4316 people accused of sex crimes they perpetrated or allegedly perpetrated while active in the LDS/Mormon church.
Browse by LDS position and more »Emmett White
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LDS positions: Scout leader, - LDS mission:
no - Victims: 1 victim,
Never charged, Not convicted, - Emmett White was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Florida; was caught in 1966 by local police soliciting an adult sex worker (prostitute); denied any inappropriate behavior around scouts
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Michael Paul Carnegie
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Born: 1970
LDS positions: Scout leader, Youth leader, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: 1 victim,
Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, - Michael Carnegie (1970 – ) was a Mormon church member and high school teacher in Kitsap, Washington; convicted in 2017 of one misdemeanor count of fourth-degree assault with sexual motivation; sentenced to 30 days in jail
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Dylan Kevin Whiting
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Born: 1988
LDS positions: Bishop, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, - Dylan Whiting (1988 – ) was an LDS bishop in Nampa, Idaho; was removed from his position in 2021 after child sexual abuse allegations surfaced; was charged with four sex crimes; pleaded guilty to one felony count; sentenced in 2022 to prison
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Shawn Thomas Whiting
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LDS positions: Scout leader, - LDS mission:
no - Victims: Unknown number of victims,
Convicted, Prison, - Shawn Whiting was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Utah; sentenced in 2012 to one to 15 years in prison for collecting and creating child pornography
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Keith G Williams
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Born: 1956
LDS positions: Unknown position, - LDS mission:
no - Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: Scout activity,
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Pleaded guilty, - Keith Williams (1956 – ) was a Mormon church member in Clearfield, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; allegedly molested a boy for three years; Mormon leaders allegedly failed to report the abuse to police, but approved Williams for an LDS temple wedding; convicted in 1991
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George F Willoughby
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LDS positions: Unknown position, - LDS mission:
no - Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
Convicted, Prison, Unknown result, - George Willoughby was an LDS church member in California; sentenced to 24 years in prison for raping a five-year-old girl
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LaVar Madsen Withers
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Born: 1936
Died: 2005
LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Stake high council, - LDS mission:
no - Victims: 10 or more victims, 100 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Health appointment,
Alleged failure to report
Admitted guilt, Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, - LaVar Withers (1936 – 2005) was a Mormon and physician in Rexburg, Idaho; accused of sexually abusing at least 133 women and children as young as 13 years old over a period of 30 or more years; admitted to sexual abuse; in 1996, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor battery; sentenced to 30 to 60 days in jail and two years probation; the Mormon church placed him on probation and took his temple recommend; died in 2005
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Laury Scott Wolfley
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LDS positions: Unknown position, - LDS mission:
unknown
Convicted, Prison, Probation, - Laury Wolfley was an LDS church member and attorney in Idaho; in 2008, pleaded guilty to one count of felony sexual battery of a minor and was sentenced to six months in the Bonneville County work release center
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Michael Scott Woodbury
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Born: 1968
LDS positions: Missionary, Youth leader, - LDS mission:
Canada - Quebec - French-speaking - Victims: 1 victim,
Convicted, Prison, - Michael Woodbury (1968 – ) was a Mormon young men's president and attorney in Sacramento, California; sentenced in 2006 to six months in prison for sexually abusing a boy; contrary to a news article report, did not register as a sex offender
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Kenne Worthen
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Born: 1988
LDS positions: BYU, Scout leader, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: 1 victim,
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, - Kenne Worthen (1988 – ) was a Mormon elementary school teacher and BYU-Idaho adjunct professor in Arizona who sexually abused a 12-year-old child; in 2015, pleaded guilty to sexual conduct with a minor and two counts of attempt to commit child molestation; sentenced to 25 years in prison and a lifetime of probation after
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Harvey Dee Wright
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Born: 1945
LDS positions: Scout leader, - LDS mission:
no - Victims: 1 victim,
Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, - Harvey Wright (1945 – ) was an LDS church member and scout leader in Flagstaff, AZ; in 1988, pleaded guilty to "Attempted Sexual Abuse/Dangerous Crimes Against Children" and was sentenced to 90 days in jail and four years probation; placed in the BSA Confidential Files ("Perversion Files")
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Donald L Wright
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Born: 1960
LDS positions: Scout leader, - LDS mission:
no
Unknown result, - Donald Wright (1960 – ) was allegedly a Mormon church member; was a Boy scout leader, allegedly sexually abused multiple children
