SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) – A registered sex offender who became a leader in a Utah congregation of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been convicted of sex crimes again.
A jury in Dodge County, Minnesota, found Michael Adam Davis, 37, guilty of one count of criminal sexual conduct – a first-degree felony – two counts of second-degree felony criminal sexual conduct, and once count of indecent exposure.
According to court records, Davis met his teenage victim at a congregation in Kasson, Minnesota, in 2018 while Davis was serving in a ward leadership position known as Elders Quorum President.
Davis was given that role despite his status as a sex offender, stemming from a previous sex abuse conviction in Utah.
Court records show Davis was convicted of two counts of attempted forcible sexual abuse in Davis County in 2006 when he was living in Sunset. Since his conviction, Davis has been listed on the Utah Department of Corrections Sex and Kidnap Offender registry.
KUTV asked the Church by email if local leaders were aware of Davis’ status as a sex offender when he was called as Elders Quorum President, as well as if his church membership record was flagged that he was a sex offender.
In a written statement provided by Church headquarters, Rochester, Minnesota Stake President Randal Thomas did not address either question, but said the Church does not tolerate any kind of sex abuse.
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