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Terry George Allen
- Latest update: 2024: registered sex offender; lives in Grapevine, Texas
- Victims: 10 or more victims,
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Born: 1943
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, High priest, Music leader, Stake high council, Stake public communications director, Sunday school president, Sunday school teacher, Youth leader,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused 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.
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Andrew Mack Bishop
- AKA Andy
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1981
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- 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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Charles John Blome
- AKA Chuck Blome
- Latest update: 2005: died
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1928
Died: 2005
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: no
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil case: Civil judgment in favor of plaintiff, LDS church ordered to make payment,
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Settlement paid by LDS church: $4,000,000
- The accused was a Mormon church member and US Army veteran in or near Houston or Beaumont, Texas; 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; Blome died in 2005.
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Paul J Bryant
- Latest update: December 2023: registered sex offender; lives in Utah; pre-trial hearing scheduled for Dec. 11, 2023
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Born: 1968
- LDS positions: Branch president, Missionary, Other leader, Primary teacher, Scout leader, Youth leader,
- LDS mission: Argentina - Argentina Cordoba 1987-1989
- Criminal case: Convicted, Ongoing, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- He was a Mormon church member and former LDS Primary teacher in Utah; was a branch president while on a Mormon mission to Argentina in the 1980s; in 2016, pleaded guilty to three first-degree felony counts of attempted aggravated sexual abuse of a child; in 2016, was sentenced to prison; in 2023, pleaded not guilty to failure to register as sex offender; was an HOA president in Lehi, Utah.
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Ted Bundy
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- The accused was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse.
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Ralph Hayden Burlingame
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1947
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Minnesota; sentenced in 1989 to prison for 2nd degree criminal sexual abuse of a child.
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Brett Candelaria
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1972
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- The accused was a Mormon church member in Colorado; pleaded guilty to charges of child sexual abuse on multiple occasions; sentenced in 2008 to two consecutive terms of 10 years to life in prison; later sentenced to 36 more years to life.
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Raymond Casillas
- Latest update: March 2024: lives in San Antonio, Texas as a registered sex offender
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1970
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, No contest, Plea agreement, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was a Mormon bishop and middle school teacher in San Antonio, Texas; arrested in 2014 and charged with felony aggravated sexual assault of a child; via a plea agreement, pleaded no contest to indecent contact with a child and agreed to a fine of $1,500; was sentenced in 2016 to 8 years in prison; as of March 2024, lives in San Antonio, Texas as a registered sex offender.
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Mark Chapman
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1971
- LDS positions: Church janitor, Scout leader,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was an LDS church member and scout leader in Michigan; served 9 years in prison in New York for charges of engaging in criminal sexual conduct with a person below the age of 17; sentenced to prison in 2022 in Michigan for sexually assaulting two children; some of the abuse took place at an LDS chapel.
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Clark Elwood Crookston
- AKA Dr. Crookston
- Latest update: March 2024: in prison at the Central Utah Correctional Facility (offender number 254115) in Gunnison, Sanpete County, Utah
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1949
- LDS positions: Bishop, High priest, Missionary, Stake high council,
- LDS mission: Germany - West German Mission 1968-1970
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- He was a former Mormon bishop, dentist and college professor in Orem, Utah; accused of nearly 60 years of sex abuse of multiple children; found guilty of attempted aggravated child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2022 to up to 35 years in prison.
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Kevin F Curlew
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- LDS positions: Other leader,
- LDS mission: no
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil case: Civil judgment in favor of plaintiff, Claims against LDS church dismissed, Unknown result,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Methuen, Massachusetts; accused of sexually abusing a child in an LDS chapel; convicted and sentenced to prison; in 2008, a victim's mother filed a civil lawsuit against the the Mormon church, claiming the church allowed the accused to babysit children despite his prior convictions for child sexual abuse, and that LDS leaders failed to report her child's abuse to police.
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George S Davis
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jury trial, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was an LDS church member in Rhode Island; accused of sexual abuse that allegedly took place in an LDS chapel.
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Prescott Louis De Jean
- AKA Prescott Louis De Jean III, Prescott DeJean
- Latest update: 2024: lives in Port Lavaca, Texas as a registered sex offender
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1955
- LDS positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender, Violated parole,
- The accused was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Texas; accused of sexual abuse; convicted between 1991 and 1997 of indecency with a child by contact; victim was 6 years old at the time of the abuse; convicted in 2013 of third degree felony failure to comply with sex offender registration requirements; as of March 2024, lives in Port Lavaca, Texas as a registered sex offender.
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Broch Clyde DeGraff
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1985
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission: Costa Rica - Costa Rica San Jose 2004-2006
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was an LDS church member and private school teacher at Liahona Preparatory Academy in Pleasant Grove, Utah; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse charges; sentenced in 2013 to up to 20 years in prison.
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Larry Deutsch
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Born: 1966
- LDS positions: Bishop, Scout leader, Youth leader,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- He was a former Mormon bishop in Missouri; charged with possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and luring a teen across state lines; pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 144 months in federal prison to be followed by a lifetime of supervised release for coercion and enticement of a minor and receiving child pornography.
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Richard Lloyd Dilley
- AKA Dick Dilley
- Latest update: 2024: lives in Airway Heights, Washington
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1959
- LDS positions: Scout leader, Sunday school teacher,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was an LDS church member and scout leader in Burien, near Seattle, Washington; dishonorably discharged from the Navy in 1983 after admitting to abusing boys in a Scouting program in Athens, Greece; pleaded guilty in 1990 to one count of third degree child rape and five counts of child molestation for "repeated" offenses over two years of the scouts in his LDS troop; sentenced to 9 years in prison.
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Nathan J Dupuis
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Born: 1978
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- The accused was a Mormon church member; sentenced in 2018 to four and a half years in prison for molesting a child.
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Todd Mitchell Edwards
- AKA Todd Michael Edwards
- Latest update: 2013: sentenced to three years in prison for child sexual abuse
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1964
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was a Mormon bishop in Menifee, Riverside County, California; in 2013, sentenced to three years in prison for child sexual abuse that occurred in 2006 and 2012; was bishop at the time of the 2012 abuse.
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Carlos Escalante
- Latest update: 2018: sentenced to 14 years in prison
- Victims: 1 victim,
- LDS positions: Branch president,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was an LDS branch president in San Nicolas, Argentina; sexually abused his stepdaughter for 5 years, including while branch president; the victim asked local LDS leaders for support, but allegedly received none; she was punished by the church for "refusing to forgive" and for "failing to comply with worthiness standards;" the accused was sentenced in 2018 to 14 years in prison.
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Scott Fredrich Farr
- Latest update: Living in Palm Desert, California.
- Victims: 2 victims,
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Born: 1953
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Ogden, Utah; found guilty in 1981 of forcible sexual abuse and 1991 of sex solicitation.
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Richard Freeman
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1963
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was an LDS church member and high school teacher in Fresno, California; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; moved to Provo, Utah.
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Jayne Allen Furness
- AKA Allen Furness
- Latest update: 1987: died
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Born: 1935
Died: 1987
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Found guilty, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He 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.
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Keith Lorraine Gillins
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Born: 1947
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- He was a former mayor, LDS bishop and high school teacher in Fillmore, Utah; arrested on charges of having sex with a 17-year-old girl; convicted in 2009 of first degree felony attempted rape, first degree felony attempted sodomy and second degree felony forcible sexual abuse; sentenced in 2009 to three sentences of three years to life in prison.
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Kenneth Robert Good
- Latest update: Lives in Taylorsville, Utah; is not a registered sex offender, despite his conviction for child molestation
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Born: 1950
- LDS positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- The accused 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.
