Browse the Mormon Sexual Abuse Database
FLOODLIT.org has a free public database of hundreds of reports about people who committed or allegedly committed sex crimes, including sexual abuse, while they were active Mormon church members. You can browse the entire database in all sorts of ways, including by LDS church position, number of victims, places where crimes took place, or criminal/civil case result.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #4: Michael Adamson
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- AKA Mike Adamson
- Latest update: sentenced to prison in England in 2008 for child sexual abuse
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
LDS positions: Building supervisor, Music leader, - LDS mission:
no
Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was a church caretaker and organist in York, England; abused at least four children as young as seven years old; convicted; sentenced to prison in England in 2008 for child sexual abuse.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #502: Terry George Allen
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- Latest update: 2024: registered sex offender; lives in Grapevine, Texas
- Victims: 10 or more victims,
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Born: 1943
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, High priest, Music leader, Stake high council, Stake public communications director, Sunday school president, Sunday school teacher, Youth leader,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was an LDS church member in California; in 1987, was found guilty of sexual abuse of a child and was sentenced to six years in prison; was assigned to multiple trusted church positions, including Sunday school president, despite the Mormon church being aware that he had raped a teenager; LDS leaders were accused of hiding his abuse from local church members; as of 2024, lives in Grapevine, Texas.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #24: Donald Nelson Bills
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- AKA Donny Bills
- Latest update: 2015: sentenced in Utah to a minimum of eight years in prison
- Victims: 1 victim,
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was a school teacher and former Mormon bishopric member in Provo, Utah; pleaded guilty to multiple felonies, including rape of a 17-year-old girl; sentenced in 2015 to a minimum of eight years in prison.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #667: Brian Mathew Bowen
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- AKA Dr. Bowen
- Latest update: February 2024: ongoing criminal case; nine victims have accused Bowen of sexual misconduct
- Victims: 9 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1975
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission:
United States - Arizona Tempe (Spanish speaking) 1994-1996
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was an LDS church member and podiatrist in Portland, Oregon; accused of sexual abuse of at least nine women; as of February 2024, indicted with two counts of first-degree sexual abuse, one count of second-degree sexual abuse, nine counts of third-degree sexual abuse, and two counts of sex abuse by fraudulent representation.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #630: Kevin Gerald Bowman
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- Latest update: March 2024: final pretrial conference scheduled for April 25, 2024
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1980
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Other leader,
- LDS mission:
Taiwan - Taiwan Taipei (Da Xi, Yi Lan, Tao Yuan, San Xia, Tai Pei) 1999-2001
- Criminal case: Jury trial, Ongoing,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was an LDS first counselor in a ward bishopric and a restaurant owner in Spanish Fork, Utah; was an LDS missionary in Taiwan 1999-2001; accused of sexual abuse of a teenage girl who worked in his restaurant; arrested in July 2023.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #479: Brandon Rex Brown
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- Latest update: 2024: arrested and charged
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1978
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Pocatello, Idaho; accused of untying two teenage girls' swimsuit tops and touching them inappropriately .
