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Scott G. Abraham
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- Latest update: 2024: registered sex offender in Lovell, Wyoming
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1969
- LDS mission:
Unknown country - - Criminal case: Convicted,
- The accused was a Mormon church member in Powell, Wyoming; set up a hidden camera in women's bathroom at work place; convicted.
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Dale Lynn Andreason
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- Latest update: Currently in prison in UTAH STATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY
- Victims: 4 victims,
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Born: 1952
LDS positions: Primary teacher, Youth leader, - LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- The accused 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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Michael Dennis Antrobus
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- AKA Mike Antrobus
- Latest update: 2023-09-16: died by suicide in prison
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1947
Died: 2023
- LDS positions: Bishop, Branch president, Missionary,
- LDS mission:
United States - West Central States Mission (Montana, Wyoming, Idaho) 1966-1968
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused 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.
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Richard Curtis Baker
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- Latest update: Lives in Brigham City, Utah
- Victims: 7 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1978
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor,
- LDS mission:
United States - Washington D.C. South Mission
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Clearfield, Utah; accused of voyeurism and child sexual exploitation.
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Stanley Lyn Bitsoi
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- Latest update: is a registered sex offender living in Ririe, Idaho Children-Lewd Conduct with Child Under 16; is a registered sex offender
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1960
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- The accused was a Mormon church member in Rigby, Idaho; convicted of .
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Jarom Christopher Brown
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- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1983
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission:
no
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He 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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Samuel Heber Butler
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- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1995
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission:
no
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was a Mormon church member; sentenced in 2020 to 15 years to life in prison for child sexual abuse.
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Kami Lee Chesnut
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- Victims: 1 victim,
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement,
- She was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted.
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Russell George Crosland
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- Latest update: Is a registered sex offender living in Dover, Utah
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1962
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- He 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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Scott Alan Darrington
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- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1967
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He 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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Michael Adam Davis
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- AKA Mike Davis
- Latest update: March 2024: appealed his 2022 Minnesota conviction, claiming ineffective counsel and a violation of his constitutional rights
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1985
- LDS positions: Elders quorum president, Other leader,
- LDS mission:
United States -
Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- He 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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Robert Lewis Davis
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- AKA Bob
- Latest update: Serving prison time in Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution
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Born: 1949
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- The accused 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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Larry Deutsch
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- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1966
- LDS positions: Bishop, Scout leader, Youth leader,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- He was a former Mormon bishop in Missouri; charged with possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and luring a teen across state lines; pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 144 months in federal prison to be followed by a lifetime of supervised release for coercion and enticement of a minor and receiving child pornography.
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Chet Barry Egley
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- Latest update: Is currently registered in the Utah Department of Corrections as being on probation
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1982
- LDS positions: Elders quorum presidency, Sunday school teacher, Youth leader,
- LDS mission:
Unknown country -
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- The accused 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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Anthon Taylor Ellsworth
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- Latest update: 2023: in prison in Arizona
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1982
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary,
- LDS mission:
Brazil -
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- He 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.
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Matthew Collin Felshaw
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- Latest update: no current registration on Idaho Sex offender list as of 2024-04-10
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1980
- LDS mission:
unknown
- The accused 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 Max Fougeron
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- Latest update: ONGOING: Jury Trial 09-09-2024
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1990
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Ongoing, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil case: Ongoing civil case,
- The accused was a Mormon church member in Richmond Hill, Georgia; currently in an ongoing trial accused sexually abusing teenage girls.
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Richard Oren Fowler
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- Latest update: is a registered sex offender living in Post Falls, Idaho
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1944
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was a Mormon church member in Sandy Point, Idaho; pleaded guilty to two felony counts of Children-Lewd Conduct with Child Under 16 in 20.
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Shawn Cory Gooden
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- Latest update: November 2023: sentenced in Virginia to up to 5 years in prison after pleading guilty to four felony counts; faces more charges in Pennsylvania
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1974
- LDS positions: Bishop, Scout leader, Stake high council, Stake presidency counselor, Youth leader,
- LDS mission:
United States - Ohio Cleveland (Spanish speaking)
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted, Ongoing, Prison, Probation,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He 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.
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Melvin Eugene Hansen
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- AKA Mel Hansen
- Latest update: 2023: is in prison in Utah
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1952
- LDS positions: Other leader, Tabernacle Choir member,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Police investigation,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He 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.
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Carl Matthew Johnson
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- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1945
- LDS positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum president, Missionary, Stake high council,
- LDS mission:
Ireland - Irish [Ireland] 1964-1966
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He 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.
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Eric Whitney Jones
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- Latest update: March 2024: sentenced to two to 20 years in prison
- Victims: 2 victims, 3 victims,
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Born: 1981
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He 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.
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Dennis L Judd
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- Latest update: June 2024: accused in a civil lawsuit of voyeurism
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1954
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission:
United States - Hawaii [unknown]
- Criminal case: Plea agreement, Probation,
- Civil case: Ongoing civil case,
- The accused 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.
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Spencer Kay Kartchner
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- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1965
- LDS positions: Ward mission leader,
- LDS mission:
Unknown country -
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Utah; convicted of sex crimes in 2009 and 2021.
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Brandon Lee Manning
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- Latest update: November 2023: registered sex offender in Georgia; not incarcerated; lives in Fort Valley, Georgia
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1973
- LDS positions: Missionary, Youth leader,
- LDS mission:
United Kingdom - Scotland Edinburgh 1993-1993
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused 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.
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Craig Steven Nebeker
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- Latest update: Craig Nebeker is currently serving in the Utah Department of Corrections
- Victims: 2 victims,
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Born: 1960
- LDS positions: Youth leader,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- The accused 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.
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Joseph H Neipp
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- AKA Bishop Neipp, Joe Neipp
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: lawsuit against LDS church, Unknown result,
- He 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.
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Aaron Mark Nelson
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- Latest update: Convicted of Disturbing the peace in plea agreement, died 1 month later.
- Victims: 3 victims,
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Born: 1976
Died: 2020
- LDS mission:
Argentina - Argentina Buenos Aires North Mission
- Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- The accused 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.
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DeRon Harrison Olsen
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- AKA President Olsen, Bishop Olsen
- Latest update: 2024: in prison in Washington
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1944
- LDS positions: Bishop, Stake presidency counselor,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused 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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Kent Daniel Prestwich
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- Latest update: November 2023: pleaded guilty to two 2nd degree felony counts of child sexual exploitation
- Victims: 2 victims,
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Born: 1977
- LDS positions: Nursery leader, Primary teacher,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- The accused 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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Matthew Gregory Shepard
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- Latest update: Currently in DUCHESNE CO JAIL in Utah
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1974
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- He 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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Kevin G Sykes
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- Latest update: Serving Time in Prison in Utah, sentenced 11-20-2023
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1967
- LDS positions: Youth leader,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He 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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Devin Todd Tuttle
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- Latest update: Is a registered sex offender lives in Draper, Utah
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Born: 1997
- LDS positions: Youth leader,
- LDS mission:
United States - Philidelphia
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- The accused 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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Thomas Michael Wallin
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- Latest update: Is a registered sex offender in Utah
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1999
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was a Mormon church member in South Jordan, Utah; admitted to sexually abusing a child within an LDS chapel.
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Christopher B Warnock
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- Latest update: In Oshkosh Correctional Institution, Oshkosh, WI, earliest eligibililty for parole 2024-05-18
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1950
- LDS positions: Stake seventy,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- The accused 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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