Mormon sexual abuse database: browse our case reports
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Case #731: James Chalmers Bayless
- Is a registered sex offender living in Mesa, Arizona
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Born: 1946
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- Alleged failure to report
- Guilty, Pleaded guilty,
- The accused was a Mormon church member in Gilbert, Arizona; Pleaded guilty and convicted of 2 counts of molestation of a child in October 2015; is a registered sex offender.
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Case #696: Brandon Osorio Hernandez
- Victims: 1,
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Born: 1999
- Other leader,
- During alleged crime: Other leader,
- When accused: Other leader,
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- Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Unknown,
- no civil case,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Tempe, Arizona; accused of sexually abusing a victim inside a Mormon church; convicted of four fourth degree felony counts of abuse of a child or vulnerable adult.
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Case #667: Brian Mathew Bowen
- AKA Dr. Bowen
- February 2024: ongoing criminal case; nine victims have accused Bowen of sexual misconduct
- Victims: 2+, 5+, 9,
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Born: 1975
- Missionary,
- United States - Arizona Tempe (Spanish speaking) 1994-1996
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- Ongoing criminal case,
- no civil case,
- The accused was an LDS church member and podiatrist in Portland, Oregon; accused of sexual abuse of at least nine women; as of February 2024, indicted with two counts of first-degree sexual abuse, one count of second-degree sexual abuse, nine counts of third-degree sexual abuse, and two counts of sex abuse by fraudulent representation.
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Case #663: John Michael McKown
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- The accused was an LDS church member in Arizona; charged in 2023 with child sexual exploitation.
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Case #657: Floyd Keith Godfrey
- AKA Dr. Godfrey
- 2023: forced to surrender his license after sexual misconduct allegations by two employees
- Victims: 2, 2+,
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- Never charged,
- no civil case,
- The accused was a Mormon church member and sexual orientation conversion therapist in Arizona; accused of sexual misconduct by two employees; in 2023, Godfrey was forced to surrender his license.
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Case #371: Coy Glen Ball
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Born: 1954
- boy scouts leader, Santa Claus, Sunday school teacher,
- unknown -
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- Guilty,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Mesa, Arizona; was charged with 11 various abuses to a child; pled guilty to 3 counts of Molestation of a child.
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Case #369: Christopher Ryan Nuttall
- Currently lives in Phoenix Arizona, does not appear on sex offender registry
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Born: 1981
- Primary teacher,
- United States - Washington D.C. south mission
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- Guilty,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Mesa, Arizona; arrested in an FBI sting operation and convicted of LURE MINOR FOR SEX EXPLOIT and ATTEMPT TO COMMIT - SEXUAL CONDUCT WITH MINOR .
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Case #367: Edwin Gale McClellan
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Case #321: Michael Joe McClellan
- Moved out of Las Vegas, Nevada where he was convicted, currently lives in Cottonwood, Arizona
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Born: 1957
- Youth leader,
- United Kingdom - Scotland
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- Guilty,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Las Vegas, Nevada; arrested and convicted of LEWDNESS WITH A MINOR (ATTEMPT); was sentenced to prison; currently lives in Cottonwood, Arizona.
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Case #449: Brett Richard Nichols
- February 2024: lives in Apache Junction, Arizona
- Victims: 1,
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Born: 1967
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- Guilty,
- no civil case,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Arizona; convicted of child sexual abuse; sentenced to 10 years in prison; baptized again after excommunication; ward members reportedly were not told of his criminal past when he returned after his prison time.
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Case #857: Cody Jonathan Lara
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Case #856: Marcus Cleveland Udall
- Victims: 1,
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Born: 1996
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- Alleged failure to report
- Guilty,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Maricopa County, Arizona; accused of child sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in 2014 to a reduced felony charge; .
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Case #811: Paul Kimball Nelson
- sentenced to prison in November 2023; failed to appear at his sentencing and is missing as of November 18, 2023
- Victims: 2,
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Born: 1976
- Missionary,
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- Guilty, Sentenced to prison,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Arizona; accused of sexual abuse; sentenced to prison in November 2023; failed to appear at his sentencing and went missing; reportedly planned to turn himself in in March 2024 on the condition that his $100k bail be returned to his family; arrested in April 2024 in Tucson, Arizona and extradited to Gilbert, Arizona.
- His grandmother was a sister of former Mormon church president Spencer W. Kimball.
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Case #588: Roy Webb Hunt
- April 2023: lives in Mesa, Arizona as a registered sex offender
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Born: 1959
- Unknown,
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- Alleged failure to report
- Guilty, Pleaded guilty, Sentenced to prison,
- He was a Mormon church member in Maricopa County, Arizona; former city manager in Snowflake and Holbrook and a public finance banker at the National Bank of Arizona; accused of child sexual abuse in 2004; pleaded guilty in 2005 to a reduced charge; sentenced to prison in Arizona in 2005.
