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Tanner Paul Clark
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- was an LDS church member in Utah; sentenced in 2019 to 90 days in jail for two counts of unlawful sexual conduct with a 16 or 17 year old, two counts of attempted sexual exploitation of a minor, and two counts of dealing in materials harmful to minors; may have had over 100 victims; arrested in 2021 (while on probation) for enticing a minor; convicted and sentenced to 1 to 5 years in prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Prison, Probation, Violated parole/probation,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2019,
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Scott Alan Darrington
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- was a former LDS bishop and assistant school principal in Fallon, Nevada; convicted of possession of child pornography, spent a year in prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2021,
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Timothy James Hallows
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- was an Mormon bishop in Utah when he perpetrated sex crimes; sentenced to 46 months in federal prison for possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM); released in January 2023; as of February 2024, lives in Pleasant View, Utah.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison, Released,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2020, 2020s,
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James Francis Hogan
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Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Oregon; in 1989, was sentenced to five years in prison for child sexual abuse; released in 1994; in 2011, a victim filed a civil lawsuit against the Boy Scouts of America, seeking $5.2 million.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Released,
- Civil case: Settlement,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime scenes: LDS church building,
- Crime years: 1970s, 1980s,
- Convicted in: 1980s,
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Settlement paid by LDS church: Yes (undisclosed amount)
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Ronald Alvin Jenkins
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- was an high school teacher in Filer Idaho; was a Mormon scout leader, bishiopric counselor and stake high council member in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; convicted of 10 counts of Lewd Conduct with a minor in 1996; sentenced to 17 years in prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 1990s,
- Convicted in: 1990s,
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Jay Douglas Mitchell
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- 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.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 1980s,
- Convicted in: 1980s,
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Aaron Marcos Montoya
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- was a Mormon primary teacher in Utah; pleaded guilty to sexually abusing children; as of March 2024, is out of prison on parole and lives in Woods Cross, Utah as a registered sex offender.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime scenes: LDS church building, LDS Primary activity,
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Johnathon Damian Nixon
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- was a Mormon church member in Indiana and Utah; convicted guilty of sexual abuse in 2005 in Davis County, Utah; convicted again in 2018 and sentenced to prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2000s,
- Convicted in: 2000s, 2005, 2010s, 2018,
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Jeffery Brian Parks
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- was a Mormon church member in Tennessee; in 2003, pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual battery by an authority figure, two counts of incest, and two counts of statutory rape; sentenced to prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Crime years: 2000s,
- Convicted in: 2000s, 2003,
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James William Penrod
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- was a Mormon church missionary in Pennsylvania in 1997; originally from Utah; sent home to Utah from his mission and arrested in July 1997 and charged with child sexual abuse; sentenced to prison for sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 1990s,
- Convicted in: 1990s,
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Brian Richard Peterson
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- was an LDS church member and scout leader in Orem, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted and sentenced to prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 1980s,
- Convicted in: 1980s,
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Robert Scott Price
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- was an LDS church member and scout leader in Idaho; sentenced to prison for child sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Victims: 8 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing, Scout activity/event,
- Crime years: 1990s,
- Convicted in: 2000s, 2002,
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