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- George Aaron was a former Mormon bishop in a college ward in Provo, Utah; allegedly sexually abused his two teenage daughters in the 1980s and early 1990s; found civilly liable in 2001 to have "inflicted emotional distress," "breached fiduciary duty," and behaved with "reckless disregard" toward his younger daughter; paid $25,000 in punitive damages
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Aaron's standing in the church didn't change despite his loss in court
- "I was sitting in a room, full of women, who had been sexually abused by a family member — most of them [saying], 'My father abused me. I told the bishop. Nothing happened.' I just knew that wasn't going to be my story. I wasn’t going to allow that to be my story."
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Judgment for plaintiff,
- Church positions: Bishop,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1941
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah,
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- James Adams was a Mormon church member in Beckley, West Virginia; sentenced to prison in 1994 for sexually abusing multiple children; in 1996, a $750 million lawsuit was filed against the Mormon church alleging coverup; the suit was settled out of court in 2000
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
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LDS church payment: Undisclosed amount
Church discipline: Excommunicated,
- Abuse went on for five years after Adams first told Mormon officials, including a bishop and stake president, the lawsuit said
- "The church is not in the business of covering up."
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Church positions: Other leader,
- Crime scenes: Victim's home,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1954
- Mission: no
- Places lived: West Virginia,
- Latest update: 1994: sentenced to prison in West Virginia for sexually abusing multiple children
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- Paul Adams was an LDS church member in Arizona; sexually abused two children for several years after confessing to his bishop; arrested and charged; died by suicide in 2017 while in custody awaiting trial
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
Church discipline: Excommunicated,
- Criminal case(s): Died awaiting trial, Not convicted, Suicide,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Dismissed,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1982
Died: 2017 - Mission: no
- Places lived: Arizona,
- Latest update: 2023: multiple victims are involved in a civil lawsuit against the LDS church
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- Leizza Adams was the wife of sexual abuser Paul Douglas Adams; sentenced in 2018 in Arizona to 2.5 years in prison after pleading no contest to two felony counts of child abuse (not sexual abuse)
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
Church discipline: Excommunicated,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, No contest, Plea agreement, Prison,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Convicted: 2018,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Arizona,
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- Michael Adamson was a Mormon church caretaker and organist in York, England; abused at least four children as young as seven years old; convicted; sentenced to prison in England in 2008 for child sexual abuse
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Other leader,
- Convicted: 2008,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1945
- Mission: no
- Places lived: England, United Kingdom,
- Latest update: sentenced to prison in England in 2008 for child sexual abuse
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- 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,
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Born: 1943
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California, Connecticut, Texas,
- Latest update: 2024: registered sex offender; lives in Grapevine, Texas
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- Stewart Allsford was a former LDS bishop in the Plymouth England stake; accused of sexually abusing two girls; died by suicide on third day of his child sex abuse trial
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Suicide,
- Church positions: Bishop,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1951
Died: 2017 - Mission: unknown
- Places lived: England, United Kingdom,
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- Benjamin Alyk was an LDS church member from Utah and a missionary in Dominican Republic; confessed to making child sexual abuse material (CSAM); LDS church leaders allegedly knew about but did not report his criminal behavior to law enforcement
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Church positions: Missionary,
- Crime: Unknown crime year, in Utah,
- Crime scenes: Online,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1997
- Mission: Dominican Republic
- Places lived: Dominican Republic, Utah,
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- Matthew Anderson was an LDS church member in West Haven, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Church positions: Scout leader,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah,
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- Cortney Andrew was a Mormon church member and bishopric counselor in Logan, Utah; charged in 2023 in Utah with four second degree felony counts of enticing a minor by internet or text; pleaded guilty to reduced charges in December 2023; sentenced in January 2024 to 60 days in jail
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Church positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary,
- Crime: Unknown crime year, in Cache County (Utah), Utah,
- Convicted: 2023,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1984
- Mission: United States Lansing
- Places lived: Cache County (Utah), Utah,
- Latest update: January 2024: sentenced to 60 days in jail with work release
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- Michael Antrobus was a former Mormon branch president (similar to a bishop) and bishop in Connersville, Indiana for 10 years (approximately 1974-84); convicted of child sexual abuse charges (9 counts, 6 victims) in Sacramento County, California in 2021-2022; sentenced to 8 years in San Quentin State Prison; died by suicide in prison in September 2023; allegedly had at least a dozen victims
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Bishop, Branch president, Missionary,
- Convicted: 2021, 2022,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1947
Died: 2023 - Mission: 1966-1968 United States West Central States Mission (Montana, Wyoming, Idaho)
- Places lived: California, Indiana,
- Latest update: 2023-09-16: died by suicide in prison
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- Manuel Archibeque was a Mormon church member in Maricopa County, Arizona; allegedly admitted to his bishop that he had sexually touched a child; charged in two cases in 2006 with sexual conduct with a minor and three counts of molestation of a child, all class two felonies; one case was dismissed in 2006 without prejudice; in the other, pleaded guilty to two reduced charges of child abuse
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1971
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
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- Jose Arias was a Mormon church missionary in Palm Desert, California; accused of sexual abuse; civil suit filed against LDS church and Arias; judge awarded judgment by default for the plaintiff (victim) against Arias in 2017 in the amount of approximately $4.2 million; the LDS church was not found liable
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Judgment for plaintiff, Lawsuit v. LDS church,
- Church positions: Missionary,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1962
- Mission: 1985-1986 United States California [unknown city - served in Palm Desert]
- Places lived: California,
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- Larren Arnold was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Idaho; in 1984, arrested for lewd conduct with a minor under 16; convicted, received a five-year suspended sentence and three years probation; Mormon leaders allegedly covered up Arnold's abuse; the Mormon church made a $50,000 settlement payment to a victim in 2001, and a payment to another victim in 2012; died in 2017
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
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LDS church payment: $50,000
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Probation,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Scout leader,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1935
Died: 2017 - Mission: no
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
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- Arlo Atkin 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
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
Church discipline: Excommunicated,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Violated parole/probation,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Dismissed with prejudice, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Bishop, Missionary,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1956
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Arizona, California,
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- Eric Avant was a Mormon cub scout leader in Norfolk, Virginia; convicted in 1979 of sodomizing an 11-year-old; Mormon leaders allegedly knew of his sexual attraction to young boys but did not check police records; convicted in 1988 of 14 counts of aggravated sexual battery and sentenced to 26 years in prison for molesting nine boys; had as many as 41 alleged victims; the church settled a lawsuit in 1992
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
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LDS church payment: $2,000,000
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Church positions: Scout leader,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1959
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Virginia,
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- James B was an LDS bishop in Newport Beach, California in about 1990 to 1995; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of sexually abusing a boy in his office at church every week from 1990 to 1995, when the victim was 12 to about 17 years old; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Bishop,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Latest update: 2024: accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse
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- Richard Baker was an LDS bishopric counselor in Clearfield, Utah; accused of voyeurism and child sexual exploitation
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Bishopric counselor,
- Convicted: 2023,
- Victims: 7 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1978
- Mission: United States Washington D.C. South Mission
- Places lived: Utah,
- Latest update: Lives in Brigham City, Utah
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- Bishop Baldwin was a Mormon bishop in Pittsburg, California in 1989; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse that allegedly lasted from 1989 to 1997, when the victim was 5 to 13 years old; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Bishop,
- Crime scenes: Bishop's office, LDS activity, LDS building, Recreational trip/outing,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: 2024: accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse
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- Norman Barber was a Mormon church member and dentist in Layton, Utah; was a scout leader; pleaded guilty in 1988 to sexually abusing two girls who were his dental patients; the sexual abuse occurred in his dental office and included drugging one or both girls with nitrous oxide
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Scout leader,
- Crime scenes: Health appointment, Perpetrator's workplace,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1947
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah,
- Latest update: 1988: pleaded guilty to sexual abuse of two 15-year-old girls
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- George Barnett was a Mormon ward clerk in Cerritos, California; accused in a 2025 lawsuit against the Mormon church of sexually abusing a child as part of a sex trafficking ring, and of covering up the abuse; the plaintiff said she was abused over 200 times at the Cerritos LDS stake center from 1979 to 1983
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Ward clerk,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, LDS building,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
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- Alan Bassett was a Mormon church member and air traffic controller in Fruit Heights, Utah; accused in a 2019 civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse (dismissed without prejudice); charged in June 2024 with child sexual abuse; over 80 victims came forward; admitted to molesting many neighbor girls; tried to get his case dismissed due to an unsigned 1989 agreement with a deputy Davis County attorney
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
Church discipline: Excommunicated, Rebaptized,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Dismissed without prejudice,
- Church positions: Other leader, Scout leader, Ward clerk,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1948
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Davis County (Utah), New York, Utah,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: June 2024: charged with child sexual abuse
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- James Bayless was a Mormon church member in Gilbert, Arizona; pleaded guilty in 2015 to two counts of molestation of a child; as of 2024, is a registered sex offender living in Mesa, Arizona
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender,
- Convicted: 2015,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1946
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
- Latest update: 2024: is a registered sex offender living in Mesa, Arizona
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- Christian Bearnson was a Mormon church member in Los Angeles, California in the early 1990s; molested a 13-year-old girl; in 1993, the Mormon church was found liable for child sexual abuse by a jury in a civil lawsuit; the LDS church then settled with the two plaintiffs, reportedly for millions of dollars (US), and had the court records sealed
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
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LDS church payment: $2,000,000
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Probation,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Judgment for plaintiff, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1963
- Mission: no
- Places lived: California,
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- David Bennett was an LDS church member and scout leader in California and Korea; convicted in 1987 in California of child sexual abuse; moved to Korea; was assigned to be an LDS young men's president and scoutmaster; was accused of molesting several boys; disappeared in 1991; FLOODLIT is attempting to locate him
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Fled or failed to appear, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Unknown result,
- Church positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Victims: 8 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1954
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California, Canada, Korea,
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- Donald Bills was a school teacher (one-time "teacher of the year") and former Mormon bishopric member in Provo, Utah; pleaded guilty to multiple felonies, including rape of a 17-year-old girl; sentenced in 2015 to a minimum of eight years in prison; as of January 2025, lives in Orem, Utah as a registered sex offender
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Bishopric counselor,
- Convicted: 2015,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace, Victim's school,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1959
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Latest update: January 2025: lives in Orem, Utah as a registered sex offender
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- 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
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, Police investigation,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Dismissed, Dismissed with prejudice, Lawsuit v. LDS church,
- Church positions: Mission president, Missionary, Other leader,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Argentina, Arizona, Utah,
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- David Blain was an LDS church member in Washington; accused of sexual abuse
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Church positions: Youth leader,
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Born: 1970
Died: 2015 - Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Washington,
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- Herman Blom was a Mormon church member in the Netherlands and in Pleasant Grove, Utah; allegedly sexually abused a child in 2018; died in 2023
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Bishopric counselor, Other leader, Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1948
Died: 2023 - Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Netherlands, Utah, Utah County (Utah),
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- Charles Blome 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
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
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LDS church payment: $4,000,000
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Judgment for plaintiff, Lawsuit v. LDS church,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1928
Died: 2005 - Mission: no
- Places lived: Texas,
- Latest update: 2005: died
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- Gordon Bodily was a Mormon bishop and physical education teacher in Hyrum, Cache Valley, Utah; accused in 2000 of luring a 17-year-old North Carolina girl to Utah for sex while serving as an LDS bishop; sentenced in 2001 to 21 months in federal prison
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
Church discipline: Excommunicated,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Bishop, Missionary,
- Convicted: 2001,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1949
- Mission: 1968-1970 United States Eastern States (headquarters in New York City)
- Places lived: Utah,
- Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender; lives in Ogden, Utah
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- Nelson Bogero 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
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Police investigation, Prison,
- Church positions: Primary,
- Convicted: 2024,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1953
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Argentina,
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- Michael Bolingbroke was a Mormon bishop and stake seventy president in Granada Hills, Los Angeles, California; accused of child sexual abuse in a 2022 lawsuit; died in 2024
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Never charged,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, High priest, Other leader, Scout leader, Stake seventy, Sunday school,
- Crime scenes: LDS building, Scout activity,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1942
- Mission: United States Great Lakes [Michigan, Indiana, Ohio]
- Places lived: California, Utah,
- Documents available: yes (free download)
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- Douglas Bowen was an LDS church member and Boy Scout leader in Washington, California, Utah and Idaho; was convicted of attempted aggravated sexual abuse of a child
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Church positions: Scout leader,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1950
- Mission: no
- Places lived: California, Idaho, Utah, Washington,
- Latest update: Lives in St. George, Utah
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- Kevin Bowman was an LDS first counselor in a ward bishopric and a restaurant owner in Spanish Fork, Utah; was an LDS missionary in Taiwan 1999-2001; accused of sexual abuse of a teenage girl who worked in his restaurant; arrested in July 2023; in June 2024, found guilty by a jury of forcible sexual abuse (second-degree felony) and lewdness (class B misdemeanor); sentencing set for July 29, 2024
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Other leader,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1980
- Mission: 1999-2001 Taiwan Taiwan Taipei (Da Xi, Yi Lan, Tao Yuan, San Xia, Tai Pei)
- Places lived: Taiwan, Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Latest update: June 2024: found guilty by a jury of forcible sexual abuse (second-degree felony) and lewdness (class B misdemeanor); sentencing set for July 29, 2024
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- Ronald Boyce was a Mormon seminary teacher and home teacher in Schenectady, New York in the 1990s; accused of child sexual abuse in a 2024 civil lawsuit against the LDS church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
Church discipline: Excommunicated,
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Seminary teacher, Youth leader,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, Perpetrator's home, Recreational trip/outing, Victim's home,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1961
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: New York, Utah,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
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- Peter Brackner was second counselor in an LDS bishopric in Purvis, Mississippi, and a scoutmaster; accused of sexual abuse
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Bishopric counselor, Scout leader,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Mississippi,
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- Rachel Brock was a Mormon church member in Arizona; pleaded guilty to sexually abusing the same boy that her mother, Susan Brock, was convicted of molesting
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Crime: Unknown crime year, in Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
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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,
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Born: 1962
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