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Case #592: Melvin Eugene Hansen
- AKA Mel Hansen
- 2023: is in prison in Utah
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Born: 1952
- Other leader, Tabernacle Choir member,
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- He was a Mormon church member, school music teacher and Tabernacle Choir member; convicted in 2021 in Utah of first degree felony attempted aggravated child sexual abuse.
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Case #576: Donnie Rue Boring
- AKA Donnie Boring, Donny Boring
- died in December 2017
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Born: 1950
Died: 2017
- Bishop, Missionary, Seminary teacher, Stake high council, Temple worker, Youth leader,
- United States - Northern California 1969-1971
- 1973
- Guilty,
- He was a Mormon bishop and stake high council member in California / Arizona; pleaded guilty in 2017 to a felony charge of sexual abuse; died in December 2017.
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Case #566: Jordan Thomas Udall
- April 2023: is in federal prison in Ashland, Kentucky; scheduled for release on August 12, 2024
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Born: 1978
- Missionary,
- United States -
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- Guilty,
- He was a Mormon church member and police officer in St. Johns Arizona; pleaded guilty in 2022 to knowing access to child pornography.
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Case #562: Christopher James Church
- AKA Chris Church, Dr. Christopher J. Church
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Born: 1966
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- He was a Mormon high priest and anesthesiologist in Arizona; had his license revoked in 2011 for a pattern of touching women's breasts while they were unconscious; 2012 civil suit was dismissed.
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Case #535: Kenneth Ray Copple
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- Unknown,
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- Alleged failure to report
- Guilty,
- He was a Mormon church member in Arizona; found guilty of child sexual abuse and sentenced in 2019 to prison.
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Case #527: Mathew Legrand Arrington
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Case #525: Carl Dee Pratt
- Victims: 1,
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Born: 1930
Died: 2006
- Bishop, High priest, Other leader, Scout leader, Stake high council, Temple worker,
- During alleged crime: Bishop,
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- Never charged,
- no civil case,
- He was a Mormon bishop in San Manuel, Arizona; allegedly sexually abused a boy in his ward, in the bishop's office at an LDS chapel; died in 2006.
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Case #504: John Scott d'Aquin
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Born: 1966
- Missionary,
- United States - Arizona Phoenix 1986-1988
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- Alleged failure to report
- Guilty,
- The accused was an LDS church member; convicted in 1994 in Louisiana of contributing to the delinquency of juveniles performing sexually immoral acts; convicted in 2007 in Louisiana of indecent behavior with juveniles.
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Case #503: Rowan Joseph Ellsworth
- February 2024: lives in Mesa, Arizona
- Victims: 2,
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Born: 1948
- Missionary,
- Brazil - Brazil [unknown city] 1967-1969
- 1969
- Alleged failure to report
- Guilty,
- no civil case,
- The accused was an LDS church member and schoolteacher in Arizona; molested a 14-year-old girl at an LDS girls camp in mid-1990; the abuse was reported to a bishop Burgess, who failed to report to police, but instead encouraged the victim to forgive, per our sources; sentenced to prison in 1999 for two counts of child sexual abuse; released in 2007.
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Case #478: Leizza Alcantara Adams
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- Unknown,
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- Alleged failure to report
- Guilty,
- She was the wife of sexual abuser Paul Douglas Adams; sentenced in 2018 in Arizona to 2.5 years in prison after pleading no contest to two felony counts of child abuse (not sexual abuse).
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Case #230: Robert Gene Metcalf
- AKA Gene Metcalf
- Victims: 2+, 3,
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Born: 1949
- Scout leader,
- During alleged crime: Scout leader,
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- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted, Guilty, Sentenced to prison,
- The accused was an LDS church member in California and Arizona; convicted three times of child sexual abuse; sentenced in 1979 to 6 years in prison for sexually abusing a child; returned to the Mormon church after being released from prison, was made a scout leader and allegedly molested a scout on a campout in about 1987, according to a civil lawsuit; sentenced in Arizona in 1989 to 37 years in prison.
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Case #85: Luke Elbert Dalton
- AKA Lee Dalton; Luke Elbert Dalton Jr.
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Born: 1941
- Scout leader,
- During alleged crime: Scout leader,
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- Guilty,
- The accused was a Mormon church member; admitted to sexually abusing dozens of boys over decades in Ohio, Montana and Utah; arrested in 1997 in Utah for sexually abusing his only son; convicted and sentenced to prison; served 3.5 years in prison.
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Case #11: Manuel Joseph Archibeque
- Victims: 1,
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Born: 1971
- Unknown,
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- Alleged failure to report
- Guilty, Pleaded guilty,
- He was a Mormon church member in Maricopa County, Arizona; allegedly admitted to his bishop that he had sexually touched a child; charged in two cases in 2006 with sexual conduct with a minor and three counts of molestation of a child, all class two felonies; one case was dismissed in 2006 without prejudice; in the other, pleaded guilty to two reduced charges of child abuse.
