83 LDS sex abuse cases found
- Crime state: Arizona
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- Paul Adams (1982 – 2017) was an LDS church member in Arizona; sexually abused two children for several years after confessing to his bishop; arrested and charged; died by suicide in 2017 while in custody awaiting trial
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Alleged crime: 2010s, - Places lived: Arizona,
- Crime state: Arizona,
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Was Unknown position, 
Died awaiting trial, Not convicted, Suicide, - Dismissed,
- Alleged failure to report
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- Leizza Adams was the wife of sexual abuser Paul Douglas Adams; sentenced in 2018 in Arizona to 2.5 years in prison after pleading no contest to two felony counts of child abuse (not sexual abuse)
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Arizona,
- Crime state: Arizona,
Convicted:
2018, 
Was Unknown position, 
Convicted, No contest, Plea deal, Prison, 
Alleged failure to report-
- Michael Andrew (1977 – ) was a Mormon church member, former LDS church employee and part-owner of a children's gymnastics academy in or near Prescott, Arizona; accused in 2024 of child sexual abuse; convicted via a plea agreement in 2025; set to be sentenced Oct. 29
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- Crime: 2020s,
- Places lived: Arizona, Idaho,
- Crime country: United States,
- Crime state: Arizona,
Convicted:
2025, Was Church employee, Youth leader, Convicted, Pleaded guilty, -
- Manuel Archibeque (1971 – ) was a Mormon church member in Maricopa County, Arizona; allegedly admitted to his bishop that he had sexually touched a child; charged in two cases in 2006 with sexual conduct with a minor and three counts of molestation of a child, all class two felonies; one case was dismissed in 2006 without prejudice; in the other, pleaded guilty to two reduced charges of child abuse
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
- Crime state: Arizona,
- Crime county: AZ - Maricopa,
Was Unknown position, Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result, Alleged failure to report-
- Mathew Arrington (1963 – ) was a Mormon church member and foster child advocate in Arizona; found guilty of child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2021 to 15 years in prison
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Arizona,
- Crime state: Arizona,
Convicted:
2021, Was Unknown position, Convicted, Prison, -
- Randall Arrington was a Mormon church member in Arizona; accused of sexual abuse
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- Was Unknown position,
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- Arlo Atkin (1956 – ) was a former LDS bishop in or near Chandler, Maricopa County, Arizona; accused of raping and impregnating a 14-year-old girl in his ward while he was her bishop; pleaded guilty, spent 132 days in jail
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- Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Places lived: Arizona, California,
- Crime state: Arizona,
Was Bishop, Missionary, Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Violated parole/probation, Dismissed with prejudice, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result, Alleged failure to report-
- Brandon Baldwin was a Mormon church member in Arizona; accused of sexual abuse
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- Unknown result,
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- Coy Ball (1954 – ) was an LDS church member in Mesa, Arizona; was charged with 11 counts related to child sex abuse; in 2014, pleaded guilty to three counts of molestation of a child
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- Crime: 1990s,
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
- Crime state: Arizona,
- Crime county: AZ - Maricopa,
Convicted:
2014, Was Scout leader, Sunday school, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, -
- James Bayless (1946 – ) was a Mormon church member in Gilbert, Arizona; pleaded guilty in 2015 to two counts of molestation of a child; as of 2024, is a registered sex offender living in Mesa, Arizona
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
- Crime state: Arizona,
- Crime county: AZ - Maricopa,
Convicted:
2015, Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, Alleged failure to report-
- Patrick Bennett was a Mormon church member in Arizona; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; sentenced to nine years in prison
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- Was Youth leader,
- Convicted, Prison,
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- Earl Bleak was an LDS church member and bishopric member in Tempe, Arizona; was a physician; accused of sexually abusing missionaries
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- Was Bishopric counselor,
- Unknown result,
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- David Borg was a Mormon church member and scout leader; pleaded guilty to molesting multiple boys; sentenced to 34 years in prison
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- Crime: 1980s,
- Places lived: Arizona,
- Crime state: Arizona,
