Case report #2: James F. Adams
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Victims:2+, -
Born: 1954
- Positions: Other leader,
Mission:
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- Alleged failure to report
- Criminal result: Guilty,
Settlement paid by LDS church: Yes (undisclosed amount)
- The accused was an elder in the LDS church in Beckley, West Virginia; sentenced to prison for sexually abusing his own children.
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Case report #478: Leizza Alcantara Adams
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- Criminal result: Guilty,
- She 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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Case report #4: Michael Adamson
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- AKA Mike Adamson
sentenced to prison in England in 2008 for child sexual abuse- Victims:2+,
- Mission:
no
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- Criminal result: Guilty,
- He church caretaker and organist in York, England; abused at least four children as young as seven years old; convicted; sentenced to prison in England in 2008 for child sexual abuse.
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Case report #5: Brady Glenn Allen
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- Victims:1,
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Born: 1990
- Positions: Youth leader,
- Mission:
no
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- Criminal result: Guilty,
- The accused was a Mormon church youth leader and Utah teacher in Davis County, Utah; admitted to trying to meet 13-year-old for sex; sentenced to 1-15 years in Utah State Prison.
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Case report #502: Terry George Allen
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- AKA Terry Allen
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Born: 1943
- Positions: Bishopric counselor, High priest, Stake high council, Sunday school teacher, Youth leader,
- Mission:
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- Alleged failure to report
- Criminal result: Guilty,
- The accused was an LDS church member; in 1987, was found guilty of sexual abuse of a child and was sentenced to six years in prison.
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Case report #6: Benjamin Aaron Alyk
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- AKA Ben
- Victims:1,
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Born: 1997
- Mission:
Dominican Republic -
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- Alleged failure to report
- Criminal result: Guilty,
- He was an LDS church member from Utah and a missionary in Dominican Republic; confessed to making child porn; LDS church leaders allegedly didn't report his crime.
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Case report #7: Elwood Anderson
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- AKA Woody Anderson
- Victims:50+,
- Mission:
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yes | Add info
- Criminal result: Guilty,
- He was a LDS church member in Washington state; allegedly downloaded and shared more than 9,000 images of young children engaged in sexually explicit activity; convicted.
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Case report #8: Jared Anderson
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- AKA Eldersing
- Sentenced to prison in Texas for child sexual abuse
- Victims:5+,
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Born: 1988
- Positions: Missionary,
- Mission:
United States - Utah Ogden 2007-2009
- Marriage:
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- Criminal result: Guilty,
- He was a high school teacher and Mormon church group leader in the San Antonio, Texas area; also lived in Millington, Tennessee and Ogden, Utah; sentenced to 10 years in prison for hosting sex parties for teenage boys.
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Case report #9: Noel Young Anderson
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- Victims:2+,
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Born: 1996
- Positions: Primary teacher,
- During alleged crime: Primary teacher,
- Mission:
no
- Marriage:
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- Criminal result: Guilty,
- He was an LDS church primary teacher in McKinney, Texas; sentenced in 2019 in Texas to 50 years in prison for molesting children.
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Case report #464: Darcy Finlinson Anderson
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Born: 1951
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- Criminal result: Guilty,
- He was an LDS church member in Utah; convicted of sexually abusing a 10-year-old girl; sentenced in 2022 to serve a minimum of 16 years in prison.
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Case report #524: Mark Kevin Anderson
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- AKA Dr. Anderson; Dr. Mark Anderson, DDS; Mark K. Anderson
- 2018: out of prison
- Victims:Add info
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Born: 1959
- Positions: Branch president, Other leader,
- During alleged crime: Other leader, Stake high council,
- When accused: Other leader, Stake high council,
- Mission:
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- Criminal result: Guilty,
- He was a Mormon church branch president and dentist in Woodland, California; accused by 27 former female patients of touching them inappropriately in office visits; found guilty in 2009 of 11 felony counts and one misdemeanor count of sexual battery for sexual abuse of several of his female patients; sentenced to six years in California state prison; required to register for life as a sex offender.
