4316 people accused of sex crimes they perpetrated or allegedly perpetrated while active in the LDS/Mormon church.
Browse by LDS position and more »Leizza Alcantara Adams
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LDS positions: Unknown position, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, No contest, Plea deal, Prison, - Leizza Adams 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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Brandon Rex Brown
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Born: 1978
LDS positions: Unknown position, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace,
Alford plea, Convicted, Ongoing, Plea deal, - Brandon Brown (1978 – ) was an LDS church member in Pocatello, Idaho; accused in 2024 of untying two teenage girls' swimsuit tops and touching them inappropriately at a mall in Chubbuck, Idaho; also accused of inappropriately touching a third teenage girl; in 2025, entered Alford pleas to felony and misdemeanor counts of sexual battery of a child; a judge rejected the plea agreement
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William Sterling Evans
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Born: 1909
Died: 1991
LDS positions: Bishop, Stake presidency counselor, - LDS mission:
no - Victims: 1 victim,
Alleged failure to report
Never charged, Not convicted, - William Evans (1909 – 1991) was a prominent Mormon church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; was bishop twice of the Grant 6th ward; from 1957 to 1962, was in the Utah State Legislature; served as Salt Lake County Clerk from 1968 to 1983; died in 1991; allegedly raped a relative in Salt Lake City in the early 1980s
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Kendall Doyle Traxler
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Born: 1969
Died: 2015
LDS positions: Sunday school, Youth leader, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
Alleged failure to report
Never charged, Not convicted, - Kendall Traxler (1969 – 2015) was an LDS church member in Gallman and Hazelhurst, Mississippi; died in 2015; a victim told FLOODLIT that Traxler sexually abused them when they were a child; the abuse allegedly took place during Sunday branch meetings; the branch president and stake president allegedly knew about the abuse but failed to report it to law enforcement
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Thomas Daniel Stanger
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Born: 1978
- LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
Police investigation, Unknown result, - Thomas Stanger (1978 – ) was an LDS church member in Helena, Montana; arrested four times for indecent exposure; accused of watching pornographic material while masturbating looking at women nearby
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Percy Wilbur Rock
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Born: 1943
- LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
Convicted, Pleaded guilty, - Percy Rock (1943 – ) was an LDS church member in Greencastle, Pennsylvania; accused of possessing CSAM; pleaded guilty in 2023
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Jayson Heath Martineau
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Born: 1973
LDS positions: Missionary, - LDS mission:
Unknown country - unknown 1992-1994 - Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
Convicted, Pleaded guilty, - Jayson Martineau (1973 – ) was an LDS church member in Idaho and Tremonton, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in December 2023 in Utah and was sent on a one-year rider program
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Rodney Craig Fielding
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- LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: Unknown number of victims,
Unknown result, - Rodney Fielding was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse
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Ronald Todd Fielding
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- LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: Unknown number of victims,
Unknown result, - Ronald Fielding was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse
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Efrey Antonio Guzman
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Born: 1966
LDS positions: Branch president, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
Found not guilty, - Efrey Guzman (1966 – ) was an LDS church member and branch president in Sandy, Utah; charged with aggravated sexual assault, aggravated burglary, both first-degree felonies, and sexual abuse of a child and forcible sexual abuse, both second-degree felonies; acquitted
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Errol Kent Pilling
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Born: 1942
LDS positions: Bishop, Missionary, - LDS mission:
United Kingdom - North British Mission 1962-1964 - Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
Unknown result, - Errol Pilling (1942 – ) was a Mormon bishop and licensed psychologist in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; went on an LDS mission to England in the early 1960s; pleaded guilty in 1988 and in 1994 to charges of sexual misconduct; in September 1994, his registration as a chartered psychologist with the Psychologists Association of Alberta was cancelled; in 1994, was excommunicated; as of February 2024, lives in Twin Falls, Idaho
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Chauncey Joseph Worthley
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Born: 1931
Died: 1998
LDS positions: Bishop, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: 1 victim,
Admitted guilt, Never charged, Not convicted, - Chauncey Worthley (1931 – 1998) was a former LDS bishop in Orange County, California; admitted to sexual abuse and had his foster parent license taken away
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John Tholen
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Born: 1952
LDS positions: Unknown position, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
