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- 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
- Alleged failure to report
- Church paid $unknown
- Excommunicated,
- Abuse went on for five years after Adams first told Mormon officials, including a bishop and stake president, the lawsuit said
- Convicted, Prison,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Was Other leader,
- Crime: 1980s, in West Virginia,
- 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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- 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
- Alleged failure to report
- Church paid $50,000
- Convicted, Probation,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, Unknown result,
- Was Scout leader,
- Crime: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, in Idaho,
- 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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- 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
- Alleged failure to report
- Church paid $2,000,000
- Convicted, Prison,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Was Scout leader,
- Crime: 1970s, 1980s, in Virginia,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1959
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Virginia,
- Places when accused: Virginia,
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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
- Alleged failure to report
- Church paid $2,000,000
- Convicted, Probation,
- Judgment for plaintiff, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Was Unknown position,
- Crime: 1990s, in California,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1963
- Mission: no
- Places lived: California,
- Places when accused: California,
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- Christopher Church was a Mormon high priest and anesthesiologist in Arizona; had his license revoked in 2011 for a pattern of touching women's breasts while they were unconscious; 2012 civil suit was dismissed
- Never charged, Not convicted,
- Settlement,
- Alleged crime: 2010s, in Arizona,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Born: 1966
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Arizona,
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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
- Alleged failure to report
- Church paid $3,000,000
- Church position after confession/conviction, Excommunicated, Rebaptized,
- Convicted,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Was High priest, Sunday school,
- Crime: 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, in Oregon, Pennsylvania,
- 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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- John Doe was a Mormon church member in Lake Elsinore, California; arrested in 1997; pleaded guilty to committing lewd acts with a child under age 14; spent three years in state prison; in December 2022, the LDS church paid $995,000 to settle its part of a related civil lawsuit wherein a jury awarded the victim $2.28 billion
- Alleged failure to report
- Church paid $995,000
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Released,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Was Unknown position,
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in California,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Born: 1955
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Latest update: 2023-04-27: Plaintiff awarded $2.28 billion by a California jury in civil lawsuit
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- John Doe was an LDS church member and former Mormon bishop in Alabama, Alaska and Texas; in 2022 or 2023, confessed to child sexual abuse to his LDS bishop and stake president in Texas, according to a person familiar with the case; they reported him to local police in 2023; in 2024, a plaintiff filed a civil lawsuit against him; Doe and the church settled with the victim in 2025
- Alleged failure to report
- Church paid $unknown
- Admitted guilt, Never charged, Not convicted,
- Settlement,
- Was Bishop,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Born: 1961
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Alabama, Alaska, Texas,
- Places when accused: Texas,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: 2024: civilly sued for alleged child sexual abuse
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- Edwin Dyer was a Mormon church member and scoutmaster in central Oregon; accused of sexual abuse; allegedly molested as many as 15 boys over a 28-year period; shot and killed in 1986 by one of his victims; the Mormon church settled out of court for $200,000 with one victim
- Alleged failure to report
- Church paid $200,000
- Disfellowshipped,
- Church officials asked Dyer to resign as scoutmaster and later disfellowshipped him, but did not tell police
- Convicted, Jail, Probation,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Was Scout leader,
- Crime: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, in Oregon,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1935
  Died: 1986
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Oregon,
- Places when accused: Oregon,
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- Timur Dykes was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Portland, Oregon; accused of sexual abuse; convicted multiple times; in 1987, three plaintiffs sued the Mormon church and the Boy Scouts of America; in about 2009, the Mormon church paid $350,000 to a victim to settle its portion of a civil lawsuit
- Alleged failure to report
