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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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- Stewart Allsford was a former LDS bishop in the Plymouth England stake; accused of sexually abusing two girls; died by suicide on third day of his child sex abuse trial
- Alleged failure to report
- Suicide,
- Was Bishop,
- Alleged crime: 1990s, in
England, United Kingdom,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1951
Died: 2017 - Mission: unknown
- Places lived: England, United Kingdom,
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- Dale Andreason was a Mormon church member in Magna, Utah; found guilty of three counts of AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD a 1st Degree Felony and was sentenced 6 years to life
- Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Was Primary, Youth leader,
- Crime: 1990s, in
Utah,
- Convicted:
2023,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1952
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Latest update: Currently in prison in UTAH STATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY
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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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- John Baca was an LDS church member in California; found guilty of LEWD OR LASCIVIOUS ACTS WITH A CHILD UNDER 14 YEARS OF AGE
- Convicted, Prison, Released,
- Crime: 1990s, in
California,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1954
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Latest update: released from prison in 1995 is a registered sex offender, lives in Lodi, California
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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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- Coy Ball was an LDS church member in Mesa, Arizona; was charged with 11 counts related to child sex abuse; in 2014, pleaded guilty to three counts of molestation of a child
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
- Was Scout leader, Sunday school,
- Crime: 1990s, in
Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
- Convicted:
2014,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1954
- Mission: Unknown country
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
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- Christopher Bartle was a Mormon church member in Perth, Western Australia; accused of sexual abuse of four girls that allegedly took place between 1998 and 2007
- Alleged failure to report
- Ongoing,
- Was Unknown position,
- Alleged crime: 1990s, 2000s, in
Australia,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1960
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Australia,
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- Christian Bearnson was a Mormon church member in Los Angeles, California in the early 1990s; molested a 13-year-old girl; in 1993, the Mormon church was found liable for child sexual abuse by a jury in a civil lawsuit; the LDS church then settled with the two plaintiffs, reportedly for millions of dollars (US), and had the court records sealed
- Alleged failure to report
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Church paid $2,000,000
- Convicted, Probation,
- Judgment for plaintiff, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Was Unknown position,
- Crime: 1990s, in
California,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1963
- Mission: no
- Places lived: California,
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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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- Ronald Boyce was a Mormon seminary teacher and home teacher in Schenectady, New York in the 1990s; accused of child sexual abuse in a 2024 civil lawsuit against the LDS church
- Alleged failure to report
- Excommunicated,
- Never charged, Not convicted, Unknown result,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Was Seminary teacher, Youth leader,
- Alleged crime: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, in
New York, Utah,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, Perpetrator's home, Recreational trip/outing, Victim's home,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1961
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: New York, Utah,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
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- David Broadbent was a Mormon and obstetrician/gynecologist (OB/GYN) doctor in Provo, Utah; in 2022, dozens of women joined a class action lawsuit accusing him of sexual assault; in 2022, a Utah judge dismissed the case; by 2023, nearly 300 victims had come forward; in 2024, was charged with forcible sexual abuse, and the Utah Supreme Court ruled that the lawsuit could proceed; 2025: more charges, 2nd lawsuit
- Ongoing,
- Dismissed, Ongoing,
- Was Youth leader,
- Alleged crime: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, in
Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Crime scenes: Health appointment, Perpetrator's workplace,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, 100 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1947
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Documents available: yes (free download)
- Latest update: November 2024: charged with a felony count of object rape
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- Jimmy Brooks was a Mormon church member in Texas; charged with child sexual abuse in 1994
- Unknown result,
