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- George Aaron was a former Mormon bishop in a college ward in Provo, Utah; allegedly sexually abused his two teenage daughters in the 1980s and early 1990s; found civilly liable in 2001 to have "inflicted emotional distress," "breached fiduciary duty," and behaved with "reckless disregard" toward his younger daughter; paid $25,000 in punitive damages
Alleged failure to report
- Aaron's standing in the church didn't change despite his loss in court
Never charged, Not convicted,
Judgment for plaintiff,
Was Bishop,
Alleged crime: 1980s, 1990s, in Utah,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1941
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah,
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"I was sitting in a room, full of women, who had been sexually abused by a family member — most of them [saying], 'My father abused me. I told the bishop. Nothing happened.' I just knew that wasn't going to be my story. I wasn’t going to allow that to be my story."-
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- James Adams was a Mormon church member in Beckley, West Virginia; sentenced to prison in 1994 for sexually abusing multiple children; in 1996, a $750 million lawsuit was filed against the Mormon church alleging coverup; the suit was settled out of court in 2000
Alleged failure to report
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Church paid $unknown
Excommunicated,
- Abuse went on for five years after Adams first told Mormon officials, including a bishop and stake president, the lawsuit said
Convicted, Prison,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
Was Other leader,
Crime: 1980s, in West Virginia,
- Crime scenes: Victim's home,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1954
- Mission: no
- Places lived: West Virginia,
- Latest update: 1994: sentenced to prison in West Virginia for sexually abusing multiple children
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"The church is not in the business of covering up."-
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- Terry Allen was an LDS church member in California; in 1987, was found guilty of sexual abuse of a child and was sentenced to six years in prison; was assigned to multiple trusted church positions, including Sunday school president, despite the Mormon church being aware that he had raped a teenager; LDS leaders were accused of hiding his abuse from local church members; as of 2024, lives in Grapevine, Texas
Alleged failure to report
Excommunicated, Rebaptized,
Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
Was Bishopric counselor, Other leader, Stake high council, Sunday school, Youth leader,
Crime: 1980s, in California, Connecticut,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1943
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California, Connecticut, Texas,
- Latest update: 2024: registered sex offender; lives in Grapevine, Texas
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- Jose Arias was a Mormon church missionary in Palm Desert, California; accused of sexual abuse; civil suit filed against LDS church and Arias; judge awarded judgment by default for the plaintiff (victim) against Arias in 2017 in the amount of approximately $4.2 million; the LDS church was not found liable
Alleged failure to report
Never charged, Not convicted,
Judgment for plaintiff, Lawsuit v. LDS church,
Was Missionary,
Alleged crime: 1980s, in California,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1962
- Mission: 1985-1986 United States California [unknown city - served in Palm Desert]
- Places lived: California,
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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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- 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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- Bishop Baldwin was a Mormon bishop in Pittsburg, California in 1989; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse that allegedly lasted from 1989 to 1997, when the victim was 5 to 13 years old; 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 Bishop,
Alleged crime: 1980s, 1990s, in California,
- Crime scenes: Bishop's office, LDS activity, LDS building, Recreational trip/outing,
- 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
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- Norman Barber was a Mormon church member and dentist in Layton, Utah; was a scout leader; pleaded guilty in 1988 to sexually abusing two girls who were his dental patients; the sexual abuse occurred in his dental office and included drugging one or both girls with nitrous oxide
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Unknown result,
Was Scout leader,
Crime: 1980s, in Utah,
- Crime scenes: Health appointment, Perpetrator's workplace,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1947
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah,
- Latest update: 1988: pleaded guilty to sexual abuse of two 15-year-old girls
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- Bryan Barner was a Mormon church member in New York in the 1980s; scout leader, molested a 12-year-old boy and two 13-year-old boys; sentenced to no more than one year in prison
Convicted, Prison,
Was Scout leader,
Crime: 1980s, in New York,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1957
- Mission: no
- Places lived: New York,
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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)
- View report »
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- Alan Bassett was a Mormon church member and air traffic controller in Fruit Heights, Utah; accused in a 2019 civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse (dismissed without prejudice); charged in June 2024 with child sexual abuse; over 80 victims came forward; admitted to molesting many neighbor girls; tried to get his case dismissed due to an unsigned 1989 agreement with a deputy Davis County attorney
