4,212 reports of sex crimes allegedly perpetrated by Latter-day Saints (statistics »). Sources include court documents, public records, news reports, academic journals, and survivors or witnesses of alleged abuse.
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Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
"To every Survivor: You are not alone. We remember and honor you. May your light never be hidden. To every victim no longer with us: you were always enough."-
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- George Aaron (1941 – ) was a former Mormon bishop in a college ward in Provo, Utah; allegedly sexually abused two teenage girls in the 1980s and early 1990s; no criminal charges; in 2001, a jury found him liable for intentional infliction of emotional distress, breach of fiduciary duty, and reckless disregard toward the younger plaintiff; was ordered to pay $25,000 in punitive damages; the church was not a defendant
- Alleged crime: 1980s, 1990s,
Alleged crime state:
Utah,
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LDS positions: Bishop, - Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case(s): Judgment for plaintiff,
- Alleged failure to report
Alleged church actions: No church discipline, - View report »
Alleged crime state:
Aaron's standing in the church reportedly didn't change despite his loss in court
"I was sitting in a room, full of women, who had been sexually abused by a family member — most of them [saying], 'My father abused me. I told the bishop. Nothing happened.' I just knew that wasn't going to be my story. I wasn’t going to allow that to be my story."
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- Scott Abraham (1969 – ) was a Mormon church member in Powell, Wyoming; set up a hidden camera in women's bathroom at work place; convicted in 2020; as of 2024, lives in Wyoming as a registered sex offender
- Convicted:
2020,
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- View report »
An employee spotted the camera as she changed clothes
"I was stupid enough to put a camera in the women's bathroom as an experiment, I guess you would say."
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- James Adams (1954 – ) was a Mormon church member in Beckley, West Virginia; sentenced to prison in 1994 for sexually abusing multiple children; in 1996, a $750 million lawsuit was filed against the Mormon church alleging coverup; the suit was settled out of court in 2000
- Crime: 1980s,
- Crime state:
West Virginia,
Convicted:
1994, 
LDS positions: Other leader, 
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, 
Alleged failure to reportChurch paid $unknown
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, Abuse went on for five years after Adams first told Mormon officials, including a bishop and stake president, the lawsuit said
"The church is not in the business of covering up."
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- Paul Adams (1982 – 2017) was an LDS church member in Arizona; sexually abused two children for several years after confessing to his bishop; arrested and charged; died by suicide in 2017 while in custody awaiting trial; as of October 2025, a lawsuit against the church is ongoing
- Alleged crime: 2010s,
- Alleged crime state:
Arizona,
LDS positions: Not active LDS, Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Died awaiting trial, Not convicted, Suicide, Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing, Alleged failure to reportAlleged church actions: Church officials accused of failure to warn ward members, Excommunicated, Ward official accused of failure to report, 2025: Arizona Court of Appeals reinstated a lawsuit v. the Mormon church
"They said, 'You absolutely can do nothing.'
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- 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)
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Arizona,
Convicted:
2018, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, No contest, Plea deal, Prison, Alleged failure to reportAlleged church actions: Excommunicated, -
- Robert Adams (1971 – ) was a Mormon church member and 2nd counselor in the bishopric, in Farmington, Utah; convicted of attempted aggravated sexual abuse of a child in 2019; the victim was an 11-year-old girl; sentenced to 365 days in jail; is a registered sex offender February 2026; reportedly approved for rebaptism
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2019, LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Alleged church actions: Approved for rebaptism, Excommunicated, -
- Michael Adamson (1945 – ) was a Mormon church caretaker and organist in York, England; allegedly abused at least four children as young as seven years old between 1966 and 1982; sentenced to prison in England in 2008 for child sexual abuse
- Crime: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s,
- Crime country:
England, United Kingdom,
Crime country:
Convicted:
2008, LDS positions: ever-church-building-supervisor, ever-organist, Other leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Alleged failure to reportAdamson reportedly molested four girls in his congregation, including two in the church's boiler room
"[Adamson] gave [a victim] a look as if to say, 'Don’t say anything or you are dead.'"