- Was Sunday school,
- Alleged crime: 1990s, in
Texas,
- Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Texas,
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- David Brown was an LDS church member and boy scout leader in Missouri; charged with 32 counts of statutory sodomy; pleaded guilty in 2003 to five counts related to statutory sodomy; sentenced to prison for 15 years; a victim sued the Mormon church in 2003
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Was Music leader, Scout leader,
- Crime: 1990s, 2000s, in
Missouri,
- Convicted:
2003, 2005,
- Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Missouri,
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- John Burrell was a Mormon church member; pleaded guilty of child sexual abuse
- Convicted,
- Was Unknown position,
- Crime: 1990s, in
Tennessee,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Tennessee,
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- Raphael Caccioppoli was a Mormon Sunday school teacher, lawyer and Justice Ministry judicial officer in New Zealand; confessed sex crime behavior to a Mormon bishop in 1998; LDS leaders did not tell police or local parents of children he was left alone to supervise; turned himself in to police in 2007; sentenced to five years in jail for child sexual abuse and animal sex abuse (bestiality)
- Alleged failure to report
- Excommunicated,
- Convicted, Jail,
- Was Sunday school,
- Crime: 1990s, 2000s, in
New Zealand,
- Convicted:
2008,
- Crime scenes: Victim's home,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1971
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: New Zealand,
- Latest update: 2008: sentenced in New Zealand to five years in jail for child sexual abuse and animal sex abuse (bestiality)
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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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- 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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- Gerald Collingwood was a Mormon bishopric counselor in Alabama; moved to Utah; convicted of child sexual abuse in 1996 in Utah
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
- Was Bishopric counselor,
- Crime: 1990s, in
Utah,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1943
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Alabama, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah, Weber County (Utah),
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- Curtis Crittenden was a Mormon church member and LDS full-time missionary in Guatemala in 1993-1995; admitted to sexually abusing boys while on his mission and later when he was the head of 4-H in Tooele County; sentenced to prison in 2007 in Utah for child sexual abuse of several boys in his care as their 4-H leader
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Was Missionary,
- Crime: 1990s, 2000s, in
Utah,
- Convicted:
2007,
- Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: 1993-1995 Guatemala Guatemala
- Places lived: Guatemala, Utah,
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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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- John d'Aquin was an LDS church member; convicted in 1994 in Louisiana of contributing to the delinquency of juveniles performing sexually immoral acts; convicted in 2007 in Louisiana of indecent behavior with juveniles
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted, Unknown result,
- Was Missionary,
- Crime: 1990s, in
Louisiana,
- Convicted:
2007,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1966
- Mission: 1986-1988 United States Arizona Phoenix
- Places lived: Louisiana,
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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,
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- Randall Deaton was an LDS church member in the Holmes Lake Ward, Lincoln Nebraska Stake; convicted in 2002 of attempted 1st degree sexual assault of a minor; the abuse took place before Deaton joined the LDS church; subsequently called as counselor in a YSA ward bishopric
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted, Unknown result,
- Was Bishopric counselor,
- Crime: 1990s, 2000s, in
Nebraska,
- Convicted:
2002,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1959
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Nebraska,
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- Jacob Delashmutt was a Mormon church member in San Obispo, California; found guilty of murder; authorities were unable to prove rape because eight months after murder, the victim's body was found partially mummified and too decomposed
- Alleged crime: 1990s, in
California,
- Convicted:
1996,
- Victims: 1,
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Born: 1979
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
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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 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
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- John Doe was a Mormon bishop in Pocatello, Idaho; an abuse survivor told FLOODLIT that Doe sexually abused them in his office at church in late 1999
- Alleged failure to report
- Unknown result,
- Was Bishop,
- Alleged crime: 1990s, in
Idaho,
- Crime scenes: Bishop's office, LDS building,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: Mexico Mexico City East
- Places lived: Idaho,