Was Scout leader, Youth leader, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, -
- Donnie Boring (1950 – 2017) was a former Mormon bishop and stake high council member in California / Arizona; pleaded guilty in 2017 to a felony charge of sexual abuse; died in December 2017
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- Convicted:
2017,
- Was Bishop, Missionary, Seminary teacher, Stake high council, Temple worker, Youth leader,
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
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- Rachel Brock was a Mormon church member in Arizona; pleaded guilty to sexually abusing the same boy that her mother, Susan Brock, was convicted of molesting
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- Was Unknown position,
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
- Alleged failure to report
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- Susan Brock (1962 – ) was an LDS church member in Arizona; was sentenced in April 2011 to 13 years in prison for engaging in a three-year-long sexual relationship with a boy, beginning when he was 14 years old; was released in December 2021
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
- Crime state: Arizona,
- Crime county: AZ - Maricopa,
Convicted:
2011, Was Unknown position, Convicted, Prison, Released, Alleged failure to report-
- David Cannata (1965 – ) was a Mormon bishop in Tucson, Arizona in 2005 when he sexually abused a child who was 5 or 6 years old; was a stake high council member sometime in the 2010s; was confronted by the victim and turned himself into the police; convicted in 2019 and sentenced to seven and a half years in prison; was excommunicated from the Mormon church because of the abuse
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Places lived: Arizona,
- Crime state: Arizona,
Convicted:
2019, Was Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Stake high council, Convicted, Prison, Alleged failure to report-
- Christopher Church (1966 – ) was a Mormon high priest and anesthesiologist in Arizona; had his license revoked in 2011 for a pattern of touching women's breasts while they were unconscious; 2012 civil suit was dismissed
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- Alleged crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Arizona,
- Crime state: Arizona,
Never charged, Not convicted, Settlement, -
- Michael Coleman (1960 – ) was an LDS bishop and former sound recording engineer in Mesa, Arizona (Lehi 2nd Ward); arrested in 2014 for sexual solicitation of a minor online; the alleged crime took place while he was bishop
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- Alleged crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Argentina, Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
- Crime country: Brazil,
- Crime state: Arizona,
Was Bishop, Unknown result, Alleged failure to report-
- Kenneth Copple was a Mormon church member in Arizona; found guilty of child sexual abuse and sentenced in 2019 to prison
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- Crime: 1980s,
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
- Crime state: Arizona,
- Crime county: AZ - Maricopa,
Convicted:
2019, Was Unknown position, Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, Alleged failure to report-
- Larry Deutsch (1966 – ) was a Mormon bishop in Missouri; arrested in 2020 and charged with possession of child pornography (child sexual abuse material, or CSAM) and accused of luring an underage teenager from Arizona to Missouri; pleaded guilty; sentenced in 2021 to 12 years in federal prison plus a lifetime of supervised release; in 2024, the victim filed a civil lawsuit against the LDS church
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- Crime: 2010s, 2020s,
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona), Missouri,
- Crime state: Arizona, Missouri,
- Crime county: AZ - Maricopa,
Convicted:
2021, Was Bishop, Scout leader, Sunday school, Temple worker, Youth leader, Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing, Alleged failure to report-
- Jane Doe was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- Was Unknown position,
- Alleged failure to report
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- Donovan Doras (2004 – ) was a Mormon church member in Mesa, Arizona; accused of sexual abuse; convicted, sentenced to one year in jail; registered sex offender
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- Convicted, Jail, Registered sex offender,
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- Michael Driggs (1950 – ) was a Mormon missionary in Brazil in the early 1970s; allegedly sent to a different mission in the United States after being found having inappropriate relationships with young boys; convicted of child sexual abuse in 1985 in Arizona; convicted again of child sexual abuse in 2013 in Utah; he met his victim in the Utah case at church, according to court documents
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- Crime: 1980s, 2000s,
- Places lived: Arizona, Brazil, Maricopa County (Arizona), Utah,
- Crime state: Arizona, Utah,
- Crime county: AZ - Maricopa, UT - Salt Lake,
Convicted:
2013, Was Missionary, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Alleged failure to report-