- Church paid $350,000
- Convicted, Jail, Probation,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Was Scout leader,
- Crime: 1980s, in Oregon,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Oregon,
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- Shawn Frost was an LDS church member in Virginia; arrested in 2022 and charged with child sexual abuse; in 2023, sued in $10.3 million lawsuit alleging child sexual abuse of three more victims; he was the victim's home teacher / ministering brother
- Ongoing,
- Settlement,
- Was Ministering/home teacher, Missionary, Other leader, Stake clerk, Youth leader,
- Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1970
- Mission: Haiti Haiti Port-au-Prince
- Places lived: England, Florida, Greece, Virginia,
- Places when accused: Virginia,
- Latest update: December 2022: out on bail, awaiting trial; November 2023: reached a settlement agreement in a $10.3 million lawsuit alleging child sexual abuse of three more victims; settlement amount undisclosed
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- John Goodrich was a former Mormon bishop and dentist in Idaho; accused of child sexual abuse and of having nonconsensual sex with a woman he admitting to drugging; given a withheld judgement; in December 2023, the AP reported that the Mormon church had offered $300,000 to a victim and her mother to not use her story to sue the church, and to keep the NDA secret; arrested in Virginia in March 2024
- Alleged failure to report
- Church paid $300,000
- Excommunicated,
- Charges dropped, Convicted, Withheld judgment,
- Settlement,
- Was Bishop,
- Crime: 2000s, in Idaho, Virginia,
- Convicted: 2017,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Born: 1959
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho, Virginia,
- Places when accused: Idaho, Virginia,
- Latest update: December 2023: AP story breaks about a secret $300,000 offer by the Mormon church to Goodrich's confessed sexual abuse victim
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- 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
- Alleged failure to report
- Church paid $unknown
- Never charged, Not convicted,
- Dismissed, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Was Scout leader,
- Alleged crime: 1980s, in California,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Born: 1957
- Mission: no
- Places lived: California, Colorado,
- Latest update: 2012: named in a lawsuit won by the plaintiff, who accused Gum of molesting him; the Boy Scouts of America and the LDS church were also named and paid settlements
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- Brent Hansen was an LDS church member and dentist in Spanish Fork, Utah; was also mayor of Spanish Fork and president of its chamber of commerce; accused in a civil lawsuit of receiving sexual favors from a dentistry patient in return for prescriptions for narcotics; his dentistry license was suspended for 30 days; died in 2015
- Alleged failure to report
- Never charged, Not convicted,
- Settlement, Unknown result,
- Was Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Scout leader, Stake high council, Sunday school, Youth leader,
- Alleged crime: 1980s, in Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1938
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Places when accused: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Latest update: Died in 2015
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- William Hanson was a Mormon youth leader in several US states; sentenced to prison for child sexual abuse; the Mormon church settled a civil lawsuit in which the victim accused it of failing to protect him
- Alleged failure to report
- Church paid $unknown
- Convicted, Prison,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Was High priest, Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Arkansas, Indiana, Iowa, New Jersey, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin,
- Places when accused: Utah,
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- Vance Hein was an LDS church member and scoutmaster in West Bradford, Pennsylvania; was convicted in 1999 of a misdemeanor for sexually abusing one of his boy scouts; sentenced in 2000 to 15 years of probation; arrested in 2011 for possessing child pornography; sentenced in 2012 to 15 to 30 years in prison; the Mormon church settled a related lawsuit in 2014
- Alleged failure to report
- Church paid $unknown
- Convicted, Prison, Probation,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Was Scout leader,
- Crime: 1990s, 2010s, in Canada, Pennsylvania,
- Convicted: 1999, 2000, 2012,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Recreational trip/outing, Scout activity,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Born: 1951
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Canada, Pennsylvania,
- Places when accused: Pennsylvania,
- Latest update: 2012: sentenced to 15 to 30 years in prison for possessing child pornography
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- James Hogan was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Oregon; in 1989, was sentenced to five years in prison for child sexual abuse; released in 1994; in 2011, a victim filed a civil lawsuit against the Boy Scouts of America, seeking $5.2 million; the Mormon church settled with two victims for $800,000 and $75,000
- Alleged failure to report
- Church paid $875,000
- Excommunicated,
- Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Released,
- Settlement,
- Was Church employee, Scout leader,
- Crime: 1970s, 1980s, in Oregon,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Born: 1939
