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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,
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Born: 1935
Died: 2017 - Mission: no
- Places lived: 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
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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,
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Born: 1959
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Virginia,
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- George Barnett was a Mormon ward clerk in Cerritos, California; accused in a 2025 lawsuit against the Mormon church of sexually abusing a child as part of a sex trafficking ring, and of covering up the abuse; the plaintiff said she was abused over 200 times at the Cerritos LDS stake center from 1979 to 1983
- Alleged failure to report
- Never charged, Not convicted,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Was Ward clerk,
- Alleged crime: 1970s, 1980s, in
California,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, LDS building,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
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- Robert Berchtold was a Mormon church member in Idaho; sexually abused a child; in 1986, was found guilty of rape of a child and spent one year in jail
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted, Jail,
- Was Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Temple worker,
- Crime: 1970s, 1980s, in
Idaho,
- Crime scenes: Victim's home,
- Victims: 7 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1936
Died: 2005 - Mission: Switzerland Swiss Austrian
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Latest update: died in 2005
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- Arthur Bishop was a Mormon boy scout leader in Utah; was excommunicated in the 1970s; later molested multiple children and killed five young boys; was sentenced to death by lethal injection in 1988
- Excommunicated,
- Convicted,
- Was Missionary, Scout leader,
- Crime: 1970s, 1980s, in
Utah,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1952
Died: 1988 - Mission: 1971-1973 Philippines Philippine Islands / Philippines
- Places lived: Utah,
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- Joseph Bishop was a Mormon church member and president of the Provo, Utah Missionary Training Center (MTC) in the 1980s; allegedly sexually abused multiple sister missionaries; not criminally charged because the statute of limitations had expired (in 1984, the legal deadline in Utah for filing a rape charge was four years); civil lawsuit was dismissed after an agreement by the plaintiff and the LDS church
- Alleged failure to report
- Never charged, Not convicted, Police investigation,
- Dismissed, Dismissed with prejudice, Lawsuit v. LDS church,
- Was Mission president, Missionary, Other leader,
- Alleged crime: 1970s, 1980s, in
Utah,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Argentina, Arizona, Utah,
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- Douglas Bowen was an LDS church member and Boy Scout leader in Washington, California, Utah and Idaho; was convicted of attempted aggravated sexual abuse of a child
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted,
- Was Scout leader,
- Crime: 1970s, in
Utah,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1950
- Mission: no
- Places lived: California, Idaho, Utah, Washington,
- Latest update: Lives in St. George, Utah
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- Carlfred Broderick was a Mormon stake president in Cerritos, California; accused in a 2025 lawsuit against the Mormon church of sexually abusing a child as part of a sex trafficking ring, and of covering up the abuse; the plaintiff said she was abused over 200 times at the Cerritos LDS stake center from 1979 to 1983
- Alleged failure to report
- Never charged, Not convicted,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Was Stake president,
- Alleged crime: 1970s, 1980s, in
California,
- Crime scenes: Bishop's office, LDS activity, LDS building,
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Born: 1932
Died: 1999 - Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Latest update: 1999: died; 2025: accused in a civil lawsuit against the Mormon church of child sexual abuse and coverup
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- William Bruhn was an LDS church member and civic leader in Utah; accused of masturbating in a public restroom; convicted
- Convicted,
- Was Unknown position,
- Crime: 1970s, in
Utah,
- Crime scenes: Public,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1924
Died: 1985 - Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
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- Max Cheatham was an LDS church member in Wyoming, Utah and Colorado; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in Colorado of child sexual abuse
- Excommunicated, Rebaptized,
- Convicted, Unknown result,
- Was Missionary,
- Crime: 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, in
Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, Utah, Wyoming,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, 100 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1960
- Mission: 1979-1981 Argentina Argentina
- Places lived: Argentina, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, Utah, Wyoming,
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- Dennis Collins was an LDS church member in Washington; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
- Was Scout leader,
- Crime: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, in
Washington,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Washington,
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- Clark Crookston was a former Mormon bishop, dentist and college professor in Orem, Utah; accused of nearly 60 years of sex abuse of multiple children; pleaded guilty to attempted aggravated child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2022 to up to 35 years in prison
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Was Bishop, High priest, Missionary, Stake high council,
- Crime: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, in
Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Convicted:
2022,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1949
- Mission: 1968-1970 Germany West German Mission
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: March 2024: in prison at the Central Utah Correctional Facility (offender number 254115) in Gunnison, Sanpete County, Utah
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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
