4316 people accused of sex crimes they perpetrated or allegedly perpetrated while active in the LDS/Mormon church.
Browse by LDS position and more »Jose Antonio Arias
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Born: 1962
LDS positions: Missionary, - LDS mission:
United States - California [unknown city - served in Palm Desert] 1985-1986 - Victims: 1 victim,
Alleged failure to report
Never charged, Not convicted,
Judgment for plaintiff, Lawsuit v. LDS church, - Jose Arias (1962 – ) was a Mormon church missionary in Palm Desert, California; accused of sexual abuse; civil suit filed against LDS church and Arias; judge awarded judgment by default for the plaintiff (victim) against Arias in 2017 in the amount of approximately $4.2 million; the LDS church was not found liable
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Brian Richard Pickett
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LDS positions: Branch president, Stake high council, - LDS mission:
no - Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, Perpetrator's home,
Alleged failure to report
Never charged, Not convicted,
Dismissed with prejudice, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, -
Church paid $unknown - Brian Pickett was a Mormon branch president and leader at a youth program picking pineapples in Maui, Hawaii; accused of sexual abuse in a civil lawsuit that also named the LDS church; the suit was dismissed with prejudice after a settlement in 2016
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John Doe
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LDS positions: Unknown position, - LDS mission:
no
Alleged failure to report
Unknown result, - John Doe was a Mormon church member in Vernon, Utah; accused of sexual abuse
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Edwin Gale McClellan
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Born: 1936
Died: 2019
LDS positions: Bishop, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
Alleged failure to report
Never charged, - Edwin McClellan (1936 – 2019) was a Mormon bishop in Cottonwood, Arizona; accused of sexually abusing 3 female family members from the 1980s-2000s
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Christopher Ryan Nuttall
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Born: 1981
LDS positions: Primary, - LDS mission:
United States - Washington D.C. south mission - Victims: 1 victim,
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, - Christopher Nuttall (1981 – ) was an LDS church member in Mesa, Arizona; arrested in an FBI sting operation; convicted in 2019 of LURE MINOR FOR SEX EXPLOIT and ATTEMPT TO COMMIT - SEXUAL CONDUCT WITH MINOR
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Don Furtys
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Born: 1964
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unknown - Victims: 1 victim,
Convicted, - Don Furtys (1964 – ) was an LDS church member in Tallahassee, Florida; accused sexual abuse; had 14 charges brought against him 14 2014-02-12 and 5 charges 2014-06-13
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Jordan Lyn Jolley
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Born: 1987
LDS positions: Primary, Youth leader, - LDS mission:
United States - San Bernardino 2006-2008 - Victims: Unknown number of victims,
Convicted, - Jordan Jolley (1987 – ) was an LDS church member in Syracuse, Utah; convicted of voyeurism in January 2024
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Coy Glen Ball
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Born: 1954
LDS positions: Scout leader, Sunday school, - LDS mission:
Unknown country - - Victims: Unknown number of victims,
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, - Coy Ball (1954 – ) was an LDS church member in Mesa, Arizona; was charged with 11 counts related to child sex abuse; in 2014, pleaded guilty to three counts of molestation of a child
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Louis Darrell Kinyon
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Born: 1954
- LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, - Louis Kinyon (1954 – ) was an LDS church member in Provo, Utah; convicted in 2005 of aggravated murder
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John Doe
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LDS positions: Missionary, - LDS mission:
no
Alleged failure to report- John Doe was a Mormon missionary in Ireland; accused of sexual abuse
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Cletus James Hanifin
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Born: 1939
Died: 2021 - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Cletus Hanifin (1939 – 2021) was an LDS church member in Boulder, Colorado; accused of sexually abusing a young teenage girl in his home, while his wife was away
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John Doe
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LDS positions: Unknown position, - LDS mission:
no - John Doe was an LDS church member in Raleigh, North Carolina; accused of sexual abuse
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Paul Edward Spencer
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Born: 1970
LDS positions: Other leader, Ward mission leader, Youth leader, - LDS mission:
no - Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: Online,
Ongoing, Police investigation, - Paul Spencer (1970 – ) was a Mormon church temple prep instructor and mission leader in Riverton, Salt Lake County, Utah; charged in December 2024 with multiple felonies related to arranging to meet a police detective posing as a 13-year-old girl for sexual assault in Lehi, Utah
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William Adrian Shubeck
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LDS positions: Unknown position, - LDS mission:
no - Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: Victim's home,
Alleged failure to report
Never charged, Not convicted,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result, - William Shubeck was a Mormon church member in San Bernardino, California; accused in 2003 of sexual abuse in a civil lawsuit against the LDS church
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Jane Doe
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LDS positions: Unknown position, - LDS mission:
no
Alleged failure to report- Jane Doe was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse
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unknown unknown
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- LDS mission:
no - unknown unknown was a Mormon church member in Massachusetts; accused of sexual abuse
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John Doe
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- LDS mission:
no - John Doe was a Mormon church member in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse
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John Doe