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- Rowan Ellsworth was an LDS church member and schoolteacher in Arizona; allegedly molested a 14-year-old girl at an LDS girls camp in mid-1990; the abuse was reported to a bishop Burgess, who allegedly failed to report to police, but instead encouraged the victim to forgive; sentenced to prison in 1999 for two counts of child sexual abuse; released in 2007
- Alleged failure to report
- Excommunicated, Rebaptized,
- Convicted, Prison, Released,
- Was Missionary,
- Crime: 1990s, in
Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
- Crime scenes: LDS activity,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1948
- Mission: 1967-1969 Brazil Brazil [unknown city]
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
- Latest update: February 2024: lives in Mesa, Arizona
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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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- 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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- Frank Ferrara was a Mormon church member and doctor in Northern Virginia; convicted in 1997 of four counts of forcible sodomy
- Convicted, Unknown result,
- Crime: 1990s, in
Virginia,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Virginia,
- Latest update: Lives in : VIRGINIA CENTER FOR BEHAVIORAL REHABILITATION, 4901 PATRICK HENRY HIGHWAY, BURKEVILLE, VA 23922
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- Richard Freeman was an LDS church member and high school teacher in Fresno, California; accused of sexual abuse; convicted and sentenced to prison; moved to Provo, Utah
- Convicted, Prison,
- Crime: 1990s, 2000s, in
California,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1963
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California, Provo (Utah), Utah,
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- Michael Fritchen was a Mormon church member in Utah; sentenced to prison in the 1990s and again in 2011 for child sexual abuse
- Convicted, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender,
- Was Unknown position,
- Crime: 1990s, 2010s, in
Utah,
- Convicted:
2011,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1955
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
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- Rex Furness was a former Idaho state senator and Mormon bishop in Idaho; in 1996, pleaded guilty to sexual battery for fondling an underage girl; was sentenced to 60 days in jail; given a withheld judgment: if he did not violate the terms of his probation, the felony conviction would be kept from his record
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Withheld judgment,
- Was Bishop,
- Crime: 1990s, in
Idaho,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1923
Died: 2005 - Mission: no
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Latest update: 2005: died
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- Thomas Gibbons was an LDS church member in Tennessee and Layton, Utah; worked as a police officer; pleaded guilty to two felony charges of forcible sex abuse; sentenced in 2000 in Utah to prison
- Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Was Ministering/home teacher, Primary,
- Crime: 1990s, in
Utah,
- Convicted:
2000,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1952
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Tennessee, Utah,
- Latest update: 2023: lives in Kaysville, Utah
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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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- Shawn Gooden was an LDS bishop in Lebanon, Pennsylvania from 2016-2020; arrested in 2022 and charged with sexual abuse of two children in Virginia from 1997-2000; pleaded guilty in July 2023 in Virginia to four felony counts; sentenced in November 2023 in Virginia to prison time and supervised probation on release; charged in July 2023 in Pennsylvania with more child sex abuse charges
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted, Ongoing, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation,
- Was Bishop, Scout leader, Stake high council, Stake presidency counselor, Youth leader,
- Crime: 1990s, 2000s, in
Pennsylvania, Virginia,
- Convicted:
2023,
- Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1974
- Mission: United States Ohio Cleveland (Spanish speaking)
- Places lived: Pennsylvania, Virginia,
- Latest update: November 2023: sentenced in Virginia to up to 5 years in prison after pleading guilty to four felony counts; faces more charges in Pennsylvania
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- Alan Grant was an LDS church member and primary teacher in Utah; found guilty of child sexual abuse; sentenced in August 1998 to two months in jail
- Convicted, Jail,
- Was Primary,
- Crime: 1990s, in
Utah,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, Perpetrator's home,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1959
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
- Latest update: 1998: sentenced to prison in Utah
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- Gene Guinn was an LDS church member in the Dallas Seventh Ward, Texas; in 2000, found guilty by a jury of indecency with a child and sentenced to 68 years in prison; the victim was 10 years old at the time of the crime; Mormon officials allegedly knew about the abuse but failed to report to police
- Alleged failure to report
- Excommunicated,
- Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
- Was High priest,
- Crime: 1990s, in
Texas,
- Convicted:
2000,