Alleged failure to report
Excommunicated, Rebaptized,
Ongoing,
Dismissed without prejudice,
Was Other leader, Scout leader, Ward clerk,
Alleged crime: 1980s, in Davis County (Utah), Utah,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1948
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Davis County (Utah), New York, Utah,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: June 2024: charged with child sexual abuse
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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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- Charles Blome was a Mormon church member and US Army veteran in or near Houston or Beaumont, Texas; admitted to sexually molesting at least five boys; pleaded guilty to two counts of indecency with a child; sentenced to 15 years in prison; the LDS church was ordered to pay $4 million to a 13-year-old boy victim; Blome died in 2005
Alleged failure to report
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Church paid $4,000,000
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
Judgment for plaintiff, Lawsuit v. LDS church,
Was Unknown position,
Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in Texas,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1928
Died: 2005 - Mission: no
- Places lived: Texas,
- Latest update: 2005: died
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- David Borg was a Mormon church member and scout leader; pleaded guilty to molesting multiple boys; sentenced to 34 years in prison
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
Was Scout leader, Youth leader,
Crime: 1980s, in Arizona,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Arizona,
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- Dennis Bough was a Mormon church member in Washington; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse charges
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
Was Unknown position,
Crime: 1980s, in Washington,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Washington,
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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,
- View report »
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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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- Ralph Burlingame was an LDS church member in Minnesota; sentenced in 1989 to prison for 2nd degree criminal sexual abuse of a child
Convicted, Prison,
Was Unknown position,
Crime: 1980s, in Minnesota,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1947
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Minnesota,
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- Sheril Burton was a Mormon church member and BYU professor in Utah; found guilty of sexual abuse of two underage girls; sentenced to up to 15 years in prison; as of January 2024, lives in Pleasant Grove, Utah
Convicted,
Was BYU,
Crime: 1980s, in Utah,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1935
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Latest update: January 2024: lives in Pleasant Grove, Utah; not a registered sex offender
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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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- Brett Candelaria was a Mormon church member in Colorado; pleaded guilty to charges of child sexual abuse on multiple occasions; sentenced in 2008 to two consecutive terms of 10 years to life in prison; later sentenced to 36 more years to life
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
Was Unknown position,
Crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, in Colorado,
Convicted: 2008,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1972
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Colorado,
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- Albert Carlson was a Mormon church member in Utah, New Mexico and Texas; arrested in the 1980s in Utah on a molestation charge after allegedly molesting an underage boy who he met through the church; the case was dropped to a lewdness charge which did not require him to register as a sex offender; in 2025, sentenced in Texas to life in prison for child sexual abuse
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Found guilty, No contest, Prison,
Was Unknown position,
Crime: 1980s, 2010s, 2020s, in Texas, Utah,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1944
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: New Mexico, Texas, Utah,
- Latest update: 2025: sentenced in Texas to life in prison for child sexual abuse
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- Jon Carpenter was an LDS church member; sentenced to prison for child sexual abuse; the day after sentencing, injured himself to avoid serving longer in prison
Convicted, Prison,
Was Sunday school,
Crime: 1980s, in Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1964
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
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- Niles Carr was a Mormon missionary in Ireland in the late 1980s, originally from California; convicted of child sexual abuse charges; Mormon leaders allegedly assigned Carr to work with Boy Scouts after knowing he was sent home from his mission due to child sex abuse allegations
Alleged failure to report
Convicted,
Was Missionary,
Crime: 1980s, in California, Ireland,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California, Ireland,
- View report »
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- William Carstensen was a Mormon church member in Bountiful, Utah; accused of child sexual abuse; charged; died by suicide
Not convicted, Police investigation, Suicide, Unknown result,
Dismissed, Dismissed without prejudice,
Alleged crime: 1980s, 1990s, in Utah,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1952