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- LDS mission:
no - John Doe was a Mormon church member in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse
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Nelson Bogero
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Born: 1953
LDS positions: Primary, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Police investigation, Prison, - Nelson Bogero (1953 – ) was an LDS church member and Primary children's teacher in Cordoba, Argentina; accused in 2017 of sexual abuse of two girls who were in his Primary class; a local LDS leader allegedly knew about the abuse but failed to report to police; in August 2024, Bogero was sentenced to 16 years in prison
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Jason Scott Calder
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- LDS mission:
unknown
Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, - Jason Calder was a Mormon church member and mental health counselor in Utah; accused of raping a teenage patient; pleaded guilty; sentenced in 2018 to seven years to life in prison
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Luis Zarate
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LDS positions: Bishop, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: 1 victim,
Alleged failure to report
Unknown result, - Luis Zarate was a Mormon bishop in Panama; accused of sexual abuse of a 4-year-old
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Ashlyn Amy Harvey
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Born: 1989
- LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: 1 victim,
Ongoing, - Ashlyn Harvey (1989 – ) was an LDS church member in Gunnison, Utah; accused in 2024 of sexual contact with a 17-year-old student for whom she was a substitute teacher
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John Doe
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- LDS mission:
no - John Doe was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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Roger David Gunn
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Born: 1956
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Unknown country - - Victims: 1 victim,
Convicted, - Roger Gunn (1956 – ) was an LDS church member in Spanish Fork, Utah; found guilty of SEX ABUSE OF A CHILD - 2nd Degree Felony; currently lives in Bonita, California
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Carlos Escalante
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LDS positions: Branch president, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Prison, - Carlos Escalante was an LDS branch president in San Nicolas, Argentina; sexually abused his stepdaughter for 5 years, including while branch president; the victim asked local LDS leaders for support, but allegedly received none; she was punished by the church for "refusing to forgive" and for "failing to comply with worthiness standards;" Escalante was sentenced in 2018 to 14 years in prison
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Gary Westlund
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- LDS mission:
unknown
Alleged failure to report
Unknown result, - Gary Westlund was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse of a Navajo child placed in an LDS foster home as part of the Indian Student Placement Program, also called the Lamanite Placement Program
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John Doe
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- LDS mission:
no - John Doe was an LDS church member in New Mexico; accused of sexual abuse
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John Doe
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- LDS mission:
no
Alleged failure to report- John Doe was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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Michael David Otten
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- LDS mission:
unknown
Convicted, - Michael Otten was an LDS church member in California; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
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Michael Hepworth
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- LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: Unknown number of victims,
Unknown result, - Michael Hepworth was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse
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John Doe
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- LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: 1 victim,
Unknown result, - John Doe was an LDS church member in Argentina; accused of sexual abuse in 2017; an LDS bishop learned of the abuse in a private confession by the accused, and the bishop told the victim's mother, who told police
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Mark Nielson Cram
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Born: 1956
LDS positions: Bishop, Church employee, Stake high council, Stake presidency counselor, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: Health appointment,
Alleged failure to report
Admitted guilt, Expunged, Not convicted, Pleaded guilty, - Mark Cram (1956 – ) was a former Mormon bishop and stake presidency counselor, and city manager in Riverton, Utah; charged in 2006 with voyeurism; admitted climbing a 9-foot wall at a tanning salon to watch a 16-year-old girl undress; pleaded guilty; plea was held in abeyance; he completed the terms set by the court, charge was dismissed and case was expunged in 2008; as of February 2024, lives in Riverton, Utah
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John Doe
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- LDS mission:
unknown
Alleged failure to report- John Doe was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse
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David Mark Novak
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Born: 1951
LDS positions: Church employee, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: 1 victim,
Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Released, - David Novak (1951 – ) was an LDS Social Services counselor in Utah who worked for 12 years with child sexual abuse victims; convicted in 1999 of sexually abusing a girl; released from jail after serving about 40 days
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David William Bennett
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Born: 1954
LDS positions: Scout leader, Youth leader, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: 8 victims, Multiple victims,
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Fled or failed to appear, Pleaded guilty,
Unknown result, - David Bennett (1954 – ) was an LDS church member and scout leader in California and Korea; convicted in 1987 in California of child sexual abuse; moved to Korea; was assigned to be an LDS young men's president and scoutmaster; was accused of molesting several boys; disappeared in 1991; FLOODLIT is attempting to locate him
