514 LDS sex abuse cases found
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- Maynard McFarland (1959 – ) was an LDS church member in California and Minnesota; sentenced in 2005 to 32 years in prison for sexually abusing his daughter for many years; released from prison in 2020; as of 2024, lives in Chula Vista, California as a registered sex offender
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2005,
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
Civil case(s): Dismissed with prejudice, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, - View report »
"I allowed Satan to be my lord."According to a 2022 lawsuit, a bishop knew McFarland was abusing his daughter, but didn't report the abuse to police, and continued to let McFarland participate actively in church ceremonies and meetings, including baptizing his daughter-
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- Calvin McGee (2002 – ) was an LDS missionary in Virginia in 2022; accused of soliciting sexually explicit pictures and video from a person he believed to be an 11-year-old girl, and inviting her to meet in person; arrested in Boise, Idaho in July 2023 and accused of rape of a minor; pleaded guilty to two charges related to child sexual abuse; sentenced in May 2024 to three to 25 years in prison
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2024,
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Ongoing, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, - View report »
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- Glen McGhie (1958 – ) 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
Convicted:
2002,
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, - View report »
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- Bill McKay was an LDS church member and mayor of Kennewick, Washington; admitted in 2023 to police he paid for sexual services at multiple massage parlors in Kennewick; was not criminally charged
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Never charged, Not convicted, - View report »
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- Mitchell McKee (1966 – ) was a Mormon church member and retired Utah State Highway Patrol officer in Heber City, Utah; when arrested in 2024, was a licensed marriage and family therapist with experience helping LDS clients address "pre and post mission sexual issues;" accused of sexual abuse of a minor
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, - View report »
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- Robert Metcalf (1949 – ) was a Mormon in California, Arizona; convicted of child sexual abuse in 1974; sentenced in 1979 to six years in prison; excommunicated; after prison, was rebaptized, made a scout leader and allegedly molested a scout on a campout in about 1987, according to a 1990 civil lawsuit against the LDS church; sentenced in Arizona in 1989 to 37 years in prison; 2020 lawsuit vs. LDS church
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, - View report »
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- Miguel Michel 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
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- John Midgett (1962 – ) was a Mormon Sunday school teacher in the San Diego area, California; also was a Navy petty officer first class; accused of 43 felony counts of child molestation for allegedly sexually abusing eight girls, ages 5 to 10, in his Sunday school class; pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 30 years in prison; as of 2024, lives in Bountiful, Utah as a registered sex offender
Convicted:
1992,
Positions: Primary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, - View report »
"We have been through hell. If you can’t trust your Sunday school teacher, how can you trust anyone else?"-
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- Richard Miles (1951 – ) was an LDS church member in Bountiful, Utah; accused of sexual abuse in a civil lawsuit; case was dismissed with prejudice in 2020
Positions: Mission president,
Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
Civil case(s): Dismissed with prejudice, - View report »
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- Brenda Miles was an LDS church member in Bountiful, Utah; accused of child sexual abuse
Positions: Bishop's wife, Mission president's wife, Relief Society,
Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
Civil case(s): Dismissed with prejudice, - View report »
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- Russell Millsaps (1947 – ) was an LDS church member and retired police sergeant in Arizona; sentenced in 2016 to 323 years in prison for child sexual exploitation
Convicted:
2016,
Positions: Other leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Trevor Milton (1982 – ) was a Mormon church member and former technology billionaire (Nikola) in Utah; accused in a 2020 lawsuit of sexual assault of two minors
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
Civil case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- John Misseldine (1982 – ) was a Mormon missionary in Nevada; charged with sexually abusing two children at an LDS chapel in the Las Vegas area; in 2005, made a plea deal to avoid prison, via an Alford plea to two counts; a lawsuit said a local Mormon leader failed to report abuse to police; in 2008, sentenced to prison after violating the plea deal; as of 2024, lives in Las Vegas, Nevada as a registered sex offender
Alleged failure to report-
Church paid $782,000
Convicted:
2005,
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Alford plea, Convicted, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender,
Civil case(s): Dismissed, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Jay Mitchell was an Mormon church member and scout leader in Oregon; sentenced to a total of sixty years in prison with a minimum of thirty years, for child sexual abuse
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Brian Mitchell (1953 – ) was a Mormon church member and temple worker in Utah; abductor, with Wanda Barzee, of Elizabeth Smart
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2009,
Positions: Stake high council, Temple worker,
Criminal case(s): Convicted,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Burrell Mohler was an LDS church member in Missouri; accused of sexual abuse; criminal charges dropped; civil case in 2013, results unknown
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Charges dropped, Unknown result,
Civil case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- Daniel Montoya was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Long Beach, California; pleaded guilty in 1986 to charges of child sexual abuse
Positions: Missionary, Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, - View report »
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- Aaron Montoya (1972 – ) was a Mormon children's Primary teacher and law enforcement officer in Utah; found guilty in 2005 of sexually abusing children during LDS church meetings and at his home; later pleaded guilty in another case; in all, at least nine victims came forward; sentenced to prison in 2005; as of March 2025, is out of prison on parole and lives in Woods Cross, Utah as a registered sex offender
Convicted:
2005,
Positions: Primary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
Alleged church actions: Counseling/therapy for victim, - View report »
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- Daniel Mooy (1972 – ) was a Mormon church member in St. George, Utah; pleaded guilty to two counts of lewdness and intoxication in April 2026; took off his clothes while shooting content for a luxury house that was to be listed for sale.