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Case report #851: Michael Dennis Antrobus
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- AKA Mike Antrobus
- 2023-09-16: died by suicide in prison
- Victims:10+,
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Born: 1947
Died: 2023 - Positions: Bishop, Branch president, Missionary,
- During alleged crime: Bishop, Branch president,
- Mission:
United States - West Central States Mission (Montana, Wyoming, Idaho) 1966-1968
- Marriage:
1969
- Criminal result: Guilty, Pleaded guilty,
- The accused was a former Mormon branch president (similar to a bishop) and bishop in Connersville, Indiana for 10 years (approximately 1974-84); convicted of child sexual abuse charges (9 counts, 6 victims) in Sacramento County, California in 2021-2022; sentenced to 8 years in San Quentin State Prison; died by suicide in prison in September 2023; our sources report that he had at least a dozen victims.
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Case report #601: Adam Brent Archibald
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Born: 1977
- Mission:
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- Criminal result: Guilty,
- He was a Mormon church member in Yakima, Washington; accused of sexual abuse of an adult woman for several years; sentenced to prison.
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Case report #12: Larren Bybee Arnold
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- Victims:1,
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Born: 1935
- Positions: Scout leader,
- During alleged crime: Scout leader,
- Mission:
no
- Marriage:
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- Criminal result: Guilty,
Settlement paid by LDS church: Yes (undisclosed amount)
- The accused was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Idaho; in 1984, arrested for lewd conduct with a minor under sixteen (molested a nine year-old boy) in Idaho; convicted in October 1984; received a five year suspended sentence and three years probation.
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Case report #527: Mathew Legrand Arrington
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- AKA Matthew Arrington (misspelled), Mathew Arrington IV
- Victims:Add info
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Born: 1963
- Mission:
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yes | Add info
- Criminal result: Guilty,
- He was a Mormon church member and foster child advocate in Arizona; found guilty of child sexual abuse; sentenced to 15 years in prison.
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Case report #13: Arlo Kay Atkin
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- Victims:1,
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Born: 1956
- Positions: Bishop,
- During alleged crime: Bishop,
- Mission:
United States - California Los Angeles 1975-1977
- Marriage:
1978
- Alleged failure to report
- Criminal result: Guilty,
- The accused former LDS bishop in Arizona; accused of raping and impregnating a 14-year-old girl in his ward while he was her bishop; pleaded guilty, served time in prison.
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Case report #700: Kayla Kehaunani Atkin
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- September 2023: sentenced in Utah to 180 days in jail after pleading guilty to one felony count of attempted object rape
- Victims:Add info
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Born: 1993
- Mission:
no
- Marriage:
2015
- Criminal result: Guilty,
- She was an LDS church member and therapist in Lehi, Utah; charged in 2022 with three felony counts of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in April 2023 to one count of attempted object rape (victim was 14-15 years old at the time of the crime); sentenced in September 2023 to 180 days in jail.
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Case report #14: Joseph Carlton Atwater
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- Victims:1,
- Mission:
no
- Marriage:
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- Criminal result: Guilty,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Australia; pleaded guilty to trafficking and kidnapping.
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Case report #15: Eric Patrick Avant
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- AKA Ricky Avant
- Victims:10+, 2+, 5+,
- Positions: Scout leader,
- During alleged crime: Scout leader,
- Mission:
no
- Marriage:
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- Criminal result: Guilty,
Settlement paid by LDS church: $2,000,000
- The accused was a Mormon church member and cub scout leader in Norfolk, Virginia; was sentenced to 26 years in prison for molesting eight boys; had as many as 41 alleged victims.
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Case report #818: Lynn Earl Baldwin
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- 2023: registered sex offender in Utah; lives in Fruit Heights, Utah
- Victims:2+,
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Born: 1960
- Mission:
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- Criminal result: Guilty,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of child sexual abuse; convicted of lewdness in 1996 and sexual exploitation of a minor in 2002 (attempted); released in 2006; is a registered sex offender.
