G.S. – Little Rock, Arkansas

G.S. was a Mormon man in the Pinnacle Mountain Ward in the Little Rock, Arkansas stake.

A lawsuit was filed against the LDS church on Jan. 30, 2026. In the lawsuit, a woman who was a child sexual abuse victim alleges multiple failures by Mormon officials.

The lawsuit refers to G.S. only by his initials.

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G.S. 1993 criminal conviction

According to the lawsuit, G.S. was criminally convicted in 1993 in Arkansas of felony sexual abuse of a minor in the third degree.

G.S. had also previously sexually abused his own cousin who had Down Syndrome, according to the lawsuit.

Floodlit is seeking to learn G.S.’s identity and obtain copies of criminal case records.

Nearly 12 years of alleged child sex abuse

The lawsuit says G.S. abused the victim from 1981-1993, from ages 4 to 15 years old, for nearly 12 years of abuse.

Arkansas allowed a brief lookback window that enabled the victim to seek recovery for damages. The window expired Jan. 31, 2026.

The lawsuit states that when she was 15, the victim reported the abuse to her bishop in the Pinnacle Mountain Ward. The bishop, bishopric counselors and other priesthood holders met with the victim and her mother and questioned the victim about the abuse, according to the complaint.

Meanwhile, the lawsuit alleges, G.S. accused the victim of seducing him.

Alleged failures by a Mormon bishop and other church officials

Church leaders implied that the victim was responsible for her own victimization and said they would wait for the criminal case to resolve before taking any church action, the suit says.

Then, according to the lawsuit, church officials allowed the perpetrator to give public testimony in which he asked for forgiveness from the victim, forcing the victim to sit through his act of contrition.

Church officials continued to allow the perpetrator to attend regular Sunday meetings, despite the ongoing criminal proceedings and the disclosures by the victim and her mother, the lawsuit claims, adding that the victim was not supervised or protected from the abuser while at church.

Other members of the congregation were not made aware of the pending criminal charges or the danger posed by the perpetrator, the lawsuit states.

Did you know G.S.?

Floodlit will continue to dig to discover G.S.’s identity and provide information on his criminal case in this case report.

If you knew or know G.S. or have any information that could lead to us finding the criminal records related to this case, please contact us.