2 LDS sex abuse cases found
Alleged church action: A ward official was accused of saying a victim was responsible to some degree for alleged abuse
- Church action: Ward official accused of saying victim was responsible
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- Craig Mathias (1960 – ) was a Mormon scout leader in Santa Clarita, California; was in the Northridge 1st Ward until 1983; convicted in 1987 of sexually molesting five boy scouts at his home; the alleged abuse involved up to 11 scouts; reportedly urged one victim on a recorded phone call not to tell police about the abuse; sentenced to six years in prison; released in 1990; registered sex offender (2025)
Crime: 1980s, 
Crime city:
CA - Los Angeles, CA - Santa Clarita, - Crime county:
CA - Los Angeles,
- Crime state:
California,
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- Convicted:
1987,
LDS positions: Missionary, Scout leader, 
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released, - Alleged failure to report
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- G S was a male Mormon church member in Little Rock, Arkansas in the Pinnacle Mountain Ward; convicted in 1993 of felony sexual abuse of a minor in the third degree; allegedly abused a victim from 1981 to 1993 (from age 4 to 15); in January 2026, the victim filed a lawsuit against the LDS church naming G.S. as the perpetrator and accusing church officials of multiple failures
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Crime city:
Little Rock,
- Crime county:
Pulaski,
- Crime state:
Arkansas,
Convicted:
1993, 
LDS positions: Unknown position, 
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing, 
Alleged failure to reportthe alleged abuse lasted for nearly 12 years, beginning when the victim was 4 years old
"[Church officials] gave a convicted child rapist a position of authority in the Church [...] and allowed him to interact regularly with the children of the Pinnacle Mountain Ward."
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