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- Elic Agler was a Mormon church member in Snohomish County, Washington; allegedly confessed to child sexual abuse in 2001; accused in the 2010s of planning to molest another child; convicted; released from probation in 2021
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Probation, Unknown result,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
- View report »
Floodlit is seeking court documents in Agler's case
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- Mark Aitken (1982 – ) was a Mormon church member in Falkirk, Scotland; found guilty in 2022 of raping a 16-year-old girl after allegedly sending her manipulative and threatening messages; sentenced to seven years in prison
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime country:
Scotland, United Kingdom,
Convicted:
2022, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Prison, Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, Aitken allegedly claimed to be a police officer, adding to the victim's suffering
"Aitken was a manipulative man who repeatedly sent messages to his victim, causing her fear and alarm. His campaign of intimidation culminated in him committing rape."
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- Nicholas Alahverdian (1987 – ) was an LDS church member in Rhode Island and Orem, Utah; allegedly sexually assaulted a 19-year-old woman in Rhode Island in 2006; she told Floodlit in 2025 that she reported to Mormon officials, and that two missionaries overheard; Alahverdian was convicted in two rape trials in 2025
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state:
Rhode Island, Utah,
Convicted:
2008, 2025, LDS positions: Not active LDS, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Prison, Alleged failure to reportAlleged church actions: Ward official accused of failure to report, "The guilt is heavy because [...] I may have been one of the first of his victims, if not the first. [...] He is a monster. It sickens me that not only did everyone turn a blind eye, but he went on to become a member at other LDS churches when the whole point of alerting the church was to excommunicate him and that hadn't been done."
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- Terry Alexander (1942 – 2021) was a Mormon church member in Roosevelt, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; was a registered sex offender in Roosevelt, Utah as of 2007; died in 2021
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- View report »
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- Brady Allen (1990 – ) was a Mormon church youth leader and Utah teacher in Davis County, Utah; admitted to trying to meet 13-year-old for sex; convicted; sentenced to 1-15 years in Utah State Prison
- LDS positions: Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- View report »
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- 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
- Crime: 1980s,
- Crime state:
California, Connecticut,
Convicted:
1987, LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Other leader, Stake high council, Sunday school, Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released, Alleged failure to reportAlleged church actions: Church position after conviction, Church position after excommunication, Excommunicated, Rebaptized, -
- 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
- Alleged crime: 1990s,
- Alleged crime country:
England, United Kingdom,
LDS positions: Bishop, Criminal case(s): Died awaiting trial, Not convicted, Suicide, Alleged failure to report-
- Benjamin Alyk (1997 – ) was an LDS church member from Utah and a missionary in Dominican Republic; confessed to making child sexual abuse material (CSAM); LDS church leaders allegedly knew about but did not report his criminal behavior to law enforcement
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result,
- Alleged failure to report
- View report »
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- Elwood Anderson (1967 – ) was a LDS bishopric counselor in Gig Harbor, Washington; allegedly downloaded and shared more than 9,000 images of young children engaged in sexually explicit activity; convicted; sentenced in 2014 to five years in jail
- Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- Crime state:
Washington,
LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result, -
- Jared Anderson (1988 – ) was a high school teacher (and one-time "teacher of the year") and Mormon church group leader in the San Antonio, Texas area; also lived in Millington, Tennessee and Ogden, Utah; sentenced to 10 years in prison for hosting sex parties for teenage boys
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Texas,
Convicted:
2017, LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, -
- Noel Anderson (1996 – ) was an LDS church primary teacher in McKinney, Texas; sentenced in 2019 in Texas to 50 years in prison for molesting children
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Texas,
Convicted:
2019, LDS positions: Missionary, Primary, Criminal case(s): 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
- Crime: 2020s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2022, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, -
- 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
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state:
California,
Convicted:
2009, LDS positions: Branch president, Other leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, Registered sex offender, Alleged failure to report-
- Michael Anderson (1965 – ) was a Mormon church member and youth soccer coach in American Fork, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted, sentenced to 25 years to life in prison