Convicted, Prison, - John Tholen (1952 – ) was a Mormon church member; sentenced to 10 years in prison for sexually abusing children he babysat with his wife Judith Tholen, who also sexually abused them
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Judith Tholen
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Born: 1956
LDS positions: Unknown position, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
Convicted, Prison, - Judith Tholen (1956 – ) was a Mormon church member; sentenced to 10 years in prison for sexually abusing children she babysat with her husband John Tholen, who also sexually abused them
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Stewart Allsford
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Born: 1951
Died: 2017
LDS positions: Bishop, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
Alleged failure to report
Suicide, - Stewart Allsford (1951 – 2017) was a former LDS bishop in the Plymouth England stake; accused of sexually abusing two girls; died by suicide on third day of his child sex abuse trial
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Robert Preston Wily
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Born: 1979
LDS positions: Unknown position, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Probation, - Robert Wily (1979 – ) was an Mormon church member in Utah; in 2004, pleaded guilty to four class A misdemeanor counts of sexual battery; arrested in 2020 for allegedly possessing several child exploitation images; convicted of one felony count in 2022; sentenced to 365 days in jail and 48 months probation
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Geoffrey James Powell
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Born: 1947
LDS positions: Bishop, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: 1 victim,
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Jail, - Geoffrey Powell (1947 – ) was an LDS bishop in Western Australia; accused of sexually abusing a seven-year-old girl in his ward; the alleged abuse took place while he was a bishop; the victim twice complained to the LDS church, but said she was not believed and was chastised, and it was suggested she should move away if she felt uncomfortable; in 2019, he was sentenced to 12 months in jail
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James Broom
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Born: 1947
LDS positions: Unknown position, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: 1 victim,
Convicted, Jail, - James Broom (1947 – ) was a LDS church member in Scotland; jailed in 2009 for sexually abusing a 15-year-old girl
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Jason Earnest Stark
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Born: 1985
LDS positions: Missionary, - LDS mission:
United States - 2004-2005 - Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Plea deal, Prison,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, - Jason Stark (1985 – ) was a former full-time Mormon missionary in Kentucky; accused of sexually abusing three people in 2005 while on his mission; a lawsuit was filed against the Mormon church; in 2025, sentenced to 30 years in prison in Idaho
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Darran Scott
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Born: 1964
LDS positions: Youth leader, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, - Darran Scott (1964 – ) was a Mormon church member and filmmaker in Archies Creek, Victoria, Australia; pleaded guilty in 2017 to 16 charges related to the sexual abuse of 11 boys over a 25-year period; sentenced in 2017 to 10 years in prison
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Calvin James McGee
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Born: 2002
LDS positions: Missionary, - LDS mission:
United States - - Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
Alleged failure to report
Admitted guilt, Convicted, Ongoing, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, - Calvin McGee (2002 – ) was an LDS missionary in Virginia in 2022; accused of soliciting sexually explicit pictures and video from a person he believed to be an 11-year-old girl, and inviting her to meet in person; arrested in Boise, Idaho in July 2023 and accused of rape of a minor; pleaded guilty to two charges related to child sexual abuse; sentenced in May 2024 to three to 25 years in prison
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Ralph Hayden Burlingame
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Born: 1947
LDS positions: Unknown position, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: 1 victim,
Convicted, Prison, - Ralph Burlingame (1947 – ) was an LDS church member in Minnesota; sentenced in 1989 to prison for 2nd degree criminal sexual abuse of a child
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Marvin Ross Harker
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Born: 1968
LDS positions: Bishop, Missionary, - LDS mission:
Unknown country - - Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims,
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, - Marvin Harker (1968 – ) was an LDS bishop in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada in 2016; reportedly confessed to his mission president in 1987 to sexually abusing multiple children; also reportedly confessed to his bishop; both leaders told him not to report to police, according to records in a 2016 criminal case; convicted in 2019 (alleged abuse 1986-93); sentenced in 2020 to five years in prison; registered sex offender
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Terry George Allen
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Born: 1943
LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Other leader, Stake high council, Sunday school, Youth leader, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released, - Terry Allen (1943 – ) 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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Rowan Joseph Ellsworth
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Born: 1948
LDS positions: Missionary, - LDS mission:
Brazil - Brazil [unknown city] 1967-1969 - Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity,