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #898: Raymond Casillas
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- Latest update: March 2024: lives in San Antonio, Texas as a registered sex offender
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1970
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, No contest, Plea agreement, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was a Mormon bishop and middle school teacher in San Antonio, Texas; arrested in 2014 and charged with felony aggravated sexual assault of a child; via a plea agreement, pleaded no contest to indecent contact with a child and agreed to a fine of $1,500; was sentenced in 2016 to 8 years in prison; as of March 2024, lives in San Antonio, Texas as a registered sex offender.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #64: Dustin Scott Cassady
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- Latest update: 2024: lives in Roseville, California as a registered sex offender
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Born: 1981
- LDS positions: Youth leader,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was a Mormon church member in the Sacramento, California area (Carmichael); accused of child sexual exploitation; pleaded guilty; as of March 2024, lives in Roseville, California as a registered sex offender.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #469: Mark Chapman
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- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1971
- LDS positions: Church janitor, Scout leader,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was an LDS church member and scout leader in Michigan; served 9 years in prison in New York for charges of engaging in criminal sexual conduct with a person below the age of 17; sentenced to prison in 2022 in MIchigan for sexually assaulting two children; some of the abuse took place at an LDS chapel.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #68: Michael James Clay
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- AKA Mr. Clay, Professor Clay, Mike Clay
- Latest update: June 26, 2023: sentenced to two years of probation and no jail time after agreeing in May 2023 to a plea deal of three reduced misdemeanor charges of sexual battery
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1974
- LDS positions: BYU professor, Church employee, Scout leader, Youth leader,
- LDS mission:
no
- Criminal case: Community service, Convicted, No contest, Probation,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was an LDS church member and BYU professor in Provo, Utah; charged with sexually abusing three students; entered a plea bargain in May 2023 in which he agreed to plead no contest to three class A misdemeanor charges of sexual battery, complete 24 months of probation, do 50 hours of community service, and take a sexual boundaries course; sentenced in June 2023 according to the plea deal.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #69: Michael Wayne Coleman
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- AKA Mike Coleman
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1960
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- LDS mission:
Argentina - Argentina Buenos Aires South 1980-1982
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was an LDS bishop and former sound recording engineer in Mesa, Arizona (Lehi 2nd Ward); arrested in 2014 for sexual solicitation of a minor online; the alleged crime took place while he was bishop.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #564: Gerald Arthur Collingwood
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- AKA Jerry Collingwood
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Born: 1943
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was a Mormon bishopric counselor in Alabama; moved to Utah; convicted of child sexual abuse in 1996 in Utah.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #785: Richard A Cook
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- Latest update: 2020: arrested on suspicion of sexually abusing young boys
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- LDS positions: Nursery leader,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was a Mormon church member and former LDS nursery leader in Boise, Idaho; arrested in 2020 on suspicion of sexually abusing young boys.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #400: Mark Nielson Cram
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- Latest update: 2008: case dismissed, expunged
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1956
- LDS positions: Bishop, Stake high council, Stake presidency counselor,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Admitted guilt, Criminal case expunged, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was a former Mormon bishop and stake presidency counselor, and city manager in Riverton, Utah; charged in 2006 with voyeurism; admitted climbing a 9-foot wall at a tanning salon to watch a 16-year-old girl undress; pleaded guilty; plea was held in abeyance; he completed the terms set by the court, charge was dismissed and case was expunged in 2008; as of February 2024, lives in Riverton, Utah.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #770: Abraham Isaac (possibly Issac) Cruz
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- AKA Elder Cruz
- Latest update: June 2024: charges were dismissed without prejudice
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 2004
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission:
United States - unknown - Saratoga Springs area 2023-2024
- Criminal case: Criminal charges dropped, Not convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was a Mormon missionary in Saratoga Springs, Utah; arrested in May 2024 on suspicion of sexual assault; charged with three first-degree felony counts (two of forcible sodomy, one of rape); charges were dismissed without prejudice in June 2024.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #586: Buckland Lee Darrell
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- AKA Buck Darrell
- Latest update: 2023-12-12: omnibus hearing scheduled
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1979