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Mitchell Blake Young
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Born: 1960
LDS positions: Missionary, - LDS mission:
Canada - Whitefish Bay area, Canada - Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result, - Mitchell Young (1960 – ) was an LDS missionary in Canada; in 1980, was sent home after allegedly molesting children; convicted in Arizona (1985) and Utah (1988) of child sexual abuse; in 1993, sentenced in Utah to 15 years in prison for molesting a child for five years; a 2002 lawsuit against the LDS church accused Mormon leaders of providing a safe harbor for him; as of 2024, lives in Ogden, Utah; registered sex offender
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Jimmy D Young
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Born: 1966
LDS positions: Scout leader, - LDS mission:
no - Victims: 1 victim,
Admitted guilt, Unknown result, - Jimmy Young (1966 – ) was a Mormon church member and scout volunteer in Texas; arrested for sexually abusing a scout in his troop
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Stephen Ronald Young
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Born: 1951
LDS positions: Unknown position, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, - Stephen Young (1951 – ) was an LDS church member and police officer in Idaho; allegedly abused 20 babies over a 30-year period; pleaded guilty in 2010 to lewd conduct with a child under 16; sentenced to 25 years in prison
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Stephen Andrew Goode
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Born: 1981
LDS positions: Missionary, - LDS mission:
Philippines - Philippines Ilagan Mission 2002-2004 - Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing,
Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, Probation, - Stephen Goode (1981 – ) was a Mormon church member in Gresham, Oregon; arrested in 2019 and accused of sexually abusing a child during a trip in 2018; in 2022, found guilty in a jury trial of four felony charges; sentenced to 8.5 years in prison and 20 years supervision
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John Doe
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LDS positions: Bishop, Temple worker, - LDS mission:
no - Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: LDS building, LDS temple,
Alleged failure to report
Never charged, Not convicted, - John Doe was a Mormon bishop in or near Salt Lake City, Utah; accused of sexual abuse of a 13-year-old boy; the alleged sexual assault took place in the Salt Lake Temple in the 1980s (approximately 1986), during a visit to perform baptisms for the dead
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Byard James Price
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Born: 1940
LDS positions: Scout leader, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: 1 victim,
Convicted, - Byard Price (1940 – ) was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Salt Lake City, Utah; convicted of sexual abuse, then reapplied to be a scout volunteer after his conviction
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Lance W Pitt
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LDS positions: Other leader, - LDS mission:
unknown
Unknown result, - Lance Pitt was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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James Steven Larsen
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Born: 1977
LDS positions: Missionary, Ward clerk, - LDS mission:
United States - North Carolina Raleigh 1997-1999 - Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime scenes: LDS building, Victim's home,
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released, - James Larsen (1977 – ) was a Mormon church member (possibly a ward clerk or bishop) in Magna, Utah; accused in 2017 of putting cameras in LDS church bathrooms as well as a private rental; pleaded guilty; sentenced in 2018 to prison; released; as of 2025, lives in Magna, Utah as a registered sex offender
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David Lawson Millett
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Born: 1976
LDS positions: Unknown position, - LDS mission:
no - Victims: 1 victim,
Convicted, Prison, - David Millett (1976 – ) was a Mormon church member in Utah; sentenced in 2022 to prison for first-degree felony sexual abuse
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Trevor Robert Milton
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Born: 1982
LDS positions: Missionary, - LDS mission:
Brazil - Brazil - Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
Alleged failure to report
Never charged,
Unknown result, - Trevor Milton (1982 – ) was a Mormon church member and former technology billionaire (Nikola) in Utah; accused in a 2020 lawsuit of sexual assault of two minors
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John Doe
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- LDS mission:
unknown
Convicted, Prison, - John Doe was an LDS church member in Australia; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; in 2018, sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison
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James Douglas Robinson
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LDS positions: Bishop, - LDS mission:
unknown
Alleged failure to report
Charges dropped, - James Robinson was an LDS bishop in Utah; accused of sexually abusing a teenage girl; charges were dropped
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Brett Richard Nichols
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Born: 1967
- LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: 1 victim,
Convicted, Prison, - Brett Nichols (1967 – ) was an LDS church member in Arizona; convicted in 2007 of child sexual abuse; sentenced to 10 years in prison; baptized again after excommunication; ward members reportedly were not told of his criminal past when he returned after his prison time
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David Allen Williams
