Civil Result: Lawsuit v. LDS church

176 matching Mormon sex abuse cases

- James Adams was a Mormon church member in Beckley, West Virginia; sentenced to prison in 1994 for sexually abusing multiple children; in 1996, a $750 million lawsuit was filed against the Mormon church alleging coverup; the suit was settled out of court in 2000
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- LDS church payment: Undisclosed amount
- Church discipline: Excommunicated,
- Abuse went on for five years after Adams first told Mormon officials, including a bishop and stake president, the lawsuit said
- "The church is not in the business of covering up."— Church spokesman Don LeFevre
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Church positions: Other leader,
- Crime scenes: Victim's home,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Born: 1954
- Mission: no
- Places lived: West Virginia,
- Places when accused: West Virginia,
- Latest update: 1994: sentenced to prison in West Virginia for sexually abusing multiple children
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- 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,
- Places when accused: California,
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- Larren Arnold was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Idaho; in 1984, arrested for lewd conduct with a minor under 16; convicted, received a five-year suspended sentence and three years probation; Mormon leaders allegedly covered up Arnold's abuse; the Mormon church made a $50,000 settlement payment to a victim in 2001, and a payment to another victim in 2012; died in 2017
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- LDS church payment: $50,000
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Probation,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Scout leader,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Born: 1935
  Died: 2017
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Places when accused: Idaho,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
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- Arlo Atkin 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, spent 132 days in jail
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Church discipline: Excommunicated,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Violated parole/probation,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Dismissed with prejudice, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Bishop, Missionary,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Born: 1956
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Arizona, California,
- Places when accused: Arizona,
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- Eric Avant was a Mormon cub scout leader in Norfolk, Virginia; convicted in 1979 of sodomizing an 11-year-old; Mormon leaders allegedly knew of his sexual attraction to young boys but did not check police records; convicted in 1988 of 14 counts of aggravated sexual battery and sentenced to 26 years in prison for molesting nine boys; had as many as 41 alleged victims; the church settled a lawsuit in 1992
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- LDS church payment: $2,000,000
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Church positions: Scout leader,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1959
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Virginia,
- Places when accused: Virginia,
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- James B was an LDS bishop in Newport Beach, California in about 1990 to 1995; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of sexually abusing a boy in his office at church every week from 1990 to 1995, when the victim was 12 to about 17 years old; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Bishop,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Latest update: 2024: accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse
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- Bishop Baldwin was a Mormon bishop in Pittsburg, California in 1989; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse that allegedly lasted from 1989 to 1997, when the victim was 5 to 13 years old; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Bishop,
- Crime scenes: Bishop's office, LDS activity, LDS building, Recreational trip/outing,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Places when accused: Unknown location,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: 2024: accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse
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- George Barnett was a Mormon ward clerk in Cerritos, California; accused in a 2025 lawsuit against the Mormon church of sexually abusing a child as part of a sex trafficking ring, and of covering up the abuse; the plaintiff said she was abused over 200 times at the Cerritos LDS stake center from 1979 to 1983
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Ward clerk,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, LDS building,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Places when accused: Unknown location,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
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- 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,
- Places when accused: California,
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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,
- Places when accused: Arizona,
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- 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
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- Michael Bolingbroke was a Mormon bishop and stake seventy president in Granada Hills, Los Angeles, California; accused of child sexual abuse in a 2022 lawsuit; died in 2024
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Never charged,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, High priest, Other leader, Scout leader, Stake seventy, Sunday school,
- Crime scenes: LDS building, Scout activity,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1942
- Mission: United States Great Lakes [Michigan, Indiana, Ohio]
- Places lived: California, Utah,
- Places when accused: Utah,
- Documents available: yes (free download)
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- Ronald Boyce was a Mormon seminary teacher and home teacher in Schenectady, New York in the 1990s; accused of child sexual abuse in a 2024 civil lawsuit against the LDS church
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Church discipline: Excommunicated,
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Seminary teacher, Youth leader,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, Perpetrator's home, Recreational trip/outing, Victim's home,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1961
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: New York, Utah,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
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- Peter Brackner was second counselor in an LDS bishopric in Purvis, Mississippi, and a scoutmaster; accused of sexual abuse
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Bishopric counselor, Scout leader,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Mississippi,
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- Carlfred Broderick was a Mormon stake president in Cerritos, California; accused in a 2025 lawsuit against the Mormon church of sexually abusing a child as part of a sex trafficking ring, and of covering up the abuse; the plaintiff said she was abused over 200 times at the Cerritos LDS stake center from 1979 to 1983
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Stake president,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, LDS building,
- Born: 1932
  Died: 1999
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Places when accused: Unknown location,
- Latest update: 1999: died; 2025: accused in a civil lawsuit against the Mormon church of child sexual abuse and coverup
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- David Bromley was an LDS church member in Illinois; accused of sexual abuse
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Alleged crime: Unknown crime year, in Illinois,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Illinois,
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- David Brown was an LDS church member and boy scout leader in Missouri; charged with 32 counts of statutory sodomy; pleaded guilty in 2003 to five counts related to statutory sodomy; sentenced to prison for 15 years; a victim sued the Mormon church in 2003
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Music leader, Scout leader,
- Convicted: 2003, 2005,
- Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Missouri,
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- Paydan Bussey was a Mormon church member in Washington and Utah; convicted of child sexual abuse charges while a minor in Washington; removed from sex offender registries in Washington and Utah; allegedly molested a child in 2019 while on a trip to Spain paid for by the Mormon church; charged in Washington and Utah in 2024 with child sexual abuse felonies; named in a 2025 lawsuit against the Mormon church
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Born: 1998
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California, Spain, Utah, Washington,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
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- 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,
- Places when accused: Maine, Massachuetts,
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- Franklyn Curtis was a Mormon church member in Pennsylvania and Oregon; excommunicated in 1983 in Pennsylvania for sex abuse; rebaptized in 1984; molested five boys in Oregon; local LDS bishop knew but didn't report to police; convicted in 1995 in Oregon of sexual abuse; died in 1995
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- LDS church payment: $3,000,000
- Church discipline: Church position after confession/conviction, Excommunicated, Rebaptized,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Church positions: High priest, Sunday school,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1903
  Died: 1995
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Oregon, Pennsylvania,
- Places when accused: Oregon,
- Latest update: 1995: died
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