Mormon Sexual Abuse Database

• George Aaron

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  • was a former Mormon bishop in a college ward in Provo, Utah; allegedly sexually abused his two teenage daughters in the 1980s and early 1990s; found civilly liable in 2001 to have "inflicted emotional distress," "breached fiduciary duty," and behaved with "reckless disregard" toward his younger daughter; paid $25,000 in punitive damages.
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  • Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
  • Civil: Judgment for plaintiff,
  • Alleged coverup

• Scott Abraham

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  • was a Mormon church member in Powell, Wyoming; set up a hidden camera in women's bathroom at work place; convicted in 2020; as of 2024, lives in Wyoming as a registered sex offender.
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  • Criminal: Convicted,
  • Civil: No civil case,

• James Adams

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  • was an elder in the LDS church in Beckley, West Virginia; sentenced to prison for sexually abusing multiple children.
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  • Criminal: Convicted,
  • Civil: Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
  • Alleged coverup
  • LDS church payment: Undisclosed amount

• Paul Adams

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  • was an LDS church member in Arizona; sexually abused two children for several years after confessing to his bishop; arrested and charged; died by suicide in 2017 while in custody awaiting trial.
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  • Criminal: Died awaiting trial, Not convicted, Suicide,
  • Civil: Dismissed,
  • Alleged coverup

• Leizza Adams

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  • 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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  • Criminal: Convicted, No contest, Plea agreement, Prison,
  • Alleged coverup

• Michael Adamson

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  • was a church caretaker and organist in York, England; abused at least four children as young as seven years old; convicted; sentenced to prison in England in 2008 for child sexual abuse.
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  • Criminal: Convicted,
  • Civil: No civil case,
  • Alleged coverup

• Elic Agler

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  • was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
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  • Criminal: Unknown result,
  • Civil: No civil case,

• Nicholas Alahverdian

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  • was an LDS church member in Orem, Utah; accused of rape; recently extradited from Scotland; has a lengthy history of criminal behavior.
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  • Criminal: Convicted,
  • Civil: No civil case,

• Brady Allen

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  • was a Mormon church youth leader and Utah teacher in Davis County, Utah; admitted to trying to meet 13-year-old for sex; convicted; sentenced to 1-15 years in Utah State Prison.
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  • Criminal: Convicted,

• Terry Allen

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  • was an LDS church member in California; in 1987, was found guilty of sexual abuse of a child and was sentenced to six years in prison; was assigned to multiple trusted church positions, including Sunday school president, despite the Mormon church being aware that he had raped a teenager; LDS leaders were accused of hiding his abuse from local church members; as of 2024, lives in Grapevine, Texas.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
  • Civil: No civil case,
  • Alleged coverup

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