Convicted Year: 2017

21 matching Mormon sex abuse cases

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- Jared Anderson was a high school teacher (and one-time "teacher of the year") and Mormon church group leader in the San Antonio, Texas area; also lived in Millington, Tennessee and Ogden, Utah; sentenced to 10 years in prison for hosting sex parties for teenage boys
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Missionary,
- Convicted: 2017,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Born: 1988
- Mission: 2007-2009 United States Utah Ogden
- Places lived: Tennessee, Texas, Utah,
- Places when accused: Texas,
- Latest update: Sentenced to prison in Texas for child sexual abuse
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- Donnie Boring was a former Mormon bishop and stake high council member in California / Arizona; pleaded guilty in 2017 to a felony charge of sexual abuse; died in December 2017
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Bishop, Missionary, Seminary teacher, Stake high council, Temple worker, Youth leader,
- Crime: Unknown crime year, in Arizona,
- Convicted: 2017,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Born: 1950
  Died: 2017
- Mission: 1969-1971 United States Northern California
- Places lived: Arizona, California,
- Latest update: died in December 2017
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- Michael Bronson was a former Mormon bishop in Vineyard, Utah County, Utah; sentenced to prison in 2017 for first-degree felony attempted aggravated child sexual abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Church positions: Bishop, Missionary,
- Convicted: 2017,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Born: 1964
- Mission: 1982-1984 Honduras Honduras Tegucigalpa
- Places lived: Utah,
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- Michael Carnegie was a Mormon church member and high school teacher in Kitsap, Washington; convicted in 2017 of one misdemeanor count of fourth-degree assault with sexual motivation; sentenced to 30 days in jail
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Crime: 2014, in Washington,
- Convicted: 2017,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Born: 1970
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Washington,
- Places when accused: Washington,
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- Michael Ehlert was a Mormon church member and former BYU professor in Utah; convicted in 2017 in Guam of sexual abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: BYU,
- Crime: Unknown crime year, in Guam,
- Convicted: 2017,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1961
- Mission: Unknown country
- Places lived: Guam, Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
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- Jay Elggren was a Mormon church member in Salt Lake County, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; sentenced to jail and probation
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Probation,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Convicted: 2017,
- Crime scenes: Online,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Born: 1972
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Places when accused: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Latest update: is a registered sex offender, lives in Salt Lake City, Utah
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- John Goodrich was a former Mormon bishop and dentist in Idaho; accused of child sexual abuse and of having nonconsensual sex with a woman he admitting to drugging; given a withheld judgement; in December 2023, the AP reported that the Mormon church had offered $300,000 to a victim and her mother to not use her story to sue the church, and to keep the NDA secret; arrested in Virginia in March 2024
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- LDS church payment: $300,000
- Church discipline: Excommunicated,
- Criminal case(s): Charges dropped, Convicted, Withheld judgment,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Settlement,
- Church positions: Bishop,
- Convicted: 2017,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Born: 1959
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho, Virginia,
- Places when accused: Idaho, Virginia,
- Latest update: December 2023: AP story breaks about a secret $300,000 offer by the Mormon church to Goodrich's confessed sexual abuse victim
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- Erik Hughes was a Mormon bishop in Mapleton, Utah and a Mormon church senior product manager when he sexually abused two underage children in his LDS ward dozens of times; was sentenced to prison in 2017; released in 2023; as of 2024, registered sex offender living in Utah
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Parole, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Bishop, Church employee, Missionary, Stake high council, Youth leader,
- Convicted: 2017,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1966
- Mission: 1985-1987 United States California Anaheim
- Places lived: Utah,
- Places when accused: Utah,
- Latest update: July 2023: out on parole
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- James Johannes was a Mormon youth leader and US Army soldier assigned to the National Security Agency (NSA) in San Antonio, Texas; sentenced in 2017 to six years in prison for spying on two teenage sisters and recording them preparing to attend LDS seminary classes
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Youth leader,
- Convicted: 2017,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1982
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Texas,
- Places when accused: Texas,
- Latest update: 2017: sentenced to six years in prison
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- Timothy Johnson was a Mormon church member in Oregon; pleaded guilty to four counts of second-degree sexual abuse and was sentenced to 15 years in prison; a lawsuit against the Mormon church was dismissed with prejudice
