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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #1: George William Aaron
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- AKA Bill Aaron
Victims:2+,
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Born: 1941
Positions: Bishop,
Mission: no
Marriage: yes | Add info
Alleged failure to report
Criminal result: Never charged,
Civil result: Civil judgement in favor of defendant,
- He was a Mormon bishop in Utah; allegedly sexually abused his two teenage daughters; paid $25,000 in punitive damages after losing a civil lawsuit.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #3: Paul Douglas Adams
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2023: multiple victims are involved in a civil lawsuit against the LDS church
Victims:2+,
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Born: 1982
Died: 2017 Mission: no
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Alleged failure to report
Criminal result: Criminal case closed, Other,
Civil result: Civil case dismissed,
- He was an LDS church member in Arizona; sexually abused his own daughters for several years after confessing to his bishop; died by suicide while in custody awaiting trial.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #4: Michael Adamson
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- AKA Mike Adamson
sentenced to prison in England in 2008 for child sexual abuse
Victims:2+,
Mission: no
Marriage: Add info
Criminal result: Guilty,
- He 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.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #5: Brady Glenn Allen
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Victims:1,
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Born: 1990
Positions: Youth leader,
Mission: no
Marriage: Add info
Criminal result: Guilty,
- The accused was a Mormon church youth leader and Utah teacher in Davis County, Utah; admitted to trying to meet 13-year-old for sex; sentenced to 1-15 years in Utah State Prison.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #492: Stewart Allsford
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Born: 1951
Died: 2017 Positions: Bishop,
During alleged crime: Bishop,
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- He 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.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #6: Benjamin Aaron Alyk
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- AKA Ben
Victims:1,
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Born: 1997
Mission: Dominican Republic -
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Alleged failure to report
Criminal result: Guilty,
- He was an LDS church member from Utah and a missionary in Dominican Republic; confessed to making child porn; LDS church leaders allegedly didn't report his crime.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #7: Elwood Anderson
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- AKA Woody Anderson
Victims:50+,
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Criminal result: Guilty,
- He was a LDS church member in Washington state; allegedly downloaded and shared more than 9,000 images of young children engaged in sexually explicit activity; convicted.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #8: Jared Anderson
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- AKA Eldersing
Sentenced to prison in Texas for child sexual abuse
Victims:5+,
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Born: 1988
Positions: Missionary,
Mission: United States - Utah Ogden 2007-2009
Marriage: Add info
Criminal result: Guilty,
- He was a high school teacher and Mormon church group leader in the San Antonio, Texas area; also lived in Millington, Tennessee and Ogden, Utah; sentenced to 10 years in prison for hosting sex parties for teenage boys.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #9: Noel Young Anderson
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Victims:2+,
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Born: 1996
Positions: Primary teacher,
During alleged crime: Primary teacher,
Mission: no
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Criminal result: Guilty,
- He was an LDS church primary teacher in McKinney, Texas; sentenced in 2019 in Texas to 50 years in prison for molesting children.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #464: Darcy Finlinson Anderson
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Born: 1951
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Criminal result: Guilty,
- He was an LDS church member in Utah; convicted of sexually abusing a 10-year-old girl; sentenced in 2022 to serve a minimum of 16 years in prison.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #524: Mark Kevin Anderson
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- AKA Dr. Anderson; Dr. Mark Anderson, DDS; Mark K. Anderson
2018: out of prison
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Born: 1959
Positions: Branch president, Other leader,
During alleged crime: Other leader, Stake high council,
When accused: Other leader, Stake high council,
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Criminal result: Guilty,
- He was a Mormon church branch president and dentist in Woodland, California; accused by 27 former female patients of touching them inappropriately in office visits; found guilty in 2009 of 11 felony counts and one misdemeanor count of sexual battery for sexual abuse of several of his female patients; sentenced to six years in California state prison; required to register for life as a sex offender.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #604: Cortney Ted Andrew
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- AKA Cort Andrew
May 2023: pleaded not guilty
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Born: 1984
Positions: Bishopric counselor,
During alleged crime: Bishopric counselor,
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Marriage: 2013
Criminal result: Ongoing criminal case,
- He was a Mormon church member and bishopric counselor in Logan, Utah; charged in early 2023 in Utah with four second degree felony counts of enticing a minor by internet or text.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #534: Alan Roman Andrus
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- AKA Alan R Andrus
May 2023: in pretrial
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Born: 1963
Positions: Bishop, Missionary,
Mission: Hong Kong - Hong Kong
Marriage: 1992
- He was a Mormon bishop in Placerville, El Dorado County, California; accused of sexual abuse in 2020; as of May 2023, the case is proceeding through pretrial motions.