- Crime scenes: LDS building, Victim's home,
- Victims: 6 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1932
Died: 2008 - Mission: no
- Places lived: Texas,
- Latest update: 2008: died of cancer in Palestine, Texas
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- Douglas Hall was an LDS bishop and retired Utah Highway Patrol sergeant in Monticello, Utah; pleaded guilty in 2001 to two third degree felony counts of attempted forcible sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in 2002 to one second degree felony count of sex abuse of a child
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
- Was Bishop,
- Crime: 1990s, in
Utah,
- Convicted:
2001, 2002,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1952
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
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- Ronald Hall was an LDS church member and former Mormon Tabernacle Choir member in Utah and Washington; accused of sexually molesting three underage girls in 1997 or 1998; acquitted in 2000; accused of sexual abuse of a fourth victim, an underage girl, in approximately 2003; convicted in 2005 of third-degree felony attempted child sexual abuse; died in 2023
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, Unknown result,
- Was Seminary teacher, Tabernacle Choir,
- Crime: 1990s, in
Utah,
- Convicted:
2005,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1931
Died: 2023 - Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah, Washington,
- Latest update: 2023: died
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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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- Jeffrey Hardin was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Idaho; convicted of lewd conduct with a minor in October 1991
- Convicted,
- Was Scout leader,
- Crime: 1990s, in
Idaho,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Idaho,
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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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- 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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- Craig Harward was a Mormon ward executive secretary and former elementary "teacher of the year" in Santa Clara County, California; accused of sexual abuse of at least 10 children; pleaded guilty to charges related to sexual abuse of four children over a six-year period; sentenced to 14 years in prison; in 2024, a lawsuit said the LDS church failed to report abuse; as of 2024, lives in St. George, Utah
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Was Missionary, Other leader, Ward executive secretary,
- Crime: 1990s, 2000s, in
California,
- Convicted:
2004,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, LDS building, Recreational trip/outing,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1948
- Mission: 1972-1974 Uruguay Uruguay
- Places lived: California, Utah,
- Latest update: July 2024: is a registered sex offender, lives in St. George, Utah; lawsuit filed against the LDS church and Harward, claiming local LDS leaders knew of his abuse but didn't report or try to stop it
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- Vance Hein was an LDS church member and scoutmaster in West Bradford, Pennsylvania; was convicted in 1999 of a misdemeanor for sexually abusing one of his boy scouts; sentenced in 2000 to 15 years of probation; arrested in 2011 for possessing child pornography; sentenced in 2012 to 15 to 30 years in prison; the Mormon church settled a related lawsuit in 2014
- Alleged failure to report
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Church paid $unknown
- Convicted, Prison, Probation,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Was Scout leader,
- Crime: 1990s, 2010s, in
Canada, Pennsylvania,
- Convicted:
1999, 2000, 2012,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Recreational trip/outing, Scout activity,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1951
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Canada, Pennsylvania,
- Latest update: 2012: sentenced to 15 to 30 years in prison for possessing child pornography
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- David Herget was a Mormon church member in Washington; convicted of child rape and child molestation in 1993; spent time in jail and was labeled a level-1 sex offender (least likely to re-offend); arrested in 2004 or 2005 and charged with child sex abuse; detectives identified at least seven victims; one child estimated that Herget abused him 1,400 times; in 2005, died by suicide in jail while awaiting trial
- Alleged failure to report
- Excommunicated, Rebaptized,
- Convicted, Jail, Prison, Registered sex offender, Suicide,
- Was High priest,
- Crime: 1990s, 2000s, in
Washington,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Victims: 8 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1943
Died: 2005 - Mission: no
- Places lived: Washington,
- Latest update: 2005: died by suicide while in jail awaiting trial
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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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- Darrell Howe was an LDS church member in Washington; accused of sexual abuse in a civil lawsuit; the minor abuse victim and his mother filed suit against the LDS church and its officers deemed responsible; upon appeal, the judgment of the court again ruled against the plaintiff
- Alleged failure to report