- Kevin Eagar was a Mormon church member in Eagar, Arizona; accused of sexual abuse
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- Was Unknown position,
- Convicted,
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- Anthon Ellsworth (1982 – ) was an LDS bishopric counselor and returned missionary in Arizona; in 2021, pleaded guilty to three felony counts of sexual exploitation of a minor and was sentenced to seven years in prison
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- Crime: 2020s,
- Places lived: Arizona, Brazil,
- Crime state: Arizona,
Convicted:
2021, Was Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Alleged failure to report-
- Rowan Ellsworth (1948 – ) 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
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- Crime: 1990s,
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
- Crime state: Arizona,
- Crime county: AZ - Maricopa,
Was Missionary, Convicted, Prison, Released, Alleged failure to report-
- Ryan Ellsworth was a Mormon church member in Arizona; accused of sexual abuse
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- Was Unknown position,
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- Daniel Galloway (1973 – ) was an LDS church member in Arizona City, Pinal County, Arizona; found guilty of sexually abusing an 8 year old foster child
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- Was Youth leader,
- Convicted, Unknown result,
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- Mark Gibbons was an LDS church member in Arizona, Michigan and Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
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- Was Sunday school, Youth leader,
- Convicted,
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- Floyd Godfrey was a Mormon church member and sexual orientation conversion therapist in Arizona; accused of sexual misconduct by two employees; in 2023, Godfrey was forced to surrender his license
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- Never charged, Not convicted,
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- Brandon Hernandez (1999 – ) was an LDS church member in Tempe, Arizona; accused of sexually abusing a victim inside a Mormon church; convicted of four fourth degree felony counts of abuse of a child or vulnerable adult
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- Convicted:
2019,
- Was Other leader,
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
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- Roy Hunt (1959 – ) was a Mormon church member in Maricopa County, Arizona; former city manager in Snowflake and Holbrook and a public finance banker at the National Bank of Arizona; accused of child sexual abuse in 2004; pleaded guilty in 2005 to a reduced charge; sentenced to prison in Arizona in 2005
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- Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
- Crime state: Arizona,
- Crime county: AZ - Maricopa,
Convicted:
2005, Was Unknown position, Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Alleged failure to report-
- Edward Hunter (1953 – ) was a Mormon church member in Peoria, Arizona; accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl who was his patient; pleaded guilty to three counts of child abuse; sentenced to two years in prison and lifetime probation
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
- Crime state: Arizona,
- Crime county: AZ - Maricopa,
Convicted:
2016, Convicted, Prison, Probation, Unknown result, -
- Larry Judd (1936 – ) 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
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- Was Scout leader,
- Admitted guilt, Convicted, Unknown result,
- Alleged failure to report
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- Mark Keep (1961 – ) was an LDS church member in Phoenix, Arizona; accused of sexual abuse
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- Robert Kempton (1942 – 2018) was a former Mormon bishop and stake president in Arizona; was an attorney and served a mission as a legal counsel for the LDS church in Africa; arrested in 2014 in a police sting for prostitution
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- Alleged crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Arizona,
- Crime state: Arizona,
Was Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Scout leader, Stake president, Youth leader, Police investigation, Unknown result, -
- Joel Kenney was a Mormon church member in Arizona; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
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- Was Youth leader,
- Convicted,
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- Gary Lane was a Mormon church member in Prescott, Arizona; accused of sexual abuse
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- Derek Lange (1970 – ) was a Mormon church member and high school teacher and sports coach in Colorado City, Arizona; charged with attempted rape of a child, a first-degree felony; enticing a minor, a second-degree felony; and four counts of dealing in harmful materials to a minor, a third-degree felony
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- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Places lived: Arizona,