Died: 1995 - Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
- Latest update: 1995: died by suicide in 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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- Frank Collins was an LDS church member and traveling professional clown (as "Windy the Clown") in Whittier, California; accused of sexual abuse in 1986; charges dropped
Charges dropped, Not convicted,
Was Unknown position,
Alleged crime: 1980s, in California,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
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- Martyn Conway was a Mormon church member in England; pleaded guilty of child sexual abuse; twin brother of John Patrick Conway, who also perpetrated child sexual abuse against the same victim
Excommunicated,
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
Was Unknown position,
Crime: 1980s, in England, United Kingdom,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: England, United Kingdom,
- View report »
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- Kenneth Copple was a Mormon church member in Arizona; found guilty of child sexual abuse and sentenced in 2019 to prison
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
Was Unknown position,
Crime: 1980s, in Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
Convicted: 2019,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
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- Alfred Cote was a Mormon church member and Boy scout leader in New Hampshire and Nauvoo, Illinois; convicted in the 1980s and in 2020 of child sexual abuse
Alleged failure to report
Convicted,
Was Scout leader,
Crime: 1980s, 2000s, 2010s, in Illinois, New Hampshire,
- Crime scenes: Scout activity,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1958
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Illinois, New Hampshire,
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- John Cox was a Mormon church member in Clackamas County, Oregon; convicted of child sexual abuse
Convicted,
Was Unknown position,
Crime: 1980s, in Oregon,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Oregon,
- View report »
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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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- George Davis was an LDS church member in Rhode Island; accused of sexual abuse that allegedly took place in an LDS chapel; found guilty in a jury trial; sentenced to 10 to 25 years in prison and 15 years probation
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Jury trial, Prison, Probation,
Was Unknown position,
Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in Rhode Island,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Rhode Island,
- View report »
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- Thomas Dawkins was an LDS church member in Columbia, South Carolina; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 1986; the conviction was later overturned
Convicted, Overturned/reversed,
Was Sunday school,
Crime: 1980s, in South Carolina,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: South Carolina,
- Latest update: 2023: lives in South Carolina
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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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- Richard Dilley was an LDS church member and scout leader in Burien, near Seattle, Washington; dishonorably discharged from the Navy in 1983 after admitting to abusing boys in a Scouting program in Athens, Greece; pleaded guilty in 1990 to one count of third degree child rape and five counts of child molestation for "repeated" offenses over two years of the scouts in his LDS troop; sentenced to 9 years in prison
Admitted guilt, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
Was Scout leader, Sunday school,
Crime: 1980s, in Greece, Washington,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Scout activity,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1959
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Greece, Washington,
- Latest update: 2024: lives in Airway Heights, Washington
- View report »
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- John Doe was a Mormon bishop in or near Salt Lake City, Utah; accused of sexual abuse of a 13-year-old boy; the alleged sexual assault took place in the Salt Lake Temple in the 1980s (approximately 1986), during a visit to perform baptisms for the dead
Alleged failure to report
Never charged, Not convicted,
Was Bishop, Temple worker,
Alleged crime: 1980s, in Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Crime scenes: LDS building, LDS temple,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- View report »
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- John Doe was a Mormon church member in Tacoma, Washington; allegedly sexually abused a preschooler in his ward in the 1980s; the LDS church settled with the abuse survivor for $1.1 million in 2023
Alleged failure to report
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Church paid $1,100,000
Never charged, Not convicted,
Was Unknown position,
Alleged crime: 1980s, in Washington,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Washington,
- View report »
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- John Doe was a Mormon church member in Lake Elsinore, California; arrested in 1997; pleaded guilty to committing lewd acts with a child under age 14; spent three years in state prison; in December 2022, the LDS church paid $995,000 to settle its part of a related civil lawsuit wherein a jury awarded the victim $2.28 billion
Alleged failure to report
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Church paid $995,000
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Released,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
Was Unknown position,
Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in California,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1955
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Latest update: 2023-04-27: Plaintiff awarded $2.28 billion by a California jury in civil lawsuit
- View report »
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in Adelaide, Australia; sentenced in 2021 to 10 years in prison for child sexual abuse
Convicted, Prison,
Was Unknown position,
Crime: 1980s, in Australia,
Convicted: 2021,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1952
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Australia,
- Latest update: 2021: sentenced to 10 years in prison for child sexual abuse
- View report »
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in Queensland, Australia; accused of sexual abuse
Alleged failure to report
Never charged, Not convicted,
Lawsuit v. LDS church,
Was Other leader,
Alleged crime: 1980s, in Australia,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Australia,
- View report »
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- John Doe was a Mormon temple worker in Los Angeles, California; accused in a 2025 lawsuit against the LDS church of sexually assaulting a man in 1984 while performing a private anointing ritual in the Los Angeles LDS temple
Alleged failure to report
Never charged, Not convicted,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
Was Temple worker,
Alleged crime: 1980s, in California,
- Crime scenes: LDS building, LDS temple,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: 2025: lawsuit filed against Mormon church
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- Michael Driggs 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
Alleged failure to report
Excommunicated,
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender,
Was Missionary,
Crime: 1980s, 2000s, in Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona), Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
Convicted: 2013,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1950
- Mission: Brazil Brazil, US Southern States, possibly Arizona
- Places lived: Arizona, Brazil, Maricopa County (Arizona), Utah,
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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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- Larry Dyke was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
Unknown result,
Was Scout leader,
Alleged crime: 1980s, in California,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: California,
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- Timur Dykes was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Portland, Oregon; accused of sexual abuse; convicted multiple times; in 1987, three plaintiffs sued the Mormon church and the Boy Scouts of America; in about 2009, the Mormon church paid $350,000 to a victim to settle its portion of a civil lawsuit
Alleged failure to report
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Church paid $350,000
Convicted, Jail, Probation,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
Was Scout leader,
Crime: 1980s, in Oregon,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Oregon,
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- Oliver Eames was an LDS church member, sixth grade teacher and Mormon Tabernacle Choir singer in Farmington, Utah; admitted to trying to fondle several children he had been hired to tutor; pleaded guilty in 1988 to two felony counts of attempted aggravated sexual abuse of a child; local police had documented 52 alleged child sexual abuse incidents involving him
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
Was Other leader, Scout leader, Tabernacle Choir,
Crime: 1980s, in Utah,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1948
Died: 2005 - Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah,
- Latest update: 2005: died in Utah
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- Karl Elvik was a Mormon church youth leader in Glasgow, Scotland; admitted indecency offenses against eight boys; was jailed for 18 months
Convicted, Jail, Registered sex offender,
Was Youth leader,
Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in Scotland, United Kingdom,
Convicted: 2014,
- Victims: 8 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1963
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Scotland, United Kingdom,
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- Dennis Empey was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Blackfoot, Idaho; accused of sexually abusing many children; his stake president allegedly knew Empey was abusing kids; convicted of child molestation in May 1991; sentenced to two years probation
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Probation,
Was Scout leader,
Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in Idaho,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1957
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Latest update: 2023: lives in Driggs, Idaho
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- William Evans was a prominent Mormon church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; was bishop twice of the Grant 6th ward; from 1957 to 1962, was in the Utah State Legislature; served as Salt Lake County Clerk from 1968 to 1983; died in 1991; allegedly raped a relative in Salt Lake City in the early 1980s
Alleged failure to report
Never charged, Not convicted,
Was Bishop, Stake presidency counselor,
Alleged crime: 1980s, in Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1909
Died: 1991 - Mission: no
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Latest update: 1991: died
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- Matthew Faerber was an LDS church member and high school choir director in Murray, Utah; pleaded guilty in 1990 or 1991 to two counts of attempted sexual abuse of a child; sentenced in February 1991 to six months in jail (two of those months under house arrest) followed by three years of supervised release
