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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #459: James Frank Johannes
- Latest update: 2017: sentenced to six years in prison
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1982
- LDS positions: Youth leader,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was a Mormon youth leader and US Army soldier assigned to the National Security Agency (NSA) in San Antonio, Texas; sentenced in 2017 to six years in prison for spying on two teenage sisters and recording them preparing to attend LDS seminary classes.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #186: Carl Matthew Johnson
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1945
- LDS positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum president, Missionary, Stake high council,
- LDS mission: Ireland - Irish [Ireland] 1964-1966
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was a former mayor of West Bountiful, UT; former Mormon bishop in Utah; arrested for and charged with sexually abusing several children; pleaded guilty in January 2023 to four felony counts of child sexual abuse; sentenced in March 2023 to prison.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #817: Bryce Johnson
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1984
- LDS positions: Missionary, Youth leader,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Heber City, Utah; three counts of aggravated child sex abuse/1st degree felony and sexual exploitation of a minor/2nd degree felony.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #649: Eric Whitney Jones
- Latest update: March 2024: sentenced to two to 20 years in prison
- Victims: 2 victims, 3 victims,
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Born: 1981
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was an LDS church member in Blackfoot, Idaho; arrested for alleged sexual contact with a toddler; convicted in January 2024 of battery with the intent to commit lewd conduct of a child after a one-day trial; sentenced in March 2024 to two to 20 years in prison; required to register as a sex offender.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #779: David John Keller
- AKA Dave Keller
- Latest update: May 2024: admitted to child sexual abuse and was charged with seven first-degree felony counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1970
- LDS positions: Stake presidency counselor, Sunday school teacher, Temple worker,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Admitted guilt, Ongoing,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was a Mormon temple worker, Sunday school teacher and former stake presidency member in Paradise, Cache Valley, Utah; admitted in May 2024 to child sexual abuse and was charged with seven first-degree felony counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #196: Robert Glenn Kempton
- AKA Robert G. Kempton, President Kempton
- Latest update: 2018: Died in Arizona
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Born: 1942
Died: 2018
- LDS positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Scout leader, Stake president, Youth leader,
- LDS mission: United States - Virginia, North Carolina and West Virginia - possibly the Eastern States mission 1962-1964
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was a former Mormon bishop and stake president in Arizona; was an attorney and served a mission as a legal counsel for the LDS church in Africa; arrested in 2014 in a police sting for prostitution.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #199: Timothy David Kimball
- AKA Tim Kimball, Dr. Kimball
- Latest update: 2023: died by suicide
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1979
Died: 2023
- LDS positions: Missionary, Other leader,
- LDS mission: United States - Carlsbad California (Spanish speaking) 1998-2000
- Criminal case: Died awaiting trial, Not convicted, Suicide,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was an LDS church member in San Antonio, Texas; charged in 2022 with child sexual abuse; died by suicide in June 2023 while awaiting indictment.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #209: George Patrick Lee
- AKA George P. Lee
- Latest update: 2010: died
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1943
Died: 2010
- LDS positions: General authority, Mission president, Other leader, Seventy,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was a former LDS general authority; pleaded guilty to attempted sexual abuse of a child, a third-degree felony.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #836: Kurt Broderick Leppert
- Latest update: 2018: sentenced to 21 years and 4 months in prison
- Victims: 3 victims,
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Born: 1958
- LDS positions: Primary teacher,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was a former LDS church primary teacher in Spokane Valley, Washington; found guilty in 2018 by a jury of seven counts of sexually abusing 3 children between the ages of 8 and 12; sentenced in 2018 to 21 years and 4 months in prison.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #212: Frank Arthur Lind
- Latest update: 2022: convicted of child sexual abuse; sentenced to three consecutive terms of 25 years to life in prison
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1956
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was a Mormon church member in California; sentenced before the early 2000s to 30 years to life in prison for sexually molesting a child; in the 2000s, a Mormon bishop allegedly supported Lind's decision to be baptized into the LDS church despite his prior conviction; in 2022, again convicted of child sexual abuse; sentenced to three consecutive terms of 25 years to life in prison.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #215: Doug Lovell
- Victims: 1 victim,
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was a Mormon church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse of a woman he murdered; he claimed the LDS church meddled in his 2015 trial by discouraging a former prison bishop from testifying in his defense.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #484: Jayson Heath Martineau