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Born: 1948
LDS positions: Unknown position, - LDS mission:
no - Victims: 7 victims, Multiple victims,
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, - David Williams (1948 – ) was an LDS church member in West Valley, Utah; in 2019, found guilty of sexually abusing seven little girls for 14 years; the abuse was reported to parents and bishop and they allegedly did not report to police
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Robert Scott Musson
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Born: 1961
LDS positions: Unknown position, - LDS mission:
United States - unspecified location - Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
Alleged failure to report
Ongoing, Police investigation, Unknown result, - Robert Musson (1961 – ) was an LDS church member in Ontario, Canada; arrested and charged with two counts of sexual assault and two counts of sexual interference
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Gregory Scott Dew
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Born: 1961
LDS positions: Bishop, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
Convicted, Prison, - Gregory Dew (1961 – ) was a former Mormon bishop, chiropractor and gymnastics teacher in Ohio; sexually abused multiple children; convicted and sentenced to prison in 2008; as of November 2022, serving prison time in Ohio for sexually abusing teenage girls
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Adam Scott Phipps
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LDS positions: Unknown position, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown result, - Adam Phipps was an LDS church member in Manassas, Virginia; accused of taking indecent liberties with children; charged and convicted in 1993; registered sex offender
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Robert Fleming Westover
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Born: 1972
LDS positions: Bishop, Missionary, - LDS mission:
Spain - Spain Bilbao - Victims: 1 victim,
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, - Robert Westover (1972 – ) was a former LDS bishop and attorney in Dallas, Texas; arrested in 2021 for allegedly recording a minor; pleaded guilty in 2023 and sentenced to 4 years probation
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Byron Dean Wiscombe
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Born: 1977
LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary, - LDS mission:
Spain - Spain Bilbao 1997-1999 - Victims: 1 victim,
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, - Byron Wiscombe (1977 – ) was an LDS bishopric counselor and Ammon, Idaho city councilman; signed a plea agreement indicating he would admit to committing lewd conduct with a minor; sentenced to prison in 2023
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James Frank Johannes
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Born: 1982
LDS positions: Youth leader, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, - James Johannes (1982 – ) was a Mormon youth leader and US Army soldier assigned to the National Security Agency (NSA) in San Antonio, Texas; sentenced in 2017 to six years in prison for spying on two teenage sisters and recording them preparing to attend LDS seminary classes
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Randall Craig Deaton
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Born: 1959
LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: Unknown number of victims,
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Unknown result, - Randall Deaton (1959 – ) was an LDS church member in the Holmes Lake Ward, Lincoln Nebraska Stake; convicted in 2002 of attempted 1st degree sexual assault of a minor; the abuse took place before Deaton joined the LDS church; subsequently called as counselor in a YSA ward bishopric
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Cory Richard Gaylor
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Born: 1971
LDS positions: Other leader, Youth leader, - LDS mission:
Unknown country - South America; dates approximate 1990-1992 - Victims: Unknown number of victims,
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, - Cory Gaylor (1971 – ) was an school teacher and LDS deacons quorum adviser in Idaho; arrested and charged with lewd conduct and enticing a child via the Internet; in July 2023, pleaded guilty; sentenced in September 2023 to 60 years in prison, with 13 years fixed before being eligible for parole
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Robert Norman Dahle
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Born: 1937
Died: 2022
LDS positions: Elders quorum, High priest, Scout leader, Sunday school, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: 1 victim,
Never charged, - Robert Dahle (1937 – 2022) was an LDS church member, Utah Highway Patrol trooper; alleged rapist of a 13-year-old girl
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Samuel M Heavilon
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Born: 1960
LDS positions: Branch president, Stake high council, Temple worker, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Prison, - Samuel Heavilon (1960 – ) was allegedly a former LDS branch president in Frankfort, Indiana; convicted in 2018 and in 2024 of child exploitation; sentenced both times to prison
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Darcy Finlinson Anderson
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Born: 1951
LDS positions: Unknown position, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: 1 victim,
Convicted, Prison, - Darcy Anderson (1951 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah; convicted of sexually abusing a 10-year-old girl; sentenced in 2022 to serve a minimum of 16 years in prison
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Nicholas Randy Lewis
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Born: 1992
LDS positions: Unknown position, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
