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Donation options »94 Mormon sexual abuse cases found
Scott Abraham
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- was a Mormon church member in Powell, Wyoming; set up a hidden camera in women's bathroom at work place; convicted in 2020; as of 2024, lives in Wyoming as a registered sex offender.
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- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
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Mark Aitken
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- was a Mormon church member in Falkirk, Scotland; Found guilty of raping a 16 year old girl after sending manipulative and threatening messages.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Found guilty, guilty,
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Darcy Anderson
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- was an LDS church member in Utah; convicted of sexually abusing a 10-year-old girl; sentenced in 2022 to serve a minimum of 16 years in prison.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Crime: 2020s, in Utah,
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Dale Andreason
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- was a Mormon church member in Magna, Utah; found guilty of three counts of AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD a 1st Degree Felony and was sentenced 6 years to life.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Positions: Primary, Youth leader,
- Crime: 1990s, in Utah,
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Michael Antrobus
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- was a former Mormon branch president (similar to a bishop) and bishop in Connersville, Indiana for 10 years (approximately 1974-84); convicted of child sexual abuse charges (9 counts, 6 victims) in Sacramento County, California in 2021-2022; sentenced to 8 years in San Quentin State Prison; died by suicide in prison in September 2023; our sources report that he had at least a dozen victims.
- Learn more »
Alleged coverup- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishop, Branch president, Missionary,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
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Mathew Arrington
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- was a Mormon church member and foster child advocate in Arizona; found guilty of child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2021 to 15 years in prison.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Crime: 2010s, in Arizona,
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Kayla Atkin
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- was an LDS church member and therapist in Lehi, Utah; charged in 2022 with three felony counts of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in April 2023 to one count of attempted object rape (victim was 14-15 years old at the time of the crime); sentenced in September 2023 to 180 days in jail.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Jail,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Crime: 2010s, in Utah, Utah County (Utah),
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Richard Baker
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- was an LDS bishopric counselor in Clearfield, Utah; accused of voyeurism and child sexual exploitation.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Positions: Bishopric counselor,
- Crime: 2010s, 2020s, in Utah,
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Paul Barnes
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- was a Mormon stake patriarch and former stake presidency counselor in Queen Creek, Arizona; accused of child sexual abuse that took place in 2022 in Idaho; convicted in 2023 or later and sentenced to prison.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Stake patriarch,
- Crime: 2020s, in Idaho,
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Cristifer Biggs
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- was an LDS returned missionary and BYU-Idaho student; convicted in July 2023 of one first degree felony count of aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor.
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- Criminal: Convicted,
- Positions: Missionary,
- Crime: 2020s,
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Stanley Bitsoi
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- was a Mormon church member in Rigby, Idaho; convicted of .
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- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Crime: 2020s, in Idaho,
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Nelson Bogero
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- was an LDS church member and Primary children's teacher in Cordoba, Argentina; accused in 2017 of sexual abuse of two girls who were in his Primary class; a local LDS leader allegedly knew about the abuse but failed to report to police; in August 2024, Bogero was sentenced to 16 years in prison.
- Learn more »
- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted, Police investigation, Prison,
- Positions: Primary,
- Crime: 2010s, in Argentina,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
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Ronald Brockner
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- was a Mormon bishop and stake president in Louisiana; moved to Idaho; convicted in Idaho in 2020 of sexually exploiting a minor; sentenced to 5 to 10 years in prison.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishop, Stake president,
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Jarom Brown
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- was a Mormon church member and Utah Valley University professor; accused in 2021 of voyeurism and electronic communication harassment; convicted and sentenced in 2022.
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- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Crime: 2020s, in Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
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Samuel Butler
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- was a Mormon church member; sentenced in 2020 to 15 years to life in prison for child sexual abuse.
