Criminal Result: Released

43 matching Mormon sex abuse cases

Criminal case result: Released

- Terry Allen was an LDS church member in California; in 1987, was found guilty of sexual abuse of a child and was sentenced to six years in prison; was assigned to multiple trusted church positions, including Sunday school president, despite the Mormon church being aware that he had raped a teenager; LDS leaders were accused of hiding his abuse from local church members; as of 2024, lives in Grapevine, Texas
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Church discipline: Excommunicated, Rebaptized,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Bishopric counselor, Other leader, Stake high council, Sunday school, Youth leader,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1943
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California, Connecticut, Texas,
- Places when accused: California, Connecticut,
- Latest update: 2024: registered sex offender; lives in Grapevine, Texas
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- John Baca was an LDS church member in California; found guilty of LEWD OR LASCIVIOUS ACTS WITH A CHILD UNDER 14 YEARS OF AGE
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Released,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Born: 1954
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Places when accused: California,
- Latest update: released from prison in 1995 is a registered sex offender, lives in Lodi, California
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- Thomas Black was an LDS church member and BYU greenhouse manager in Provo, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; sentenced to prison in Utah in 2003 for rape
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Parole, Prison, Released,
- Church positions: BYU,
- Convicted: 2002,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Born: 1961
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender in Utah; registered address is the Utah State prison in Draper, Utah
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- Wyman Blankenship was a Mormon church member; scout leader, pleaded guilty to molesting boys
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Parole, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Released,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Scout leader,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: California,
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- Susan Brock was an LDS church member in Arizona; was sentenced in April 2011 to 13 years in prison for engaging in a three-year-long sexual relationship with a boy, beginning when he was 14 years old; was released in December 2021
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Released,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Convicted: 2011,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Born: 1962
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
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- Jonathan Carver was a Mormon church member and returned missionary in Utah; accused of sexual abuse of a 17-year-old girl at a counseling center where he worked; pleaded guilty and sentenced in 2009 to prison; as of 2023, lives in Clearfield, Utah
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Released,
- Church positions: Missionary,
- Convicted: 2009,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Born: 1979
- Mission: 1998-2000 Haiti Haiti
- Places lived: Utah,
- Latest update: 2023: out of prison; registered sex offender; lives in Clearfield, Utah
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- John Doe was a Mormon church member in Lake Elsinore, California; arrested in 1997; pleaded guilty to committing lewd acts with a child under age 14; spent three years in state prison; in December 2022, the LDS church paid $995,000 to settle its part of a related civil lawsuit wherein a jury awarded the victim $2.28 billion
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- LDS church payment: $995,000
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Released,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Born: 1955
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Latest update: 2023-04-27: Plaintiff awarded $2.28 billion by a California jury in civil lawsuit
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- James Duffin was an LDS church member in California; accused of child sexual abuse; convicted in 2006; incarcerated 2006 to 2011; allegedly groomed female students ages 7-10 with attention and candy and then forcing sexual contact in his classroom after school
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Released,
- Church positions: Music leader, Youth leader,
- Convicted: 2006,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Born: 1952
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
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- Rowan Ellsworth was an LDS church member and schoolteacher in Arizona; allegedly molested a 14-year-old girl at an LDS girls camp in mid-1990; the abuse was reported to a bishop Burgess, who allegedly failed to report to police, but instead encouraged the victim to forgive; sentenced to prison in 1999 for two counts of child sexual abuse; released in 2007
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Church discipline: Excommunicated, Rebaptized,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Released,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Missionary,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1948
- Mission: 1967-1969 Brazil Brazil [unknown city]
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
- Places when accused: Arizona,
- Latest update: February 2024: lives in Mesa, Arizona
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- Matthew Faerber was an LDS church member and high school choir director in Murray, Utah; pleaded guilty in 1990 or 1991 to two counts of attempted sexual abuse of a child; sentenced in February 1991 to six months in jail (two of those months under house arrest) followed by three years of supervised release
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Probation, Released,
- Church positions: Missionary,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1962
