4138 people accused of sex crimes they perpetrated or allegedly perpetrated while active in the LDS/Mormon church.
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Born: 1977
LDS positions: Unknown position, - LDS mission:
unknown - Alleged:
10 or more victims, 100 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Alleged crime scenes:
Perpetrator's workplace, Victim's school,
Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, - Eric Olsen (1977 – ) was an LDS church member and schoolteacher in Bakersfield, California; admitted to Ontario, California police that he had sexually abused between 200 to 300 girls, with as many as 30 victims in Kern County; convicted in 2007 in California of 6 felony counts of child sexual abuse; sentenced to five years in prison; lifetime registered sex offender; as of 2023, lives in Brigham City, Utah
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Jeffrey Paul Olson
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Born: 1966
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission:
Peru - Peru Lima North 1985-1987
- Alleged:
Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Alleged failure to report
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Jeffrey Olson (1966 – ) was a Mormon church member in Utah; convicted of first-degree felony aggravated sex abuse of a child and was sentenced in 2020 to four consecutive terms of three years to life in prison
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Thomas Joseph Opfar
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Born: 1937
Died: 1998 - LDS positions: Scout leader,
- During alleged crime/failure: Scout leader,
- LDS mission:
China - Hong Kong 1958-1960
- Alleged:
Unknown number of victims,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Thomas Opfar (1937 – 1998) was a Mormon church member in Pennsylvania and Utah; pleaded guilty in Utah to charges related to child sexual abuse; sentenced to five to 15 years in prison
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Dan S Overholt
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- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- During alleged crime/failure: Scout leader,
- LDS mission:
no
- Alleged:
Unknown number of victims,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Dan Overholt was an LDS church member in Colorado; accused of sexual abuse
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Scott Dale Owen
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Born: 1959
- LDS positions: Bishop, Missionary, Stake presidency counselor,
- During alleged crime/failure: Bishop, Stake presidency counselor,
- LDS mission:
Guatemala - Guatemala [unknown]
- Alleged:
10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Alleged failure to report
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Scott Owen (1959 – ) was a Mormon bishop (twice), stake presidency counselor and therapist in Provo, Utah; called himself the "Porn King;" accused by 7 former patients of sexually abusing them during sessions, and by a cousin (alleged sex abuse in 1980s); an LDS bishop, a stake president (his business partner) and Utah DOPL all allegedly failed to report to police; arrested in Nov. 2023; sentenced in 2025 to prison
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Spencer John Palmer
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Born: 1927
Died: 2000 - LDS positions: Bishop, BYU, Mission president, Missionary, Other leader, Sunday school, Temple president,
- During alleged crime/failure: Unknown position,
- LDS mission:
United States - California 1947-1949
- Alleged:
Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Spencer Palmer (1927 – 2000) was a Mormon temple endowment ceremony actor, BYU professor, mission president, temple president, LDS church area authority; lived in Utah; posthumously accused of child sexual abuse by his grandson
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Steven Paris
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Born: 1952
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Alleged:
2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Alleged failure to report
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Unknown result,
- Steven Paris (1952 – ) was an LDS church member in Anaheim, California; accused in 1986 of sexual abuse of seven boys; pleaded guilty to abusing six of them; was scheduled to receive a 30-year sentence
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Raymond Parkin
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Born: 1950
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Alleged:
2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Raymond Parkin (1950 – ) was an LDS church member in Mansfield, England; accused of sexual abuse; convicted and sentenced in 2009 to prison for 18 years for serious sexual offenses against two young girls
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John Edward Parkinson
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Born: 1931
- LDS positions: Stake presidency counselor, Stake president, Sunday school,
- During alleged crime/failure: Stake presidency counselor, Stake president,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Alleged:
10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Alleged crime scenes:
Perpetrator's workplace,
- Alleged failure to report
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jury trial, Overturned/reversed, Prison,
- John Parkinson (1931 – ) was a Mormon stake president (1981-1991) and physician in Fairfield, California; sentenced to prison in 1997 for sexually abusing two female patients, but the judge delayed the sentence pending an appeal; his conviction was later reversed
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Jeffery Brian Parks
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- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- During alleged crime/failure: Unknown position,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Alleged:
Unknown number of victims,
- Alleged crime scenes:
Unknown crime scene,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Jeffery Parks was a Mormon church member in Tennessee; in 2003, pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual battery by an authority figure, two counts of incest, and two counts of statutory rape; sentenced to prison
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Leslie Leon Paul
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Born: 1943
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- During alleged crime/failure: Scout leader,
- LDS mission:
no
- Alleged:
4 victims, Multiple victims,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Leslie Paul (1943 – ) was an LDS church member in Arizona; charged with child sexual abuse; found guilty on 32 counts; sentenced in about 1989 to over 400 years in prison
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James William Penrod
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- LDS positions: Missionary,
- During alleged crime/failure: Missionary,
- LDS mission:
United States - Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1997-1997
- Alleged:
Unknown number of victims,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- James Penrod was a Mormon church missionary in Pennsylvania in 1997; originally from Utah; sent home to Utah from his mission and arrested in July 1997 and charged with child sexual abuse; sentenced to prison for sexual abuse
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Brian Richard Peterson
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Born: 1964
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- During alleged crime/failure: Scout leader,
- LDS mission:
no
- Alleged:
Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Alleged failure to report
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, No contest, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Brian Peterson (1964 – ) was an LDS church member and scout leader in Orem, Utah; accused in 1988 of child sexual abuse; convicted and sentenced to prison in 1990
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Keith O'Dell (or Odell) Peterson
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Born: 1948
Died: 2020 - LDS positions: Unknown position,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Alleged:
Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation,
- Keith Peterson (1948 – 2020) was a Mormon church member and former high school teacher in Nampa, Idaho; accused in 1991 of inappropriate sexual contact; sentenced to 180 days suspended jail time and two years of probation; charge was dismissed in 1998 after he completed probation; pleaded guilty in October 2019 to one count of lewd conduct with a child under 16; sentenced in 2020 to 17 years in prison
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Eneudo Luis Petit
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Born: 1972
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- During alleged crime/failure: Bishop,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Alleged:
2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Alleged crime scenes:
Perpetrator's home,
- Alleged failure to report
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Fled or failed to appear, Prison,
- Eneudo Petit (1972 – ) was a Mormon bishop in Provo, Utah; while bishop, allegedly sexually abused a child; accused of molesting another child before becoming a bishop; allegedly avoided arrest warrant for child sexual abuse by fleeing the US to Venezuela; arrested in Texas in 2021; convicted in Utah in 2022 and sentenced to prison; as of July 2024, is in the Uintah County Jail
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Ronald Wayne Phelps
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- LDS positions: Bishop, Other leader,
- During alleged crime/failure: Bishop,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Alleged:
1 victim,
- Alleged failure to report
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Ronald Phelps was an LDS bishop and stake executive secretary, and attorney, in Oklahoma; arrested for indecent exposure before becoming an LDS bishop; accused of child sexual abuse; Mormon church leaders allegedly covered up the abuse
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Arthur Frank Phillips
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Born: 1949
- LDS positions: Sunday school,
- During alleged crime/failure: Sunday school,
- LDS mission:
no
- Alleged:
1 victim,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Probation,
- Arthur Phillips (1949 – ) was a Mormon church member in Arizona; sexually molested a 14-year-old girl; in the 1990s, sentenced to prison for one year and placed on probation for four years
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Scott Elvin Phister
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Born: 1964
- LDS positions: Bishop, Missionary, Stake president,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Alleged:
1 victim,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, No contest,
- Scott Phister (1964 – ) was a Mormon bishop and stake president in Wyoming; later moved to Utah and worked as a massage therapist; pleaded no contest in 2022 to two class A misdemeanor charges of sexual battery for touching a female massage client in a sexual manner
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Chesley Nels Pierson
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Born: 1928
Died: 2021 - LDS positions: Bishop, Elders quorum, Missionary, Other leader, Stake patriarch, Stake presidency counselor,
- During alleged crime/failure: Unknown position,
- LDS mission:
United Kingdom - England
- Alleged:
Multiple victims,
- Alleged crime scenes:
Unknown crime scene,
- Alleged failure to report
- Criminal case(s): Police investigation, Unknown result,
- Chesley Pierson (1928 – 2021) was an LDS bishop, stake presidency counselor and stake patriarch in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; accused of sexually abusing multiple young men