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Case report #16: Norman Carl Barber
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- AKA Norm Barber, Dr. Barber, Norm C. Barber DDS
- 1988: pleaded guilty to sexual abuse of two 15-year-old girls
- Victims:2+,
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Born: 1947
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Mission:
no
- Marriage:
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- Alleged failure to report
- Criminal result: Guilty,
- He was a Mormon church member and dentist in Layton, Utah; was a scout leader; pleaded guilty in 1988 to sexually abusing two girls who were his dental patients; the sexual abuse occurred in his dental office and included drugging one or both girls with nitrous oxide.
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Case report #547: Melvin Eugene Barhite
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- Victims:Add info
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Born: 1944
- Mission:
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- Criminal result: Guilty,
- He was a Mormon church member in Michigan; convicted of sex crimes; sentenced to prison; while in prison, argued that prison officals violated his religious rights by confiscating photos of scantily clad females between the ages of 14-26.
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Case report #17: Bryan A Barner
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- Victims:2+,
- During alleged crime: Scout leader,
- Mission:
no
- Marriage:
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- Criminal result: Guilty,
- The accused was a Mormon church member in New York in the 1980s; scout leader, molested a 12-year-old boy and two 13-year-old boys; sentenced to no more than one year in prison.
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Case report #18: Wanda Barzee
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- Victims:1,
- Mission:
no
- Marriage:
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- Criminal result: Guilty,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Utah; with Brian David Mitchell, held Elizabeth Smart captive.
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Case report #19: John Baysden
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- AKA John Baysen (misspelled by an AP news release)
- Victims:2+,
- Positions: Missionary,
- During alleged crime: Missionary,
- When accused: Missionary,
- Mission:
United States - Ogden 2005-2005
- Marriage:
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- Criminal result: Guilty,
- He was an LDS missionary from North Carolina who, while serving his mission in Roy, Utah (Ogden Utah mission), videotaped himself molesting two victims, ages 15 and 18; pleaded guilty to 2 counts of forcible sex abuse with minors.
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Case report #20: Christian Robert Bearnson
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- Victims:2+,
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Born: 1963
- Mission:
no
- Marriage:
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- Alleged failure to report
- Criminal result: Guilty,
- Civil result: Civil judgement in favor of plaintiff,
Settlement paid by LDS church: Yes (undisclosed amount)
- He was a Mormon church member in Los Angeles, California in the early 1990s; molested a 13-year-old girl; the LDS church settled, reportedly for millions of dollars (US).
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Case report #838: Brandon Kyle Bednarz
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- Victims:1,
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Born: 1982
- Positions: boy scouts, cub scouts, primary leader, young mens leader,
- Mission:
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- Marriage:
yes | Add info
- Criminal result: Guilty,
- The accused was an LDS church member; found guilty of sexual abuse of a minor.
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Case report #22: Gary Lee Bell
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- July 2023: in prison in Utah
- Victims:1,
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Born: 1956
- Mission:
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- Marriage:
1986
- Criminal result: Guilty,
- He was an LDS church member and former prosecutor in Utah; pleaded guilty in December 2022 to four second degree felony charges related to child sexual abuse; sentenced in January 2023 to one to 15 years in prison; in June 2023, was convicted of 15 counts of 2nd degree felony sexual exploitation of a minor and two counts of class B misdemeanor voyeurism; no additional prison time was added.
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Case report #23: Robert Ersol Berchtold
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- AKA Bob Berchtold
- died in 2005
- Victims:2+, 5+,
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Born: 1936
Died: 2005 - Positions: Temple worker,
- Mission:
Switzerland - Swiss Austrian
- Marriage:
1961
- Criminal result: Guilty,
- He was a Mormon church member in Idaho; sexually abused a child; in 1986, was found guilty of rape of a child and spent one year in jail.
