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Donate »8 Mormon sexual abuse cases
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Arlo Kay Atkin
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Alleged coverup- was a former LDS bishop in or near Chandler, Maricopa County, Arizona; accused of raping and impregnating a 14-year-old girl in his ward while he was her bishop; pleaded guilty, served time in prison.
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: Civil case dismissed with prejudice, lawsuit against LDS church, Unknown result,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in Arizona,
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Joseph Layton Bishop
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- 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.
- Criminal: Police investigation,
- Civil: Civil case dismissed, Civil case dismissed with prejudice, lawsuit against LDS church,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: LDS church building,
- Alleged crime: 1970s, 1980s, in Utah,
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Brenda Nelson Miles
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- was an LDS church member in Bountiful, Utah; accused of child sexual abuse.
- Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil: Civil case dismissed with prejudice,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Alleged crime: 1980s, in Utah,
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Brian Richard Pickett
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- Alleged coverup
- was a Mormon branch president and leader at a youth program picking pineapples in Maui, Hawaii; accused of sexual abuse in a civil lawsuit that also named the LDS church; the suit was dismissed with prejudice after a settlement in 2016.
- Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil: Civil case dismissed with prejudice, lawsuit against LDS church, Settlement,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime scenes: LDS church activity, Perpetrator's home,
- Alleged crime: 1980s, in Hawaii,
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Gary Fuller Reese
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- Alleged coverup
- was a Mormon bishopric counselor, seminary teacher and Boy scoutmaster; accused of sexually molesting several boys in his scout troops.
- Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil: Civil case dismissed with prejudice, lawsuit against LDS church, Unknown result,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: LDS church activity, LDS church building, Perpetrator's home, Recreational trip/outing, Scout activity/event,
- Alleged crime: 1970s, in Washington,
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Stephen Wayne Stokes
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- 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: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil: Civil case dismissed, Civil case dismissed with prejudice,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Alleged crime: 2010s, in Idaho,
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Drew Daniel Tutt
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- 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: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil: Civil case dismissed, Civil case dismissed with prejudice,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Ruth Zurcher Worthen
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- was a Mormon church member in Hyde Park, Cache County, Utah; accused of child sexual abuse by one adult in a 2019 civil lawsuit and in 2023 by four adults (one of whom was the 2019 plaintiff); arrested and charged in June 2024 with numerous felonies related to child sexual abuse.
- Criminal: Ongoing,
- Civil: Civil case dismissed with prejudice,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: LDS church building, Public building,
- Alleged crime: 1980s, 2000s, in Cache County (Utah), Utah,
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