Crime State: Illinois

15 LDS sex abuse cases found

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Crime state: Illinois

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- Rodney Bailey was an LDS church member in Medora, Illinois; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
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- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result,
- David Bromley was an LDS church member in Illinois; accused of sexual abuse
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- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Alleged failure to report
- Douglas Brooks was an LDS church member in Illinois; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
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- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Alfred Cote (1958 – ) was a Mormon church member and Boy scout leader in New Hampshire and Nauvoo, Illinois; convicted in the 1980s and in 2020 of child sexual abuse
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- Crime: 1980s, 2000s, 2010s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: Illinois, New Hampshire,
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Alleged failure to report
- John Gojkovich was a Mormon church member in Illinois; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
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- LDS positions: Primary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Malcolm Goodwin (1940 – ) was a former Mormon bishop and retired pathologist and coroner's physician in O'Fallon, Illinois; US Army Reserves and Air Force veteran; arrested in 2022 for Predatory Sexual Assault of a Child; charged with six felony counts of predatory criminal sexual assault involving minors
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- LDS positions: Bishop, High priest,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Unknown result,
- Douglas Holyoak (1960 – ) was a Mormon bishop in Sycamore, Illinois from about 1999 to 2004; accused in a 2024 civil lawsuit of sexual assault of an underage girl in his office at church when she reported sexual harassment by other youth; allegedly covered up the assault with the help of a stake presidency counselor (Michael John Evans)
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- Alleged crime: 2000s,
- Places lived:
- Alleged crime state: Illinois,
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Alleged failure to report
- Harry Jones (1970 – ) was an LDS church member in Illinois; sentenced to 30 months of probation for possession of child pornography (child sexual abuse material or CSAM)
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: Illinois,
- Convicted: 2015,
- LDS positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Probation,
- Harry Jones IV (1970 – ) was a Mormon church member in Buffalo Grove, Illinois; convicted of possessing CSAM; is a registered sex offender
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: Illinois,
- Convicted: 2015,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Registered sex offender,
- Christopher Kite was an LDS church member in Chicago, Illinois; accused of sexual abuse
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- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Alleged failure to report
- Richard McClung (1943 – ) 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
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- Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: Illinois,
- Convicted: 2007,
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Alleged failure to report
- Joseph Smith (1805 – 1844) was the founder of the LDS church (the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or Mormon church); was publicly accused during his life (1805-1844) of sexual misconduct, including adultery and illegal polygamy; in May 1844, a Hancock County, Illinois grand jury indicted Smith for perjury, fornication and polygamy; died in June 1844
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- Alleged crime: 1830s, 1840s,
- Places lived:
- Alleged crime state: Illinois, Missouri, Ohio,
- LDS positions: Apostle,
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Alleged failure to report
- Mark Thomas was an LDS church member in Illinois; accused of sexual abuse; a plaintiff sued the LDS church
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- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Alleged failure to report
- Kay Walker (1942 – ) was a Mormon church member and Nauvoo Inn owner in Nauvoo, Illinois; charged with sexually abusing his employees; entered an Alford plea in 2004, resulting in a conviction while maintaining his innocence before the court; January 2024: lives in Idaho Falls, Idaho
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- Convicted: 2004,
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Alford plea, Convicted,
- Brigham Young (1801 – 1877) was the second president of the Mormon church; married 56 women, including a 15-year-old and three 16-year-olds; was publicly accused during his life (1801-1877) of sexual misconduct, including adultery and illegal polygamy; never charged with a sex crime; arrested and charged with adultery in 1871; not convicted
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- Alleged crime: 1840s,
- Places lived:
- Alleged crime state: Illinois, Utah,
- LDS positions: Apostle, Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Alleged failure to report

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