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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
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Scout leader,
- Alleged crime: Unknown crime year, in Washington,
- 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
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Scout leader,
- Alleged crime: Unknown crime year, in Idaho,
- 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
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Prison,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Unknown result,
- Church positions: Scout leader,
- 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
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
Church discipline: Excommunicated,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Scout leader,
- 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
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Never charged,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Unknown result,
- Church positions: Missionary,
- Alleged crime: Unknown crime year, in Utah,
- 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
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
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LDS church payment: $782,000
- Criminal case(s): Alford plea, Convicted, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Dismissed, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Missionary,
- 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
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Charges dropped, Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Unknown result,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- 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
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
Church discipline: Excommunicated, Rebaptized,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, No contest, Prison,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Bishop,
- Crime: Unknown crime year, in California,
- 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
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Scout leader,
- 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
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
Church discipline: Excommunicated,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Unknown result,
- Church positions: Bishop, Missionary,
- 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
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Unknown result,
- Church positions: Missionary,
- 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
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Dismissed with prejudice, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Scout leader, Seminary teacher,
- 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
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Ministering/home teacher, Missionary,
- 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
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Unknown result,
- Church positions: Scout leader,
- 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
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- 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
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Unknown result,
- Church positions: 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
Church discipline: Excommunicated,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Unknown result,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- 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
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Missionary, Scout leader,
- 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
Church discipline: Excommunicated,
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Unknown result,
- Church positions: Bishop, Sunday school,
- 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
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Alleged crime: Unknown crime year, in Illinois,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Illinois,
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