Mormon Sexual Abuse Database

• George Aaron

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  • was a former Mormon bishop in a college ward in Provo, Utah; allegedly sexually abused his two teenage daughters in the 1980s and early 1990s; found civilly liable in 2001 to have "inflicted emotional distress," "breached fiduciary duty," and behaved with "reckless disregard" toward his younger daughter; paid $25,000 in punitive damages.
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  • Alleged coverup
  • Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
  • Civil: Judgment for plaintiff,
  • Positions: Bishop,
  • Alleged crime: 1980s, 1990s, in Utah,
  • Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,

• Scott Abraham

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  • 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.
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  • Criminal: Convicted,
  • Civil: No civil case,
  • Positions: Unknown position,

• James Adams

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  • 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.
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  • Alleged coverup
  • LDS church payment: Undisclosed amount
  • Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
  • Civil: Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
  • Positions: Other leader,
  • Crime: 1980s, in West Virginia,
  • Crime scenes: Victim's home,

• Paul Adams

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  • 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.
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  • Alleged coverup
  • Criminal: Died awaiting trial, Not convicted, Suicide,
  • Civil: Dismissed,
  • Positions: Unknown position,
  • Alleged crime: 2010s, in Arizona,
  • Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,

• Leizza Adams

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  • was the wife of sexual abuser Paul Douglas Adams; sentenced in 2018 in Arizona to 2.5 years in prison after pleading no contest to two felony counts of child abuse (not sexual abuse).
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  • Alleged coverup
  • Criminal: Convicted, No contest, Plea agreement, Prison,
  • Positions: Unknown position,
  • Crime: 2010s, in Arizona,

• Michael Adamson

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  • was a church caretaker and organist in York, England; abused at least four children as young as seven years old; convicted; sentenced to prison in England in 2008 for child sexual abuse.
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  • Alleged coverup
  • Criminal: Convicted,
  • Civil: No civil case,
  • Positions: Other leader,
  • Crime scenes: LDS building,

• Elic Agler

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  • was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
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  • Criminal: Unknown result,
  • Civil: No civil case,

• Nicholas Alahverdian

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  • was an LDS church member in Orem, Utah; accused of rape; recently extradited from Scotland; has a lengthy history of criminal behavior.
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  • Criminal: Convicted,
  • Civil: No civil case,
  • Positions: Unknown position,
  • Crime: 2000s, in Utah, Utah County (Utah),
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,

• Brady Allen

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  • 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.
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  • Criminal: Convicted,
  • Positions: Youth leader,
  • Crime scenes: Online,

• Terry Allen

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  • was an LDS church member in California; in 1987, was found guilty of sexual abuse of a child and was sentenced to six years in prison; was assigned to multiple trusted church positions, including Sunday school president, despite the Mormon church being aware that he had raped a teenager; LDS leaders were accused of hiding his abuse from local church members; as of 2024, lives in Grapevine, Texas.
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  • Alleged coverup
  • Criminal: Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
  • Civil: No civil case,
  • Positions: Bishopric counselor, Other leader, Stake high council, Sunday school, Youth leader,
  • Crime: 1980s, in California, Connecticut,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,

• Stewart Allsford

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  • was a former LDS bishop in the Plymouth England stake; accused of sexually abusing two girls; died by suicide on third day of his child sex abuse trial.
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  • Alleged coverup
  • Criminal: Suicide,
  • Positions: Bishop,

• Benjamin Alyk

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  • was an LDS church member from Utah and a missionary in Dominican Republic; confessed to making child porn; LDS church leaders allegedly didn't report his crime.
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  • Alleged coverup
  • Criminal: Convicted,
  • Positions: Missionary,
  • Crime scenes: Online,

• Hector Amezcua

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  • was an LDS church member in Woodbury, Minnesota; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; finished his probation and moved to California; as of 2023, lives in California.
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• Elwood Anderson

