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Donate »10 Mormon sexual abuse cases found
Scott Ashton
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- 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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- Criminal: Convicted, Probation,
- Positions: Youth leader,
- Crime: 2010s, in Idaho, Washington,
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Andrew Bishop
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- was a Mormon church member in Pleasant Grove, Utah (Manila Creek Stake); arrested in 2015 and admitted to sexually abusing 5 individuals in 10 years; convicted of sexual abuse of a minor in the first and second degree in February 2016; sentenced in 2016 to prison in Utah.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
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Paul Bryant
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- was an HOA president and former Mormon primary teacher in Lehi, Utah; was a branch president during an LDS mission to Argentina in the 1980s; in 2016, pleaded guilty to three first-degree felony counts of attempted aggravated sexual abuse of a child and was sentenced to prison; in 2023, pleaded not guilty to failure to register as sex offender; died by suicide in December 2024.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Jail, Ongoing, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Branch president, Missionary, Other leader, Primary, Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
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David Chesser
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- was an LDS church member and track and field athlete in Texas and at BYU-Provo; joined the airforce and moved to Japan; In 2016, was convicted of 2 counts of child sexual abuse and was sentenced to 13 years of confinement accused of sexual abuse.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Crime: 2010s,
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Devin Hartman
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- was an LDS church member in Mableton, near Atlanta, Georgia; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; given two consecutive sentences of life in prison.
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Alleged coverup- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Positions: Missionary,
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, in Georgia, Utah,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
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Edward Hunter
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- was a Mormon church member in Peoria, Arizona; accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl who was his patient; pleaded guilty to three counts of child abuse; sentenced to two years in prison and lifetime probation.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Prison, Probation, Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Crime: 2010s,
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Russell 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.
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- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Other leader,
- Crime: 1990s, 2010s, in Arizona,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
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James 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.
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- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Youth leader,
- Crime: 2010s, in Iowa,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
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Timothy Tuttle
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- was an LDS church member in Utah; was found guilty of three counts of sexual battery.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Unknown result,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Crime: 2010s, in Provo (Utah), Utah,
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Jeffrey 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.
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- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
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