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- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Crime: 2020s, in Utah,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
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Charles Camper
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- was a Mormon church member in Layton, Utah; convicted of child sexual abuse in 2004; charged in 2023 with aggravated child sexual abuse, voyeurism and sexual exploitation of a minor; convicted in June 2024.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Ongoing, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty,
- Positions: Missionary,
- Crime: 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, in Utah,
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Kami Chesnut
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- was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Plea agreement,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
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Russell Crosland
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- was a Mormon church member in Fillmore, Utah; tried meeting a 13 year old that he chatted with online for sex; it was an undercover agent; he was arrested.
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- Criminal: Convicted,
- Crime: 2020s, in Utah,
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Troy Dameron
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- was a Mormon church member, electrician and sheriff's deputy in Teton County, Idaho; lived in Rexburg, Idaho; a 911 dispatcher said he asked her sexually charged questions, shared sexual fantasies and masturbated in a bathroom near her work desk; pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of indecent exposure; sentenced in May 2024 to 15 days in jail (with work release) and two years of probation.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Jail, Probation,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Crime: 2020s, in Idaho,
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Buckland Darrell
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- was a former LDS Primary teacher in Redmond, Washington; accused of molesting young boys in sacrament meeting and at their homes; charged with first-degree felony child molestation in 2022-23 (5 victims); admitted to sexually abusing around 6 to 8 boys; pleaded guilty; sentenced in 2024 to at least 8 years in prison; faced two additional counts in March 2025 after two more victims came forward.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Admitted guilt, Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Primary,
- Crime: 2010s, 2020s, in Washington,
- Crime scenes: LDS building, Victim's home,
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Scott 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.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishop,
- Crime: 2020s, in Nevada,
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Michael Davis
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- was an LDS church member in Utah and later an elders quorum president in Minnesota; pleaded guilty in 2003 in Utah to misdemeanor lewdness involving a child; pleaded guilty in Utah in 2006 to felony forcible sexual abuse; arrested in 2019 in Minnesota; sentenced in 2022 to 30 years in prison for sexual abuse of a juvenile under his care; in March 2024, appealed his 2022 Minnesota conviction.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Positions: Elders quorum, Other leader,
- Crime: 2000s, 2010s, in Minnesota, Utah,
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Robert Davis
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- was a Mormon church member in Eugene, Oregon; convicted of 5 counts of Sexual Abuse in the First Degree and sentenced to 75 months in prison.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Positions: Bishopric counselor,
- Crime: 2020s, in Oregon,
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Larry Deutsch
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- was a Mormon bishop in Missouri; arrested in 2020 and charged with possession of child pornography (child sexual abuse material, or CSAM) and accused of luring an underage teenager from Arizona to Missouri; pleaded guilty; sentenced in 2021 to 12 years in federal prison plus a lifetime of supervised release; in 2024, the victim filed a civil lawsuit against the LDS church.
- Learn more »
- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil: Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Positions: Bishop, Scout leader, Sunday school, Temple worker, Youth leader,
- Crime: 2010s, 2020s, in Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona), Missouri,
- Crime scenes: LDS building, Online,
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Adam Dimond
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- was an LDS church member and dancer in Farmington, Utah; pleaded guilty in 2020 to a second-degree felony charge of enticing a minor by Internet or text; sentenced to 40 days in jail and 4 years of probation.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Jail, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Positions: Missionary,
- Crime: 2020s, in Utah,
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John Doe
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- was an LDS church member in Adelaide, Australia; sentenced in 2021 to 10 years in prison for child sexual abuse.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Crime: 1980s, in Australia,
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Jeremy Dumas
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- was a Mormon bishop and boy scout leader in Indiana; pleaded guilty to charges related to child sexual abuse material (CSAM) in 2024; sentenced in September 2024 to 10 years in federal prison.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishop, Scout leader,
- Crime: 2010s, 2020s, in Indiana,
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Chet Egley
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- was a Mormon church member in Weston, Idaho; tried to meet a 13 year old girl for sex; pleaded guilty and convicted to one count sexual abuse of a child and two counts o f entice a minor by internet or text.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Positions: Elders quorum, Sunday school, Youth leader,
- Crime: 2020s, in Cache County (Utah), Utah,
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Anthon Ellsworth
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- was an LDS bishopric counselor and returned missionary in Arizona; in 2021, pleaded guilty to three felony counts of sexual exploitation of a minor and was sentenced to seven years in prison.
