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- Paul Adams was an LDS church member in Arizona; sexually abused two children for several years after confessing to his bishop; arrested and charged; died by suicide in 2017 while in custody awaiting trial
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse- Church discipline: Excommunicated,
- Criminal case(s): Died awaiting trial, Not convicted, Suicide,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Dismissed,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1982
Died: 2017 - Mission: no
- Places lived: Arizona,
- Latest update: 2023: multiple victims are involved in a civil lawsuit against the LDS church
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- Joseph Bishop was a Mormon church member and president of the Provo, Utah Missionary Training Center (MTC) in the 1980s; allegedly sexually abused multiple sister missionaries; not criminally charged because the statute of limitations had expired (in 1984, the legal deadline in Utah for filing a rape charge was four years); civil lawsuit was dismissed after an agreement by the plaintiff and the LDS church
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, Police investigation,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Dismissed, Dismissed with prejudice, Lawsuit v. LDS church,
- Church positions: Mission president, Missionary, Other leader,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Argentina, Arizona, Utah,
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- David Broadbent was a Mormon and obstetrician/gynecologist (OB/GYN) doctor in Provo, Utah; in 2022, dozens of women joined a class action lawsuit accusing him of sexual assault; in 2022, a Utah judge dismissed the case; by 2023, nearly 300 victims had come forward; in 2024, was charged with forcible sexual abuse, and the Utah Supreme Court ruled that the lawsuit could proceed; 2025: more charges, 2nd lawsuit
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Dismissed, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Youth leader,
- Crime scenes: Health appointment, Perpetrator's workplace,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, 100 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1947
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Documents available: yes (free download)
- Latest update: November 2024: charged with a felony count of object rape
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- William Carstensen was a Mormon church member in Bountiful, Utah; accused of child sexual abuse; charged; died by suicide
- Criminal case(s): Not convicted, Police investigation, Suicide, Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Dismissed, Dismissed without prejudice,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1952
Died: 1995 - Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
- Latest update: 1995: died by suicide in Utah
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- Gerald Elison was an LDS church member and junior high school drama teacher in Orem, Utah; accused in 2014 in a civil lawsuit of sexually abusing a boy student in the early 1980s; died in 2019
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Dismissed,
- Church positions: Bishopric counselor, Primary, Stake high council,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1930
Died: 2019 - Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Latest update: 2019: died
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- Mark Gum was a Mormon scout leader in Oxnard, California; a 2011 lawsuit against the LDS church and the Boy Scouts of America accused him of sexually assaulting a boy scout; while the boy was living with Gum (with the consent of the boy's parents), church members visited and accepted the living arrangement, the suit said; in 2012, the Mormon church made a settlement payment for an undisclosed amount
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
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LDS church payment: Undisclosed amount
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Dismissed, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Church positions: Scout leader,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1957
- Mission: no
- Places lived: California, Colorado,
- Latest update: 2012: named in a lawsuit won by the plaintiff, who accused Gum of molesting him; the Boy Scouts of America and the LDS church were also named and paid settlements
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- Arlin Hatch was a Mormon church member in California; accused of sexual abuse in a 2025 lawsuit against the Mormon church
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Dismissed, Dismissed without prejudice, Lawsuit v. LDS church,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Alleged crime: Unknown crime year, in California,
- Crime scenes: Victim's home,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: Unknown country
- Places lived: California,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
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- John Misseldine was a Mormon missionary in Nevada; charged with sexually abusing two children at an LDS chapel in the Las Vegas area; in 2005, made a plea deal to avoid prison, via an Alford plea to two counts; a lawsuit said a local Mormon leader failed to report abuse to police; in 2008, sentenced to prison after violating the plea deal; as of 2024, lives in Las Vegas, Nevada as a registered sex offender
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
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LDS church payment: $782,000
- Criminal case(s): Alford plea, Convicted, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Dismissed, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Missionary,
- Convicted: 2005,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1982
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Nevada,
- Latest update: 2024: lives in Las Vegas, Nevada as a registered sex offender
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- Stephen Stokes was a Mormon church member and Brigham Young University-Idaho (BYU-I) professor; accused of sexual assault by a former student; died in 2016; in 2022, civil lawsuit against BYU-I was dismissed with prejudice
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Dismissed, Dismissed with prejudice,
- Church positions: Bishopric counselor, BYU, Missionary, Scout leader, Stake high council, Temple worker, Youth leader,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1948
Died: 2016 - Mission: 1967-1969 United States New York Cumorah
- Places lived: Idaho, Iowa,
- Latest update: 2022: Civil lawsuit dismissed with prejudice
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- Jason Strong was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; a victim sued the Mormon church after a bishop and stake president allegedly failed to report the abuse to police; the claims against the church were dismissed by a trial court, and the Utah Supreme Court upheld the dismissal in 2001, citing the First Amendment
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Dismissed, Lawsuit v. LDS church,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah,
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- Drew Tutt was a Mormon church member, school teacher and soccer coach in Ogden, Utah; accused of sexual abuse of two girls on his soccer team; in 2017, convicted of two counts of third degree felony sexual abuse of a minor student; in 2018, sentenced to prison
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Dismissed, Dismissed with prejudice,
- Church positions: Missionary,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1988
- Mission: Unknown country
- Places lived: Utah, Weber County (Utah),
- Latest update: 2024: registered sex offender; lives in Roy, Utah
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- Timothy Wright was a Mormon church member in Santa Clara, California; convicted in 1994 of one or more felonies related to child sexual abuse; a 1994 civil lawsuit against the Mormon church said he molested a boy between 1989 and 1992, when the boy was 14 to 17 years old (actions for which he was convicted); the suit was dismissed in 1995 for failure to appear by the plaintiff's attorneys
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Dismissed, Lawsuit v. LDS church,
- Church positions: Other leader,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
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