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Case #435: Jacob Zamora
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Case #194: Stephen Kay
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Born: 1940
- Scout leader,
- During alleged crime: Scout leader,
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- Guilty,
- He was a Mormon church member, school teacher and scout leader in Brisbane, Australia; charged multiple times with child sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in 1996 and was sentenced to prison.
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Case #430: Harvey Dee Wright
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Born: 1945
- Scout leader,
- no
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- Guilty,
- He was an LDS church member and Scout leader in Flagstaff, AZ; in 1988 pleaded guilty to "Attempted Sexual Abuse/Dangerous Crimes Against Children" and received 90 days in jail and 4 years probation; placed on the BSA Confidential Files.
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Case #286: Arthur Frank Phillips
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Case #107: Anthon Taylor Ellsworth
- 2023: in prison in Arizona
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Born: 1982
- Bishopric counselor, Missionary,
- During alleged crime: Bishopric counselor,
- When accused: Bishopric counselor,
- Brazil -
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- Guilty,
- He was an LDS bishopric counselor and returned missionary in Arizona; in 2021, pleaded guilty to three felony counts of sexual exploitation of a minor and was sentenced to seven years in prison.
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Case #33: David James Borg
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- Scout leader, Youth leader,
- During alleged crime: Scout leader, Youth leader,
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- Guilty,
- The accused was a Mormon church member and scout leader; pleaded guilty to molesting multiple boys; sentenced to 34 years in prison.
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Case #299: Chance Lee Ray
- 2023: released from prison as of 2020-07-30; lives in Arizona
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Born: 1980
- Scout leader,
- no
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- Guilty,
- He was a Mormon church member and scout leader in the Mesa, Arizona area; convicted of child sexual abuse and sentenced to prison in Arizona; spent approximately 14 years in prison; released in July 2020.
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Case #196: Robert Glenn Kempton
- AKA Robert G. Kempton, President Kempton
- 2018: Died in Arizona
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Born: 1942
Died: 2018
- Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Scout leader, Stake president, Youth leader,
- United States - Virginia, North Carolina and West Virginia - possibly the Eastern States mission 1962-1964
- 1965
- Unknown,
- no civil case,
- The accused was a former Mormon bishop and stake president in Arizona; was an attorney and served a mission as a legal counsel for the LDS church in Africa; arrested in 2014 in a police sting for prostitution.
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Case #40: Susan Marie Brock
- Victims: 1,
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Born: 1962
- Unknown,
- no
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- Alleged failure to report
- Guilty,
- She was an LDS church member; was sentenced in April 2011 to 13 years in prison for engaging in a three-year-long sexual relationship with a boy, beginning when he was 14 years old; was released in December 2021.
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Case #27: Joseph Layton Bishop
- Victims: 2+,
- Mission president, Missionary, Other leader,
- During alleged crime: Other leader,
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- Police investigation,
- Civil case dismissed, Civil case dismissed with prejudice,
- The accused was a Mormon church member and president of the Provo, Utah Missionary Training Center (MTC) in the 1980s; allegedly sexually abused multiple sister missionaries; not criminally charged because the statute of limitations had expired (in 1984, the legal deadline in Utah for filing a rape charge was four years); civil lawsuit was dismissed after an agreement by the plaintiff and the LDS church.
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Case #38: David Harrison Broadbent
- AKA Dr. David H. Broadbent, Dr. David Broadbent, Dr. Broadbent
- April 2023: has not been charged with a crime
- Victims: 10+, 2, 200+, 250+, 5+, 50+,
- Unknown,
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- 1973
- Never charged,
- Civil case dismissed,
- He was an LDS church member and obstetrician/gynecologist (OB/GYN) doctor in Provo, Utah; in 2022, dozens of women joined a class action lawsuit accusing him of sexual assault; in 2022, a Utah judge dismissed the case; as of October 2023, nearly 300 victims had come forward, but Broadbent had not been charged with a sex crime.
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Case #209: George Patrick Lee
- AKA George P. Lee
- 2010: died
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Born: 1943
Died: 2010
- General authority, Mission president, Other leader, Seventy,
- During alleged crime: General authority, Seventy,
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- Guilty,
- The accused was a former LDS general authority; pleaded guilty to attempted sexual abuse of a child, a third-degree felony.
- George P. Lee was a member of the LDS church's First Quorum of Seventy from 1975 to 1989.