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- Carlfred Broderick was a Mormon stake president in Cerritos, California; accused in a 2025 lawsuit against the Mormon church of sexually abusing a child as part of a sex trafficking ring, and of covering up the abuse; the plaintiff said she was abused over 200 times at the Cerritos LDS stake center from 1979 to 1983
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Stake president,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, LDS building,
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Born: 1932
Died: 1999 - Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Latest update: 1999: died; 2025: accused in a civil lawsuit against the Mormon church of child sexual abuse and coverup
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- David Bromley was an LDS church member in Illinois; accused of sexual abuse
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Alleged crime: Unknown crime year, in Illinois,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Illinois,
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- Robert Bunker was an LDS church member in McCammon, Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 2006; sentenced to 33 days in jail; as of 2023, is a registered sex offender living in Idaho
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1990
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Latest update: 2024: is a registered sex offender; lives in Pocatello, Idaho
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- Paul Burdick was an LDS bishop and drivers education teacher in Oregon; arrested in 2019 and charged with child sexual abuse; pleaded guilty to third-degree sex abuse involving underage female students in his job as a drivers ed teacher
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Probation,
- Church positions: Bishop, Elders quorum,
- Convicted: 2020,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1972
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Oregon,
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- Paydan Bussey was a Mormon church member in Washington and Utah; convicted of child sexual abuse charges while a minor in Washington; removed from sex offender registries in Washington and Utah; allegedly molested a child in 2019 while on a trip to Spain paid for by the Mormon church; charged in Washington and Utah in 2024 with child sexual abuse felonies; named in a 2025 lawsuit against the Mormon church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1998
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California, Spain, Utah, Washington,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
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- Raphael Caccioppoli was a Mormon Sunday school teacher, lawyer and Justice Ministry judicial officer in New Zealand; confessed sex crime behavior to a Mormon bishop in 1998; LDS leaders did not tell police or local parents of children he was left alone to supervise; turned himself in to police in 2007; sentenced to five years in jail for child sexual abuse and animal sex abuse (bestiality)
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
Church discipline: Excommunicated,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Sunday school,
- Convicted: 2008,
- Crime scenes: Victim's home,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1971
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: New Zealand,
- Latest update: 2008: sentenced in New Zealand to five years in jail for child sexual abuse and animal sex abuse (bestiality)
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- Niles Carr was a Mormon missionary in Ireland in the late 1980s, originally from California; convicted of child sexual abuse charges; Mormon leaders allegedly assigned Carr to work with Boy Scouts after knowing he was sent home from his mission due to child sex abuse allegations
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Church positions: Missionary,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California, Ireland,
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- Cecil Cartwright was a Mormon branch president in Orillia, Ontario, Canada; accused of sexual abuse; died in 2015
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Church positions: Branch president,
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Born: 1926
Died: 2015 - Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Canada,
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- David Chadwick was an LDS church member in Eagle Mountain, Utah; convicted in 2019 of sex abuse of a child
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result,
- Convicted: 2019,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1966
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
- Latest update: Chadwick was convicted of Sex Abuse of a Child in August 2019
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- Michael Coleman was an LDS bishop and former sound recording engineer in Mesa, Arizona (Lehi 2nd Ward); arrested in 2014 for sexual solicitation of a minor online; the alleged crime took place while he was bishop
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Bishop,
- Crime scenes: Online,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1960
- Mission: 1980-1982 Argentina Argentina Buenos Aires South
- Places lived: Argentina, Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
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- Kenneth Copple was a Mormon church member in Arizona; found guilty of child sexual abuse and sentenced in 2019 to prison
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Convicted: 2019,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
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- Alfred Cote was a Mormon church member and Boy scout leader in New Hampshire and Nauvoo, Illinois; convicted in the 1980s and in 2020 of child sexual abuse
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Church positions: Scout leader,
- Crime scenes: Scout activity,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1958
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Illinois, New Hampshire,
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- Mark Cram was a former Mormon bishop and stake presidency counselor, and city manager in Riverton, Utah; charged in 2006 with voyeurism; admitted climbing a 9-foot wall at a tanning salon to watch a 16-year-old girl undress; pleaded guilty; plea was held in abeyance; he completed the terms set by the court, charge was dismissed and case was expunged in 2008; as of February 2024, lives in Riverton, Utah
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Expunged, Not convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Bishop, Church employee, Stake high council, Stake presidency counselor,
- Alleged crime: 2006, in Utah,
- Crime scenes: Health appointment,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1956
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
- Latest update: 2008: case dismissed, expunged
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- Clark Crookston was a former Mormon bishop, dentist and college professor in Orem, Utah; accused of nearly 60 years of sex abuse of multiple children; pleaded guilty to attempted aggravated child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2022 to up to 35 years in prison
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Church positions: Bishop, High priest, Missionary, Stake high council,
- Convicted: 2022,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1949
- Mission: 1968-1970 Germany West German Mission
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: March 2024: in prison at the Central Utah Correctional Facility (offender number 254115) in Gunnison, Sanpete County, Utah
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- Michael Cunningham was a Mormon church member in England; accused of sexual abuse; a judge sentenced Cunningham to ten years imprisonment and told him that he must register as a sex offender for the rest of his life
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Church positions: Missionary, Ward clerk, Youth leader,
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Born: 1947
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: England, United Kingdom,
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- Kevin Curlew 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
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Judgment for plaintiff, Lawsuit v. LDS church,
- Church positions: Other leader,
- Convicted: 2006,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Maine, Massachusetts,
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- Franklyn Curtis was a Mormon church member in Pennsylvania and Oregon; excommunicated in 1983 in Pennsylvania for sex abuse; rebaptized in 1984; molested five boys in Oregon; local LDS bishop knew but didn't report to police; convicted in 1995 in Oregon of sexual abuse; died in 1995
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
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LDS church payment: $3,000,000
Church discipline: Church position after confession/conviction, Excommunicated, Rebaptized,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Church positions: High priest, Sunday school,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1903
Died: 1995 - Mission: no
- Places lived: Oregon, Pennsylvania,
- Latest update: 1995: died
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- John d'Aquin was an LDS church member; convicted in 1994 in Louisiana of contributing to the delinquency of juveniles performing sexually immoral acts; convicted in 2007 in Louisiana of indecent behavior with juveniles
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Missionary,
- Convicted: 2007,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1966
- Mission: 1986-1988 United States Arizona Phoenix
- Places lived: Louisiana,
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- James Danenon was an LDS church member in American Fork, Utah; guilty of sexual abuse of a minor abuse
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1989
- Mission: Taiwan
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Latest update: On probation, lives in Lehi, Utah
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- Buckland Darrell was a former LDS Primary teacher in Redmond, Washington; accused of molesting young boys in sacrament meeting and at their homes; charged with first-degree felony child molestation in 2022-23 (5 victims); admitted to sexually abusing around 6 to 8 boys; pleaded guilty; sentenced in 2024 to at least 8 years in prison; faced two additional counts in March 2025 after two more victims came forward
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Primary,
- Convicted: 2024,
- Crime scenes: LDS building, Victim's home,
- Victims: 8 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1979
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Washington,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: March 2025: facing two additional charges after two new victims came forward
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- Michael Davis was an LDS church member in Utah and later an elders quorum president in Minnesota; pleaded guilty in 2003 in Utah to misdemeanor lewdness involving a child; pleaded guilty in Utah in 2006 to felony forcible sexual abuse; arrested in 2019 in Minnesota; sentenced in 2022 to 30 years in prison for sexual abuse of a juvenile under his care; in March 2024, appealed his 2022 Minnesota conviction
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
Church discipline: Church position after confession/conviction,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Church positions: Elders quorum, Other leader,
- Convicted: 2003, 2006, 2022,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1985
- Mission: United States
- Places lived: Minnesota, Utah,
- Latest update: March 2024: appealed his 2022 Minnesota conviction, claiming ineffective counsel and a violation of his constitutional rights
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- George Davis was an LDS church member in Rhode Island; accused of sexual abuse that allegedly took place in an LDS chapel; found guilty in a jury trial; sentenced to 10 to 25 years in prison and 15 years probation
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jury trial, Prison, Probation,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Rhode Island,
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- Robert Davis was a Mormon church member in Eugene, Oregon; convicted of 5 counts of Sexual Abuse in the First Degree and sentenced to 75 months in prison
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Church positions: Bishopric counselor,
- Convicted: 2021,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1949
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Oregon,
- Latest update: Serving prison time in Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution
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- Anastasia Dawson was a Mormon church member in Missouri; arrested in 2023 and charged with several counts relating to sexual abuse of a minor
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Youth leader,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1993
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Missouri,
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- Prescott De Jean 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
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
Church discipline: Excommunicated,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender, Violated parole/probation,
- Church positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Crime: Unknown crime year, in Texas,
- Convicted: 2013,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1955
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Texas,
- Latest update: 2024: lives in Port Lavaca, Texas as a registered sex offender
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- Randall Deaton was an LDS church member in the Holmes Lake Ward, Lincoln Nebraska Stake; convicted in 2002 of attempted 1st degree sexual assault of a minor; the abuse took place before Deaton joined the LDS church; subsequently called as counselor in a YSA ward bishopric
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Bishopric counselor,
- Convicted: 2002,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1959
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Nebraska,
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- James Denos was a former LDS bishop and junior high school teacher in Utah; previously lived and served as a Mormon bishop in 1970 in Westminster, Orange County, California; sentenced in 2002 to a minimum of 20 years in a Utah state prison for sexually abusing four minor girls living in Utah; allegedly began molesting kids as early as 1950
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Bishop, Missionary, Stake high council, Temple worker, Ward clerk,
- Convicted: 2002,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1929
Died: 2017 - Mission: 1947-1950 Netherlands Holland
- Places lived: Utah,
- Latest update: 2017-10-25: died in Draper, Utah
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- Larry Deutsch was a Mormon bishop in Missouri; arrested in 2020 and charged with possession of child pornography (child sexual abuse material, or CSAM) and accused of luring an underage teenager from Arizona to Missouri; pleaded guilty; sentenced in 2021 to 12 years in federal prison plus a lifetime of supervised release; in 2024, the victim filed a civil lawsuit against the LDS church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Bishop, Scout leader, Sunday school, Temple worker, Youth leader,
- Convicted: 2021,
- Crime scenes: LDS building, Online,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1966
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona), Missouri,
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- Spencer Dixon was a Mormon bishop in Salt Lake City, Utah; accused in 2002 of touching a 13-year-old girl inappropriately inside the LDS chapel of the Monument Park 7th Ward; acquitted in a jury trial
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Acquitted, Found not guilty, Jury trial,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Bishop,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1964
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in Washington; accused of sexual abuse
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Alleged crime: Unknown crime year, in Washington,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Washington,
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- John Doe was a Mormon church member in Vernon, Utah; accused of sexual abuse
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
Church discipline: Excommunicated,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Alleged crime: Unknown crime year, in Utah,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah,
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- John Doe was a Mormon missionary in Ireland; accused of sexual abuse
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Church positions: Missionary,
- Alleged crime: Unknown crime year, in Ireland,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Ireland,
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- Jane Doe was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Alleged crime: Unknown crime year, in Arizona,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Arizona,
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- John Doe was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Alleged crime: Unknown crime year, in Unknown location,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Unknown location,
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Alleged crime: Unknown crime year, in Utah,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
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- Dave Doe was a Mormon bishop in West Valley City, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; excommunicated, but never prosecuted
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
Church discipline: Excommunicated,
- Criminal case(s): Never charged,
- Church positions: Bishop,
- Alleged crime: Unknown crime year, in Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
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- John Doe was a Mormon bishop in or near Salt Lake City, Utah; accused of sexual abuse of a 13-year-old boy; the alleged sexual assault took place in the Salt Lake Temple in the 1980s (approximately 1986), during a visit to perform baptisms for the dead
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Bishop, Temple worker,
- Crime scenes: LDS building, LDS temple,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
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- John Doe was a Mormon church member in Tacoma, Washington; allegedly sexually abused a preschooler in his ward in the 1980s; the LDS church settled with the abuse survivor for $1.1 million in 2023
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
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LDS church payment: $1,100,000
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Washington,
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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
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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,
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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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- John Doe was an LDS church member and former Mormon bishop in Alabama, Alaska and Texas; in 2022 or 2023, confessed to child sexual abuse to his LDS bishop and stake president in Texas, according to a person familiar with the case; they reported him to local police in 2023; in 2024, a plaintiff filed a civil lawsuit against him; Doe and the church settled with the victim in 2025
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
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LDS church payment: Undisclosed amount
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Settlement,
- Church positions: Bishop,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1961
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Alabama, Alaska, Texas,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: 2024: civilly sued for alleged child sexual abuse
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in Cambridge, Massachusetts; accused of sexual abuse
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Alleged crime: Unknown crime year, in Massachusetts,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Massachusetts,
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in Germany; accused of sexual abuse
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Church positions: Bishopric counselor, Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Germany,
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in Australia; accused of sexual abuse
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Australia,
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- John Doe was an LDS stake mission president; accused by Mormon leader Vaughn Featherstone in 1975 of child sexual abuse of "many, many Aaronic Priesthood boys" in Doe's stake
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Other leader,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Unknown location,
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in Queensland, Australia; accused of sexual abuse
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church,
- Church positions: Other leader,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Australia,
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- John Doe was a Mormon bishop in Pocatello, Idaho; an abuse survivor told FLOODLIT that Doe sexually abused them in his office at church in late 1999
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Bishop,
- Crime scenes: Bishop's office, LDS building,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: Mexico Mexico City East
- Places lived: Idaho,
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- View report »
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- View report »
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- View report »
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- View report »
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- View report »
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- View report »
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- View report »
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- View report »
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- View report »
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- View report »
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- View report »