- son-in-law of Kieth Merrill; Merrill was commissioned by the LDS church's First Presidency to produce the films Legacy and The Testaments, and has been a member of the Board of Trustees of Southern Virginia University and president of the BYU Alumni Association.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #519: Anonymous
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Alleged failure to report
Settlement paid by LDS church: $1,100,000
- The accused was a Mormon church member in Tacoma, Washington; sexually abused a preschooler in his ward in the 1980s; the LDS church settled with the abuse survivor for $1.1 million in 2023.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #851: Michael Dennis Antrobus
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- AKA Mike Antrobus
2023-09-16: died by suicide in prison
Victims:10+,
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Born: 1947
Died: 2023 Positions: Bishop, Branch president, Missionary,
During alleged crime: Bishop, Branch president,
Mission: United States - West Central States Mission (Montana, Wyoming, Idaho) 1966-1968
Marriage: 1969
Criminal result: Guilty, Pleaded guilty,
- The accused 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; our sources report that he had at least a dozen victims.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #601: Adam Brent Archibald
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Born: 1977
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Criminal result: Guilty,
- He was a Mormon church member in Yakima, Washington; accused of sexual abuse of an adult woman for several years; sentenced to prison.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #11: Manuel Archibeque
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Victims:1,
Mission: no
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- He was a Latter-day Saints (LDS) church member; accused of sexual abuse.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #12: Larren Bybee Arnold
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Victims:1,
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Born: 1935
Positions: Scout leader,
During alleged crime: Scout leader,
Mission: no
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Criminal result: Guilty,
Settlement paid by LDS church: Yes (undisclosed amount)
- The accused was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Idaho; in 1984, arrested for lewd conduct with a minor under sixteen (molested a nine year-old boy) in Idaho; convicted in October 1984; received a five year suspended sentence and three years probation.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #527: Mathew Legrand Arrington
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- AKA Matthew Arrington (misspelled), Mathew Arrington IV
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Born: 1963
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Criminal result: Guilty,
- He was a Mormon church member and foster child advocate in Arizona; found guilty of child sexual abuse; sentenced to 15 years in prison.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #13: Arlo Kay Atkin
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Victims:1,
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Born: 1956
Positions: Bishop,
During alleged crime: Bishop,
Mission: United States - California Los Angeles 1975-1977
Marriage: 1978
Alleged failure to report
Criminal result: Guilty,
- The accused former LDS bishop in Arizona; accused of raping and impregnating a 14-year-old girl in his ward while he was her bishop; pleaded guilty, served time in prison.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #14: Joseph Carlton Atwater
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Victims:1,
Mission: no
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Criminal result: Guilty,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Australia; pleaded guilty to trafficking and kidnapping.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #15: Eric Patrick Avant
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- AKA Ricky Avant
Victims:10+, 2+, 5+,
Positions: Scout leader,
During alleged crime: Scout leader,
Mission: no
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Criminal result: Guilty,
Settlement paid by LDS church: $2,000,000
- The accused was a Mormon church member and cub scout leader in Norfolk, Virginia; was sentenced to 26 years in prison for molesting eight boys; had as many as 41 alleged victims.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #818: Lynn Earl Baldwin
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2023: registered sex offender in Utah; lives in Fruit Heights, Utah
Victims:2+,
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Born: 1960
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Criminal result: Guilty,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of child sexual abuse; convicted of lewdness in 1996 and sexual exploitation of a minor in 2002 (attempted); released in 2006; is a registered sex offender.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #721: Timothy Blain Ballard
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- AKA Tim Ballard
November 2023: amended complaint filed by five women against Tim Ballard for sexual misconduct and misusing funds from donors
Victims:2+, 5+,
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Born: 1976
Mission: Chile - unknown
Marriage: yes | Add info
Civil result: Civil case ongoing,
- He was a Mormon church member and anti-sex trafficking activist; claimed to be friends with LDS apostle M. Russell Ballard (no blood relation); accused in 2023 of sexual misconduct by at least 7 women, according to VICE News; in September 2023, five women and a couple filed civil lawsuits in Utah against Tim Ballard for sexual misconduct; an 8th victim reported him in November 2023.