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  • was a LDS church member in Washington state; allegedly downloaded and shared more than 9,000 images of young children engaged in sexually explicit activity; convicted.
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  • Criminal: Convicted,
  • Positions: Unknown position,
  • Crime scenes: Online,

• Jared Anderson

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  • 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.
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  • Criminal: Convicted,
  • Civil: No civil case,
  • Positions: Missionary,
  • Crime: 2010s, in Texas,
  • Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,

• Noel Anderson

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  • was an LDS church primary teacher in McKinney, Texas; sentenced in 2019 in Texas to 50 years in prison for molesting children.
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  • Criminal: Convicted,
  • Positions: Missionary, Primary,
  • Crime: 2010s, in Texas,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,

• Darcy Anderson

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  • 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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  • Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
  • Positions: Unknown position,
  • Crime: 2020s, in Utah,

• Mark Anderson

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  • 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 California state prison; required to register for life as a sex offender.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
  • Positions: Branch president, Other leader,
  • Crime: 2000s, in California,

• Donald Anderson

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  • was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
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  • Criminal: Unknown result,
  • Civil: No civil case,

• Dale Andreason

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  • was a Mormon church member in Magna, Utah; found guilty of three counts of AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD a 1st Degree Felony and was sentenced 6 years to life.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
  • Positions: Primary, Youth leader,
  • Crime: 1990s, in Utah,

• Cortney Andrew

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  • was a Mormon church member and bishopric counselor in Logan, Utah; charged in early 2023 in Utah with four second degree felony counts of enticing a minor by internet or text: sentenced in January 2024 to 60 days in jail.
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  • Alleged coverup
  • Criminal: Convicted, Jail, Probation,
  • Positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary,

• Michael Andrew

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  • was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
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• Alan Andrus

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  • was a Mormon bishop in Placerville, El Dorado County, California; accused of sexual abuse in 2020; as of June 2024, the case is proceeding through the trial setting process.
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  • Criminal: Jury trial, Ongoing,
  • Positions: Bishop, Missionary,
  • Alleged crime: 2010s, in California,

• Denny Antreo

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  • was an LDS church member in Rexburg, Idaho; accused of breaking and entering women's apartments at BYU-Idaho and watching them sleep.
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  • Criminal: Ongoing, Unknown result,
  • Positions: Unknown position,
  • Alleged crime: 2020s, in Idaho, Rexburg (Idaho),

• Michael Antrobus

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  • 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; our sources report that he had at least a dozen victims.
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  • Alleged coverup
  • Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
  • Civil: No civil case,
  • Positions: Bishop, Branch president, Missionary,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,

• John Archer

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  • was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
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• Adam Archibald

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  • was a Mormon church member in Yakima, Washington; accused of sexual abuse of an adult woman for several years; sentenced to prison.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
  • Positions: Unknown position,
  • Crime: 2000s, 2010s, in Washington,

• Manuel Archibeque

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  • 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.
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  • Alleged coverup
  • Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
  • Positions: Unknown position,

• Jose Arias

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  • 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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  • Alleged coverup
  • Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
  • Civil: Judgment for plaintiff, Lawsuit v. LDS church,
  • Positions: Missionary,
  • Alleged crime: 1980s, in California,

• Larren Arnold

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  • was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Idaho; in 1984, arrested for lewd conduct with a minor under sixteen (molested a nine year-old boy) in Idaho; convicted in October 1984; received a five year suspended sentence and three years probation.
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  • Alleged coverup
  • LDS church payment: Undisclosed amount
  • Criminal: Convicted,
  • Civil: Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
  • Positions: Scout leader,
  • Crime: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, in Idaho,

• Mathew Arrington

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  • was a Mormon church member and foster child advocate in Arizona; found guilty of child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2021 to 15 years in prison.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
  • Positions: Unknown position,
  • Crime: 2010s, in Arizona,

• Geoffrey Ashdown

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  • was a Mormon church member in Australia; accused of sexual abuse.
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• Scott Ashton

