual relationship with a boy, beginning when he was 14 years old; was released in December 2021.
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Ronald Terry Brockner
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- AKA Ronnie Brockner
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1959
- LDS positions: Bishop, Stake president,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- He was a former Mormon bishop and stake president in Louisiana; found guilty in Idaho in 2020 of sexually exploiting a minor; sentenced to 5 to 10 years in prison.
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Ralph Hayden Burlingame
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- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1947
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Minnesota; sentenced in 1989 to prison for 2nd degree criminal sexual abuse of a child.
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Samuel Wallace Cantrell
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- AKA Sam
- Latest update: Cantrell was sentenced 2023-10-23, currently serving in Davis County Correctional Facility
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1973
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Farmington, Utah; found guilty of sexual abuse of a 14 year old girl.
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Raymond Casillas
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- Latest update: March 2024: lives in San Antonio, Texas as a registered sex offender
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1970
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, No contest, Plea agreement, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was a Mormon bishop and middle school teacher in San Antonio, Texas; arrested in 2014 and charged with felony aggravated sexual assault of a child; via a plea agreement, pleaded no contest to indecent contact with a child and agreed to a fine of $1,500; was sentenced in 2016 to 8 years in prison; as of March 2024, lives in San Antonio, Texas as a registered sex offender.
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Robert Tanner Cervo
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- AKA Tanner Cervo
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1976
- LDS positions: Youth leader,
- LDS mission:
no
- Criminal case: Criminal charges dropped, Protective/restraining order,
- 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..
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Kami Lee Chesnut
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- Victims: 1 victim,
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement,
- She was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted.
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Richard Cole
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- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1975
Died: 1975
- LDS mission:
unknown
- The accused was an LDS church member in Santa Rosa, California; accused of sexually and physically abusing his wife; in 1975 was murdered by his wife when she said needed the abuse to stop.
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John Patrick Conway
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- Victims: 1 victim,
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission:
no
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- The accused was a Mormon church member in Cambridge, UK; accused of child sexual abuse after his twin brother Martyn Conway was convicted of child sexual abuse; in both cases; the victim was the same underage boy.
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Allan Colman Cook
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- AKA AC Cook, Al Cook
- Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender living in West Jordan, Utah
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1948
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission:
Germany - Germany South
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- He was a Mormon church member in Utah; accused of child sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in 2020 to three second degree felony charges of aggravated child sexual abuse; sentenced to prison in 2020.
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David Otis Cox
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- Latest update: Living in Sanford, Flordia
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1961
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Seminole County, Florida; found guilty of Lewd or lascivious molestation victim under 12 years offender 18 or older and LEWD,LASCIVIOUS CHILD U/16; F.S. 800.04 (PRINCIPAL IN ATTEMPT); also found guilty of LEWD,LASCIVIOUS CHILD U/16; F.S. 800.04 (PRINCIPAL IN ATTEMPT) Adjudication Date : 03/23/2000 .
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Mark Nielson Cram
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- Latest update: 2008: case dismissed, expunged
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1956
- LDS positions: Bishop, Stake high council, Stake presidency counselor,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Admitted guilt, Criminal case expunged, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was a former Mormon bishop and stake presidency counselor, and city manager in Riverton, Utah; charged in 2006 with voyeurism; admitted climbing a 9-foot wall at a tanning salon to watch a 16-year-old girl undress; pleaded guilty; plea was held in abeyance; he completed the terms set by the court, charge was dismissed and case was expunged in 2008; as of February 2024, lives in Riverton, Utah.
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Russell George Crosland
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- Latest update: Is a registered sex offender living in Dover, Utah
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1962
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- He was a Mormon church member in Fillmore, Utah; tried meeting a 13 year old that he chatted with online for sex; it was an undercover agent; he was arrested.
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Abraham Isaac (possibly Issac) Cruz
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- AKA Elder Cruz
- Latest update: June 2024: charges were dismissed without prejudice
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 2004
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission:
United States - unknown - Saratoga Springs area 2023-2024
- Criminal case: Criminal charges dropped, Not convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was a Mormon missionary in Saratoga Springs, Utah; arrested in May 2024 on suspicion of sexual assault; charged with three first-degree felony counts (two of forcible sodomy, one of rape); charges were dismissed without prejudice in June 2024.
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Robert Norman Dahle
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- AKA Bob
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1937
Died: 2022
- LDS positions: Sunday school teacher,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- The accused was an LDS church member, Utah Highway Patrol trooper; alleged rapist of a 13-year-old girl.
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James Rowley Danenon
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- Latest update: On probation, lives in Lehi, Utah
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1989
- LDS mission:
Taiwan -
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- The accused was an LDS church member in American Fork, Utah; guilty of sexual abuse of a minor abuse.