Convicted, Jail, Probation, Released,
Was Missionary,
Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1962
- Mission: 1981-1982 Brazil Brazil Porto Alegre
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Latest update: 2023: not a registered sex offender; lives in Duluth, Minnesota
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- John Fanning was a former Mormon bishop and scout leader in Utah; accused of sexual abuse in 1987 of a teenage boy during an overnight scouting activity; two victims later sued the Mormon church; died in 2012
Admitted guilt, Unknown result,
Was Bishop, Branch president, Scout leader,
Alleged crime: 1980s, in Utah,
- Crime scenes: Scout activity,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1932
Died: 2012 - Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah,
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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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- Michael Fischer was a Mormon church member and young men's president in Washington; accused of sexual abuse; sentenced to prison
Convicted, Prison,
Was Scout leader, Youth leader,
Crime: 1980s, in Washington,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, Vehicle,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Washington,
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- Vernon Foster was an LDS church member in Louisiana; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty
Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
Was Unknown position,
Crime: 1980s, in Louisiana,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Louisiana,
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- Kevin Garn was a former Utah House majority leader and LDS bishop in Utah; admitted in 2010 to a nude encounter with a 15-year-old girl in a hot tub in 1985, when he was 28
Alleged failure to report
Admitted guilt, Never charged, Not convicted,
Was Bishop, Sunday school,
Alleged crime: 1980s, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1955
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
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- William Gillespie was an LDS church member in Montgomery, Alabama; accused of reaching inside the swimsuits of two girls and fondling them in his backyard pool in 1987; convicted in 1988 of three charges of first-degree sexual abuse and sentenced to one year in prison, plus four years of probation; conviction was reversed on appeal, then upheld; was allegedly excommunicated from the Mormon church
Alleged failure to report
Excommunicated,
Convicted, Overturned/reversed, Prison, Probation, Unknown result,
Was Unknown position,
Crime: 1980s, in Alabama,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1936
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Alabama,
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- David Gomez was a former LDS bishop and department of corrections administrator in or near West Valley City, Utah; arrested in 2004 and charged with 125 counts of sexual abuse; charges were dropped in 2005 due to issues related to the statutes of limitations
Alleged failure to report
Charges dropped,
Was Bishop,
Alleged crime: 1980s, 1990s, in Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1946
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Latest update: 2005: criminal charges dropped
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- Kenneth Good was a Mormon church member in Georgia; accused of molesting 4 underage girls; pleaded guilty of child sexual abuse; sentenced in 1991 to 8 years in prison; released on parole in December 1993; as of 2023, lives in Taylorsville Utah
Excommunicated, Rebaptized,
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Released,
Was Scout leader, Youth leader,
Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in Georgia,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1950
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Georgia, Utah,
- Latest update: Lives in Taylorsville, Utah; is not a registered sex offender, despite his conviction for child molestation
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- Mark Gum was a Mormon scout leader in Oxnard, California; a 2011 lawsuit against the LDS church and the Boy Scouts of America accused him of sexually assaulting a boy scout; while the boy was living with Gum (with the consent of the boy's parents), church members visited and accepted the living arrangement, the suit said; in 2012, the Mormon church made a settlement payment for an undisclosed amount
Alleged failure to report
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Church paid $unknown
Never charged, Not convicted,
Dismissed, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
Was Scout leader,
Alleged crime: 1980s, in California,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1957
- Mission: no
- Places lived: California, Colorado,
- Latest update: 2012: named in a lawsuit won by the plaintiff, who accused Gum of molesting him; the Boy Scouts of America and the LDS church were also named and paid settlements
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- Eric Hacking was an LDS church member in Utah; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
Was Unknown position,
Crime: 1980s, in Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
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- Albert Halladay was a former LDS bishop in Sandy, Utah; accused of sexual abuse in 1988; pleaded guilty in 1989 to one second degree felony charge of sex abuse of a child; convicted
Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
Was Bishop,
Crime: 1980s, in Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1930
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
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- David Hamblin 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