- Crime state: Arizona,
Was Missionary, Ongoing, -
- Cody Lara (1990 – ) was an LDS church member in Arizona City, Pinal County, Arizona; accused of sexual abuse in 2018; convicted in 2019 of three reduced counts of abuse of a child or vulnerable adult
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- Was Unknown position,
- Convicted,
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- Gannon Larson (2003 – ) was an LDS church member in Taylor, Arizona; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
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- Convicted,
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- Derek Layton was an LDS church member in Arizona; accused of sexual abuse in the late 1980s; convicted and sentenced to 25 years in prison for "sexual conduct with minor and dangerous crimes against children"
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- Was Unknown position,
- Convicted, Prison,
- Alleged failure to report
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- LaMell Lippard was a Mormon church member in Arizona; accused of sexual abuse
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- Was Scout leader,
- Unknown result,
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- Edwin McClellan (1936 – 2019) was a Mormon bishop in Cottonwood, Arizona; accused of sexually abusing 3 female family members from the 1980s-2000s
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- Alleged crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s,
- Places lived: Arizona,
- Crime state: Arizona,
Was Bishop, Never charged, Alleged failure to report-
- John McKown was an LDS church member in Arizona; charged in 2023 with child sexual exploitation
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- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Places lived: Arizona,
- Crime state: Arizona,
Ongoing, Unknown result, -
- Robert McLaws was a Mormon church member in Joseph City, Navajo County, Arizona; accused of sexual abuse; convicted, sentenced to jail or prison
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- Was Missionary,
- Convicted,
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- Robert McLaws was a Mormon church member in Joseph City, Navajo County, Arizona; accused of sexual abuse
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- Was Unknown position,
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- Robert Metcalf (1949 – ) was a Mormon in California, Arizona; convicted of child sexual abuse in 1974; sentenced in 1979 to six years in prison; excommunicated; after prison, was rebaptized, made a scout leader and allegedly molested a scout on a campout in about 1987, according to a 1990 civil lawsuit against the LDS church; sentenced in Arizona in 1989 to 37 years in prison; 2020 lawsuit vs. LDS church
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- Crime: 1970s, 1980s,
- Places lived: Arizona, California,
- Crime state: Arizona, California,
Was Scout leader, Convicted, Prison, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result, Alleged failure to report-
- Daniel Miller was a Mormon church member in Tucson, Arizona; accused of a sex crime; convicted, sentenced to prison; released, was allegedly permitted to attend LDS family ward; re-offended
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- Convicted,
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- Russell Millsaps (1947 – ) was an LDS church member and retired police sergeant in Arizona; sentenced in 2016 to 323 years in prison for child sexual exploitation
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- Crime: 1990s, 2010s,
- Places lived: Arizona,
- Crime state: Arizona,
Convicted:
2016, Was Other leader, Convicted, Prison, -
- Paul Nelson (1976 – ) was an LDS church member in Arizona; accused of sexual abuse; sentenced to prison in November 2023; failed to appear at his sentencing and went missing; reportedly planned to turn himself in in March 2024 on the condition that his $100k bail be returned to his family; arrested in April 2024 in Tucson, Arizona and extradited to Gilbert, Arizona
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- Was Missionary,
- Convicted, Fled or failed to appear, Prison,
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- Brett Nichols (1967 – ) was an LDS church member in Arizona; convicted in 2007 of child sexual abuse; sentenced to 10 years in prison; baptized again after excommunication; ward members reportedly were not told of his criminal past when he returned after his prison time
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- Convicted:
2007,
- Convicted, Prison,
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- Christopher Nuttall (1981 – ) was an LDS church member in Mesa, Arizona; arrested in an FBI sting operation; convicted in 2019 of LURE MINOR FOR SEX EXPLOIT and ATTEMPT TO COMMIT - SEXUAL CONDUCT WITH MINOR
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
- Crime state: Arizona,
- Crime county: AZ - Maricopa,
Convicted:
2019, Was Primary, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, -
- Bruce O'Dell (1970 – ) was a Mormon bishop and dermatologist in Show Low, Navajo County, Arizona; in 1999, was charged with 48 counts of sexual abuse