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- View report »
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- View report »
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- View report »
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- View report »
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- View report »
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- View report »
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- View report »
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- View report »
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- View report »
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- View report »
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- View report »
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- View report »
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- View report »
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- View report »
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- View report »
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- View report »
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- View report »
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- View report »
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- View report »
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- View report »
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- View report »
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- View report »
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- View report »
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- View report »
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- View report »
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- View report »
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- View report »
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- View report »
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- View report »
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- View report »
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- View report »
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
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- John Doe was a Mormon temple worker in Los Angeles, California; accused in a 2025 lawsuit against the LDS church of sexually assaulting a man in 1984 while performing a private anointing ritual in the Los Angeles LDS temple
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Temple worker,
- Crime scenes: LDS building, LDS temple,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: 2025: lawsuit filed against Mormon church
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in Moses Lake, Washington; accused of child sexual abuse
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Alleged crime: 2023, in Washington,
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Born: 2006
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Washington,
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- Matthew Doyle was an LDS bishop in Copperas Cove, Texas (2nd Ward) in the 2000s; was a high school basketball coach; convicted in 2011 of sexual assault
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Church positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1973
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Texas,
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- Michael Driggs was a Mormon missionary in Brazil in the early 1970s; allegedly sent to a different mission in the United States after being found having inappropriate relationships with young boys; convicted of child sexual abuse in 1985 in Arizona; convicted again of child sexual abuse in 2013 in Utah; he met his victim in the Utah case at church, according to court documents
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
Church discipline: Excommunicated,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Missionary,
- Convicted: 2013,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1950
- Mission: Brazil Brazil, US Southern States, possibly Arizona
- Places lived: Arizona, Brazil, Maricopa County (Arizona), Utah,
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- Alan Dunn was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Venice, California (Los Angeles); accused in 1978 of child sexual abuse; confessed to the police
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Scout leader,
- Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing, Scout activity,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1941
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
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- Cesar Duran was a Mormon bishopric counselor in a Spanish-speaking LDS ward in Orem, Utah (Geneva Height Stake); arrested for alleged sexual abuse of a 13-year-old girl in his ward; the alleged abuse took place inside an LDS church building
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Church positions: Bishopric counselor,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1982
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
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- Edwin Dyer was a Mormon church member and scoutmaster in central Oregon; accused of sexual abuse; allegedly molested as many as 15 boys over a 28-year period; shot and killed in 1986 by one of his victims; the Mormon church settled out of court for $200,000 with one victim
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
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LDS church payment: $200,000
Church discipline: Disfellowshipped,
- Church officials asked Dyer to resign as scoutmaster and later disfellowshipped him, but did not tell police
- "Until we use names, until people understand that this happened to Johnny next door, it will keep on happening."
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Probation,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Church positions: Scout leader,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1935
Died: 1986 - Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Oregon,
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- Timur Dykes was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Portland, Oregon; accused of sexual abuse; convicted multiple times; in 1987, three plaintiffs sued the Mormon church and the Boy Scouts of America; in about 2009, the Mormon church paid $350,000 to a victim to settle its portion of a civil lawsuit
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
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LDS church payment: $350,000
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Probation,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Church positions: Scout leader,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Oregon,
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- Frederick Edvalson was a Mormon in Utah and Camp Springs, Prince George's County, Maryland; convicted 3 times of sexual abuse in Maryland in the 1980s; third conviction: while on probation, groomed a 10-year-old girl and sexually assaulted her in a room inside a Mormon chapel on multiple occasions from 1983 to 1984; reportedly told her he was giving her "special religious training;" sentenced to 8 years in prison
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Ministering/home teacher, Other leader, Scout leader,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1920
Died: 2009 - Mission: no
- Places lived: Maryland, Utah,
- Latest update: 2009: died in Utah
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- Todd Edwards was a Mormon bishop in Menifee, Riverside County, California; in 2013, sentenced to three years in prison for sexual abuse of one teenage girl in 2006 and another in 2012; was bishop at the time of the 2012 abuse; in 2024, two victims sued the LDS church in separate lawsuits; one said a stake president and LDS law firm Kirton McConkie hindered police
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Bishop, Youth leader,
- Convicted: 2013,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Vehicle,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1964
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California, Nevada,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: 2024: two victims filed separate civil lawsuits against the Mormon church, saying its leaders failed to protect them from Edwards
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- Anthon Ellsworth was an LDS bishopric counselor and returned missionary in Arizona; in 2021, pleaded guilty to three felony counts of sexual exploitation of a minor and was sentenced to seven years in prison
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary,
- Convicted: 2021,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1982
- Mission: 2001-2003 Brazil Brazil [unknown]
- Places lived: Arizona, Brazil,
- Latest update: 2023: in prison in Arizona
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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,
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Born: 1948
- Mission: 1967-1969 Brazil Brazil [unknown city]
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
- Latest update: February 2024: lives in Mesa, Arizona
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- Dennis Empey was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Blackfoot, Idaho; accused of sexually abusing many children; his stake president allegedly knew Empey was abusing kids; convicted of child molestation in May 1991; sentenced to two years probation
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Probation,
- Church positions: Scout leader,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1957
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Latest update: 2023: lives in Driggs, Idaho
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- Carlos Escalante 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;" Escalante was sentenced in 2018 to 14 years in prison
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
Church discipline: Excommunicated, Rebaptized,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Branch president,
- Convicted: 2018,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Argentina,
- Latest update: 2018: sentenced to 14 years in prison
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- William Evans was a prominent Mormon church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; was bishop twice of the Grant 6th ward; from 1957 to 1962, was in the Utah State Legislature; served as Salt Lake County Clerk from 1968 to 1983; died in 1991; allegedly raped a relative in Salt Lake City in the early 1980s
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Bishop, Stake presidency counselor,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1909
Died: 1991 - Mission: no
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Latest update: 1991: died
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- Stephen Field was a Mormon church member in California; convicted of sexual abuse; sentenced to prison
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Scout leader,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: California,
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- Christopher Fleming was an LDS church member in Chesapeake, Virginia; found guilty of 10 counts of various sexual abuse to a minor; currently incarcerated in Virginia
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Church positions: Youth leader,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: Unknown country
- Places lived: Virginia,
- Latest update: Currently Incarcerated: DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, RICHMOND, VA 23225
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- Juan Flores Atenco was a Mormon branch president in West Valley City, Utah for five years, including in the early 2000s; accused of sexually abusing a 16-year-old girl in his office and another room at an LDS church building; convicted in 2012 of misdemeanor forcible sexual abuse and unlawful detention; sentenced to zero to one year in jail; in March 2025, charged with rape and object rape (alleged crimes in 2002)
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Ongoing,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Branch president,
- Convicted: 2012,
- Crime scenes: Bishop's office, LDS building, Vehicle,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1955
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: 2025: charged with rape and object rape in Utah
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- Craig Ford was a Mormon church member in Oregon; convicted of sexual abuse; in 2025, a $25 million lawsuit against the Mormon church said a Vancouver, Washington bishop knew of the abuse but failed to report to police
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Oregon,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: 2025: $25 million lawsuit filed against Mormon church for alleged failure to report abuse
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- Rex Furness was a former Idaho state senator and Mormon bishop in Idaho; in 1996, pleaded guilty to sexual battery for fondling an underage girl; was sentenced to 60 days in jail; given a withheld judgment: if he did not violate the terms of his probation, the felony conviction would be kept from his record
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Withheld judgment,
- Church positions: Bishop,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1923
Died: 2005 - Mission: no
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Latest update: 2005: died
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- Samuel Gardner was an LDS bishop in the Oklahoma City First Ward in the early 1960s; accused of sexually abusing a teenage boy in the bishop's office at a Mormon chapel in about 1961; died in 1968
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Bishop, Stake high council,
- Crime scenes: Bishop's office, LDS building,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1932
Died: 1968 - Mission: 1951-1953 United States Central States
- Places lived: Oklahoma,
- Latest update: August 8, 1968: died in Utah
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- Kevin Garn was a former Utah House majority leader and LDS bishop in Utah; admitted in 2010 to a nude encounter with a 15-year-old girl in a hot tub in 1985, when he was 28
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Bishop, Sunday school,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1955
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
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- William Gillespie was an LDS church member in Montgomery, Alabama; accused of reaching inside the swimsuits of two girls and fondling them in his backyard pool in 1987; convicted in 1988 of three charges of first-degree sexual abuse and sentenced to one year in prison, plus four years of probation; conviction was reversed on appeal, then upheld; was allegedly excommunicated from the Mormon church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
Church discipline: Excommunicated,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Overturned/reversed, Prison, Probation, Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1936
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Alabama,
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- Keith Gillins 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
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Church positions: Bishop,
- Convicted: 2009,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1947
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
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- David Gomez was a former LDS bishop and department of corrections administrator in or near West Valley City, Utah; arrested in 2004 and charged with 125 counts of sexual abuse; charges were dropped in 2005 due to issues related to the statutes of limitations
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Charges dropped,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Bishop,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1946
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Latest update: 2005: criminal charges dropped
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- Luis Gonzales was a Mormon bishop in Sacramento, California; charged with 20 counts of child molestation, battery, rape, bigamy, stalking, and fraud; in 2002, was found guilty of bigamy, spousal abuse (battery) and child molestation
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty,
- Church positions: Bishop,
- Crime: Unknown crime year, in California,
- Convicted: 2002,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
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- Shawn Gooden 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
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Ongoing, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Bishop, Scout leader, Stake high council, Stake presidency counselor, Youth leader,
- Convicted: 2023,
- Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1974
- Mission: United States Ohio Cleveland (Spanish speaking)
- Places lived: Pennsylvania, Virginia,
- 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
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- John Goodrich was a former Mormon bishop and dentist in Idaho; accused of child sexual abuse and of having nonconsensual sex with a woman he admitting to drugging; given a withheld judgement; in December 2023, the AP reported that the Mormon church had offered $300,000 to a victim and her mother to not use her story to sue the church, and to keep the NDA secret; arrested in Virginia in March 2024
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
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LDS church payment: $300,000
Church discipline: Excommunicated,
- Criminal case(s): Charges dropped, Convicted, Withheld judgment,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Settlement,
- Church positions: Bishop,
- Convicted: 2017,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1959
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho, Virginia,
- Latest update: December 2023: AP story breaks about a secret $300,000 offer by the Mormon church to Goodrich's confessed sexual abuse victim
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- Juan Guerrero Regalado was a Mormon church member in California; accused of sexual abuse in a 2025 civil lawsuit against the Mormon church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
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- Gene Guinn was an LDS church member in the Dallas Seventh Ward, Texas; in 2000, found guilty by a jury of indecency with a child and sentenced to 68 years in prison; the victim was 10 years old at the time of the crime; Mormon officials allegedly knew about the abuse but failed to report to police
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
Church discipline: Excommunicated,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: High priest,
- Convicted: 2000,
- Crime scenes: LDS building, Victim's home,
- Victims: 6 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1932
Died: 2008 - Mission: no
- Places lived: Texas,
- Latest update: 2008: died of cancer in Palestine, Texas
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- Mark Gum was a Mormon scout leader in Oxnard, California; a 2011 lawsuit against the LDS church and the Boy Scouts of America accused him of sexually assaulting a boy scout; while the boy was living with Gum (with the consent of the boy's parents), church members visited and accepted the living arrangement, the suit said; in 2012, the Mormon church made a settlement payment for an undisclosed amount
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
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LDS church payment: Undisclosed amount
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Dismissed, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Church positions: Scout leader,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1957
- Mission: no
- Places lived: California, Colorado,
- Latest update: 2012: named in a lawsuit won by the plaintiff, who accused Gum of molesting him; the Boy Scouts of America and the LDS church were also named and paid settlements
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- Douglas Hall was an LDS bishop and retired Utah Highway Patrol sergeant in Monticello, Utah; pleaded guilty in 2001 to two third degree felony counts of attempted forcible sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in 2002 to one second degree felony count of sex abuse of a child
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Bishop,
- Convicted: 2001, 2002,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1952
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
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- Dustin Hall was a Mormon church member and Boy Scout leader in Washington; accused of sexually abusing boys in the Shelton Ward near Olympia; a lawsuit filed against the Mormon church in 2009 claimed church leaders knew Hall posed a risk to boys but failed to prevent him from working with them
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Scout leader,
- Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing, Scout activity,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Washington,
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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,
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Born: 1958
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Davis County (Utah), Utah,
- Latest update: February 2024: lives in Pleasant View, Utah
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- David Hamblin 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
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Police investigation,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Elders quorum,
- Crime scenes: Health appointment, Perpetrator's home, Perpetrator's workplace, Public, Recreational trip/outing, Victim's home,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1954
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: remote hearing on 2023-03-22
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- Steven Hammock was an LDS church member in Utah; pleaded guilty in 1983 to two counts of forcible sex abuse of a child and served six months in an inpatient treatment facility; the LDS church excommunicated him, but during a civil suit filed in 1989 by the victim, it refused to divulge information that Hammock gave to church officials; in 1997, a federal judge awarded $150,000 in damages to the victim
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
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LDS church payment: $150,000
Church discipline: Excommunicated,
- landmark abuse case in Utah
- "When is everyone going to realize that this shit's got to stop?"
