5 LDS sex abuse cases found
Ohio
- Crime state: Ohio
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- Wade Christofferson (1953 – ) was an LDS church member accused of sexually assaulting nine to 12 children in Illinois, Ohio and Utah starting in 1985; charged in 2025 with child sexual abuse (alleged timeframe 2010-25); per victims, excommunicated in 1990s, rebaptized, assigned to leadership positions, including bishopric counselor; brother of apostle Todd Christofferson, who allegedly knew as early as 2018 about abuse
Alleged crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2010s, 2020s, 
Alleged crime state:
Illinois, Ohio, Utah,
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LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Sunday school, Ward clerk, - Criminal case(s): Not convicted, Ongoing, Police investigation,
- Alleged failure to report
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Alleged crime state:
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- Luke Dalton (1941 – ) was a Mormon church member; admitted to sexually abusing dozens of boys over decades in Ohio, Montana and Utah; arrested in 1997 in Utah for sexually abusing his only son; convicted and sentenced to prison; served 3.5 years in prison
Crime: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, - Crime state:
Montana, Ohio, Utah,
LDS positions: Scout leader, 
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, -
- Gregory Dew (1961 – ) was a former Mormon bishop, chiropractor and gymnastics teacher in Ohio; accused of sexually abusing multiple children; convicted and sentenced to prison in 2008; as of November 2022, serving prison time in Ohio for sexually abusing teenage girls
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state:
Ohio,
Convicted:
2008, LDS positions: Bishop, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, -
- Stewart Singley (1937 – ) was an LDS church member in Ohio; convicted in 1975 of child molestation that occurred in 1974; in 1997, convicted and sentenced to one year in jail or prison; as of 2024, is a registered sex offender; lives in East Waterford, Pennsylvania
- Crime: 1970s, 1990s,
- Crime state:
Ohio,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, Released, -
- 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
- Alleged crime: 1830s, 1840s,
- Alleged crime state:
Illinois, Missouri, Ohio,
LDS positions: Apostle, Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, 
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