- Unknown result,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Was Unknown position,
- Alleged crime: 1990s, in
Washington,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Washington,
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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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- Loren Hurd was an LDS church member in Utah; found guilty of sexual abuse; convicted; registered sex offender as of 2023; lives in Ogden, Utah
- Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- Crime: 1990s, in
Utah,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1964
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
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- Ronald Jenkins was a Mormon scout leader, bishopric counselor and stake high council member in Idaho; worked as a high school teacher; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 1996 of 10 counts of lewd conduct with a minor; sentenced to 17 years in prison; registered sex offender
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Was Bishopric counselor, Scout leader, Stake high council,
- Crime: 1990s, in
Idaho,
- Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1942
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender; lives in Caldwell, Idaho
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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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- Stephen Kay was a Mormon church member, school teacher and scout leader in Brisbane, Australia; charged multiple times with child sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in 1996 and was sentenced to jail
- Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty,
- Was Scout leader,
- Crime: 1990s, in
Australia,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1940
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Australia,
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- Lon Kennard was a former Mormon bishop in Heber City, Utah; in 2011, pleaded guilty to three felony counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child; sentenced in 2011 to three consecutive terms of five years to life in the Utah State Prison
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted, Prison,
- Was Bishop, Missionary,
- Crime: 1990s, 2000s, in
Utah,
- Convicted:
2011,
- Victims: 7 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1941
Died: 2019 - Mission: 1961-1963 Germany North Germany
- Places lived: Utah,
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- Keith Knutson was a Mormon church member in Seattle, Washington; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse charges in 1995; a Mormon bishop allegedly failed to report abuse allegations to police
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Was Sunday school,
- Crime: 1990s, in
Washington,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1968
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Washington,
- Latest update: 2023-03-08: Lives in Lynnwood, Washington
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- Jason Larsen was an LDS missionary from Idaho in Bakersfield, California; accused in 1997 of sexual abuse of an 8-year-old girl at a school; as of 2024, lives in Meridian, Idaho
- Unknown result,
- Was Missionary,
- Alleged crime: 1990s, in
California,
- Crime scenes: Victim's school,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1977
- Mission: no
- Places lived: California, Idaho,
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- Robert Larsen was an LDS church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; convicted of LEWDNESS INVOLVING A CHILD in 1993, and SEX ABUSE CHILD in 1998, as well as POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY in 2009
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Released,
- Was Scout leader,
- Crime: 1990s, 2000s, in
Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Convicted:
2009,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1965
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Latest update: Was released from prison 2013
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- Kelly Mangrum was an LDS church member and dentist in West Valley City, Utah; accused of sexual misconduct, prescribing medications for a drug addict for sex
- Unknown result,
- Alleged crime: 1990s, in
Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1952
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
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- Brandon Manning was an LDS church member in Utah and Georgia; convicted three times of sex crimes: Scotland in the 1990s, Utah in 2001, Georgia in 2020; assigned to be a young men's president in a Georgia LDS branch in 2017; arrested in 2019 and charged with eight felony counts of child sexual exploitation; convicted; as of November 2023, lives in Fort Valley, Georgia as a registered sex offender
- Alleged failure to report
- Church position after confession/conviction,
- Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender,
- Was Missionary, Youth leader,
- Crime: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, in
Georgia, Scotland, United Kingdom, Utah,
- Convicted:
2001, 2020, Unknown,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1973
- Mission: 1993-1993 United Kingdom Scotland (Glasgow)
- Places lived: Georgia, Scotland, United Kingdom, Utah,
- Latest update: November 2023: registered sex offender in Georgia; not incarcerated; lives in Fort Valley, Georgia
