5 LDS sex abuse cases found
- Church action: No church discipline
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- George Aaron (1941 – ) was a former Mormon bishop in a college ward in Provo, Utah; allegedly sexually abused two teenage girls in the 1980s and early 1990s; no criminal charges; in 2001, a jury found him liable for intentional infliction of emotional distress, breach of fiduciary duty, and reckless disregard toward the younger plaintiff; was ordered to pay $25,000 in punitive damages; the church was not a defendant
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Alleged crime: 1980s, 1990s,
Alleged crime city:
UT - Provo,
Alleged crime county:
UT - Utah,
Alleged crime state:
Utah,
Aaron's standing in the church reportedly didn't change despite his loss in court-
LDS positions: Bishop,
Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
Civil case(s): Judgment for plaintiff,
Alleged failure to report
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- Jeffery Niemi (1985 – ) was a Mormon church member in Duluth, Minnesota; convicted in 2016 and again in 2025 of felonies related to child sexual exploitation; sentenced in 2025 to 30 years in prison
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Crime: 2020s,
Crime state:
Minnesota,
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- Jason Pedersen (1979 – ) was an LDS church member in Heber City, Utah; convicted guilty of first-degree felony attempted aggravated sex abuse of a child; as of April 2024, lives in Riverton, Utah as a registered sex offender and is an LDS elders quorum president
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LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum, Missionary, Scout leader, Ward clerk,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
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- Jason Smith (1970 – ) was an LDS church member in Indiana; in 2019, confessed to sexually abusing a child; pleaded guilty and was sentenced in 2021 to 728 days of probation for battery against a child under 14 years old
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Crime: 2010s,
Crime state:
Indiana,
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- Sterling Van Wagenen (1947 – ) was a co-founder of Sundance Film Festival and director of some Mormon temple endowment videos; publicly accused of sexual abuse of two children in two separate instances; sentenced to prison in 2019 for child sexual abuse
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Crime: 1990s, 2010s,
Crime state:
Utah,
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