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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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- George Barnett was a Mormon ward clerk in Cerritos, California; accused in a 2025 lawsuit against the Mormon church of sexually abusing a child as part of a sex trafficking ring, and of covering up the abuse; the plaintiff said she was abused over 200 times at the Cerritos LDS stake center from 1979 to 1983
- Alleged failure to report
- Never charged, Not convicted,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Was Ward clerk,
- Alleged crime: 1970s, 1980s, in
California,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, LDS building,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
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- 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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- 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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- Carlfred Broderick was a Mormon stake president in Cerritos, California; accused in a 2025 lawsuit against the Mormon church of sexually abusing a child as part of a sex trafficking ring, and of covering up the abuse; the plaintiff said she was abused over 200 times at the Cerritos LDS stake center from 1979 to 1983
- Alleged failure to report
- Never charged, Not convicted,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Was Stake president,
- Alleged crime: 1970s, 1980s, in
California,
- Crime scenes: Bishop's office, LDS activity, LDS building,
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Born: 1932
Died: 1999 - Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Latest update: 1999: died; 2025: accused in a civil lawsuit against the Mormon church of child sexual abuse and coverup
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- Robert Campbell was an LDS church member in Nebraska; accused of sexual abuse
- Unknown result,
- Unknown result,
- Was Missionary,
- Alleged crime: 1980s, in
Idaho,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, LDS building,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: 1987-1988 United States Tennessee Nashville
- Places lived: Idaho, Nebraska,
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- Thomas Dawkins was an LDS church member in Columbia, South Carolina; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 1986; the conviction was later overturned
- Convicted, Overturned/reversed,
- Was Sunday school,
- Crime: 1980s, in
South Carolina,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: South Carolina,
- Latest update: 2023: lives in South Carolina
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- 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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- Kenneth Farris was a Mormon church member in Norco, California; accused of sexual abuse
- Was Bishopric counselor,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, LDS building, Scout activity,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
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- Michael Fischer was a Mormon church member and young men's president in Washington; accused of sexual abuse; sentenced to prison
- Convicted, Prison,
- Was Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Crime: 1980s, in
Washington,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, Vehicle,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Washington,
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- 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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- 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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- Jeremiah Hatch was a Mormon bishop and scout leader in American Fork, Utah (12th Ward) in the 1970s and early 1980s; accused of sexual abuse of six children that allegedly took place in 1976 during an overnight camping trip, and at his home during a sleepover; allegedly abused up to 30 or more children around the same time
- Alleged failure to report
- Never charged,
- Was Bishop, Scout leader,
- Alleged crime: 1970s, 1980s, in
Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, Recreational trip/outing,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
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- Lynn Hill was a Mormon scoutmaster in Utah; worked from 1976 to 1984 as a financial auditor for the LDS church, including in Japan and other Asian countries; sentenced in 2004 to up to five years in prison for sexually abusing a 17-year-old developmentally disabled girl; Hill molested her while driving her to an LDS church activity for disabled children, and at her home, according to charging documents
- Unknown,
- Convicted, Plea deal, Prison, Released,
- Was Missionary, Scout leader,
- Crime: 2000s, in
Utah,
- Convicted:
2004,
- Crime scenes: church, LDS activity, Vehicle, Victim's home,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: Japan Japan Central
- Places lived: Utah,
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- Kenneth Jenks was an LDS church member in California (Milpitas Ward); was a ward executive secretary and ward librarian; charged with sexual abuse; convicted; served 14 years in prison for sexual abuse of a minor under duress; three victims sued the LDS church, claiming it knew about Jenks's abuse but allowed him to work with children
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Was Other leader,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, LDS building, Recreational trip/outing,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
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- Gary Jones was a Mormon ward clerk in Cerritos, California; accused in a 2025 lawsuit against the Mormon church of sexually abusing a child as part of a sex trafficking ring, and of covering up the abuse; the plaintiff said she was abused over 200 times at the Cerritos LDS stake center from 1979 to 1983
- Alleged failure to report
- Never charged, Not convicted,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Was Ward clerk,
- Alleged crime: 1970s, 1980s, in
California,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, LDS building,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
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- Larry Judd was an LDS church member in Mesa, Arizona; accused of sexual abuse; admitted to molesting 12 girls over a period of about 20 years; some of the alleged abuse took place at church and at church-sponsored summer camps
- Alleged failure to report
- Admitted guilt, Convicted, Unknown result,
- Was Scout leader,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, LDS building, Perpetrator's home,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1936
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