Convicted:
2026,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Daniel Morgan (1984 – ) was a Mormon church member and chiropractor in New York; accused of sexually assaulting a patient; convicted in 2022 of one third-degree Class B misdemeanor count of sexual abuse; also lost a defamation lawsuit he filed against the victim in 2021, via summary judgment in 2023
Convicted:
2022,
Positions: Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Jacob Morris (1996 – ) was an Idaho man; as of 2011-2012, his social media profile indicated that he was active in the Mormon church; charged January 2026 with 10 counts of felony possession of child pornography.
Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Richard Morriss (1973 – ) was a Mormon church member and divorce lawyer in Meridian, Idaho; accused of rape in 2022; pleaded guilty in 2025 to a reduced charge of aggravated battery sentenced to 30 days in jail
Convicted:
2025,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Scotty Mortensen was an LDS church member and scout leader in Utah; accused in 1988 of child sexual abuse
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- Gerald Mortimer (1943 – ) was an OB/GYN doctor in Idaho and former Mormon temple president and mission president in the Philippines; admitted in 2019 to secretly using his sperm to artificially inseminate multiple women; a civil suit against him was dismissed with prejudice in 2021, possibly because of a private settlement agreement
Positions: Mission president, Missionary, Temple president,
Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Never charged, Not convicted,
Civil case(s): Dismissed with prejudice, - View report »
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- Jonathon Moser (1981 – ) was an LDS church member and middle school teacher in Rawlins, Wyoming; found guilty of sexually abusing two minor girls; sentenced to a minimum of 36 years in prison; a source told FLOODLIT that North Dakota LDS church leaders knew about the abuse but "did nothing"
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2017,
Positions: Missionary, Other leader, Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Erick Mosteller (1965 – ) was a Mormon church member and former youth leader in Utah; was caught downloading child sexual abuse material (CSAM); admitted to soliciting sex acts from trafficked women at Asian massage parlors; pleaded guilty in March 2023 to two second degree felony charges of child sexual exploitation; sentenced in August 2023 to 250 days in jail, with credit for 79 days served; placed on 4 years probation
Convicted:
2023,
Positions: Missionary, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
Alleged church actions: Church members wrote letters of support, - View report »
"That must have been a bad day for me. ""The objective computer evidence and the admissions of the Defendent during his police interview show that the Defendent has been viewing child sex abuse material (child pornography) since 2002" -prosectutors state of Utah-
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- Tevita Mounga (1946 – ) was a former Mormon bishop and ward mission leader in Salt Lake City, Utah; arrested and charged in May 2024 with sexual assault and kidnapping
Positions: Bishop, Ward mission leader,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, - View report »
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- Colby Mower (1985 – ) was a Mormon church member in Utah and Colorado; convicted of sexual abuse related charges in 2007 in Orem, Utah; convicted in 2022 in Adams County, Colorado, and is currently incarcerated in Fremont Correctional Facility at the time of this report in May 2026, reportedly because of charges related to sexual abuse and domestic violence.