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Byron Lloyd Poelman
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Born: 1934
Died: 2014 - LDS positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Mission president, Missionary, Stake high council, Stake president, Sunday school,
- During alleged crime/failure: Stake president,
- LDS mission:
Netherlands - Netherlands
- Alleged:
1 victim,
- Alleged failure to report
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
- Byron Poelman (1934 – 2014) was a bishop and stake president in Utah and partner in a law firm that represented the LDS church; arrested in 1994 for soliciting a prostitute; pleaded guilty to a class B misdemeanor charge of patronizing a prostitute
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Lloyd Gerald Pond
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Born: 1945
Died: 2019 - LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission:
Georgia - West German 1964-1966
- Alleged:
1 victim,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil case(s): Unknown result,
- Lloyd Pond (1945 – 2019) was a Mormon church spokesman and leader of an LDS church radio program in Utah; pleaded guilty in 1996 to one count of second-degree felony forcible sexual abuse; sentenced in 1997 to prison; died in 2019
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Michael Jay Pratt
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- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Church employee, Other leader, Seminary teacher,
- During alleged crime/failure: Church employee, Seminary teacher,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Alleged:
1 victim,
- Alleged crime scenes:
LDS building, Public,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Michael Pratt was an LDS seminary principal in Utah; arrested in 2009; convicted and sentenced in 2010 for the sexual abuse of a 16-year-old seminary student
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Robert Scott Price
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- LDS positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
- During alleged crime/failure: Scout leader,
- LDS mission:
no
- Alleged:
8 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Alleged crime scenes:
Recreational trip/outing, Scout activity,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Robert Price was an LDS church member and scout leader in Idaho; convicted in 2002 and sentenced to prison for child sexual abuse
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James Wesley Samuel Raborn
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Born: 1989
- LDS positions: Youth leader,
- During alleged crime/failure: Youth leader,
- LDS mission:
no
- Alleged:
Multiple victims,
- Alleged crime scenes:
Unknown crime scene,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- James Raborn (1989 – ) was an LDS church member in Iowa; convicted of four misdemeanor counts related to child sexual abuse and exploitation; 2023: registered sex offender living in Boone, Iowa
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Jeff Lewis Ranstrom
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Born: 1986
- LDS positions: Elders quorum,
- During alleged crime/failure: Elders quorum,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Alleged:
1 victim,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Parole, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Jeff Ranstrom (1986 – ) was an LDS church member, elders quorum president and high school basketball coach in Idaho; accused in 2019 of sexually abusing a student; pleaded guilty to a felony charge of child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2020 to 4 to 15 years in prison; as of December 2023, was out on parole living in Eagle, Idaho as a registered sex offender
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Kenneth R Rarick
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Born: 1950
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- During alleged crime/failure: Not active LDS, Unknown position,
- LDS mission:
no
- Alleged:
3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Kenneth Rarick (1950 – ) was a Mormon church member in Alaska; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
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Richard Kenneth Ray
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Born: 1942
Died: 2019 - LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission:
Unknown country - unknown
- Alleged:
10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Alleged crime scenes:
Perpetrator's home,
- Alleged failure to report
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
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- Richard Ray (1942 – 2019) was an LDS church member in Arizona; sentenced in 1984 to 61 years in prison for molesting five girls; allegedly had more than 30 victims; the LDS church was involved in a lawsuit regarding clergy-penitent privilege; the church settled out of court for an undisclosed amount just before trial
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Chance Lee Ray
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Born: 1980
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission:
no
- Alleged:
1 victim,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Released,
- Chance Ray (1980 – ) 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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Gary Fuller Reese
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Born: 1938
Died: 2014 - LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Scout leader, Seminary teacher,
- During alleged crime/failure: Scout leader,
- LDS mission:
Finland - Finland (unknown) 1961-1964
- Alleged:
Multiple victims,
- Alleged crime scenes:
LDS activity, LDS building, Perpetrator's home, Recreational trip/outing, Scout activity,
- Alleged failure to report