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Judgment for plaintiff,
- Church positions: Scout leader, Sunday school,
- Crime: Unknown crime year, in Utah,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1941
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah,
- Latest update: 2025: lives in Bloomfield, New Mexico; not a registered sex offender
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- William Hanson was a Mormon youth leader in several US states; sentenced to prison for child sexual abuse; the Mormon church settled a civil lawsuit in which the victim accused it of failing to protect him
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
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LDS church payment: Undisclosed amount
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Church positions: High priest, Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Crime: Unknown crime year, in Arkansas, Indiana, Iowa, New Jersey, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Arkansas, Indiana, Iowa, New Jersey, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin,
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- Russell Harbin was a Mormon church member in Polson, Montana; convicted of sexual intercourse without consent with an 11-year-old child; the alleged abuse lasted from 2022 to 2024; he allegedly was assigned to be a Primary teacher sometime after the abuse began; sentenced in 2025 to 40 years in prison; the judge suspended 20 years of the 40-year term
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Primary,
- Convicted: 2025,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1974
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Montana,
- Latest update: 2025: sentenced to 40 years in prison in Polson, Montana; the judge suspended 20 years of the 40-year term
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- William Harding was a Mormon branch president, elders quorum president and ward clerk in Tasmania and Queensland, Australia; charged in or before 2023 with multiple counts of sexual assault of a minor in two states in Australia; allegedly had as many as 40 victims; in 2024, pleaded guilty to reduced charges and was sentenced to 9 months in jail in Brisbane; in 2025, faced new charges in Tasmania
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
Church discipline: Church position after confession/conviction, Excommunicated, Release from Mormon church position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Ongoing, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty,
- Church positions: Branch president, Ward clerk,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1940
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Australia,
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- Maurice Harker was an LDS church member and therapist in Utah; accused of psychologically and physically harming sexual abuse victims who came to him as patients; charged in September 2023 with felony aggravated abuse of a vulnerable adult and kidnapping
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Missionary,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1969
- Mission: 1988-1990 United States Michigan Dearborn
- Places lived: Utah,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: 2023: charged with aggravated abuse of a vulnerable adult and kidnapping, both second-degree felonies
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- Marvin Harker was an LDS bishop in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada in 2016; reportedly confessed to his mission president in 1987 to sexually abusing multiple children; also reportedly confessed to his bishop; both leaders told him not to report to police, according to records in a 2016 criminal case; convicted in 2019 (alleged abuse 1986-93); sentenced in 2020 to five years in prison; registered sex offender
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Bishop, Missionary,
- Convicted: 2019,
- Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1968
- Mission: Unknown country
- Places lived: Canada,
- Latest update: September 2020: sentenced to five years in prison and made to register as a sex offender
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- Harvey Harper 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
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Prison,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1935
Died: 2014 - Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California, Colorado,
- Latest update: 2014: died
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- Kim Hartley was a Mormon church member in Clinton, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Church positions: Bishopric counselor,
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Born: 1963
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
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- Kim Hartley was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Church positions: Bishopric counselor,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah,
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- Devin Hartman was an LDS church member in Mableton, near Atlanta, Georgia; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; given two consecutive sentences of life in prison
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Church positions: Missionary,
- Convicted: 2016,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: 6 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1975
- Mission: Portugal Porto Portugal
- Places lived: Georgia, Utah, Utah County (Utah), Washington,
- Latest update: found guilty of rape and is serving 2 life sentences in prison
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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,
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Born: 1948
- Mission: 1972-1974 Uruguay Uruguay
- Places lived: California, Utah,
- 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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- Arlin Hatch was a Mormon church member in California; accused of sexual abuse in a 2025 lawsuit against the Mormon church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Dismissed, Dismissed without prejudice, Lawsuit v. LDS church,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Alleged crime: Unknown crime year, in California,
- Crime scenes: Victim's home,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: Unknown country
- Places lived: California,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
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- UNKNOWN Hawkins was an LDS bishop in Vallejo, Solano County, California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
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- James Hayes was an LDS bishop in the Timmins - North Bay area, Ontario, Canada; convicted of sexual exploitation in November 2001; molested an underage girl in his ward while serving as her bishop
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Church positions: Bishop,
- Convicted: 2001,
- Crime scenes: Bishop's office, LDS building,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1956
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Canada,
- Latest update: 2002: convicted of sexual exploitation
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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,
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Born: 1964
- Mission: 1983-1985 United States Missouri St. Louis
- Places lived: Missouri, Utah,
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- Samuel Heavilon was an LDS church member in Frankfort, Indiana; convicted in 2018 of child exploitation; sentenced to four years in prison
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Convicted: 2018,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1960
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Indiana,
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- Vance Hein was an LDS church member and scoutmaster in West Bradford, Pennsylvania; was convicted in 1999 of a misdemeanor for sexually abusing one of his boy scouts; sentenced in 2000 to 15 years of probation; arrested in 2011 for possessing child pornography; sentenced in 2012 to 15 to 30 years in prison; the Mormon church settled a related lawsuit in 2014
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
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LDS church payment: Undisclosed amount
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Probation,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Church positions: Scout leader,
- Convicted: 1999, 2000, 2012,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Recreational trip/outing, Scout activity,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1951
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Canada, Pennsylvania,
- Latest update: 2012: sentenced to 15 to 30 years in prison for possessing child pornography
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- Daniel Henshaw was a Mormon church member in Logan, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 2019 of sexually abusing a 3-year-old girl; sentenced to seven months in jail; arrested in 2023 and found competent to stand trial on charges of plotting to rape and murder a Logan, Utah woman
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Missionary,
- Crime: Unknown crime year, in Cache County (Utah), Utah,
- Convicted: 2019,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1990
- Mission: Brazil
- Places lived: Brazil, Cache County (Utah), Utah,
- Latest update: 2023: found competent to stand trial on charges of plotting to rape and murder a Logan, Utah woman
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- David Herget was a Mormon church member in Washington; convicted of child rape and child molestation in 1993; spent time in jail and was labeled a level-1 sex offender (least likely to re-offend); arrested in 2004 or 2005 and charged with child sex abuse; detectives identified at least seven victims; one child estimated that Herget abused him 1,400 times; in 2005, died by suicide in jail while awaiting trial
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
Church discipline: Excommunicated, Rebaptized,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Prison, Registered sex offender, Suicide,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: High priest,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Victims: 8 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1943
Died: 2005 - Mission: no
- Places lived: Washington,
- Latest update: 2005: died by suicide while in jail awaiting trial
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- Clayton Hildreth was a Mormon stake president in Butte, Montana; from Dillon, Montana; arrested in June 2004 by Boise, Idaho police for soliciting sex from a person he thought was a 14-year-old girl online; was stake president at the time of his arrest; pleaded guilty in October to a charge of interstate travel with intent to have sex with a minor; sentenced in 2005 to three years and five months in prison
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
Church discipline: Excommunicated,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Church positions: Bishop, Stake president,
- Convicted: 2005,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1952
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho, Montana,
- Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender; lives in Dillon, Montana
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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
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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,
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Born: 1939
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Oregon,
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- Douglas Holyoak was a Mormon bishop in Sycamore, Illinois from about 1999 to 2004; accused in a 2024 civil lawsuit of sexual assault of an underage girl in his office at church when she reported sexual harassment by other youth; allegedly covered up the assault with the help of a stake presidency counselor (Michael John Evans)
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Bishop,
- Crime scenes: Bishop's office, LDS building,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1960
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Illinois, Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: 2024: accused in a civil lawsuit of sexual assault of an underage girl in his office at church when she reported sexual harassment by other youth; allegedly covered up the assault with the help of a stake presidency counselor (Michael John Evans)
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- Darrell Howe was an LDS church member in Washington; accused of sexual abuse in a civil lawsuit; the minor abuse victim and his mother filed suit against the LDS church and its officers deemed responsible; upon appeal, the judgment of the court again ruled against the plaintiff
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Washington,
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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,
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Born: 1966
- Mission: 1985-1987 United States California Anaheim
- Places lived: Utah,
- Latest update: July 2023: out on parole
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- Roy Hunt 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
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
Church discipline: Excommunicated, Rebaptized,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Convicted: 2005,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1959
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
- Latest update: April 2023: lives in Mesa, Arizona as a registered sex offender
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- William Jansen was an LDS church member and police officer in Twin Falls, Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Missionary,
- Crime: Unknown crime year, in Idaho,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1983
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Idaho,
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- Paul Jellum 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
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Never charged, Police investigation, Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Scout leader,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1959
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Nevada, Utah,
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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,
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Born: 1942
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender; lives in Caldwell, Idaho
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- Kenneth Jenks was an LDS church member in California (Milpitas Ward); was a ward executive secretary and ward librarian; charged with 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
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Church positions: Other leader,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, LDS building, Recreational trip/outing,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
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- Christopher Jensen was a Mormon church member in Utah and West Virginia; sentenced to 35 to 75 years in prison for sexually abusing two children; local LDS church coverup alleged; LDS church settled civil lawsuit mid-trial in 2018 for $32 million, also spending over $27 million on legal fees; FLOODLIT.org discovered the settlement details in 2025 and made them public for the first time
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
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LDS church payment: $32,000,000
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Church positions: Missionary,
- Convicted: 2013,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home, Victim's school,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1991
- Mission: 2011-2012 United States Unknown (Arizona)
- Places lived: Arizona, Utah, West Virginia,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: in prison
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- Melvin Johnson was a Mormon seminary teacher and Brigham Young University (BYU) religion professor; accused by multiple victims of sexually abusing them when they were children; excommunicated and rebaptized; reportedly confessed to sexual abuse, but was not criminally charged; two victims filed lawsuits against him; one named the Mormon church as a defendant; it settled out of court
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
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LDS church payment: Undisclosed amount
Church discipline: Excommunicated, Rebaptized,
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, Unknown result,
- Church positions: BYU, Church employee, Other leader, Stake high council,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1936
- Mission: no
- Places lived: California, Utah,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
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- Kenneth Johnson was a Mormon church member and home teacher in Beaverton, Oregon; a victim filed a $55.7 million lawsuit against the Mormon church saying Johnson had sexually molested him when Johnson was his home teacher; the alleged sexual abuse took place as often as twice a week for two years between 1987 and 1989
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
