7 LDS sex abuse cases found
- Criminal case result: Violated parole/probation
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- Arlo Atkin (1956 – ) was a former LDS bishop in or near Chandler, Maricopa County, Arizona; accused of raping and impregnating a 14-year-old girl in his ward while he was her bishop; pleaded guilty, spent 132 days in jail
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Bishop, Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Violated parole/probation,
Civil case(s): Dismissed with prejudice, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, - View report »
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- Tanner Clark (1993 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah; sentenced in 2019 to 90 days in jail for two counts of unlawful sexual conduct with a 16 or 17 year old, two counts of attempted sexual exploitation of a minor, and two counts of dealing in materials harmful to minors; may have had over 100 victims; arrested in 2021 (while on probation) for enticing a minor; convicted and sentenced to 1 to 5 years in prison
Convicted:
2019,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Prison, Probation, Violated parole/probation, - View report »
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- Prescott De Jean (1955 – ) 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
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2013,
Positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender, Violated parole/probation,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, - View report »
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- Ryan Ellsworth (1966 – ) was a Mormon church member in Lakeside, Navajo County, Arizona; accused in 1998 of child sexual abuse; convicted in 2000; sentenced to two consecutive terms of six years in prison; released in 2010; violated probation in the 2010s; as of 2025, registered sex offender living in Show Low, Arizona
Convicted:
2000,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender, Violated parole/probation,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Elwood Haws (1951 – ) was vice president of an LDS church-owned trust company in Utah; charged in 2020 with 13 second degree felony counts of sexual exploitation of a minor; admitted that he viewed child sexual abuse material 3-4 times a week over a 3-4 year span; in 2021, pleaded guilty to three counts and was sentenced to 180 days in jail; in 2023, violated probation; as of 2026, lives in Taylorsville, Utah
Convicted:
2021,
Positions: Church employee,
Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, Released, Violated parole/probation,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Christine Hubbs 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; violated parole
Convicted:
2011,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Parole, Prison, Violated parole/probation, - View report »
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- Robert Tubbs (1951 – ) was an LDS scout leader in Slaterville, Weber County, Utah; admitted he told a Mormon bishop in the early 1970s he had molested multiple boys; Tubbs said the bishop kept the abuse secret; nearly 20 years passed and Tubbs molested others; in the 1990s, Tubbs pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse charges; sentenced to six years to life in prison; paroled in 2000; violated parole; released in 2008
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Missionary, Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Parole, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released, Violated parole/probation,
Alleged church actions: Ward official accused of failure to report, - View report »
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