- Learn more »
- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary,
- Crime: 2020s, in Arizona,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
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Samuel Faber
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- was an LDS church member in Sandy, Utah; charged in 2022 of sexually assaulting a woman he met on an LDS dating app called Mutual; in 2024, admitted to sexually assaulting three women and pleaded guilty to amended first-degree felony charges of rape and forcible sodomy, and third-degree felony aggravated sexual assault and two counts of third-degree felony forcible sexual abuse.
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- Criminal: Admitted guilt, Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Crime: 2020s, in Utah,
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Matthew Felshaw
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- was a Mormon church member in Caldwell, Idaho; charged with sexually assaulting a young child; took a plea deal and was convicted of Injury to child; received suspended prison sentence and 8 years probation and has to register as a sex offender.
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Harry Fougeron
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- was a Mormon church member in Richmond Hill, Georgia; currently in an ongoing trial accused sexually abusing teenage girls.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Convicted, Ongoing, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil: Ongoing,
- Crime: 2010s, in Georgia,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
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Richard Fowler
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- was a Mormon church member in Sandpoint, Idaho; pleaded guilty to two felony counts of Children-Lewd Conduct with Child Under 16 in 20.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Crime: 2000s, 2010s, in Idaho,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
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Cory Gaylor
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- was an Idaho school teacher and LDS deacons quorum adviser; arrested and charged with lewd conduct and enticing a child via the Internet; in July 2023, pleaded guilty; sentenced in September 2023 to 60 years in prison, with 13 years fixed before being eligible for parole.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Positions: Other leader, Youth leader,
- Crime: 2010s, 2020s, in Idaho,
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Stephen Goode
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- was a Mormon church member; found guilty of sexual abuse.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Positions: Missionary,
- Crime: 2010s, in Oregon,
- Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing,
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Shawn Gooden
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- was an LDS bishop in Lebanon, Pennsylvania from 2016-2020; arrested in 2022 and charged with sexual abuse of two children in Virginia from 1997-2000; pleaded guilty in July 2023 in Virginia to four felony counts; sentenced in November 2023 in Virginia to prison time and supervised probation on release; charged in July 2023 in Pennsylvania with more child sex abuse charges.
- Learn more »
- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted, Ongoing, Prison, Probation,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishop, Scout leader, Stake high council, Stake presidency counselor, Youth leader,
- Crime: 1990s, 2000s, in Pennsylvania, Virginia,
- Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing,
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Lincoln Gygi
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- was a Mormon church member in Pleasant Grove, Utah; convicted in 2020 of sexually abusing a 7-year-old boy.
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- Criminal: Convicted,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Crime: 2010s, in Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
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Timothy Hallows
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- was a 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.
- Learn more »
- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted, Prison, Released,
- Positions: Bishop,
- Crime: 2010s, in Davis County (Utah), Utah,
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Jake Hally
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- was an LDS church member in Idaho Falls, Idaho; accused of sexual abuse.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Crime: 2020s, in Colorado, Idaho, Rexburg (Idaho), Utah, Washington County (Utah),
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Melvin Hansen
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- was a Mormon church member, school music teacher and former Tabernacle Choir member in Utah; convicted in 2021 in Utah of first degree felony attempted aggravated child sexual abuse; also accused of sexual abuse in Arizona.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Convicted, Police investigation,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Other leader, Tabernacle Choir,
- Crime: 2000s, 2010s, in Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
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Elwood Haws
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- was an employee and vice president of an LDS church-owned trust company in Utah; charged in 2020 with 13 second degree felony counts of sexual exploitation of a minor (related to possession of child pornography); admitted that he viewed child pornography 3-4 times a week over a 3-4 year span; in 2021, pleaded guilty to three counts and was sentenced to 180 days in jail; in 2023, violated probation.