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  • 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.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, Probation,
  • Positions: Youth leader,
  • Crime: 2010s, in Idaho, Washington,

• Arlo Atkin

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  • 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.
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  • Alleged coverup
  • Criminal: Convicted, Jail, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Violated parole/probation,
  • Civil: Dismissed with prejudice, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
  • Positions: Bishop, Missionary,
  • Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in Arizona,
  • Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,

• Kayla Atkin

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  • 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.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, Jail,
  • Positions: Unknown position,
  • Crime: 2010s, in Utah, Utah County (Utah),

• Joseph Atwater

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  • was an LDS church member in Australia; pleaded guilty to trafficking and kidnapping.
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  • Criminal: Convicted,
  • Positions: Unknown position,
  • Crime: 2000s, in Australia,

• Eric Avant

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  • was a Mormon church member and cub scout leader in Norfolk, Virginia; convicted on 14 counts of aggravated sexual battery; sentenced in 1988 to 26 years in prison for molesting eight boys; had as many as 41 alleged victims.
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  • LDS church payment: $2,000,000
  • Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
  • Positions: Scout leader,
  • Crime: 1970s, in Virginia,

• James B

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  • 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.
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  • Alleged coverup
  • Criminal: Unknown result,
  • Civil: Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
  • Positions: Bishop,

• John Baca

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  • was an LDS church member in California; found guilty of LEWD OR LASCIVIOUS ACTS WITH A CHILD UNDER 14 YEARS OF AGE.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, Prison, Released,
  • Crime: 1990s, in California,

• Rodney Bailey

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  • was an LDS church member in Medora, Illinois; accused of sexual abuse; convicted.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, Unknown result,
  • Positions: Unknown position,

• Richard Baker

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  • was an LDS church member in Clearfield, Utah; accused of voyeurism and child sexual exploitation.
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  • Alleged coverup
  • Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
  • Positions: Bishopric counselor,
  • Crime: 2010s, 2020s, in Utah,

• Lynn Baldwin

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  • was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of child sexual abuse; convicted of lewdness in 1996 and sexual exploitation of a minor in 2002 (attempted); released in 2006; is a registered sex offender.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, Registered sex offender,
  • Positions: Unknown position,

• Brandon Baldwin

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  • was a Mormon church member in Arizona; accused of sexual abuse.
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  • Criminal: Unknown result,
  • Civil: No civil case,

• Bishop Baldwin

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  • was a Mormon bishop in Pittsburg, California in 1989; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse that allegedly lasted from 1989 to 1997, when the victim was 5 to 13 years old; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church.
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  • Alleged coverup
  • Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
  • Civil: Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
  • Positions: Bishop,
  • Alleged crime: 1980s, 1990s, in California,
  • Crime scenes: Bishop's office, LDS activity, LDS building, Recreational trip/outing,

• Coy Ball

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  • was an LDS church member in Mesa, Arizona; was charged with 11 various abuses to a child; pled guilty to 3 counts of Molestation of a child.
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  • Criminal: Convicted,
  • Positions: Scout leader, Sunday school,
  • Crime: 1990s, in Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),

• Timothy Ballard

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  • was a Mormon anti-sex trafficking activist; claimed to be friends with LDS apostle Russell Ballard (no relation); accused in 2023 of sexual misconduct by at least eight women and a couple; in June 2024, one civil case was dismissed; in July 2024, a lawsuit said his DNA was found on a victim’s skirt.
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  • Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted, Ongoing, Police investigation,
  • Civil: Ongoing,
  • Positions: Missionary,

• Michael Banks

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  • was a Mormon church member in Lehi, Utah; accused in 2019 of child sexual abuse.
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  • Criminal: Unknown result,
  • Positions: Unknown position,
  • Alleged crime: 2010s, in Utah,