Alleged failure to report
Ongoing, Police investigation,
Was Elders quorum,
Alleged crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, in Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Crime scenes: Health appointment, Perpetrator's home, Perpetrator's workplace, Public, Recreational trip/outing, Victim's home,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1954
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: remote hearing on 2023-03-22
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- Leroy Hamblin was a Webelos scout leader in Kaysville, Utah; pleaded guilty in 1987 to lewdness with a child; served prison time
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
Was Missionary, Scout leader,
Crime: 1980s, in Davis County (Utah), Utah,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1947
- Mission: 1966-1968 United Kingdom Southwest British
- Places lived: Davis County (Utah), Utah,
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- Kenneth Hanigan was an LDS church member in California; accused of sexual abuse
Unknown result,
Was Scout leader,
Alleged crime: 1980s, in California,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: California,
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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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- 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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- Marvin Harker was an LDS bishop in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada in 2016; reportedly confessed to his mission president in 1987 to sexually abusing multiple children; also reportedly confessed to his bishop; both leaders told him not to report to police, according to records in a 2016 criminal case; convicted in 2019 (alleged abuse 1986-93); sentenced in 2020 to five years in prison; registered sex offender
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
Was Bishop, Missionary,
Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in Canada,
Convicted: 2019,
- Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1968
- Mission: Unknown country
- Places lived: Canada,
- Latest update: September 2020: sentenced to five years in prison and made to register as a sex offender
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- Harvey Harper was an LDS church member and deputy county district attorney in Los Angeles, California; arrested in 1984 and charged with child sexual abuse; jumped bail; found guilty; sentenced in absentia to 14 years in prison; lived secretly in Colorado for 20 months until federal investigators found him; local LDS church coverup alleged
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Found guilty, Prison,
Was Unknown position,
Crime: 1980s, in California,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1935
Died: 2014 - Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California, Colorado,
- Latest update: 2014: died
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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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- Lynn Harrison was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded no contest
Convicted, No contest,
Was Scout leader,
Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in Utah, Weber County (Utah),
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1935
Died: 2016 - Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah, Weber County (Utah),
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- Devin Hartman was an LDS church member in Mableton, near Atlanta, Georgia; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; given two consecutive sentences of life in prison
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Prison,
Was Missionary,
Crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, in Georgia, Utah,
Convicted: 2016,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: 6 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1975
- Mission: Portugal Porto Portugal
- Places lived: Georgia, Utah, Utah County (Utah), Washington,
- Latest update: found guilty of rape and is serving 2 life sentences in prison
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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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- Michael Hicks was an LDS church member in Washington; accused of sexual abuse; sentenced to prison
Convicted, Prison,
Was Scout leader,
Crime: 1980s, in Washington,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Washington,
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- Grant Hildreth was an LDS church member in Montana; sentenced to prison in 1992 for felony child sexual abuse; in 2011, pleaded guilty to two class A misdemeanor counts of sexual battery; died in 2022
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
Was Missionary,
Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in Montana,
Convicted: 2011,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1962
Died: 2022 - Mission: 1981-1983 United States San Jose California
- Places lived: Montana,
- Latest update: 2022-07-31: died in Montana
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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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- Roy Hunt 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
Alleged failure to report
Excommunicated, Rebaptized,
Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
Was Unknown position,
Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
Convicted: 2005,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1959
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
- Latest update: April 2023: lives in Mesa, Arizona as a registered sex offender
