3 LDS sex abuse cases found
Alleged church action: Church officials accused of failure to warn stake members about the accused after learning of possible wrongdoing
- Church action: Church officials accused of failure to warn stake members
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- Lynn Egley (1964 – ) was a former Mormon bishop in Benson, Cache County, Utah; accused of sexual abuse in 2018; the alleged abuse took place in the 1990s
Alleged crime: 1990s, 
Alleged crime city:
ID - Cub River, UT - Benson, - Alleged crime state:
Idaho, Utah,
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LDS positions: Bishop, - Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Alleged failure to report
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Alleged crime state:
"My [stake president] informed me that “Salt Lake” had called and asked him if there was a need for a disciplinary council for my wife and I because of our public opposition to the brethren. He told them no and that instead they should drive up to Idaho and apologize to us." -Alleged victim, Reddit 2019
"The brethren are aware of the issue and it has been handled properly despite what [victim] and [victim's wife] have stated."
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- Christopher Jensen (1991 – ) was a Mormon church member in Utah and West Virginia; sentenced to 35 to 75 years in prison for sexually abusing two children; local LDS church coverup alleged; LDS church settled civil lawsuit mid-trial in 2018 for $32 million, also spending over $27 million on legal fees; FLOODLIT.org discovered the settlement details in 2025 and made them public for the first time
Crime: 2000s, 2010s, - Crime state:
Utah, West Virginia,
Convicted:
2013, 
LDS positions: Missionary, 
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, Registered sex offender, Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, 
Alleged failure to report-
- Jared Wilson (1976 – ) was an LDS church member in Raleigh, North Carolina; convicted in 2011 of crimes related to child sexual abuse (six total counts of indecent liberties with a child); released from prison in 2015; no longer a registered sex offender as of 2025; in 2013, the alleged victims' mother sued the Mormon church, a stake president and two bishops; the case settled in 2015
- Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- Crime city:
crime-city-nc-raleigh,
- Crime county:
crime-county-nc-wake,
- Crime state:
North Carolina,
Crime county:
Convicted:
2011, LDS positions: ever-ward-missionary, Music leader, Sunday school, Sunday school teacher, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, Unknown result, Alleged failure to reportFilters
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