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- View report »
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- Peter Anderson was a Mormon church member in Denmark; accused of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- View report »
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- Emily Anderson was a Mormon Primary president in the New Braunfels, Texas area; accused of child sexual abuse; convicted
- LDS positions: Primary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- View report »
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- Joseph Anderson (1985 – ) was a Mormon church member attending BYU Idaho in Rexburg, Idaho and Lincoln Nebraska; convicted of CSAM related charges in Idaho in 2008 and in Nebraska in 2015; is a registered sex offender living in Lincoln, Nebraska; reportedly actively attends LDS Pioneer Ward in Lincoln, Nebraska
- Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- Crime state:
Idaho, Nebraska,
Convicted:
2008, 2015, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Alleged church actions: Disfellowshipped, -
- Dale Andreason (1952 – ) was a Mormon church member in Magna, Utah; pleaded guilty in 2023 to three counts of AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD (a 1st Degree Felony) and was sentenced to six years to life in prison
- Crime: 1990s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2023, LDS positions: Primary, Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, -
- Cortney Andrew (1984 – ) was a Mormon church member and bishopric counselor in Logan, Utah; in 2023, pleaded guilty to two third-degree felony counts of enticing a minor; sentenced in 2024 to 60 days in jail; as of May 2026, is a registered sex offender living and possibly attending an LDS ward in Trenton, Utah
- Crime: 2020s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2023, LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Registered sex offender, Released, Alleged failure to reportAlleged church actions: Unknown church action, -
- Michael Andrew (1977 – ) was a Mormon church member, former LDS church employee and part-owner of a children's gymnastics academy in or near Prescott, Arizona; accused in 2024 of child sexual abuse; convicted via a plea agreement in 2025; set to be sentenced Oct. 29
- Crime: 2020s,
- Crime state:
Arizona,
Convicted:
2025, LDS positions: Church employee, Seminary teacher, Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, -
- Alan Andrus (1963 – ) was a Mormon bishop in California from 2004 to 2009 (El Dorado Hills / Silva Valley Ward, El Dorado Stake); in 2020, arrested and accused of drugging and sexually assaulting a woman in 2019; in 2025, found guilty by a jury of one misdemeanor count of simple battery; sentenced to 32 days in jail and probation; registered sex offender; as of February 2026, defendant in ongoing lawsuit
- Crime: 1990s, 2010s,
- Crime state:
California, Utah,
Convicted:
2025, LDS positions: Bishop, Missionary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Registered sex offender, Civil case(s): Ongoing, Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, 2026: Ordered to register as sex offender
"You know what’s great? Is I can't wait until it [Ambien] kicks in, because then you do what I say. If I say you dance with a pencil, you're going to dance with a pencil. [...] It would be like if someone spiked your drink, you didn't know you were drinking alcohol so there is no sin."
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- Michael Angus (1944 – ) was an LDS church member in Star, Idaho; convicted of possession of sexually explicit images of minors in 2012; was accused of sexually abusing two young girls; had created and possessed CSAM of one of the victims; is a registered sex offender lives in Twin Falls, Idaho.
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
Convicted:
2012, LDS positions: Stake high council, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Prison, Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, -
- Denny Antreo (2000 – ) was an LDS church member in Rexburg, Idaho; accused of breaking and entering women's apartments at BYU-Idaho and watching them sleep
- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Alleged crime state:
Idaho,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Unknown result, -
- Michael Antrobus (1947 – 2023) was a former Mormon branch president (similar to a bishop) and bishop in Connersville, Indiana for 10 years (approximately 1974-84); convicted of child sexual abuse charges (9 counts, 6 victims) in Sacramento County, California in 2021-2022; sentenced to 8 years in San Quentin State Prison; died by suicide in prison in September 2023; allegedly had at least a dozen victims
- Convicted:
2021, 2022,
- LDS positions: Bishop, Branch president, Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Alleged failure to report
- Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, Stake official accused of failure to report, Ward official accused of failure to report,
- View report »
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- John Archer was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- View report »
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- Adam Archibald (1977 – ) was a Mormon church member in Yakima, Washington; accused of sexual abuse of an adult woman for several years; sentenced to prison
- Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- Crime state:
Washington,
Convicted:
2014, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, -
