FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #5: Brady Glenn Allen
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Born: 1990
- Positions: Youth leader,
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- Criminal result: 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.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #6: Benjamin Aaron Alyk
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- AKA Ben
- Victims:1,
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Born: 1997
- Mission:
Dominican Republic -
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- Alleged failure to report
- Criminal result: Guilty,
- 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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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #11: Manuel Archibeque
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- Victims:1,
- Mission:
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- He was a Latter-day Saints (LDS) church member; accused of sexual abuse.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #12: Larren Bybee Arnold
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- Victims:1,
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Born: 1935
- Positions: Scout leader,
- During alleged crime: Scout leader,
- Mission:
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- Criminal result: Guilty,
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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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #13: Arlo Kay Atkin
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- Victims:1,
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Born: 1956
- Positions: Bishop,
- During alleged crime: Bishop,
- Mission:
United States - California Los Angeles 1975-1977
- Marriage:
1978
- Alleged failure to report
- Criminal result: Guilty,
- The accused former LDS bishop in 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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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #14: Joseph Carlton Atwater
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- Victims:1,
- Mission:
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- Criminal result: Guilty,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Australia; pleaded guilty to trafficking and kidnapping.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #18: Wanda Barzee
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- Victims:1,
- Mission:
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- Criminal result: Guilty,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Utah; with Brian David Mitchell, held Elizabeth Smart captive.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #21: Brandon Beckham
FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #838: Brandon Kyle Bednarz
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- Victims:1,
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Born: 1982
- Positions: boy scouts, cub scouts, primary leader, young mens leader,
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- Criminal result: Guilty,
- The accused was an LDS church member; found guilty of sexual abuse of a minor.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #22: Gary Lee Bell
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July 2023: in prison in Utah- Victims:1,
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Born: 1956
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- Marriage:
1986
- Criminal result: Guilty,
- 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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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #24: Donald Nelson Bills
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- Victims:1,
- Positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor,
- Mission:
no
- Marriage:
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- Criminal result: Guilty,
- He was once in a Mormon bishopric in Provo, Utah; pleaded guilty to multiple felonies, including rape of a 17-year-old girl.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #28: David Michael Blackner
FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #29: Donald Mark Blanchard
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- Victims:1,
- Mission:
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- Criminal result: Guilty,
- The accused was an LDS church member; convicted of two counts of lewd and lascivious acts with a child under 14.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #32: Gordon Brent Bodily
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- 2023: registered sex offender; lives in Ogden, Utah
- Victims:1,
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Born: 1949
- Positions: Bishop,
- During alleged crime: Bishop,
- When accused: Bishop,
- Mission:
United States - Eastern States (headquarters in New York City) 1968-1970
- Marriage:
1971
- Criminal result: Guilty,
- He was a Mormon bishop in Hyrum, Utah; accused 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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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #855: Stephen Dwayne Boyd
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- AKA Steve Boyd
- 2023-11-27: charged in Utah with one felony count of enticement of a minor; lives in Eagle Mountain, Utah
- Victims:1,
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Born: 1964
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- Criminal result: Ongoing criminal case,
- 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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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #848: Brian Gordon Briggs
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- AKA Brian Gordan
- Victims:1,
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Born: 1984
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- Criminal result: Guilty, Pleaded guilty,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Utah; pleaded guilty to sexual abuse .
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #584: Allan Colman Cook
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- AKA AC Cook, Al Cook
- 2023: registered sex offender living in West Jordan, Utah
- Victims:1,
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Born: 1948
- Mission:
Germany - Germany South
- Marriage:
1980
- Criminal result: Guilty,
- 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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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #462: Robert Norman Dahle
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- AKA Bob
- Victims:1,
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Born: 1937
Died: 2022 - Positions: Sunday school teacher,
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- The accused was an LDS church member, Utah Highway Patrol trooper; alleged rapist of a 13-year-old girl.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #860: Matthew Thomas Doyle
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- Victims:1,
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Born: 1973
- Positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor,
- During alleged crime: Bishop,
- When accused: Bishop,
- Mission:
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- Criminal result: Guilty,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Texas; found guilty of sexual assault.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #672: Gerald Howard Elison
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- AKA Gerry Elison, Jerry Elison, Mr. Elison, Mr. E
- 2019: died
- Victims:1,
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Born: 1930
Died: 2019 - Positions: Bishopric counselor, Primary teacher, Stake high council,
- Mission:
no
- Marriage:
1957
- 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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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #852: Daniel Adam Galloway
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- Victims:1,
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Born: 1973
- Positions: young mens leader,
- Mission:
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- Criminal result: Guilty,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Arizona City, Arizona; found guilty of sexually abusing an 8 year old foster child.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #122: Samuel Howard Gardner
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- Victims:1,
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Born: 1932
Died: 1968 - Positions: Bishop, Stake high council,
- During alleged crime: Bishop,
- Mission:
United States - Central States
- Marriage:
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- He former LDS bishop in Oklahoma; accused of sexual abuse.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #859: Jeffrey Alan Gatlin