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- Criminal: Admitted guilt, Convicted, Jail, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Violated parole/probation,
- Positions: Church employee,
- Crime: 2010s, 2020s, in Utah,
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Hayden Hunter
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- was a Mormon missionary in California; he was from Pleasant Grove, Utah; arrested in 2020 for distribution of child sexual abuse material (child pornography) while on his mission; convicted of possession of CSAM in 2021.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Convicted, Released,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Missionary,
- Crime: 2020s, in California,
- Crime scenes: Online,
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Carl Johnson
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- was a former mayor of West Bountiful, UT; former Mormon bishop in Utah; arrested for and charged with sexually abusing several children; pleaded guilty in January 2023 to four felony counts of child sexual abuse; sentenced in March 2023 to prison.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum, Missionary, Stake high council,
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in Utah,
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Jordan Jolley
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- was an LDS church member in Syracuse, Utah; convicted of voyeurism in January 2024.
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- Criminal: Convicted,
- Positions: Primary, Youth leader,
- Crime: 2020s, in Utah,
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Eric Jones
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- was an LDS church member in Blackfoot, Idaho; arrested for alleged sexual contact with a toddler; convicted in January 2024 of battery with the intent to commit lewd conduct of a child after a one-day trial; sentenced in March 2024 to two to 20 years in prison; required to register as a sex offender.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
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Dennis Judd
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- was an LDS church member and Uintah County, Utah attorney; charged with voyeurism and stalking in October 2023 after allegedly filming his female employees in his law firm's bathroom; in January 2024, pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of stalking; plea held in abeyance; in June 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of voyeurism.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Plea agreement, Probation,
- Civil: Ongoing,
- Positions: Missionary,
- Alleged crime: 2020s, in Utah,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace,
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Spencer Kartchner
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- was an LDS church member in Utah; convicted of sex crimes in 2009 and 2021.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Ward mission leader,
- Crime: 2000s, 2020s, in Utah,
- Crime scenes: Online,
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Eric Knight
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- was an LDS church member; former physician; pleaded guilty in 2021 in New Hampshire to two felony counts of second-degree assault in a plea deal that would allow him to get his medical license back and avoid the sex offender registry.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
- Positions: Missionary,
- Crime: 2010s, in New Hampshire,
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Michael Lister
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- was an LDS church member in or near Cedar City, Utah and Bunkerville, Nevada; accused in Utah in 2023 of sexual abuse of two young girls; pleaded guilty to one count of sodomy on a child; sentenced in June 2023 to 25 years to life in prison.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Crime: 2020s, in Utah,
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Boyd Lords
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- was a Mormon church member in Winnemucca, Nevada; accused of child sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in 2022 to one felony count of lewdness with a child under the age of 14; was sentenced to prison.
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- Criminal: Convicted,
- Positions: High priest, Missionary, Ward executive secretary,
- Crime: 2010s, in Nevada,
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Leonard Loschen
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- was a Mormon church member; sentenced in 2022 to prison in Utah for sexually abusing LDS missionaries.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Crime: 2020s, in Utah,
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Brandon Manning
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- was an LDS church member in Utah and Georgia; convicted three times of sex crimes: Scotland in the 1990s, Utah in 2001, Georgia in 2020; assigned to be a young men's president in a Georgia LDS branch in 2017; arrested in 2019 and charged with eight felony counts of child sexual exploitation; convicted; as of November 2023, lives in Fort Valley, Georgia as a registered sex offender.
- Learn more »
- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Missionary, Youth leader,
- Crime: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, in Georgia, Scotland, United Kingdom, Utah,
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Benjamin Manning
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- was a Mormon church member in Massachusetts and Utah; in 2014, molested a child while living with her family in Salt Lake City, Utah; charged with child sexual abuse in 2019; was a Sunday school teacher at some point between 2014 and 2024; found guilty by a jury in February 2024; sentenced in April 2024 to 120 years in prison.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
- Positions: Sunday school,
- Crime: 2010s, in Massachusetts, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
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David Matlock
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- was a Mormon church member; arrested and convicted in 2022 of open and gross lewdness.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Unknown result,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Crime: 2020s, in Nevada,
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Calvin McGee
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- was an LDS missionary in Virginia in 2022; accused of soliciting sexually explicit pictures and video from a person he believed to be an 11-year-old girl, and inviting her to meet in person; arrested in Boise, Idaho in July 2023 and accused of rape of a minor; pleaded guilty to two charges related to child sexual abuse; sentenced in May 2024 to three to 25 years in prison.
