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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: Convicted,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Crime: 2010s, in Texas,
- Convicted: 2010s, 2019,
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Revere Wedekind Burnett
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- was an LDS church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; accused of sexual abuse and found guilty of multiple felonies; appealed and received a lesser conviction sentence for misdemeanors; was not required to register as a sex offender.
- Criminal: Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Unknown result,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Crime: 2000s, in Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Convicted: 2010s, 2019,
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David M Chadwick
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Alleged coverup- was an LDS church member in Eagle Mountain, Utah; convicted in 2019 of sex abuse of a child.
- Criminal: Convicted, Unknown result,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
- Convicted: 2010s, 2019,
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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: Convicted, Jail, Prison, Probation, Violated parole/probation,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
- Convicted: 2010s, 2019,
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Kenneth Ray Copple
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- Alleged coverup
- was a Mormon church member in Arizona; found guilty of child sexual abuse and sentenced in 2019 to prison.
- Criminal: Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime: 1980s, in Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
- Convicted: 2010s, 2019,
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Justin Thayne Crawley
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- was an LDS church member in Orem, Utah; convicted in 2019 of enticing a minor / 3rd degree felony and sexual exploitation of a minor / 3rd degree felony attempted.
- Criminal: Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime: 2010s, in Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Convicted: 2010s, 2019,
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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: Convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Convicted: 2010s, 2019,
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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: Convicted, Jail,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
- Convicted: 2010s, 2019,
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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: Convicted,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
- Convicted: 2010s, 2019,
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Connor Hammond
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- was a Mormon church member and BYU student in Utah; in 2019, pleaded guilty to rape of a child and was sentenced to up to 10 years in prison.
- Criminal: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
- Convicted: 2010s, 2019,
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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: Convicted, Jail, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
- Convicted: 2010s, 2019,
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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: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: LDS church building,
- Convicted: 2010s, 2019,
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Kyle Mark Hill
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- was a Mormon church member; accused of child sexual abuse; convicted in 2019 and sentenced to 15 years in prison and a lifetime of supervised release.
- Criminal: Convicted, Prison, Probation, Unknown result,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
- Convicted: 2010s, 2019,
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Paul Bernard Horlacher
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- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse.
- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Crime: 2010s, in Texas,
- Convicted: 2010s, 2019,
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Floyd C Jennings
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- was a former Mormon bishop and school bus driver in Utah; arrested in February 2017 for soliciting sex from two girls he thought were 13 years old; convicted in 2019.
- Criminal: Convicted, Unknown result,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
- Convicted: 2010s, 2019,
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Leslie Brandt Loveland
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- 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.
- Criminal: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime: 2010s, in Provo (Utah), Utah,
- Convicted: 2010s, 2019,
- 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: Convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: Public building,
- Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
- Convicted: 2010s, 2019,
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Steven Dean Murdock
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- Alleged coverup
- 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: Admitted guilt, Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Released,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime scenes: Public building, Recreational trip/outing,
- Crime: 2010s, in Tennessee,
- Convicted: 2010s, 2019,
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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: Convicted,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Convicted: 2010s, 2019,
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Samuel David Neipp
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- was an LDS church member and middle school teacher in California; once named "teacher of the year" by the Union School District in the San Jose, California area; son of convicted child sexual abuser Joseph Neipp; pleaded no contest in 2019 to 12 charges related to sexual abuse; sentenced to 56 years in prison.
- Criminal: Convicted, No contest, Prison,
- Civil: Ongoing civil case,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Crime: 2010s, in California,
- Convicted: 2010s, 2019,
- Case report »
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Christopher Ryan Nuttall
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- was an LDS church member in Mesa, Arizona; arrested in an FBI sting operation and convicted of LURE MINOR FOR SEX EXPLOIT and ATTEMPT TO COMMIT - SEXUAL CONDUCT WITH MINOR .
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime: 2010s, in Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
- Convicted: 2010s, 2019,
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Lonnie Kent Nyman
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- was a Mormon church member and funeral director in Utah; accused of sex crimes; pleaded guilty; sentenced in August 2019.
- Criminal: Convicted, Unknown result,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
- Convicted: 2010s, 2019,
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Curtis William Payne
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- 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.
- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, in Utah,
- Convicted: 2010s, 2019,
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Geoffrey James Powell
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- Alleged coverup
- was an LDS bishop in Western Australia; accused of sexually abusing a seven-year-old girl in his ward; the alleged abuse took place while he was a bishop; the victim twice complained to the LDS church, but said she was not believed and was chastised, and it was suggested she should move away if she felt uncomfortable; in 2019, he was sentenced to 12 months in jail.
- Criminal: Convicted, Jail,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime: 1980s, in Australia,
- Convicted: 2010s, 2019,
- 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: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Victims: 7 victims, Multiple victims,
- Convicted: 2010s, 2019,
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Keele Ryan Taylor
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- Alleged coverup
- 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: Convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Online,
- Crime: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, in Utah,
- Convicted: 2010s, 2019,
- Case report »
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Anthony Mark Teeples
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- was an LDS church member in Cache County, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 1989 and in 2019.
- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime: 1980s, 2010s, in Utah,
- Convicted: 1980s, 2010s, 2019,
- Case report »
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Sterling Gray Van Wagenen
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- Alleged coverup
- was a co-founder of Sundance Film Festival and director of some Mormon temple endowment videos; publicly accused of sexual abuse of two children in two separate instances; sentenced to prison in 2019 for child sexual abuse.
- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime: 1990s, 2010s, in Utah,
- Convicted: 2010s, 2019,
- Case report »
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Nathan Clark Ward
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- was a Mormon church member and OBGYN in Missisippi and Utah; sentenced to prison in 2019 for production of child pornography.
- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
- Convicted: 2010s, 2019,
- Case report »
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