- LDS positions: Primary teacher,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was an LDS church member in the Redmond, Washington area; charged with first degree felony child molestation in December 2022, March 2023 and April 2023 (5 total victims, all young boys); admitted to sexually abusing around 6-8 children.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #90: George S Davis
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- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jury trial, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was an LDS church member in Rhode Island; accused of sexual abuse that allegedly took place in an LDS chapel.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #93: Broch Clyde DeGraff
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- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1985
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission:
Costa Rica - Costa Rica San Jose 2004-2006
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was an LDS church member and private school teacher at Liahona Preparatory Academy in Pleasant Grove, Utah; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse charges; sentenced in 2013 to up to 20 years in prison.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #96: Richard Lloyd Dilley
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- AKA Dick Dilley
- Latest update: 2024: lives in Airway Heights, Washington
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1959
- LDS positions: Scout leader, Sunday school teacher,
- LDS mission:
no
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was an LDS church member and scout leader in Burien, near Seattle, Washington; dishonorably discharged from the Navy in 1983 after admitting to abusing boys in a Scouting program in Athens, Greece; pleaded guilty in 1990 to one count of third degree child rape and five counts of child molestation for "repeated" offenses over two years of the scouts in his LDS troop; sentenced to 9 years in prison.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #97: Spencer Remde Dixon
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Born: 1964
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Found not guilty, Jury trial,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was a Mormon bishop in Salt Lake City, Utah; accused in 2002 of touching a 13-year-old girl inappropriately inside the LDS chapel of the Monument Park 7th Ward; acquitted in a jury trial.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #595: John Doe
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- AKA Mr Daniels
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Australia; accused of sexual abuse.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #607: John Doe
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- LDS positions: Stake mission president,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was an LDS stake mission president; accused by Mormon leader Vaughn Featherstone in 1975 of child sexual abuse of "many, many Aaronic Priesthood boys" in Doe's stake.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #733: Joseph Thomas Dunlop
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- AKA Joe Dunlop
- Latest update: April 2024: charged with five felony counts related to child sexual abuse
- Victims: 2 victims,
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Born: 1983
- LDS positions: Primary teacher,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Admitted guilt, Ongoing,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was a Mormon church member in South Jordan, Utah; accused of sexual abuse.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #100: Alan Keith Dunn
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- AKA Keith Dunn, Allan Dunn
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1941
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Venice, California (Los Angeles); accused in 1978 of child sexual abuse; confessed to the police.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #106: Todd Mitchell Edwards
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- AKA Todd Michael Edwards
- Latest update: 2013: sentenced to three years in prison for child sexual abuse
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1964
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was a Mormon bishop in Menifee, Riverside County, California; in 2013, sentenced to three years in prison for child sexual abuse that occurred in 2006 and 2012; was bishop at the time of the 2012 abuse.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #555: Michael Blair Ehlert
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- AKA Mike Ehlert
- Victims: 2 victims, 4 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1961
- LDS positions: BYU professor,
- LDS mission:
Unknown country -
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was a Mormon church member and former BYU professor in Utah; found guilty of sexual abuse in Guam in 2017.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #503: Rowan Joseph Ellsworth
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- Latest update: February 2024: lives in Mesa, Arizona
- Victims: 2 victims,
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Born: 1948
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission:
Brazil - Brazil [unknown city] 1967-1969
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was an LDS church member and schoolteacher in Arizona; molested a 14-year-old girl at an LDS girls camp in mid-1990; the abuse was reported to a bishop Burgess, who failed to report to police, but instead encouraged the victim to forgive, per our sources; sentenced to prison in 1999 for two counts of child sexual abuse; released in 2007.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #391: Carlos Escalante
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- Latest update: 2018: sentenced to 14 years in prison
- Victims: 1 victim,
- LDS positions: Branch president,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was an LDS branch president in San Nicolas, Argentina; sexually abused his stepdaughter for 5 years, including while branch president; the victim asked local LDS leaders for support, but allegedly received none; she was punished by the church for "refusing to forgive" and for "failing to comply with worthiness standards;" the accused was sentenced in 2018 to 14 years in prison.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #480: William Sterling Evans
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- AKA William Sterling Evans Sr.
