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34 matching Mormon sex abuse cases

Criminal case result: Found guilty

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- Mark Aitken was a Mormon church member in Falkirk, Scotland; found guilty of raping a 16-year-old girl after allegedly sending her manipulative and threatening messages
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty,
- Convicted: 2022,
- Born: 1982
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Scotland, United Kingdom,
- Places when accused: Scotland, United Kingdom,
- Latest update: In prison for 7 years for rape in Glasgow, Scotland; sentenced September 2022
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- Mark Anderson 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 prison; required to register for life as a sex offender
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Church positions: Branch president, Other leader,
- Convicted: 2009,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1959
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Latest update: 2018: out of prison
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- Kevin Bowman was an LDS first counselor in a ward bishopric and a restaurant owner in Spanish Fork, Utah; was an LDS missionary in Taiwan 1999-2001; accused of sexual abuse of a teenage girl who worked in his restaurant; arrested in July 2023; in June 2024, found guilty by a jury of forcible sexual abuse (second-degree felony) and lewdness (class B misdemeanor); sentencing set for July 29, 2024
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Other leader,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Born: 1980
- Mission: 1999-2001 Taiwan Taiwan Taipei (Da Xi, Yi Lan, Tao Yuan, San Xia, Tai Pei)
- Places lived: Taiwan, Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Places when accused: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Latest update: June 2024: found guilty by a jury of forcible sexual abuse (second-degree felony) and lewdness (class B misdemeanor); sentencing set for July 29, 2024
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- Revere Burnett was an LDS church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; accused of sexual abuse and found guilty of multiple felonies; appealed and received a lesser conviction sentence for misdemeanors; was not required to register as a sex offender
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Unknown result,
- Convicted: 2019,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Born: 1972
- Mission: Sweden
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Places when accused: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Latest update: Served his prision sentence and is currently living in Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Albert Carlson was a Mormon church member in Utah, New Mexico and Texas; arrested in the 1980s in Utah on a molestation charge after allegedly molesting an underage boy who he met through the church; the case was dropped to a lewdness charge which did not require him to register as a sex offender; in 2025, sentenced in Texas to life in prison for child sexual abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, No contest, Prison,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1944
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: New Mexico, Texas, Utah,
- Places when accused: Texas, Utah,
- Latest update: 2025: sentenced in Texas to life in prison for child sexual abuse
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- Jack Cash was a Mormon bishopric counselor and stake high council member in San Luis Obispo, California; was a practicing chiropractor for over 30 years; between 1979 and 1995, allegedly fondled at least 11 women's breasts during chiropractic visits; license suspended in 1985; in 1995, convicted by jury of seven misdemeanor counts of sexual battery; sentenced to 2 months in jail, 3 years probation; died in 2023
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jail, Jury trial, Probation,
- Church positions: Bishopric counselor, ever-senior-missionary, High priest, Missionary, Other leader, Seminary teacher, Stake high council, Sunday school,
- Victims: 10 or more victims,
- Born: 1934
  Died: 2023
- Mission: 1954-1956 United States Gulf States Mission
- Places lived: California,
- Places when accused: California,
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- Kenneth Copple was a Mormon church member in Arizona; found guilty of child sexual abuse and sentenced in 2019 to prison
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Convicted: 2019,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
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- Jayne Furness was a Mormon church member and boy scout leader in Arroyo Grande, California; accused of sex abuse; found guilty of voyeurism charges in or before 1972, and found guilty of sexual abuse charges in 1976; sentenced in 1976 or 1977 to prison; died in 1987
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Prison,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Scout leader,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Born: 1935
  Died: 1987
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Latest update: 1987: died
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- Luis Gonzales was a Mormon bishop in Sacramento, California; charged with 20 counts of child molestation, battery, rape, bigamy, stalking, and fraud; in 2002, was found guilty of bigamy, spousal abuse (battery) and child molestation
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty,
- Church positions: Bishop,
- Crime: Unknown crime year, in California,
- Convicted: 2002,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Places when accused: California,
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- Jonathan Gonzalez was an LDS church member in Layton, Utah; found guilty of BURGLARY - 2nd Degree Felony, LEWDNESS INVOLVING A CHILD - Class A Misdemeanor, LEWDNESS - FIRST OR SECOND OFFENSE - Class B Misdemeanor
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Missionary,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1990
- Mission: United States Florida (unknown)
- Places lived: Davis County (Utah), Utah,
- Places when accused: Utah,
- Latest update: 2023: convicted
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- Stephen Goode 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