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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,
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Born: 1903
Died: 1995 - Mission: no
- Places lived: Oregon, Pennsylvania,
- Latest update: 1995: died
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- Luke Dalton was a Mormon church member; admitted to sexually abusing dozens of boys over decades in Ohio, Montana and Utah; arrested in 1997 in Utah for sexually abusing his only son; convicted and sentenced to prison; served 3.5 years in prison
- Convicted, Prison,
- Was Scout leader,
- Crime: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, in
Montana, Ohio, Utah,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1941
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Montana, Ohio, Utah,
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- James Denos was a former LDS bishop and junior high school teacher in Utah; previously lived and served as a Mormon bishop in 1970 in Westminster, Orange County, California; sentenced in 2002 to a minimum of 20 years in a Utah state prison for sexually abusing four minor girls living in Utah; allegedly began molesting kids as early as 1950
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted, Prison,
- Was Bishop, Missionary, Stake high council, Temple worker, Ward clerk,
- Crime: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, in
Utah,
- Convicted:
2002,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1929
Died: 2017 - Mission: 1947-1950 Netherlands Holland
- Places lived: Utah,
- Latest update: 2017-10-25: died in Draper, Utah
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- John Doe was an LDS stake mission president; accused by Mormon leader Vaughn Featherstone in 1975 of child sexual abuse of "many, many Aaronic Priesthood boys" in Doe's stake
- Alleged failure to report
- Never charged, Not convicted, Unknown result,
- Was Other leader,
- Alleged crime: 1970s, in
Unknown location,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Unknown location,
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- Alan Dunlap was a Mormon church member in Fresno, California; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse
- Convicted,
- Was Unknown position,
- Crime: 1970s, in
California,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: California,
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- Alan Dunn was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Venice, California (Los Angeles); accused in 1978 of child sexual abuse; confessed to the police
- Alleged failure to report
- Admitted guilt, Unknown result,
- Was Scout leader,
- Alleged crime: 1970s, in
California,
- Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing, Scout activity,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1941
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
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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
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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,
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Born: 1935
Died: 1986 - Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Oregon,
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"Until we use names, until people understand that this happened to Johnny next door, it will keep on happening."-
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- Stephen Field was a Mormon church member in California; convicted of sexual abuse; sentenced to prison
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted, Prison,
- Was Scout leader,
- Crime: 1970s, 1980s, in
California,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: California,
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- Jayne Furness was a Mormon church member and boy scout leader in Arroyo Grande, California; accused of sex abuse; found guilty of voyeurism charges in or before 1972, and found guilty of sexual abuse charges in 1976; sentenced in 1976 or 1977 to prison; died in 1987
- Convicted, Found guilty, Prison,
- Was Scout leader,
- Crime: 1970s, in
California,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1935
Died: 1987 - Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Latest update: 1987: died
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- Juan Guerrero Regalado was a Mormon church member in California; accused of sexual abuse in a 2025 civil lawsuit against the Mormon church
- Alleged failure to report
- Never charged, Not convicted,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Alleged crime: 1970s, in
California,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
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- Billy Hagen was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; convicted, sentenced to prison; died in 2005
- Convicted, Prison,
- Was Scout leader,
- Crime: 1970s, in
Idaho,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Died: 2005
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Idaho,
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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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- William Harding was a Mormon branch president, elders quorum president and ward clerk in Tasmania and Queensland, Australia; charged in or before 2023 with multiple counts of sexual assault of a minor in two states in Australia; allegedly had as many as 40 victims; in 2024, pleaded guilty to reduced charges and was sentenced to 9 months in jail in Brisbane; in 2025, faced new charges in Tasmania
- Alleged failure to report
- Church position after confession/conviction, Excommunicated, Release from Mormon church position,
- Convicted, Jail, Ongoing, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
- Was Branch president, Ward clerk,
- Crime: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, in
Australia,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1940
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Australia,
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- Kenneth Harper was an LDS church member in California; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
- Convicted,
- Was Scout leader,
- Crime: 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, in
California,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
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- Jeremiah Hatch was a Mormon bishop and scout leader in American Fork, Utah (12th Ward) in the 1970s and early 1980s; accused of sexual abuse of six children that allegedly took place in 1976 during an overnight camping trip, and at his home during a sleepover; allegedly abused up to 30 or more children around the same time
