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23 LDS sex abuse cases found

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- Timothy Ballard (1976 – ) was a Mormon anti-sex trafficking activist; claimed to be friends with LDS apostle Russell Ballard (no relation); accused in 2023 of sexual misconduct by at least eight women and a couple; in June 2024, one civil case was dismissed; in July 2024, a lawsuit said his DNA was found on a victim’s skirt
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- Was Missionary,
- Never charged, Not convicted, Ongoing, Police investigation,
- Ongoing,
- Joseph Bishop was a Mormon church member and president of the Provo, Utah Missionary Training Center (MTC) in the 1980s; allegedly sexually abused multiple sister missionaries; not criminally charged because the statute of limitations had expired (in 1984, the legal deadline in Utah for filing a rape charge was four years); civil lawsuit was dismissed after an agreement by the plaintiff and the LDS church
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- Alleged crime: 1970s, 1980s,
- Places lived: Argentina, Arizona, Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Was Mission president, Missionary, Other leader,
- Never charged, Not convicted, Police investigation,
- Dismissed, Dismissed with prejudice, Lawsuit v. LDS church,
- Alleged failure to report
- Nelson Bogero (1953 – ) was an LDS church member and Primary children's teacher in Cordoba, Argentina; accused in 2017 of sexual abuse of two girls who were in his Primary class; a local LDS leader allegedly knew about the abuse but failed to report to police; in August 2024, Bogero was sentenced to 16 years in prison
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Argentina,
- Crime country: Argentina,
- Convicted: 2024,
- Was Primary,
- Convicted, Police investigation, Prison,
- Alleged failure to report
- William Carstensen (1952 – 1995) was a Mormon church member in Bountiful, Utah; accused of child sexual abuse; charged; died by suicide
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- Alleged crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Not convicted, Police investigation, Suicide, Unknown result,
- Dismissed, Dismissed without prejudice,
- David Hamblin (1954 – ) was a Mormon church member and former elders quorum president in Utah; arrested in 2022 and charged with child sexual abuse in three separate cases; investigated along with ex-wife Roselle Stevenson (arrested in 2023) for alleged ritualistic sexual abuse; in 2025, a court dismissed one case with prejudice after "discovery issues;" one case remained as of March 2025
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- Alleged crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s,
- Places lived: Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Crime state: Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Utah,
- Crime city: UT - Provo,
- Was Elders quorum,
- Ongoing, Police investigation,
- Alleged failure to report
- Melvin Hansen (1952 – ) was a Mormon church member, school music teacher and former Tabernacle Choir member in Utah; convicted in 2021 in Utah of first degree felony attempted aggravated child sexual abuse; also accused of sexual abuse in Arizona
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- Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- Places lived: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Salt Lake,
- Crime city: UT - Salt Lake City,
- Convicted: 2021,
- Was Other leader, Tabernacle Choir,
- Convicted, Police investigation,
- Collin Hawkins (1997 – ) was a Mormon church member and adjunct Russian professor at Brigham Young University-Idaho; was a Mormon missionary in St. Petersburg, Russia from 2015 to 2017; arrested in 2025 on suspicion of 20 felony counts of sexual exploitation of a minor; the charges were related to CSAM (child sexual abuse material)
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- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Places lived: ever-russia, Idaho, Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Was Missionary,
- Ongoing, Police investigation,
- Paul Jellum (1959 – ) was a Mormon scout leader in Logan, Utah in the 1980s; suspended by the BSA in 1987 after being accused of sexually abusing a 14-year-old Boy Scout in his troop during a 1986 Scouting event at Camp Hunt near Bear Lake, Utah; in 1990, Jellum became a scoutmaster in a Nevada LDS ward despite his prior suspension; in 1991, Jellum admitted to the abuse
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- Alleged crime: 1980s,
- Places lived: Nevada, Utah,
- Crime state: Nevada,
- Was Scout leader,
- Admitted guilt, Never charged, Police investigation, Unknown result,
- Alleged failure to report
- Robert Kempton (1942 – 2018) was a former Mormon bishop and stake president in Arizona; was an attorney and served a mission as a legal counsel for the LDS church in Africa; arrested in 2014 in a police sting for prostitution
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- Alleged crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Arizona,
- Crime state: Arizona,
- Was Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Scout leader, Stake president, Youth leader,
- Police investigation, Unknown result,
- Scott Kidman (1977 – ) was a Mormon church member in Cache County, Utah; investigated in 2015-16 for alleged sexual abuse of multiple children, but charges were never filed; arrested in 2025 for alleged object rape; allegedly repeatedly sexually abused at least four young girls over a period of several years