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Prison, Released, - Rowan Ellsworth (1948 – ) was an LDS church member and schoolteacher in Arizona; allegedly molested a 14-year-old girl at an LDS girls camp in mid-1990; the abuse was reported to a bishop Burgess, who allegedly failed to report to police, but instead encouraged the victim to forgive; sentenced to prison in 1999 for two counts of child sexual abuse; released in 2007
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John Scott d'Aquin
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Born: 1966
LDS positions: Missionary, - LDS mission:
United States - Arizona Phoenix 1986-1988 - Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Unknown result, - John d'Aquin (1966 – ) 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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Eric Lee Knight
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Born: 1968
LDS positions: Missionary, - LDS mission:
United States - California Ventura 1987-1989 - Victims: Unknown number of victims,
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result, - Eric Knight (1968 – ) was an LDS church member; former physician; pleaded guilty in 2021 in New Hampshire to two felony counts of second-degree assault in a plea deal that would allow him to get his medical license back and avoid the sex offender registry
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Michael Lynn Bronson
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Born: 1964
LDS positions: Bishop, Missionary, - LDS mission:
Honduras - Honduras Tegucigalpa 1982-1984 - Victims: 1 victim,
Convicted, Prison, - Michael Bronson (1964 – ) was a former Mormon bishop in Vineyard, Utah County, Utah; sentenced to prison in 2017 for first-degree felony attempted aggravated child sexual abuse
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Alan Byron Pace
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Born: 1964
LDS positions: Unknown position, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
Convicted, Prison, Probation, - Alan Pace (1964 – ) was a Mormon church member in Orem, Utah; sentenced in 2015 to 30 days in prison and 36 months of probation for felony child sexual abuse
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Frank Laine Hall
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Born: 1970
LDS positions: Unknown position, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
Convicted, Prison, - Frank Hall (1970 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah; former award-winning first grade schoolteacher; sentenced in 2007 to prison for sexually abusing his students
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Craig David Whiting
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Born: 1971
LDS positions: Unknown position, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
Jury trial, Ongoing, Unknown result, - Craig Whiting (1971 – ) was an LDS church member in Bluffdale, Utah; charged in 2018 with child sexual abuse; as of Feb 2023, pleaded not guilty and requested a jury trial; jury trial was scheduled to move forward in 2023
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Christopher Mark Taylor
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Born: 1979
LDS positions: Unknown position, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
Ongoing, Unknown result, - Christopher Taylor (1979 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah; arrested in January 2022 for possession of child pornography; case pending as federal charges are being evaluated
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Mark C Treter
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Born: 1954
LDS positions: Scout leader, Youth leader, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, No contest, Plea deal, Probation, - Mark Treter (1954 – ) was a Mormon church member and environmental lawyer in Greendale, Indiana; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded no contest to one felony count; sentenced in 2023 to probation; local LDS church leaders allegedly knew of Treter's criminal behavior but did not report to police
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Glen Douglas Borst
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Born: 1958
LDS positions: Unknown position, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: 1 victim,
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, - Glen Borst (1958 – ) was a Mormon church member in Utah; sentenced to prison in 2004 for child sexual abuse
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Kay Leroi Walker
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Born: 1942
LDS positions: Missionary, - LDS mission:
United States - served in Virginia and North Carolina - Victims: 8 victims, Multiple victims,
Alford plea, Convicted, - Kay Walker (1942 – ) was a Mormon church member and Nauvoo Inn owner in Nauvoo, Illinois; charged with sexually abusing his employees; entered an Alford plea in 2004, resulting in a conviction while maintaining his innocence before the court; January 2024: lives in Idaho Falls, Idaho
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Alan Lee Croshaw
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Born: 1946
LDS positions: Bishop, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
Convicted, Jail, Probation, - Alan Croshaw (1946 – ) was a Mormon bishop in Springville, Utah from at least 1991 to 1995; admitted to having a lifelong sexual addiction with a preference for prepubescent girls; downloaded and distributed child pornography; in 2015, sentenced to 30 days in jail for felony voyeurism and misdemeanor lewdness; violated probation by downloading porn
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Alan Roy Willey
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Born: 1954
LDS positions: Unknown position, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, - Alan Willey (1954 – ) was a Mormon church member and schoolteacher in Utah; honored as teacher of the year twice at local schools; sentenced to prison in 2007 for sexually molesting a child who was one of his students; accused of sexually abusing many other little children in his classes