- Alleged failure to report
- Never charged,
- Was Bishop, Scout leader,
- Alleged crime: 1970s, 1980s, in
Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, Recreational trip/outing,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
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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
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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,
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Born: 1939
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Oregon,
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- Allan Howe was an LDS church member and Utah politician; accused of a sex crime; convicted
- Convicted,
- Was Unknown position,
- Crime: 1970s, in
Utah,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
- Latest update: 2000: died
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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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- Gary Jones was a Mormon ward clerk in Cerritos, California; accused in a 2025 lawsuit against the Mormon church of sexually abusing a child as part of a sex trafficking ring, and of covering up the abuse; the plaintiff said she was abused over 200 times at the Cerritos LDS stake center from 1979 to 1983
- Alleged failure to report
- Never charged, Not convicted,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Was Ward clerk,
- Alleged crime: 1970s, 1980s, in
California,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, LDS building,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
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- Doyle Kelstrom was a Mormon church member in Oregon and Utah; accused of child sexual abuse; sentenced in 1992 to five years to life in prison in Utah
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted, Prison, Probation,
- Was Missionary,
- Crime: 1970s, 1980s, 2000s, in
Utah,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1938
- Mission: United States Texas [unknown]
- Places lived: Oregon, Utah,
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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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- George Koford was a Mormon bishop in Cerritos, California; accused in a 2025 lawsuit against the Mormon church of sexually abusing a child as part of a sex trafficking ring, and of covering up the abuse; the plaintiff said she was abused over 200 times at the Cerritos LDS stake center from 1979 to 1983
- Alleged failure to report
- Never charged, Not convicted,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Was Bishop,
- Alleged crime: 1970s, 1980s, in
California,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, LDS building,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
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- Arthur Krigbaum was an LDS church member and scout leader in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse
- Unknown result,
- Was Scout leader,
- Alleged crime: 1970s, in
Idaho,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Idaho,
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- Jack Loholt was an LDS church member and Boy scout leader in Kent, Washington; accused of sexual abuse in the 1970s; court records show that two Mormon bishops knew about the abuse allegations but did not tell police; the Mormon church was court-ordered in 2006 to pay $87,500 to one victim after it settled with three others for undisclosed sums
- Alleged failure to report
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Church paid $87,500
- Unknown result,
- Judgment for plaintiff, Lawsuit v. LDS church,
- Was Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Alleged crime: 1970s, in
Washington,
- Crime scenes: Scout activity,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Washington,
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- Dennis Loveless was a Mormon church member in Farmington, Utah; accused of sexual abuse in 1977 and 1984; sentenced to prison both times; died in 2016
- Convicted,
- Was Unknown position,
- Crime: 1970s, 1980s, in
Utah,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Died: 2016
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
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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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- Timothy McCleve was a former Mormon bishop in Harrisville, Utah when he was charged with sexually abusing three children; some of the abuse took place while he was bishop; sentenced in 2008 to up to 30 years in prison for child sexual abuse; in 2024, charged in Utah with threatening a witness in a parole violation investigation
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted, Prison,
- Was Bishop,
- Crime: 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, in
Utah,
- Convicted:
2008,
- Crime scenes: Victim's home,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1956
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: 2024: charged in Utah with threatening a witness in a parole violation investigation
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- Melvin McKinney was an LDS church member in California; accused of sexual abuse
- Alleged failure to report
- Unknown result,
- Was Scout leader,
- Alleged crime: 1970s, in
California,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
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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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- F N was an LDS bishop in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
- Alleged failure to report
- Unknown result,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Was Bishop,
- Alleged crime: 1960s, 1970s, in
California,
- Crime scenes: LDS building, Perpetrator's home,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
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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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- Chesley Pierson was an LDS bishop, stake presidency counselor and stake patriarch in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; accused of sexually abusing multiple young men
- Alleged failure to report
- Excommunicated,
- Police investigation, Unknown result,
- Was Bishop, Elders quorum, Missionary, Other leader, Stake patriarch, Stake presidency counselor,
- Alleged crime: 1970s, in
Canada,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1928
Died: 2021 - Mission: United Kingdom England
- Places lived: Canada,
- Latest update: 2021: died in Alberta, Canada
