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- Lloyd Pond was a Mormon church spokesman and leader of an LDS church radio program in Utah; pleaded guilty in 1996 to one count of second-degree felony forcible sexual abuse; sentenced in 1997 to prison; died in 2019
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
Unknown result,
Was Missionary,
Crime: 1990s, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1945
Died: 2019 - Mission: 1964-1966 Georgia West German
- Places lived: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Latest update: 2019: died
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- Robert Price was an LDS church member and scout leader in Idaho; convicted in 2002 and sentenced to prison for child sexual abuse
Convicted, Prison,
Was Scout leader, Youth leader,
Crime: 1990s, in Idaho,
Convicted: 2002,
- Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing, Scout activity,
- Victims: 8 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Idaho,
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- Pappy Reese was an LDS ward clerk in Ohio; accused of sexual abuse of a young girl (aged 8-11); the alleged abuse took place in Wilmington, Ohio during 1990-1993
Never charged,
Was Ward clerk,
Alleged crime: 1990s, in Ohio,
- Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing, Vehicle,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1928
Died: 2001 - Mission: no
- Places lived: Ohio,
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- Shonn Ricks was an LDS church member in Benson, Cache County, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; found guilty by a jury in 1997; served about 14 months in prison; attempted to serve a Mormon mission and was supported by his stake president, Jerry Toombs; his mission call was withdrawn
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
Was Unknown position,
Crime: 1990s, in Utah,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah,
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- Lowell Robison was a Mormon mission president in the Mexico Leon mission (1995-1998) and stake president of the Provo, Utah Edgemont Stake (2001-2006); accused in 2018 of sexual abuse of multiple people; two months later, died by suicide
Alleged failure to report
Never charged, Not convicted,
Was Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum, Mission president, Missionary, Scout leader, Stake high council, Stake presidency counselor, Stake president, Sunday school, Youth leader,
Alleged crime: 1980s, 1990s, in Mexico,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1944
Died: 2018 - Mission: 1963-1965 Mexico Southeast Mexican
- Places lived: Mexico, Utah,
- Latest update: 2018: died by suicide
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- Tim Ryan was allegedly an LDS church member in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in 2008 to a felony charge of sexual abuse of a child under the age of 16; detectives said the victim's family reported the abuse in 1999, but that it was dropped when they wouldn't cooperate with investigators
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
Was Unknown position,
Crime: 1990s, in Idaho,
Convicted: 2008,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Idaho,
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- Eldon Saling was a Mormon church member in California and Utah; convicted in 1987 in California and in 1993 in Utah of charges related to sexual abuse; as of 2024, lives in Burley, Idaho as a registered sex offender
Convicted, Registered sex offender,
Was Unknown position,
Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in California, Utah,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1963
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California, Idaho, Utah,
- Latest update: 2024: registered sex offender in Idaho; lives in Burley, Idaho
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- James Schmidt was an LDS church member and scout leader, with multiple charges of child sexual abuse over six years; convicted in Idaho; convicted in the late 1990s in Maryland; as of 2024, registered as a sex offender
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Registered sex offender,
Unknown result,
Was Scout leader,
Crime: 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, in Idaho, Maryland,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1944
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Idaho, Maryland,
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- Darran Scott was a Mormon church member and filmmaker in Archies Creek, Victoria, Australia; pleaded guilty in 2017 to 16 charges related to the sexual abuse of 11 boys over a 25-year period; sentenced in 2017 to 10 years in prison
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
Was Youth leader,
Crime: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, in Australia,
Convicted: 2017,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1964
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Australia,
- Latest update: 2017: sentenced to 10 years in prison in Australia for child sexual abuse
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- Orin Searle was an LDS church member in Ogden, Utah; accused of sexual abuse in 2013 but was deemed incompetent to stand trial; a victim said that Searle's predatory behavior began as early as the late 1950s, and that several family members, and multiple members of the LDS 44th Ward (Mount Ogden Stake), knew that Searle was a child molester but did nothing to stop him; died in 2014
Alleged failure to report
Not convicted,
Was Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum, High priest, Other leader, Temple worker,
Alleged crime: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, in Utah,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1926
Died: 2014 - Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah,
- Latest update: 2014: died in Provo, Utah
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- Eric Senior was an LDS church member in Santa Clara County, California; accused of sexual abuse in the 1990s; convicted; sentenced to prison; lost an appeal with the California Supreme Court; as of March 2024, lives in Provo, Utah as a registered sex offender
Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
Crime: 1990s, in California,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California, Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Latest update: March 2024: lives in Provo, Utah as a registered sex offender
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- Timothy Shoemaker was a Mormon church member in Newnan, Georgia; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; as of 2024, lives in Newnan, Georgia as a registered sex offender
Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
Was Scout leader,
Crime: 1990s, in Georgia,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, Scout activity, Vehicle,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1976
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Georgia,
- Latest update: 2024: lives in Newnan, Georgia as a registered sex offender
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- Stewart Singley was an LDS church member in Ohio; convicted in 1975 of child molestation that occurred in 1974; in 1997, convicted and sentenced to one year in jail or prison; as of 2024, is a registered sex offender; lives in East Waterford, Pennsylvania
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, Released,
Was Unknown position,
Crime: 1970s, 1990s, in Ohio,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1937
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Ohio, Pennsylvania,
- Latest update: 2024: registered sex offender; lives in East Waterford, Pennsylvania
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- Allen Stailey was an LDS church member in Colorado and Utah; convicted in 1999 in Colorado of sexual assault on a child
Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown result,
Was Unknown position,
Crime: 1990s, in Colorado,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Colorado, Utah,
- Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender in Utah; lives in Spanish Fork, Utah
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- Roselle Stevenson was an LDS church member in Utah; accused in August 2023 of child sexual abuse; ex-wife of ritualistic abuse suspect David Hamblin; charge dismissed with prejudice in May 2025
Ongoing,
Was Unknown position,
Alleged crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, in Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1953
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: December 2023: Waiver hearing scheduled for December 20, 2023; 2023-08-09: arrested in Provo, Utah and charged with a felony count of sodomy on a child
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- Terry Stidd was an LDS church member in Kearns, Utah; in 1998, pleaded guilty to rape in the first degree and sodomy in the first degree and was sentenced to 10 years in prison; as of 2024, is out on parole and lives in Salt Lake City, Utah
Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Released,
Crime: 1990s, in Utah,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1960
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Latest update: Out on parole lives in Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Arthur Stout was a Mormon church member in Littlerock, California; in 2024, a civil lawsuit said he sexually assaulted a girl "on a weekly basis" from 1991 to 1997, starting when she was 5 years old; some of the alleged abuse took place in an LDS church building
Alleged failure to report
Never charged, Not convicted,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
Was Other leader,
Alleged crime: 1990s, in California,
- Crime scenes: LDS building, Perpetrator's home, Vehicle, Victim's home,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
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- Bradley Stowell was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Idaho; confessed to sexually abusing 24 boys; pleaded guilty to molesting two boys; sentenced in 1997 to 150 days in prison and 15 years of probation; local LDS church coverup alleged; one of Stowell's victims, Adam Steed, came forward, spurring lawsuits against the Mormon church and the BSA; as of 2024, lived in Herriman, Utah
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
Was Missionary, Scout leader,
Crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, in Idaho,
Convicted: 2005, 2008,
- Crime scenes: Scout activity,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1972
- Mission: 1991-1993 United States Alaska Anchorage
- Places lived: Idaho, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender; lives in Herriman, Utah
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- Todd Summers was an LDS church member and videographer for local children's events in Costa Mesa, California; accused of child sexual abuse that allegedly took place in a Mormon chapel and other locations; a 2009 civil suit against him ended with a $100,000 settlement payment by the Mormon church to the plaintiff
Alleged failure to report
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Church paid $100,000
Never charged,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
Was Missionary,
Alleged crime: 1990s, in California,
- Crime scenes: LDS building, Public, Victim's home,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: United States Ohio Cleveland
- Places lived: California,
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- Peter Taylor was a Mormon church member in Washington; confessed to sexual abuse of his two underage stepdaughters; convicted; Mormon church lost a civil lawsuit and was court ordered to pay the victims $2.5 million; the church appealed and the amount was reduced to $1.2 million
Alleged failure to report
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Church paid $1,200,000
Admitted guilt, Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
Judgment for plaintiff, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
Was Unknown position,
Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in Washington,
Convicted: 2001,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Washington,