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- Was Unknown position,
- Ongoing, Police investigation,
- Seth Lyon (1982 – ) was a Mormon church member and returned missionary in Utah; arrested in 2006 in a police sting operation and charged with enticement of a child over the internet
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- Alleged crime: 2000s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Was Missionary,
- Police investigation, Unknown result,
- Mikel Massey was an LDS church member in Lufkin, Texas; accused of child sexual abuse; police investigated, but no charges were filed
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- Alleged crime: 2010s, 2020s,
- Places lived: Texas,
- Crime state: Texas,
- Never charged, Not convicted, Police investigation,
- Robert Musson (1961 – ) was an LDS church member in Ontario, Canada; arrested and charged with two counts of sexual assault and two counts of sexual interference
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- Alleged crime: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s,
- Places lived: Canada,
- Crime country: Canada,
- Was Unknown position,
- Ongoing, Police investigation, Unknown result,
- Alleged failure to report
- Michael Otten (1970 – ) was an LDS church member in Murrieta, California; took his computer to a tech repair shop and child sexual abuse material (CSAM) was found; police searched his home and found more CSAM
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- Was Ward mission leader,
- Police investigation, Unknown result,
- Chesley Pierson (1928 – 2021) was an LDS bishop, stake presidency counselor and stake patriarch in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; accused of sexually abusing multiple young men
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- Alleged crime: 1970s,
- Places lived: Canada,
- Crime country: Canada,
- Was Bishop, Elders quorum, Missionary, Other leader, Stake patriarch, Stake presidency counselor,
- Police investigation, Unknown result,
- Alleged failure to report
- Bryce Ray (1975 – ) was a Mormon church member and former bank officer in West Haven, Utah; arrested in July 2024 and charged with enticing a minor and sexual solicitation of a child
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- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah, Weber County (Utah),
- Crime state: Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Salt Lake,
- Was Scout leader, Sunday school,
- Ongoing, Police investigation,
- Grayson Redd was a Mormon church member and former sheriff's deputy in Monticello, Utah; accused in 2024 of sexual abuse; died by suicide in July 2024, days after posting bail; alleged abuse dated back to 1967
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- Alleged crime: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Was Unknown position,
- Not convicted, Police investigation, Suicide,
- Douglas Richens (1972 – ) was former international director of the Mormon church's disability services and prison ministry; worked for the LDS church for 23 years; retired, became a professional life coach in Tooele, Utah; charged with sodomy on a child and aggravated sexual abuse; court ordered him held without bail as of Mar. 21, 2025
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- Was Church employee, Missionary, Other leader, Seminary teacher, Unknown position,
- Ongoing, Police investigation,
- Paul Spencer (1970 – ) was a Mormon church temple prep instructor and mission leader in Riverton, Salt Lake County, Utah; charged in December 2024 with multiple felonies related to arranging to meet a police detective posing as a 13-year-old girl for sexual assault in Lehi, Utah
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- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Salt Lake,
- Was Other leader, Ward mission leader, Youth leader,
- Ongoing, Police investigation,
- Thomas Stanger (1978 – ) was an LDS church member in Helena, Montana; arrested four times for indecent exposure; accused of watching pornographic material while masturbating looking at women nearby
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- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Places lived: Montana,
- Crime state: Montana,
- Police investigation, Unknown result,
- James Victor (1960 – ) was a Mormon missionary in Canada in the 1980s; allegedly sexually abused a 12-year-old boy while on his mission; an LDS stake president and a mission president (David Sorensen) allegedly covered up abuse allegations; Sorensen later became an LDS general authority
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- Alleged crime: 1980s,
- Places lived: Canada,
- Crime country: Canada,
- Was Missionary,
- Police investigation, Unknown result,
- Alleged failure to report
- Daniel Waddington (1955 – ) was an LDS church member and retired police officer in American Fork, Utah; arrested in August 2023 and charged with 11 felony counts related to child sexual exploitation
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- Crime: 2000s, 2020s,
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Crime state: Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Utah,
- Was Unknown position,
- Convicted, Ongoing, Police investigation,
- Jeffery Westerman (1977 – ) was a Provo, Utah police officer; was arrested for allegedly threatening to jail a woman unless she exposed herself to him
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- Alleged crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Was Unknown position,
- Police investigation, Unknown result,

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