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- George Koford was a Mormon bishop in Cerritos, California; accused in a 2025 lawsuit against the Mormon church of sexually abusing a child as part of a sex trafficking ring, and of covering up the abuse; the plaintiff said she was abused over 200 times at the Cerritos LDS stake center from 1979 to 1983
- Alleged failure to report
- Never charged, Not convicted,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Was Bishop,
- Alleged crime: 1970s, 1980s, in
California,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, LDS building,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
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- Richard McClung was a Mormon bishopric counselor in the Rockford, Illinois area; convicted in 2007 and 2014 of child sexual abuse; accused in a 2025 lawsuit against the Mormon church of sexually abusing an 8-year-old girl; allegedly was not removed from bishopric despite charges
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted, Found guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Was Bishopric counselor,
- Crime: 2000s, 2010s, in
Illinois,
- Convicted:
2007,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, LDS building, Perpetrator's home,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1943
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Illinois,
- Latest update: 2025: named as a defendant in a lawsuit against the Mormon church over alleged failure to report abuse
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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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- Aaron Montoya was a Mormon children's Primary teacher and law enforcement officer in Utah; found guilty in 2005 of sexually abusing children during LDS church meetings and at his home; later pleaded guilty in another case; in all, at least nine victims came forward; sentenced to prison in 2005; as of March 2025, is out of prison on parole and lives in Woods Cross, Utah as a registered sex offender
- Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Was Primary,
- Crime: 2000s, in
Utah,
- Convicted:
2005,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, LDS building, Perpetrator's home, Vehicle,
- Victims: 9 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1972
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah,
- Latest update: March 2024: out of prison on parole and lives in Woods Cross, Utah as a registered sex offender
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- Joseph Neipp was a former LDS bishop in San Jose, California; in 2021, pleaded no contest to four molestation counts and was given an 18-year prison sentence, with credit for the three years he spent in county jail prior to his sentencing; father of convicted Mormon child sexual abuser Samuel Neipp
- Alleged failure to report
- Excommunicated, Rebaptized,
- Convicted, Jail, No contest, Prison,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Was Bishop,
- Convicted:
2021,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, LDS building,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
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- Brian Pickett was a Mormon branch president and leader at a youth program picking pineapples in Maui, Hawaii; accused of sexual abuse in a civil lawsuit that also named the LDS church; the suit was dismissed with prejudice after a settlement in 2016
- Alleged failure to report
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Church paid $unknown
- Never charged, Not convicted,
- Dismissed with prejudice, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Was Branch president, Stake high council,
- Alleged crime: 1980s, in
Hawaii,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, Perpetrator's home,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Hawaii,
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- Gary Reese was a Mormon bishopric counselor, seminary teacher and Boy Scout leader in Washington; accused of sexually molesting several boys in his scout troops; never charged; died in 2014
- Alleged failure to report
- Never charged, Not convicted,
- Dismissed with prejudice, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Was Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Scout leader, Seminary teacher,
- Alleged crime: 1970s, in
Washington,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, LDS building, Perpetrator's home, Recreational trip/outing, Scout activity,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1938
Died: 2014 - Mission: 1961-1964 Finland Finland (unknown)
- Places lived: Washington,
- Latest update: 2014: died
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- Nefi Rubalcava was a Mormon bishop in Norwalk/Cerritos in southern California; accused of child sexual abuse in two lawsuits filed against the Mormon church in 2025; he was the foster father of one of his alleged victims and the bishop of both of them; he allegedly participated in a sex trafficking ring involving at least one other bishop and a stake president
- Alleged failure to report
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Was Bishop,
- Alleged crime: 1970s, 1980s, in
California,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, LDS building,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Latest update: 2025: accused in two lawsuits against the Mormon church of sexually abusing two children repeatedly over a span of several years in the late 1970s and 1980s
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- Thomas Schofield was a Mormon bishop in Elk Grove, Sacramento County, California; accused in a 2024 civil lawsuit of sexually abusing a 16-year-old child in 2004-05 while he was a Mormon Bishop; some of the alleged abuse took place in the Salt Lake City and Oakland LDS temples and the bishop's office at church
- Alleged failure to report
- Never charged, Not convicted,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Was Bishop,
- Alleged crime: 2000s, in
California, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Crime scenes: Bishop's office, LDS activity, LDS building, LDS temple,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1955
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Arizona, California, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah, Washington,
- Latest update: 2024: lives in Sandy, Utah
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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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- Bruce Van Horn was a Mormon bishopric counselor in Cerritos, California; accused in a 2025 lawsuit against the Mormon church of sexually abusing a child as part of a sex trafficking ring, and of covering up the abuse; the plaintiff said she was abused over 200 times at the Cerritos LDS stake center from 1979 to 1983
- Alleged failure to report
- Never charged, Not convicted,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Was Bishopric counselor,
- Alleged crime: 1970s, 1980s, in
California,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, LDS building,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
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