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- Brent Taylor was the Utah Valley Youth Symphony orchestra director and an LDS Sunday school teacher; accused in 2018 of sexually abusing multiple boys; a judge ruled in 2023 that he had exaggerated his health issues to avoid trial; pleaded guilty in June 2024; sentenced twice to prison in two separate child sex abuse cases in 2024
Convicted, Fled or failed to appear, Ongoing, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
Was Sunday school, Youth leader,
Crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, in Utah,
Convicted: 2024,
- Victims: 6 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1948
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
- Latest update: June 2024: pleaded guilty
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- Keele Taylor was a Mormon church member in Farmington, Utah; convicted of possession of child pornography (child sexual abuse material / CSAM); in July 2019, pleaded guilty to possession of CSAM; the distribution charge was dropped due to a plea agreement
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
Was Youth leader,
Crime: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, in Utah,
Convicted: 2019,
- Crime scenes: Online,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
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- Glendon Templeton was a Mormon bishop, Sunday school teacher and scout leader in Arizona; was bishop of the Maryvale Ward in West Phoenix from 2014 to 2019; excommunicated in 2019; also was a volleyball coach for high school-aged girls; accused numerous times and arrested, but never prosecuted for alleged sex crimes; sued in 1997 for alleged sexual abuse; allegedly sexually assaulted multiple teenage girls
Alleged failure to report
Excommunicated,
Never charged, Not convicted,
Unknown result,
Was Bishop, Sunday school,
Alleged crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, in Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
- Crime scenes: Bishop's office, LDS building,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
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- Kelly Teters was an LDS church member in Montana; in 2001, accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl in 1997; in 2002, found guilty of sexual intercourse without consent and sentenced to 10 years in prison
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
Was Unknown position,
Crime: 1990s, in Montana,
Convicted: 2002,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1963
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Montana,
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- George Tilson was a Mormon church member in the Salt Lake City, Utah area (including Holladay); pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse in the 1990s; alleged coverup by Mormon leaders
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
Was High priest, Scout leader,
Crime: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, in Utah,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1942
Died: 2020 - Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
- Latest update: 2020-04-27: died in Utah
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- James Tolman was an LDS church member in Orem, Utah and Cheyenne, Wyoming; convicted of UNLAWFUL SEXUAL INTERCOURSE in 1994 in Utah and SEXUAL ABUSE OF A MINOR IN THE SECOND DEGREE in Wyoming
Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
Crime: 1990s, 2000s, in Utah, Utah County (Utah), Wyoming,
Convicted: 2006,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1972
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah), Wyoming,
- Latest update: Lives in Cheyenne, Wyoming
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- Jay Toombs was an LDS scout leader and private investigator in Benson, Utah; allegedly told his stake president (a Cache County prosecutor) in 1994 that he had molested boys; three LDS bishops and stake president Jerry Toombs (his older brother) allegedly knew of abuse but did not tell police; convicted in 2000 and sentenced to five years to life in prison; released in 2025; lives in Logan, Utah
Alleged failure to report
- admitted to molesting at least 53 victims
Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
Was Scout leader,
Crime: 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, in Utah,
Convicted: 2000,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1956
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah,
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"I felt like I was going to the authorities [by reporting to multiple bishops]. I wanted to do what was right. I didn't want to see him go to prison. I wanted him to get help. [...] I was always told to be patient with Jay, he was a good man. That's what I was told again and again and again. I was even given priesthood blessings that I had been chosen to help him."-
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- Robert Tubbs was an LDS scout leader in Slaterville, Weber County, Utah; admitted he told a Mormon bishop in the early 1970s he had molested multiple boys; Tubbs said the bishop kept the abuse secret; nearly 20 years passed and Tubbs molested others; in the 1990s, Tubbs pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse charges; sentenced to six years to life in prison; paroled in 2000; violated parole; released in 2008
Alleged failure to report
Admitted guilt, Convicted, Parole, Prison, Released, Violated parole/probation,
Was Scout leader,
Crime: 1990s, in Utah,
- Crime scenes: Scout activity,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1952
- Mission: 1971-1973 Japan Japan [unknown city]
- Places lived: Utah,
- Latest update: 2008: released from prison
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- Sterling Van Wagenen was a co-founder of Sundance Film Festival and director of some Mormon temple endowment videos; publicly accused of sexual abuse of two children in two separate instances; sentenced to prison in 2019 for child sexual abuse
Alleged failure to report
No action,
Convicted, Prison,
Was BYU, Stake high council, Sunday school,
Crime: 1990s, 2010s, in Utah,
Convicted: 2019,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1947
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