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Oregon,
- Places when accused: Oregon,
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- Christopher Jensen was a Mormon church member in Utah and West Virginia; sentenced to 35 to 75 years in prison for sexually abusing two children; local LDS church coverup alleged; LDS church settled civil lawsuit mid-trial in 2018 for $32 million, also spending over $27 million on legal fees; FLOODLIT.org discovered the settlement details in 2025 and made them public for the first time
- Alleged failure to report
- Church paid $32,000,000
- Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Was Missionary,
- Crime: 2000s, 2010s, in Utah, West Virginia,
- Convicted: 2013,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home, Victim's school,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Born: 1991
- Mission: 2011-2012 United States Unknown (Arizona)
- Places lived: Arizona, Utah, West Virginia,
- Places when accused: Utah, West Virginia,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: in prison
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- Melvin Johnson was a Mormon seminary teacher and Brigham Young University (BYU) religion professor; accused by multiple victims of sexually abusing them when they were children; excommunicated and rebaptized; reportedly confessed to sexual abuse, but was not criminally charged; two victims filed lawsuits against him; one named the Mormon church as a defendant; it settled out of court
- Alleged failure to report
- Church paid $unknown
- Excommunicated, Rebaptized,
- Admitted guilt, Never charged, Not convicted,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, Unknown result,
- Was BYU, Church employee, Other leader, Stake high council,
- Alleged crime: 1960s, 1970s, in California, Utah,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1936
- Mission: no
- Places lived: California, Utah,
- Places when accused: Utah,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
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- Larry Johnson was a Mormon mission president from 1989 to 1992 (Virginia Roanoke) and a longtime LDS institute teacher in California; accused of sexual abuse in a lawsuit filed in 2021 in Orange County, California against Johnson and the LDS church; case ended in a settlement
- Alleged failure to report
- Church paid $unknown
- Unknown,
- Never charged,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Was Church employee, Mission president, Other leader,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California, Virginia,
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- Kevin Kirkland was a Mormon seminary teacher and school teacher in the Redlands, California area; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in 2016 to molesting four female students from May 2015 to May 2016; sentenced to two years in jail; released in June 2017
- Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Released,
- Settlement,
- Was Seminary teacher,
- Victims: 6 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1959
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Places when accused: California,
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- 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
- Alleged failure to report
- Church paid $782,000
- Alford plea, Convicted, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender,
- Dismissed, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, Unknown result,
- Was Missionary,
- Crime: 2000s, in Nevada,
- Convicted: 2005,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1982
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Nevada,
- Places when accused: Nevada,
- Latest update: 2024: lives in Las Vegas, Nevada as a registered sex offender
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- Thomas Monson was an attorney for the LDS church's law firm, Kirton McConkie and son of an LDS apostle; In 1989, paid a $75 fine and was placed on probation after he pleaded guilty to a charge of soliciting sex from a prostitute; sued in the 1990s for sexual harassment; reached a settlement with the victim; despite his crime, was assigned to be a Mormon bishop in Salt Lake City, Utah; was a bishop in 2008
- Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Settlement,
- Was Bishop,
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Born: 1951
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Places when accused: Utah,
- Latest update: 1996: agreed to an undisclosed settlement with a victim who filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against him
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- Ralph Neeley was an LDS church member in the Beaumont, Texas area; was sentenced in January 1994 to life in prison in Texas for repeated sexual abuse of an 8-year-old girl in an LDS chapel during church meetings and in other locations; died in prison in 2020; the Mormon church reportedly paid several million US dollars in a settlement to the victim
- Alleged failure to report
- Church paid $3,000,000
- Excommunicated,
- Admitted guilt, Convicted, Prison,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Was Unknown position,
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in Arkansas, Texas,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Born: 1949
  Died: 2020
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Arkansas, Texas,
- Latest update: 2020: died of COVID-19 in Texas while serving life in prison