Church discipline: Excommunicated,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Ministering/home teacher,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Oregon,
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- Timothy Johnson was a Mormon church member in Oregon; pleaded guilty to four counts of second-degree sexual abuse and was sentenced to 15 years in prison; a lawsuit against the Mormon church was dismissed with prejudice
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Dismissed with prejudice, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Convicted: 2017,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Oregon,
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- Larry Johnson was a Mormon mission president from 1989 to 1992 (Virginia Roanoke) and a longtime LDS institute teacher in California; accused of sexual abuse in a lawsuit filed in 2021 in Orange County, California against Johnson and the LDS church; case ended in a settlement
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
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LDS church payment: Undisclosed amount
Church discipline: Unknown,
- Criminal case(s): Never charged,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Church positions: Church employee, Mission president, Other leader,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California, Virginia,
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- Gary Jones was a Mormon ward clerk in Cerritos, California; accused in a 2025 lawsuit against the Mormon church of sexually abusing a child as part of a sex trafficking ring, and of covering up the abuse; the plaintiff said she was abused over 200 times at the Cerritos LDS stake center from 1979 to 1983
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Ward clerk,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, LDS building,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
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- Larry Judd was an LDS church member in Mesa, Arizona; accused of sexual abuse; admitted to molesting 12 girls over a period of about 20 years; some of the alleged abuse took place at church and at church-sponsored summer camps
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Scout leader,
- Crime: Unknown crime year, in Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, LDS building, Perpetrator's home,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1936
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
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- Doyle Kelstrom was a Mormon church member in Oregon and Utah; accused of child sexual abuse; sentenced in 1992 to five years to life in prison in Utah
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Probation,
- Church positions: Missionary,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1938
- Mission: United States Texas [unknown]
- Places lived: Oregon, Utah,
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- Lon Kennard was a former Mormon bishop in Heber City, Utah; in 2011, pleaded guilty to three felony counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child; sentenced in 2011 to three consecutive terms of five years to life in the Utah State Prison
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Church positions: Bishop, Missionary,
- Convicted: 2011,
- Victims: 7 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1941
Died: 2019 - Mission: 1961-1963 Germany North Germany
- Places lived: Utah,
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- Ronald Kerlee was a Mormon seminary teacher, Sunday school leader and youth leader in Corvallis, Oregon; convicted of Sodomy III (Class C Felony) for sexual abuse of a child; accused of sexually abusing multiple children; was also a licensed counselor in Oregon until his license was revoked in 2014 after he allegedly engaged in sexual activities with a male client
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Seminary teacher, Sunday school, Youth leader,
- Crime: Unknown crime year, in Oregon,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Oregon,
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- Christopher Kite was an LDS church member in Chicago, Illinois; accused of sexual abuse
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Alleged crime: Unknown crime year, in Illinois,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Illinois,
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- William Knox was a Mormon church member and scout leader in California; accused of sexually abusing multiple children
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Scout leader, Sunday school,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: 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,
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Born: 1968
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Washington,
- Latest update: 2023-03-08: Lives in Lynnwood, Washington
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- George Koford was a Mormon bishop in Cerritos, California; accused in a 2025 lawsuit against the Mormon church of sexually abusing a child as part of a sex trafficking ring, and of covering up the abuse; the plaintiff said she was abused over 200 times at the Cerritos LDS stake center from 1979 to 1983
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Bishop,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, LDS building,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
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- Virgil Larson was a Mormon church member and first counselor in an LDS ward bishopric in Chubbuck, Idaho; arrested in September 2024 and charged with sexual abuse of five boys, ages 12-15; he knew the boys from LDS ward activities and was their priesthood leader; as of March 2025, a jury trial was scheduled for April 8
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Bishopric counselor, Youth leader,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Victims: 7 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Latest update: September 2024: arrested and charged
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- Kip Later was an LDS church member and scout leader in Idaho; accused in the 1980s of sexual abuse; Mormon church leaders allegedly failed to tell police about abuse allegations
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Scout leader,
- Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing, Scout activity,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Idaho,
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- Derek Layton 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 conduct with minor and dangerous crimes against children"
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Crime: Unknown crime year, in Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
- Latest update: 2024: registered sex offender; lives in Chandler, Arizona
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- George Lee was a Mormon general authority in Utah; member of the First Quorum of the Seventy from 1975 to 1989; in 1994, pleaded guilty to attempted sexual abuse of a child, a third-degree felony; registered sex offender; died in 2010
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
Church discipline: Excommunicated,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: General authority, Mission president, Other leader,
- Crime: Unknown crime year, in Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1943
Died: 2010 - Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Latest update: 2010: died
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- UNKNOWN Leota was an LDS church member in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
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- Paul Lewis was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Seattle, Washington; accused of sexual abuse; the victim sued the Mormon church in 2006
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Scout leader,
- Alleged crime: Unknown crime year, in Washington,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Washington,
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- Lawrence Libey was an LDS church member and scout leader in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; a lawsuit was filed against the Mormon church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Scout leader,
- Alleged crime: Unknown crime year, in Idaho,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Idaho,
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- Frank Lind 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
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Crime: Unknown crime year, in California,
- Convicted: 2022,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1956
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Latest update: 2022: convicted of child sexual abuse; sentenced to three consecutive terms of 25 years to life in prison
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- Jack Loholt was an LDS church member and Boy scout leader in Kent, Washington; accused of sexual abuse in the 1970s; court records show that two Mormon bishops knew about the abuse allegations but did not tell police; the Mormon church was court-ordered in 2006 to pay $87,500 to one victim after it settled with three others for undisclosed sums
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
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LDS church payment: $87,500
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Judgment for plaintiff, Lawsuit v. LDS church,
- Church positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Crime scenes: Scout activity,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Washington,
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- Leonard Loschen was a Mormon church member; sentenced in 2022 to prison in Utah for sexually abusing LDS missionaries
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Convicted: 2022,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1948
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
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- Douglas Lovell was a Mormon church member in Clearfield, Utah; accused of sexual abuse of a woman he murdered, Joyce Yost; Lovell claimed the LDS church meddled in his 2015 trial by discouraging a former prison bishop from testifying in his defense
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Alleged crime: Unknown crime year, in Utah,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1958
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah,
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- Brandon Manning was an LDS church member in Utah and Georgia; convicted three times of sex crimes: Scotland in the 1990s, Utah in 2001, Georgia in 2020; assigned to be a young men's president in a Georgia LDS branch in 2017; arrested in 2019 and charged with eight felony counts of child sexual exploitation; convicted; as of November 2023, lives in Fort Valley, Georgia as a registered sex offender
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
Church discipline: Church position after confession/conviction,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Missionary, Youth leader,
- Convicted: 2001, 2020, Unknown,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1973
- Mission: 1993-1993 United Kingdom Scotland (Glasgow)
- Places lived: Georgia, Scotland, United Kingdom, Utah,
- Latest update: November 2023: registered sex offender in Georgia; not incarcerated; lives in Fort Valley, Georgia
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- Craig Mathias 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
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Scout leader,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1960
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
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- Timothy McCleve 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; in 2024, charged in Utah with threatening a witness in a parole violation investigation
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Church positions: Bishop,
- Convicted: 2008,
- Crime scenes: Victim's home,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1956
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: 2024: charged in Utah with threatening a witness in a parole violation investigation
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- Richard McClung was a Mormon bishopric counselor in the Rockford, Illinois area; convicted in 2007 and 2014 of child sexual abuse; accused in a 2025 lawsuit against the Mormon church of sexually abusing an 8-year-old girl; allegedly was not removed from bishopric despite charges
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Bishopric counselor,
- Convicted: 2007,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, LDS building, Perpetrator's home,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1943
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Illinois,
- Latest update: 2025: named as a defendant in a lawsuit against the Mormon church over alleged failure to report abuse
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- David McConkie was a Mormon bishop (approximately 2013-16), stake president (2016-21) and deputy district attorney in Colorado; paternal grandson of Mormon apostle Bruce R. McConkie; arrested in 2023 and charged with felony sexual assault on a child by someone in a position of trust; allegedly confessed child sexual assault to a Mormon church leader in 2008; in July 2025, sentenced to five years probation
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Scout leader, Stake president, Youth leader,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1978
- Mission: 1997-1999 Bolivia Bolivia Cochabamba
- Places lived: Bolivia, Colorado, Utah, Virginia,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: July 2025: sentenced to five years probation
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- Keith McDowall was a Mormon church member in Canberra, Australia; accused of sexual abuse of relatives, including an infant
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1925
Died: 2018 - Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Australia,
- Latest update: died 2018-07-14
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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,
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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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- Calvin McGee was an LDS missionary in Virginia in 2022; accused of soliciting sexually explicit pictures and video from a person he believed to be an 11-year-old girl, and inviting her to meet in person; arrested in Boise, Idaho in July 2023 and accused of rape of a minor; pleaded guilty to two charges related to child sexual abuse; sentenced in May 2024 to three to 25 years in prison
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Ongoing, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Church positions: Missionary,
- Convicted: 2024,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 2002
- Mission: United States
- Places lived: Idaho, Virginia,
- Latest update: May 2024: sentenced in Idaho to three to 25 years in prison
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- David McGhie was an LDS church member in Utah; convicted in 2000 of child sexual abuse; an LDS bishop was accused of failing to report the abuse
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Convicted: 2000,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1963
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah,
- Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender; lives in St. George, Utah
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- Melvin McKinney was an LDS church member in California; accused of sexual abuse
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Church positions: Scout leader,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
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- Robert Metcalf was a Mormon in California, Arizona; convicted of child sexual abuse in 1974; sentenced in 1979 to six years in prison; excommunicated; after prison, was rebaptized, made a scout leader and allegedly molested a scout on a campout in about 1987, according to a 1990 civil lawsuit against the LDS church; sentenced in Arizona in 1989 to 37 years in prison; 2020 lawsuit vs. LDS church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
Church discipline: Excommunicated,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Scout leader,
- Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing, Scout activity,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1949
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Arizona, California,
- Latest update: 2025: in prison in Florence, Arizona; set to be released Sept. 5, 2026
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- Trevor Milton was a Mormon church member and former technology billionaire (Nikola) in Utah; accused in a 2020 lawsuit of sexual assault of two minors
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Never charged,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Unknown result,
- Church positions: Missionary,
- Alleged crime: Unknown crime year, in Utah,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1982
- Mission: Brazil Brazil
- Places lived: Utah,
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- John Misseldine was a Mormon missionary in Nevada; charged with sexually abusing two children at an LDS chapel in the Las Vegas area; in 2005, made a plea deal to avoid prison, via an Alford plea to two counts; a lawsuit said a local Mormon leader failed to report abuse to police; in 2008, sentenced to prison after violating the plea deal; as of 2024, lives in Las Vegas, Nevada as a registered sex offender