• Norman Barber

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  • was a Mormon church member and dentist in Layton, Utah; was a scout leader; pleaded guilty in 1988 to sexually abusing two girls who were his dental patients; the sexual abuse occurred in his dental office and included drugging one or both girls with nitrous oxide.
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  • Alleged coverup
  • Criminal: Convicted,
  • Civil: No civil case,
  • Positions: Scout leader,
  • Crime: 1980s, in Utah,
  • Crime scenes: Health appointment, Perpetrator's workplace,

• Melvin Barhite

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  • was a Mormon church member in Michigan; convicted of sex crimes; sentenced in 2001 to prison; while in prison, argued that prison officials violated his religious rights by confiscating photos of scantily clad females between the ages of 14-26.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
  • Positions: Unknown position,
  • Crime: 2000s, 2010s, in Michigan,

• Craig Barlow

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  • was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse.
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  • Criminal: Unknown result,

• Bryan Barner

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  • was a Mormon church member in New York in the 1980s; scout leader, molested a 12-year-old boy and two 13-year-old boys; sentenced to no more than one year in prison.
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  • Criminal: Convicted,
  • Civil: No civil case,
  • Positions: Scout leader,
  • Crime: 1980s, in New York,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,

• Paul Barnes

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  • was a Mormon stake patriarch in Queen Creek, Arizona; accused of child sexual abuse; sentenced to prison.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
  • Positions: Stake patriarch,

• George Barnett

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  • was a Mormon church member in Cerritos, California; accused in a 2025 lawsuit against the Mormon church of sexually abusing a child as part of a sex trafficking ring, and of covering up the abuse; the plaintiff said she was abused over 200 times at the Cerritos LDS stake center from 1979 to 1983.
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  • Alleged coverup
  • Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
  • Civil: Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
  • Alleged crime: 1970s, 1980s, in California,
  • Crime scenes: LDS activity, LDS building,

• McCoy Barney

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  • was an LDS church member in Springville, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; died in 2012.
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• Wanda Barzee

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  • was an LDS church member in Utah; with Brian David Mitchell, held Elizabeth Smart captive.
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  • Criminal: Convicted,
  • Positions: Unknown position,

• Alan Bassett

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  • was a Mormon church member and air traffic controller in Fruit Heights, Utah; accused in a 2019 civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse (dismissed without prejudice); charged in June 2024 with child sexual abuse; over 80 victims came forward; admitted to molesting many neighbor girls; tried to get his case dismissed due to an unsigned 1989 agreement with a deputy Davis County attorney.
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  • Alleged coverup
  • Criminal: Ongoing,
  • Civil: Dismissed without prejudice,
  • Positions: Other leader, Scout leader, Ward clerk,
  • Alleged crime: 1980s, in Davis County (Utah), Utah,
  • Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,

• Brevard Baugh

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  • was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
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• James Bayless

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  • was a Mormon church member in Gilbert, Arizona; pleaded guilty in 2015 to two counts of molestation of a child; as of 2024, is a registered sex offender living in Mesa, Arizona.
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  • Alleged coverup
  • Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
  • Crime: 2010s, in Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),

• John Baysden

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  • was an LDS missionary from North Carolina who, while serving his mission in Roy, Utah (Ogden Utah mission), videotaped himself molesting two victims, ages 15 and 18; pleaded guilty to 2 counts of forcible sex abuse with minors; sentenced to 180 days in jail.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, Jail,
  • Civil: No civil case,
  • Positions: Missionary,
  • Crime: 2000s, in Utah,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,

• Christian Bearnson

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  • was a Mormon church member in Los Angeles, California in the early 1990s; molested a 13-year-old girl; the LDS church settled, reportedly for millions of dollars (US).
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  • Alleged coverup
  • LDS church payment: $2,000,000
  • Criminal: Convicted, Probation,
  • Civil: Judgment for plaintiff, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
  • Positions: Unknown position,
  • Crime scenes: LDS activity,

• Brandon Beckham

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  • was a Republican candidate for Utah Senate; charged in 2022 with one second degree felony count of forcible sexual abuse; pleaded not guilty; as of January 16, 2024, the case was headed toward a final pretrial hearing on January 17.
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  • Criminal: Ongoing,
  • Positions: Unknown position,

