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Jared Anderson
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- was a high school teacher (and one-time "teacher of the year") and Mormon church group leader in the San Antonio, Texas area; also lived in Millington, Tennessee and Ogden, Utah; sentenced to 10 years in prison for hosting sex parties for teenage boys.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Sleepover,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2017,
- Case report »
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Noel Young Anderson
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- was an LDS church primary teacher in McKinney, Texas; sentenced in 2019 in Texas to 50 years in prison for molesting children.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2019,
- Case report »
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James Chalmers Bayless
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Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was a Mormon church member in Gilbert, Arizona; Pleaded guilty and convicted of 2 counts of molestation of a child in October 2015; is a registered sex offender.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2015,
- Case report »
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Andrew Mack Bishop
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- was a Mormon church member in Pleasant Grove, Utah; arrested in 2015 and admitted to sexually abusing 5 individuals in 10 years; sentenced in 2016 to prison in Utah.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2016,
- Case report »
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Timothy William Bothell
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- was a LDS church employee and LDS church member in Utah; pleaded guilty and was sentenced in 2013 for sexual abuse of 2 girls ages 11 and 13.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2013,
- Case report »
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Paul J Bryant
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- was a Mormon church member and former LDS Primary teacher in Utah; was a branch president while on a Mormon mission to Argentina in the 1980s; in 2016, pleaded guilty to three first-degree felony counts of attempted aggravated sexual abuse of a child; in 2016, was sentenced to prison; in 2023, pleaded not guilty to failure to register as sex offender; was an HOA president in Lehi, Utah.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Ongoing, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2016,
- Case report »
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Cory Clyde Campbell
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- was a Mormon church member in Ogden, Utah; accused of sexually abusing five underage girls; sentenced in 2010 to prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Crime years: 2000s,
- Convicted in: 2010, 2010s,
- Case report »
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Dustin Scott Cassady
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- was a Mormon church member in the Sacramento, California area (Carmichael); accused of child sexual exploitation; pleaded guilty; as of March 2024, lives in Roseville, California as a registered sex offender.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2011,
- Case report »
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Keldon Severn Cook
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- was a Mormon church member; pleaded guilty of child sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2015,
- Case report »
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Jay Benjamin Elggren
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- was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Probation,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime scenes: Online,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2017,
- Case report »
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Karl Monsen Elvik
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- was a Mormon church youth leader in Glasgow, Scotland; admitted indecency offences against eight boys; was jailed for 18 months..
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Registered sex offender,
- Victims: 8 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 1980s, 1990s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2014,
- Case report »
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Gary Edward Erickson
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- was an LDS church member, boy scout leader and Mesquite, Nevada police detective; was arrested in 2018, pleaded guilty to a charge of crossing state lines to engage in illicit sexual conduct; convicted in Utah.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2019,
- Case report »
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Thomas Evans-Southall
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Jeffrey Vern Fox
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- was a former state legislator (1977-1982) in Utah; convicted federally for possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) in 2013 and placed on probation for 15 years; in 2019, probation was terminated for completing terms; in 2022, arrested and charged in Utah with 8 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor; case dismissed without prejudice due to a federal charge.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Ongoing, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Online,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2013,
- Case report »
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Leeroy Fry
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- 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.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Victims: 3 victims,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2012,
- Case report »
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Francis Heber Fuller
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- was a Mormon bishop in Highland, Utah in 1993; also was a stake high council member in Utah; in 2018 or 2019, pleaded guilty to two second degree felony counts of child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2019 in Utah to two years in prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2019,
- Case report »
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Gabe Ryan Gilbert
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- was an LDS missionary; convicted in 2021 of five counts of first-degree felony aggravated sexual extortion of a child and four counts of second-degree felony sexual exploitation of a minor; was sentenced to terms of five years to life in state prison for each of the first-degree felonies.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2019,
- Case report »
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Larry E Harmston
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- was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse which allegedly took place at a Mormon chapel in Orem, Utah; convicted; charged again (result unknown).