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
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LDS church payment: $782,000
- Criminal case(s): Alford plea, Convicted, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Dismissed, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Missionary,
- Convicted: 2005,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1982
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Nevada,
- Latest update: 2024: lives in Las Vegas, Nevada as a registered sex offender
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- Burrell Mohler was an LDS church member in Missouri; accused of sexual abuse; criminal charges dropped; civil case in 2013, results unknown
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Charges dropped, Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Unknown result,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Missouri,
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- Timothy Monzello was a Mormon bishop in Azusa, California (Azusa 1st Ward, Glendora California Stake) from about 2005 to 2010; accused in a 2024 civil lawsuit of sexual abuse that allegedly took place between 2008 and 2010, starting when the victim was seven years old; the alleged abuse took place in the bishop's office at church and at Monzello's home
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Bishop,
- Crime scenes: Bishop's office, Perpetrator's home,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California, Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: 2024: accused in a California civil lawsuit of sexual abuse
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- Marcelo Moreno Pérez was a former Mormon church young men's leader in Argentina; arrested in 2021 for alleged sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl in 2017; sentenced in 2022 to 13.5 years in prison; the Mormon church allegedly paid the victim's parents 4.5 million pesos (approximately $40,000) to keep the abuse secret
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
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LDS church payment: $40,000
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Youth leader,
- Convicted: 2022,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Argentina,
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- Jonathon Moser was an LDS church member and middle school teacher in Rawlins, Wyoming; found guilty of sexually abusing two minor girls; sentenced to a minimum of 36 years in prison; a source told FLOODLIT that North Dakota LDS church leaders knew about the abuse but "did nothing"
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Church positions: Missionary, Other leader, Unknown position,
- Convicted: 2017,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1981
- Mission: 2001-2003 Unknown country unknown
- Places lived: North Dakota, Wyoming,
- Latest update: Currently serving time in a Wyoming Prison
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- David Moss was an LDS bishop (2015-19) and police officer in Lehi, Utah; arrested in 2019 for soliciting an undercover cop for sex; pleaded guilty in 2019 to a 3rd degree felony charge of exploiting a prostitute and a misdemeanor charge of patronizing a prostitute; sentenced to prison, but both terms were suspended
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Bishop, Missionary, Youth leader,
- Crime: 2019, in Utah,
- Convicted: 2019,
- Crime scenes: Public,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1967
- Mission: Unknown country
- Places lived: Utah,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
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- Eustacio Munioz was an LDS ward religious and missionary class leader in the Brownsville, Texas area; in 2011, was accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old boy; the victim, as an adult, filed a lawsuit against the LDS church and won
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Judgment for plaintiff, Lawsuit v. LDS church,
- Church positions: Other leader, Youth leader,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1946
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Texas,
- Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender in Texas; lives in San Benito, Texas (Cameron County)
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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,
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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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- Robert Musson was an LDS church member in Ontario, Canada; arrested and charged with two counts of sexual assault and two counts of sexual interference
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Police investigation, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1961
- Mission: United States unspecified location
- Places lived: Canada,
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- F N was an LDS bishop in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Bishop,
- Crime scenes: LDS building, Perpetrator's home,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
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- G N was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Unknown location,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
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- Craig Nebeker was a Mormon church member in California and St. George, Utah; accused of sexual abuse and convicted of three counts of AGGRAVATED SEX ABUSE OF A CHILD and one count SODOMY ON A CHILD
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Church positions: Youth leader,
- Convicted: 2023,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1960
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California, Utah, Washington County (Utah),
- Latest update: Craig Nebeker is currently serving in the Utah Department of Corrections
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- Ralph Neeley was an LDS church member in the Beaumont, Texas area; was sentenced in January 1994 to life in prison in Texas for repeated sexual abuse of an 8-year-old girl in an LDS chapel during church meetings and in other locations; died in prison in 2020; the Mormon church reportedly paid several million US dollars in a settlement to the victim
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
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LDS church payment: $3,000,000
Church discipline: Excommunicated,
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Prison,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1949
Died: 2020 - Mission: no
- Places lived: Arkansas, Texas,
- Latest update: 2020: died of COVID-19 in Texas while serving life in prison
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- Joseph Neipp was a former LDS bishop in San Jose, California; in 2021, pleaded no contest to four molestation counts and was given an 18-year prison sentence, with credit for the three years he spent in county jail prior to his sentencing; father of convicted Mormon child sexual abuser Samuel Neipp
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
Church discipline: Excommunicated, Rebaptized,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, No contest, Prison,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Bishop,
- Crime: Unknown crime year, in California,
- Convicted: 2021,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, LDS building,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
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- Steve Nelson was an LDS church member in Idaho; in 2009, pleaded guilty to a charge of lewd conduct; sentenced to 30 years in prison; Mormon leaders allegedly failed to report abuse to police in the 1980s
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Convicted: 2009,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1945
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Idaho,
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- Kim Nelson was a Mormon church member in St. George, Utah; pleaded guilty to charges of child sexual abuse and was sentenced to prison; LDS leaders allegedly knew about the abuse and failed to report to police
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Crime: Unknown crime year, in Utah, Washington County (Utah),
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah, Washington County (Utah),
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- Keven Nelson was an LDS church member and Boy Scout leader in Idaho Falls, Idaho; accused of grooming and/or sexual abuse by multiple boys in his scout troop; in 1988, his BSA registration was suspended
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Church positions: Scout leader,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho,
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- Paul Newman was a former Mormon bishop in Utah; charged in 2020 with child sexual abuse; convicted of a sex crime
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Church positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Youth leader,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1957
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
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- David O'Connor was an LDS church member and high school wrestling coach in Tacoma, Washington; convicted of sexual abuse in 1977; once reportedly confessed his sexual abuse in an LDS sacrament meeting; in 2021, a victim sued the Mormon church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Scout leader,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1953
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Washington,
- Latest update: May 2023: a $9.5 million settlement case involved O'Connor; the Washington school district where he had worked agreed to pay $9.5 million to three of his alleged victims
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- Bruce O'Dell was a Mormon bishop and dermatologist in Show Low, Navajo County, Arizona; in 1999, was charged with 48 counts of sexual abuse
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Bishop, Youth leader,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1970
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Arizona,
- Latest update: 1999: charged in Arizona with 48 counts of sexual abuse
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- Jeffrey Olson was a Mormon church member in Utah; convicted of first-degree felony aggravated sex abuse of a child and was sentenced in 2020 to four consecutive terms of three years to life in prison
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Church positions: Missionary,
- Convicted: 2020,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1966
- Mission: 1985-1987 Peru Peru Lima North
- Places lived: Utah,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
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- Scott Owen was a Mormon bishop (twice), stake presidency counselor and therapist in Provo, Utah; called himself the "Porn King;" accused by 7 former patients of sexually abusing them during sessions, and by a cousin (alleged sex abuse in 1980s); an LDS bishop, a stake president (his business partner) and Utah DOPL all allegedly failed to report to police; arrested in Nov. 2023; sentenced in 2025 to prison
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Church positions: Bishop, Missionary, Stake presidency counselor,
- Convicted: 2025,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1959
- Mission: Guatemala Guatemala [unknown]
- Places lived: Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: December 2023: charged with sexual abuse of a teenage girl
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- B P was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: High priest, Ministering/home teacher,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Unknown location,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
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- Eddie Padilla was a Mormon bishop in Taos, New Mexico; accused of child sexual abuse; convicted twice
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Church positions: Bishop,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: New Mexico,
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- Steven Paris was an LDS church member in Anaheim, California; accused in 1986 of sexual abuse of seven boys; pleaded guilty to abusing six of them; was scheduled to receive a 30-year sentence
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1952
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
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- John Parkinson was a Mormon stake president (1981-1991) and physician in Fairfield, California; sentenced to prison in 1997 for sexually abusing two female patients, but the judge delayed the sentence pending an appeal; his conviction was later reversed
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jury trial, Overturned/reversed, Prison,
- Church positions: Stake presidency counselor, Stake president, Sunday school,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1931
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Latest update: 2024: lives in Fairfield, California
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- Eneudo Petit was a Mormon bishop in Provo, Utah; while bishop, allegedly sexually abused a child; accused of molesting another child before becoming a bishop; allegedly avoided arrest warrant for child sexual abuse by fleeing the US to Venezuela; arrested in Texas in 2021; convicted in Utah in 2022 and sentenced to prison; as of July 2024, is in the Uintah County Jail
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Fled or failed to appear, Prison,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Bishop,
- Convicted: 2022,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1972
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah, Venezuela,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: 2024: in prison in Utah
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- Ronald Phelps was an LDS bishop and stake executive secretary, and attorney, in Oklahoma; arrested for indecent exposure before becoming an LDS bishop; accused of child sexual abuse; Mormon church leaders allegedly covered up the abuse
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Bishop, Other leader,
- Crime: Unknown crime year, in Oklahoma,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Oklahoma,
- Latest update: 2024: lives in Yukon, Oklahoma
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- Brian Pickett was a Mormon branch president and leader at a youth program picking pineapples in Maui, Hawaii; accused of sexual abuse in a civil lawsuit that also named the LDS church; the suit was dismissed with prejudice after a settlement in 2016
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
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LDS church payment: Undisclosed amount
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Dismissed with prejudice, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Church positions: Branch president, Stake high council,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, Perpetrator's home,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Hawaii,
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- Chesley Pierson was an LDS bishop, stake presidency counselor and stake patriarch in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; accused of sexually abusing multiple young men
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
Church discipline: Excommunicated,
- Criminal case(s): Police investigation, Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Bishop, Elders quorum, Missionary, Other leader, Stake patriarch, Stake presidency counselor,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1928
Died: 2021 - Mission: United Kingdom England
- Places lived: Canada,
- Latest update: 2021: died in Alberta, Canada
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- Errol Pilling was a Mormon bishop and licensed psychologist in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; went on an LDS mission to England in the early 1960s; pleaded guilty in 1988 and in 1994 to charges of sexual misconduct; in September 1994, his registration as a chartered psychologist with the Psychologists Association of Alberta was cancelled; in 1994, was excommunicated; as of February 2024, lives in Twin Falls, Idaho
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
Church discipline: Excommunicated,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Unknown result,
- Church positions: Bishop, Missionary,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1942
- Mission: 1962-1964 United Kingdom North British Mission
- Places lived: Canada,
- Latest update: February 2024: lives in Twin Falls, Idaho
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- Byron Poelman was a bishop and stake president in Utah and partner in a law firm that represented the LDS church; arrested in 1994 for soliciting a prostitute; pleaded guilty to a class B misdemeanor charge of patronizing a prostitute
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
Church discipline: Excommunicated,
- The woman was taken to jail, while Poelman was released immediately.
- "President and sister Poelman's lives need to be private now. [...] We are a family. A family keeps things private. A family draws close together. These things are to be kept private."
