Criminal Result: Charges dropped

10 LDS sex abuse cases found

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Criminal case result: Charges dropped

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- Robert Cervo (1976 – ) was an LDS youth leader and schoolteacher in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada; accused of sexual abuse; agreed in 2015 to sign a peace bond (not a conviction, but an agreement to comply with certain conditions for a specified period) and the four criminal charges against him were stayed
- Positions: Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Charges dropped, Not convicted, Unknown result,
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- Frank Collins was an LDS church member and traveling professional clown (as "Windy the Clown") in Whittier, California; accused of sexual abuse in 1986; charges dropped
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Charges dropped, Not convicted,
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- Abraham Cruz (2004 – ) was a Mormon missionary in Saratoga Springs, Utah; arrested in May 2024 on suspicion of sexual assault; charged with three first-degree felony counts (two of forcible sodomy, one of rape); charges were dismissed without prejudice in June 2024
- Positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Charges dropped, Not convicted,
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- David Gomez (1946 – ) was an LDS bishop in West Valley City, Utah in the late 1980s and early 1990s; allegedly raped, sodomized and fondled several boys he met as their bishop; charged in 2004 with six felonies; charges were dropped in 2005 due to statutes of limitations issues; church officials excommunicated Gomez, but allegedly failed to report to civil authorities for six or seven months
- Alleged failure to report
- Positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Charges dropped, Expunged, Not convicted, Police investigation,
- Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, Stake official accused of failure to report, Ward official accused of failure to report, Ward officials restricted accused from working with children,
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- John Goodrich (1959 – ) was a former Mormon bishop and dentist in Idaho; a woman accused him of nonconsensual sex; given a withheld judgment; in 2017, the Mormon church paid $300,000 to an alleged victim and her mother under conditions of secrecy; in 2024, charged in Virginia (case dismissed with prejudice); in 2025, a man sued the church in California
- Alleged failure to report
- Church paid $300,000
- Convicted: 2017,
- Positions: Bishop,
- Criminal case(s): Charges dropped, Convicted, Ongoing, Withheld judgment,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing, Settlement,
- Alleged church actions: Excommunicated,
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- Brian Griffeth (1978 – ) was a Mormon ward clerk in the Lake City, Florida area; accused of sexual abuse; criminal charges were dropped in October 2025
- Positions: Ward clerk,
- Criminal case(s): Charges dropped, Not convicted,
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- Dallin Griffeth (2004 – ) was a former Mormon missionary (Spanish-speaking mission); arrested in July 2025, accused of child sexual abuse; criminal charges were dropped in October 2025
- Positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Charges dropped, Not convicted,
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- Burrell Mohler was an LDS church member in Missouri; accused of sexual abuse; criminal charges dropped; civil case in 2013, results unknown
- Alleged failure to report
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Charges dropped, Unknown result,
- Civil case(s): Unknown result,
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- James Robinson was an LDS bishop in Utah; accused of sexually abusing a teenage girl; charges were dropped
- Alleged failure to report
- Positions: Bishop,
- Criminal case(s): Charges dropped, Not convicted,
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- Kyle Saucier was a Mormon missionary in Utah; charged in 2007 with aggravated sexual abuse of a child, but the charges were dropped after prosecutors said they could not proceed due to "witness problems"
- Positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Charges dropped, Not convicted,
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