- Latest update: 1991: died
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1909
Died: 1991
- LDS positions: Bishop, Stake presidency counselor,
- LDS mission:
no
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was a prominent Mormon church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; was bishop twice of the Grant 6th ward; from 1957 to 1962, was in the Utah State Legislature; served as Salt Lake County Clerk from 1968 to 1983; died in 1991; allegedly raped a relative in Salt Lake City in the early 1980s.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #111: Nicolas Pierre Faivre
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- AKA Nicholas Faivre
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1979
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Ongoing, Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was a former LDS bishop in Australia; charged with sending sexually explicit messages to a child.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #113: David Brian Farley
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- AKA David B. Farley, Dr. Farley
- Latest update: February 2024: lives in Nephi, Utah; February 2024: the city of West Linn, Oregon released a report about the way its police department investigated Farley
- Victims: 10 or more victims, 100 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1958
- LDS positions: Primary teacher, Stake high council, Sunday school teacher,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was a former doctor and LDS church member in West Linn, Oregon; accused of sexually abusing over 200 patients; the alleged abuse occurred over a span of many years, during which Farley was an LDS stake high council member for some time; never criminally charged; in February 2024, the city of West Linn, Oregon released a report about the way its police department investigated Farley.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #10: Jeffrey Vern Fox
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- AKA Jeff Fox
- Latest update: 2022: Utah case dismissed without prejudice due to a federal charge
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1947
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Ongoing, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was a former state legislator (1977-1982) in Utah; convicted federally for possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) in 2013 and placed on probation for 15 years; in 2019, probation was terminated for completing terms; in 2022, arrested and charged in Utah with 8 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor; case dismissed without prejudice due to a federal charge.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #946: Richard Freeman
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- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1963
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was an LDS church member and high school teacher in Fresno, California; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; moved to Provo, Utah.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #119: Jayne Allen Furness
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- AKA Allen Furness
- Latest update: 1987: died
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Born: 1935
Died: 1987
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Found guilty, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was a Mormon church member and boy scout leader in Arroyo Grande, California; accused of sex abuse; found guilty of voyeurism charges in or before 1972, and found guilty of sexual abuse charges in 1976; sentenced in 1976 or 1977 to prison; died in 1987.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #122: Samuel Howard Gardner
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- AKA Sam Gardner, William Howard Mercer
- Latest update: August 8, 1968: died in Utah
- Victims: 4 victims,
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Born: 1932
Died: 1968
- LDS positions: Bishop, Stake high council,
- LDS mission:
United States - Central States 1951-1953
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was an LDS bishop in the Oklahoma City First Ward in the early 1960s; accused of sexually abusing a teenage boy in the bishop's office at a Mormon chapel in about 1961; died in 1968.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #123: Kevin Stacy Garn
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- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1955
- LDS positions: Bishop, Sunday school teacher,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was a former Utah House majority leader and LDS bishop in Utah; admitted in 2010 to a nude encounter with a 15-year-old girl in a hot tub in 1985, when he was 28.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #657: Floyd Keith Godfrey
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- AKA Dr. Godfrey
- Latest update: 2023: forced to surrender his license after sexual misconduct allegations by two employees
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was a Mormon church member and sexual orientation conversion therapist in Arizona; accused of sexual misconduct by two employees; in 2023, Godfrey was forced to surrender his license.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #130: David James Gomez
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- AKA Dave Gomez
- Latest update: 2005: criminal charges dropped
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1946
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Criminal charges dropped,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was a former LDS bishop and department of corrections administrator in Utah; arrested in 2004 and charged with 125 counts of sexual abuse; charges were dropped in 2005 due to issues related to the statutes of limitations.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #929: Albert Dee Halladay
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- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1930
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was a former LDS bishop in Sandy, Utah; accused of sexual abuse in 1988; pleaded guilty in 1989 to one second degree felony charge of sex abuse of a child; convicted.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #152: Eugene Albert Hansen
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- AKA Jene Hansen
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Born: 1940
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission:
no
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was a Mormon church member and scout leader in California; accused of child sexual abuse.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #155: Maurice Wade Harker
