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43 matching Mormon sex abuse cases

Criminal case result: Released

- Allen Johnson was an LDS church member in Utah; drove from Utah to Idaho to meet up with a person he believed was a 15-year-old girl for sex; sentenced in 2015 to eight years in prison; as of March 2024, is a registered sex offender living in Provo, Utah
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Convicted: 2015,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Born: 1965
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho, Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Latest update: March 2024: registered sex offender living in Provo, Utah
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- Les Johnson was a Mormon church member in northern Utah; found guilty of child sexual abuse; was granted parole in 1984 in Utah after serving 7 months of a 0-5 year prison sentence; as of 2023, lives in Bountiful, Utah
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Released,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Born: 1944
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Latest update: released from prison in the 1980s; lives in Utah as of 2023
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- Kevin Kirkland was a Mormon seminary teacher and school teacher in the Redlands, California area; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in 2016 to molesting four female students from May 2015 to May 2016; sentenced to two years in jail; released in June 2017
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Released,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Settlement,
- Church positions: Seminary teacher,
- Victims: 6 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1959
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Places when accused: California,
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- Keith Knutson was a Mormon church member in Seattle, Washington; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse charges in 1995; a Mormon bishop allegedly failed to report abuse allegations to police
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Sunday school,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Born: 1968
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Washington,
- Latest update: 2023-03-08: Lives in Lynnwood, Washington
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- James Larsen was a Mormon church member (possibly a ward clerk or bishop) in Magna, Utah; accused in 2017 of putting cameras in LDS church bathrooms as well as a private rental; pleaded guilty; sentenced in 2018 to prison; released; as of 2025, lives in Magna, Utah as a registered sex offender
- Church discipline: Unknown,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Church positions: Missionary, Ward clerk,
- Convicted: 2018,
- Crime scenes: LDS building, Victim's home,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Born: 1977
- Mission: 1997-1999 United States North Carolina Raleigh
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Places when accused: Utah,
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- Robert Larsen was an LDS church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; convicted of LEWDNESS INVOLVING A CHILD in 1993, and SEX ABUSE CHILD in 1998, as well as POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY in 2009
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Released,
- Church positions: Scout leader,
- Convicted: 2009,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Born: 1965
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Places when accused: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Latest update: Was released from prison 2013
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- Michael McClellan was an LDS church member in Las Vegas, Nevada; arrested; convicted of attempted lewdness with a minor; sentenced to prison; as of 2024, lives in Cottonwood, Arizona
- Church discipline: Excommunicated, Rebaptized,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Church positions: Youth leader,
- Convicted: 2004,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Born: 1957
- Mission: United Kingdom Scotland
- Places lived: Arizona, Nevada,
- Places when accused: Nevada,
- Latest update: Moved out of Las Vegas, Nevada where he was convicted, currently lives in Cottonwood, Arizona
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- Maynard McFarland was an LDS church member in California and Minnesota; sentenced in 2005 to 32 years in prison for sexually abusing his daughter for many years; released from prison in 2020; as of 2024, lives in Chula Vista, California as a registered sex offender
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Church discipline: Excommunicated,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Convicted: 2005,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1959
- Mission: no
- Places lived: California, Minnesota, North Dakota,
- Latest update: 2024: lives in Chula Vista, California as a registered sex offender
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- Aaron Montoya was a Mormon children's Primary teacher and law enforcement officer in Utah; found guilty in 2005 of sexually abusing children during LDS church meetings and at his home; later pleaded guilty in another case; in all, at least nine victims came forward; sentenced to prison in 2005; as of March 2025, is out of prison on parole and lives in Woods Cross, Utah as a registered sex offender
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Primary,
- Convicted: 2005,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, LDS building, Perpetrator's home, Vehicle,
- Victims: 9 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1972
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah,
- Places when accused: Utah,
- Latest update: March 2024: out of prison on parole and lives in Woods Cross, Utah as a registered sex offender
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- Steven Murdock was a Mormon stake high council member and former LDS bishop in Holladay, Salt Lake County, Utah; allegedly sexually harassed multiple women in his ward while he was their bishop (he was bishop from 2013 to 2017); in 2019, was caught taking photos of a young woman in a dressing room in Tennessee; pleaded guilty in November 2019; sentenced in 2019 to one year probation, 48 hours community service
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Community service, Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Released,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Bishop, Stake high council,
- Convicted: 2019,
- Crime scenes: Public, Recreational trip/outing,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Born: 1963
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Tennessee, Utah,
- Latest update: 2019: sentenced in Tennessee to one year of supervised probation and 48 hours of community service, and ordered to undergo counseling
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- David Novak was an LDS Social Services counselor in Utah who worked for 12 years with child sexual abuse victims; convicted in 1999 of sexually abusing a girl; released from jail after serving about 40 days
- Church discipline: Excommunicated,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Released,
- Church positions: Church employee,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Born: 1951
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
- Places when accused: Utah,
- Latest update: 2000: released from jail in Utah after serving about 40 days for sexually abusing a girl
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- Jeff Ranstrom was an LDS church member, elders quorum president and high school basketball coach in Idaho; accused in 2019 of sexually abusing a student; pleaded guilty to a felony charge of child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2020 to 4 to 15 years in prison; as of December 2023, was out on parole living in Eagle, Idaho as a registered sex offender
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Parole, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Church positions: Elders quorum,
- Convicted: 2019,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Born: 1986
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Places when accused: Idaho,
- Latest update: December 2023: registered sex offender in Idaho; lives in Eagle, Idaho
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- Chance Ray was a Mormon church member and scout leader in the Mesa, Arizona area; convicted of child sexual abuse and sentenced to prison in Arizona; spent approximately 14 years in prison; released in July 2020
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Released,
- Church positions: Scout leader,
- Convicted: 2005,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Born: 1980
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
- Latest update: 2023: released from prison as of 2020-07-30; lives in Arizona
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- Keith Salmon was an LDS church member in Tennessee; found guilty of distributing CSAM
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Released,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Convicted: 2013,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Born: 1966
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Tennessee, Utah, Weber County (Utah),
- Places when accused: Tennessee,
- Latest update: Living in North Ogden, Utah
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- Richard Sampson was a Mormon bishop, stake high council member and doctor in Provo, Utah; was director of medical affairs for the LDS Missionary Training Center; allegedly sexually abused at least seven children; convicted and sentenced in 2014 to one to 15 years in prison for child sexual abuse; as of 2024, was out on parole living in Holladay, Utah
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Parole, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Bishop, Church employee, Other leader, Stake high council,
- Convicted: 2014,
- Victims: 7 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1945
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona), Provo (Utah), Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Places when accused: Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: 2024: Out on parole; registered sex offender, lives in Holladay, Utah
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- Timothy Shoemaker was a Mormon church member in Newnan, Georgia; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; as of 2024, lives in Newnan, Georgia as a registered sex offender
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Scout leader,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, Scout activity, Vehicle,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Born: 1976
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Georgia,
- Places when accused: Georgia,
- Latest update: 2024: lives in Newnan, Georgia as a registered sex offender
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- Stewart Singley was an LDS church member in Ohio; convicted in 1975 of child molestation that occurred in 1974; in 1997, convicted and sentenced to one year in jail or prison; as of 2024, is a registered sex offender; lives in East Waterford, Pennsylvania
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Born: 1937
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Ohio, Pennsylvania,
- Places when accused: Ohio,
- Latest update: 2024: registered sex offender; lives in East Waterford, Pennsylvania
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- Terry Stidd was an LDS church member in Kearns, Utah; in 1998, pleaded guilty to rape in the first degree and sodomy in the first degree and was sentenced to 10 years in prison; as of 2024, is out on parole and lives in Salt Lake City, Utah
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Released,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Born: 1960
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Places when accused: Utah,
- Latest update: Out on parole lives in Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Thomas Thompson was an LDS church member in Oregon, California and Arkansas; convicted of sex crimes in Oregon in about 2002; as of 2024, was a registered sex offender living in Yellville, Arkansas
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Convicted: 2002,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Born: 1944
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Arkansas, California, Oregon, Washington,
- Places when accused: Oregon,
- Latest update: 2024: registered sex offender; lives in Yellville, Arkansas
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- Jay Toombs was an LDS scout leader and private investigator in Benson, Utah; allegedly told his stake president (a Cache County prosecutor) in 1994 that he had molested boys; three LDS bishops and stake president Jerry Toombs (his older brother) allegedly knew of abuse but did not tell police; convicted in 2000 and sentenced to five years to life in prison; released in 2025; lives in Logan, Utah
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- admitted to molesting at least 53 victims
- "I felt like I was going to the authorities [by reporting to multiple bishops]. I wanted to do what was right. I didn't want to see him go to prison. I wanted him to get help. [...] I was always told to be patient with Jay, he was a good man. That's what I was told again and again and again. I was even given priesthood blessings that I had been chosen to help him."— Jane Doe, mother of abuse victim John Doe
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Scout leader,
- Convicted: 2000,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1956
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah,
- Places when accused: Utah,
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