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- Thomas Waitman was an LDS church member in Cupertino, California; convicted of felony child sexual abuse in 1995 in California; as of 2023, registered sex offender living in Redmond, Washington
Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
Was Scout leader, Seminary teacher,
Crime: 1990s, in California,
- Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1944
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California, Washington,
- Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender living in Redmond, Washington
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- Matthew Wallis was a Mormon church member in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana and in Ogden, Utah; pleaded guilty to a charge related to child sexual abuse
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
Was Unknown position,
Crime: 1990s, 2000s, in Louisiana,
Convicted: 2015,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1984
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Louisiana, Utah, Weber County (Utah),
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- Christopher Warnock was a Mormon church member in Waukesha County, Wisconsin; pleaded guilty to two counts of 1st Degree Sexual Assault of Child and one 2nd Degree Sex Assault-Intoxicated Victim
Alleged failure to report
Convicted,
Was Stake seventy,
Crime: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, in Wisconsin,
Convicted: 2021,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1950
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Kentucky, Wisconsin,
- Latest update: In Oshkosh Correctional Institution, Oshkosh, WI, earliest eligibililty for parole 2024-05-18
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- Ryan Whitaker was an LDS church member and divorce lawyer in Vancouver, Washington; charged with sexually abusing a 9-year-old girl in his Sunday School class during church meetings; convicted in 2013 and sentenced to prison; registered sex offender
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
Was Missionary, Primary, Sunday school,
Crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, in Washington,
Convicted: 2013,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1953
- Mission: Spain Spain - unknown city/area
- Places lived: Washington,
- Latest update: 2023 - registered sex offender in Washington state
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- Alan Willey was a Mormon church member and schoolteacher in Utah; honored as teacher of the year twice at local schools; sentenced to prison in 2007 for sexually molesting a child who was one of his students; accused of sexually abusing many other little children in his classes
Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
Was Unknown position,
Crime: 1990s, 2000s, in Utah,
Convicted: 2007,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1954
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
- Latest update: 2023 Registered sex offender in Utah, lives in Sandy Utah in a house he bought in 2016
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- LaVar Withers was a Mormon and physician in Rexburg, Idaho; accused of sexually abusing at least 133 women and children as young as 13 years old over a period of 30 or more years; admitted to sexual abuse; in 1996, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor battery; sentenced to 30 to 60 days in jail and two years probation; the Mormon church placed him on probation and took his temple recommend; died in 2005
Alleged failure to report
Admitted guilt, Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
Was Bishopric counselor, Stake high council,
Crime: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, in Idaho, Rexburg (Idaho),
- Crime scenes: Health appointment,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, 100 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1936
Died: 2005 - Mission: no
- Places lived: Idaho, Rexburg (Idaho),
- Latest update: 2005: died
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- Timothy Wright was a Mormon church member in Santa Clara, California; convicted in 1994 of one or more felonies related to child sexual abuse; a 1994 civil lawsuit against the Mormon church said he molested a boy between 1989 and 1992, when the boy was 14 to 17 years old (actions for which he was convicted); the suit was dismissed in 1995 for failure to appear by the plaintiff's attorneys
Convicted, Jail,
Dismissed, Lawsuit v. LDS church,
Was Other leader,
Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in California,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
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- Mitchell Young was an LDS missionary in Canada; in 1980, was sent home after allegedly molesting children; convicted in Arizona (1985) and Utah (1988) of child sexual abuse; in 1993, sentenced in Utah to 15 years in prison for molesting a child for five years; a 2002 lawsuit against the LDS church accused Mormon leaders of providing a safe harbor for him; as of 2024, lives in Ogden, Utah; registered sex offender
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
Was Missionary,
Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in Arizona, Canada, Utah, Weber County (Utah),
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1960
- Mission: Canada Whitefish Bay area, Canada
- Places lived: Arizona, Canada, Utah, Weber County (Utah),
- Latest update: 2024: lives in Ogden, Utah as a registered sex offender
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- Stephen Young was an LDS church member and police officer in Idaho; allegedly abused 20 babies over a 30-year period; pleaded guilty in 2010 to lewd conduct with a child under 16; sentenced to 25 years in prison
Alleged failure to report
Excommunicated,
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
Was Unknown position,
Crime: 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, in Idaho,
Convicted: 2010,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1951
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Latest update: 2023-03-06: In prison in Idaho
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