2 LDS sex abuse cases found

1983
  • Crime year: 1983
    • Dennis Joe Empey
    • Dennis Empey (1957 – ) was a Mormon church member in Driggs, Idaho and scout leader in Provo, Utah; accused of sexually abusing many children between 1981 and 1990; a stake president and four Mormon bishops allegedly failed to report abuse for years; convicted in 1991 in Utah of child molestation; sentenced to one year in jail and three years probation; charged in 2025 in Idaho with sex crimes
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      • Empey's alleged sex crimes span at least 44 years (1981 - 2025)
    • CrimeCrime: 1980s, 1990s,
    • Alleged crime scenesCrime city: UT - Provo,
    • Alleged crime scenesCrime state: Idaho, Utah,
    • ConvictedConvicted: 1991,
    • Church positionsLDS positions: Scout leader,
    • Criminal casesCriminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Probation,
    • Civil casesCivil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
    • Alleged failure to reportAlleged failure to report
      • "This man has molested so many children that it involved four Bishops from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints."
      — Joe Empey's neighbor, pre-sentencing letter to Utah County judge George Ballif, Sept. 13, 1991
    • John Wood Fanning
    • John Fanning (1932 – 2012) was a Mormon branch president in Texas, bishop in Oklahoma and Boy Scout executive in several US states, including Utah; accused in 1986 in Utah of sexually abusing at least three boys, including during LDS-sponsored scouting activities; admitted guilt; convicted via plea agreement in 1986 or 1987; sentenced to 30 days in jail and spent approximately 18 months on probation; died in 2012
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      • A Mormon scout executive agreed to continue paying Fanning for a month after he admitted to sexually assaulting a child
    • CrimeCrime: 1980s,
    • Alleged crime scenesCrime state: Louisiana, Utah,
    • ConvictedConvicted: 1987,
    • Church positionsLDS positions: Bishop, Branch president, Missionary, Scout leader, Senior missionary,
    • Criminal casesCriminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
    • Alleged failure to reportAlleged failure to report
      • "I told [John Fanning] we had two options. Immediate termination or he could resign and I would pay him through the end of next month but he had to leave as of now. He elected to resign."
      — K. Hart Bullock, LDS church member and Scout Executive, BSA Great Salt Lake Council, Oct. 23, 1986
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