Showing 6 of 4,060 Mormon church members accused of sex crimes or Mormon leaders accused of failure to report sexual abuse
Jeremy Heath
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- was a Mormon church member in Anchorage, Alaska; pleaded guilty in 2019 of Sexual Abuse of Minor 2 Vict Undr 13 (Class B Felony).
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- Criminal: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Crime: 2010s,
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John Doe
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- was an LDS church member and former Mormon bishop in Alabama, Alaska and Texas; in 2022 or 2023, confessed to child sexual abuse to his LDS bishop and stake president in Texas, according to a person familiar with the case; they reported him to local police in 2023; in 2024, a plaintiff filed a civil lawsuit against him.
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Alleged coverup- Criminal: Admitted guilt, Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil: Ongoing,
- Positions: Bishop,
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Glen Sexton
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- was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
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- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Alleged crime: 1980s, in Texas,
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Bradley Stowell
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- was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Idaho; confessed to sexually abusing 24 boys; pleaded guilty to molesting two boys; sentenced in 1997 to 150 days in prison and 15 years of probation; local LDS church coverup alleged; one of Stowell's victims, Adam Steed, came forward, spurring lawsuits against the Mormon church and the BSA; as of 2024, lived in Herriman, Utah.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender,
- Civil: Unknown result,
- Positions: Missionary, Scout leader,
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, in Idaho,
- Crime scenes: Scout activity,
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Kenneth Rarick
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- was a Mormon church member in Alaska; accused of sexual abuse; convicted.
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- Criminal: Convicted,
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Crime: 1980s, in Alaska,
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James Adams
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- was a Mormon church member in Beckley, West Virginia; sentenced to prison in 1994 for sexually abusing multiple children; in 1996, a $750 million lawsuit was filed against the Mormon church alleging coverup; the suit was settled out of court in 2000.
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- Alleged coverup
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LDS church payment: Undisclosed amount
- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil: Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Positions: Other leader,
- Crime: 1980s, in West Virginia,
- Crime scenes: Victim's home,
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