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Nelson Bogero
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Alleged coverup- 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.
- Criminal: Convicted, Police investigation, Prison,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime scenes: LDS church building,
- Crime: 2010s, in Argentina,
- Convicted: 2020s, 2024,
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Charles Lynn 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.
- Criminal: Convicted, Ongoing, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime: 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, in Utah,
- Convicted: 2000s, 2004, 2020s, 2024,
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Russell George Crosland
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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.
- Criminal: Convicted, Jail, Probation,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime: 2020s, in Idaho,
- Convicted: 2020s, 2024,
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Samuel Whitney 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.
- Criminal: Admitted guilt, Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime: 2020s, in Utah,
- Convicted: 2020s, 2024,
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Matthew Collin 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.
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Convicted: 2020s, 2024,
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Jordan Lyn Jolley
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- was an LDS church member in Syracuse, Utah; convicted of voyeurism in January 2024.
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Crime: 2020s, in Utah,
- Convicted: 2020s, 2024,
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Eric Whitney 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.
- Criminal: Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Convicted: 2020s, 2024,
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Dennis L 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.
- Criminal: Plea agreement, Probation,
- Civil: Ongoing civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace,
- Alleged crime: 2020s, in Utah,
- Convicted: 2020s, 2024,
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Benjamin Michael 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.
- Criminal: Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime: 2010s, in Massachusetts, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Convicted: 2020s, 2024,
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Calvin James McGee
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- Alleged coverup
- 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.
- Criminal: Admitted guilt, Convicted, Ongoing, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime: 2020s, in Idaho, Virginia,
- Convicted: 2020s, 2024,
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DeRon Harrison 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.
- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Crime: 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, in Washington,
- Convicted: 2020s, 2024,
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Kenneth Merlin 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.
- Criminal: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Online,
- Crime: 2020s, in Utah,
- Convicted: 2020s, 2024,
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Michael David 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.
- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Convicted: 2020s, 2024,
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Brent E 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.
- Criminal: Convicted, Fled or failed to appear, Ongoing, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Victims: 6 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, in Utah,
- Convicted: 2020s, 2024,
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