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- Thomas Gibbons was an LDS church member in Tennessee and Layton, Utah; worked as a police officer; pleaded guilty to two felony charges of forcible sex abuse; sentenced in 2000 in Utah to prison
Convicted, Pleaded guilty, 
Was Ministering/home teacher, Primary, - Crime: 1990s, in
Utah,
- Convicted:
2000,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1952
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Tennessee, Utah,
- Latest update: 2023: lives in Kaysville, Utah
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- Gene Guinn was an LDS church member in the Dallas Seventh Ward, Texas; in 2000, found guilty by a jury of indecency with a child and sentenced to 68 years in prison; the victim was 10 years old at the time of the crime; Mormon officials allegedly knew about the abuse but failed to report to police
- Alleged failure to report
- Excommunicated,
- Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
- Was High priest,
- Crime: 1990s, in
Texas,
- Convicted:
2000,
- Crime scenes: LDS building, Victim's home,
- Victims: 6 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1932
Died: 2008 - Mission: no
- Places lived: Texas,
- Latest update: 2008: died of cancer in Palestine, Texas
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- Vance Hein was an LDS church member and scoutmaster in West Bradford, Pennsylvania; was convicted in 1999 of a misdemeanor for sexually abusing one of his boy scouts; sentenced in 2000 to 15 years of probation; arrested in 2011 for possessing child pornography; sentenced in 2012 to 15 to 30 years in prison; the Mormon church settled a related lawsuit in 2014
- Alleged failure to report
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Church paid $unknown
- Convicted, Prison, Probation,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Was Scout leader,
- Crime: 1990s, 2010s, in
Canada, Pennsylvania,
- Convicted:
1999, 2000, 2012,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Recreational trip/outing, Scout activity,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1951
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Canada, Pennsylvania,
- Latest update: 2012: sentenced to 15 to 30 years in prison for possessing child pornography
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- David McGhie was an LDS church member in Utah; convicted in 2000 of child sexual abuse; an LDS bishop was accused of failing to report the abuse
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted,
- Was Unknown position,
- Crime: 1990s, 2000s, in
Utah,
- Convicted:
2000,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1963
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah,
- Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender; lives in St. George, Utah
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- Chester Meek was a Mormon bishop in Grand Prairie, Alberta, Canada from 1990 to 1995; while bishop, he allegedly sexually sexual assaulted multiple female church members; at least one alleged incident of abuse occurred in the bishop's office inside an LDS church
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Church paid $unknown
- Convicted,
- Was Bishop, Other leader,
- Crime: 1990s, in
Canada,
- Convicted:
2000,
- Crime scenes: Bishop's office, LDS building, Victim's home,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Canada,
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- Jay Toombs was an LDS scout leader and private investigator in Benson, Utah; allegedly told his stake president (a Cache County prosecutor) in 1994 that he had molested boys; three LDS bishops and stake president Jerry Toombs (his older brother) allegedly knew of abuse but did not tell police; convicted in 2000 and sentenced to five years to life in prison; released in 2025; lives in Logan, Utah
- Alleged failure to report
- admitted to molesting at least 53 victims
- Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Was Scout leader,
- Crime: 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, in
Utah,
- Convicted:
2000,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1956
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah,
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"I felt like I was going to the authorities [by reporting to multiple bishops]. I wanted to do what was right. I didn't want to see him go to prison. I wanted him to get help. [...] I was always told to be patient with Jay, he was a good man. That's what I was told again and again and again. I was even given priesthood blessings that I had been chosen to help him."-
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- Scott Zaugg was allegedly a Mormon church member in Utah; was raised in the Mormon church; convicted in 2000 of second-degree felony sex abuse of a child; was sentenced to one to 15 years in prison; as of 2025, was a registered sex offender living in Roy, Utah
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Was Unknown position,
- Convicted:
2000,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1970
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
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