Convicted Year: 2023

26 matching Mormon sex abuse cases

- Dale Andreason 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
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Church positions: Primary, Youth leader,
- Convicted: 2023,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1952
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Places when accused: Utah,
- Latest update: Currently in prison in UTAH STATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY
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- Cortney Andrew was a Mormon church member and bishopric counselor in Logan, Utah; charged in 2023 in Utah with four second degree felony counts of enticing a minor by internet or text; pleaded guilty to reduced charges in December 2023; sentenced in January 2024 to 60 days in jail
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Church positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary,
- Crime: Unknown crime year, in Cache County (Utah), Utah,
- Convicted: 2023,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Born: 1984
- Mission: United States Lansing
- Places lived: Cache County (Utah), Utah,
- Places when accused: Utah,
- Latest update: January 2024: sentenced to 60 days in jail with work release
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- Kayla Atkin was an LDS church member and therapist in Lehi, Utah; charged in 2022 with three felony counts of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in April 2023 to one count of attempted object rape (victim was 14-15 years old at the time of the crime); sentenced in September 2023 to 180 days in jail
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Convicted: 2023,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Born: 1993
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: September 2023: sentenced in Utah to 180 days in jail after pleading guilty to one felony count of attempted object rape
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- Richard Baker was an LDS bishopric counselor in Clearfield, Utah; accused of voyeurism and child sexual exploitation
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Bishopric counselor,
- Convicted: 2023,
- Victims: 7 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1978
- Mission: United States Washington D.C. South Mission
- Places lived: Utah,
- Latest update: Lives in Brigham City, Utah
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- Cristifer Biggs was an LDS returned missionary and BYU-Idaho student; convicted in July 2023 of one first degree felony count of aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Church positions: Missionary,
- Convicted: 2023,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Born: 1999
- Mission: 2018-2020 United States Salt Lake City Headquarters (history center and family history center)
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Latest update: August 2023: pleaded guilty to child sexual exploitation
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- Stanley Bitsoi was a Mormon church member in Rigby, Idaho; convicted of a felony sex crime (Lewd Conduct with Child Under 16); sentenced to jail and probation
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Convicted: 2023,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Born: 1960
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Places when accused: Idaho,
- Latest update: is a registered sex offender living in Ririe, Idaho Children-Lewd Conduct with Child Under 16; is a registered sex offender
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- Michael Clay was an LDS church member and BYU professor in Provo, Utah; charged with sexually abusing three students; entered a plea bargain in May 2023 in which he agreed to plead no contest to three class A misdemeanor charges of sexual battery, complete 24 months of probation, do 50 hours of community service, and take a sexual boundaries course; sentenced in June 2023 according to the plea deal
- Criminal case(s): Community service, Convicted, No contest, Plea agreement, Probation,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: BYU, Church employee, Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Convicted: 2023,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1974
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Latest update: June 26, 2023: sentenced to two years of probation and no jail time after agreeing in May 2023 to a plea deal of three reduced misdemeanor charges of sexual battery
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- Chet Egley was a Mormon church member in Weston, Idaho; tried to meet a 13 year old girl for sex in Utah; pleaded guilty and convicted to one count sexual abuse of a child and two counts of enticing a minor by internet or text
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Elders quorum, Sunday school, Youth leader,
- Convicted: 2023,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Born: 1982
- Mission: Unknown country
- Places lived: Idaho, Utah,
- Places when accused: Utah,
- Latest update: Is currently registered in the Utah Department of Corrections as being on probation
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- Cory Gaylor was an school teacher and LDS deacons quorum adviser in Idaho; arrested and charged with lewd conduct and enticing a child via the Internet; in July 2023, pleaded guilty; sentenced in September 2023 to 60 years in prison, with 13 years fixed before being eligible for parole
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Church positions: Other leader, Youth leader,
- Convicted: 2023,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Born: 1971
- Mission: 1990-1992 Unknown country South America; dates approximate
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Latest update: September 2023: sentenced in Idaho to 60 years in prison, with 13 years fixed before being eligible for parole
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- Shawn Gooden 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
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Ongoing, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Bishop, Scout leader, Stake high council, Stake presidency counselor, Youth leader,
- Convicted: 2023,
- Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1974
