Location Accused: California - Page 3

52 matching Mormon sex abuse cases

- 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,
- Places when accused: California,
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- Neil Shumate was an LDS church member and scout leader in Pleasanton, California; was also a kindergarten teacher; arrested in 1994 and charged with molesting several of his students; convicted on all 16 counts; sentenced to 12 years in prison
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Unknown result,
- Church positions: Scout leader,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace, Victim's school,
- Victims: 9 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1945
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Places when accused: California,
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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
- 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,
- Places when accused: California,
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- James Ungricht was a Mormon church member and junior high school science and math teacher in San Diego, California; arrested in 2017 for lewd conduct in public; pleaded no contest in 2018 to a misdemeanor charge of lewd conduct in a public place; sentenced to serve 30 days in county jail, plus three years probation
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, No contest, Probation,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Convicted: 2018,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Places when accused: California,
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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,
- Places when accused: 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,
- Places when accused: California,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
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- David Webb was an LDS church member and oral surgeon in Vacaville, California; accused of sexual abuse of multiple patients in 2021 and again in 2022; gave up his license to practice in 2023; got a license to practice dentistry in Idaho; as of March 2024, a criminal case and several civil cases in California are ongoing
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Born: 1977
- Mission: 1996-1998 Thailand Thailand [unknown city; dates approximate]
- Places lived: California, Idaho,
- Places when accused: California,
- Latest update: March 2024: a criminal case and several civil cases in California are ongoing
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- Michael Woodbury was a Mormon young men's president and attorney in Sacramento, California; sentenced in 2006 to six months in prison for sexually abusing a boy; contrary to a news article report, did not register as a sex offender
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Church positions: Missionary, Youth leader,
- Crime: Unknown crime year, in California,
- Convicted: 2006,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Born: 1968
- Mission: Canada Quebec - French-speaking
- Places lived: California,
- Places when accused: California,
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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,
- