1 LDS sex abuse cases found
Alleged church action: A high-level church official, such as a prominent church employee, general authority or apostle, was accused of failure to report allegations of wrongdoing by the accused to civil authorities
- Church action: High-level official accused of failure to report
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- Jeffrey Rock (1955 – ) was a former Mormon branch president and U.S. State Department employee; lived in California, Utah, Fiji and Thailand; pleaded guilty in 2025 to three charges of sexual battery; sentenced in February 2026 in Utah to 18 months in jail; the Mormon church knew about alleged child sex abuse but failed multiple times over years to alert civil authorities, according to Rock’s relatives
Crime: 2000s, 
Crime city:
crime-city-thailand-bangkok, UT - Provo, - Crime county:
UT - Utah,
- Crime state:
California, Utah,
- Crime country:
Thailand,
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- Convicted:
2025,
LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Branch president, Elders quorum, Nursery, Primary, Scout leader, Stake high council, temple liaison, Youth leader, 
Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, - Alleged failure to report
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Mormon officials were accused of failure to report Rock’s sexual abuse of children
"Myself, my mom and my sister reached out to the LDS Church for help. He lied to them. They protected him with misguided mercy."
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