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"

Case report

NOTE: FLOODLIT is attempting to update the information below.

Derek Marlan Layton accused, convicted and sentenced to 25 years in prison for “Sexual with minor and dangerous crimes against children”

“Mormons Tried to Cover Up Their ” Members” Molestation of my Three Children.

AUTHOR: Michelle – (U.S.A.) SUBMITTED: Saturday, March 05, 2005
“Once upon a time there was a good upstanding Mormon boy, Derek Marian Layton, that was our part time babysitter and worked for my company. We finally found out that he had been molesting our three children for four years, and severely molesting them and threatening them not to tell, or he would kill their parents.”

“To make a long, long story short, Once he was arrested the Mormon Community came forward to protect Derek. The press wouldn’t cover the story, “Largest Known Molest case in the State of Arizona at the time. We had fine upstanding Mormon citizens harassing us about picking on Derek. The mormon community bailed him out of jail.”

“We spent a year and a half with court hearings, and Me, A mother, that believed I knew what was in the best interest of my children and my family. 1 fought an uphill battle and with evidence fit to bury any king.”

“Derek Marian Layton was sentenced, not to what the Mormon community wanted, Probation, LOL, but to what a bitter and angry mother defending her children wanted. TWENTY FIVE YEARS FLAT in the Arizona Department of Corrections. Parents, you can beat the Mormons in Court, Stick to your guns, pray a lot and fight like Hell for your Childrens Rights.”

Case facts

Case information sources

  1. Derek Layton
    view source details | 30 Jun 2024 | Chandler Police Department

Case information source details

Browse the Mormon Sexual Abuse Database

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.

View the Mormon Sexual Abuse Map

International map of locations where active members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints perpetrated or allegedly perpetrated sexual abuse or other sex crimes, or where LDS leaders failed or allegedly failed to help abuse survivors.

 

Add information

Search the Mormon Sexual Abuse Database