- Latest update: Dec 2023: pleaded guilty in Utah and was sent on a one-year ride program
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1973
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission: Unknown country - unknown 1992-1994
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Idaho and Tremonton, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in December 2023 in Utah and was sent on a one-year rider program.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #217: Craig Ralph Mathias
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1960
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Granada Hills, California; was in the Northridge ward until 1983; convicted in 1987 of sexually molesting multiple boy scouts; sentenced to six years in prison.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #219: James R Matlock
- Victims: 1 victim,
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was a Mormon church member; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #220: Robert Matthews
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
- LDS positions: Tabernacle Choir member,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was a Mormon church member and singer in the Mormon Tabernacle Choir; arrested in 2006, after police received evidence that he swam naked with four young boys during a trip in July 2006; he took pictures of the nude swim and later processed the images on his computer; charged with four counts of sexual exploitation of a minor and lewdness involving a child; convicted.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #223: Bruce A McAskill
- Latest update: 1994: convicted of child sexual abuse, sentenced to prison
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1928
- LDS positions: Other leader, Ward clerk,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Convicted, Found guilty, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was a Mormon church ward clerk in Jackson, Michigan; before becoming ward clerk, was convicted of rape; after becoming ward clerk, in 1994, was found guilty by a judge of kissing and fondling an 8-year-old boy whom he was babysitting; McAskill had met the boy's mother at church; a police officer said McAskill told him 'he didn't see any problem' with an adult sleeping naked with a child.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #227: David Marlen McGhie
- AKA Dave McGhie
- Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender; lives in St. George, Utah
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Born: 1963
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: no
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was an LDS church member; accused of child sexual abuse; convicted; an LDS bishop was accused of failing to report the abuse.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #810: Bill McKay
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was an LDS church member and mayor of Kennewick, Washington; admitted in 2023 to police he paid for sexual services at multiple massage parlors in Kennewick; was not criminally charged.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #678: Mitchell McKee
- AKA Mitch
- Latest update: March 2024: arrested
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1966
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was a Mormon church member and retired Utah State Highway Patrol officer in Heber City, Utah; when arrested in 2024, was a licensed marriage and family therapist with experience helping LDS clients address "pre and post mission sexual issues;" accused of sexual abuse of a minor.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #231: Miguel Angel Michel
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Buenos Aires, Argentina; accused of child sexual abuse in or around 2000; allegedly sexually molested three children ranging in age from five to eight years old.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #232: John Allen Midgett
- Latest update: 2024: lives in Bountiful, Utah; is a registered sex offender
- Victims: 5 victims, 8 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1962
- LDS positions: Primary teacher,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was a Mormon church member and Sunday school teacher in the San Diego area, California; also was a Navy petty officer first class; initially pleaded not guilty to 43 felony counts of child molestation; later pleaded guilty; sentenced to 30 years in prison for sexually abusing eight girls ages 5 to 10 in his LDS sunday school class; as of 2024, lives in Bountiful, Utah as a registered sex offender.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #234: Ronald Albert Mills
- Victims: 1 victim,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was an LDS church member in Orange, New South Wales, Australia; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; sentenced in or around 1982 to 3 years in jail.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #245: Marcelo Moreno Pérez
- Victims: 1 victim,
- LDS positions: Youth leader,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
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Settlement paid by LDS church: $40,000
- The accused was a former Mormon church young men's leader in Argentina; arrested in 2021 for alleged sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl in 2017; sentenced in 2022 to 13.5 years in prison; the Mormon church allegedly paid the victim's parents 4.5 million pesos (approximately $40,000) to keep the abuse secret.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #246: Scotty Hyrum Mortensen
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was an LDS church member and scout leader in Utah; accused in 1988 of child sexual abuse.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #254: Matthew Alan Nash
- AKA Elder Nash
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission: United States - North Carolina (unknown city) 1999-1999
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was a former Mormon missionary from Utah who served a mission in North Carolina in 1999; accused in 2001 of sexually molesting 11 girls while on his mission; pleaded guilty to charges of child sexual abuse.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #261: Rand Darrell Newby
