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Douglas Ray Bowen
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- AKA Doug Bowen
- Latest update: Lives in St. George, Utah
- Victims: 3 victims,
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Born: 1950
LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission:
no
Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- He was an LDS church member and Boy Scout leader in Washington, California, Utah and Idaho; was convicted of attempted aggravated sexual abuse of a child.
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Robert Thomas Bunker
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- Latest update: 2024: is a registered sex offender; lives in Pocatello, Idaho
- Victims: 3 victims,
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Born: 1990
- LDS mission:
unknown
Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Pleaded guilty,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse.
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Michael James Clay
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- AKA Mr. Clay, Professor Clay, Mike Clay
- Latest update: 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: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1974
LDS positions: BYU professor, Church employee, Scout leader, Youth leader,
- LDS mission:
no
- Criminal case: Community service, Convicted, No contest, Probation,
- Civil case: 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.
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Clark Elwood Crookston
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- AKA Dr. Crookston
- Latest update: March 2024: in prison at the Central Utah Correctional Facility (offender number 254115) in Gunnison, Sanpete County, Utah
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1949
LDS positions: Bishop, High priest, Missionary, Stake high council,
- LDS mission:
Germany - West German Mission 1968-1970
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- He was a former Mormon bishop, dentist and college professor in Orem, Utah; accused of nearly 60 years of sex abuse of multiple children; found guilty of attempted aggravated child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2022 to up to 35 years in prison.
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Joseph Paul Durborow
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- AKA JOSEPH PAUL DURBOROW X JP X LAZARAS
- Latest update: Is a registered sex offender, lives in Orem, Utah; severed 10 years for Federal/State convictions
- Victims: 3 victims,
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Born: 1961
- LDS mission:
unknown
- The accused was a Mormon church member in Orem, Utah; convicted of sexual abuse in Federal and State courts in 2003.
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Todd Mitchell Edwards
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- AKA Todd Michael Edwards
- Latest update: 2013: sentenced to three years in prison for child sexual abuse
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1964
LDS positions: Bishop,
- LDS mission:
unknown
Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was a Mormon bishop in Menifee, Riverside County, California; in 2013, sentenced to three years in prison for child sexual abuse that occurred in 2006 and 2012; was bishop at the time of the 2012 abuse.
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Leeroy Fry
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- AKA Lee Fry, Lee Roy Fry
- Latest update: Lives in Farmington, Utah
- Victims: 3 victims,
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Born: 1936
LDS positions: Bishop,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- The accused was a former Mormon bishop in Farmington, Utah; in 1982-83, was an LDS bishop in the Hunter 1st Ward of the Hunter Central Stake in Magna, Utah; in 2012, pleaded guilty to two charges of attempted aggravated sexual abuse of a child, a 1st degree felony.
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Efrey Antonio Guzman
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- Latest update: Was acquitted in 2014
- Victims: 3 victims,
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Born: 1966
LDS positions: Branch president,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Found not guilty,
- The accused was an LDS church member and branch president in Sandy, Utah; charged with aggravated sexual assault, aggravated burglary, both first-degree felonies, and sexual abuse of a child and forcible sexual abuse, both second-degree felonies; acquitted.
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Lynn William Harrison
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- Victims: 3 victims,
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Born: 1935
Died: 2016
LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission:
no
- Criminal case: Convicted, No contest,
- The accused was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse.
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William Anthon Jansen
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- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission:
no
Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was an LDS church member and police officer in Twin Falls, Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty.
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Carl Matthew Johnson
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- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1945
LDS positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum president, Missionary, Stake high council,
- LDS mission:
Ireland - Irish [Ireland] 1964-1966
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was a former mayor of West Bountiful, UT; former Mormon bishop in Utah; arrested for and charged with sexually abusing several children; pleaded guilty in January 2023 to four felony counts of child sexual abuse; sentenced in March 2023 to prison.
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Eric Whitney Jones
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- Latest update: March 2024: sentenced to two to 20 years in prison
- Victims: 2 victims, 3 victims,
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Born: 1981
LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was an LDS church member in Blackfoot, Idaho; arrested for alleged sexual contact with a toddler; convicted in January 2024 of battery with the intent to commit lewd conduct of a child after a one-day trial; sentenced in March 2024 to two to 20 years in prison; required to register as a sex offender.
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Derek Marlan Layton
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- AKA Derek Marian Layton
- Latest update: 2024: registered sex offender; lives in Chandler, Arizona
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- LDS mission:
unknown
Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Arizona; accused of sexual abuse in the late 1980s; convicted and sentenced to 25 years in prison for "sexual with minor and dangerous crimes against children".