Positions: Young Mens Leader,
Alleged church actions: No church discipline, - View report »
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- Wyatt Mullen (1997 – ) was a Sandy, Utah man charged with sex crimes in October 2025; based on our initial research, FLOODLIT believes he is a former Mormon missionary and was active in the Mormon church at the time of his alleged crimes
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Police investigation, - View report »
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- Eustacio Munioz (1946 – ) was an LDS ward religious and missionary class leader in the Brownsville, Texas area; in 2011, was accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old boy; the victim, as an adult, filed a lawsuit against the LDS church and won
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Other leader, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
Civil case(s): Judgment for plaintiff, Lawsuit v. LDS church, - View report »
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- Steven Murdock (1963 – ) was a Mormon stake high council member and former LDS bishop in Holladay, Salt Lake County, Utah; allegedly sexually harassed multiple women in his ward while he was their bishop (he was bishop from 2013 to 2017); in 2019, was caught taking photos of a young woman in a dressing room in Tennessee; pleaded guilty in November 2019; sentenced in 2019 to one year probation, 48 hours community service
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2019,
Positions: Bishop, Stake high council,
Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Community service, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Released, - View report »
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- Jared Murray (1942 – ) was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Rexburg, Idaho; pleaded guilty in 1989 to a child sexual abuse charge
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Robert Musson (1961 – ) was an LDS church member in Ontario, Canada; arrested and charged with two counts of sexual assault and two counts of sexual interference
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Police investigation, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Robert Muttenthaler (1966 – ) was a Mormon church building representative in Welland, Ontario, Canada; arrested in 2014 and charged with 11 charges related to child sexual abuse and CSAM; convicted in December 2020 of possession of child pornography; reportedly convicted in April 2026 of multiple related charges; FLOODLIT is seeking court documents
Convicted:
2020,
Positions: ward building representative,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Released,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Matthew Nash was a former Mormon missionary from Utah who served a mission in North Carolina in 1999; accused in 2001 of sexually molesting 11 girls while on his mission; pleaded guilty to charges of child sexual abuse
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, - View report »
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- Craig Nebeker (1960 – ) was a Mormon church member in California and St. George, Utah; accused of sexual abuse and convicted of three counts of AGGRAVATED SEX ABUSE OF A CHILD and one count SODOMY ON A CHILD
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2023,
Positions: Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, - View report »
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- Gordon Neeley (1935 – 2018) was an LDS church member and daycare owner in Salt Lake City, Utah; pleaded guilty to ATTEMPTED - AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD; convicted; died in 2018
Positions: High priest, Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, - View report »
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- Todd Nef (1983 – ) was a Mormon church member in Rigby, Idaho and Richland, Washington; accused of child sexual abuse; reportedly confessed to sexually abusing young girls over 100 times; convicted in 2019 in Washington and sentenced to prison
Convicted:
2019,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
Nef confessed to sexually abusing young girls over 100 times-
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- 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.
Convicted:
2007,
Positions: Scout leader, Sunday school teacher,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, - View report »
"although Mike will be missed, he leaves a great legacy of faith and repentance.""But she liked it" - Michael Nef to the court, per a family member-
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- Aaron Neff (1972 – ) was a Mormon church member in Grand Junction, Colorado; convicted of abusing two teenage girls, one for many years; sentenced to 89 years prison
Convicted:
2019,
Positions: Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Joseph Neipp was a former LDS bishop in San Jose, California; in 2021, pleaded no contest to four molestation counts and was given an 18-year prison sentence, with credit for the three years he spent in county jail prior to his sentencing; father of convicted Mormon child sexual abuser Samuel Neipp
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2021,
Positions: Bishop,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, No contest, Prison,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, Rebaptized, - View report »
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- Steve Nelson (1945 – ) was an LDS church member in Idaho; in 2009, pleaded guilty to a charge of lewd conduct; sentenced to 30 years in prison; Mormon leaders allegedly failed to report abuse to police in the 1980s
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2009,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Keven Nelson was an LDS church member and Boy Scout leader in Idaho Falls, Idaho; accused of grooming and/or sexual abuse by multiple boys in his scout troop; in 1988, his BSA registration was suspended
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, - View report »
