25 LDS sex abuse cases found
- Crime county: AZ - Maricopa
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- Manuel Archibeque (1971 – ) was a Mormon church member in Maricopa County, Arizona; allegedly admitted to his bishop that he had sexually touched a child; charged in two cases in 2006 with sexual conduct with a minor and three counts of molestation of a child, all class two felonies; one case was dismissed in 2006 without prejudice; in the other, pleaded guilty to two reduced charges of child abuse
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Crime: 2000s, - Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
- Crime state: Arizona,
- Crime county: AZ - Maricopa,
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Was Unknown position, 
Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result, - Alleged failure to report
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- Coy Ball (1954 – ) was an LDS church member in Mesa, Arizona; was charged with 11 counts related to child sex abuse; in 2014, pleaded guilty to three counts of molestation of a child
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- Crime: 1990s,
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
- Crime state: Arizona,
- Crime county: AZ - Maricopa,
Convicted:
2014, 
Was Scout leader, Sunday school, 
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, -
- James Bayless (1946 – ) was a Mormon church member in Gilbert, Arizona; pleaded guilty in 2015 to two counts of molestation of a child; as of 2024, is a registered sex offender living in Mesa, Arizona
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
- Crime state: Arizona,
- Crime county: AZ - Maricopa,
Convicted:
2015, Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, 
Alleged failure to report-
- Earl Bleak was an LDS church member and bishopric member in Tempe, Arizona; was a physician; accused of sexually abusing missionaries
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- Was Bishopric counselor,
- Unknown result,
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- Rachel Brock was a Mormon church member in Arizona; pleaded guilty to sexually abusing the same boy that her mother, Susan Brock, was convicted of molesting
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- Was Unknown position,
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
- Alleged failure to report
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- Susan Brock (1962 – ) was an LDS church member in Arizona; was sentenced in April 2011 to 13 years in prison for engaging in a three-year-long sexual relationship with a boy, beginning when he was 14 years old; was released in December 2021
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
- Crime state: Arizona,
- Crime county: AZ - Maricopa,
Convicted:
2011, Was Unknown position, Convicted, Prison, Released, Alleged failure to report-
- Kenneth Copple was a Mormon church member in Arizona; found guilty of child sexual abuse and sentenced in 2019 to prison
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- Crime: 1980s,
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
- Crime state: Arizona,
- Crime county: AZ - Maricopa,
Convicted:
2019, Was Unknown position, Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, Alleged failure to report-
- Larry Deutsch (1966 – ) was a Mormon bishop in Missouri; arrested in 2020 and charged with possession of child pornography (child sexual abuse material, or CSAM) and accused of luring an underage teenager from Arizona to Missouri; pleaded guilty; sentenced in 2021 to 12 years in federal prison plus a lifetime of supervised release; in 2024, the victim filed a civil lawsuit against the LDS church
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- Crime: 2010s, 2020s,
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona), Missouri,
- Crime state: Arizona, Missouri,
- Crime county: AZ - Maricopa,
Convicted:
2021, Was Bishop, Scout leader, Sunday school, Temple worker, Youth leader, Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing, Alleged failure to report-
- Michael Driggs (1950 – ) was a Mormon missionary in Brazil in the early 1970s; allegedly sent to a different mission in the United States after being found having inappropriate relationships with young boys; convicted of child sexual abuse in 1985 in Arizona; convicted again of child sexual abuse in 2013 in Utah; he met his victim in the Utah case at church, according to court documents
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- Crime: 1980s, 2000s,
- Places lived: Arizona, Brazil, Maricopa County (Arizona), Utah,
- Crime state: Arizona, Utah,
- Crime county: AZ - Maricopa, UT - Salt Lake,
Convicted:
2013, Was Missionary, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Alleged failure to report-
- Rowan Ellsworth (1948 – ) was an LDS church member and schoolteacher in Arizona; allegedly molested a 14-year-old girl at an LDS girls camp in mid-1990; the abuse was reported to a bishop Burgess, who allegedly failed to report to police, but instead encouraged the victim to forgive; sentenced to prison in 1999 for two counts of child sexual abuse; released in 2007
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- Crime: 1990s,
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
- Crime state: Arizona,
- Crime county: AZ - Maricopa,
Was Missionary, Convicted, Prison, Released, Alleged failure to report-