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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
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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,
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Born: 1942
Died: 2019 - Mission: Unknown country unknown
- Places lived: Arizona,
- Latest update: 2019: died in Florence, Arizona
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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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- Leroy Richins was a Mormon church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse
- Unknown result,
- Was Scout leader,
- Alleged crime: 1970s, in
Utah,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
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- UNKNOWN Ross was an LDS high priest and stake seventy in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
- Alleged failure to report
- Never charged, Not convicted,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Was High priest, Stake seventy,
- Alleged crime: 1970s, 1980s, in
California,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Documents available: yes (free download)
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- Nefi Rubalcava was a Mormon bishop in Norwalk/Cerritos in southern California; accused of child sexual abuse in two lawsuits filed against the Mormon church in 2025; he was the foster father of one of his alleged victims and the bishop of both of them; he allegedly participated in a sex trafficking ring involving at least one other bishop and a stake president
- Alleged failure to report
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Was Bishop,
- Alleged crime: 1970s, 1980s, in
California,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, LDS building,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Latest update: 2025: accused in two lawsuits against the Mormon church of sexually abusing two children repeatedly over a span of several years in the late 1970s and 1980s
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- Vernon Sanford was an LDS church member in San Diego, California; died in 2000; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse, along with his son, Vernon Sanford Jr; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church; the alleged abuse occurred between 1961 and 1970; the Sanfords were the plaintiff's LDS home teachers
- Alleged failure to report
- Never charged,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Was Other leader,
- Alleged crime: 1960s, 1970s, in
California,
- Crime scenes: LDS building, Perpetrator's home, Vehicle,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Died: 2000
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: 2000: died; 2024: accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse, along with his son, Vernon Sanford Jr.
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- Vernon Sanford was an LDS church member in San Diego, California; died in 2000; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse, along with his father, Vernon Sanford Sr; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church; the alleged abuse occurred between 1961 and 1970; the Sanfords were the plaintiff's LDS home teachers
- Alleged failure to report
- Never charged,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Was Unknown position,
- Alleged crime: 1960s, 1970s, in
California,
- Crime scenes: LDS building, Perpetrator's home, Vehicle,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: 2024: accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse, along with his father, Vernon Sanford Sr.
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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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- Orin Searle was an LDS church member in Ogden, Utah; accused of sexual abuse in 2013 but was deemed incompetent to stand trial; a victim said that Searle's predatory behavior began as early as the late 1950s, and that several family members, and multiple members of the LDS 44th Ward (Mount Ogden Stake), knew that Searle was a child molester but did nothing to stop him; died in 2014
- Alleged failure to report
- Not convicted,
- Was Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum, High priest, Other leader, Temple worker,
- Alleged crime: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, in
Utah,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1926
Died: 2014 - Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah,
- Latest update: 2014: died in Provo, Utah
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- Frank Selas was an former childrens TV host/entertainer in California who joined the LDS church in the 1990s; pleaded guilty to one count of indecent behavior with a child; the crime took place in the 1970s
- Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Was Scout leader,
- Crime: 1970s, in
California,
- Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1939
Died: 2021 - Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Brazil, California, Louisiana,
- Latest update: Aug. 5, 2021: died
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- Charles Shield was an LDS ward executive secretary in England and Scotland; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; sentenced in 2017 to six years in prison
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted, Prison,
- Was Ward executive secretary,
- Crime: 1960s, 1970s, in
England, United Kingdom,
- Convicted:
2017,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1942
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: England, Scotland, United Kingdom,
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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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- Stewart Singley was an LDS church member in Ohio; convicted in 1975 of child molestation that occurred in 1974; in 1997, convicted and sentenced to one year in jail or prison; as of 2024, is a registered sex offender; lives in East Waterford, Pennsylvania
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Was Unknown position,
- Crime: 1970s, 1990s, in
Ohio,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1937
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Ohio, Pennsylvania,
- Latest update: 2024: registered sex offender; lives in East Waterford, Pennsylvania
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- Michael Stillman was a Mormon Tabernacle Choir member and professional scouter with the Boy Scouts of America in Monroe, Sevier County, Utah; accused in 1989 of having sexually abused a boy between the ages of 13 and 15 in the mid-1970s; decided to resign as district scout executive as long as it did not imply guilt; was never reported to police or charged with a crime