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Mission president, Missionary, Stake high council, Stake president, Sunday school,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1934
Died: 2014 - Mission: Netherlands Netherlands
- Places lived: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Latest update: 2014: died
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- Geoffrey Powell was an LDS bishop in Western Australia; accused of sexually abusing a seven-year-old girl in his ward; the alleged abuse took place while he was a bishop; the victim twice complained to the LDS church, but said she was not believed and was chastised, and it was suggested she should move away if she felt uncomfortable; in 2019, he was sentenced to 12 months in jail
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Bishop,
- Convicted: 2019,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1947
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Australia,
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- Carl Pratt was a Mormon bishop in San Manuel, Arizona; allegedly sexually abused a boy in his ward, in the bishop's office at an LDS chapel; died in 2006
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Bishop, High priest, Other leader, Scout leader, Stake high council, Temple worker,
- Alleged crime: Unknown crime year, in Arizona,
- Crime scenes: Bishop's office, LDS building,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1930
Died: 2006 - Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Arizona,
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- Spencer Pratt was a Mormon church member in Spanish Fork, Utah; arrested in January 2025 on suspicion of child sexual abuse
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
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- Keith Price was a Mormon bishop in Pleasant Grove, Utah; convicted in 2018 of class A misdemeanor voyeurism; secretly recorded underage girls; the crime occurred while he was serving as bishop
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Bishop,
- Convicted: 2018,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1956
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender; lives in American Fork, Utah;
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- Richard Ray was an LDS church member in Arizona; sentenced in 1984 to 61 years in prison for molesting five girls; allegedly had more than 30 victims; the LDS church was involved in a lawsuit regarding clergy-penitent privilege; the church settled out of court for an undisclosed amount just before trial
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
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LDS church payment: Undisclosed amount
Church discipline: Excommunicated,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Church positions: Missionary,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1942
Died: 2019 - Mission: Unknown country unknown
- Places lived: Arizona,
- Latest update: 2019: died in Florence, Arizona
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- Gary Reese was a Mormon bishopric counselor, seminary teacher and Boy Scout leader in Washington; accused of sexually molesting several boys in his scout troops; never charged; died in 2014
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Dismissed with prejudice, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Scout leader, Seminary teacher,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, LDS building, Perpetrator's home, Recreational trip/outing, Scout activity,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1938
Died: 2014 - Mission: 1961-1964 Finland Finland (unknown)
- Places lived: Washington,
- Latest update: 2014: died
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- Alberto Reyes was a Mormon bishop in Argentina who sexually abused a child; allegedly sexually abused the victim for at least nine years; convicted in 2004
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Bishop,
- Crime: Unknown crime year, in Argentina,
- Convicted: 2004,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Argentina,
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- Shonn Ricks was an LDS church member in Benson, Cache County, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; found guilty by a jury in 1997; served about 14 months in prison; attempted to serve a Mormon mission and was supported by his stake president, Jerry Toombs; his mission call was withdrawn
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah,
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- James Robinson was an LDS bishop in Utah; accused of sexually abusing a teenage girl; charges were dropped
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Charges dropped,
- Church positions: Bishop,
- Alleged crime: Unknown crime year, in Utah,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
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- Lowell Robison was a Mormon mission president in the Mexico Leon mission (1995-1998) and stake president of the Provo, Utah Edgemont Stake (2001-2006); accused in 2018 of sexual abuse of multiple people; two months later, died by suicide
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum, Mission president, Missionary, Scout leader, Stake high council, Stake presidency counselor, Stake president, Sunday school, Youth leader,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1944
Died: 2018 - Mission: 1963-1965 Mexico Southeast Mexican
- Places lived: Mexico, Utah,
- Latest update: 2018: died by suicide
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- Carlos Rodrigues was an LDS church member in Dallas, Texas in the 1980s; convicted of sexual abuse
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Texas,
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- Trent Rogers was a Mormon church member in Arizona; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in 1986 and was sentenced to three years probation; a woman sued the Mormon church in 1986
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Ministering/home teacher, Missionary,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1917
Died: 1995 - Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Arizona,
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- UNKNOWN Ross was an LDS high priest and stake seventy in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: High priest, Stake seventy,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Documents available: yes (free download)
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- Nefi Rubalcava was a Mormon bishop in Norwalk/Cerritos in southern California; accused of child sexual abuse in two lawsuits filed against the Mormon church in 2025; he was the foster father of one of his alleged victims and the bishop of both of them; he allegedly participated in a sex trafficking ring involving at least one other bishop and a stake president
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Bishop,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, LDS building,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Latest update: 2025: accused in two lawsuits against the Mormon church of sexually abusing two children repeatedly over a span of several years in the late 1970s and 1980s
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- Tim Ryan was allegedly an LDS church member in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in 2008 to a felony charge of sexual abuse of a child under the age of 16; detectives said the victim's family reported the abuse in 1999, but that it was dropped when they wouldn't cooperate with investigators
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Convicted: 2008,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Idaho,
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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,
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Born: 1945
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona), Provo (Utah), Salt Lake County (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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- Vernon Sanford was an LDS church member in San Diego, California; died in 2000; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse, along with his son, Vernon Sanford Jr; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church; the alleged abuse occurred between 1961 and 1970; the Sanfords were the plaintiff's LDS home teachers
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Never charged,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Other leader,
- Crime scenes: LDS building, Perpetrator's home, Vehicle,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Died: 2000
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: 2000: died; 2024: accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse, along with his son, Vernon Sanford Jr.
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- Vernon Sanford was an LDS church member in San Diego, California; died in 2000; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse, along with his father, Vernon Sanford Sr; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church; the alleged abuse occurred between 1961 and 1970; the Sanfords were the plaintiff's LDS home teachers
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Never charged,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Crime scenes: LDS building, Perpetrator's home, Vehicle,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: 2024: accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse, along with his father, Vernon Sanford Sr.
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- James Schmidt was an LDS church member and scout leader, with multiple charges of child sexual abuse over six years; convicted in Idaho; convicted in the late 1990s in Maryland; as of 2024, registered as a sex offender
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Unknown result,
- Church positions: Scout leader,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1944
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Idaho, Maryland,
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- Jack Schofield was an LDS church member, school administrator and state senator in Las Vegas, Nevada; accused of sexual harassment; died in 2015; a victim told FLOODLIT he sold her repeatedly to sex trafficking clients at a motel in Las Vegas
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1923
Died: 2015 - Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Nevada,
- Latest update: 2015: died
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- Thomas Schofield was a Mormon bishop in Elk Grove, Sacramento County, California; accused in a 2024 civil lawsuit of sexually abusing a 16-year-old child in 2004-05 while he was a Mormon Bishop; some of the alleged abuse took place in the Salt Lake City and Oakland LDS temples and the bishop's office at church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Bishop,
- Crime scenes: Bishop's office, LDS activity, LDS building, LDS temple,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1955
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Arizona, California, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah, Washington,
- Latest update: 2024: lives in Sandy, Utah
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- William Schubeck was a Mormon church member in California; accused of sexual abuse
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: California,
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- Dennis Schult was a Mormon church member and scout leader in southern California; pleaded no contest to two counts of child molestation as part of a plea agreement wherein six other molestation charges were dropped; sentenced in 1991 to eight years in prison for sexually abusing two of his scouts for several years; as of 2024, registered sex offender living in Granada Hills, California
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
Church discipline: Excommunicated, Rebaptized,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, No contest, Plea agreement, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Crime: Unknown crime year, in California,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1935
- Mission: no
- Places lived: California,
- Latest update: 2024: registered sex offender living in Granada Hills, California
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- Orin Searle was an LDS church member in Ogden, Utah; accused of sexual abuse in 2013 but was deemed incompetent to stand trial; a victim said that Searle's predatory behavior began as early as the late 1950s, and that several family members, and multiple members of the LDS 44th Ward (Mount Ogden Stake), knew that Searle was a child molester but did nothing to stop him; died in 2014
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Not convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum, High priest, Other leader, Temple worker,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1926
Died: 2014 - Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah,
- Latest update: 2014: died in Provo, Utah
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- Michael Shean was a Mormon bishopric counselor and temple worker, and deputy district attorney in Santa Maria, Santa Barbara County, California; convicted of sexually molesting boys; sentenced to prison; the Mormon church allegedly made at least one settlement payment to a victim who said a stake president covered up the abuse for years
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
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LDS church payment: Undisclosed amount
Church discipline: Church position after confession/conviction, Excommunicated, Rebaptized, Release from Mormon church position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Judgment for plaintiff, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Church positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Seminary teacher, Temple worker,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1947
- Mission: 1966-1968 Uruguay Uruguay
- Places lived: California,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
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- Charles Shield was an LDS ward executive secretary in England and Scotland; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; sentenced in 2017 to six years in prison
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Church positions: Ward executive secretary,
- Convicted: 2017,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1942
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: England, Scotland, United Kingdom,
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- William Shubeck was a Mormon church member in San Bernardino, California; accused in 2003 of sexual abuse in a civil lawsuit against the LDS church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Crime scenes: Victim's home,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: California,
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- UNKNOWN Simpkins was an LDS stake seventy in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church,
- Church positions: Stake seventy,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Latest update: 2024: accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse
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- Joseph Smith was the founder of the LDS church (the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or Mormon church); was publicly accused during his life (1805-1844) of sexual misconduct, including adultery and illegal polygamy; in May 1844, a Hancock County, Illinois grand jury indicted Smith for perjury, fornication and polygamy; died in June 1844
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Apostle,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1805
Died: 1844 - Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Illinois, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania,
- Latest update: 1844-06-27: died in jail in Carthage, Illinois
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- UNKNOWN Smith was a Mormon bishop in Lancaster, California; a 2024 civil lawsuit said he took part with two Melchizedek priesthood holders in sexually assaulting an underage boy inside an LDS church building on a weekly basis from 2001 to 2003, starting when the victim was 15 years old
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Bishop,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
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- UNKNOWN Smith was a Mormon church member and high priest in the Azusa 1st Ward in Azusa, California (Glendora California Stake); accused of sexual abuse in a 2024 civil lawsuit along with his ward's former bishop, Timothy Monzello
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Latest update: 2024: accused in a civil lawsuit in California of sexual abuse
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- Sidney Spencer was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Idaho; convicted in 1984 of child sexual abuse; a Mormon bishop approved his application to be a scout leader despite his prior sex crime conviction
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Scout leader,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho,
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- Jason Stark was a former full-time Mormon missionary in Kentucky; accused of sexually abusing three people in 2005 while on his mission; a lawsuit was filed against the Mormon church; in 2025, sentenced to 30 years in prison in Idaho
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea agreement, Prison,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church,
- Church positions: Missionary,
- Crime: 2005, in Kentucky,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1985
- Mission: 2004-2005 United States
- Places lived: Kentucky,
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- Mark Stevens was a Mormon bishop in West Jordan, Utah in 2006; charged in 2025 with sexual assault of a 16-year-old girl that allegedly took place in his office at church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Bishop, Missionary,
- Crime scenes: Bishop's office, LDS building,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1956
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah, Weber County (Utah),
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: February 2025: charged with sexual assault
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- Robert Stevenson was an LDS church member in Las Vegas, Nevada; accused of sexual abuse
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Nevada,
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- Michael Stillman was a Mormon Tabernacle Choir member and professional scouter with the Boy Scouts of America in Monroe, Sevier County, Utah; accused in 1989 of having sexually abused a boy between the ages of 13 and 15 in the mid-1970s; decided to resign as district scout executive as long as it did not imply guilt; was never reported to police or charged with a crime
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Scout leader, Tabernacle Choir,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1939
Died: 2020 - Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah,
- Latest update: 2020-03-29: died
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- Robert Stillwell was a Mormon church member and boy scout leader in Salt Lake City, Utah; accused of sexual abuse in 1987; convicted in 1993 and 1998 in separate cases of child sexual abuse; a Mormon bishop reportedly became aware of the abuse, but did not take any church disciplinary action or report to police
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Church positions: Missionary, Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1964
- Mission: 1984-1986 Taiwan Taipei
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Latest update: 1998: convicted of child sexual abuse
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- Douglas Stoddard was an LDS bishop in Hurst, Texas; convicted in 1992 of a felony child sexual abuse charge of indecency with a child by contact; sentenced to 8 years of probation; a lifetime registered sex offender in Texas; named publicly in August 2023 by a victim who said Stoddard molested him and three other boys in his Mormon ward while serving as bishop
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Probation, Registered sex offender,
- Church positions: Bishop,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1949
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Texas,
- Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender in Texas (SID 04382768)
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- Arthur Stout was a Mormon church member in Littlerock, California; in 2024, a civil lawsuit said he sexually assaulted a girl "on a weekly basis" from 1991 to 1997, starting when she was 5 years old; some of the alleged abuse took place in an LDS church building
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Other leader,
- Crime scenes: LDS building, Perpetrator's home, Vehicle, Victim's home,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
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- Bradley Stowell was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Idaho; confessed to sexually abusing 24 boys; pleaded guilty to molesting two boys; sentenced in 1997 to 150 days in prison and 15 years of probation; local LDS church coverup alleged; one of Stowell's victims, Adam Steed, came forward, spurring lawsuits against the Mormon church and the BSA; as of 2024, lived in Herriman, Utah
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Missionary, Scout leader,
- Convicted: 2005, 2008,
- Crime scenes: Scout activity,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1972
- Mission: 1991-1993 United States Alaska Anchorage
- Places lived: Idaho, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender; lives in Herriman, Utah
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- Jason Strong was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; a victim sued the Mormon church after a bishop and stake president allegedly failed to report the abuse to police; the claims against the church were dismissed by a trial court, and the Utah Supreme Court upheld the dismissal in 2001, citing the First Amendment
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Dismissed, Lawsuit v. LDS church,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah,
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- Murray Stubbs was a Mormon church member in Canberra ACT Australia; accused of grooming a child using the internet because of sexually explicit texts; was found guilty of using the internet in an offensive way
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Crime: 2007, 2008, in Australia,
- Convicted: 2008,
- Crime scenes: internet,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1965
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Australia,
- Latest update: was tried in court over sexually explicit texts with a minor; was found guilty of using the internet in an offensive way
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- Todd Summers was an LDS church member and videographer for local children's events in Costa Mesa, California; accused of child sexual abuse that allegedly took place in a Mormon chapel and other locations; a 2009 civil suit against him ended with a $100,000 settlement payment by the Mormon church to the plaintiff
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
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LDS church payment: $100,000
- Criminal case(s): Never charged,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Church positions: Missionary,
- Crime scenes: LDS building, Public, Victim's home,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: United States Ohio Cleveland
- Places lived: California,
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- Mark Swanson was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Idaho; convicted in the 1980s of child sexual abuse; in 1988, Darwin Matthews, a Mormon bishop in Shelley, Idaho, recommended Swanson for a scout leader position, reportedly because he felt Swanson was "completely rehabilitated"
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Scout leader,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Idaho,
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- Peter Taylor was a Mormon church member in Washington; confessed to sexual abuse of his two underage stepdaughters; convicted; Mormon church lost a civil lawsuit and was court ordered to pay the victims $2.5 million; the church appealed and the amount was reduced to $1.2 million
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
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LDS church payment: $1,200,000
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Judgment for plaintiff, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Convicted: 2001,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Washington,
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- Daniel Taylor was an LDS church member and seminary teacher in New Zealand; found guilty in 2013 of sexual abuse of multiple underage boys; local Mormon leaders allegedly failed to report Taylor's abuse
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Prison,
- Church positions: Seminary teacher, Youth leader,
- Convicted: 2013,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1979
- Mission: no
- Places lived: New Zealand,
- Latest update: 2013: convicted in New Zealand of child sex abuse
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- Keele Taylor was a Mormon church member in Farmington, Utah; convicted of possession of child pornography (child sexual abuse material / CSAM); in July 2019, pleaded guilty to possession of CSAM; the distribution charge was dropped due to a plea agreement
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Youth leader,
- Convicted: 2019,
- Crime scenes: Online,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
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- Kelly Teters was an LDS church member in Montana; in 2001, accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl in 1997; in 2002, found guilty of sexual intercourse without consent and sentenced to 10 years in prison
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Convicted: 2002,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1963
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Montana,
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- Mark Thomas was an LDS church member in Illinois; accused of sexual abuse; a plaintiff sued the LDS church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Alleged crime: Unknown crime year, in Illinois,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Illinois,
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- Wendell Thompson was a former LDS bishop and stake presidency member in Clinton, Mississippi; convicted in 2011 of felony child sexual abuse (gratification of lust); some of the abuse took place while Thompson was in an LDS stake presidency role
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Bishop, Stake presidency counselor,
- Convicted: 2011,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1963
- Mission: Sweden
- Places lived: Mississippi,
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- George Tilson was a Mormon church member in the Salt Lake City, Utah area (including Holladay); pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse in the 1990s; alleged coverup by Mormon leaders
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Church positions: High priest, Scout leader,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1942
Died: 2020 - Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
- Latest update: 2020-04-27: died in Utah
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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."