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Shawn Cory Gooden
- Latest update: November 2023: sentenced in Virginia to up to 5 years in prison after pleading guilty to four felony counts; faces more charges in Pennsylvania
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1974
- LDS positions: Bishop, Scout leader, Stake high council, Stake presidency counselor, Youth leader,
- LDS mission: United States - Ohio Cleveland (Spanish speaking)
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted, Ongoing, Prison, Probation,
- He was an LDS bishop in Lebanon, Pennsylvania from 2016-2020; arrested in 2022 and charged with sexual abuse of two children in Virginia from 1997-2000; pleaded guilty in July 2023 in Virginia to four felony counts; sentenced in November 2023 in Virginia to prison time and supervised probation on release; charged in July 2023 in Pennsylvania with more child sex abuse charges.
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Frank Laine Hall
- AKA Laine Hall
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Born: 1970
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Utah; former award-winning first grade schoolteacher; sentenced to prison for sexually abusing his students.
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Timothy James Hallows
- AKA Tim Hallows, Timothy J Hallows
- Latest update: February 2024: lives in Pleasant View, Utah
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Born: 1958
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- He was an Mormon bishop in 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.
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Marvin Ross Harker
- AKA M, M Harker
- Latest update: September 2020: sentenced to five years in prison and made to register as a sex offender
- Victims: 2 victims, 5 victims,
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Born: 1968
- LDS positions: Bishop, Missionary,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was an LDS church member and bishop in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada; sexually assaulted several young girls; confessed to his bishop and a mission president, who told him not to report to police; convicted in 2019; sentenced in September 2020 to five years in prison and made to register as a sex offender.
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Harvey William Harper
- AKA Will Harper, William Howard Boger
- Latest update: 2014: died
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1935
Died: 2014
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- The accused 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.
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Devin Richard Hartman
- AKA Zach, Zach Anderson, Mr. Anderson, Mr. Zach Anderson
- Latest update: found guilty of rape and is serving 2 life sentences in prison
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1975
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission: Portugal - Porto Portugal
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Mableton, near Atlanta, Georgia; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; given two consecutive sentences of life in prison.
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Craig Allen Harward
- AKA Mr. Harward
- Latest update: February 2024: lives in San Jose, California; not a registered sex offender
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1948
- LDS positions: Bishopric, Missionary, Other leader, Ward executive secretary,
- LDS mission: Uruguay - Uruguay 1972-1974
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was a Mormon church member and former "teacher of the year" at an elementary school in Santa Clara County, California; accused of sexual abuse of at least 10 children; pleaded guilty to charges relating to sexual abuse of four children; sentenced to 14 years in prison for lewd and lascivious acts on four children spanning a six year period; as of 2024, lives in San Jose, California.
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James Francis Hogan
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Born: 1939
- LDS positions: Church employee, Scout leader,
- LDS mission: no
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil case: Settlement,
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Settlement paid by LDS church: Yes (undisclosed amount)
- The accused 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.
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Christine Shreeve Hubbs
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- She was an LDS church member in California; was charged with sexual abuse of two underage boys (ages 14 and 15); convicted in 2011, sentenced to five years in prison.
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Erik Wayne Hughes
- AKA Bishop Hughes
- Latest update: July 2023: out on parole
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1966
- LDS positions: Bishop, Church employee, Missionary,
- LDS mission: United States - California Anaheim 1985-1987
- Criminal case: Convicted, Parole, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He 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.
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Roy Webb Hunt
- Latest update: April 2023: lives in Mesa, Arizona as a registered sex offender
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Born: 1959
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- He was a Mormon church member in Maricopa County, Arizona; former city manager in Snowflake and Holbrook and a public finance banker at the National Bank of Arizona; accused of child sexual abuse in 2004; pleaded guilty in 2005 to a reduced charge; sentenced to prison in Arizona in 2005.
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Robert Bentley Jackson
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1942
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, BYU professor, Scout leader,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- The accused was a former assistant BYU professor and Mormon bishopric member in Provo, Utah; sentenced to two years in prison in 2006 for video recording a 14-year-old undressing.
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Kenneth Enos Jenks
- AKA Ken Jenks
- LDS positions: Other leader, Ward executive secretary, Ward librarian,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- The accused was an LDS church member in California (Milpitas Ward); accused of sexual abuse; convicted; served 14 years in prison for sexual abuse of a minor under duress; three victims sued the LDS church, claiming it knew about Jenks's abuse but allowed him to work with children.