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- Inmate No. 25110 Central Utah Correctional Facility Housing: CUCF Boulder
- Victims:1,
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Born: 1967
- Mission:
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- Criminal result: Guilty,
- The accused was an LDS church member; found guilty of aggravated sexual abuse of a child/1st degree felony; currently serving in Central Utah Correctional Facikity Housing in Boulder Utah, CUCF Boulder.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #539: Lincoln A Gygi
FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #165: Daniel Smoot Henshaw
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- 2023: found competent to stand trial on charges of plotting to rape and murder a Logan, Utah woman
- Victims:1,
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Born: 1990
- Positions: Missionary,
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- Criminal result: Guilty, Ongoing criminal case,
- He was a Mormon church member in Logan, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 2019 of sexually abusing a 3-year-old girl; sentenced to seven months in jail; arrested in 2023 and found competent to stand trial on charges of plotting to rape and murder a Logan, Utah woman.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #842: Kenneth Higa
FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #857: Cody Jonathan Lara
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- Victims:1,
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Born: 1990
- Mission:
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- Criminal result: Guilty,
- The accused was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #205: Michael L Larsen
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- AKA Mike Larsen
- 2023: lives in Tooele, Utah
- Victims:1,
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Born: 1963
- Mission:
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- Criminal result: Guilty,
- The accused was an LDS church member and scout leader in Utah; convicted in the 1980s of child sexual abuse; as of 2023, lives in Tooele, Utah.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #777: Herbert Calvin Mataele
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- October 2023: ordered to serve 3 years in jail in Utah, with credit for the almost year and a half he has already served, followed by six years of probation
- Victims:1,
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Born: 1967
- Mission:
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- Criminal result: Guilty,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Bluffdale, Utah; convicted of sexually abusing a disabled girl he was caring for; sentenced in October 2023 to between three years and life in prison, but that prison sentence was suspended; the judge ordered him to serve three years in jail, with credit for the almost year and a half he had already served, followed by six years of probation.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #474: Chester Lewis Meek
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- AKA Chet Meek
- Victims:1,
- Positions: Bishop, Other leader,
- During alleged crime: Other leader,
- Mission:
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- Marriage:
yes | Add info
- Criminal result: Guilty,
Settlement paid by LDS church: Yes (undisclosed amount)
- He was a Mormon bishop in Grand Prairie, Alberta, Canada when he sexually abused a woman; convicted of sexual assault against a female church member.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #730: Blake Cornell Mendenhall
FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #262: Hugh Winder Nibley
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- 2005-02-28: Died in Provo, Utah
- Victims:1,
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Born: 1910
Died: 2005 - Mission:
United States -
- Marriage:
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- Criminal result: Never charged,
- He 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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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #273: Spencer John Palmer
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- 2000: died
- Victims:1,
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Born: 1927
Died: 2000 - Positions: Bishop, BYU professor, Mission president, Other leader, Sunday school teacher, Temple president,
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- Marriage:
1956
- 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.
- was a mission president, temple president, LDS church area authority, and personal friend of Mormon prophet Gordon B. Hinckley.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #293: Michael Jay Pratt
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- AKA Mike Pratt
- Late 2017: released from prison
- Victims:1,
- Positions: Bishopric counselor, Other leader, Seminary teacher,
- During alleged crime: Church employee, Seminary teacher,
- Mission:
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- Criminal result: Guilty,
- He 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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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #525: Carl Dee Pratt
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- Victims:1,
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Born: 1930
Died: 2006 - Positions: Bishop, High priest, Other leader, Scout leader, Stake high council, Temple worker,
- During alleged crime: Bishop,
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- He was a Mormon bishop in San Manuel, Arizona; allegedly sexually abused a boy in his ward.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #309: Tim Ryan
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- Victims:1,
- Mission:
no
- Marriage:
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- Alleged failure to report
- Criminal result: Guilty, 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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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #843: Frank John Selas III
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- AKA Frank John Szeles
- Passed away 2021-08-05
- Victims:1,
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Born: 1939
Died: 2021 - Positions: cub scouts, Scout leader,
- Mission:
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- Marriage:
1999
- Criminal result: 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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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #856: Marcus Udall
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- Victims:1,
- Mission:
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- Alleged failure to report
- Criminal result: Guilty,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Maricopa County, Arizona; accused of child sexual abuse; pleaded guilty to a reduced felony charge.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #850: Kimball Reid Ungerman
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- 2023: registered sex offender; lives in Orem, Utah
- Victims:1,
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Born: 1957
- Positions: Missionary,
- Mission:
Thailand - Thailand Bangkok 1977-1979
- Marriage:
1990
- Criminal result: Guilty, Pleaded guilty,
- 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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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #541: Lamar Woodbury
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- Washington, UT 84780
- Victims:1,
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Born: 1954
- Mission:
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- Criminal result: Guilty, 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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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #429: Kenne Worthen
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- Victims:1,
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Born: 2023
- Mission:
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- Criminal result: Pleaded guilty,
- The accused was a Mormon elementary school teacher who sexual abused a 12 year old child; pleaded guilty to sexual conduct with a minor and 2 counts of attempt to commit child molestation. Sentenced to 25 years in prison and a lifetime of probation after.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #489: Chauncey Joseph Worthley
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- AKA Buzz Worthley, CJ Worthley
- Victims:1,
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Born: 1931
Died: 1998 - Positions: Bishop,
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- The accused former LDS bishop in Orange County, California; confessed to sexual abuse and had his foster parent license taken away.
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