Crime State: Oregon

31 LDS sex abuse cases found

Crime state: Oregon

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- Keith Bergstresser (1975 – ) was an LDS church member in Oregon and Idaho; convicted in 2002 in Oregon of contributing to sexual delinquency of a minor; made a registered sex offender; in 2019, was assigned a position in an elders quorum presidency in Idaho
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- Was Elders quorum,
- Convicted,
- Alleged failure to report
- Keith Biggs (1975 – ) was a Mormon church member in Multnomah County, Oregon; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; registered sex offender
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- Was Music leader,
- Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- Keith Biggs was a Mormon church member in Oregon; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
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- Was Music leader,
- Convicted,
- Brian Bowen (1975 – ) was an LDS church member and podiatrist in Portland, Oregon; accused of sexual abuse of at least nine women; as of February 2024, indicted with two counts of first-degree sexual abuse, one count of second-degree sexual abuse, nine counts of third-degree sexual abuse, and two counts of sex abuse by fraudulent representation
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- Was Missionary,
- Ongoing,
- Jason Brumble (1972 – ) was a Mormon church member and stake Sunday school presidency member in Oregon; convicted in 2015 of child sexual abuse of multiple children; is in prison in Oregon as of March 2023
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Oregon,
- Crime state: Oregon,
- Convicted: 2015,
- Was Sunday school,
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Paul Burdick (1972 – ) was an LDS bishop and drivers education teacher in Oregon; arrested in 2019 and charged with child sexual abuse; pleaded guilty to third-degree sex abuse involving underage female students in his job as a drivers ed teacher
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Oregon,
- Crime state: Oregon,
- Convicted: 2020,
- Was Bishop, Elders quorum,
- Convicted, Jail, Probation,
- Alleged failure to report
- Gary Carr (1949 – 2006) was an LDS church member in Portland, Oregon; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; sentenced to one year in jail or prison; released after six months; died in 2006
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- Convicted,
- John Cox was a Mormon church member in Clackamas County, Oregon; convicted of child sexual abuse
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- Crime: 1980s,
- Places lived: Oregon,
- Crime state: Oregon,
- Was Unknown position,
- Convicted,
- Franklyn Curtis (1903 – 1995) was a Mormon church member in Pennsylvania and Oregon; excommunicated in 1983 in Pennsylvania for sex abuse; rebaptized in 1984; molested five boys in Oregon; local LDS bishop knew but didn't report to police; convicted in 1995 in Oregon of sexual abuse; died in 1995
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- Crime: 1970s, 1980s, 1990s,
- Places lived: Oregon, Pennsylvania,
- Crime state: Oregon, Pennsylvania,
- Was High priest, Sunday school,
- Convicted,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Alleged failure to report
- Robert Davis (1949 – ) was a Mormon church member in Eugene, Oregon; convicted of 5 counts of Sexual Abuse in the First Degree and sentenced to 75 months in prison
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- Crime: 2020s,
- Places lived: Oregon,
- Crime state: Oregon,
- Convicted: 2021,
- Was Bishopric counselor,
- Convicted, Prison,
- Alleged failure to report
- Sean Dotson (1966 – ) was an LDS church member in Oregon; convicted of a sex crime
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- Was Unknown position,
- Convicted, Unknown result,
- Edwin Dyer (1935 – 1986) was a Mormon church member and scoutmaster in central Oregon; accused of sexual abuse; allegedly molested as many as 15 boys over a 28-year period; shot and killed in 1986 by one of his victims; the Mormon church settled out of court for $200,000 with one victim
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- Crime: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s,
- Places lived: Oregon,
- Crime state: Oregon,
- Was Scout leader,
- Convicted, Jail, Probation,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Alleged failure to report
- Timur Dykes was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Portland, Oregon; accused of sexual abuse; reportedly admitted to molesting 17 boys; convicted multiple times; in 1987, three plaintiffs sued the Mormon church and the Boy Scouts of America; in about 2009, the Mormon church paid $350,000 to a victim to settle its portion of a civil lawsuit
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- Crime: 1980s,
- Places lived: Oregon,
- Crime state: Oregon,
- Was Scout leader,
- Convicted, Jail, Probation,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Alleged failure to report
- Miguel Estudillo (1969 – ) was an LDS primary teacher in Baker City, Oregon; arrested for crimes related to child sexual abuse; sentenced to prison
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Oregon,
- Crime state: Oregon,
- Was Primary,
- Convicted, Prison,
- David Farley (1958 – ) was a former doctor and LDS church member in West Linn, Oregon; accused of sexually abusing over 200 patients; the alleged abuse occurred over a span of many years, during which Farley was an LDS stake high council member for some time; never criminally charged; in February 2024, the city of West Linn, Oregon released a report about the way its police department investigated Farley
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- Was Bishopric counselor, Primary, Stake high council, Sunday school,
- Never charged, Not convicted,
- Ongoing,
- Alleged failure to report
- Craig Ford was a Mormon church member in Oregon; convicted of sexual abuse; in 2025, a $25 million lawsuit against the Mormon church said a Vancouver, Washington bishop knew of the abuse but failed to report to police
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- Convicted,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Alleged failure to report