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- Bruce McAskill was a Mormon church ward clerk in Jackson, Michigan; before becoming ward clerk, was convicted of rape; after becoming ward clerk, in 1994, was found guilty by a judge of kissing and fondling an 8-year-old boy whom he was babysitting; McAskill had met the boy's mother at church; a police officer said McAskill told him 'he didn't see any problem' with an adult sleeping naked with a child
- Convicted, Found guilty, Prison,
- Was Other leader, Ward clerk,
- Crime: 1990s, in
Michigan,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1928
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Michigan,
- Latest update: 1994: convicted of child sexual abuse, sentenced to prison
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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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- Steven McDill was an LDS church member in Tippecanoe County, Indiana; found guilty of child molestation; sentenced to 9 year/5 suspended in July 1996
- Convicted, Prison,
- Was Unknown position,
- Crime: 1990s, in
Indiana,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1959
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Indiana,
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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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- David McGhie was an LDS church member in Utah; convicted in 2000 of child sexual abuse; an LDS bishop was accused of failing to report the abuse
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted,
- Was Unknown position,
- Crime: 1990s, 2000s, in
Utah,
- Convicted:
2000,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1963
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah,
- Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender; lives in St. George, Utah
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- Chester Meek was a Mormon bishop in Grand Prairie, Alberta, Canada from 1990 to 1995; while bishop, he allegedly sexually sexual assaulted multiple female church members; at least one alleged incident of abuse occurred in the bishop's office inside an LDS church
-
Church paid $unknown
- Convicted,
- Was Bishop, Other leader,
- Crime: 1990s, in
Canada,
- Convicted:
2000,
- Crime scenes: Bishop's office, LDS building, Victim's home,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Canada,
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- John Midgett was a Mormon Sunday school teacher in the San Diego area, California; also was a Navy petty officer first class; accused of 43 felony counts of child molestation for allegedly sexually abusing eight girls, ages 5 to 10, in his Sunday school class; pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 30 years in prison; as of 2024, lives in Bountiful, Utah as a registered sex offender
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Was Primary,
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in
California,
- Convicted:
1992,
- Crime scenes: LDS building, Victim's home,
- Victims: 8 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1962
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Latest update: 2024: lives in Bountiful, Utah; is a registered sex offender
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- Russell Millsaps was an LDS church member and retired police sergeant in Arizona; sentenced in 2016 to 323 years in prison for child sexual exploitation
- Convicted, Prison,
- Was Other leader,
- Crime: 1990s, 2010s, in
Arizona,
- Convicted:
2016,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1947
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Arizona,
- Latest update: 2016: on trial for child sexual exploitation
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- Brian Mitchell was a Mormon church member and temple worker in Utah; abductor, with Wanda Barzee, of Elizabeth Smart
- Convicted,
- Was Stake high council, Temple worker,
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, in
Utah,
- Convicted:
2009,
- Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1953
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah,
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- Burrell Mohler was an LDS church member in Missouri; accused of sexual abuse; criminal charges dropped; civil case in 2013, results unknown
- Alleged failure to report
- Charges dropped, Unknown result,
- Unknown result,
- Was Unknown position,
- Alleged crime: 1990s, 2000s, in
Missouri,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Missouri,
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- Thomas Monson was an attorney for the LDS church's law firm, Kirton McConkie and son of an LDS apostle; In 1989, paid a $75 fine and was placed on probation after he pleaded guilty to a charge of soliciting sex from a prostitute; sued in the 1990s for sexual harassment; reached a settlement with the victim; despite his crime, was assigned to be a Mormon bishop in Salt Lake City, Utah; was a bishop in 2008
- Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Settlement,
- Was Bishop,
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in
Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Victims: 1 victim,
-
Born: 1951
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Latest update: 1996: agreed to an undisclosed settlement with a victim who filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against him
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- Eustacio Munioz was an LDS ward religious and missionary class leader in the Brownsville, Texas area; in 2011, was accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old boy; the victim, as an adult, filed a lawsuit against the LDS church and won
- Alleged failure to report
- Unknown result,
- Judgment for plaintiff, Lawsuit v. LDS church,
- Was Other leader, Youth leader,
- Alleged crime: 1990s, 2000s, in
Texas,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1946
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Texas,
- Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender in Texas; lives in San Benito, Texas (Cameron County)
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- Robert Musson was an LDS church member in Ontario, Canada; arrested and charged with two counts of sexual assault and two counts of sexual interference
- Alleged failure to report
- Ongoing, Police investigation, Unknown result,
- Was Unknown position,
- Alleged crime: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, in
Canada,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1961
- Mission: United States unspecified location
- Places lived: Canada,
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- Ralph Neeley was an LDS church member in the Beaumont, Texas area; was sentenced in January 1994 to life in prison in Texas for repeated sexual abuse of an 8-year-old girl in an LDS chapel during church meetings and in other locations; died in prison in 2020; the Mormon church reportedly paid several million US dollars in a settlement to the victim
- Alleged failure to report
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Church paid $3,000,000
- Excommunicated,
- Admitted guilt, Convicted, Prison,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Was Unknown position,
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in
Arkansas, Texas,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1949
Died: 2020 - Mission: no
- Places lived: Arkansas, Texas,
- Latest update: 2020: died of COVID-19 in Texas while serving life in prison
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- James Neumeyer was a Mormon church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; died in 2024
- Unknown result,
- Was Missionary,
- Alleged crime: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, in
Utah,
- Crime scenes: basement of his home,
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Born: 1955
Died: 2024 - Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
- Latest update: Died 2024
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- Bruce O'Dell was a Mormon bishop and dermatologist in Show Low, Navajo County, Arizona; in 1999, was charged with 48 counts of sexual abuse
- Alleged failure to report
- Unknown result,
- Was Bishop, Youth leader,
- Alleged crime: 1990s, in
Arizona,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1970
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Arizona,
- Latest update: 1999: charged in Arizona with 48 counts of sexual abuse
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- Jeffrey Olson was a Mormon church member in Utah; convicted of first-degree felony aggravated sex abuse of a child and was sentenced in 2020 to four consecutive terms of three years to life in prison
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted, Prison,
- Was Missionary,
- Crime: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, in
Utah,
- Convicted:
2020,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1966
- Mission: 1985-1987 Peru Peru Lima North
- Places lived: Utah,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
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- Dan Overholt was an LDS church member in Colorado; accused of sexual abuse
- Unknown result,
- Was Scout leader,
- Alleged crime: 1980s, 1990s, in
Colorado,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Colorado,
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- Grant Packer was an LDS church member in Idaho; served a full-time mission to Canada in 1946-48 and two senior missions to Atlanta, Georgia and San Bernardino, California; charged with child sexual abuse; pleaded guilty; sentenced to three to 10 years in prison and 10 years probation; died in 2008
- Excommunicated, Rebaptized,
- Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Was Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum, Missionary, Youth leader,
- Crime: 1990s, in
Idaho,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1925
Died: 2008 - Mission: 1946-1948 Canada Canada
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Latest update: 2008-06-02: died in Idaho Falls, Idaho
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- Terry Parker was a former Mormon bishop and school teacher at Lincoln High School in Tacoma, Washington; in 1996, two former students filed a civil lawsuit against the school district, Parker and the school's former principal, saying Parker sexually abused them; they said they reported to the school district, which then allegedly did nothing to protect them; the suit was dismissed with prejudice in Feb. 1998
- Never charged, Not convicted,
- Dismissed with prejudice,
- Was Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Nursery, Youth leader,
- Alleged crime: 1990s, in
Washington,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace, Victim's school,
- Victims: 6 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1953
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah, Washington,
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- John Parkinson was a Mormon stake president (1981-1991) and physician in Fairfield, California; sentenced to prison in 1997 for sexually abusing two female patients, but the judge delayed the sentence pending an appeal; his conviction was later reversed