Convicted, Jail, Probation, Registered sex offender, - Nicholas Lewis (1992 – ) was a Mormon church member and BYU student; accused of sexually abusing young girls and attempting to solicit sex from a teen online; sentenced in 2017 to jail and probation; 2023: registered sex offender living in Bremerton, Washington
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Layne Schuyler Bingham
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Born: 1981
LDS positions: Unknown position, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: Unknown number of victims,
Convicted, Unknown result, - Layne Bingham (1981 – ) was an LDS church member in Boise, Idaho; convicted of child sexual abuse in 2008; as of 2023, was a registered sex offender living in Boise
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Darin Ogden
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LDS positions: Unknown position, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: 1 victim,
Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result, - Darin Ogden was a Mormon church member in Idaho; faced eight charges, including four counts of lewd conduct with a child younger than 16; in 2020, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to prison
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Wade Lee Schvaneveldt
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Born: 1971
LDS positions: Unknown position, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, - Wade Schvaneveldt (1971 – ) was an LDS church member and high school girl's basketball coach in or near Grace, Idaho; accused of raping a child numerous times over a period of several years, including at his home while his family was attending LDS church meetings; in April 2023, accepted a plea deal to two felony counts of rape; in June 2023, was sentenced to 8 to 18 years in prison
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Mark Chapman
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Born: 1971
LDS positions: Scout leader, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: LDS building, Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
Convicted, Plea deal, Prison, Registered sex offender, - Mark Chapman (1971 – ) was an LDS church member, church janitor and scout leader in Michigan; served 9 years in prison in New York for charges of engaging in criminal sexual conduct with a person below the age of 17; sentenced to prison in 2022 in Michigan for sexually assaulting two children; some of the abuse took place at an LDS chapel
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Bradley Newell Roylance
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Born: 1969
LDS positions: Unknown position, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: 1 victim,
Convicted, Prison, - Bradley Roylance (1969 – ) was a Mormon church member and attorney; convicted in 2010 of two counts of sexual abuse of a minor; sentenced to 180 days in prison
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Jason Buford Smith
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Born: 1970
LDS positions: Unknown position, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: 1 victim,
Admitted guilt, Convicted, Probation, - Jason Smith (1970 – ) was an LDS church member in Indiana; in 2019, confessed to sexually abusing a child; pleaded guilty and was sentenced in 2021 to 728 days of probation for battery against a child under 14 years old
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Connor Hammond
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LDS positions: Missionary, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: 1 victim,
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, - Connor Hammond was a Mormon church member and BYU student in Utah; in 2019, pleaded guilty to rape of a child and was sentenced to up to 10 years in prison
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Nathan J Dupuis
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Born: 1978
LDS positions: Unknown position, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: 1 victim,
Convicted, Prison, - Nathan Dupuis (1978 – ) was a Mormon church member in New York; sentenced in 2018 to four and a half years in prison for molesting a child
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Chester Lewis Meek
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LDS positions: Bishop, Other leader, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: Bishop's office, LDS building, Victim's home,
Convicted, -
Church paid $unknown - Chester Meek was a Mormon bishop in Grand Prairie, Alberta, Canada from 1990 to 1995; while bishop, he allegedly sexually sexual assaulted multiple female church members; at least one alleged incident of abuse occurred in the bishop's office inside an LDS church
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Norman Arthur Maxfield
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Born: 1944
LDS positions: Scout leader, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
Convicted, Unknown result, - Norman Maxfield (1944 – ) was an LDS church member and high school drama teacher in Utah; convicted in 1988 of sexually abusing boys
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David Allen Matlock
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Born: 1969
LDS positions: Unknown position, - LDS mission:
unknown - Victims: Unknown number of victims,
Convicted, Unknown result, - David Matlock (1969 – ) was a Mormon church member; arrested and convicted in 2022 of open and gross lewdness
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Gary Edward Erickson
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Born: 1968
LDS positions: Missionary, Other leader, Scout leader, - LDS mission:
Philippines - Philippines [unknown - served in Tacloban/Tolosa Leyte] - Victims: 1 victim,
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result, - Gary Erickson (1968 – ) was an LDS church member, boy scout leader and Mesquite, Nevada police detective; was arrested in 2018; in 2019, pleaded guilty in Utah to a charge of crossing state lines to engage in illicit sexual conduct
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