- Criminal case: Convicted, Unknown,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime scenes: LDS church building,
- Crime years: 2000s, 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2000s, 2005, 2010s,
- Case report »
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Devin Richard Hartman
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Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was an LDS church member in Mableton, near Atlanta, Georgia; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; given two consecutive sentences of life in prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Victims: 6 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Crime years: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2016,
- Case report »
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Jeffrey Byron Head
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- was an LDS bishop in Utah; committed sex crimes while serving as a Mormon bishop; convicted of attempted forcible sexual abuse, two counts of lewdness and sexual battery; sentenced to four months in prison and four years of probation.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2019,
- Case report »
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Vance Paul Hein
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- was an LDS church member and scoutmaster in West Bradford, Pennsylvania; was convicted in 1999 of a misdemeanor for sexually abusing one of his boy scouts; sentenced in 2000 to 15 years of probation; arrested in 2011 for possessing child pornography; sentenced in 2012 to 15 to 30 years in prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Recreational trip/outing, Scout activity/event,
- Crime years: 1990s, 2010s,
- Convicted in: 1990s, 2000, 2000s, 2010s, 2012,
- Case report »
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Mattias Heinrichs
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- was an LDS church member and missionary in Holland; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty; jailed for two years.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2012,
- Case report »
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Brandon Osorio Hernandez
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- 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.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: LDS church building,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2019,
- Case report »
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Grant Joel Hildreth
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- was an LDS church member in Montana; sentenced to prison in 1992 for felony child sexual abuse; in 2011, pleaded guilty to two class A misdemeanor counts of sexual battery; died in 2022.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 1980s, 1990s,
- Convicted in: 1990s, 2010s, 2011,
- Case report »
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Christine Shreeve Hubbs
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- was an LDS church member in California; was charged with sexual abuse of two underage boys (ages 14 and 15); convicted in 2011, sentenced to five years in prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Parole, Prison, Violated parole/probation,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 2000s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2011,
- Case report »
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Christopher Michael Jensen
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Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was a Mormon church member in Utah and West Virginia; sentenced to 35 to 75 years in prison for sexually abusing two children; local LDS church coverup alleged; LDS church settled civil lawsuit out of court for an undisclosed amount.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: lawsuit against LDS church, Settlement,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2000s, 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2013,
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Settlement paid by LDS church: Yes (undisclosed amount)
- Case report »
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Timothy Samuel Johnson
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- was a Mormon church member in Oregon; found guilty of sexual abuse; sentenced to prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: Failed attempt to sue LDS church, lawsuit against LDS church,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2017,
- Case report »
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Allen Brent Johnson
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- was an LDS church member; drove from Utah to Idaho to meet up with a person he believed was a 15-year-old girl for sex; sentenced to eight years in prison; as of March 2024, is a registered sex offender living in Provo, Utah.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2015,
- Case report »
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Bryce Johnson
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- was an LDS church member in Heber City, Utah; three counts of aggravated child sex abuse/1st degree felony and sexual exploitation of a minor/2nd degree felony.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2017,
- Case report »
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Harry O Jones
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- was an LDS church member in Illinois; sentenced to 30 months of probation for possession of child pornography.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2015,
- Case report »
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Harry O. Jones IV
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- was a Mormon church member in Buffalo Grove, Illinois; convicted of possessing CSAM; is a registered sex offender.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement, Probation,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2015,
- Case report »
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Michael Alan Jordan
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- was an LDS church member in West Valley, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted of 33 felonies related to child sexual abuse (CSA).