- AKA Mr. Newby
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Born: 1953
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was an LDS church member and scout leader in Washington, Oregon and San Francisco, California; had a career as a schoolteacher; charged in Oregon in 1986 with sexual abuse of two children; convicted of two counts, one class C felony and one class A misdemeanor; sentenced in 1987 to 5 years probation.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #262: Hugh Winder Nibley
- Latest update: 2005-02-24: died in Provo, Utah
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1910
Died: 2005
- LDS positions: BYU professor, Ministering/home teacher, Missionary, Sunday school teacher,
- LDS mission: Germany - Germany 1927-1930
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was a prominent LDS scholar in Utah; in 2005, was publicly accused by his daughter of childhood sexual abuse against her; died in 2005 in Provo, Utah; was never charged with a sex crime.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #449: Brett Richard Nichols
- Latest update: February 2024: lives in Apache Junction, Arizona
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1967
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Arizona; convicted of child sexual abuse; sentenced to 10 years in prison; baptized again after excommunication; ward members reportedly were not told of his criminal past when he returned after his prison time.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #264: Brent David Noorda
- Latest update: March 2024: in prison in Utah
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1980
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission: Unknown country - unknown 1999-2001
- Criminal case: Convicted, No contest, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was a Mormon church member and chiropractor in St. George, Utah; arrested in 2019 and accused of sexual abuse; convicted and sentenced to prison.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #910: David Chandler Owens
- LDS positions: Elders quorum president,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was an LDS elders quorum president in Tempe, Arizona; accused of sexual abuse; sentenced in 2018 to 20 or more years in prison for sexually assaulting three young men in his Mormon ward.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #673: Kenny Van Parcell
- Latest update: 2023: resigned after allegations of sexual harassment
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Youth leader,
- LDS mission: United States - Tennessee (unknown city)
- Criminal case: Never charged,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was an LDS church member and president of the National Association of Realtors; former Mormon ward young men's leader in Utah and bishopric counselor at BYU-Provo; accused in 2023 of sexual harassment by three women; resigned.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #275: Raymond Parkin
- Latest update: 2009: sentenced to prison for 18 years
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1950
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Mansfield, England; accused of sexual abuse; convicted and sentenced in 2009 to prison for 18 years for serious sexual offenses against two young girls.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #278: Les Paul
- Victims: 4 victims,
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Arizona; charged with child sexual abuse; sentenced in about 1989 to over 400 years in prison.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #281: Brian Richard Peterson
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was an LDS church member and scout leader in Orem, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted and sentenced to prison.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #284: Eneudo Luis Petit
- AKA Eneudo Luis Petit Pimentel
- Latest update: 2024: in prison in Utah
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1972
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was a Mormon bishop in Provo, Utah; while bishop, allegedly sexually abused a child; accused of molesting another child before becoming a bishop; allegedly avoided arrest warrant for child sexual abuse by fleeing the US to Venezuela; arrested in Texas in 2021; convicted in Utah in 2022 and sentenced to prison; as of July 2024, is in the Uintah County Jail.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #285: Ronald Wayne Phelps
- AKA Ron Phelps, Stanley Powell, Stan Powell
- Latest update: 2024: lives in Yukon, Oklahoma
- Victims: 1 victim,
- LDS positions: Bishop, Stake executive secretary,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was an LDS bishop and attorney in Oklahoma; arrested for indecent exposure before becoming an LDS bishop; accused of child sexual abuse; Mormon church leaders allegedly covered up the abuse.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #288: Chesley Nels Pierson
- AKA Ches Pierson, Ches N. Pierson
- Latest update: 2021: died in Alberta, Canada
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1928
Died: 2021
- LDS positions: Bishop, Missionary, Other leader, Senior missionary, Stake patriarch, Stake presidency counselor,
- LDS mission: United Kingdom - England
- Criminal case: Police investigation, Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was an LDS bishop, stake presidency counselor and stake patriarch in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; accused of sexually abusing multiple young men.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #525: Carl Dee Pratt
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1930
Died: 2006
- LDS positions: Bishop, High priest, Other leader, Scout leader, Stake high council, Temple worker,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was a Mormon bishop in San Manuel, Arizona; allegedly sexually abused a boy in his ward, in the bishop's office at an LDS chapel; died in 2006.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #439: Byard James Price
- AKA Bud, Buddy, Jim
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1940