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Prescott Louis De Jean
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- AKA Prescott Louis De Jean III, Prescott DeJean
- Latest update: 2024: lives in Port Lavaca, Texas as a registered sex offender
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1955
- LDS positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender, 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.
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Jane Doe
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- Victims: 1 victim,
- LDS positions: Sunday school teacher,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Jail,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Australia; accused of sexual abuse.
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Matthew Thomas Doyle
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- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1973
- LDS positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Texas; found guilty of sexual assault.
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Alan Keith Dunn
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- AKA Keith Dunn, Allan Dunn
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1941
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Venice, California (Los Angeles); accused in 1978 of child sexual abuse; confessed to the police.
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Frederick Merlin Edvalson
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- AKA Frederick Merlin Edvalson, Frederick Melvin Edvalson, Frederick Edvalson, Fredrick Edvalson, Fred Edvalson
- Latest update: 2009: died in Utah
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1920
Died: 2009
- LDS positions: Ministering/home teacher, Other leader, Scout leader,
- LDS mission:
no
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: lawsuit against LDS church, Ongoing civil case,
- The accused was a Mormon in Utah and Camp Springs, Prince George's County, Maryland; convicted 3 times of sexual abuse in Maryland in the 1980s; third conviction: while on probation, groomed a 10-year-old girl and sexually assaulted her in a room inside a Mormon chapel on multiple occasions from 1983 to 1984; reportedly told her he was giving her "special religious training;" sentenced to 8 years in prison.
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Chet Barry Egley
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- Latest update: Is currently registered in the Utah Department of Corrections as being on probation
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1982
- LDS positions: Elders quorum presidency, Sunday school teacher, Youth leader,
- LDS mission:
Unknown country -
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- The accused was a Mormon church member in Weston, Idaho; tried to meet a 13 year old girl for sex; pleaded guilty and convicted to one count sexual abuse of a child and two counts o f entice a minor by internet or text.
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Gerald Howard Elison
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- AKA Gerry Elison, Jerry Elison, Mr. Elison, Mr. E
- Latest update: 2019: died
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1930
Died: 2019
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Primary teacher, Stake high council,
- LDS mission:
no
- He was an LDS church member and junior high school drama teacher in Orem, Utah; accused in 2014 in a civil lawsuit of sexually abusing a boy student in the early 1980s; died in 2019.
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Gary Edward Erickson
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- Latest update: 2018 or after: pleaded guilty; 2023: lives in West Jordan, Utah
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1968
- LDS positions: Missionary, Other leader, Scout leader,
- LDS mission:
Philippines - Philippines [unknown - served in Tacloban/Tolosa Leyte]
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- He was an LDS church member, boy scout leader and Mesquite, Nevada police detective; was arrested in 2018, pleaded guilty to a charge of crossing state lines to engage in illicit sexual conduct; convicted in Utah.
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Robert Lee Erickson
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- AKA Bob Erickson
- Latest update: 2023: charged with child sexual abuse
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1932
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Eagle Mountain, Utah; in 2023, charged with three first degree felony counts of aggravated child sexual abuse; he was 91 years old at the time of the charges.
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Carlos Escalante
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- Latest update: 2018: sentenced to 14 years in prison
- Victims: 1 victim,
- LDS positions: Branch president,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was an LDS branch president in San Nicolas, Argentina; sexually abused his stepdaughter for 5 years, including while branch president; the victim asked local LDS leaders for support, but allegedly received none; she was punished by the church for "refusing to forgive" and for "failing to comply with worthiness standards;" the accused was sentenced in 2018 to 14 years in prison.
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William Sterling Evans
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- AKA William Sterling Evans Sr.
- Latest update: 1991: died
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1909
Died: 1991
- LDS positions: Bishop, Stake presidency counselor,
- LDS mission:
no
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was a prominent Mormon church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; was bishop twice of the Grant 6th ward; from 1957 to 1962, was in the Utah State Legislature; served as Salt Lake County Clerk from 1968 to 1983; died in 1991; allegedly raped a relative in Salt Lake City in the early 1980s.
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Thomas Evans-Southall
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- AKA Tom Southall
- Latest update: 2024: lives in England
- Victims: 1 victim,
- LDS positions: Bishop, Elders quorum presidency, Youth leader,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- The accused was an LDS bishop in Charlottesville, Virginia; originally from England; accused of sexual abuse; convicted and sentenced to prison.
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Nicolas Pierre Faivre
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- AKA Nicholas Faivre
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1979
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Ongoing, Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was a former LDS bishop in Australia; charged with sending sexually explicit messages to a child.
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