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- Ryan Sherry (1983 – ) 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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Convicted:
2015,
Convicted,
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- Charles Weber (1947 – ) was an LDS church member and principal in Heber, Utah; convicted of forcible sodomy, forcible sexual abuse unlawful sexual activity with a minor; admitted to sexually abusing children throughout his 35 year career
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Crime: 2000s, in
Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
Convicted:
2013, 2014,
Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
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- Leslie Loveland (1994 – ) was an LDS church member in Provo, Utah; pleaded guilty of rape in 2019; sentenced to one year in prison and three years of probation
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Crime: 2010s, in
Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
Convicted:
2019,
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation,
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- Shane Pugh (1973 – ) was a Mormon church member in Cedar Hills, Utah; accused of touching an underage girl while she was sleeping; in 2017, pleaded guilty to forcible sexual abuse (2nd degree felony); sentenced to 1 to 15 years in prison and 3 years probation
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Crime: 2010s, in
Utah,
Convicted:
2018,
Was Sunday school,
Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation,
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- Scott Ashton (1976 – ) was an LDS church member in Pasco, Washington; charged with prostitution-Patronizing a Prostitute 04/30/2015; Ashton's sentence was modified on 1/29/2016 to Disturbing the Peace
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Crime: 2010s, in
Idaho, Washington,
Convicted:
2016,
Was Youth leader,
Convicted, Probation,
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- Leeroy Fry (1936 – ) 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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Crime: 2010s, in
Utah,
Convicted:
2012,
Was Bishop,
Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
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- Harry Jones IV (1970 – ) was a Mormon church member in Buffalo Grove, Illinois; convicted of possessing CSAM; is a registered sex offender
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Crime: 2010s, in
Illinois,
Convicted:
2015,
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Registered sex offender,
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- Keele Taylor was a Mormon church member in Farmington, Utah; convicted of possession of child pornography (child sexual abuse material / CSAM); in July 2019, pleaded guilty to possession of CSAM; the distribution charge was dropped due to a plea agreement
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Crime: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, in
Utah,
Convicted:
2019,
Was Youth leader,
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
Alleged failure to report
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- Jay Elggren (1972 – ) was a Mormon church member in Salt Lake County, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; sentenced to jail and probation
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Crime: 2010s, in
Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
Convicted:
2017,
Convicted, Jail, Probation,
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- Brandon Hernandez (1999 – ) was an LDS church member in Tempe, Arizona; accused of sexually abusing a victim inside a Mormon church; convicted of four fourth degree felony counts of abuse of a child or vulnerable adult
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Convicted:
2019,
Was Other leader,
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
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- Carlos Escalante was an LDS branch president in San Nicolas, Argentina; sexually abused his stepdaughter for 5 years, including while branch president; the victim asked local LDS leaders for support, but allegedly received none; she was punished by the church for "refusing to forgive" and for "failing to comply with worthiness standards;" Escalante was sentenced in 2018 to 14 years in prison
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Convicted:
2018,
Was Branch president,
Convicted, Prison,
Alleged failure to report
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- Thomas Evans-Southall was an LDS bishop in Charlottesville, Virginia; originally from England; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 2018 and sentenced to two consecutive terms of two years in prison
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Crime: 2010s, in
Virginia,
Convicted:
2018,
Was Bishop, Elders quorum, Youth leader,
Convicted,
Alleged failure to report
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- Denim Robinson (1977 – ) was a Mormon church member in Payson, Utah; pleaded guilty to three counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child; sentenced in 2015 in Utah to one to 10 years in prison
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Crime: 2010s, in
Utah,
Convicted:
2015,
Was Youth leader,
Convicted, Prison,
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- Charles Richmond (1962 – ) was an LDS church member and LDS addiction recovery specialist in Hutchinson, Kansas; convicted of aggravated indecent liberties w child; Offender =>18 fondle child <14; in prison in Kansas as of 2024
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Convicted:
2019,
Was Other leader, Sunday school,
Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
Prosecutors said the victim reported her abuse in order to protect another child from getting hurt"My daughter is hurt … She's angry at the world. [...] She can't quiet the memory of a childhood robbed from her."-
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in Australia; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; in 2018, sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison
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Convicted:
2018,
Convicted, Prison,
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- Brad West (1974 – ) was an LDS church member in Boise, Idaho; charged with sexual battery; took plea deal for battery; his RN license was revoked because of the sexual abuse
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Crime: 2010s, in
Idaho,
Convicted:
2012,
Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
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- James Bayless (1946 – ) was a Mormon church member in Gilbert, Arizona; pleaded guilty in 2015 to two counts of molestation of a child; as of 2024, is a registered sex offender living in Mesa, Arizona
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Crime: 2010s, in
Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
Convicted:
2015,
Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender,
Alleged failure to 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
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Crime: 2010s, in
Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
Convicted:
2018,
Was Elders quorum,
Convicted, Prison,
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- Francois Le Corguille was an LDS church member in France; accused of sexual abuse; convicted and sentenced to prison in 2011
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Convicted:
2011,
Convicted, Prison,
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- David Chadwick (1966 – ) was an LDS church member in Eagle Mountain, Utah; convicted in 2019 of sex abuse of a child
- View report »
Crime: 2010s, in
Utah,
Convicted:
2019,
Convicted, Unknown result,
Alleged failure to report
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