23 LDS sex abuse cases found
- Crime city: UT - Provo
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- George Aaron (1941 – ) was a former Mormon bishop in a college ward in Provo, Utah; allegedly sexually abused two teenage girls in the 1980s and early 1990s; no criminal charges; in 2001, a jury found him liable for intentional infliction of emotional distress, breach of fiduciary duty, and reckless disregard toward the younger plaintiff; was ordered to pay $25,000 in punitive damages; the church was not a defendant
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Alleged crime: 1980s, 1990s,
Alleged crime city:
UT - Provo,
Alleged crime county:
UT - Utah,
Alleged crime state:
Utah,
Aaron's standing in the church reportedly didn't change despite his loss in court-
LDS positions: Bishop,
Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
Civil case(s): Judgment for plaintiff,
Alleged failure to report
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- Thomas Black (1961 – ) was an LDS church member and BYU greenhouse manager in Provo, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; sentenced to prison in Utah in 2003 for rape
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Crime: 2000s,
Crime city:
UT - Provo,
Crime county:
UT - Utah,
Crime state:
Utah,
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- David Broadbent (1947 – ) was a Mormon and OB/GYN doctor in Provo, Utah; in 2022, dozens of women joined a class action lawsuit accusing him of sexual assault; in 2022, a Utah judge dismissed the case; by 2023, nearly 300 victims had come forward; in 2024, was charged with forcible sexual abuse, and the Utah Supreme Court ruled that the lawsuit could proceed; 2025: more charges, 2nd suit, up to nearly 450 alleged victims
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Alleged crime: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s,
Alleged crime city:
UT - Provo,
Alleged crime county:
UT - Utah,
Alleged crime state:
Utah,
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- Keith Brown was an LDS church member; father of five famous piano playing children; pleaded guilty to sexually abusing his daughters when they were children; sentenced to a minimum of ten years and up-to-life in prison
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LDS positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
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- William Butcher was a Mormon church member in Provo, Utah; turned himself in to police in 2013, three days before he was planning to begin a Mormon mission, and admitted to sexually abusing 12 boys and girls; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse charges; sentenced in 2014 to 18 years to life in prison; as of 2025, lives in Provo, Utah
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Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
Crime city:
UT - Provo,
Crime county:
UT - Utah,
Crime state:
Utah,
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- Dennis Empey (1957 – ) was a Mormon church member in Driggs, Idaho and scout leader in Provo, Utah; accused of sexually abusing many children between 1981 and 1990; a stake president and four Mormon bishops allegedly failed to report abuse for years; convicted in 1991 in Utah of child molestation; sentenced to one year in jail and three years probation; charged in 2025 in Idaho with sex crimes
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Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
Crime city:
UT - Provo,
Crime state:
Idaho, Utah,
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- Brad Gale was an LDS church member in Provo, Utah; sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for photographing a teenage boy engaging in sexual acts
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Crime: 2000s,
Crime city:
UT - Provo,
Crime county:
UT - Utah,
Crime state:
Utah,
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- David Hamblin (1954 – ) was a Mormon church member and former elders quorum president in Utah; arrested in 2022 and charged with child sexual abuse in three separate cases; investigated along with ex-wife Roselle Stevenson (arrested in 2023) for alleged ritualistic sexual abuse; in 2025, a court dismissed one case with prejudice after "discovery issues;" one case remained as of March 2025
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Alleged crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s,
Alleged crime city:
UT - Provo,
Alleged crime county:
UT - Utah,
Alleged crime state:
Utah,
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- Jeffrey Hansen (1964 – ) was a former Mormon bishop in Provo, Utah; was bishop of a young single adults (YSA) ward; charged with distribution of pornography and stalking
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LDS positions: Bishop,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- Darren Haymond was an LDS church member in Provo, Utah and a custodian at Provo High School; pleaded guilty to voyeurism, a class B misdemeanor; sentenced in 2011
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Crime: 2010s,
Crime city:
UT - Provo,
Crime county:
UT - Utah,
