4027 people accused of sex crimes allegedly perpetrated while they were active members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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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.
- Criminal: Jail, Probation,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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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.
- Criminal: Jury trial, Ongoing,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Alleged crime: 2010s, in California,
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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.
- Criminal: Ongoing, Unknown result,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Alleged crime: 2020s, in Idaho, Rexburg (Idaho),
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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.
- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Convicted: 2020s, 2021, 2022,
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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.
- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime: 2000s, 2010s, in Washington,
- Convicted: 2010s, 2014,
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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.
- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Victims: 1 victim,
Alleged coverup- Case report »
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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.
- Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil: Civil judgment in favor of plaintiff, lawsuit against LDS church,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Alleged crime: 1980s, in California,
- Alleged coverup
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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.
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, in Idaho,
- Convicted: 1980s,
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LDS church payment: Yes (undisclosed amount)
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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.
- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime: 2010s, in Arizona,
- Convicted: 2020s, 2021,
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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.
- Criminal: Convicted, Probation,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Crime: 2010s, in Idaho, Washington,
- Convicted: 2010s, 2016,
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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, served time in prison.
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: Civil case dismissed with prejudice, lawsuit against LDS church, Unknown result,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in Arizona,
- Alleged coverup
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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.
- Criminal: Convicted, Jail,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime: 2010s, in Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Convicted: 2020s, 2023,
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Joseph Atwater
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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.
- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime: 1970s, in Virginia,
- Convicted: 1900 to 1979,
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LDS church payment: $2,000,000
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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.
- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: lawsuit against LDS church, Ongoing civil case,
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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.
- Criminal: Convicted, Prison, Released,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime: 1990s, in California,
- Convicted: 1990s,
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Rodney Bailey
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- was an LDS church member in Medora, Illinois; accused of sexual abuse; convicted.
- Criminal: Convicted, Unknown result,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
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