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Case report #666: Cristifer Kalen Biggs
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- AKA Cris Biggs
- August 2023: pleaded guilty to child sexual exploitation
- Victims:Add info
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Born: 1999
- Positions: Missionary,
- Mission:
United States - Salt Lake City Headquarters (history center and family history center) 2018-2020
- Marriage:
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- Criminal result: Guilty,
- He was an LDS returned missionary and BYU-Idaho student; convicted in July 2023 of one first degree felony count of aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor.
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Case report #24: Donald Nelson Bills
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- Victims:1,
- Positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor,
- Mission:
no
- Marriage:
yes | Add info
- Criminal result: Guilty,
- He was once in a Mormon bishopric in Provo, Utah; pleaded guilty to multiple felonies, including rape of a 17-year-old girl.
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Case report #466: Layne Schuyler Bingham
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- 2023: registered sex offender; lives in Boise, Idaho
- Victims:Add info
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Born: 1981
- Mission:
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- Marriage:
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- Criminal result: Guilty,
- He was an LDS church member in Idaho; registered sex offender for sexual abuse of a child; convicted in 2008 of child sexual abuse.
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Case report #25: Arthur Gary Bishop
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- AKA Art Bishop, Roger Downs
- Victims:2+,
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Born: 1952
Died: 1988 - Positions: Scout leader,
- During alleged crime: Scout leader,
- Mission:
Philippines - Philippine Islands / Philippines 1971-1973
- Marriage:
no
- Criminal result: Guilty,
- The accused was a Mormon boy scout leader in Utah; was excommunicated in the 1970s; later molested multiple children and killed five young boys; was sentenced to death by lethal injection in 1988.
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Case report #26: Andrew Mack Bishop
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- AKA Andy
- Victims:5+,
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Born: 1981
- Mission:
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- Marriage:
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- Criminal result: Guilty,
- He was a Mormon church member in Pleasant Grove, Utah; arrested in 2015 and admitted to sexually abusing 5 individuals in 10 years; sentenced in 2016 to prison in Utah.
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Case report #631: Thomas Grant Black
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- AKA Thomas G. Black, Tom Black
- 2023: registered sex offender in Utah; registered address is the Utah State prison in Draper, Utah
- Victims:Add info
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Born: 1961
- Positions: BYU employee,
- When accused: BYU employee,
- Mission:
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- Marriage:
yes | Add info
- Criminal result: Guilty,
- He was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse; sentenced to prison in Utah in 2003 for rape.
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Case report #29: Donald Mark Blanchard
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- Victims:1,
- Mission:
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- Criminal result: Guilty,
- The accused was an LDS church member; convicted of two counts of lewd and lascivious acts with a child under 14.
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Case report #30: Wyman C Blankenship
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- Victims:2+,
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Mission:
no
- Marriage:
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- Criminal result: Guilty,
- The accused was a Mormon church member; scout leader, pleaded guilty to molesting boys.
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Case report #31: Charles John Blome
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- Victims:5+,
- Mission:
no
- Marriage:
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- Alleged failure to report
- Criminal result: Guilty,
Settlement paid by LDS church: $4,000,000
- The accused was a Mormon church member; admitted to sexually molesting at least five boys; pleaded guilty to two counts of indecency with a child; sentenced to 15 years in prison; the LDS church was ordered to pay $4 million to a 13-year-old boy victim.
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Case report #32: Gordon Brent Bodily
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- 2023: registered sex offender; lives in Ogden, Utah
- Victims:1,
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Born: 1949
- Positions: Bishop,
- During alleged crime: Bishop,
- When accused: Bishop,
- Mission:
United States - Eastern States (headquarters in New York City) 1968-1970
- Marriage:
1971
- Criminal result: Guilty,
- He was a Mormon bishop in Hyrum, Utah; accused of luring a 17-year-old North Carolina girl to Utah for sex while serving as an LDS bishop; sentenced in 2001 to 21 months in federal prison.