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- Alleged crime: 1990s,
- Places lived: Arizona,
- Crime state: Arizona,
Was Bishop, Youth leader, Unknown result, Alleged failure to report-
- Wade Oborn was a Mormon church member and school teacher in Mesa, Arizona; accused of sexual abuse; convicted, sentenced to prison
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- Convicted, Prison,
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- David Owens was an LDS elders quorum president in Tempe, Arizona; accused of sexual abuse; sentenced in 2018 to 20 or more years in prison for sexually assaulting three young men in his Mormon ward
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
- Crime state: Arizona,
- Crime county: AZ - Maricopa,
Convicted:
2018, Was Elders quorum, Convicted, Prison, -
- Leslie Paul (1943 – ) was an LDS church member in Arizona; charged with child sexual abuse; found guilty on 32 counts; sentenced in about 1989 to over 400 years in prison
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- Was Scout leader,
- Convicted, Prison,
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- Richard Peterson was an LDS church member in Mesa, Arizona; accused of sexual abuse
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- Was Unknown position,
- Unknown result,
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- Arthur Phillips (1949 – ) was a Mormon church member in Arizona; sexually molested a 14-year-old girl; in the 1990s, sentenced to prison for one year and placed on probation for four years
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- Crime: 1990s,
- Places lived: Arizona,
- Crime state: Arizona,
Was Sunday school, Convicted, Prison, Probation, -
- Carl Pratt (1930 – 2006) was a Mormon bishop in San Manuel, Arizona; allegedly sexually abused a boy in his ward, in the bishop's office at an LDS chapel; died in 2006
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- Was Bishop, High priest, Other leader, Scout leader, Stake high council, Temple worker,
- Never charged, Not convicted,
- Alleged failure to report
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- Richard Ray (1942 – 2019) was an LDS church member in Arizona; sentenced in 1984 to 61 years in prison for molesting five girls; allegedly had more than 30 victims; the LDS church was involved in a lawsuit regarding clergy-penitent privilege; the church settled out of court for an undisclosed amount just before trial
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- Crime: 1970s, 1980s,
- Places lived: Arizona,
- Crime state: Arizona,
Was Missionary, Convicted, Prison, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, Alleged failure to report-
- Chance Ray (1980 – ) was a Mormon church member and scout leader in the Mesa, Arizona area; convicted of child sexual abuse and sentenced to prison in Arizona; spent approximately 14 years in prison; released in July 2020
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
- Crime state: Arizona,
- Crime county: AZ - Maricopa,
Convicted:
2005, Was Scout leader, Convicted, Prison, Released, -
- Alan Reeves was a Mormon church member in Arizona; accused of sexual abuse
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- Trent Rogers (1917 – 1995) was a Mormon church member in Arizona; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in 1986 and was sentenced to three years probation; a woman sued the Mormon church in 1986
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- Crime: 1980s,
- Places lived: Arizona,
- Crime state: Arizona,
Was Ministering/home teacher, Missionary, Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result, Alleged failure to report-
- Richard Sampson (1945 – ) was a Mormon bishop, stake high council member and doctor in Provo, Utah; was director of medical affairs for the LDS Missionary Training Center; allegedly sexually abused at least seven children; convicted and sentenced in 2014 to one to 15 years in prison for child sexual abuse; as of 2024, was out on parole living in Holladay, Utah
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- Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona), Provo (Utah), Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Crime state: Arizona, Utah,
- Crime county: AZ - Maricopa, UT - Utah,
- Crime city: UT - Provo,
Convicted:
2014, Was Bishop, Church employee, Other leader, Stake high council, Convicted, Parole, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released, Alleged failure to report-
- Jonathan Sanders (1993 – ) was a Mormon church member and dentist in Mesa, Arizona; accused in 2025 of crimes related to child sexual abuse
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- Was Primary,
- Ongoing,
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- Ivan Shelden (1938 – 2009) was a Mormon church member in Long Beach, Mississippi; accused of sexual abuse; allegedly molested hundreds of children across several US states over a period of decades; died in 2009
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- George Squire (1976 – ) was a Mormon church member in Mesa, Arizona; accused of sexual abuse; convicted and sentenced to prison
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- Was Missionary,
- Convicted, Prison,
