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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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- 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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- 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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- Coy Ball was an LDS church member in Mesa, Arizona; was charged with 11 counts related to child sex abuse; in 2014, pleaded guilty to three counts of molestation of a child
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty,
- Church positions: Scout leader, Sunday school,
- Convicted: 2014,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1954
- Mission: Unknown country
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
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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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- 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 Cannata was a Mormon bishop in Tucson, Arizona in 2005 when he sexually abused a child who was 5 or 6 years old; was a stake high council member sometime in the 2010s; was confronted by the victim and turned himself into the police; convicted in 2019 and sentenced to seven and a half years in prison; was excommunicated from the Mormon church because of the abuse
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Church discipline: Excommunicated,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Stake high council,
- Crime: 2005, in Arizona,
- Convicted: 2019,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1965
- Mission: Unknown country Unknown
- Places lived: Arizona,
- Latest update: 2025: serving a sentence in the Arizona Department of Corrections until 02/27/2026
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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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- 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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- Daniel Galloway was an LDS church member in Arizona City, Pinal County, Arizona; found guilty of sexually abusing an 8 year old foster child
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Youth leader,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1973
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Arizona,
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- Floyd Godfrey was a Mormon church member and sexual orientation conversion therapist in Arizona; accused of sexual misconduct by two employees; in 2023, Godfrey was forced to surrender his license
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Arizona,
- Latest update: 2023: forced to surrender his license after sexual misconduct allegations by two employees
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- Brandon Hernandez was an LDS church member in Tempe, Arizona; accused of sexually abusing a victim inside a Mormon church; convicted of four fourth degree felony counts of abuse of a child or vulnerable adult
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Other leader,
- Convicted: 2019,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1999
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
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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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- Robert Kempton was a former Mormon bishop and stake president in Arizona; was an attorney and served a mission as a legal counsel for the LDS church in Africa; arrested in 2014 in a police sting for prostitution
- Criminal case(s): Police investigation, Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Scout leader, Stake president, Youth leader,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1942
Died: 2018 - Mission: 1962-1964 United States Virginia, North Carolina and West Virginia - possibly the Eastern States mission
- Places lived: Arizona,
- Latest update: 2018: Died in Arizona
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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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- Edwin McClellan was a Mormon bishop in Cottonwood, Arizona; accused of sexually abusing 3 female family members from the 1980s-2000s
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Never charged,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Bishop,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1936
Died: 2019 - Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Arizona,
- Latest update: Died January 2019 in Arizona
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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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- Russell Millsaps was an LDS church member and retired police sergeant in Arizona; sentenced in 2016 to 323 years in prison for child sexual exploitation
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Other leader,
- Convicted: 2016,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1947
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Arizona,
- Latest update: 2016: on trial for child sexual exploitation
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- Christopher Nuttall was an LDS church member in Mesa, Arizona; arrested in an FBI sting operation; convicted in 2019 of LURE MINOR FOR SEX EXPLOIT and ATTEMPT TO COMMIT - SEXUAL CONDUCT WITH MINOR
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty,
- Church positions: Primary,
- Convicted: 2019,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1981
- Mission: United States Washington D.C. south mission
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
- Latest update: Currently lives in Phoenix Arizona, does not appear on sex offender registry
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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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- 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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- 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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- Glendon Templeton was a Mormon bishop, Sunday school teacher and scout leader in Arizona; was bishop of the Maryvale Ward in West Phoenix from 2014 to 2019; excommunicated in 2019; also was a volleyball coach for high school-aged girls; accused numerous times and arrested, but never prosecuted for alleged sex crimes; sued in 1997 for alleged sexual abuse; allegedly sexually assaulted multiple teenage girls
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Church discipline: Excommunicated,
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Unknown result,
- Church positions: Bishop, Sunday school,
- Crime scenes: Bishop's office, LDS building,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
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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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- Cody Weaver was a Mormon church member and ward executive secretary in Queen Creek, Arizona; charged with three counts of sexual exploitation of a minor for CSAM material found on his home electronics.
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- Church positions: Ward executive secretary,
- Alleged crime: 2024, in Maricopa County (Arizona),
- Crime scenes: Online,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, 13, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1993
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Arizona, Queen Creek,
- Latest update: Case is ongoing, trial set Sept. 2, 2025
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- William Whitmore was an LDS church member in Mesa, Arizona; convicted of sexual abuse
- Church discipline: Excommunicated,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1962
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
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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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