- 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,
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Born: 1956
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah,
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- Kendall Traxler was an LDS church member in Gallman and Hazelhurst, Mississippi; died in 2015; a victim told FLOODLIT that Traxler sexually abused them when they were a child; the abuse allegedly took place during Sunday branch meetings; the branch president and stake president allegedly knew about the abuse but failed to report it to law enforcement
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Sunday school, Youth leader,
- Alleged crime: Unknown crime year, in Mississippi,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1969
Died: 2015 - Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Mississippi,
- Latest update: 1991: died
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- Mark Treter was a Mormon church member and environmental lawyer in Greendale, Indiana; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded no contest to one felony count; sentenced in 2023 to probation; local LDS church leaders allegedly knew of Treter's criminal behavior but did not report to police
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, No contest, Plea agreement, Probation,
- Church positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Convicted: 2023,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1954
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Indiana,
- Latest update: 2023: convicted and sentenced to probation
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- Robert Tubbs 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
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Parole, Prison, Released, Violated parole/probation,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Scout leader,
- Crime scenes: Scout activity,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1952
- Mission: 1971-1973 Japan Japan [unknown city]
- Places lived: Utah,
- Latest update: 2008: released from prison
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- Marcus Udall was an LDS church member in Maricopa County, Arizona; accused of child sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in 2014 to a reduced felony charge;
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1996
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Arizona,
- Latest update: lives in Mesa, Arizona
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- Bob UNKNOWN was a Mormon church member and Melchizedek priesthood holder in Lancaster, California; a 2024 civil lawsuit said he took part with a Mormon bishop and another Melchizedek priesthood holder in sexually assaulting an underage boy inside an LDS church building on a weekly basis from 2001 to 2003, starting when the victim was 15 years old
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
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- Jim UNKNOWN was a Mormon church member and Melchizedek priesthood holder in Lancaster, California; a 2024 civil lawsuit said he took part with a Mormon bishop and another Melchizedek priesthood holder in sexually assaulting an underage boy inside an LDS church building on a weekly basis from 2001 to 2003, starting when the victim was 15 years old
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Other leader,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
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- John UNKNOWN was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Unknown location,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
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- Keith Vallejo was a Mormon bishop in Utah; accused of sexually abusing and raping two underage girls; in 2017, was found guilty in a jury trial of ten counts of second-degree felony forcible sexual abuse and one count of first-degree felony object rape; sentenced to five years to life in prison
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
- Church positions: Bishop, High priest, Other leader,
- Convicted: 2017,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1974
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
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- Bruce Van Horn was a Mormon bishopric counselor in Cerritos, California; accused in a 2025 lawsuit against the Mormon church of sexually abusing a child as part of a sex trafficking ring, and of covering up the abuse; the plaintiff said she was abused over 200 times at the Cerritos LDS stake center from 1979 to 1983
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Bishopric counselor,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, LDS building,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
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- Sterling Van Wagenen was a co-founder of Sundance Film Festival and director of some Mormon temple endowment videos; publicly accused of sexual abuse of two children in two separate instances; sentenced to prison in 2019 for child sexual abuse
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
Church discipline: No action,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Church positions: BYU, Stake high council, Sunday school,
- Convicted: 2019,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1947
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
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- James Victor 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
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Police investigation, Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Missionary,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1960
- Mission: 1984-1986 Canada Canada [unknown - possibly New Brunswick]
- Places lived: Canada,
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- Matthew Wallis was a Mormon church member in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana and in Ogden, Utah; pleaded guilty to a charge related to child sexual abuse
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Convicted: 2015,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1984
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Louisiana, Utah, Weber County (Utah),
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- Christopher Warnock was a Mormon church member in Waukesha County, Wisconsin; pleaded guilty to two counts of 1st Degree Sexual Assault of Child and one 2nd Degree Sex Assault-Intoxicated Victim
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Church positions: Stake seventy,
- Convicted: 2021,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1950
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Kentucky, Wisconsin,
- Latest update: In Oshkosh Correctional Institution, Oshkosh, WI, earliest eligibililty for parole 2024-05-18
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- Mark Webster was a branch president in New Mexico; accused of rape in a civil lawsuit
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Branch president, Other leader,
- Alleged crime: Unknown crime year, in New Mexico,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: New Mexico,
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- Gary Westlund was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse of a Navajo child placed in an LDS foster home as part of the Indian Student Placement Program, also called the Lamanite Placement Program
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Civil lawsuit(s): Unknown result,
- Alleged crime: Unknown crime year, in Unknown location,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Unknown location,
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- Ryan Whitaker was an LDS church member and divorce lawyer in Vancouver, Washington; charged with sexually abusing a 9-year-old girl in his Sunday School class during church meetings; convicted in 2013 and sentenced to prison; registered sex offender
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Church positions: Missionary, Primary, Sunday school,
- Convicted: 2013,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1953
- Mission: Spain Spain - unknown city/area
- Places lived: Washington,
- Latest update: 2023 - registered sex offender in Washington state
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- Robert White was a Mormon missionary in South Dakota in the late 1960s; in 2008, a civil lawsuit filed against the Mormon church said he sexually abused a boy while on his mission
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
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LDS church payment: Undisclosed amount
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Missionary,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: South Dakota,
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- Dylan Whiting was an LDS bishop in Nampa, Idaho; was removed from his position in 2021 after child sexual abuse allegations surfaced; was charged with four sex crimes; pleaded guilty to one felony count; sentenced in 2022 to prison
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Church positions: Bishop,
- Convicted: 2022,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1988
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho,
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- John Wichmann was an LDS bishop in the San Diego California South Stake in 2015-16; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of sexual abuse of a 16-year-old boy; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church; the alleged sexual assaults took place in an unlocked church classroom in San Diego 25 times while other congregants were nearby
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Bishop,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
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- Keith Williams was a Mormon church member in Clearfield, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; allegedly molested a boy for three years; Mormon leaders allegedly failed to report the abuse to police, but approved Williams for an LDS temple wedding; convicted in 1991
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Crime scenes: Scout activity,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1956
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah,
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- David Williams was an LDS church member in West Valley, Utah; in 2019, found guilty of sexually abusing seven little girls for 14 years; the abuse was reported to parents and bishop and they allegedly did not report to police
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Crime: Unknown crime year, in Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Convicted: 2019,
- Victims: 7 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1948
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Latest update: In prison at UTAH STATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY
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- Fred Willie was a Mormon church member and Boy Scout leader in Idaho; convicted of charges related to child sexual abuse
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho,
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- Byron Wiscombe was an LDS bishopric counselor and Idaho city councilman; signed a plea agreement indicating he would admit to committing lewd conduct with a minor; sentenced to prison in 2023
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Church positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary,
- Convicted: 2023,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1977
- Mission: 1997-1999 Spain Spain Bilbao
- Places lived: Idaho,
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- LaVar Withers was a Mormon and physician in Rexburg, Idaho; accused of sexually abusing at least 133 women and children as young as 13 years old over a period of 30 or more years; admitted to sexual abuse; in 1996, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor battery; sentenced to 30 to 60 days in jail and two years probation; the Mormon church placed him on probation and took his temple recommend; died in 2005
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Jail, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Bishopric counselor, Stake high council,
- Crime scenes: Health appointment,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, 100 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1936
Died: 2005 - Mission: no
- Places lived: Idaho, Rexburg (Idaho),
- Latest update: 2005: died
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- Sean Woolf was an LDS church member and full-time missionary; accused of sexual abuse of a child; the alleged abuse occurred during his mission; the victim later sued or planned to sue the Mormon church in 2020; the church settled with the victim, according to a person familiar with the case
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
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LDS church payment: Undisclosed amount
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Church positions: Missionary,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1974
- Mission: United States
- Places lived: Unknown location,
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- Gary Woolstenhulme was a Mormon bishop in Imperial Beach, California in 1978; died in 2002; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church (plaintiff John Roe JB 65 - San Diego 24CU008107, CASD 3:24-cv-02349-AJB-MSB); allegedly sexually assaulted a 14-year-old boy in his office at church
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Never charged,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor,
- Crime scenes: Bishop's office, LDS building,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1933
Died: 2002 - Mission: no
- Places lived: California,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: 2024: accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
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- Orson Wright was a Mormon mission president in Sydney, Australia from 1978 to 1980; accused of grooming some of the sister missionaries in his care to be his polygamous wives; removed early from his mission assignment; LDS church leaders in Salt Lake City, Utah allegedly covered up the reasons for Wright's removal
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Branch president, Mission president, Missionary, Stake high council, Temple worker,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1928
Died: 2017 - Mission: Australia Australia [unknown]
- Places lived: Australia,
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- Mitchell Young was an LDS missionary in Canada; in 1980, was sent home after allegedly molesting children; convicted in Arizona (1985) and Utah (1988) of child sexual abuse; in 1993, sentenced in Utah to 15 years in prison for molesting a child for five years; a 2002 lawsuit against the LDS church accused Mormon leaders of providing a safe harbor for him; as of 2024, lives in Ogden, Utah; registered sex offender
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Missionary,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1960
- Mission: Canada Whitefish Bay area, Canada
- Places lived: Arizona, Canada, Utah, Weber County (Utah),
- Latest update: 2024: lives in Ogden, Utah as a registered sex offender
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- Stephen Young was an LDS church member and police officer in Idaho; allegedly abused 20 babies over a 30-year period; pleaded guilty in 2010 to lewd conduct with a child under 16; sentenced to 25 years in prison
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
Church discipline: Excommunicated,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Convicted: 2010,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1951
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Latest update: 2023-03-06: In prison in Idaho
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- Brigham Young was the second president of the Mormon church; married 56 women, including a 15-year-old and three 16-year-olds; was publicly accused during his life (1801-1877) of sexual misconduct, including adultery and illegal polygamy; never charged with a sex crime; arrested and charged with adultery in 1871; not convicted
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Apostle, Missionary,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1801
Died: 1877 - Mission: 1840-1841 United Kingdom England
- Places lived: Illinois, New York, Utah, Vermont,
- Latest update: 1877: died
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- Luis Zarate was a Mormon bishop in Panama; accused of sexual abuse of a 4-year-old
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Church positions: Bishop,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Panama,
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- Karey Zimmerman was a Mormon church member in Utah and Nevada; in 2025, was accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse that allegedly took place in Nevada and Utah; the Mormon church was also named as a defendant; the lawsuit said a Utah bishop failed to report abuse allegations to police
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Missionary,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1962
- Mission: United Kingdom England (unknown)
- Places lived: England, Nevada, Salt Lake County (Utah), United Kingdom, Utah,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: 2025: accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse that allegedly took place in Nevada and Utah; the Mormon church was also named as a defendant
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