- Learn more »
- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Admitted guilt, Convicted, Ongoing, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Positions: Missionary,
- Crime: 2020s, in Idaho, Virginia,
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David Millett
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- was a Mormon church member in Utah; found guilty of sexual abuse and sentenced in 2022 to prison.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Crime: 2020s, in Utah,
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Shawn Mortensen
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- was a former Mormon bishop and stake presidency member in Albuquerque, New Mexico; in February 2021, admitted to police that he had sexually abused an 11-year-old girl in January 2021; convicted of child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2022 to prison in New Mexico.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Admitted guilt, Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Other leader,
- Crime: 2020s, in New Mexico,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
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Erick Mosteller
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- was a Mormon church member and former youth leader in Utah; was caught downloading child sexual abuse material (CSAM); admitted to soliciting sex acts from trafficked women at Asian massage parlors; pleaded guilty in March 2023 to two second degree felony charges of child sexual exploitation; sentenced in August 2023 to 250 days in jail, with credit for 79 days served; placed on 4 years probation.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Convicted, Jail, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Positions: Missionary, Youth leader,
- Crime: 2020s, in Utah,
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Craig Nebeker
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- was a Mormon church member in California and St. George, Utah; accused of sexual abuse and convicted of three counts of AGGRAVATED SEX ABUSE OF A CHILD and one count SODOMY ON A CHILD.
- Learn more »
- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Positions: Youth leader,
- Crime: 2010s, in Utah, Washington County (Utah),
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Joseph Neipp
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- was a former LDS bishop in San Jose, California; in 2021, pleaded no contest to four molestation counts and was given an 18-year prison sentence, with credit for the three years he spent in county jail prior to his sentencing; father of convicted Mormon child sexual abuser Samuel Neipp.
- Learn more »
- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Positions: Bishop,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, LDS building,
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Aaron Nelson
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- was a Mormon church member in Idaho Falls, Idaho; charged with 3 counts of Battery-Actual, Intentional and Unlawful Touching or Striking of Another Against their Will and 3 counts of Disturbing the Peace; accepted plea deal and found guilty of Disturbing the Peace; died 31 days after convicted.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Crime: 2010s, in Idaho,
- Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing,
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Paul Newman
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- was a former Mormon bishop in Utah; charged in 2020 with child sexual abuse; convicted of a sex crime.
- Learn more »
- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Youth leader,
- Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
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Darin Ogden
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- was a Mormon church member in Idaho; faced eight charges, including four counts of lewd conduct with a child younger than 16; in 2020, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to prison.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Crime: 2010s, in Idaho,
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DeRon Olsen
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- was a former Mormon bishop and stake presidency counselor in Spokane, Washington; in 2024, pleaded guilty to one felony count of child molestation and one felony count of child rape; sentenced to prison.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishop, Stake presidency counselor,
- Crime: 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, in Washington,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
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Jeffrey Olson
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- was a Mormon church member in Utah; found guilty of first-degree felony aggravated sex abuse of a child and was sentenced in 2020 to four consecutive terms of three years to life in prison.
- Learn more »
- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Positions: Missionary,
- Crime: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, in Utah,
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Keith Peterson
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- was a Mormon church member and former high school teacher in Nampa, Idaho; accused in 1991 of inappropriate sexual contact; sentenced to 180 days suspended jail time and two years of probation; charge was dismissed in 1998 after he completed probation; pleaded guilty in October 2019 to one count of lewd conduct with a child under 16; sentenced in 2020 to 17 years in prison.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Crime: 1990s, 2010s, in Idaho,
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Eneudo Petit
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- was a Mormon bishop in Provo, Utah; while bishop, allegedly sexually abused a child; accused of molesting another child before becoming a bishop; allegedly avoided arrest warrant for child sexual abuse by fleeing the US to Venezuela; arrested in Texas in 2021; convicted in Utah in 2022 and sentenced to prison; as of July 2024, is in the Uintah County Jail.
