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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
Alleged failure to report
Excommunicated,
Died awaiting trial, Not convicted, Suicide,
Dismissed,
Was Unknown position,
Alleged crime: 2010s, in Arizona,
- 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
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
Was Unknown position,
Crime: 2000s, in Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
- 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
Alleged failure to report
Excommunicated,
Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Violated parole/probation,
Dismissed with prejudice, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
Was Bishop, Missionary,
Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in Arizona,
- 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
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
Was Scout leader, Sunday school,
Crime: 1990s, in Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
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
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender,
Crime: 2010s, in Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
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
Alleged failure to report
Never charged, Not convicted, Police investigation,
Dismissed, Dismissed with prejudice, Lawsuit v. LDS church,
Was Mission president, Missionary, Other leader,
Alleged crime: 1970s, 1980s, in Utah,
- 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
Alleged failure to report
Excommunicated,
Convicted, Prison,
Was Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Stake high council,
Crime: 2000s, 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
Alleged failure to report
Unknown result,
Was Bishop,
Alleged crime: 2010s, in Arizona, Brazil,
- 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
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
Was Bishopric counselor, Missionary,
Crime: 2020s, in Arizona,
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
Alleged failure to report
Excommunicated, Rebaptized,
Convicted, Prison, Released,
Was Missionary,
Crime: 1990s, in Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
- 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
Convicted, Unknown result,
Was 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
Never charged, Not convicted,
- 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
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
Was 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
Alleged failure to report
Admitted guilt, Convicted, Unknown result,
Was Scout leader,
- 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
Police investigation, Unknown result,
Was Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Scout leader, Stake president, Youth leader,
Alleged crime: 2010s, in Arizona,
- 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"
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Prison,
Was Unknown position,
- 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
Alleged failure to report
Never charged,
Was Bishop,
Alleged crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, in Arizona,
- 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
Alleged failure to report
Excommunicated,
Convicted, Prison,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
Was Scout leader,
Crime: 1970s, 1980s, in Arizona, California,
- 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
Convicted, Prison,
Was Other leader,
Crime: 1990s, 2010s, in Arizona,
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
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
Was Primary,
Crime: 2010s, in Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
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
Alleged failure to report
Unknown result,
Was Bishop, Youth leader,
Alleged crime: 1990s, in Arizona,
- 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
Alleged failure to report
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Church paid $unknown
Excommunicated,
Convicted, Prison,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
Was Missionary,
Crime: 1970s, 1980s, in Arizona,
- 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
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
Was Ministering/home teacher, Missionary,
Crime: 1980s, in Arizona,
- 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
Alleged failure to report
Excommunicated,
Never charged, Not convicted,
Unknown result,
Was Bishop, Sunday school,
Alleged crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, in Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
- 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;
Alleged failure to report
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.
Ongoing,
Was Ward executive secretary,
Alleged crime: 2020s, 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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- Waylon White was a Mormon church member in Payson, Arizona; was a licensed practiced nurse (PN); charged in 2025 with 18 felonies related to child sexual abuse
Alleged failure to report
Ongoing,
Was Youth leader,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1982
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Arizona,
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- William Whitmore was an LDS church member in Mesa, Arizona; convicted of sexual abuse
Excommunicated,
Convicted,
Was 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
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
Was Missionary,
Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in Arizona, Canada, Utah, Weber County (Utah),
- 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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