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted, Jury trial, Overturned/reversed, Prison,
- Was Stake presidency counselor, Stake president, Sunday school,
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in
California,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1931
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Latest update: 2024: lives in Fairfield, California
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- Curtis Payne was a Mormon church member and elementary school teacher in St. George, Utah; convicted in 2019 of child sexual abuse and sentenced to four consecutive terms of 15 years to life in prison
- Convicted, Prison,
- Was Missionary,
- Crime: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, in
Utah,
- Convicted:
2019,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1959
- Mission: Japan Japan [unknown]
- Places lived: Utah,
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- James Penrod was a Mormon church missionary in Pennsylvania in 1997; originally from Utah; sent home to Utah from his mission and arrested in July 1997 and charged with child sexual abuse; sentenced to prison for sexual abuse
- Convicted, Prison,
- Was Missionary,
- Crime: 1990s, in
Pennsylvania, Utah,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: 1997-1997 United States Pennsylvania Philadelphia
- Places lived: Pennsylvania, Utah,
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- Keith Peterson was a Mormon church member and former high school teacher in Nampa, Idaho; accused in 1991 of inappropriate sexual contact; sentenced to 180 days suspended jail time and two years of probation; charge was dismissed in 1998 after he completed probation; pleaded guilty in October 2019 to one count of lewd conduct with a child under 16; sentenced in 2020 to 17 years in prison
- Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation,
- Was Unknown position,
- Crime: 1990s, 2010s, in
Idaho,
- Convicted:
2020,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1948
Died: 2020 - Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho,
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- Arthur Phillips was a Mormon church member in Arizona; sexually molested a 14-year-old girl; in the 1990s, sentenced to prison for one year and placed on probation for four years
- Convicted, Prison, Probation,
- Was Sunday school,
- Crime: 1990s, in
Arizona,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1949
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Arizona,
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- Adam Phipps was an LDS church member in Manassas, Virginia; accused of taking indecent liberties with children; charged and convicted in 1993; registered sex offender
- Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown result,
- Was Unknown position,
- Crime: 1990s, in
Virginia,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Virginia,
- Latest update: 2022-12-01: registered sex offender in Virginia; lives in Nokesville, Virginia
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- David Phipps/Verity was an LDS church member and dentist in Sacramento, California; pleaded no contest in 1987 to two counts of misdemeanor sexual battery involving two of his patients; In 1994, also pleaded no contest to two counts of misdemeanor sexual battery; served time in jail and had dental license revoked
- Convicted, Jail, No contest, Plea deal,
- Judgment for plaintiff,
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in
California,
- Crime scenes: Health appointment, Perpetrator's workplace,
- Victims: 8 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Latest update: 2024: Lives in Scottsdale, Arizona and works as a business consultant to dentists offices; has legally changed his name to David Verity
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- Errol Pilling was a Mormon bishop and licensed psychologist in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; went on an LDS mission to England in the early 1960s; pleaded guilty in 1988 and in 1994 to charges of sexual misconduct; in September 1994, his registration as a chartered psychologist with the Psychologists Association of Alberta was cancelled; in 1994, was excommunicated; as of February 2024, lives in Twin Falls, Idaho
- Alleged failure to report
- Excommunicated,
- Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Unknown result,
- Was Bishop, Missionary,
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in
Canada,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1942
- Mission: 1962-1964 United Kingdom North British Mission
- Places lived: Canada,
- Latest update: February 2024: lives in Twin Falls, Idaho
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- Byron Poelman was a bishop and stake president in Utah and partner in a law firm that represented the LDS church; arrested in 1994 for soliciting a prostitute; pleaded guilty to a class B misdemeanor charge of patronizing a prostitute
- Alleged failure to report
- Excommunicated,
- The woman was taken to jail, while Poelman was released immediately.
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
- Was Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Mission president, Missionary, Stake high council, Stake president, Sunday school,
- Crime: 1990s, in
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1934
Died: 2014 - Mission: Netherlands Netherlands
- Places lived: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Latest update: 2014: died
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