- Manuel Archibeque (1971 – ) was a Mormon church member in Maricopa County, Arizona; allegedly admitted to his bishop that he had sexually touched a child; charged in two cases in 2006 with sexual conduct with a minor and three counts of molestation of a child, all class two felonies; one case was dismissed in 2006 without prejudice; in the other, pleaded guilty to two reduced charges of child abuse
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state:
Arizona,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result, Alleged failure to report-
- 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
- Alleged crime: 1980s,
- Alleged crime state:
California,
LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, Civil case(s): Judgment for plaintiff, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Alleged failure to report-
- Larren Arnold (1935 – 2017) was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Idaho; in 1984, arrested for lewd conduct with a minor under 16; convicted, received a five-year suspended sentence and three years probation; Mormon leaders allegedly knew as early as 1964 about Arnold's abuse; the Mormon church made a $50,000 settlement payment to a victim in 2001, and a payment to another victim in 2012; died in 2017
- Crime: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Probation, Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, Unknown result, Alleged failure to reportChurch paid $50,000-
- 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
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Arizona,
Convicted:
2021, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, -
- Zachary Arrington (1994 – ) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
- View report »
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- Geoffrey Ashdown (1947 – ) was a Mormon bishop and deputy school principal in Australia; convicted after alleged sexual abuse of two boys; the alleged abuse took place while Ashdown was a bishop; died in 2012
- Convicted:
1994,
- LDS positions: Bishop, Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Alleged failure to report
- View report »
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- Scott Ashton (1976 – ) was an LDS church member in Pasco, Washington; charged with prostitution-Patronizing a Prostitute 04/30/2015; Ashton's sentence was modified on 1/29/2016 to Disturbing the Peace
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Idaho, Washington,
Convicted:
2016, LDS positions: Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Probation, -
- Arlo Atkin (1956 – ) was a former LDS bishop in or near Chandler, Maricopa County, Arizona; accused of raping and impregnating a 14-year-old girl in his ward while he was her bishop; pleaded guilty, spent 132 days in jail
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Crime state:
Arizona,
LDS positions: Bishop, Missionary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Violated parole/probation, Civil case(s): Dismissed with prejudice, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result, Alleged failure to reportAlleged church actions: Excommunicated, -
- Kayla Atkin (1993 – ) was an LDS church member and therapist in Lehi, Utah; charged in 2022 with three felony counts of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in April 2023 to one count of attempted object rape (victim was 14-15 years old at the time of the crime); sentenced in September 2023 to 180 days in jail
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2023, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, -
- Joseph Atwater (1954 – ) was an LDS church member in Australia; pleaded guilty in 2005 to trafficking and kidnapping
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime country:
Australia,
Convicted:
2005, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result, -
- Eric Avant (1959 – ) was a Mormon cub scout leader in Norfolk, Virginia; convicted in 1979 of sodomizing an 11-year-old; Mormon leaders allegedly knew of his sexual attraction to young boys but did not check police records; convicted in 1988 of 14 counts of aggravated sexual battery and sentenced to 26 years in prison for molesting nine boys; had as many as 41 alleged victims; the church settled a lawsuit in 1992
- Crime: 1970s, 1980s,
- Crime state:
Virginia,
LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, Alleged failure to reportChurch paid $2,000,000-
- James B was an LDS bishop in Newport Beach, California in about 1990 to 1995; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of sexually abusing a boy in his office at church every week from 1990 to 1995, when the victim was 12 to about 17 years old; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Alleged failure to report
- View report »
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- John Baca (1954 – ) was an LDS church member in California; found guilty of LEWD OR LASCIVIOUS ACTS WITH A CHILD UNDER 14 YEARS OF AGE
- Crime: 1990s,
- Crime state:
California,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released, -
- Daniel Bachmeier (1970 – ) was a Mormon church member in Flint, Michigan; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- View report »
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- Joshua Bahen (1973 – ) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse in Arizona; his teaching license was revoked for sexual misconduct allegations in Jan. 2023; was not criminally charged; according to GovSalaries he works for the Arizona Department of Child Safety as a DCS Specialist beginning in 2024
- Civil case(s): teaching license revoked,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
- View report »
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- Rodney Bailey was an LDS church member in Medora, Illinois; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result,
- View report »
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