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Kim Charles Nelson
- Victims: 1 victim,
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: no
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- He was a Mormon church member in St. George, Utah; pleaded guilty to charges of child sexual abuse; LDS leaders allegedly knew about the abuse and failed to report to police.
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Hugh Winder Nibley
- Latest update: 2005-02-24: died in Provo, Utah
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1910
Died: 2005
- LDS positions: BYU professor, Ministering/home teacher, Missionary, Sunday school teacher,
- LDS mission: Germany - Germany 1927-1930
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He 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.
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Brett Richard Nichols
- Latest update: February 2024: lives in Apache Junction, Arizona
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1967
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Arizona; convicted of child sexual abuse; sentenced to 10 years in prison; baptized again after excommunication; ward members reportedly were not told of his criminal past when he returned after his prison time.
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David Mark Novak
- Latest update: 2000: released from jail in Utah after serving about 40 days for sexually abusing a girl
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1951
- LDS positions: Church employee, LDS Social Services counselor,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty,
- The accused was an LDS Social Services counselor in Utah who worked for 12 years with child sexual abuse victims; convicted in 1999 of sexually abusing a girl; released from jail after serving about 40 days.
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Patrick Robert Oliphant
- AKA Robbie Oliphant
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1992
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission: United States - Michigan [unknown city] 2013-2013
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- The accused was a Mormon missionary from Carlsbad, New Mexico who was serving a mission in Michigan in 2013; reportedly turned himself in for sexual abuse of a child he was babysitting; charged with six counts of criminal sexual penetration of a minor and three counts of criminal sexual contact with a minor; convicted in 2015 of nine felony charges and sentenced.
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David William Olson
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1980
- LDS positions: Missionary, Seminary teacher, Youth leader,
- LDS mission: Brazil -
- Criminal case: Convicted, 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.
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Spencer John Palmer
- Latest update: 2000: died
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1927
Died: 2000
- LDS positions: Bishop, BYU professor, Mission president, Missionary, Other leader, Sunday school teacher, Temple president,
- LDS mission: United States - California 1947-1949
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
- He 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.
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Matthew Scott Patton
- Latest update: Homicide by police officer after he charged at them with 2 knives.
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1982
Died: 2020
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Ogden, Utah; found guilty sexual abuse and sentenced to time in prison; crossed state lines after being released from prison and got pulled over by police; tried to flee from police and then charged police with knives; died my police homicide.
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Jason Michael Pedersen
- Latest update: Lives in Riverton, Utah
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1979
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum presidency, Elders quorum president, Missionary, Scout leader, Ward clerk,
- LDS mission: United States - Mesa
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Heber City, Utah; found guilty of first degree felony attempted aggravated sex abuse of a child; as of April 2024, lives in Riverton, Utah as a registered sex offender and is an LDS elders quorum president.
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Ronald Wayne Phelps
- AKA Ron Phelps, Stanley Powell, Stan Powell
- Latest update: 2024: lives in Yukon, Oklahoma
- Victims: 1 victim,
- LDS positions: Bishop, Stake executive secretary,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was an LDS bishop and attorney in Oklahoma; arrested for indecent exposure before becoming an LDS bishop; accused of child sexual abuse; Mormon church leaders allegedly covered up the abuse.
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Michael Jay Pratt
- AKA Mike Pratt
- Latest update: Late 2017: released from prison
- Victims: 1 victim,
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Other leader, Seminary teacher,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- He was a former LDS seminary principal; arrested in 2009; convicted and sentenced in 2010 for the sexual abuse of a 16-year-old seminary student.
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Carl Dee Pratt
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1930
Died: 2006
- LDS positions: Bishop, High priest, Other leader, Scout leader, Stake high council, Temple worker,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was a Mormon bishop in San Manuel, Arizona; allegedly sexually abused a boy in his ward, in the bishop's office at an LDS chapel; died in 2006.
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Byard James Price
- AKA Bud, Buddy, Jim
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1940
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Salt Lake City, Utah; convicted of sexual abuse, then reapplied to be a scout volunteer after his conviction.
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Shane Cameron Pugh
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1973
- LDS positions: Sunday school president,
- LDS mission: United States - Oklahoma City
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was a Mormon church member in Cedar Hills, Utah; accused of touching an underage girl while she was sleeping; in 2017, found guilty of forcible sexual abuse (2nd degree felony); sentenced to 1 to 15 years in prison and 3 years probation.
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Thomas Anderson Quinton
- AKA Tom
- Victims: 1 victim,
- LDS mission: Unknown country -
- The accused was an LDS church member in Alberta, Canada; Tom drove to Great Falls, Montana to meet a 12 year old girl he met through a Craigslist ad; was arrested in a sting operation.