Crime state:
Utah,
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- Melvin Johnson (1936 – ) 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
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Alleged crime: 1960s, 1970s,
Alleged crime city:
UT - Provo,
Alleged crime county:
UT - Utah,
Alleged crime state:
California, Utah,
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- Louis Kinyon (1954 – ) was an LDS church member in Provo, Utah; convicted in 2005 of aggravated murder
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Crime: 2000s,
Crime city:
UT - Provo,
Crime county:
UT - Utah,
Crime state:
Utah,
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- Antonio Lacy (1994 – ) was an LDS church member and BYU student in Provo, Utah; convicted in 2012 of forcible sexual abuse
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Crime: 2010s,
Crime city:
UT - Provo,
Crime county:
UT - Utah,
Crime state:
Utah,
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- Leslie Loveland (1994 – ) was an LDS church member in Provo, Utah; pleaded guilty of rape in 2019; sentenced to one year in prison and three years of probation
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Crime: 2010s,
Crime city:
UT - Provo,
Crime county:
UT - Utah,
Crime state:
Utah,
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- Jonathan Merrill was a Mormon church member and Timpview High School sport club coach in Provo, Utah; accused of sexual abuse
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Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- Hugh Nibley (1910 – 2005) 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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LDS positions: BYU, Ministering/home teacher, Missionary, Sunday school,
Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
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- Scott Owen (1959 – ) was a Mormon bishop (twice), stake presidency counselor and therapist in Provo, Utah; called himself the "Porn King;" accused by 7 former patients of sexually abusing them during sessions, and by a cousin (alleged sex abuse in 1980s); an LDS bishop, a stake president (his business partner) and Utah DOPL all allegedly failed to report to police; arrested in Nov. 2023; sentenced in 2025 to prison
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Crime: 1980s,
Crime city:
UT - Provo,
Crime county:
UT - Utah,
Crime state:
Utah,
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- Lance Rushton (1970 – ) was an LDS church member in Provo, Utah; accused of photo shopping faces of family members, ward church members of adults and children on to pornographic material and distributing them; convicted in 2007 and sentenced to three months in jail and three years of probation
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Crime: 2000s,
Crime city:
UT - Provo,
Crime state:
Utah,
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- Richard Sampson (1945 – ) was a Mormon bishop, stake high council member and doctor in Provo, Utah; was director of medical affairs for the LDS Missionary Training Center; allegedly sexually abused at least seven children; convicted and sentenced in 2014 to one to 15 years in prison for child sexual abuse; as of 2024, was out on parole living in Holladay, Utah
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Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
Crime city:
UT - Provo,
Crime county:
AZ - Maricopa, UT - Utah,
Crime state:
Arizona, Utah,
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- Shawn Scherick (1970 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah; convicted three times of sex crimes between 2004 and 2012
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Crime: 2000s,
Crime city:
UT - Provo,
Crime county:
UT - Utah,
Crime state:
Utah,
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- Jeffery Scofield (1974 – ) was an LDS church member in Provo, Utah; found guilty in 2004 of two counts of sexual abuse of a child (a 6-year-old girl); spent six years in prison and underwent therapy; in 2017, was arrested and charged with rape of a 73-year-old woman; the case was dismissed because the victim could not be located to testify in court
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LDS positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Prison,
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- Roselle Stevenson (1953 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah; accused in August 2023 of child sexual abuse; ex-wife of ritualistic abuse suspect David Hamblin; charge dismissed with prejudice in May 2025
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Alleged crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s,
Alleged crime city:
UT - Provo,
Alleged crime county:
UT - Utah,
Alleged crime state:
Utah,
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- Timothy Tuttle (1962 – 2016) was an LDS church member in Utah; convicted in 2016 of three counts of class A misdemeanor sexual battery
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Crime: 2010s,
Crime city:
UT - Provo,
Crime state:
Utah,
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