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, Probation,
- Church positions: Missionary,
- Convicted: 2022,
- Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Born: 1981
- Mission: 2002-2004 Philippines Philippines Ilagan Mission
- Places lived: Oregon,
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- Gene Guinn was an LDS church member in the Dallas Seventh Ward, Texas; in 2000, found guilty by a jury of indecency with a child and sentenced to 68 years in prison; the victim was 10 years old at the time of the crime; Mormon officials allegedly knew about the abuse but failed to report to police
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Church discipline: Excommunicated,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: High priest,
- Convicted: 2000,
- Crime scenes: LDS building, Victim's home,
- Victims: 6 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1932
  Died: 2008
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Texas,
- Places when accused: Texas,
- Latest update: 2008: died of cancer in Palestine, Texas
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- Harvey Harper was an LDS church member and deputy county district attorney in Los Angeles, California; arrested in 1984 and charged with child sexual abuse; jumped bail; found guilty; sentenced in absentia to 14 years in prison; lived secretly in Colorado for 20 months until federal investigators found him; local LDS church coverup alleged
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Prison,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1935
  Died: 2014
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California, Colorado,
- Places when accused: California,
- Latest update: 2014: died
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- Jeffrey Head was an LDS bishop in Draper, Utah; committed sex crimes while serving as a Mormon bishop; in 2019, a jury found him guilty of attempted forcible sexual abuse, two counts of lewdness and sexual battery; sentenced to four months in jail and four years of probation
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jail, Jury trial, Probation, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Church positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Youth leader,
- Convicted: 2019,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1964
- Mission: 1983-1985 United States Missouri St. Louis
- Places lived: Missouri, Utah,
- Places when accused: Missouri,
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- Christopher Hettiger was a Mormon church member in Sacramento, California; in 2005, found guilty of child sexual abuse and was sentenced to 30 years in prison
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Prison,
- Church positions: Sunday school,
- Convicted: 2005,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: California,
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- Caleb Horner was an LDS church member in Melbourne, Australia; arrested in November 2021 and accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old boy he met in 2020; found guilty in 2024 of two counts of sexual assault by touch of a child under 16; sentenced in October 2024 to three years "community corrections," avoiding additional jail time
- Church discipline: Excommunicated,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jail, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Missionary,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Australia,
- Latest update: October 2024: Sentenced to three years of "community corrections," avoiding additional jail time
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- Christopher Jensen was a Mormon church member in Utah and West Virginia; sentenced to 35 to 75 years in prison for sexually abusing two children; local LDS church coverup alleged; LDS church settled civil lawsuit mid-trial in 2018 for $32 million, also spending over $27 million on legal fees; FLOODLIT.org discovered the settlement details in 2025 and made them public for the first time
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- LDS church payment: $32,000,000
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Church positions: Missionary,
- Convicted: 2013,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home, Victim's school,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Born: 1991
- Mission: 2011-2012 United States Unknown (Arizona)
- Places lived: Arizona, Utah, West Virginia,
- Places when accused: Utah, West Virginia,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: in prison
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- Eric Jones was an LDS church member in Blackfoot, Idaho; arrested for alleged sexual contact with a toddler; convicted in January 2024 of battery with the intent to commit lewd conduct of a child after a one-day trial; sentenced in March 2024 to two to 20 years in prison; required to register as a sex offender
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Convicted: 2024,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1981
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Places when accused: Idaho,
- Latest update: March 2024: sentenced to two to 20 years in prison
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- Kurt Leppert was a former LDS church primary teacher in Spokane Valley, Washington; found guilty in 2018 by a jury of seven counts of sexually abusing 3 children between the ages of 8 and 12; sentenced in 2018 to 21 years and 4 months in prison
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Primary,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1958
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Washington,
- Places when accused: Washington,
- Latest update: 2018: sentenced to 21 years and 4 months in prison
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- Bryant Litchfield was an LDS church member and physician in Alberta, Canada; accused of sexual abuse; acquitted; in 2008, was found guilty by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta of inappropriately touching women patients during breast and vaginal exams in 2001; stripped of his medical license
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Convicted: 2008,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Born: 1953
  Died: 2023
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Canada,
- Latest update: 2008: found guilty of inappropriately touching patients, was stripped of medical license
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