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Jeff Lewis Ranstrom
- Latest update: December 2023: registered sex offender in Idaho; lives in Eagle, Idaho
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1986
- LDS positions: Elders quorum president,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- He was an LDS church member, elders quorum president and high school basketball coach in Idaho; accused in 2019 of sexually abusing a student; pleaded guilty to a felony charge of child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2020 to 4 to 15 years in prison; as of December 2023, was out on parole living in Eagle, Idaho as a registered sex offender.
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Darin Layne Ray
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1966
- LDS positions: Ministering/home teacher,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Douglas County Colorado; found guilty of sex assault/child/postrust-vict under 15.
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Chad Kaye Robertson
- AKA Chad Kay Robertson
- Latest update: June 2024: sentenced in Utah to one year in the Iron County Jail, with credit for time served, and four years of probation
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1984
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Registered sex offender,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was an LDS church member and high school assistant basketball coach in Parowan, Utah; accused in 2023 of unlawful sexual activity with a child; admitted to having sex with a 16-year-old boy on five separate occasions; in March 2024, pleaded guilty to two felonies; in June 2024, was sentenced to one year in the Iron County Jail, with credit for time served, and four years of probation.
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Christine Hinckley Robinson
- Latest update: 1991: died
- Victims: 1 victim,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Utah; sister of Mormon church president Gordon Hinckley; accused posthumously of child sexual abuse, along with her husband Preston Robinson.
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Denim Lee Robinson
- AKA Denim L., Denim Lee
- Latest update: Is a registered sex offender living in Salt Lake City, Utah
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1977
- LDS positions: Youth leader,
- LDS mission: unknown
- 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.
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Raymond Lewis Rorvik
- AKA RAY LEWIS RORVIK RAYMOND L RORVIK RAY RORVIK
- Latest update: Is a registered sex offender that lives in Vacaville, California
- Victims: 1 victim,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- The accused was a Mormon church member in Benicia, California; convicted of LEWD OR LASCIVIOUS ACTS WITH A CHILD UNDER 14 YEARS OF AGE.
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Jeremy Roland Rose
- Latest update: 2014: convicted in Utah
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1977
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- The accused was a Mormon church member in Tremonton, Utah; accused and charged with 16 charges in Box Elder, County; case was transferred to Ogden, Utah courts.
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Tim Ryan
- Victims: 1 victim,
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: no
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- The accused was allegedly an LDS church member in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in 2008 to a felony charge of sexual abuse of a child under the age of 16; detectives said the victim's family reported the abuse in 1999, but that it was dropped when they wouldn't cooperate with investigators.
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James Vetro Samuels
- AKA James Vetro
- Latest update: Is a registered sex offender living in Mountain Home, Idaho
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1943
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- He was a Mormon church member in Thornton, Idaho; found guilty of LEWD COND WITH A MINOR CHILD U/16 Date : 03-18-1980.
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Kyle Saucier
- Victims: 1 victim,
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Criminal charges dropped,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was a Mormon missionary in Utah; charged in 2007 with aggravated sexual abuse of a child, but the charges were dropped after prosecutors said they could not proceed due to "witness problems".
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Travis Julian Scott
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1981
- LDS positions: Seminary teacher,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Centennial, Colorado; found guilty of SEXUAL EXPLOITATION/CHILD-INDUCE/ENTICE .
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Frank John Selas
- AKA Frank John Szeles, Frank John Selas III
- Latest update: Aug. 5, 2021: died
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1939
Died: 2021
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Pleaded guilty,
- The accused was an former childrens TV host/entertainer who joined the LDS church in the 1990's; pleaded guilty to one count of indecent behavior with a child; The crime took place in the 1970's .
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Matthew Gregory Shepard
- Latest update: Currently in DUCHESNE CO JAIL in Utah
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1974
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- He was an LDS church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; In October of 2019 chatted with online 13year old persona to try and meet for sex; found guilty to 3 counts of entice a minor by internet or text; currently in jail in Duchese, Utah..
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Mark Daniel Sherry
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1964
- LDS positions: Building supervisor, Missionary, Sunday school teacher, Ward mission leader, Youth leader,
- LDS mission: Portugal - Lisbon
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Kansas City, Missouri; found guilty of Sexual Misconduct - 2nd Degree, found guillty on 2000-07-11; .
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Ryan Chad Sherry
- Latest update: 2024: Registered sex offender; lives in Spanish Fork, Utah
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1983
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- The accused was a Mormon church member in Spanish Fork, Utah; tried to meet a 13-year-old girl for sex after online contact; arrested in a police sting operation; convicted in 2015 of forcible sexual abuse and attempted lewdness involving a child.
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Robert Eugene Stahn
- AKA Bob Stahn
- Latest update: October 2023: pleaded guilty to felony sexual abuse or exploitation of a vulnerable adult
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1958
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty,
- He was an LDS church member and therapist in Idaho Falls, Idaho; accused in April 2023 of sexual abuse; once served as clinical director of Operation Shield, counseling child sexual trauma survivors; pleaded guilty in October 2023 to felony sexual abuse or exploitation of a vulnerable adult.