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- Jayden Nelson (1997 – ) was an LDS church member in South Ogden, Utah; accused of sexual abuse of a 4-year-old child and of a teenage female; sentenced in 2018 to 15 years to life in prison for aggravated sexual abuse of a child
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, - View report »
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- Paul Nelson (1976 – ) was an LDS church member in Arizona; accused of sexual abuse; sentenced to prison in November 2023; failed to appear at his sentencing and went missing; reportedly planned to turn himself in in March 2024 on the condition that his $100k bail be returned to his family; arrested in April 2024 in Tucson, Arizona and extradited to Gilbert, Arizona
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Fled or failed to appear, Prison, - View report »
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- Aaron Nelson (1976 – 2020) 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
Convicted:
2020,
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, - View report »
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- Daniel Nelson (1954 – ) was a Mormon church member in Bountiful, Utah; pleaded guilty to lewdness & lewdness involving a child in 1989; pleaded guilty to two counts of attempted forcible sexual abuse in 1993; pleaded guilty to failure to register as sex offender in 2004; victim was granted a protective order against Nelson in 2019, recorded court notes state sexual violence protective order
Convicted:
1989, 1993,
Positions: Elders Quorum President,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
Alleged church actions: Church officials accused of failure to warn ward members, No church discipline, Ward official accused of pressuring victim not to seek accountability, - View report »
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- James Neumeyer (1955 – 2024) was a Mormon church member in Centerville, Davis County, Utah; accused of child sexual abuse; died in 2024; a source familiar with the case said Neumeyer died by suicide after a police investigation was initiated regarding accusations against him; never criminally charged
Positions: Missionary, Primary teacher, Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, Police investigation, Suicide,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Rand Newby (1953 – ) was an LDS church member and scout leader in Washington, Oregon and San Francisco, California; had a career as a schoolteacher; charged in Oregon in 1986 with sexual abuse of two children; convicted of two counts, one class C felony and one class A misdemeanor; sentenced in 1987 to 5 years probation
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, - View report »
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- Paul Newman (1957 – ) was a former Mormon bishop in Highland, Utah; charged in 2020 with one second-degree felony count of attempted sex abuse of a child; the alleged abuse took place in 2013, while Newman was a bishop; in 2022, pleaded no contest to a reduced third-degree count; a prison term of up to five years was suspended; was fined $1,003 and placed on 48 months of probation; registered sex offender
Convicted:
2022,
Positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Scout leader, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, No contest, Probation, Registered sex offender,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, - View report »
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- Gregg Nielsen (1947 – ) was an LDS church member and dentist in South Ogden, Utah; pleaded guilty in the 1990s to five felonies for molesting three girls, ages 11, 12 and 15, for six years in his home, office and on family outings; was sentenced to one year in jail, with releases to go to work and therapy
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, - View report »
Nielsen told one victim he had known her in a previous life, a reference to the Mormon belief in a pre-life existence, according to a civil lawsuit she filed against him in 1995-
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- Jeffery Niemi (1985 – ) was a Mormon church member in Duluth, Minnesota; convicted in 2016 and again in 2025 of felonies related to child sexual exploitation; sentenced in 2025 to 30 years in prison
Convicted:
2016, 2025,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
Alleged church actions: No church discipline, - View report »
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- Johnathon Nixon was a Mormon church member in Indiana and Utah; convicted of sexual abuse in 2005 in Davis County, Utah; convicted again in 2018 and sentenced to prison
Convicted:
2005, 2018,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Brent Noorda (1980 – ) was a Mormon church member and chiropractor in St. George, Utah; arrested in 2019 and accused of sexual abuse; convicted and sentenced to prison
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, No contest, Prison, - View report »
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- Bryce Norton (1981 – ) was a Mormon church member in South Jordan, Utah; convicted of sexually abusing four young karate students
Convicted:
2011,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- David O'Connor (1953 – ) was an LDS church member and high school wrestling coach in Tacoma, Washington; convicted of sexual abuse in 1977; once reportedly confessed his sexual abuse in an LDS sacrament meeting; in 2021, a victim sued the Mormon church
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Prison,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Bruce O'Dell (1970 – ) was a Mormon bishop and dermatologist in Show Low, Navajo County, Arizona; in 1999, was charged with 48 counts of sexual abuse
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Bishop, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- Eric Olsen (1977 – ) was an LDS church member and schoolteacher in Bakersfield, California; admitted to Ontario, California police that he had sexually abused between 200 to 300 girls, with as many as 30 victims in Kern County; convicted in 2007 in California of 6 felony counts of child sexual abuse; sentenced to five years in prison; lifetime registered sex offender; as of 2023, lives in Brigham City, Utah