• Brandon Bednarz

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  • was an LDS church member; found guilty of sexual abuse of a minor.
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  • Criminal: Convicted,
  • Positions: Primary, Scout leader, Youth leader,

• Gary Bell

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  • was an LDS church member and former prosecutor in Utah; pleaded guilty in December 2022 to four second degree felony charges related to child sexual abuse; sentenced in January 2023 to one to 15 years in prison; in June 2023, was convicted of 15 counts of 2nd degree felony sexual exploitation of a minor and two counts of class B misdemeanor voyeurism; no additional prison time was added.
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  • Criminal: Convicted,
  • Positions: Unknown position,

• Arthur Bennett

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  • was an LDS church member in Hurricane, Utah; accused of sexual abuse of two teenage girls; allegedly faked a suicide to collect insurance money; was arrested and charged with murder and sexual abuse; died by suicide in jail while awaiting trial.
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  • Criminal: Died awaiting trial, Not convicted, Suicide,
  • Positions: Unknown position,

• David Bennett

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  • 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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  • Alleged coverup
  • Criminal: Convicted, Fled or failed to appear, Pleaded guilty,
  • Civil: Unknown result,
  • Positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,

• Robert Berchtold

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  • was a Mormon church member in Idaho; sexually abused a child; in 1986, was found guilty of rape of a child and spent one year in jail.
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  • Criminal: Convicted,
  • Civil: No civil case,
  • Positions: Missionary, Temple worker,
  • Crime: 1970s, 1980s, in Idaho,
  • Crime scenes: Victim's home,

• Keith Bergstresser

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  • was an LDS church member in Oregon and Idaho; convicted in 2002 in Oregon of contributing to sexual delinquency of a minor; made a registered sex offender; in 2019, was assigned a position in an elders quorum presidency in Idaho.
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  • Criminal: Convicted,
  • Positions: Elders quorum,

• Cristifer Biggs

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  • was an LDS returned missionary and BYU-Idaho student; convicted in July 2023 of one first degree felony count of aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor.
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  • Criminal: Convicted,
  • Positions: Missionary,
  • Crime: 2020s,

• Donald Bills

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  • was a school teacher (one-time "teacher of the year") and former Mormon bishopric member in Provo, Utah; pleaded guilty to multiple felonies, including rape of a 17-year-old girl; sentenced in 2015 to a minimum of eight years in prison; as of January 2025, lives in Orem, Utah as a registered sex offender.
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  • Alleged coverup
  • Criminal: Convicted,
  • Civil: No civil case,
  • Positions: Bishopric counselor,
  • Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
  • Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace, Victim's school,

• Layne Bingham

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  • 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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  • Criminal: Convicted, Unknown result,
  • Positions: Unknown position,
  • Crime: 2000s, in Idaho,

• Arthur Bishop

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  • was a Mormon boy scout leader in Utah; was excommunicated in the 1970s; later molested multiple children and killed five young boys; was sentenced to death by lethal injection in 1988.
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  • Criminal: Convicted,
  • Civil: No civil case,
  • Positions: Missionary, Scout leader,
  • Crime: 1970s, 1980s, in Utah,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,

• Andrew Bishop

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  • was a Mormon church member in Pleasant Grove, Utah (Manila Creek Stake); arrested in 2015 and admitted to sexually abusing 5 individuals in 10 years; convicted of sexual abuse of a minor in the first and second degree in February 2016; sentenced in 2016 to prison in Utah.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
  • Civil: No civil case,
  • Positions: Scout leader,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,

• Joseph Bishop

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  • was a Mormon church member and president of the Provo, Utah Missionary Training Center (MTC) in the 1980s; allegedly sexually abused multiple sister missionaries; not criminally charged because the statute of limitations had expired (in 1984, the legal deadline in Utah for filing a rape charge was four years); civil lawsuit was dismissed after an agreement by the plaintiff and the LDS church.
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  • Alleged coverup
  • Criminal: Police investigation,
  • Civil: Dismissed, Dismissed with prejudice, Lawsuit v. LDS church,
  • Positions: Mission president, Missionary, Other leader,
  • Alleged crime: 1970s, 1980s, in Utah,
  • Crime scenes: LDS building,