- Mission: 1981-1982 Brazil Brazil Porto Alegre
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Latest update: 2023: not a registered sex offender; lives in Duluth, Minnesota
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- Thomas Forrest was an LDS church member in Mississippi; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Released,
- Church positions: Bishopric counselor,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Mississippi,
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- Thomas Gibby was an LDS church member and dentist in Salt Lake County, Utah; sexually assaulted a 13-year-old boy and a 17-year-old boy; pleaded guilty to two felony counts: one second-degree felony charge of sex abuse of a child, and one third-degree charge of attempted sex abuse of a child
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea agreement, Released,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1948
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Places when accused: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Latest update: 2006: released from prison
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- Kenneth Good was a Mormon church member in Georgia; accused of molesting 4 underage girls; pleaded guilty of child sexual abuse; sentenced in 1991 to 8 years in prison; released on parole in December 1993; as of 2023, lives in Taylorsville Utah
- Church discipline: Excommunicated, Rebaptized,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Released,
- Church positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1950
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Georgia, Utah,
- Latest update: Lives in Taylorsville, Utah; is not a registered sex offender, despite his conviction for child molestation
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- Timothy Hallows was a Mormon bishop in Kaysville, Utah when he perpetrated sex crimes; sentenced to 46 months in federal prison for possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM); released in January 2023; as of February 2024, lives in Pleasant View, Utah
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Released,
- Church positions: Bishop,
- Convicted: 2020,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Born: 1958
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Davis County (Utah), Utah,
- Places when accused: Utah,
- Latest update: February 2024: lives in Pleasant View, Utah
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- Craig Harward was a Mormon ward executive secretary and former elementary "teacher of the year" in Santa Clara County, California; accused of sexual abuse of at least 10 children; pleaded guilty to charges related to sexual abuse of four children over a six-year period; sentenced to 14 years in prison; in 2024, a lawsuit said the LDS church failed to report abuse; as of 2024, lives in St. George, Utah
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Missionary, Other leader, Ward executive secretary,
- Convicted: 2004,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, LDS building, Recreational trip/outing,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1948
- Mission: 1972-1974 Uruguay Uruguay
- Places lived: California, Utah,
- Places when accused: California,
- Latest update: July 2024: is a registered sex offender, lives in St. George, Utah; lawsuit filed against the LDS church and Harward, claiming local LDS leaders knew of his abuse but didn't report or try to stop it
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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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- James Hogan 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
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- LDS church payment: $875,000
- Church discipline: Excommunicated,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Released,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Settlement,
- Church positions: Church employee, Scout leader,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Born: 1939
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Oregon,
- Places when accused: Oregon,
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- Erik Hughes was a Mormon bishop in Mapleton, Utah and a Mormon church senior product manager when he sexually abused two underage children in his LDS ward dozens of times; was sentenced to prison in 2017; released in 2023; as of 2024, registered sex offender living in Utah
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Parole, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Bishop, Church employee, Missionary, Stake high council, Youth leader,
- Convicted: 2017,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1966
- Mission: 1985-1987 United States California Anaheim
- Places lived: Utah,
- Places when accused: Utah,
- Latest update: July 2023: out on parole
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- Hayden Hunter was a Mormon missionary in California; he was from Pleasant Grove, Utah; arrested in 2020 for distribution of child sexual abuse material (child pornography) while on his mission; convicted of possession of CSAM in 2021
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Released,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Missionary,
- Convicted: 2021,
- Crime scenes: Online,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Born: 2001
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California, Utah,
- Places when accused: California,
- Latest update: 2021: convicted in California of possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM)
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- Ronald Jenkins was a Mormon scout leader, bishopric counselor and stake high council member in Idaho; worked as a high school teacher; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 1996 of 10 counts of lewd conduct with a minor; sentenced to 17 years in prison; registered sex offender
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Church positions: Bishopric counselor, Scout leader, Stake high council,
- Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Born: 1942
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender; lives in Caldwell, Idaho
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