Convicted:
2007,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- DeRon Olsen (1944 – ) was a former Mormon bishop and stake presidency counselor in Spokane, Washington; in 2024, pleaded guilty to one felony count of child molestation and one felony count of child rape; sentenced to prison
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2024,
Positions: Bishop, Nursery, Primary, Stake presidency counselor, Sunday school, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, - View report »
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- Jeffrey Olson (1966 – ) was a Mormon church member in Utah; convicted of first-degree felony aggravated sex abuse of a child and was sentenced in 2020 to four consecutive terms of three years to life in prison
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2020,
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Scott Owen (1959 – ) was a Mormon bishop (twice), stake presidency counselor and therapist in Provo, Utah; called himself the "Porn King;" accused by 7 former patients of sexually abusing them during sessions, and by a cousin (alleged sex abuse in 1980s); an LDS bishop, a stake president (his business partner) and Utah DOPL all allegedly failed to report to police; arrested in Nov. 2023; sentenced in 2025 to prison
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2025,
Positions: Bishop, Missionary, Stake presidency counselor,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, - View report »
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- David Owens was an LDS elders quorum president in Tempe, Arizona; accused of sexual abuse; sentenced in 2018 to 20 or more years in prison for sexually assaulting three young men in his Mormon ward
Convicted:
2018,
Positions: Elders quorum president/counselor,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Alan Pace (1964 – ) was a Mormon church member in Orem, Utah; sentenced in 2015 to 30 days in prison and 36 months of probation for felony child sexual abuse
Convicted:
2015,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Grant Packer (1925 – 2008) was an LDS church member in Idaho; served a full-time mission to Canada in 1946-48 and two senior missions to Atlanta, Georgia and San Bernardino, California; charged with child sexual abuse; pleaded guilty; sentenced to three to 10 years in prison and 10 years probation; died in 2008
Positions: Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum president/counselor, Missionary, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, Rebaptized, - View report »
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- Eddie Padilla was a Mormon bishop in Taos, New Mexico; accused of child sexual abuse; convicted twice
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Bishop,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Spencer Palmer (1927 – 2000) was a Mormon temple endowment ceremony actor, BYU professor, mission president, temple president, LDS church area authority; lived in Utah; posthumously accused of child sexual abuse by his grandson
Positions: Bishop, BYU, Mission president, Missionary, Other leader, Sunday school, Temple president,
Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, - View report »
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- Kenny Parcell 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
Positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, - View report »
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- Steven Paris (1952 – ) was an LDS church member in Anaheim, California; accused in 1986 of sexual abuse of seven boys; pleaded guilty to abusing six of them; was scheduled to receive a 30-year sentence
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Terry Parker (1953 – ) was a former Mormon bishop and school teacher at Lincoln High School in Tacoma, Washington; in 1996, two former students filed a civil lawsuit against the school district, Parker and the school's former principal, saying Parker sexually abused them; they said they reported to the school district, which then allegedly did nothing to protect them; the suit was dismissed with prejudice in Feb. 1998
Positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Nursery, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
Civil case(s): Dismissed with prejudice,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Raymond Parkin (1950 – ) was an LDS church member in Mansfield, England; accused of sexual abuse; convicted and sentenced in 2009 to prison for 18 years for serious sexual offenses against two young girls
Convicted:
2009,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- John Parkinson (1931 – ) was a Mormon stake president (1981-1991) and physician in Fairfield, California; sentenced to prison in 1997 for sexually abusing two female patients, but the judge delayed the sentence pending an appeal; his conviction was later reversed
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Stake presidency counselor, Stake president, Sunday school,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jury trial, Overturned/reversed, Prison, - View report »
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- Leslie Paul (1943 – ) was an LDS church member in Arizona; charged with child sexual abuse; found guilty on 32 counts; sentenced in about 1989 to over 400 years in prison
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Curtis Payne (1959 – ) was a Mormon church member and elementary school teacher in St. George, Utah; convicted in 2019 of child sexual abuse and sentenced to four consecutive terms of 15 years to life in prison
Convicted:
2019,
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Robert Peavey (1937 – ) was a Mormon church member in Santa Clara and Glenn counties, in California. Convicted of three counts of lewd & lascivious acts with a minor under 14 in 1996 and sexual batter in 2012. Is a registered sex offender living in Weiser, Idaho as of February 2026.