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Dave Doe
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LDS positions: Bishop, - LDS mission:
no
Alleged failure to report
Never charged, - Dave Doe was a Mormon bishop in West Valley City, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; excommunicated, but never prosecuted
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Daniel Landeros
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Born: 1970
LDS positions: Missionary, - LDS mission:
unknown - Daniel Landeros (1970 – ) was a Mormon missionary; accused of sexual abuse
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Keith Robert Vallejo
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Born: 1974
LDS positions: Bishop, High priest, Other leader, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, - Keith Vallejo (1974 – ) was a Mormon bishop in Utah; accused of sexually abusing and raping two underage girls; in 2017, was found guilty in a jury trial of ten counts of second-degree felony forcible sexual abuse and one count of first-degree felony object rape; sentenced to five years to life in prison
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Homer Lewis Van Matre
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Born: 1947
Died: 2017
LDS positions: Unknown position, - LDS mission:
no - Victims: 1 victim,
Convicted, Found guilty, Overturned/reversed, - Homer Van Matre (1947 – 2017) was an LDS church member in Salt Lake County, Utah; found guilty of sexual abuse of child and sodomy on a child; charges were reversed on appeal when child recanted her story
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Sterling Gray Van Wagenen
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Born: 1947
LDS positions: BYU, Stake high council, Sunday school, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Prison, - Sterling Van Wagenen (1947 – ) was a co-founder of Sundance Film Festival and director of some Mormon temple endowment videos; publicly accused of sexual abuse of two children in two separate instances; sentenced to prison in 2019 for child sexual abuse
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James Vetro Samuels
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Born: 1943
LDS positions: Scout leader, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: 1 victim,
Convicted, Found guilty, - James Samuels (1943 – ) was a Mormon church member in Thornton, Idaho; found guilty of LEWD COND WITH A MINOR CHILD U/16 Date : 03-18-1980
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James Mitchell Victor
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Born: 1960
LDS positions: Missionary, - LDS mission:
Canada - Canada [unknown - possibly New Brunswick] 1984-1986 - Victims: Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
Alleged failure to report
Police investigation, Unknown result, - James Victor (1960 – ) was a Mormon missionary in Canada in the 1980s; allegedly sexually abused a 12-year-old boy while on his mission; an LDS stake president and a mission president (David Sorensen) allegedly covered up abuse allegations; Sorensen later became an LDS general authority
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Thomas Michael Wallin
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Born: 1999
LDS positions: Unknown position, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
Admitted guilt, Convicted, - Thomas Wallin (1999 – ) was a Mormon church member in South Jordan, Utah; admitted to sexually abusing a child within an LDS chapel; in 2022, sentenced to 18 years in prison
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Matthew Todd Wallis
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Born: 1984
LDS positions: Unknown position, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: 1 victim,
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, - Matthew Wallis (1984 – ) was a Mormon church member in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana and in Ogden, Utah; pleaded guilty to a charge related to child sexual abuse
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Allen B Washburn
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LDS positions: Scout leader, - LDS mission:
no - Victims: 1 victim,
Unknown result, - Allen Washburn was a Mormon church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse
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Mark S Webster
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LDS positions: Branch president, Other leader, - LDS mission:
no - Victims: 1 victim,
Alleged failure to report
Never charged, Not convicted,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result, - Mark Webster was a branch president in New Mexico; accused of rape in a civil lawsuit
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Anthony Webster
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LDS positions: Unknown position, - LDS mission:
no - Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, - Anthony Webster was an LDS church member and fitness center employee in Collierville, Tennessee; accused of sexually molesting three young girls; in 2013, pleaded guilty to four counts of aggravated sexual battery and was sentenced to 16 years in prison
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Jeffery Thomas Westerman
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Born: 1977
LDS positions: Unknown position, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: 1 victim,
Police investigation, Unknown result, - Jeffery Westerman (1977 – ) was a Provo, Utah police officer; was arrested for allegedly threatening to jail a woman unless she exposed herself to him
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Ryan Dee Whitaker
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Born: 1953
LDS positions: Missionary, Primary, Sunday school, - LDS mission:
Spain - Spain - unknown city/area - Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, - Ryan Whitaker (1953 – ) was an LDS church member and divorce lawyer in Vancouver, Washington; charged with sexually abusing a 9-year-old girl in his Sunday School class during church meetings; convicted in 2013 and sentenced to prison; registered sex offender
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Robert Lewis White
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LDS positions: Missionary, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: 1 victim,
Alleged failure to report
Never charged, Not convicted,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, Unknown result, -
Church paid $unknown - Robert White was a Mormon missionary in South Dakota in the late 1960s; in 2008, a civil lawsuit filed against the Mormon church said he sexually abused a boy while on his mission
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