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case(s): Dismissed with prejudice, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Gary Reese (1938 – 2014) was a Mormon bishopric counselor, seminary teacher and Boy Scout leader in Washington; accused of sexually molesting several boys in his scout troops; never charged; two plaintiffs sued the Mormon church; lawsuit was dismissed with prejudice in 2011; Reese died in 2014
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Alberto Reyes
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- LDS positions: Bishop,
- During alleged crime/failure: Bishop,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Alleged:
2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Alleged failure to report
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Alberto Reyes was a Mormon bishop in Argentina who sexually abused a child; allegedly sexually abused the victim for at least nine years; convicted in 2004
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Leroy Harvey Richins
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- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Alleged:
1 victim,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Leroy Richins was a Mormon church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse
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Shonn M Ricks
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- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- LDS mission:
no
- Alleged:
1 victim,
- Alleged failure to report
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
- Shonn Ricks was an LDS church member in Benson, Cache County, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; found guilty by a jury in 1997; served about 14 months in prison; attempted to serve a Mormon mission and was supported by his stake president, Jerry Toombs; his mission call was withdrawn
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Phillip Kowalewski Rimmasch
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Born: 1937
Died: 2009 - LDS positions: Scout leader,
- During alleged crime/failure: Scout leader,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Alleged:
Unknown number of victims,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Overturned/reversed, Unknown result,
- Phillip Rimmasch (1937 – 2009) was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Utah in the 1980s; had a 50-plus year career as a mortician; convicted of child sexual abuse; on appeal, the Utah Supreme Court ordered a new trial in 1989
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Brian David Robbins
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Born: 1982
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- During alleged crime/failure: Scout leader,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Alleged:
Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Brian Robbins (1982 – ) was a Mormon church member and Boy Scout leader in Colorado; in 2013, was arrested and charged with two counts of sexual exploitation of a child; was a scoutmaster at the time of his arrest
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Lowell James Robison
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Born: 1944
Died: 2018 - LDS positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum, Mission president, Missionary, Scout leader, Stake high council, Stake presidency counselor, Stake president, Sunday school, Youth leader,
- During alleged crime/failure: Mission president,
- LDS mission:
Mexico - Southeast Mexican 1963-1965
- Alleged:
Multiple victims,
- Alleged crime scenes:
Unknown crime scene,
- Alleged failure to report
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, Suicide,
- Lowell Robison (1944 – 2018) was a Mormon mission president in the Mexico Leon mission (1995-1998) and stake president of the Provo, Utah Edgemont Stake (2001-2006); accused in 2018 of sexual abuse of multiple people; two months later, died by suicide
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Shane Ross
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- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- During alleged crime/failure: Unknown position,
- LDS mission:
no
- Alleged:
1 victim,
- Alleged crime scenes:
Unknown crime scene,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Shane Ross was an LDS church member and public school teacher in Salem, Oregon; accused of child sexual abuse of a former student; convicted in 2018 and sentenced to prison
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Tim Ryan
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- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- During alleged crime/failure: crime-not-lds, not lds,
- LDS mission:
no
- Alleged:
1 victim,
- Alleged failure to report
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Tim Ryan was allegedly an LDS church member in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in 2008 to a felony charge of sexual abuse of a child under the age of 16; detectives said the victim's family reported the abuse in 1999, but that it was dropped when they wouldn't cooperate with investigators
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Douglas Saltsman
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- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- LDS mission:
no
- Alleged:
10 or more victims, 100 or more victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Probation,
- Douglas Saltsman was an LDS church member in Utah; convicted in 2020 of sexual abuse; sentenced to jail and probation
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Richard Blaine Sampson
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Born: 1945
- LDS positions: Bishop, Church employee, Other leader, Stake high council,
- During alleged crime/failure: Bishop, Church employee,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Alleged:
7 victims, Multiple victims,
- Alleged failure to report