Convicted:
1996, 2012,
Criminal case(s): Convicted,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Brian Peterson (1964 – ) was an LDS church member and scout leader in Orem, Utah; accused in 1988 of child sexual abuse; convicted and sentenced to prison in 1990
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
1989,
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, No contest, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
"I've had little boys all over the state of Utah in conjunction with the Boy Scout program. Give me an 11-year-old boy for a week, and I'll make him a homosexual for life."A Mormon scout leader knew of allegations against Peterson for at least 10 months before reporting him to law enforcement-
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- Keith Peterson (1948 – 2020) was a Mormon church member and former high school teacher in Nampa, Idaho; accused in 1991 of inappropriate sexual contact; sentenced to 180 days suspended jail time and two years of probation; charge was dismissed in 1998 after he completed probation; pleaded guilty in October 2019 to one count of lewd conduct with a child under 16; sentenced in 2020 to 17 years in prison
Convicted:
2020,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, - View report »
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- Eneudo Petit (1972 – ) was a Mormon bishop in Provo, Utah; while bishop, allegedly sexually abused a child; accused of molesting another child before becoming a bishop; allegedly avoided arrest warrant for child sexual abuse by fleeing the US to Venezuela; arrested in Texas in 2021; convicted in Utah in 2022 and sentenced to prison; as of July 2024, is in the Uintah County Jail
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2022,
Positions: Bishop,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Fled or failed to appear, Prison, - View report »
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- Adam Phipps was an LDS church member in Manassas, Virginia; accused of taking indecent liberties with children; charged and convicted in 1993; registered sex offender
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown result, - View report »
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- David Phipps/Verity was an LDS church member and dentist in Sacramento, California; pleaded no contest in 1987 to two counts of misdemeanor sexual battery involving two of his patients; In 1994, also pleaded no contest to two counts of misdemeanor sexual battery; served time in jail and had dental license revoked
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, No contest, Plea deal,
Civil case(s): Judgment for plaintiff, - View report »
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- Derrick Pickering (1984 – ) was a Mormon church member and nurse practitioner in Utah; accused in 2024 by multiple former patients in a civil lawsuit of touching them in sexually inappropriate ways
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
Civil case(s): Ongoing, - View report »
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- Brian Pickett was a Mormon branch president and leader at a youth program picking pineapples in Maui, Hawaii; accused of sexual abuse in a civil lawsuit that also named the LDS church; the suit was dismissed with prejudice after a settlement in 2016
Alleged failure to report-
Church paid $unknown
Positions: Branch president, Stake high council,
Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
Civil case(s): Dismissed with prejudice, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Chesley Pierson (1928 – 2021) was an LDS bishop, stake presidency counselor and stake patriarch in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; accused of sexually abusing multiple young men
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Bishop, Elders quorum president/counselor, Missionary, Other leader, Stake patriarch, Stake presidency counselor,
Criminal case(s): Police investigation, Unknown result,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, - View report »
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- Errol Pilling (1942 – ) was a Mormon bishop and licensed psychologist in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; went on an LDS mission to England in the early 1960s; pleaded guilty in 1988 and in 1994 to charges of sexual misconduct; in September 1994, his registration as a chartered psychologist with the Psychologists Association of Alberta was cancelled; in 1994, was excommunicated; as of February 2024, lives in Twin Falls, Idaho
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Bishop, Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
Civil case(s): Unknown result,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, - View report »
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- Mark Porter (1942 – ) was a Mormon church member and former stake presidency member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse in 2022 after allegedly groping women in a Logan grocery store; pleaded guilty in December 2022
Convicted:
2022,
Positions: Missionary, Other leader, Stake presidency counselor,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, - View report »
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- Justin Porter (1992 – ) was a Mormon church member in Layton, Utah; convicted of enticement of a minor online or text in 2022 and attempted sexual abuse of a child in 2023; is a registered sex offender living in Layton, Utah, as of February 2026
Convicted:
2022, 2023,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, failed abeyance,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- George Potter (1986 – ) was a Mormon church member in Gulf Breeze, Florida; federally convicted of Receipt, Possession, or Distribution of material containing Child Pornography, in 2013; released from prison in Feb. 2025; is a registered sex offender living in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