- Mission: United States Ohio Cleveland (Spanish speaking)
- Places lived: Pennsylvania, Virginia,
- Places when accused: Pennsylvania,
- 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
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- Jake Hally was an LDS church member in Idaho Falls, Idaho; accused of sexual abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Convicted: 2023,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Born: 1995
- Mission: Unknown country
- Places lived: Idaho, Rexburg (Idaho), Utah, Washington County (Utah),
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- Michael Hiatt was a Mormon church member in Clinton, Utah; charged in Utah in March 2023 with two second degree felony counts of enticing a minor, and one third degree felony count of dealing in materials harmful to a minor; pleaded guilty in June 2023 to one second degree felony count of enticing a minor; sentenced in August 2023 to 45 days in jail, with credit for 15 days served, and 4 years probation
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Missionary,
- Crime: Unknown crime year, in Davis County (Utah), Utah,
- Convicted: 2023,
- Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1990
- Mission: Unknown country
- Places lived: Davis County (Utah), Utah,
- Latest update: August 2023: sentenced to 45 days in jail, with credit for 15 days served, and 4 years probation
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- Carl Johnson was a former Mormon bishop and former mayor of West Bountiful, Utah; arrested in 2022 and charged with sexually abusing several children between 1983 and 1997; pleaded guilty in 2023 to four felony counts of child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2023 to three consecutive terms of nine years to life each for first-degree felonies, plus one term of one to 15 years on a second-degree felony
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum, Missionary, Stake high council,
- Convicted: 2023,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1945
- Mission: 1964-1966 Ireland Irish [Ireland]
- Places lived: Utah,
- Places when accused: Utah,
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- Michael Lister was an LDS church member in or near Cedar City, Utah and Bunkerville, Nevada; accused in Utah in 2023 of sexual abuse of two young girls; pleaded guilty to one count of sodomy on a child; sentenced in June 2023 to 25 years to life in prison
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Convicted: 2023,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1960
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Nevada, Utah,
- Latest update: June 2023: sentenced in Utah to 25 years to life in prison after pleading guilty to one felony count of sodomy upon a child
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- Jayson Martineau was an LDS church member in Idaho and Tremonton, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in December 2023 in Utah and was sent on a one-year rider program
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Missionary,
- Convicted: 2023,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1973
- Mission: 1992-1994 Unknown country unknown
- Places lived: Idaho, Utah,
- Places when accused: Utah,
- Latest update: Dec 2023: pleaded guilty in Utah and was sent on a one-year ride program
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- Erick Mosteller was a Mormon church member and former youth leader in Utah; was caught downloading child sexual abuse material (CSAM); admitted to soliciting sex acts from trafficked women at Asian massage parlors; pleaded guilty in March 2023 to two second degree felony charges of child sexual exploitation; sentenced in August 2023 to 250 days in jail, with credit for 79 days served; placed on 4 years probation
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Church positions: Missionary, Youth leader,
- Convicted: 2023,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Born: 1965
- Mission: Unknown country
- Places lived: Utah,
- Places when accused: Utah,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: August 2023: sentenced
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- Craig Nebeker 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
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Church positions: Youth leader,
- Convicted: 2023,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1960
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California, Utah, Washington County (Utah),
- Places when accused: Utah, Washington County (Utah),
- Latest update: Craig Nebeker is currently serving in the Utah Department of Corrections
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- Kent Prestwich 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
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Church positions: Nursery, Primary,
- Convicted: 2023,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1977
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
- Latest update: November 2023: pleaded guilty to two 2nd degree felony counts of child sexual exploitation
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- Percy Rock was an LDS church member in Greencastle, Pennsylvania; accused of possessing CSAM; pleaded guilty in 2023
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Convicted: 2023,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Born: 1943
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Pennsylvania,
- Places when accused: Pennsylvania,
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- Wade Schvaneveldt was an LDS church member and high school girl's basketball coach in or near Grace, Idaho; accused of raping a child numerous times over a period of several years, including at his home while his family was attending LDS church meetings; in April 2023, accepted a plea deal to two felony counts of rape; in June 2023, was sentenced to 8 to 18 years in prison
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Convicted: 2023,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Born: 1971
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Latest update: June 2023: was sentenced in Idaho to 8 to 18 years in prison after pleading guilty in April 2023 to two felony counts of rape
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