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12 matching Mormon sex abuse cases

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- William Bruhn was an LDS church member and civic leader in Utah; accused of masturbating in a public restroom; convicted
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Crime scenes: Public,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Born: 1924
  Died: 1985
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
- Places when accused: Utah,
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- William Butcher was a Mormon church member in Provo, Utah; turned himself in to police in 2013, three days before he was planning to begin a Mormon mission, and admitted to sexually abusing 12 boys and girls; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse charges; sentenced in 2014 to 18 years to life in prison; as of 2025, lives in Provo, Utah
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Crime scenes: Public,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Places when accused: Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
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- Pierre Euvrard was a Mormon mission president from 1991 to 1994 in the Mascarene Islands mission / South Africa Durban mission; died in 2000; accused in a 2020 Arizona lawsuit of sexually abusing two underage teen boys for years while working as a mission president
- Criminal case(s): Never charged,
- Church positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Mission president, Missionary, Other leader, Stake high council, Temple worker,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Perpetrator's workplace, Public,
- Born: 1949
  Died: 2000
- Mission: 1969-1971 Italy Italy
- Places lived: ever-madagascar, ever-south-africa,
- Documents available: yes (free download)
- Latest update: 2000: 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
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Police investigation,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Elders quorum,
- 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,
- Born: 1954
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Places when accused: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: remote hearing on 2023-03-22
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- Ronald Jones was a former Mormon bishop, stake president and temple presidency counselor; Military Relations director for the LDS church from 1989 to 1991; convicted of sex solicitation in Utah in 1990 and 1995; charged in 2025 with three first-degree felony counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child, one first-degree felony child kidnapping count, and two related misdemeanors
- became temple presidency counselor and sealer despite two convictions for sex solicitation
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Bishop, Branch president, Other leader, Scout leader, Stake presidency counselor, Stake president, Temple worker, Unknown position, Ward executive secretary,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Public,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Born: 1937
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
- Places when accused: Utah,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
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- Isaac Kemp was a Mormon church member in Draper, Utah; allegedly sexually abused children in Draper and Nebraska; sentenced to prison in Nebraska until 2038
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Ongoing, Prison,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Convicted: 2017,
- Crime scenes: Online, Public,
- Victims: 2 victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Nebraska, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Places when accused: Nebraska, Utah,
- Latest update: 2025: in a Nebraska prison until 2038, then eligible for parole after
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- David Moss was an LDS bishop (2015-19) and police officer in Lehi, Utah; arrested in 2019 for soliciting an undercover cop for sex; pleaded guilty in 2019 to a 3rd degree felony charge of exploiting a prostitute and a misdemeanor charge of patronizing a prostitute; sentenced to prison, but both terms were suspended
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Bishop, Missionary, Youth leader,
- Crime: 2019, in Utah,
- Convicted: 2019,
- Crime scenes: Public,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Born: 1967
- Mission: Unknown country
- Places lived: Utah,
- Places when accused: Utah,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
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- Steven Murdock was a Mormon stake high council member and former LDS bishop in Holladay, Salt Lake County, Utah; allegedly sexually harassed multiple women in his ward while he was their bishop (he was bishop from 2013 to 2017); in 2019, was caught taking photos of a young woman in a dressing room in Tennessee; pleaded guilty in November 2019; sentenced in 2019 to one year probation, 48 hours community service
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Community service, Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Released,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Bishop, Stake high council,
- Convicted: 2019,
- Crime scenes: Public, Recreational trip/outing,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Born: 1963
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Tennessee, Utah,
- Latest update: 2019: sentenced in Tennessee to one year of supervised probation and 48 hours of community service, and ordered to undergo counseling
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- Michael Pratt was an LDS seminary principal in Utah; arrested in 2009; convicted and sentenced in 2010 for the sexual abuse of a 16-year-old seminary student
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Bishopric counselor, Church employee, Other leader, Seminary teacher,
- Crime: 2009, in Utah,
- Convicted: 2010,
- Crime scenes: LDS building, Public,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
- Latest update: Late 2017: released from prison
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- Bryce Ray was a Mormon church member and former bank officer in West Haven, Utah; arrested in July 2024 and charged with enticing a minor and sexual solicitation of a child
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Police investigation,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Scout leader, Sunday school,
- Crime scenes: Public,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Born: 1975
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah, Weber County (Utah),
- Places when accused: Salt Lake County (Utah),
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: July 2024: arrested in Utah and charged with enticing a minor and sexual solicitation of a child
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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
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- LDS church payment: $100,000
- Criminal case(s): Never charged,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Church positions: Missionary,
- Crime scenes: LDS building, Public, Victim's home,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: United States Ohio Cleveland
- Places lived: California,
- Places when accused: California,
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- Ruth Worthen was a Mormon church member in Hyde Park, Cache County, Utah; accused of child sexual abuse by one adult in a 2019 civil lawsuit and in 2023 by four adults (one of whom was the 2019 plaintiff); arrested and charged in June 2024 with numerous felonies related to child sexual abuse; died in 2025
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Dismissed with prejudice,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Crime scenes: LDS building, Public,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1949
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Cache County (Utah), Utah,
- Places when accused: Cache County (Utah), Utah,
- Latest update: June 2024: arrested and charged with child sexual abuse
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