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Case #69: Michael Wayne Coleman
- AKA Mike Coleman
- Victims: 2, 2+,
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Born: 1960
- Bishop,
- During alleged crime: Bishop,
- When accused: Bishop,
- Argentina - Argentina Buenos Aires South 1980-1982
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- Arrested, Unknown,
- no civil case,
- He was an LDS bishop and former sound recording engineer in Mesa, Arizona (Lehi 2nd Ward); arrested in 2014 for sexual solicitation of a minor online; the alleged crime took place while he was bishop.
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Case #298: Richard Kenneth Ray
- AKA Kenny Ray, Kenneth Ray
- 2019: died in Florence, Arizona
- Victims: 20+,
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Born: 1942
Died: 2019
- Missionary,
- unknown - unknown
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- Alleged failure to report
- Guilty,
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Settlement paid by LDS church: Yes (undisclosed amount)
- He was an LDS church member in Arizona; sentenced to prison for sexually abusing children; the LDS church was involved in a lawsuit regarding clergy-penitent privilege; the church settled out of court.
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Case #208: Derek Marlan Layton
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- no
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- Convicted, Sentenced to prison,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Arizona; accused of sexual abuse in the late 1980s; convicted and sentenced to 25 years in prison for "sexual with minor and dangerous crimes against children".
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Case #311: Richard Blaine Sampson
- AKA Rick Sampson
- 2023: Out on parole in Utah
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Born: 1945
- Bishop, Other leader, Stake high council,
- During alleged crime: Bishop,
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- Guilty,
- He was a Mormon church member and bishop in Provo, Utah; convicted child sexual abuser and former Provo, Utah MTC doctor; sentenced in 2014 to one to 15 years in prison for child sexual abuse.
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Case #101: Aaron Dunton
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- Unknown,
- no
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- The accused was an LDS church member in Gilbert, Arizona; accused of child sexual abuse.
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Case #12: Larren Bybee Arnold
- Victims: 1,
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Born: 1935
- Scout leader,
- During alleged crime: Scout leader,
- no
- Add info
- Guilty,
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Settlement paid by LDS church: Yes (undisclosed amount)
- The accused was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Idaho; in 1984, arrested for lewd conduct with a minor under sixteen (molested a nine year-old boy) in Idaho; convicted in October 1984; received a five year suspended sentence and three years probation.
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Case #193: Larry Wright Judd
- Victims: 10+, 2+, 5+,
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Born: 1936
- Scout leader,
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- Guilty,
- He was an LDS church member in Mesa, Arizona; accused of sexual abuse; admitted to molesting 12 girls over a period of about 20 years.
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Case #13: Arlo Kay Atkin
- AKA Kay Atkin
- Victims: 1,
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Born: 1956
- Bishop, Missionary,
- During alleged crime: Bishop,
- no
- 1978
- Alleged failure to report
- Guilty,
- The accused was a former LDS bishop in or near Chandler, Maricopa County, Arizona; accused of raping and impregnating a 14-year-old girl in his ward while he was her bishop; pleaded guilty, served time in prison.
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Case #284: Eneudo Petit
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Born: 1973
- Bishop,
- When accused: Bishop,
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- He was a former Mormon bishop in Provo, Utah; allegedly avoided arrest warrant for sexual abuse by fleeing the US to Venezuela.
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Case #283: Richard Peterson
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- no
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- Unknown,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Mesa, Arizona; accused of sexual abuse.
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Case #353: Glendon Templeton
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Case #432: Mitchell Blake Young
- 2024: lives in Ogden, Utah as a registered sex offender
- Victims: 5,
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Born: 1960
- Missionary,
- Canada - WhiteFish Bay Area, Canada
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- Alleged failure to report
- Guilty,
- He was an LDS church member; sentenced in 1985 to five years' probation for sexually abusing two children, ages 4 and 7; a 2002 lawsuit against the LDS church accused Mormon leaders of providing a safe harbor for Young; as of 2024, lives in Ogden, Utah as a registered sex offender.
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Case #278: Les Paul
- Victims: 4,
- Unknown,
- no
- Add info
- Convicted, Guilty, Sentenced to prison,
- no civil case,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Arizona; charged with child sexual abuse; sentenced in about 1989 to over 400 years in prison.
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Case #186: Carl Matthew Johnson
- Victims: 2+, 3,
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Born: 1945
- Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum president, Missionary, Stake high council,
- Ireland - Irish [Ireland] 1964-1966
- 1967
- Guilty,
- no civil case,
- He was a former mayor of West Bountiful, UT; former Mormon bishop in Utah; arrested for and charged with sexually abusing several children; pleaded guilty in January 2023 to four felony counts of child sexual abuse; sentenced in March 2023 to prison.
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FLOODLIT.org has a free public database of hundreds of reports about people who committed or allegedly committed sex crimes, including sexual abuse, while they were active Mormon church members. You can browse the entire database in all sorts of ways, including by LDS church position, number of victims, places where crimes took place, or criminal/civil case result.
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