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James D. Stokes
- Latest update: Is a registered sex offender living in Farmington, Utah
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1948
- LDS positions: Sunday school teacher, Youth leader,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- The accused was a Mormon church member in Farmington, Utah; Was a drama teacher at a high school in Utah found guilty of forcible sexual abuse of a 14 year old drama student.
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Todd Summers
- Victims: 1 victim,
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission: United States - Ohio Cleveland
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Civil case: Settlement,
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Settlement paid by LDS church: $100,000
- He was an LDS church member in Costa Mesa, California; accused of child sexual abuse in a Mormon chapel and other locations; civil suit against him ended with a $100,000 settlement payment by the Mormon church to the plaintiff.
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John William Tonks
- Latest update: PENDING CASE as of 2024-04-19
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1957
- LDS mission: New Zealand -
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- The accused was a Mormon church member in Pocatello, Idaho; accused and charged with two counts of rape.
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Kendall Doyle Traxler
- Latest update: 1991: died
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1969
Died: 2015
- LDS positions: Sunday school teacher, Youth leader,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case: 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.
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Charles Wesley Tyhurst
- AKA Charles W. Tyhurst Jr, Chuck Tyhurst
- Latest update: 2024: registered sex offender; lives in Richmond, Virginia. 2020: sentenced in Virginia to prison for five years for aggravated sexual battery of a minor
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1947
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was a former LDS bishop and optometrist in southwest Virginia; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; 2020: sentenced in Virginia to prison for five years for aggravated sexual battery of a minor; 2024: registered sex offender; lives in Richmond, Virginia.
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Marcus Cleveland Udall
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1996
- LDS mission: unknown
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Maricopa County, Arizona; accused of child sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in 2014 to a reduced felony charge; .
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Kimball Reid Ungerman
- Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender; lives in Orem, Utah
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1957
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission: Thailand - Thailand Bangkok 1977-1979
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in 2020 to one felony count of 2nd degree aggravated child sexual abuse; sentenced to prison but the prison term was suspended; sentenced to probation; completed probation; as of 2023, registered sex offender; lives in Orem, Utah.
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Homer Lewis Van Matre
- Latest update: Died 2017; Guilty charges of sexual abuse of child and sodomy on a child were reversed from the original court hearing in 1984
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1947
Died: 2017
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Convicted, Overturned/reversed,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Salt Lake County, Utah; found guilty of sexual abuse of child and sodomy on a child and charges were reversed in appeal when child recanted her story.
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Jeffrey Allan Vargo
- AKA Allen (on court records)
- Victims: 1 victim,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- The accused was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse.
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Mark L Webb
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1966
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: Unknown country - 1985-
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Murray, Utah; pleaded guilty in 2014 of 2 counts of UNLAW SEX ACTIVITY WITH A MINOR.
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Mark S Webster
- Victims: 1 victim,
- LDS positions: Branch president, Other leader,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
- The accused was a branch president in New Mexico; accused of rape in a civil lawsuit.
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Sydney Arthur Wengreen
- AKA Syd Wengreen
- Latest update: January 2024: registered sex offender in Utah; lives in Wellsville, Utah
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1959
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was a Mormon church member in Utah; pleaded guilty to felony sexual abuse of a child; sentenced in 2003 to five years to life in prison.
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Brad Lee West
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1974
- LDS mission: Unknown country -
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Boise, Idaho; charged with sexual battery; took plea deal for battery; RN license revoked because of sexual of the abuse.
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Robert Fleming Westover
- AKA Rob Westover
- Latest update: 2023-03-10 - pleaded guilty; was sentenced to 4 years probation
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1972
- LDS positions: Bishop, Missionary,
- LDS mission: Spain - Spain Bilbao
- Criminal case: Convicted, Probation,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was a former LDS bishop and attorney in Dallas, Texas; arrested in 2021 for allegedly recording a minor; pleaded guilty in 2023 and sentenced to 4 years probation.
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Michael Scott Woodbury
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1968
- LDS positions: Missionary, Youth leader,
- LDS mission: Canada - Quebec - French-speaking
- Criminal case: Convicted, 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.
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Lamar Woodbury
- Latest update: Washington, UT 84780
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1954
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty,
- He was a Mormon church member; pleaded guilty of sexual abuse on a child under the age of 14, a second degree felony.
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Kenne Worthen
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1988
- LDS positions: BYU professor, Scout leader,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Pleaded guilty,
- The accused 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.
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Chauncey Joseph Worthley
- AKA Buzz Worthley, CJ Worthley
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1931
Died: 1998
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
- The accused was a former LDS bishop in Orange County, California; adñmitted to sexual abuse and had his foster parent license taken away.
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