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Byron Wiscombe
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LaVar Withers
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- was a Mormon church member and physician in Rexburg, Idaho; was accused of sexual abuse by at least 133 women and children (some as young as 13 years old) over a period of 30 years or more; admitted to sexual abuse; found guilty of 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.
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Crime scenes: Healthcare appointment,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, 100 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, in Idaho,
- Convicted: 1990s,
Alleged coverup- Case report »
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Stephen Wold
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- was a Mormon church member and former full-time missionary (to Panama) who lived in Highland, Utah; convicted in 2017 of first-degree felony aggravated sexual abuse of a 10-year-old girl and sentenced to 15 years to life in prison.
- Criminal: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
- Convicted: 2010s, 2017,
- Case report »
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Laury Wolfley
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- was an LDS church member in Idaho; sentenced in 2007 to prison time and probation for sexually assaulting a 13-year-old boy.
- Case report »
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Michael Woodbury
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- 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.
- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Case report »
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Lamar Woodbury
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- was a Mormon church member; pleaded guilty of sexual abuse on a child under the age of 14, a second degree felony.
- Criminal: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Case report »
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Sean Woolf
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- was an LDS church member and full-time missionary; accused of sexual abuse of a child; the alleged abuse occurred during his mission; the victim sued the Mormon church in 2020; the church settled with the victim.
- Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil: lawsuit against LDS church, Settlement,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Alleged coverup
- Case report »
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Kenne Worthen
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- was a Mormon elementary school teacher and BYU-Idaho adjunct professor who sexually abused a 12-year-old child; 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.
- Criminal: Pleaded guilty,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Case report »
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Ruth Worthen
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- was a Mormon church member in Hyde Park, Cache County, Utah; accused of child sexual abuse by one adult in a 2019 civil lawsuit and in 2023 by four adults (one of whom was the 2019 plaintiff); arrested and charged in June 2024 with numerous felonies related to child sexual abuse.
- Criminal: Ongoing,
- Civil: Civil case dismissed with prejudice,
- Crime scenes: LDS church building, Public building,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
- Alleged crime: 1980s, 2000s, in Cache County (Utah), Utah,
- Case report »
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Chauncey Worthley
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- was a former LDS bishop in Orange County, California; admitted to sexual abuse and had his foster parent license taken away.
- Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Case report »
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Harvey Wright
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- was an LDS church member and Scout leader in Flagstaff, AZ; in 1988 pleaded guilty to "Attempted Sexual Abuse/Dangerous Crimes Against Children" and received 90 days in jail and 4 years probation; placed on the BSA Confidential Files.
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime: 1980s, in Arizona,
- Convicted: 1980s,
- Case report »
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Donald Wright
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- was allegedly a Mormon church member; was a Boy scout leader, allegedly sexually abused multiple children.
- Case report »
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Orson Wright
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- was a Mormon mission president in Sydney, Australia from 1978 to 1980; accused of grooming some of the sister missionaries in his care to be his polygamous wives; removed early from his mission assignment; LDS church leaders in Salt Lake City, Utah allegedly covered up the reasons for Wright's removal.
- Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Alleged crime: 1970s, 1980s, in Australia,
- Case report »
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Skyler Wright
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- was a Mormon church member in Arizona; accused of a sex crime.
- Case report »
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Mitchell Young
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- was an LDS missionary in Canada; in 1980, 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.
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: lawsuit against LDS church, Unknown result,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in Arizona, Canada, Utah,
- Convicted: 1980s, 1990s,
- Alleged coverup
- Case report »
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Jimmy Young
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- was a Mormon church member and scout volunteer; arrested for sexually abusing a scout in his troop.
- Criminal: Admitted guilt, Unknown result,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Alleged crime: 1980s, in Texas,
- Case report »
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Stephen Young
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- was an LDS church member and police officer in Idaho; allegedly abused 20 babies over a 30 year period; found guilty in 2010 of lewd conduct with a child under 16; sentenced to 25 years in prison.
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Alleged coverup
- Case report »
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Brigham Young
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- Second president of the Mormon church; married 56 women, including a 15-year old and three 16-year-olds.
- Criminal: Never charged,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Alleged crime: 1800s,
- Case report »
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Jeffrey Young
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- was a Mormon church member in Lehi, Utah; convicted of 12 counts of VOYEURISM BY ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT CONCEALED OR DISGUISED, one count of sexual exploitation of a minor and one count of obstructing justice.
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Crime scenes: LDS church building,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
- Convicted: 2010s, 2016,
- Case report »
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Luis Zarate
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- was a Mormon bishop in Panama; accused of sexual abuse of a 4-year-old.
- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Alleged crime: 2010s, in Panama,
- Case report »
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