• Stanley Bitsoi

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  • was a Mormon church member in Rigby, Idaho; convicted of .
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  • Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
  • Crime: 2020s, in Idaho,

• Thomas Black

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  • was an LDS church member and BYU greenhouse manager in Provo, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; sentenced to prison in Utah in 2003 for rape.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, Parole, Prison, Released,
  • Positions: BYU,
  • Crime: 2000s, in Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),

• David Blackner

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  • was an LDS church member in or near Washington Terrace, Weber County, Utah; registered sex offender who used an alias while in leadership positions.
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  • Criminal: Convicted,
  • Positions: Youth leader,

• Donald Blanchard

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  • was an LDS church member in Utah; convicted of two counts of lewd and lascivious acts with a child under 14.
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  • Criminal: Convicted,
  • Positions: Unknown position,

• Wyman Blankenship

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  • was a Mormon church member; scout leader, pleaded guilty to molesting boys.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, Parole, Released,
  • Civil: No civil case,
  • Positions: Scout leader,
  • Crime: 1960s, in California,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,

• Earl Bleak

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  • was an LDS church member and bishopric member in Tempe, Arizona; was a physician; accused of sexually abusing missionaries.
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  • Criminal: Unknown result,
  • Positions: Bishopric counselor,

• Herman Blom

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  • was a Mormon church member in the Netherlands and in Pleasant Grove, Utah; allegedly sexually abused a child in 2018; died in 2023.
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  • Alleged coverup
  • Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
  • Civil: No civil case,
  • Positions: Bishopric counselor, Other leader, Scout leader, Youth leader,
  • Alleged crime: 2010s, in Netherlands, Utah, Utah County (Utah),
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,

• Charles Blome

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  • was a Mormon church member and US Army veteran in or near Houston or Beaumont, Texas; admitted to sexually molesting at least five boys; pleaded guilty to two counts of indecency with a child; sentenced to 15 years in prison; the LDS church was ordered to pay $4 million to a 13-year-old boy victim; Blome died in 2005.
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  • Alleged coverup
  • LDS church payment: $4,000,000
  • Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
  • Civil: Judgment for plaintiff, Lawsuit v. LDS church,
  • Positions: Unknown position,
  • Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in Texas,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,

• Gordon Bodily

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  • was a Mormon bishop and physical education teacher in Hyrum, Cache Valley, Utah; accused in 2000 of luring a 17-year-old North Carolina girl to Utah for sex while serving as an LDS bishop; sentenced in 2001 to 21 months in federal prison.
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  • Alleged coverup
  • Criminal: Convicted,
  • Civil: No civil case,
  • Positions: Bishop, Missionary,
  • Crime: 2000s, in Utah,

• Ferrin Bodily

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  • was a Mormon church member; convicted of sexual abuse; died in 2023.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, Unknown result,
  • Positions: Unknown position,

• Nelson Bogero

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  • 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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  • Alleged coverup
  • Criminal: Convicted, Police investigation, Prison,
  • Positions: Primary,
  • Crime: 2010s, in Argentina,
  • Crime scenes: LDS building,

• Michael Bolingbroke

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  • was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse.
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  • Positions: Bishop,

• Lloyd Bond

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  • was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
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• David Borg

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  • was a Mormon church member and scout leader; pleaded guilty to molesting multiple boys; sentenced to 34 years in prison.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
  • Civil: No civil case,
  • Positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
  • Crime: 1980s, in Arizona,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,

• Donnie Boring

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  • was a Mormon bishop and stake high council member in California / Arizona; pleaded guilty in 2017 to a felony charge of sexual abuse; died in December 2017.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, Unknown result,
  • Positions: Bishop, Missionary, Seminary teacher, Stake high council, Temple worker, Youth leader,

