Convicted Year: 2016

14 LDS sex abuse cases found

2016

Year convicted: 2016

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- Andrew Bishop (1981 – ) was a Mormon church member in Pleasant Grove, Utah (Manila Creek Stake); arrested in 2015 and admitted to sexually abusing 5 individuals in 10 years; convicted of sexual abuse of a minor in the first and second degree in February 2016; sentenced in 2016 to prison in Utah
- Convicted: 2016,
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
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- Paul Bryant (1968 – 2024) was an HOA president and former Mormon primary teacher in Lehi, Utah; was a branch president during an LDS mission to Argentina in the 1980s; in 2016, pleaded guilty to three first-degree felony counts of attempted aggravated sexual abuse of a child and was sentenced to prison; in 2023, pleaded not guilty to failure to register as sex offender; died by suicide in December 2024
- Convicted: 2016,
- Positions: Branch president, Missionary, Other leader, Primary, Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender,
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- David Chesser was an LDS church member and track and field athlete in Texas and at BYU-Provo; joined the airforce and moved to Japan; In 2016, was convicted of 2 counts of child sexual abuse and was sentenced to 13 years of confinement accused of sexual abuse
- Convicted: 2016,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
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- Devin Hartman (1975 – ) was an LDS church member in Mableton, near Atlanta, Georgia; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; given two consecutive sentences of life in prison
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted: 2016,
- Positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
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- Edward Hunter (1953 – ) was a Mormon church member in Peoria, Arizona; accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl who was his patient; pleaded guilty to three counts of child abuse; sentenced to two years in prison and lifetime probation
- Convicted: 2016,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Probation, Unknown result,
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- Duane Lyon (1951 – ) was a Mormon church member; in August 2015 charged with 10 counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child; September 9 2015 protective order filed against Lyon for 4 minor children/granted September 21, 2015; accepted plea deal, pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated sexual abuse; sentenced Jan. 2017 to 3 years to life; lives in Cedar City, Utah; is a registered sex offender
- Convicted: 2016,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
- Alleged church actions: No church discipline,
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- Russell Millsaps (1947 – ) was an LDS church member and retired police sergeant in Arizona; sentenced in 2016 to 323 years in prison for child sexual exploitation
- Convicted: 2016,
- Positions: Other leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
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- Jeffery Niemi (1985 – ) was a Mormon church member in Duluth, Minnesota; convicted in 2016 and again in 2025 of felonies related to child sexual exploitation; sentenced in 2025 to 30 years in prison
- Convicted: 2016, 2025,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Alleged church actions: No church discipline,
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- Cody Polatis (1995 – ) was a Mormon church member in Rexburg, Idaho; committed a series of crimes; was convicted multiple times of crimes related to child sex abuse
- Convicted: 2016, 2022,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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- James Raborn (1989 – ) was an LDS church member in Iowa; convicted of four misdemeanor counts related to child sexual abuse and exploitation; 2023: registered sex offender living in Boone, Iowa
- Convicted: 2016,
- Positions: Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
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- Timothy Tuttle (1962 – 2016) was an LDS church member in Utah; convicted in 2016 of three counts of class A misdemeanor sexual battery
- Convicted: 2016,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result,
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- Joshua Twelves (1976 – ) was a Mormon church member in Utah; convicted in 2016 of two second-degree felony counts of sexual exploitation of a minor; as of April 2026, is a registered sex offender in Magna, Utah
- Convicted: 2016,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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- Lynn Whitaker (1950 – ) was a Mormon church member in Kanosh, Utah; convicted of two counts of sex abuse of a child in March 2016; is incarcerated in Central Utah Correctional Facility as of May 2026; is a registered sex offender as of May 2026
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted: 2016,
- Positions: Temple worker,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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- Jeffrey Young (1976 – ) was a Mormon church member in Lehi, Utah; convicted of 12 counts of VOYEURISM BY ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT CONCEALED OR DISGUISED, one count of sexual exploitation of a minor and one count of obstructing justice
- Convicted: 2016,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
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