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- AKA Dr. Harker
- Latest update: 2023: charged with aggravated abuse of a vulnerable adult and kidnapping, both second-degree felonies
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1969
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission:
United States - Michigan Dearborn 1988-1990
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was an LDS church member and therapist in Utah; accused of psychologically and physically harming sexual abuse victims who came to him as patients; charged in September 2023 with felony aggravated abuse of a vulnerable adult and kidnapping.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #500: Marvin Ross Harker
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- AKA M, M Harker
- Latest update: September 2020: sentenced to five years in prison and made to register as a sex offender
- Victims: 2 victims, 5 victims,
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Born: 1968
- LDS positions: Bishop, Missionary,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was an LDS church member and bishop in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada; sexually assaulted several young girls; confessed to his bishop and a mission president, who told him not to report to police; convicted in 2019; sentenced in September 2020 to five years in prison and made to register as a sex offender.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #160: Craig Allen Harward
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- AKA Mr. Harward
- Latest update: February 2024: lives in San Jose, California; not a registered sex offender
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1948
- LDS positions: Bishopric, Missionary, Other leader, Ward executive secretary,
- LDS mission:
Uruguay - Uruguay 1972-1974
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was a Mormon church member and former "teacher of the year" at an elementary school in Santa Clara County, California; accused of sexual abuse of at least 10 children; pleaded guilty to charges relating to sexual abuse of four children; sentenced to 14 years in prison for lewd and lascivious acts on four children spanning a six year period; as of 2024, lives in San Jose, California.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #161: James Glenn Haskell
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- AKA Bishop Haskell
- Latest update: June 2024: found not guilty in a jury trial of 16 of 17 counts; jurors deadlocked on one count of felony injury upon a child; hearing set for July 15
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1982
- LDS positions: Bishop, Scout leader, Stake high council,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Acquitted, Found not guilty, Hung jury, Ongoing,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was a former Mormon bishop and practicing attorney in Vacaville, California; charged with 14 felonies and three misdemeanors for allegedly sexually abusing four children; was an LDS stake high council member when charged; pleaded not guilty; in June 2024, found not guilty in a jury trial of 16 of 17 counts; jurors deadlocked on one count of felony injury upon a child.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #696: Brandon Osorio Hernandez
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- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1999
- LDS positions: Other leader,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Tempe, Arizona; accused of sexually abusing a victim inside a Mormon church; convicted of four fourth degree felony counts of abuse of a child or vulnerable adult.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #579: Michael William Hiatt
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- AKA Mike Hiatt
- Latest update: August 2023: sentenced to 45 days in jail, with credit for 15 days served, and 4 years probation
- Victims: 5 victims,
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Born: 1990
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission:
Unknown country -
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was a Mormon church member in Clinton, Utah; charged in Utah in March 2023 with two second degree felony counts of enticing a minor, and one third degree felony count of dealing in materials harmful to a minor; pleaded guilty in June 2023 to one second degree felony count of enticing a minor; sentenced in August 2023 to 45 days in jail, with credit for 15 days served, and 4 years probation.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #176: Erik Wayne Hughes
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- AKA Bishop Hughes
- Latest update: July 2023: out on parole
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1966
- LDS positions: Bishop, Church employee, Missionary,
- LDS mission:
United States - California Anaheim 1985-1987
- Criminal case: Convicted, Parole, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was a Mormon bishop in Mapleton, Utah and a Mormon church senior product manager when he sexually abused two underage children in his LDS ward dozens of times; was sentenced to prison in 2017; released in 2023; as of 2024, registered sex offender living in Utah.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #787: Edward Ralph Hunter
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- AKA Ed Hunter
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Born: 1953
- LDS mission:
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- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was a Mormon church member in Peoria, Arizona; accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl who was his patient; pleaded guilty to three counts of child abuse; sentenced to two years in prison and lifetime probation.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #179: William Anthon Jansen
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- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission:
no
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was an LDS church member and police officer in Twin Falls, Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #739: Ángel Orlando Jaramillo
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- Latest update: August 2023: arrested on child pornography and abuse charges
- LDS positions: Church employee, Stake clerk, Stake high council,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Ongoing, Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Jujuy, Argentina; arrested on child pornography and abuse charges (which includes distribution, tenancy, and production of material).
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