- allegedly was friends for a time with Mormon apostle M. Russell Ballard (the two are not related); as per a September 2023 VICE News article, the two are no longer friends.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #542: Michael Roy Banks
FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #16: Norman Carl Barber
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- AKA Norm Barber, Dr. Barber, Norm C. Barber DDS
1988: pleaded guilty to sexual abuse of two 15-year-old girls
Victims:2+,
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Born: 1947
Positions: Scout leader,
Mission: no
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Alleged failure to report
Criminal result: Guilty,
- He 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.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #547: Melvin Eugene Barhite
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Born: 1944
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Criminal result: Guilty,
- He was a Mormon church member in Michigan; convicted of sex crimes; sentenced to prison; while in prison, argued that prison officals violated his religious rights by confiscating photos of scantily clad females between the ages of 14-26.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #19: John Baysden
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- AKA John Baysen (misspelled by an AP news release)
Victims:2+,
Positions: Missionary,
During alleged crime: Missionary,
When accused: Missionary,
Mission: United States - Ogden 2005-2005
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Criminal result: Guilty,
- He was an LDS missionary from North Carolina who, while serving his mission in Roy, Utah (Ogden Utah mission), videotaped himself molesting two victims, ages 15 and 18; pleaded guilty to 2 counts of forcible sex abuse with minors.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #20: Christian Robert Bearnson
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Victims:2+,
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Born: 1963
Mission: no
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Alleged failure to report
Criminal result: Guilty,
Civil result: Civil judgement in favor of plaintiff,
Settlement paid by LDS church: Yes (undisclosed amount)
- He was a Mormon church member in Los Angeles, California in the early 1990s; molested a 13-year-old girl; the LDS church settled, reportedly for millions of dollars (US).
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #21: Brandon Beckham
FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #838: Brandon Kyle Bednarz
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Victims:1,
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Born: 1982
Positions: boy scouts, cub scouts, primary leader, young mens leader,
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Criminal result: Guilty,
- The accused was an LDS church member; found guilty of sexual abuse of a minor.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #22: Gary Lee Bell
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July 2023: in prison in Utah
Victims:1,
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Born: 1956
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Marriage: 1986
Criminal result: Guilty,
- He was an LDS church member and former prosecutor in Utah; pleaded guilty in December 2022 to four second degree felony charges related to child sexual abuse; sentenced in January 2023 to one to 15 years in prison; in June 2023, was convicted of 15 counts of 2nd degree felony sexual exploitation of a minor and two counts of class B misdemeanor voyeurism; no additional prison time was added.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #23: Robert Ersol Berchtold
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- AKA Bob Berchtold
died in 2005
Victims:2+, 5+,
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Born: 1936
Died: 2005 Positions: Temple worker,
Mission: Switzerland - Swiss Austrian
Marriage: 1961
Criminal result: Guilty,
- He was a Mormon church member in Idaho; sexually abused a child; in 1986, was found guilty of rape of a child and spent one year in jail.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #666: Cristifer Kalen Biggs
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- AKA Cris Biggs
August 2023: pleaded guilty to child sexual exploitation
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Born: 1999
Positions: Missionary,
Mission: United States - Salt Lake City Headquarters (history center and family history center) 2018-2020
Marriage: Add info
Criminal result: Guilty,
- He was an LDS returned missionary and BYU-Idaho student; convicted in July 2023 of one first degree felony count of aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #24: Donald Nelson Bills
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Victims:1,
Positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor,
Mission: no
Marriage: yes | Add info
Criminal result: Guilty,
- He was once in a Mormon bishopric in Provo, Utah; pleaded guilty to multiple felonies, including rape of a 17-year-old girl.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #466: Layne Schuyler Bingham
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2023: registered sex offender; lives in Boise, Idaho
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Born: 1981
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Criminal result: Guilty,
