-
- George Aaron was a former Mormon bishop in a college ward in Provo, Utah; allegedly sexually abused his two teenage daughters in the 1980s and early 1990s; found civilly liable in 2001 to have "inflicted emotional distress," "breached fiduciary duty," and behaved with "reckless disregard" toward his younger daughter; paid $25,000 in punitive damages
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse- Aaron's standing in the church didn't change despite his loss in court
- "I was sitting in a room, full of women, who had been sexually abused by a family member — most of them [saying], 'My father abused me. I told the bishop. Nothing happened.' I just knew that wasn't going to be my story. I wasn’t going to allow that to be my story."
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Judgment for plaintiff,
- Church positions: Bishop,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
-
Born: 1941
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah,
- View report »
-
-
- Jose Arias was a Mormon church missionary in Palm Desert, California; accused of sexual abuse; civil suit filed against LDS church and Arias; judge awarded judgment by default for the plaintiff (victim) against Arias in 2017 in the amount of approximately $4.2 million; the LDS church was not found liable
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Judgment for plaintiff, Lawsuit v. LDS church,
- Church positions: Missionary,
- Victims: 1 victim,
-
Born: 1962
- Mission: 1985-1986 United States California [unknown city - served in Palm Desert]
- Places lived: California,
- View report »
-
-
- Christian Bearnson was a Mormon church member in Los Angeles, California in the early 1990s; molested a 13-year-old girl; in 1993, the Mormon church was found liable for child sexual abuse by a jury in a civil lawsuit; the LDS church then settled with the two plaintiffs, reportedly for millions of dollars (US), and had the court records sealed
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
-
LDS church payment: $2,000,000
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Probation,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Judgment for plaintiff, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
-
Born: 1963
- Mission: no
- Places lived: California,
- View report »
-
-
- Charles Blome was a Mormon church member and US Army veteran in or near Houston or Beaumont, Texas; admitted to sexually molesting at least five boys; pleaded guilty to two counts of indecency with a child; sentenced to 15 years in prison; the LDS church was ordered to pay $4 million to a 13-year-old boy victim; Blome died in 2005
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
-
LDS church payment: $4,000,000
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Judgment for plaintiff, Lawsuit v. LDS church,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims,
-
Born: 1928
Died: 2005 - Mission: no
- Places lived: Texas,
- Latest update: 2005: died
- View report »
-
-
- Kevin Curlew was an LDS church member in Methuen, Massachusetts; accused of sexually abusing a child in an LDS chapel; convicted and sentenced to prison; in 2008, a victim's mother filed a civil lawsuit against the the Mormon church, claiming the church allowed the accused to babysit children despite his prior convictions for child sexual abuse, and that LDS leaders failed to report her child's abuse to police
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Judgment for plaintiff, Lawsuit v. LDS church,
- Church positions: Other leader,
- Convicted: 2006,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Maine, Massachusetts,
- View report »
-
-
- Steven Hammock was an LDS church member in Utah; pleaded guilty in 1983 to two counts of forcible sex abuse of a child and served six months in an inpatient treatment facility; the LDS church excommunicated him, but during a civil suit filed in 1989 by the victim, it refused to divulge information that Hammock gave to church officials; in 1997, a federal judge awarded $150,000 in damages to the victim
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
-
LDS church payment: $150,000
- Church discipline: Excommunicated,
- landmark abuse case in Utah
- "When is everyone going to realize that this shit's got to stop?"
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Judgment for plaintiff,
- Church positions: Scout leader, Sunday school,
- Crime: Unknown crime year, in Utah,
- Victims: 1 victim,
-
Born: 1941
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah,
- Latest update: 2025: lives in Bloomfield, New Mexico; not a registered sex offender
- View report »
-
-
- Jack Loholt was an LDS church member and Boy scout leader in Kent, Washington; accused of sexual abuse in the 1970s; court records show that two Mormon bishops knew about the abuse allegations but did not tell police; the Mormon church was court-ordered in 2006 to pay $87,500 to one victim after it settled with three others for undisclosed sums
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
-
LDS church payment: $87,500
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Judgment for plaintiff, Lawsuit v. LDS church,
- Church positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Crime scenes: Scout activity,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Washington,
- View report »
-
-
- Eustacio Munioz was an LDS ward religious and missionary class leader in the Brownsville, Texas area; in 2011, was accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old boy; the victim, as an adult, filed a lawsuit against the LDS church and won
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Judgment for plaintiff, Lawsuit v. LDS church,
- Church positions: Other leader, Youth leader,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
-
Born: 1946
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Texas,
- Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender in Texas; lives in San Benito, Texas (Cameron County)
- View report »
-
-
- David Phipps/Verity was an LDS church member and dentist in Sacramento, California; pleaded no contest in 1987 to two counts of misdemeanor sexual battery involving two of his patients; In 1994, also pleaded no contest to two counts of misdemeanor sexual battery; served time in jail and had dental license revoked
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, No contest, Plea agreement,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Judgment for plaintiff,
- Crime scenes: Health appointment, Perpetrator's workplace,
- Victims: 8 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Latest update: 2024: Lives in Scottsdale, Arizona and works as a business consultant to dentists offices; has legally changed his name to David Verity
- View report »
-
-
- Michael Shean was a Mormon bishopric counselor and temple worker, and deputy district attorney in Santa Maria, Santa Barbara County, California; convicted of sexually molesting boys; sentenced to prison; the Mormon church allegedly made at least one settlement payment to a victim who said a stake president covered up the abuse for years
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
-
LDS church payment: Undisclosed amount
- Church discipline: Church position after confession/conviction, Excommunicated, Rebaptized, Release from Mormon church position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Judgment for plaintiff, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Church positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Seminary teacher, Temple worker,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
-
Born: 1947
- Mission: 1966-1968 Uruguay Uruguay
- Places lived: California,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- View report »
-
-
- Peter Taylor was a Mormon church member in Washington; confessed to sexual abuse of his two underage stepdaughters; convicted; Mormon church lost a civil lawsuit and was court ordered to pay the victims $2.5 million; the church appealed and the amount was reduced to $1.2 million
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
-
LDS church payment: $1,200,000
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Judgment for plaintiff, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Convicted: 2001,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Washington,
- View report »
-
Add information
If someone you know was harmed by the person listed on this page, or if you would like us to add or correct any information, please fill out the form below. We will keep you anonymous. You can also contact us directly.