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Leizza Alcantara Adams
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- 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).
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- Criminal: Convicted, No contest, Plea agreement, Prison,
Alleged coverup
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Kayla Kehaunani Atkin
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- was an LDS church member and therapist in Lehi, Utah; charged in 2022 with three felony counts of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in April 2023 to one count of attempted object rape (victim was 14-15 years old at the time of the crime); sentenced in September 2023 to 180 days in jail.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Jail,
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Wanda Barzee
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- was an LDS church member in Utah; with Brian David Mitchell, held Elizabeth Smart captive.
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- Criminal: Convicted,
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Rachel Katherine Brock
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- was a Mormon church member; pleaded guilty to sexually abusing the same boy that her mother, Susan Brock, was convicted of molesting.
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- Criminal: Convicted,
- Alleged coverup
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Susan Marie Brock
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- was an LDS church member; 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.
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- Criminal: Convicted,
- Alleged coverup
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Kami Lee Chesnut
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- was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Plea agreement,
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Anastasia Elizabeth Dawson
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- was a Mormon church member in Missouri; arrested in 2023 and charged with several counts relating to sexual abuse of a minor.
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- Criminal: Ongoing, Unknown result,
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Jane Doe
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- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse.
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- Alleged coverup
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Jane Doe
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- was an LDS church member in Australia; accused of sexual abuse.
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- Criminal: Jail,
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Adele Marie Dye
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- was a Mormon church member in Rexburg, Idaho; convicted in 2008 of child sexual abuse; registered sex offender.
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- Criminal: Convicted,
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Ashlyn Amy Harvey
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- was an LDS church member in Gunnison, Utah; accused in 2024 of sexual contact with a 17-year-old student for whom she was a substitute teacher.
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- Criminal: Ongoing,
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Christine Shreeve Hubbs
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- was an LDS church member in California; was charged with sexual abuse of two underage boys (ages 14 and 15); convicted in 2011, sentenced to five years in prison.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Parole, Prison, Violated parole/probation,
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McKenna Aileen Kindred
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- was an LDS church member and high school teacher in Spokane Valley, Washington; accused of having a sexual relationship with a 17 year old student at the high school where she taught.
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- Criminal: Ongoing,
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Daphney Matthews
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- was a Mormon church member in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; accused of sexual abuse.
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- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
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Brenda Nelson Miles
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- was an LDS church member in Bountiful, Utah; accused of child sexual abuse.
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- Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil: Dismissed with prejudice,
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Jeena Nilson
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- was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
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Roselle Anderson Stevenson
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- was an LDS church member in Utah; accused in August 2023 of child sexual abuse; ex-wife of ritualistic abuse suspect David Hamblin.
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- Criminal: Ongoing,
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Bagley Tara
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- was an LDS church member in Idaho; pleaded guilty to two counts of Sexual Battery of a Child 16 or 17 years of age and was sentenced to 13 years in prison.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
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Heidi Tasso
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- was an LDS church member and school teacher/counselor in St. George, Utah; charged in 2016 with child sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in June 2018 to one third-degree felony count of unlawful sexual activity with a minor; sentenced in August 2018 to 120 days in jail, 36 months probation and 200 hours of community service.
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- Criminal: Community service, Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
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Judith Tholen
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- was a Mormon church member; sentenced to 10 years in prison for sexually abusing children she babysat with her husband John Tholen, who also sexually abused them.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
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Ruth Zurcher Worthen
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- was a Mormon church member in Hyde Park, Cache County, Utah; accused of child sexual abuse by one adult in a 2019 civil lawsuit and in 2023 by four adults (one of whom was the 2019 plaintiff); arrested and charged in June 2024 with numerous felonies related to child sexual abuse.
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- Criminal: Ongoing,
- Civil: Dismissed with prejudice,
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