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- Keaton Steck (2001 – ) was a former Mormon missionary who lived in Maricopa County, Arizona; went on a Mormon mission to Washington in approximately 2019-21; worked as a plumber after his LDS mission; charged in 2025 with second-degree felony child sex trafficking of a minor between the ages of 15 and 17
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- Was Missionary,
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- Richard Stewart (1970 – ) was a Mormon church member in Arizona; accused of child sexual abuse; pleaded guilty; sentenced to prison
- View report »
- Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
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- Richard Stewart was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- Was Unknown position,
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- Glendon Templeton was a Mormon bishop, Sunday school teacher and scout leader in Arizona; was bishop of the Maryvale Ward in West Phoenix from 2014 to 2019; excommunicated in 2019; also was a volleyball coach for high school-aged girls; accused numerous times and arrested, but never prosecuted for alleged sex crimes; sued in 1997 for alleged sexual abuse; allegedly sexually assaulted multiple teenage girls
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- Alleged crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s,
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
- Crime state: Arizona,
- Crime county: AZ - Maricopa,
Was Bishop, Sunday school, Never charged, Not convicted, Unknown result, Alleged failure to report-
- Jordan Udall (1978 – ) was a Mormon church member and police officer in St. Johns Arizona; pleaded guilty in 2022 to knowing access to child pornography
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Arizona,
- Crime state: Arizona,
Convicted:
2022, Was Missionary, Convicted, Unknown result, -
- Marcus Udall (1996 – ) was an LDS church member in Maricopa County, Arizona; accused of child sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in 2014 to a reduced felony charge;
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- Convicted,
- Alleged failure to report
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- Levi Wagner (2000 – ) was an LDS church member in Yavapai County, Arizona; accused of sexual abuse
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- Cody Weaver (1993 – ) was a Mormon church member and ward executive secretary in Queen Creek, Arizona; charged with three counts of sexual exploitation of a minor for CSAM material found on his home electronics.
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- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Places lived: Arizona, Queen Creek,
- Crime state: Arizona,
- Crime county: AZ - Maricopa,
Was Ward executive secretary, Ongoing, -
- Waylon White (1982 – ) was a Mormon church member in Payson, Arizona; was a licensed practiced nurse (PN); charged in 2025 with 18 felonies related to child sexual abuse
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- Was Youth leader,
- Ongoing,
- Alleged failure to report
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- William Whitmore (1962 – ) was an LDS church member in Mesa, Arizona; convicted of sexual abuse
- View report »
- Was Unknown position,
- Convicted,
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- Kenne Worthen (1988 – ) was a Mormon elementary school teacher and BYU-Idaho adjunct professor in Arizona who sexually abused a 12-year-old child; in 2015, pleaded guilty to sexual conduct with a minor and two counts of attempt to commit child molestation; sentenced to 25 years in prison and a lifetime of probation after
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- Convicted:
2015,
- Was BYU, Scout leader,
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation,
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- Harvey Wright (1945 – ) was an LDS church member and scout leader in Flagstaff, AZ; in 1988, pleaded guilty to "Attempted Sexual Abuse/Dangerous Crimes Against Children" and was sentenced to 90 days in jail and four years probation; placed in the BSA Confidential Files ("Perversion Files")
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- Crime: 1980s,
- Places lived: Arizona,
- Crime state: Arizona,
Was Scout leader, Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, -
- Skyler Wright was a Mormon church member in Arizona; accused of a sex crime
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- Mitchell Young (1960 – ) was an LDS missionary in Canada; in 1980, was sent home after allegedly molesting children; convicted in Arizona (1985) and Utah (1988) of child sexual abuse; in 1993, sentenced in Utah to 15 years in prison for molesting a child for five years; a 2002 lawsuit against the LDS church accused Mormon leaders of providing a safe harbor for him; as of 2024, lives in Ogden, Utah; registered sex offender
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- Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Places lived: Arizona, Canada, Utah, Weber County (Utah),
- Crime country: Canada,
- Crime state: Arizona, Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Weber,
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