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James Frank Johannes
- Latest update: 2017: sentenced to six years in prison
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1982
- LDS positions: Youth leader,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was a Mormon youth leader and US Army soldier assigned to the National Security Agency (NSA) in San Antonio, Texas; sentenced in 2017 to six years in prison for spying on two teenage sisters and recording them preparing to attend LDS seminary classes.
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Les Ernest Johnson
- AKA Les E Johnson, possibly Bananas the Clown
- Latest update: released from prison in the 1980s; lives in Utah as of 2023
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Born: 1944
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- He 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.
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Bryce Johnson
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1984
- LDS positions: Missionary, Youth leader,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Heber City, Utah; three counts of aggravated child sex abuse/1st degree felony and sexual exploitation of a minor/2nd degree felony.
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Eric Whitney Jones
- Latest update: March 2024: sentenced to two to 20 years in prison
- Victims: 2 victims, 3 victims,
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Born: 1981
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He 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.
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Doyle Clarence Kelstrom
- Victims: 4 victims,
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Born: 1938
- LDS mission: United States - Texas [unknown]
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison, Probation,
- The accused was a Mormon church member in Oregon and Utah; accused of sexual abuse.
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Derek Marlan Layton
- AKA Derek Marian Layton
- Latest update: 2024: registered sex offender; lives in Chandler, Arizona
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Arizona; accused of sexual abuse in the late 1980s; convicted and sentenced to 25 years in prison for "sexual with minor and dangerous crimes against children".
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Kurt Broderick Leppert
- Latest update: 2018: sentenced to 21 years and 4 months in prison
- Victims: 3 victims,
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Born: 1958
- LDS positions: Primary teacher,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused 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.
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Frank Arthur Lind
- Latest update: 2022: convicted of child sexual abuse; sentenced to three consecutive terms of 25 years to life in prison
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1956
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was a Mormon church member in California; sentenced before the early 2000s to 30 years to life in prison for sexually molesting a child; in the 2000s, a Mormon bishop allegedly supported Lind's decision to be baptized into the LDS church despite his prior conviction; in 2022, again convicted of child sexual abuse; sentenced to three consecutive terms of 25 years to life in prison.
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Major Lynn Madon
- Latest update: Currently serving time in Central Utah Correctional Facility
- Victims: 1 victim,
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Nursery leader, Stake high council, Sunday school teacher, Ward clerk,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Mapleton, Utah; convicted of child sexual abuse; as of 2024, serving time in prison in Central Utah Correctional Facility.
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Craig Ralph Mathias
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1960
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Granada Hills, California; was in the Northridge ward until 1983; convicted in 1987 of sexually molesting multiple boy scouts; sentenced to six years in prison.
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Franklin Leon Mathias
- AKA Frank Mathias
- Victims: 100 or more victims,
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- The accused was a former Mormon church member and Boy scout leader in Oregon; had a career as a schoolteacher; accused in 1987 of sexual abuse; sentenced in 1988 to four years in prison for molesting a child; he said that he had 242 victims over a 30 year period.
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Bruce A McAskill
- Latest update: 1994: convicted of child sexual abuse, sentenced to prison
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1928
- LDS positions: Other leader, Ward clerk,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Convicted, Found guilty, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was a Mormon church ward clerk in Jackson, Michigan; before becoming ward clerk, was convicted of rape; after becoming ward clerk, in 1994, was found guilty by a judge of kissing and fondling an 8-year-old boy whom he was babysitting; McAskill had met the boy's mother at church; a police officer said McAskill told him 'he didn't see any problem' with an adult sleeping naked with a child.
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Timothy O'Sean McCleve
- AKA Sean McCleve
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1956
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- The accused was a former Mormon bishop in Harrisville, Utah when he was charged with sexually abusing three children; some of the abuse took place while he was bishop; sentenced in 2008 to up to 30 years in prison for child sexual abuse.
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