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Unknown result,
Unknown result,
Was Unknown position,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Unknown location,
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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
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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,
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Born: 1935
Died: 2017 - Mission: no
- Places lived: 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
Alleged failure to report
Excommunicated,
Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Violated parole/probation,
Dismissed with prejudice, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
Was Bishop, Missionary,
Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in Arizona,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1956
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Arizona, California,
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- David Bennett was an LDS church member and scout leader in California and Korea; convicted in 1987 in California of child sexual abuse; moved to Korea; was assigned to be an LDS young men's president and scoutmaster; was accused of molesting several boys; disappeared in 1991; FLOODLIT is attempting to locate him
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Fled or failed to appear, Pleaded guilty,
Unknown result,
Was Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Victims: 8 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1954
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California, Canada, Korea,
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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
Alleged failure to report
Never charged,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing, Unknown result,
Was Bishop, Bishopric counselor, High priest, Other leader, Scout leader, Stake seventy, Sunday school,
- Crime scenes: LDS building, Scout activity,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1942
- Mission: United States Great Lakes [Michigan, Indiana, Ohio]
- Places lived: California, Utah,
- Documents available: yes (free download)
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- Peter Brackner was second counselor in an LDS bishopric in Purvis, Mississippi, and a scoutmaster; accused of sexual abuse
Alleged failure to report
Never charged, Not convicted,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
Was Bishopric counselor, Scout leader,
Alleged crime: 1980s, in Mississippi,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Mississippi,
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- David Bromley was an LDS church member in Illinois; accused of sexual abuse
Alleged failure to report
Unknown result,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
Was Unknown position,
- 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
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
Was Music leader, Scout leader,
Crime: 1990s, 2000s, in Missouri,
Convicted: 2003, 2005,
- Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Missouri,
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- Robert Campbell was an LDS church member in Nebraska; accused of sexual abuse
Unknown result,
Unknown result,
Was Missionary,
Alleged crime: 1980s, in Idaho,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, LDS building,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: 1987-1988 United States Tennessee Nashville
- Places lived: Idaho, Nebraska,
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- David Frank was an LDS Sunday school teacher in Colorado; accused of sexual abuse in a civil lawsuit against the Mormon church
Unknown result,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
Was Sunday school,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Colorado,
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- Stanley Green was a former Mormon bishop in Athens, Texas (in or before 1998 to 1999 or later); accused of sexual abuse; convicted; died in 2009
Convicted,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
Was Bishop,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1929
Died: 2009 - Mission: no
- Places lived: Texas,
- Latest update: 2009: died
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- Dustin Hall was a Mormon church member and Boy Scout leader in Washington; accused of sexually abusing boys in the Shelton Ward near Olympia; a lawsuit filed against the Mormon church in 2009 claimed church leaders knew Hall posed a risk to boys but failed to prevent him from working with them
Alleged failure to report
Never charged, Not convicted,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
Was Scout leader,
Alleged crime: 1970s, in Washington,
- Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing, Scout activity,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Washington,
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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,
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Born: 1938
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Latest update: Died in 2015
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- Darrell Howe was an LDS church member in Washington; accused of sexual abuse in a civil lawsuit; the minor abuse victim and his mother filed suit against the LDS church and its officers deemed responsible; upon appeal, the judgment of the court again ruled against the plaintiff
Alleged failure to report
Unknown result,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
Was Unknown position,
Alleged crime: 1990s, in Washington,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Washington,
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- Cecil Jacobson was a Mormon church member and fertility doctor in Virginia; found guilty of secretly using his own sperm to artificially inseminate patients
Convicted,
Unknown result,
Was Unknown position,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1936
Died: 2021 - Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Virginia,
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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
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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,
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Born: 1936
- Mission: no
- Places lived: California, Utah,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
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- Kenneth Johnson was a Mormon church member and home teacher in Beaverton, Oregon; a victim filed a $55.7 million lawsuit against the Mormon church saying Johnson had sexually molested him when Johnson was his home teacher; the alleged sexual abuse took place as often as twice a week for two years between 1987 and 1989
Alleged failure to report
Excommunicated,
Unknown result,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
Was Ministering/home teacher,
Alleged crime: 1980s, in Oregon,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Oregon,
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- Timothy Johnson was a Mormon church member in Oregon; pleaded guilty to four counts of second-degree sexual abuse and was sentenced to 15 years in prison; a lawsuit against the Mormon church was dismissed with prejudice
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Prison,
Dismissed with prejudice, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
