11 LDS sex abuse cases found
healthcare appointment (dental, medical, therapy, etc.)
- Crime scene: Health appointment
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- Norman Barber (1947 – ) was a Mormon church member and dentist in Layton, Utah; was a scout leader; pleaded guilty in 1988 to sexually abusing two girls who were his dental patients; the sexual abuse occurred in his dental office and included drugging one or both girls with nitrous oxide
Alleged failure to report- Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result, - View report »
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- David Broadbent (1947 – ) was a Mormon and 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 suit, up to nearly 450 alleged victims
- Positions: Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- Civil case(s): Dismissed, Ongoing,
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- Mark Cram (1956 – ) was a former Mormon bishop and stake presidency counselor, and city manager in Riverton, Utah; charged in 2006 with voyeurism; admitted climbing a 9-foot wall at a tanning salon to watch a 16-year-old girl undress; pleaded guilty; plea was held in abeyance; he completed the terms set by the court, charge was dismissed and case was expunged in 2008; as of February 2024, lives in Riverton, Utah
- Alleged failure to report
- Positions: Bishop, Church employee, Stake high council, Stake presidency counselor,
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Expunged, Not convicted, Pleaded guilty,
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- David Hamblin (1954 – ) 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
- Positions: Elders quorum president/counselor,
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Not convicted, Ongoing, Police investigation,
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- Robert Howell (1956 – ) was a Mormon church member and a professional dentist for over 30 years in New Jersey and Orem, Utah; arrested in June 2026 pending formal charges of object rape, a first-degree felony, and forcible sexual abuse, a second-degree felony, for allegedly manipulating and sexually abusing a high school student who was working as his intern
- Positions: Elders quorum ministering secretary, executive secretary, Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
"Over the next several months Dr. Howell and the victim exchanged over a thousand text messages discussing personal and religious matters. This also included known phone calls where the two would read scriptures together. "Howell's website called him "A Dentist You Can Trust"-
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- Dick Jensen (1943 – ) was a Mormon church member and dentist in McMinnville, Oregon; was added to the BSA perversion files; according to perversion files appears to have had a criminal case; settled out of court with victim in civil case
- Convicted:
1980,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, No contest, Plea deal,
- Civil case(s): Settlement,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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- Daniel Morgan (1984 – ) was a Mormon church member and chiropractor in New York; accused of sexually assaulting a patient; convicted in 2022 of one third-degree Class B misdemeanor count of sexual abuse; also lost a defamation lawsuit he filed against the victim in 2021, via summary judgment in 2023
- Convicted:
2022,
- Positions: Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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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
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, No contest, Plea deal,
- Civil case(s): Judgment for plaintiff,
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- Derrick Pickering (1984 – ) was a Mormon church member and nurse practitioner in Utah; accused in 2024 by multiple former patients in a civil lawsuit of touching them in sexually inappropriate ways
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case(s): Ongoing,
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- James Stringham (1928 – 2017) was a Mormon church member and pediatric physician in Salt Lake City, Utah; in 1980, he made a video recording of a sexual nature involving a child patient; in 1982, pleaded no contest to a second-degree felony charge of sexual exploitation of a minor; sentenced to five years probation and ordered to pay $7,500 restitution; his medical license was suspended for 90 days
- Positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, No contest, Probation,
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- LaVar Withers (1936 – 2005) 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
- Positions: Bishopric counselor, Stake high council,
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
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