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Parole, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Richard Sampson (1945 – ) was a Mormon bishop, stake high council member and doctor in Provo, Utah; was director of medical affairs for the LDS Missionary Training Center; allegedly sexually abused at least seven children; convicted and sentenced in 2014 to one to 15 years in prison for child sexual abuse; as of 2024, was out on parole living in Holladay, Utah
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Kyle Michael Saucier
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- LDS positions: Missionary,
- During alleged crime/failure: Missionary,
- LDS mission:
no
- Alleged:
1 victim,
- Alleged crime scenes:
Perpetrator's home,
- Criminal case(s): Charges dropped, Not convicted,
- Kyle Saucier was a Mormon missionary in Utah; charged in 2007 with aggravated sexual abuse of a child, but the charges were dropped after prosecutors said they could not proceed due to "witness problems"
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George Martin Schliesser
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Born: 1958
- LDS positions: Primary, Scout leader,
- LDS mission:
no
- Alleged:
4 victims, Multiple victims,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Ongoing, Unknown result,
- George Schliesser (1958 – ) was a Mormon church member, scout leader and Primary teacher in Utah; charged in 1990 with two counts of sodomy on a child and two counts of sex abuse on a child; in September 2021, was arrested after a third alleged attempt at voyeurism, the first two in 2020
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Patrick Tissier
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- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Patrick Tissier was an LDS church member in Perpignan, France; accused of sexual abuse; convicted, sentenced to prison
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Francois Le Corguille
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- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Francois Le Corguille was an LDS church member in France; accused of sexual abuse; convicted and sentenced to prison in 2011
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James Phillip Schmidt
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Born: 1944
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- During alleged crime/failure: Scout leader,
- LDS mission:
no
- Alleged:
Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Alleged crime scenes:
LDS building,
- Alleged failure to report
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- Civil case(s): Unknown result,
- James Schmidt (1944 – ) was an LDS church member and scout leader, with multiple charges of child sexual abuse over six years; convicted in Idaho; convicted in the late 1990s in Maryland; as of 2024, registered as a sex offender
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William Schubeck
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- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- LDS mission:
no
- Alleged:
1 victim,
- Alleged failure to report
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church,
- William Schubeck was a Mormon church member in California; accused of sexual abuse
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Dennis Walter Schult
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Born: 1935
- LDS positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
- During alleged crime/failure: Scout leader,
- LDS mission:
no
- Alleged:
2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Alleged crime scenes:
Perpetrator's home,
- Alleged failure to report
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, No contest, Plea deal, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Dennis Schult (1935 – ) was a Mormon church member and scout leader in southern California; pleaded no contest to two counts of child molestation as part of a plea agreement wherein six other molestation charges were dropped; sentenced in 1991 to eight years in prison for sexually abusing two of his scouts for several years; as of 2024, registered sex offender living in Granada Hills, California
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Jean-Jacques S
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- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Jean-Jacques S was an LDS church member in France; accused of sexual abuse
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Orin Ervin Searle
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Born: 1926
Died: 2014 - LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum, High priest, Other leader, Temple worker,
- During alleged crime/failure: Unknown position,
- LDS mission:
no
- Alleged:
Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Alleged failure to report
- Criminal case(s): Not convicted,
- Orin Searle (1926 – 2014) was an LDS church member in Ogden, Utah; accused of sexual abuse in 2013 but was deemed incompetent to stand trial; a victim said that Searle's predatory behavior began as early as the late 1950s, and that several family members, and multiple members of the LDS 44th Ward (Mount Ogden Stake), knew that Searle was a child molester but did nothing to stop him; died in 2014
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Michael Joe McClellan
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Born: 1957
- LDS positions: Youth leader,
- LDS mission:
United Kingdom - Scotland
- Alleged:
Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Michael McClellan (1957 – ) was an LDS church member in Las Vegas, Nevada; arrested; convicted of attempted lewdness with a minor; sentenced to prison; as of 2024, lives in Cottonwood, Arizona
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Wayne Sells
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- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission:
no
- Alleged:
Multiple victims,
- Alleged crime scenes:
Unknown crime scene,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Wayne Sells was a Mormon church member in South Carolina; accused of sexual abuse
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