Convicted:
2013,
Positions: Ward mission leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Carl Pratt (1930 – 2006) 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; the victim provided documents to Floodlit in 2023 detailing the abuse allegations; excommunicated in 1993, per victim; apparently rebaptized in 1990s; worked for seven years in Provo Utah Temple, per obit; died in 2006
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Bishop, High priest, Other leader, Scout leader, Stake high council, Stake presidency counselor, Temple worker,
Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
Alleged church actions: Church position after excommunication, Excommunicated, Rebaptized, - View report »
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- 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
Positions: Primary teacher,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Ongoing, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
Alleged church actions: Church members wrote letters of support, - View report »
"I wen [sic] to the Bishop on my own to start this process, and am accepting the consequences that come."Pratt received multiple letters of support in his criminal trial, including from his former LDS bishop to whom he allegedly confessed abuse-
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- Kent Prestwich (1977 – ) was an LDS church member and nursery leader (Primary teacher/worker) in Lewiston, Utah; arrested in 2023 for allegedly downloading child sexual abuse material (CSAM) for 15 years "because it aroused him;" pleaded guilty to two 2nd degree felony counts of child sexual exploitation; January 2024: sentenced to two concurrent terms of one to 15 years in prison, with credit for 91 says served
Convicted:
2023,
Positions: Nursery, Primary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, - View report »
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- Robert Price (1962 – ) was an LDS church member and scout leader in Idaho; convicted in 2002 and sentenced to prison for child sexual abuse
Convicted:
2002,
Positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Keith Price (1956 – ) was a Mormon bishop in Pleasant Grove, Utah; convicted in 2018 of class A misdemeanor voyeurism; secretly recorded underage girls; the crime occurred while he was serving as bishop
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2018,
Positions: Bishop,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Paul Protzman (1995 – ) was a Mormon church member in Ogden, Utah; convicted in two separate cases in 2019 of multiple offenses related to sexual abuse of a minor; is a registered sex offender living in Ogden, Utah as of February 2026
Convicted:
2018,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
""Rumors need to be silenced, or he will silence them himself" and "he isn't going to jail or be on the list""-
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- Christopher Prue (1991 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah; convicted of sexual abuse
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Ryan Pugh was a former Mormon missionary and BYU-Idaho student in Rexburg, Idaho; arrested and charged in 2024 with sharing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) online; orginally from Washington State.
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Ongoing, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, - View report »
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- William Purdy (1997 – ) was a Mormon missionary in Tonga in 2017; originally from Utah; in July 2025, was arrested in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania after a federal grand jury indictment on charges related to child sexual exploitation; allegedly sexually abused multiple children while on his mission
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, - View report »
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- James Raborn (1989 – ) was an LDS church member in Iowa; convicted of four misdemeanor counts related to child sexual abuse and exploitation; 2023: registered sex offender living in Boone, Iowa
Convicted:
2016,
Positions: Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Noah Rada (1999 – ) was a Mormon church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; accused of possession of child sexual abuse material in 2022; pleaded guilty; convicted in 2022; sentenced to three years in prison and 20 years probation; registered sex offender living in Millcreek, UT as of July 2026
Convicted:
2023,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Kenneth Rarick (1950 – ) was a Mormon church member in Alaska; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, - View report »
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- Richard Ray (1942 – 2019) was an LDS church member in Arizona; sentenced in 1984 to 61 years in prison for molesting five girls; allegedly had more than 30 victims; the LDS church was involved in a lawsuit regarding clergy-penitent privilege; the church settled out of court for an undisclosed amount just before trial
Alleged failure to report-
Church paid $unknown
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, - View report »
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- Gary Reese (1938 – 2014) was a Mormon bishopric counselor, seminary teacher and Boy Scout leader in Washington; accused of sexually molesting several boys in his scout troops; never charged; two plaintiffs sued the Mormon church; lawsuit was dismissed with prejudice in 2011; Reese died in 2014
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Scout leader, Seminary teacher,
Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
Civil case(s): Dismissed with prejudice, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result, - View report »
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