- Alleged failure to report
- Never charged, Not convicted,
- Was Scout leader, Tabernacle Choir,
- Alleged crime: 1970s, in
Utah,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1939
Died: 2020 - Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah,
- Latest update: 2020-03-29: died
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- Larry Strain was a Mormon church member in Missouri; accused of sexual abuse
- Unknown result,
- Was Unknown position,
- Alleged crime: 1970s, in
Missouri,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Missouri,
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- John Tholen was a Mormon church member; sentenced to 10 years in prison for sexually abusing children he babysat with his wife Judith Tholen, who also sexually abused them
- Convicted, Prison,
- Was Unknown position,
- Crime: 1970s, 1980s, in
Unknown location,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1952
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Unknown location,
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- Judith Tholen was a Mormon church member; sentenced to 10 years in prison for sexually abusing children she babysat with her husband John Tholen, who also sexually abused them
- Convicted, Prison,
- Was Unknown position,
- Crime: 1970s, 1980s, in
Unknown location,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1956
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Unknown location,
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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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- Jay Toombs was an LDS scout leader and private investigator in Benson, Utah; allegedly told his stake president (a Cache County prosecutor) in 1994 that he had molested boys; three LDS bishops and stake president Jerry Toombs (his older brother) allegedly knew of abuse but did not tell police; convicted in 2000 and sentenced to five years to life in prison; released in 2025; lives in Logan, Utah
- Alleged failure to report
- admitted to molesting at least 53 victims
- Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Was Scout leader,
- Crime: 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, in
Utah,
- Convicted:
2000,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1956
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah,
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"I felt like I was going to the authorities [by reporting to multiple bishops]. I wanted to do what was right. I didn't want to see him go to prison. I wanted him to get help. [...] I was always told to be patient with Jay, he was a good man. That's what I was told again and again and again. I was even given priesthood blessings that I had been chosen to help him."-
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- Bruce Van Horn was a Mormon bishopric counselor in Cerritos, California; accused in a 2025 lawsuit against the Mormon church of sexually abusing a child as part of a sex trafficking ring, and of covering up the abuse; the plaintiff said she was abused over 200 times at the Cerritos LDS stake center from 1979 to 1983
- Alleged failure to report
- Never charged, Not convicted,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Was Bishopric counselor,
- Alleged crime: 1970s, 1980s, in
California,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, LDS building,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
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- LaVar Withers was a Mormon and physician in Rexburg, Idaho; accused of sexually abusing at least 133 women and children as young as 13 years old over a period of 30 or more years; admitted to sexual abuse; in 1996, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor battery; sentenced to 30 to 60 days in jail and two years probation; the Mormon church placed him on probation and took his temple recommend; died in 2005
- Alleged failure to report
- Admitted guilt, Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Was Bishopric counselor, Stake high council,
- Crime: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, in
Idaho, Rexburg (Idaho),
- Crime scenes: Health appointment,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, 100 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1936
Died: 2005 - Mission: no
- Places lived: Idaho, Rexburg (Idaho),
- Latest update: 2005: died
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- Gary Woolstenhulme was a Mormon bishop in Imperial Beach, California in 1978; died in 2002; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church (plaintiff John Roe JB 65 - San Diego 24CU008107, CASD 3:24-cv-02349-AJB-MSB); allegedly sexually assaulted a 14-year-old boy in his office at church
- Alleged failure to report
- Never charged,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Was Bishop, Bishopric counselor,
- Alleged crime: 1970s, in
California,
- Crime scenes: Bishop's office, LDS building,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1933
Died: 2002 - Mission: no
- Places lived: California,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: 2024: accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
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- Orson Wright was a Mormon mission president in Sydney, Australia from 1978 to 1980; accused of grooming some of the sister missionaries in his care to be his polygamous wives; removed early from his mission assignment; LDS church leaders in Salt Lake City, Utah allegedly covered up the reasons for Wright's removal
- Alleged failure to report
- Never charged, Not convicted,
- Was Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Branch president, Mission president, Missionary, Stake high council, Temple worker,
- Alleged crime: 1970s, 1980s, in
Australia,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1928
Died: 2017 - Mission: Australia Australia [unknown]
- Places lived: Australia,
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- Stephen Young was an LDS church member and police officer in Idaho; allegedly abused 20 babies over a 30-year period; pleaded guilty in 2010 to lewd conduct with a child under 16; sentenced to 25 years in prison
- Alleged failure to report
- Excommunicated,
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Was Unknown position,
- Crime: 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, in
Idaho,
- Convicted:
2010,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1951
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Latest update: 2023-03-06: In prison in Idaho
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