- Learn more »
- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted, Fled or failed to appear, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishop,
- Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
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Scott Phister
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- was a Mormon bishop and stake president in Wyoming; later moved to Utah and worked as a massage therapist; pleaded no contest in 2022 to two class A misdemeanor charges of sexual battery for touching a female massage client in a sexual manner.
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- Criminal: Convicted,
- Positions: Bishop, Missionary, Stake president,
- Crime: 2020s, in Utah,
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Mark Porter
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- was a Mormon church member and former stake presidency member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse in 2022 after allegedly groping women in a Logan grocery store; pleaded guilty in December 2022.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Positions: Missionary, Other leader,
- Crime: 2020s, in Utah,
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Kent Prestwich
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- was an LDS church member and nursery leader (Primary teacher/worker) in Lewiston, Utah; arrested in 2023 for allegedly downloading child sexual abuse material (CSAM) for 15 years "because it aroused him;" pleaded guilty to two 2nd degree felony counts of child sexual exploitation; January 2024: sentenced to two concurrent terms of one to 15 years in prison, with credit for 91 says served.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Positions: Nursery, Primary,
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Noah Rada
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- was a Mormon church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; accused of possession of child sexual abuse material in 2022; pleaded guilty.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Crime: 2020s,
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Kenneth Richens
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- was an LDS church member and chief information officer (CIO) of Central Valley Medical Center in Nephi, Utah; accused in 2023 of child sexual exploitation; pleaded guilty in February 2024 to two felony counts of sexual exploitation of a minor; in April 2024, sentenced to two consecutive terms of one to 15 years in prison.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Missionary,
- Crime: 2020s, in Utah,
- Crime scenes: Online,
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Percy Rock
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- was an LDS church member in Greencastle, Pennsylvania; accused of possessing CSAM; pleaded guilty in 2023.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Crime: 2020s, in Pennsylvania,
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Rene Rodriguez
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- was a Mormon elders quorum presidency member and sheriff in Shoshone, Lincoln County, Idaho; accused in 2019 of child sexual abuse that allegedly took place from 2005 to 2014; faced criminal charges in multiple Idaho counties; in one, was acquitted by a jury; in another, was convicted in 2020 and sentenced to 14 to 28 years in prison.
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- Criminal: Convicted, guilty,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Elders quorum,
- Crime: 2000s, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2010s, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, in Blaine County Idaho, Idaho, Jerome County, Lincoln County, Twin Falls County,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
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Michael Rosser
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- was an LDS church member in Indiana; accused in 2023 of child sexual abuse; made a plea agreement in February 2024, agreeing to plead guilty to reduced charges; convicted in 2024 and sentenced to six years in prison with two years probation.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation,
- Civil: No civil case,
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Douglas Saltsman
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- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Jail, Probation,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Crime: 2010s, in Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
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Wade Schvaneveldt
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- was an LDS church member and high school girl's basketball coach in or near Grace, Idaho; accused of raping a child numerous times over a period of several years, including at his home while his family was attending LDS church meetings; in April 2023, accepted a plea deal to two felony counts of rape; in June 2023, was sentenced to 8 to 18 years in prison.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Crime: 2010s, 2020s, in Idaho,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
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Matthew Shepard
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- was an LDS church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; In October of 2019 chatted with online 13year old persona to try and meet for sex; found guilty to 3 counts of entice a minor by internet or text; currently in jail in Duchese, Utah..
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- Positions: Unknown position,
- Alleged crime: 2010s, in Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Crime scenes: Online,
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Jason Smith
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- was an LDS church member in Indiana; in 2019, confessed to sexually abusing a child; pleaded guilty and was sentenced in 2021 to 728 days of probation for battery against a child under 14 years old.
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- Criminal: Admitted guilt, Convicted, Probation,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Crime: 2010s, in Indiana,
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Phillip Stokes
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- was an active LDS church member and music composer for multiple videos posted to official Church websites or social media accounts; in 2022, he was found guilty and sentenced to prison for rape of a child.
