11 matching Mormon sex abuse cases

    • 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.
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      • Alleged crime: 2010s, in Arizona,
      • Positions: Unknown position,
      • Alleged coverup

    • 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.
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      • Alleged crime: 1970s, 1980s, in Utah,
      • Positions: Mission president, Missionary, Other leader,
      • Alleged coverup

    • 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 criminal charges.
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      • Alleged crime: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, in Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
      • Positions: Youth leader,

    • William Carstensen

      • was a Mormon church member in Bountiful, Utah; accused of child sexual abuse; charged; died by suicide.
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      • Alleged crime: 1980s, 1990s, in Utah,

    • Gerald Elison

    • 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.
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      • Alleged crime: 1980s, in California,
      • Positions: Scout leader,
      • Alleged coverup

    • Arlin Hatch

    • 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.
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      • Crime: 2000s, in Nevada,
      • Positions: Missionary,
      • Alleged coverup

    • Stephen Stokes

    • 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.
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      • Positions: Missionary,

    • 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.
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      • Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in California,
      • Positions: Other leader,

     

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