Was Unknown position,
Crime: 2010s, in Oregon,
Convicted: 2017,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Oregon,
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- Christopher Kite was an LDS church member in Chicago, Illinois; accused of sexual abuse
Alleged failure to report
Unknown result,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
Was Unknown position,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Illinois,
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- William Knox was a Mormon church member and scout leader in California; accused of sexually abusing multiple children
Alleged failure to report
Unknown result,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
Was Scout leader, Sunday school,
Alleged crime: 1970s, 1980s, in California,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: California,
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- Paul Lewis was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Seattle, Washington; accused of sexual abuse; the victim sued the Mormon church in 2006
Alleged failure to report
Never charged, Not convicted,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
Was Scout leader,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Washington,
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- Lawrence Libey was an LDS church member and scout leader in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; a lawsuit was filed against the Mormon church
Alleged failure to report
Unknown result,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
Was Scout leader,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Idaho,
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- Franklin Mathias was a Mormon church member and Boy scout leader in Oregon; had a career as a schoolteacher; accused in 1987 of sexual abuse; sentenced in 1988 to four years in prison for molesting a child; he said that he had 242 victims over a 30-year period
Admitted guilt, Convicted, Prison,
Unknown result,
Was Scout leader,
Crime: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, in Oregon,
- Crime scenes: Scout activity,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, 100 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Oregon,
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- Robert Metcalf was a Mormon in California, Arizona; convicted of child sexual abuse in 1974; sentenced in 1979 to six years in prison; excommunicated; after prison, was rebaptized, made a scout leader and allegedly molested a scout on a campout in about 1987, according to a 1990 civil lawsuit against the LDS church; sentenced in Arizona in 1989 to 37 years in prison; 2020 lawsuit vs. LDS church
Alleged failure to report
Excommunicated,
Convicted, Prison,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
Was Scout leader,
Crime: 1970s, 1980s, in Arizona, California,
- Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing, Scout activity,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1949
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Arizona, California,
- Latest update: 2025: in prison in Florence, Arizona; set to be released Sept. 5, 2026
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- Trevor Milton was a Mormon church member and former technology billionaire (Nikola) in Utah; accused in a 2020 lawsuit of sexual assault of two minors
Alleged failure to report
Never charged,
Unknown result,
Was Missionary,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1982
- Mission: Brazil Brazil
- Places lived: Utah,
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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
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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,
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Born: 1982
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Nevada,
- Latest update: 2024: lives in Las Vegas, Nevada as a registered sex offender
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- Burrell Mohler was an LDS church member in Missouri; accused of sexual abuse; criminal charges dropped; civil case in 2013, results unknown
Alleged failure to report
Charges dropped, Unknown result,
Unknown result,
Was Unknown position,
Alleged crime: 1990s, 2000s, in Missouri,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Missouri,
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- Joseph Neipp was a former LDS bishop in San Jose, California; in 2021, pleaded no contest to four molestation counts and was given an 18-year prison sentence, with credit for the three years he spent in county jail prior to his sentencing; father of convicted Mormon child sexual abuser Samuel Neipp
Alleged failure to report
Excommunicated, Rebaptized,
Convicted, Jail, No contest, Prison,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
Was Bishop,
Convicted: 2021,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, LDS building,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
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- David O'Connor was an LDS church member and high school wrestling coach in Tacoma, Washington; convicted of sexual abuse in 1977; once reportedly confessed his sexual abuse in an LDS sacrament meeting; in 2021, a victim sued the Mormon church
Alleged failure to report
Admitted guilt, Convicted, Unknown result,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
Was Scout leader,
Crime: 1970s, in Washington,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1953
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Washington,
- Latest update: May 2023: a $9.5 million settlement case involved O'Connor; the Washington school district where he had worked agreed to pay $9.5 million to three of his alleged victims
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- Errol Pilling was a Mormon bishop and licensed psychologist in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; went on an LDS mission to England in the early 1960s; pleaded guilty in 1988 and in 1994 to charges of sexual misconduct; in September 1994, his registration as a chartered psychologist with the Psychologists Association of Alberta was cancelled; in 1994, was excommunicated; as of February 2024, lives in Twin Falls, Idaho
Alleged failure to report
Excommunicated,
Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
Unknown result,
Was Bishop, Missionary,
Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in Canada,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1942
- Mission: 1962-1964 United Kingdom North British Mission
- Places lived: Canada,
- Latest update: February 2024: lives in Twin Falls, Idaho
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- Lloyd Pond was a Mormon church spokesman and leader of an LDS church radio program in Utah; pleaded guilty in 1996 to one count of second-degree felony forcible sexual abuse; sentenced in 1997 to prison; died in 2019
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
Unknown result,
Was Missionary,
Crime: 1990s, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1945
Died: 2019 - Mission: 1964-1966 Georgia West German
- Places lived: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Latest update: 2019: died
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- Gary Reese was a Mormon bishopric counselor, seminary teacher and Boy Scout leader in Washington; accused of sexually molesting several boys in his scout troops; never charged; died in 2014
Alleged failure to report