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- Criminal: Convicted,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Crime: 2020s, in Utah,
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Sean Sund
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- was an LDS primary teacher in Utah; was convicted in 2022 of sexually abusing a girl from his LDS ward.
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- Criminal: Convicted,
- Positions: Other leader, Primary,
- Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
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Unknown Survivor
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- Criminal: Convicted, Never charged, Not convicted, Ongoing, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Unknown result,
- Crime: 1800s, 1900 to 1949, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s,
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Kevin Sykes
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- was an LDS church youth leader in Utah; arrested for possessing child pornography; later arrested for forcible sodomy, human trafficking, sexual abuse of a minor, child abuse and obstructing justice; pleaded guilty in February 2023 to four counts of felony child sexual abuse; in November 2023, was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison in Utah.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Youth leader,
- Crime: 2020s, in Utah, Utah County (Utah),
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Brent Taylor
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- was the Utah Valley Youth Symphony orchestra director and an LDS Sunday school teacher; accused in 2018 of sexually abusing multiple boys; a judge ruled in 2023 that he had exaggerated his health issues to avoid trial; pleaded guilty in June 2024; sentenced twice to prison in two separate child sex abuse cases in 2024.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Fled or failed to appear, Ongoing, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Sunday school, Youth leader,
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, in Utah,
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Donald Tolman
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- was an LDS church member and former bishop in Provo, Utah (Provo 10th Ward, starting in 1975); convicted in 2020 of six felony counts related to child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2020 to 25 years to life in prison.
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- Criminal: Convicted,
- Positions: Bishop, Missionary, Stake high council,
- Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
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Mark Treter
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- was a Mormon church member and environmental lawyer in Greendale, Indiana; accused of sexual abuse; found guilty; sentenced in 2023 to probation; local LDS church leaders allegedly knew of Treter's criminal behavior but did not report to police.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted, Probation,
- Positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Crime: 2000s, 2010s, in Indiana,
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Timothy Turner
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- was an LDS church member and middle school band teacher in West Virginia; convicted in 2020 of child sexual abuse.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Unknown result,
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Crime: 2010s, in West Virginia,
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Devin Tuttle
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- was a Mormon church member in Draper, Utah; convicted of UNLAWFUL SEXUAL CONDUCT WITH A 16 OR 17 YEAR OLD/CLASS A MISDEMEANOR.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown result,
- Positions: Youth leader,
- Crime: 2020s, in Utah,
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Jordan Udall
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- was a Mormon church member and police officer in St. Johns Arizona; pleaded guilty in 2022 to knowing access to child pornography.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Unknown result,
- Positions: Missionary,
- Crime: 2010s, in Arizona,
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Thomas Wallin
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- was a Mormon church member in South Jordan, Utah; admitted to sexually abusing a child within an LDS chapel.
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- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
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Christopher Warnock
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- was a Mormon church member in Waukesha County, Wisconsin; found guilty of two counts of 1st Degree Sexual Assault of Child and one 2nd Deg. Sex Assault-Intoxicated Victim .
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Positions: Stake seventy,
- Crime: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s,
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Dylan Whiting
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- was an LDS bishop in Nampa, Idaho; was removed from his position in 2021 after child sexual abuse allegations surfaced; was charged with four sex crimes; pleaded guilty to one felony count; sentenced in 2022 to prison.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Positions: Bishop,
- Crime: 2010s, 2020s, in Idaho,
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Robert Wily
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- was an LDS member in Utah arrested for allegedly possessing several child exploitation images ; convicted of one felony count in 2020; Also found guilty of 4 SEXUAL BATTERY - Class A Misdemeanor and sentenced to 365 days in jail and 48 months probation.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Crime: 2020s, in Utah,
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Byron Wiscombe
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- was an LDS bishopric counselor and Idaho city councilman; signed a plea agreement indicating he would admit to committing lewd conduct with a minor; sentenced to prison in 2023.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary,
- Crime: 2010s, 2020s, in Idaho,
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