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2015,
- Case report »
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That Ayono Keeng
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Lon Harvey Kennard
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- was a former Mormon bishop in Utah; in 2011, pleaded guilty to three felony counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child; sentenced in November 2011 to three consecutive terms of five years to life in the Utah State Prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Victims: 7 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 1990s, 2000s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2011,
- Case report »
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Russell Dean Millsaps
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- was an LDS church member and retired police sergeant in Arizona; sentenced in 2016 to 323 years in prison for child sexual exploitation.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Crime years: 1990s, 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2016,
- Case report »
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Julio Morais
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- was a Mormon church member in Pawtucket, Rhode Island; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2000s,
- Convicted in: 2000s, 2005, 2010, 2010s,
- Case report »
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Jonathon Kent Moser
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Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- 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.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Victims: 2 victims,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2017,
- Case report »
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David Neil Moss
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- was an LDS bishop (2015-19) and police officer in Utah; arrested in 2019 for soliciting an undercover cop for sex; pleaded guilty in 2019 to a 3rd degree felony charge of exploiting a prostitute and a misdemeanor charge of patronizing a prostitute; sentenced to prison, but both terms were suspended.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: Public building,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2019,
- Case report »
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Steven Dean Murdock
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Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- 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 .
- Criminal case: Admitted guilt, Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Released,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime scenes: Public building, Recreational trip/outing,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2019,
- Case report »
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Aaron Lyman Neff
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- was a Mormon church member in Grand Junction, Colorado; Convicted of abusing two teenage girls, one for many years; sentenced to 89 years prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 2 victims,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2019,
- Case report »
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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,
- Case report »
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Shane Cameron Pugh
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- was a Mormon church member in Cedar Hills, Utah; accused of touching an underage girl while she was sleeping; in 2017, found guilty of forcible sexual abuse (2nd degree felony); sentenced to 1 to 15 years in prison and 3 years probation.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2018,
- Case report »
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James Wesley Samuel Raborn
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- 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.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2016,
- Case report »
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Charles Edward Richmond
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- was an LDS church member in Hutchinson, Kansas; accepted a plea deal, pleaded guilty and convicted of Aggravated indecent liberties w child; Offender =>18 fondle child <14; currently in prison in Kansas.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Victims: 7 victims, Multiple victims,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2019,
- Case report »
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Denim Lee Robinson
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- was a Mormon church member in Payson, Utah; found guilty of 3 counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child and was sentenced to 1-10 years in June 2015.
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2015,
- Case report »
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Jeremy Roland Rose
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- was a Mormon church member in Tremonton, Utah; accused and charged with 16 charges in Box Elder, County; case was transferred to Ogden, Utah courts.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace, Victim's home,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2014,
- Case report »
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Shane Ross
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- was an LDS church member and public school teacher in Salem, Oregon; accused of child sexual abuse of a former student; convicted in 2018 and sentenced to prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2018,
- Case report »
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Ryan Chad Sherry
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- 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.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2015,
- Case report »
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Richard Simcock
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- was an LDS church member in the United Kingdom (UK); accused of sexual abuse; sentenced in 2013 to 10 years in prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2013,
- Case report »
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James D. Stokes
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Keele Ryan Taylor
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Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was a Mormon church member in Farmington, Utah; convicted for possession of child pornography; In July 2019, accepted plea deal to possession, so the distribution charge was dropped.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Online,
- Crime years: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2019,
- Case report »
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Arturo Tenorio
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- was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 2 victims,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2013,
- Case report »
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Timothy Nathan Tuttle
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- was an LDS church member in Utah; was found guilty of three counts of sexual battery.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2016,
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Charles Edward Weber
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- 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.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing, Victim's school,
- Crime years: 2000s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2013, 2014,
- Case report »
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Brad Lee West
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- was an LDS church member in Boise, Idaho; charged with sexual battery; took plea deal for battery; RN license revoked because of sexual of the abuse.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2012,
- Case report »
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Alexander Clifton Winward
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- was an LDS church member; pleaded guilty to 4 felony counts of child sex abuse, with all victims under the age of 7.
- Criminal case: Pleaded guilty,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2018,
- Case report »
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Jeffrey Aaron Young
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- was a Mormon church member in Lehi, Utah; convicted of 12 counts of VOYEURISM BY ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT CONCEALED OR DISGUISED, one count of sexual exploitation of a minor and one count of obstructing justice.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: LDS church building,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2016,
- Case report »
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