- He was an LDS church member in Idaho; registered sex offender for sexual abuse of a child; convicted in 2008 of child sexual abuse.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #26: Andrew Mack Bishop
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- AKA Andy
Victims:5+,
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Born: 1981
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Criminal result: Guilty,
- He was a Mormon church member in Pleasant Grove, Utah; arrested in 2015 and admitted to sexually abusing 5 individuals in 10 years; sentenced in 2016 to prison in Utah.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #631: Thomas Grant Black
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- AKA Thomas G. Black, Tom Black
2023: registered sex offender in Utah; registered address is the Utah State prison in Draper, Utah
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Born: 1961
Positions: BYU employee,
When accused: BYU employee,
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Criminal result: Guilty,
- He was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse; sentenced to prison in Utah in 2003 for rape.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #28: David Michael Blackner
FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #29: Donald Mark Blanchard
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Victims:1,
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Criminal result: Guilty,
- The accused was an LDS church member; convicted of two counts of lewd and lascivious acts with a child under 14.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #30: Wyman C Blankenship
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Victims:2+,
Positions: Scout leader,
Mission: no
Marriage: Add info
Criminal result: Guilty,
- The accused was a Mormon church member; scout leader, pleaded guilty to molesting boys.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #31: Charles John Blome
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Victims:5+,
Mission: no
Marriage: Add info
Alleged failure to report
Criminal result: Guilty,
Settlement paid by LDS church: $4,000,000
- The accused was a Mormon church member; 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.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #32: Gordon Brent Bodily
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2023: registered sex offender; lives in Ogden, Utah
Victims:1,
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Born: 1949
Positions: Bishop,
During alleged crime: Bishop,
When accused: Bishop,
Mission: United States - Eastern States (headquarters in New York City) 1968-1970
Marriage: 1971
Criminal result: Guilty,
- He was a Mormon bishop in Hyrum, Utah; accused 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.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #691: Ferrin Kay Bodily
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2023: died
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Born: 1944
Died: 2023 Mission: Add info
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Criminal result: Guilty,
- He was a Mormon church member; convicted of sexual abuse; died in 2023.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #33: David James Borg
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Positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
During alleged crime: Scout leader, Youth leader,
Mission: no
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Criminal result: Guilty,
- The accused was a Mormon church member and scout leader; pleaded guilty to molesting multiple boys; sentenced to 34 years in prison.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #576: Donnie Rue Boring
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- AKA Donnie Boring, Donny Boring
died in December 2017
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Born: 1950
Died: 2017 Positions: Bishop, Missionary, Seminary teacher, Stake high council, Temple worker, Youth leader,
Mission: United States - Northern California 1969-1971
Marriage: 1973
Criminal result: Guilty,
- He was a Mormon bishop and stake high council member in California / Arizona; pleaded guilty in 2017 to a felony charge of sexual abuse; died in December 2017.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #512: Glen Douglas Borst
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Born: 1958
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Criminal result: Guilty,
- The accused was a Mormon church member in Utah; sentenced to prison in 2004 for child sexual abuse.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #34: Timothy William Bothell
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- AKA Tim Bothell
Pleaded guilty
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Born: 1969
Positions: Church employee, Stake high council,
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Criminal result: Guilty,
- He was a LDS church employee and LDS church member in Utah; pleaded guilty and was sentenced in 2013 for sexual abuse of 2 girls ages 11 and 13.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #35: Dennis Bough
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Criminal result: Guilty,
- The accused was a Mormon church member in Washington; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse charges.
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