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Salt Lake City, Utah; convicted of sexual abuse, then reapplied to be a scout volunteer after his conviction.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #732: Shane Cameron Pugh
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1973
- LDS positions: Sunday school president,
- LDS mission: United States - Oklahoma City
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was a Mormon church member in Cedar Hills, Utah; accused of touching an underage girl while she was sleeping; in 2017, found guilty of forcible sexual abuse (2nd degree felony); sentenced to 1 to 15 years in prison and 3 years probation.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #783: Noah Alan Rada
- Latest update: 2023: sentenced to three years in prison and 20 years probation
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Born: 1999
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was a Mormon church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; accused of possession of child sexual abuse material in 2022; pleaded guilty.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #301: Alberto Reyes
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was a Mormon bishop in Argentina who sexually abused a child; allegedly sexually abused the victim for at least nine years; convicted in 2004.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #611: Kenneth Merlin Richens
- AKA Ken Richens
- Latest update: April 2024: sentenced in Utah to two consecutive terms of one to 15 years in prison
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1963
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission: Canada - Canada Winnipeg 1982-1983
- Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was an LDS church member and chief information officer (CIO) of Central Valley Medical Center in Nephi, Utah; accused in 2023 of child sexual exploitation; pleaded guilty in February 2024 to two felony counts of sexual exploitation of a minor; in April 2024, sentenced to two consecutive terms of one to 15 years in prison.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #694: Chad Kaye Robertson
- AKA Chad Kay Robertson
- Latest update: June 2024: sentenced in Utah to one year in the Iron County Jail, with credit for time served, and four years of probation
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1984
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Registered sex offender,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was an LDS church member and high school assistant basketball coach in Parowan, Utah; accused in 2023 of unlawful sexual activity with a child; admitted to having sex with a 16-year-old boy on five separate occasions; in March 2024, pleaded guilty to two felonies; in June 2024, was sentenced to one year in the Iron County Jail, with credit for time served, and four years of probation.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #904: Christine Hinckley Robinson
- Latest update: 1991: died
- Victims: 1 victim,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Utah; sister of Mormon church president Gordon Hinckley; accused posthumously of child sexual abuse, along with her husband Preston Robinson.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #306: Lowell Robison
- Latest update: 2018: died by suicide
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1944
Died: 2018
- LDS positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum presidency, Elders quorum president, Mission president, Missionary, Scout leader, Stake high council, Stake presidency counselor, Stake president, Sunday school teacher, Youth leader,
- LDS mission: Mexico - Southeast Mexican 1963-1965
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was a Mormon mission president in the Mexico Leon mission (1995-1998) when he allegedly sexually abused multiple missionaries; accused in 2018 of the alleged abuse; two months later, died by suicide.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #597: Michael David Rosser
- AKA Mike Rosser
- Latest update: 2024: convicted and sentenced to six years in prison with two years probation
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Born: 1961
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Indiana; accused in 2023 of child sexual abuse; made a plea agreement in February 2024, agreeing to plead guilty to reduced charges; convicted in 2024 and sentenced to six years in prison with two years probation.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #312: Kyle Saucier
- Victims: 1 victim,
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Criminal charges dropped,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was a Mormon missionary in Utah; charged in 2007 with aggravated sexual abuse of a child, but the charges were dropped after prosecutors said they could not proceed due to "witness problems".
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #571: Jack Lund Schofield
- Latest update: Died 2015
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Born: 1923
Died: 2015
- 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, school administrator and state senator in Las Vegas, Nevada; accused of sexual harassment; died in 2015; a victim told FLOODLIT he sold her repeatedly to sex trafficking clients at a motel in Las Vegas.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #318: Dennis Walter Schult
- Latest update: 2024: registered sex offender living in Granada Hills, California
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1935
- LDS positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
- LDS mission: no
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted, No contest, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was a Mormon church member and scout leader in southern California; pleaded no contest to two counts of child molestation as part of a plea agreement wherein six other molestation charges were dropped; sentenced in 1991 to eight years in prison for sexually abusing two of his scouts for several years; as of 2024, registered sex offender living in Granada Hills, California.
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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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