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Derrick Evan Pickering
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Born: 1984
LDS positions: Unknown position, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Health appointment, Perpetrator's workplace,
Never charged, Not convicted,
Ongoing, - Derrick Pickering (1984 – ) was a Mormon church member and nurse practitioner in Utah; accused in 2024 by multiple former patients in a civil lawsuit of touching them in sexually inappropriate ways
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David Roy Phipps/Verity
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- LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: 8 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Health appointment, Perpetrator's workplace,
Convicted, Jail, No contest, Plea deal,
Judgment for plaintiff, - David Phipps/Verity was an LDS church member and dentist in Sacramento, California; pleaded no contest in 1987 to two counts of misdemeanor sexual battery involving two of his patients; In 1994, also pleaded no contest to two counts of misdemeanor sexual battery; served time in jail and had dental license revoked
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Mason Harold Thompson
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LDS positions: Unknown position, - LDS mission:
unknown
Unknown result, - Mason Thompson was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse
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John Doe
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LDS positions: Unknown position, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
Alleged failure to report
Never charged, Not convicted, -
Church paid $1,100,000 - John Doe was a Mormon church member in Tacoma, Washington; allegedly sexually abused a preschooler in his ward in the 1980s; the LDS church settled with the abuse survivor for $1.1 million in 2023
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Michael W Fritchen
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Born: 1955
LDS positions: Unknown position, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
Convicted, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender, - Michael Fritchen (1955 – ) was a Mormon church member in Utah; sentenced to prison in the 1990s and again in 2011 for child sexual abuse
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Dennis Joe Loveless
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Died: 2016
LDS positions: Unknown position, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
Convicted, - Dennis Loveless was a Mormon church member in Farmington, Utah; accused of sexual abuse in 1977 and 1984; sentenced to prison both times; died in 2016
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Anastasia Elizabeth Dawson
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Born: 1993
LDS positions: Youth leader, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: 1 victim,
Alleged failure to report
Ongoing, Unknown result, - Anastasia Dawson (1993 – ) was a Mormon church member in Missouri; arrested in 2023 and charged with several counts relating to sexual abuse of a minor
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Brigham Young
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Born: 1801
Died: 1877
LDS positions: Apostle, Missionary, - LDS mission:
United Kingdom - England 1840-1841 - Victims: Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
Alleged failure to report
Never charged, Not convicted, - Brigham Young (1801 – 1877) was the second president of the Mormon church; married 56 women, including a 15-year-old and three 16-year-olds; was publicly accused during his life (1801-1877) of sexual misconduct, including adultery and illegal polygamy; never charged with a sex crime; arrested and charged with adultery in 1871; not convicted
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Mark Kevin Anderson
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Born: 1959
LDS positions: Branch president, Other leader, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, Registered sex offender, - Mark Anderson (1959 – ) was a Mormon church branch president and dentist in Woodland, California; accused by 27 former female patients of touching them inappropriately in office visits; found guilty in 2009 of 11 felony counts and one misdemeanor count of sexual battery for sexual abuse of several of his female patients; sentenced to six years in prison; required to register for life as a sex offender
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Carl Dee Pratt
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Born: 1930
Died: 2006
LDS positions: Bishop, High priest, Other leader, Scout leader, Stake high council, Temple worker, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: Bishop's office, LDS building,
Alleged failure to report
Never charged, Not convicted, - Carl Pratt (1930 – 2006) 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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David Shwenke Tupou
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LDS positions: Unknown position, - LDS mission:
unknown - David Tupou was a Mormon church member in California; accused of sexual abuse
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Mathew Legrand Arrington
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Born: 1963
LDS positions: Unknown position, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
Convicted, Prison, - Mathew Arrington (1963 – ) was a Mormon church member and foster child advocate in Arizona; found guilty of child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2021 to 15 years in prison
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Jimmy Maurice Kilpatrick
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LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: 8 victims, Multiple victims,
Convicted, Prison, - Jimmy Kilpatrick was a Mormon church member in Alabama; pleaded guilty to charges of child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2015 to 10 years in prison
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