- Jason Gagnon (1969 – ) was a Mormon church member who allegedly perpetrated sex crimes in Colorado, Oregon and Virginia
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- Was Youth leader,
- Unknown result,
- Stephen Goode (1981 – ) was a Mormon church member in Gresham, Oregon; arrested in 2019 and accused of sexually abusing a child during a trip in 2018; in 2022, found guilty in a jury trial of four felony charges; sentenced to 8.5 years in prison and 20 years supervision
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Oregon,
- Crime state: Oregon,
- Convicted: 2022,
- Was Missionary,
- Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, Probation,
- James Hogan (1939 – ) was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Oregon; in 1989, was sentenced to five years in prison for child sexual abuse; released in 1994; in 2011, a victim filed a civil lawsuit against the Boy Scouts of America, seeking $5.2 million; the Mormon church settled with two victims for $800,000 and $75,000
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- Crime: 1970s, 1980s,
- Places lived: Oregon,
- Crime state: Oregon,
- Was Church employee, Scout leader,
- Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Released,
- Settlement,
- Alleged failure to report
- Kenneth Johnson was a Mormon church member and home teacher in Beaverton, Oregon; a victim filed a $55.7 million lawsuit against the Mormon church saying Johnson had sexually molested him when Johnson was his home teacher; the alleged sexual abuse took place as often as twice a week for two years between 1987 and 1989
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- Alleged crime: 1980s,
- Places lived: Oregon,
- Crime state: Oregon,
- Was Ministering/home teacher,
- Unknown result,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Alleged failure to report
- Timothy Johnson was a Mormon church member in Oregon; pleaded guilty to four counts of second-degree sexual abuse and was sentenced to 15 years in prison; a lawsuit against the Mormon church was dismissed with prejudice
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Oregon,
- Crime state: Oregon,
- Convicted: 2017,
- Was Unknown position,
- Convicted, Prison,
- Dismissed with prejudice, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Alleged failure to report
- Ronald Kerlee was a Mormon seminary teacher, Sunday school leader and youth leader in Corvallis, Oregon; convicted of Sodomy III (Class C Felony) for sexual abuse of a child; accused of sexually abusing multiple children; was also a licensed counselor in Oregon until his license was revoked in 2014 after he allegedly engaged in sexual activities with a male client
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- Was Seminary teacher, Sunday school, Youth leader,
- Convicted, Unknown result,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Alleged failure to report
- Franklin Mathias was a Mormon church member and Boy scout leader in Oregon; had a career as a schoolteacher; accused in 1987 of sexual abuse; sentenced in 1988 to four years in prison for molesting a child; he said that he had 242 victims over a 30-year period
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- Crime: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s,
- Places lived: Oregon,
- Crime state: Oregon,
- Was Scout leader,
- Admitted guilt, Convicted, Prison,
- Unknown result,
- Jay Mitchell was an Mormon church member and scout leader in Oregon; sentenced to a total of sixty years in prison with a minimum of thirty years, for child sexual abuse
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- Crime: 1980s,
- Places lived: Oregon,
- Crime state: Oregon,
- Was Scout leader,
- Convicted, Prison,
- Ben Nelson was a Mormon church member in Portland, Oregon; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 2015 and sentenced to prison
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- Convicted, Prison,
- Rand Newby (1953 – ) was an LDS church member and scout leader in Washington, Oregon and San Francisco, California; had a career as a schoolteacher; charged in Oregon in 1986 with sexual abuse of two children; convicted of two counts, one class C felony and one class A misdemeanor; sentenced in 1987 to 5 years probation
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- Crime: 1980s,
- Places lived: California, Oregon, Washington,
- Crime state: Oregon,
- Was Scout leader,
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Greg Orton (1957 – ) was a Mormon church member in La Grande, Oregon; accused and arrested for alleged sexual abuse with a minor who was under 14 at the time of the alleged abuse
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- Alleged crime: 2010s, 2020s,
- Places lived: Oregon,
- Crime state: Oregon,
- Was Youth leader,
- Ongoing,
- Steven Powell was an LDS church member in Oregon; accused of sexual abuse
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- Was Missionary,
- Unknown result,
- Shane Ross was an LDS church member and public school teacher in Salem, Oregon; accused of child sexual abuse of a former student; convicted in 2018 and sentenced to prison
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Oregon,
- Crime state: Oregon,
- Convicted: 2018,
- Was Unknown position,
- Convicted, Prison,
- Michael Simms was a Latter-day Saints (LDS) church member, organist and music teacher in Oregon; accused in a 2009 civil lawsuit against the LDS church of sexually abusing a boy about 100 times between 1974 and 1976; case settled in 2010 in federal court
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- Alleged crime: 1970s,
- Places lived: Oregon,
- Crime state: Oregon,
- Was Unknown position,
- Unknown result,
- Unknown result,
- Alleged failure to report
- Thomas Thompson (1944 – ) was an LDS church member in Oregon, California and Arkansas; convicted of sex crimes in Oregon in about 2002; as of 2024, was a registered sex offender living in Yellville, Arkansas
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Places lived: Arkansas, California, Oregon, Washington,
- Crime state: Oregon,
- Convicted: 2002,
- Was Unknown position,
- Convicted, Registered sex offender, Released,

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