• Glen Borst

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  • was a Mormon church member in Utah; sentenced to prison in 2004 for child sexual abuse.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation,
  • Positions: Unknown position,
  • Crime: 2000s, in Utah,

• Timothy Bothell

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  • was a LDS church employee and LDS church member in Utah; pleaded guilty and was sentenced in 2013 for sexual abuse of 2 girls ages 11 and 13.
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  • Criminal: Convicted,
  • Civil: No civil case,
  • Positions: Church employee, Stake high council,
  • Crime: 2010s, in Utah,

• Dennis Bough

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  • was a Mormon church member in Washington; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse charges.
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  • Criminal: Convicted,
  • Civil: No civil case,
  • Positions: Unknown position,
  • Crime: 1980s, in Washington,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,

• Douglas Bowen

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  • was an LDS church member and Boy Scout leader in Washington, California, Utah and Idaho; was convicted of attempted aggravated sexual abuse of a child.
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  • Alleged coverup
  • Criminal: Convicted,
  • Positions: Scout leader,
  • Crime: 1970s, in Utah,

• Gerald Bowen

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  • was an LDS church member in Tennessee; convicted in 2008 of: SOLICITATION TO COMMIT SOLICITATION OF A MINOR, AGGRAVATED SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR, EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR BY ELECTRONIC MEANS .
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  • Criminal: Convicted,
  • Positions: Unknown position,
  • Crime: 2000s, 2010s, in Tennessee,

• Brian Bowen

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  • was an LDS church member and podiatrist in Portland, Oregon; accused of sexual abuse of at least nine women; as of February 2024, indicted with two counts of first-degree sexual abuse, one count of second-degree sexual abuse, nine counts of third-degree sexual abuse, and two counts of sex abuse by fraudulent representation.
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  • Criminal: Ongoing,
  • Civil: No civil case,
  • Positions: Missionary,

• Jack Bowers

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  • was a Mormon church member in St. George, Utah; pleaded guilty in 2010 to two second degree felony counts of child sex exploitation; sentenced to two consecutive terms of 1 to 15 years in prison.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
  • Positions: Scout leader,
  • Crime: 2000s, 2010s, in Utah,

• Kevin Bowman

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  • was an LDS first counselor in a ward bishopric and a restaurant owner in Spanish Fork, Utah; was an LDS missionary in Taiwan 1999-2001; accused of sexual abuse of a teenage girl who worked in his restaurant; arrested in July 2023; in June 2024, found guilty by a jury of forcible sexual abuse (second-degree felony) and lewdness (class B misdemeanor); sentencing set for July 29, 2024.
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  • Alleged coverup
  • Criminal: Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial,
  • Civil: No civil case,
  • Positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Other leader,
  • Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace,

• Curt Boyack

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  • was an LDS church member in New Mexico; accused of sexual abuse; allegedly said he would turn himself in to police; died by suicide.
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  • Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted, Suicide,
  • Civil: No civil case,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,

• Ronald Boyce

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  • was a Mormon church member in New York; accused of sexual abuse in a 2024 civil lawsuit against the LDS church.
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• Stephen Boyd

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  • was a Mormon church member in Colorado and Eagle Mountain, Utah; graduated from Brigham Young University (BYU) in 1991; accused in November 2023 of felony enticing a minor, a sex crime; allegedly asked an undercover police officer posing as a 13-year-old girl in an online chat to meet up for sex; police statement said he sent a photo of his face and crotch via text to the officer.
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  • Criminal: Ongoing,

• Peter Brackner

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  • was second counselor in an LDS bishopric in Purvis, Mississippi, and a scoutmaster; accused of sexual abuse.
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  • Alleged coverup
  • Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
  • Civil: Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
  • Positions: Bishopric counselor, Scout leader,
  • Alleged crime: 1980s, in Mississippi,

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