Never charged, Not convicted,
Dismissed with prejudice, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
Was Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Scout leader, Seminary teacher,
Alleged crime: 1970s, in Washington,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, LDS building, Perpetrator's home, Recreational trip/outing, Scout activity,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1938
Died: 2014 - Mission: 1961-1964 Finland Finland (unknown)
- Places lived: Washington,
- Latest update: 2014: died
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- Trent Rogers was a Mormon church member in Arizona; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in 1986 and was sentenced to three years probation; a woman sued the Mormon church in 1986
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
Was Ministering/home teacher, Missionary,
Crime: 1980s, in Arizona,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1917
Died: 1995 - Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Arizona,
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- James Schmidt was an LDS church member and scout leader, with multiple charges of child sexual abuse over six years; convicted in Idaho; convicted in the late 1990s in Maryland; as of 2024, registered as a sex offender
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Registered sex offender,
Unknown result,
Was Scout leader,
Crime: 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, in Idaho, Maryland,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1944
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Idaho, Maryland,
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- William Shubeck was a Mormon church member in San Bernardino, California; accused in 2003 of sexual abuse in a civil lawsuit against the LDS church
Alleged failure to report
Never charged, Not convicted,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
Was Unknown position,
Alleged crime: 1960s, in California,
- Crime scenes: Victim's home,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: California,
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- Neil Shumate was an LDS church member and scout leader in Pleasanton, California; was also a kindergarten teacher; arrested in 1994 and charged with molesting several of his students; convicted on all 16 counts; sentenced to 12 years in prison
Convicted, Prison,
Unknown result,
Was Scout leader,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace, Victim's school,
- Victims: 9 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1945
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
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- Michael Simms was a Latter-day Saints (LDS) church member, organist and music teacher in Oregon; accused in a civil lawsuit of sexually abusing a boy about 100 times between 1974 and 1976
Excommunicated,
Unknown result,
Unknown result,
Was Unknown position,
Alleged crime: 1970s, in Oregon,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Oregon,
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- Bradley Stowell was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Idaho; confessed to sexually abusing 24 boys; pleaded guilty to molesting two boys; sentenced in 1997 to 150 days in prison and 15 years of probation; local LDS church coverup alleged; one of Stowell's victims, Adam Steed, came forward, spurring lawsuits against the Mormon church and the BSA; as of 2024, lived in Herriman, Utah
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
Was Missionary, Scout leader,
Crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, in Idaho,
Convicted: 2005, 2008,
- Crime scenes: Scout activity,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1972
- Mission: 1991-1993 United States Alaska Anchorage
- Places lived: Idaho, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender; lives in Herriman, Utah
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- Glendon Templeton was a Mormon bishop, Sunday school teacher and scout leader in Arizona; was bishop of the Maryvale Ward in West Phoenix from 2014 to 2019; excommunicated in 2019; also was a volleyball coach for high school-aged girls; accused numerous times and arrested, but never prosecuted for alleged sex crimes; sued in 1997 for alleged sexual abuse; allegedly sexually assaulted multiple teenage girls
Alleged failure to report
Excommunicated,
Never charged, Not convicted,
Unknown result,
Was Bishop, Sunday school,
Alleged crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, in Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
- Crime scenes: Bishop's office, LDS building,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
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- Mark Thomas was an LDS church member in Illinois; accused of sexual abuse; a plaintiff sued the LDS church
Alleged failure to report
Unknown result,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
Was Unknown position,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Illinois,
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- George Tilson was a Mormon church member in the Salt Lake City, Utah area (including Holladay); pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse in the 1990s; alleged coverup by Mormon leaders
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
Was High priest, Scout leader,
Crime: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, in Utah,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1942
Died: 2020 - Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
- Latest update: 2020-04-27: died in Utah
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- Mark Webster was a branch president in New Mexico; accused of rape in a civil lawsuit
Alleged failure to report
Never charged, Not convicted,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
Was Branch president, Other leader,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: New Mexico,
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- Gary Westlund was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse of a Navajo child placed in an LDS foster home as part of the Indian Student Placement Program, also called the Lamanite Placement Program
Alleged failure to report
Unknown result,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Unknown location,
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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
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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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- Mitchell Young was an LDS missionary in Canada; in 1980, was sent home after allegedly molesting children; convicted in Arizona (1985) and Utah (1988) of child sexual abuse; in 1993, sentenced in Utah to 15 years in prison for molesting a child for five years; a 2002 lawsuit against the LDS church accused Mormon leaders of providing a safe harbor for him; as of 2024, lives in Ogden, Utah; registered sex offender
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
Was Missionary,
Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in Arizona, Canada, Utah, Weber County (Utah),
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1960
- Mission: Canada Whitefish Bay area, Canada
- Places lived: Arizona, Canada, Utah, Weber County (Utah),
- Latest update: 2024: lives in Ogden, Utah as a registered sex offender
- View report »
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