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Case report #691: Ferrin Kay Bodily
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- 2023: died
- Victims:Add info
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Born: 1944
Died: 2023 - Mission:
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- Criminal result: Guilty,
- He was a Mormon church member; convicted of sexual abuse; died in 2023.
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Case report #33: David James Borg
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- Victims:Add info
- Positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
- During alleged crime: Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Mission:
no
- Marriage:
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- Criminal result: Guilty,
- The accused was a Mormon church member and scout leader; pleaded guilty to molesting multiple boys; sentenced to 34 years in prison.
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Case report #576: Donnie Rue Boring
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- AKA Donnie Boring, Donny Boring
- died in December 2017
- Victims:Add info
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Born: 1950
Died: 2017 - Positions: Bishop, Missionary, Seminary teacher, Stake high council, Temple worker, Youth leader,
- Mission:
United States - Northern California 1969-1971
- Marriage:
1973
- Criminal result: Guilty,
- He was a 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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Case report #512: Glen Douglas Borst
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- Victims:Add info
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Born: 1958
- Mission:
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- Criminal result: Guilty,
- The accused was a Mormon church member in Utah; sentenced to prison in 2004 for child sexual abuse.
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Case report #34: Timothy William Bothell
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- AKA Tim Bothell
- Pleaded guilty
- Victims:Add info
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Born: 1969
- Positions: Church employee, Stake high council,
- Mission:
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- Marriage:
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- Criminal result: Guilty,
- He was a LDS church employee and LDS church member in Utah; pleaded guilty and was sentenced in 2013 for sexual abuse of 2 girls ages 11 and 13.
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Case report #35: Dennis Bough
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- Victims:Add info
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- Criminal result: Guilty,
- The accused was a Mormon church member in Washington; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse charges.
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Case report #36: Douglas Ray Bowen
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- AKA Doug Bowen
- Victims:Add info
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Born: 1950
- Mission:
no
- Marriage:
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- Criminal result: Guilty,
- He was an LDS church member and Boy Scout leader in Washington, California, Utah and Idaho; was convicted of attempted aggravated sexual abuse of a child.
- direct relative of Mormon apostle Albert E. Bowen and seventy Shayne M. Bowen.
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Case report #845: Gerald Wayne Bowen
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- Victims:Add info
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Born: 1950
- Mission:
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- Marriage:
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- Criminal result: Guilty,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Tennessee; found guilty of SOLICITATION TO COMMIT SOLICITATION OF A MINOR, AGGRAVATED SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR, EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR BY ELECTRONIC MEANS .
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Case report #583: Jack Earl Bowers
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- AKA Jack E. Bowers
- released from prison; 2021: living in northern Utah; 2023: registered sex offender in Kearns, Utah
- Victims:Add info
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Mission:
Add info
- Marriage:
1969
- Criminal result: Guilty,
- He was a Mormon church member in St. George, Utah; pleaded guilty in 2010 to two second degree felony counts of child sex exploitation; sentenced to two consecutive terms of 1 to 15 years in prison.
- Bowers's father, Thomas Lavoy Esplin, was an LDS bishop, stake president, mission president, temple president and stake patriarch.
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Case report #848: Brian Gordon Briggs
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- AKA Brian Gordan
- Victims:1,
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Born: 1984
- Mission:
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- Marriage:
yes | Add info
- Criminal result: Guilty, Pleaded guilty,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Utah; pleaded guilty to sexual abuse .
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Case report #37: Allen J Brinkerhoff
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- Victims:2+,
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Born: 1929
Died: 2019 - Positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Other leader, Stake president,
- Mission:
no
- Marriage:
1955
- Criminal result: Guilty,
- He was a Mormon bishop and stake president and manager of an LDS stake welfare farm in Nevada; in 2007, found guilty of child sexual abuse and sentenced.
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