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Dismissed with prejudice, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Convicted: 2017,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Oregon,
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- Bryce Johnson was an LDS church member in Heber City, Utah; convicted of three counts of aggravated child sex abuse/1st degree felony and sexual exploitation of a minor/2nd degree felony; sentenced to prison
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Missionary, Youth leader,
- Convicted: 2017,
- Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Born: 1984
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
- Places when accused: Utah,
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- Isaac Kemp was a Mormon church member in Draper, Utah; allegedly sexually abused children in Draper and Nebraska; sentenced to prison in Nebraska until 2038
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Ongoing, Prison,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Convicted: 2017,
- Crime scenes: Online, Public,
- Victims: 2 victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Nebraska, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Places when accused: Nebraska, Utah,
- Latest update: 2025: in a Nebraska prison until 2038, then eligible for parole after
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- Nicholas Lewis was a Mormon church member and BYU student; accused of sexually abusing young girls and attempting to solicit sex from a teen online; sentenced in 2017 to jail and probation; 2023: registered sex offender living in Bremerton, Washington
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Probation, Registered sex offender,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Convicted: 2017,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Born: 1992
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
- Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender living in Bremerton, Washington
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- Nathan Madsen was a Mormon church member and University of Tampa, Florida music professor; pleaded guilty in 2017 to charges of enticing a child to produce child pornography and possessing child pornography; sentenced to 17 years and 6 months in federal prison, followed by a life term of supervised release
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Probation,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Convicted: 2017,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Florida,
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- Jonathon Moser was an LDS church member and middle school teacher in Rawlins, Wyoming; found guilty of sexually abusing two minor girls; sentenced to a minimum of 36 years in prison; a source told FLOODLIT that North Dakota LDS church leaders knew about the abuse but "did nothing"
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Church positions: Missionary, Other leader, Unknown position,
- Convicted: 2017,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1981
- Mission: 2001-2003 Unknown country unknown
- Places lived: North Dakota, Wyoming,
- Places when accused: Wyoming,
- Latest update: Currently serving time in a Wyoming Prison
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- Darran Scott was a Mormon church member and filmmaker in Archies Creek, Victoria, Australia; pleaded guilty in 2017 to 16 charges related to the sexual abuse of 11 boys over a 25-year period; sentenced in 2017 to 10 years in prison
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Church positions: Youth leader,
- Convicted: 2017,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1964
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Australia,
- Latest update: 2017: sentenced to 10 years in prison in Australia for child sexual abuse
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- Joseph Shanks was an LDS senior missionary and temple worker in Chorley, Lancashire, England; convicted of ten charges related to sex crimes after he was caught in a police sting operation trying to meet three young children for sex; called from a landline registered to the Mormon Church's missionary training center
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail,
- Church positions: Missionary, Temple worker,
- Convicted: 2017,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: United Kingdom
- Places lived: England, United Kingdom,
- Latest update: 2017: convicted of sex crimes
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- Charles Shield was an LDS ward executive secretary in England and Scotland; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; sentenced in 2017 to six years in prison
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Church positions: Ward executive secretary,
- Convicted: 2017,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Born: 1942
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: England, Scotland, United Kingdom,
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- Keith Vallejo was a Mormon bishop in Utah; accused of sexually abusing and raping two underage girls; in 2017, was found guilty in a jury trial of ten counts of second-degree felony forcible sexual abuse and one count of first-degree felony object rape; sentenced to five years to life in prison
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
- Church positions: Bishop, High priest, Other leader,
- Convicted: 2017,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1974
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
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- Stephen Wold was a Mormon church member and former full-time missionary (to Panama) who lived in Highland, Utah; convicted in 2017 of first-degree felony aggravated sexual abuse of a 10-year-old girl and sentenced to 15 years to life in prison
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Church positions: BYU, Missionary,
- Convicted: 2017,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1988
- Mission: 2007-2009 Panama Panama (unknown)
- Places lived: Panama, Utah,
- Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender in Utah
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