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Kurt Broderick Leppert
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- Latest update: 2018: sentenced to 21 years and 4 months in prison
- Victims: 3 victims,
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Born: 1958
LDS positions: Primary teacher,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused 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.
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Frank Arthur Lind
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- Latest update: 2022: convicted of child sexual abuse; sentenced to three consecutive terms of 25 years to life in prison
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1956
LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission:
unknown
Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was a Mormon church member in California; sentenced before the early 2000s to 30 years to life in prison for sexually molesting a child; in the 2000s, a Mormon bishop allegedly supported Lind's decision to be baptized into the LDS church despite his prior conviction; in 2022, again convicted of child sexual abuse; sentenced to three consecutive terms of 25 years to life in prison.
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Isaac Vernon Mardis
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- Latest update: Case is Pending
- Victims: 1 victim, 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1976
- LDS mission:
unknown
- The accused was a Mormon church member in Idaho Falls, Idaho; charged with Lewd Conduct with Child Under 16 in April 2024; was also accused in 2022 by the same victim.
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Jayson Heath Martineau
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- Latest update: Dec 2023: pleaded guilty in Utah and was sent on a one-year ride program
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1973
LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission:
Unknown country - unknown 1992-1994
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Idaho and Tremonton, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in December 2023 in Utah and was sent on a one-year rider program.
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Edwin Gale McClellan
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- Latest update: Died January 2019 in Arizona
- Victims: 3 victims,
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Born: 1936
Died: 2019
LDS positions: Bishop,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- The accused was an LDS church member and former Mormon bishop in Cottonwood, Arizona; accused of sexually abusing 3 female family members from the 1980s-2000s.
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Glen Burnell McGhie
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- Latest update: Lives in Lynnwood, Washington and had his name removed from sex offender database
- Victims: 1 victim, 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1958
- LDS mission:
Japan -
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- The accused was a Mormon church member in Santa Clara, California; found guilty of lewd or lascivious act on a child age 14/15 a felony; lost his physical therapy license.
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Robert Gene Metcalf
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- AKA Gene Metcalf
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1949
LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission:
no
Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- The accused was an LDS church member in California and Arizona; convicted three times of child sexual abuse; sentenced in 1979 to 6 years in prison for sexually abusing a child; returned to the Mormon church after being released from prison, was made a scout leader and allegedly molested a scout on a campout in about 1987, according to a civil lawsuit; sentenced in Arizona in 1989 to 37 years in prison.
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Miguel Angel Michel
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- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Buenos Aires, Argentina; accused of child sexual abuse in or around 2000; allegedly sexually molested three children ranging in age from five to eight years old.
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Gordon Ariel Neeley
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- Latest update: 2018: died
- Victims: 3 victims,
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Born: 1935
Died: 2018
LDS positions: High priest, Missionary,
- LDS mission:
Unknown country - 1955-1957
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- The accused was an LDS church member and daycare owner in Salt Lake City, Utah; plead guilty to ATTEMPTED - AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD; convicted; died in 2018.
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Aaron Mark Nelson
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- Latest update: Convicted of Disturbing the peace in plea agreement, died 1 month later.
- Victims: 3 victims,
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Born: 1976
Died: 2020
- LDS mission:
Argentina - Argentina Buenos Aires North Mission
- Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- The accused was a Mormon church member in Idaho Falls, Idaho; charged with 3 counts of Battery-Actual, Intentional and Unlawful Touching or Striking of Another Against their Will and 3 counts of Disturbing the Peace; accepted plea deal and found guilty of Disturbing the Peace; died 31 days after convicted.
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Kenny Van Parcell
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- Latest update: 2023: resigned after allegations of sexual harassment
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Youth leader,
- LDS mission:
United States - Tennessee (unknown city)
- Criminal case: Never charged,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- 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 by three women; resigned.
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Jeffery David Scofield
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- Victims: 3 victims,
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Born: 1974
LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission:
Unknown country -
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Provo, Utah; found guilty of sexual abuse of a 6 year old girl in 2001 and served 6 years in prison; 2017 was arrested and charged with rape of a 73 year old woman.
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Jason Stark
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- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission:
United States - 1995-1995
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- He was a former full-time Mormon missionary in Kentucky; accused of sexually abusing three people in 2005 while on his mission.
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Anthony Webster
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- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission:
no
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Collierville, Tennessee; sentenced to prison for molesting three girls.
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