- Brandon Hernandez (1999 – ) was an LDS church member in Tempe, Arizona; accused of sexually abusing a victim inside a Mormon church; convicted of four fourth degree felony counts of abuse of a child or vulnerable adult
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- Convicted:
2019,
- Was Other leader,
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
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- Roy Hunt (1959 – ) was a Mormon church member in Maricopa County, Arizona; former city manager in Snowflake and Holbrook and a public finance banker at the National Bank of Arizona; accused of child sexual abuse in 2004; pleaded guilty in 2005 to a reduced charge; sentenced to prison in Arizona in 2005
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- Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
- Crime state: Arizona,
- Crime county: AZ - Maricopa,
Convicted:
2005, Was Unknown position, Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Alleged failure to report-
- Edward Hunter (1953 – ) was a Mormon church member in Peoria, Arizona; accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl who was his patient; pleaded guilty to three counts of child abuse; sentenced to two years in prison and lifetime probation
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
- Crime state: Arizona,
- Crime county: AZ - Maricopa,
Convicted:
2016, Convicted, Prison, Probation, Unknown result, -
- Larry Judd (1936 – ) was an LDS church member in Mesa, Arizona; accused of sexual abuse; admitted to molesting 12 girls over a period of about 20 years; some of the alleged abuse took place at church and at church-sponsored summer camps
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- Was Scout leader,
- Admitted guilt, Convicted, Unknown result,
- Alleged failure to report
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- Derek Layton was an LDS church member in Arizona; accused of sexual abuse in the late 1980s; convicted and sentenced to 25 years in prison for "sexual conduct with minor and dangerous crimes against children"
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- Was Unknown position,
- Convicted, Prison,
- Alleged failure to report
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- LaMell Lippard was a Mormon church member in Arizona; accused of sexual abuse
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- Was Scout leader,
- Unknown result,
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- Christopher Nuttall (1981 – ) was an LDS church member in Mesa, Arizona; arrested in an FBI sting operation; convicted in 2019 of LURE MINOR FOR SEX EXPLOIT and ATTEMPT TO COMMIT - SEXUAL CONDUCT WITH MINOR
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
- Crime state: Arizona,
- Crime county: AZ - Maricopa,
Convicted:
2019, Was Primary, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, -
- David Owens 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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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
- Crime state: Arizona,
- Crime county: AZ - Maricopa,
Convicted:
2018, Was Elders quorum, Convicted, Prison, -
- Richard Peterson was an LDS church member in Mesa, Arizona; accused of sexual abuse
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- Was Unknown position,
- Unknown result,
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- Chance Ray (1980 – ) was a Mormon church member and scout leader in the Mesa, Arizona area; convicted of child sexual abuse and sentenced to prison in Arizona; spent approximately 14 years in prison; released in July 2020
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
- Crime state: Arizona,
- Crime county: AZ - Maricopa,
Convicted:
2005, Was Scout leader, Convicted, Prison, Released, -
- 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,
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona), Provo (Utah), Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Crime state: Arizona, Utah,
- Crime county: AZ - Maricopa, UT - Utah,
- Crime city: UT - Provo,
Convicted:
2014, Was Bishop, Church employee, Other leader, Stake high council, Convicted, Parole, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released, Alleged failure to report-
- George Squire (1976 – ) was a Mormon church member in Mesa, Arizona; accused of sexual abuse; convicted and sentenced to prison
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- Was Missionary,
- Convicted, Prison,
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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
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- Alleged crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s,
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
- Crime state: Arizona,
- Crime county: AZ - Maricopa,
Was Bishop, Sunday school, Never charged, Not convicted, Unknown result, Alleged failure to report-
- Cody Weaver (1993 – ) was a Mormon church member and ward executive secretary in Queen Creek, Arizona; charged with three counts of sexual exploitation of a minor for CSAM material found on his home electronics.
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- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Places lived: Arizona, Queen Creek,
- Crime state: Arizona,
- Crime county: AZ - Maricopa,
Was Ward executive secretary, Ongoing, -
- William Whitmore (1962 – ) was an LDS church member in Mesa, Arizona; convicted of sexual abuse
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- Was Unknown position,
- Convicted,
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