Overview

• The man faces six charges, including three counts of persistent sexual abuse of a child and three counts of indecent assault.
• The alleged offences occurred in Tasmania over a 19-year period while the accused held leadership roles in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
• Multiple victim-survivors connected to the church have been identified in the allegations.
• The case was investigated by Taskforce Artemis, established after the 2023 Tasmanian Commission of Inquiry into institutional child abuse.
• The accused was extradited from Queensland to Tasmania on May 18, 2025, and is set to appear in Hobart Magistrates Court on May 19, 2025.