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Donate »11 Mormon sexual abuse cases found
Donald Bills
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- was a school teacher (one-time "teacher of the year") and former Mormon bishopric member in Provo, Utah; pleaded guilty to multiple felonies, including rape of a 17-year-old girl; sentenced in 2015 to a minimum of eight years in prison; as of January 2025, lives in Orem, Utah as a registered sex offender.
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Alleged coverup- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishopric counselor,
- Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace, Victim's school,
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Raymond Casillas
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- was a Mormon bishop and middle school teacher in San Antonio, Texas; arrested in 2014 and charged with felony aggravated sexual assault of a child; via a plea agreement, pleaded no contest to indecent contact with a child and agreed to a fine of $1,500; was sentenced in 2016 to 8 years in prison; as of March 2024, lives in San Antonio, Texas as a registered sex offender.
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- Criminal: Convicted, No contest, Plea agreement, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishop,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace, Victim's school,
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Richard Harrison
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- Richard Craig Harrison was a Mormon and high school teacher in Grantsville, Utah. Harrison pleaded guilty in November 2024 to sexually abusing one his students. The abuse happened in 2017-2018 school year. Harrison is in Tooele County Jail in Utah..
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- Criminal: Convicted, Jail, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty,
- Positions: Missionary,
- Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace, Victim's school,
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Darren Haymond
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- was an LDS church member in Provo, Utah and a custodian at Provo High School; pleaded guilty to voyeurism, a class B misdemeanor; sentenced in 2011.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Crime: 2010s, in Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Crime scenes: Victim's school,
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Thad Jesperson
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- was an LDS church member in Murietta, California; accused of sexually abusing 8 of his elementary students at Toler Elementary School.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Overturned/reversed,
- Crime: 2000s, in California,
- Crime scenes: Victim's school,
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Jason Larsen
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- was an LDS missionary from Idaho in Bakersfield, California; accused in 1997 of sexual abuse of an 8-year-old girl at a school; as of 2024, lives in Meridian, Idaho.
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- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Positions: Missionary,
- Alleged crime: 1990s, in California,
- Crime scenes: Victim's school,
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Eric Olsen
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- was an LDS church member and schoolteacher in Bakersfield, California; admitted to Ontario, California police that he had sexually abused between 200 to 300 girls, with as many as 30 victims in Kern County; convicted in 2007 in California of 6 felony counts of child sexual abuse; sentenced to five years in prison; lifetime registered sex offender; as of 2023, lives in Brigham City, Utah.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace, Victim's school,
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Terry Parker
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- was a Mormon church member and school teacher at Lincoln High School in Tacoma, Washington; in 1996, two former students filed a civil lawsuit against the school district, Parker and the school's former principal, saying Parker sexually abused them; they said they reported to the school district, which then allegedly did nothing to protect them; the suit was dismissed with prejudice in Feb. 1998.
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- Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil: Unknown result,
- Positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Nursery, Youth leader,
- Alleged crime: 1990s, in Washington,
- Crime scenes: Victim's school,
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Neil Shumate
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- was an LDS church member and scout leader in Pleasanton, California; was also a kindergarten teacher; arrested in 1994 and charged with molesting several of his students; convicted on all 16 counts; sentenced to 12 years in prison.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil: Unknown result,
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace, Victim's school,
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Adrian Villar
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- was an LDS church member in Spanish Fork, Utah; accused of sexually abusing an 8 year old and 11 year old separately .
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- Criminal: Ongoing,
- Positions: Primary,
- Crime scenes: Victim's school,
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Charles Weber
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- was an LDS church member and principal in Heber, Utah; convicted of forcible sodomy, forcible sexual abuse unlawful sexual activity with a minor; admitted to sexually abusing children throughout his 35 year career.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Crime: 2000s, in Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing, Victim's school,
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