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13 matching Mormon sex abuse cases

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- Todd Edwards was a Mormon bishop in Menifee, Riverside County, California; in 2013, sentenced to three years in prison for sexual abuse of one teenage girl in 2006 and another in 2012; was bishop at the time of the 2012 abuse; in 2024, two victims sued the LDS church in separate lawsuits; one said a stake president and LDS law firm Kirton McConkie hindered police
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Bishop, Youth leader,
- Convicted: 2013,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Vehicle,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1964
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California, Nevada,
- Places when accused: California,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: 2024: two victims filed separate civil lawsuits against the Mormon church, saying its leaders failed to protect them from Edwards
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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
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Church positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, Vehicle,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Washington,
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- Juan Flores Atenco was a Mormon branch president in West Valley City, Utah for five years, including in the early 2000s; accused of sexually abusing a 16-year-old girl in his office and another room at an LDS church building; convicted in 2012 of misdemeanor forcible sexual abuse and unlawful detention; sentenced to zero to one year in jail; in March 2025, charged with rape and object rape (alleged crimes in 2002)
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Ongoing,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Branch president,
- Convicted: 2012,
- Crime scenes: Bishop's office, LDS building, Vehicle,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1955
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Places when accused: Unknown location,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: 2025: charged with rape and object rape in 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
- Church discipline: Unknown,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea agreement, Prison, Released,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Missionary, Scout leader,
- Crime: Unknown crime year, in Utah,
- Convicted: 2004,
- Crime scenes: church, LDS activity, Vehicle, Victim's home,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: Japan Japan Central
- Places lived: Utah,
- Places when accused: Utah,
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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
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Primary,
- Convicted: 2005,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, LDS building, Perpetrator's home, Vehicle,
- Victims: 9 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1972
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah,
- Places when accused: 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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- Tevita Mounga was a former Mormon bishop and ward mission leader in Salt Lake City, Utah; arrested and charged in May 2024 with sexual assault and kidnapping
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Bishop, Ward mission leader,
- Crime scenes: Vehicle,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1946
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Latest update: May 2024: arrested and charged with sexual assault and kidnapping
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- Shane Murray was an LDS church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; pleaded and convicted of 2 counts of FORCIBLE SEX ABUSE - 2nd Degree Felony the victim was 14 year old female
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty,
- Crime scenes: Vehicle,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Born: 1982
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Places when accused: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
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- David Olson was an LDS church member in Bozeman, Montana; convicted of of sexually abusing a teenage boy; sentenced to eight years in prison and 12 years probation
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation,
- Church positions: Missionary, Seminary teacher, Youth leader,
- Crime scenes: Vehicle,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Born: 1980
- Mission: Brazil
- Places lived: Montana,
- Places when accused: Montana,
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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
- Criminal case(s): Never charged,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Ward clerk,
- Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing, Vehicle,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1928
  Died: 2001
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Ohio,
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- Vernon Sanford was an LDS church member in San Diego, California; died in 2000; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse, along with his son, Vernon Sanford Jr; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church; the alleged abuse occurred between 1961 and 1970; the Sanfords were the plaintiff's LDS home teachers
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Never charged,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Other leader,
- Crime scenes: LDS building, Perpetrator's home, Vehicle,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Died: 2000
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Places when accused: California,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: 2000: died; 2024: accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse, along with his son, Vernon Sanford Jr.
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- Vernon Sanford was an LDS church member in San Diego, California; died in 2000; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse, along with his father, Vernon Sanford Sr; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church; the alleged abuse occurred between 1961 and 1970; the Sanfords were the plaintiff's LDS home teachers
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Never charged,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Crime scenes: LDS building, Perpetrator's home, Vehicle,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Places when accused: California,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: 2024: accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse, along with his father, Vernon Sanford Sr.
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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
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Scout leader,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, Scout activity, Vehicle,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Born: 1976
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Georgia,
- Places when accused: Georgia,
- Latest update: 2024: lives in Newnan, Georgia as a registered sex offender
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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
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Other leader,
- Crime scenes: LDS building, Perpetrator's home, Vehicle, Victim's home,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
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