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- Brian Pickett was a Mormon branch president and leader at a youth program picking pineapples in Maui, Hawaii; accused of sexual abuse in a civil lawsuit that also named the LDS church; the suit was dismissed with prejudice after a settlement in 2016
- Alleged failure to report
- Church paid $unknown
- Never charged, Not convicted,
- Dismissed with prejudice, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Was Branch president, Stake high council,
- Alleged crime: 1980s, in Hawaii,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, Perpetrator's home,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Hawaii,
- Places when accused: Unknown location,
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- J R was a Mormon church member in Las Vegas, Nevada; accused of sexual abuse
- Church paid $100,000
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Was Youth leader,
- Mission: Unknown country
- Places lived: Nevada,
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- Richard Ray was an LDS church member in Arizona; sentenced in 1984 to 61 years in prison for molesting five girls; allegedly had more than 30 victims; the LDS church was involved in a lawsuit regarding clergy-penitent privilege; the church settled out of court for an undisclosed amount just before trial
- Alleged failure to report
- Church paid $unknown
- Excommunicated,
- Convicted, Prison,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Was Missionary,
- Crime: 1970s, 1980s, in Arizona,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1942
  Died: 2019
- Mission: Unknown country unknown
- Places lived: Arizona,
- Places when accused: Arizona,
- Latest update: 2019: died in Florence, Arizona
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- 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
- Alleged failure to report
- Church paid $unknown
- Church position after confession/conviction, Excommunicated, Rebaptized, Release from Mormon church position,
- Convicted, Prison,
- Judgment for plaintiff, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Was Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Seminary teacher, Temple worker,
- Crime: 1980s, in California,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Born: 1947
- Mission: 1966-1968 Uruguay Uruguay
- Places lived: California,
- Places when accused: California,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
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- Todd Summers was an LDS church member and videographer for local children's events in Costa Mesa, California; accused of child sexual abuse that allegedly took place in a Mormon chapel and other locations; a 2009 civil suit against him ended with a $100,000 settlement payment by the Mormon church to the plaintiff
- Alleged failure to report
- Church paid $100,000
- Never charged,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Was Missionary,
- Alleged crime: 1990s, in California,
- Crime scenes: LDS building, Public, Victim's home,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: United States Ohio Cleveland
- Places lived: California,
- Places when accused: California,
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- 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
- Alleged failure to report
- Church paid $1,200,000
- Admitted guilt, Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Judgment for plaintiff, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Was Unknown position,
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in Washington,
- Convicted: 2001,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Washington,
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- Kimball Ungerman was an LDS bishopric counselor in California; moved to Utah; pleaded guilty in 2020 to one felony count related to child sexual abuse; sentenced to prison, but term was suspended; sentenced to probation; as of 2023, registered sex offender, lives in Orem, Utah; a 2021 California lawsuit against the church said bishop Phil Stewart failed to protect a victim, and a mission president didn't report
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Was Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Seminary teacher,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Born: 1957
- Mission: 1977-1979 Thailand Thailand Bangkok
- Places lived: California, Thailand, Utah,
- Places when accused: Utah,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender; lives in Orem, Utah
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- Robert White was a Mormon missionary in South Dakota in the late 1960s; in 2008, a civil lawsuit filed against the Mormon church said he sexually abused a boy while on his mission
- Alleged failure to report
- Church paid $unknown
- Never charged, Not convicted,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, Unknown result,
- Was Missionary,
- Alleged crime: 1960s, in South Dakota,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: South Dakota,
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- Sean Woolf was an LDS church member and full-time missionary; accused of sexual abuse of a child; the alleged abuse occurred during his mission; the victim later sued or planned to sue the Mormon church in 2020; the church settled with the victim, according to a person familiar with the case
- Alleged failure to report
- Church paid $unknown
- Never charged, Not convicted,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Was Missionary,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Born: 1974
- Mission: United States
- Places lived: Unknown location,
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