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- Paul Jellum was a Mormon scout leader in Logan, Utah in the 1980s; suspended by the BSA in 1987 after being accused of sexually abusing a 14-year-old Boy Scout in his troop during a 1986 Scouting event at Camp Hunt near Bear Lake, Utah; in 1990, Jellum became a scoutmaster in a Nevada LDS ward despite his prior suspension; in 1991, Jellum admitted to the abuse
Alleged failure to report
Admitted guilt, Never charged, Police investigation, Unknown result,
Was Scout leader,
Alleged crime: 1980s, in Nevada,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1959
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Nevada, Utah,
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- Carl Johnson was a former Mormon bishop and former mayor of West Bountiful, Utah; arrested in 2022 and charged with sexually abusing several children between 1983 and 1997; pleaded guilty in 2023 to four felony counts of child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2023 to three consecutive terms of nine years to life each for first-degree felonies, plus one term of one to 15 years on a second-degree felony
Convicted, Prison,
Was Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum, Missionary, Stake high council,
Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in Utah,
Convicted: 2023,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1945
- Mission: 1964-1966 Ireland Irish [Ireland]
- Places lived: Utah,
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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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- Les Johnson was a Mormon church member in northern Utah; found guilty of child sexual abuse; was granted parole in 1984 in Utah after serving 7 months of a 0-5 year prison sentence; as of 2023, lives in Bountiful, Utah
Convicted, Prison, Released,
Was Unknown position,
Crime: 1980s, in Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1944
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Latest update: released from prison in the 1980s; lives in Utah as of 2023
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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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- Willis King was an LDS church member in California; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
Was Scout leader,
Crime: 1980s, in California,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: California,
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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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- Kip Later was an LDS church member and scout leader in Idaho; accused in the 1980s of sexual abuse; Mormon church leaders allegedly failed to tell police about abuse allegations
Alleged failure to report
Unknown result,
Was Scout leader,
Alleged crime: 1980s, in Idaho,
- Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing, Scout activity,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Idaho,
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- Robert Longman was a Mormon missionary in Corpus Christi, Texas; molested a three-year old in a bedroom while two other missionaries talked with the mother; pleaded no contest to charges filed in May 1989 of indecency with a child; sentenced to eight years probation, a $1,000 fine, and required to pay $400 in court costs
Convicted, No contest, Plea deal, Probation,
Was Missionary,
Crime: 1980s, in Texas,
- Crime scenes: Victim's home,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Texas,
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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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- Craig Mathias was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Granada Hills, California; was in the Northridge ward until 1983; convicted in 1987 of sexually molesting multiple boy scouts; sentenced to six years in prison
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Prison,
Was Scout leader,
Crime: 1980s, in California,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1960
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
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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,
- View report »
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- Norman Maxfield was an LDS church member and high school drama teacher in Utah; convicted in 1988 of sexually abusing boys
Convicted, Unknown result,
Was Scout leader,
Crime: 1980s, in Utah,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1944
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
- Latest update: 1988: convicted of sexual abuse of multiple boys
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- Edwin McClellan was a Mormon bishop in Cottonwood, Arizona; accused of sexually abusing 3 female family members from the 1980s-2000s
Alleged failure to report
Never charged,
Was Bishop,
Alleged crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, in Arizona,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1936
Died: 2019 - Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Arizona,
- Latest update: Died January 2019 in Arizona
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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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- Maynard McFarland was an LDS church member in California and Minnesota; sentenced in 2005 to 32 years in prison for sexually abusing his daughter for many years; released from prison in 2020; as of 2024, lives in Chula Vista, California as a registered sex offender
Alleged failure to report
Excommunicated,
Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
Was Unknown position,
Crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, in California, Minnesota,
Convicted: 2005,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1959
- Mission: no
- Places lived: California, Minnesota, North Dakota,
- Latest update: 2024: lives in Chula Vista, California as a registered sex offender
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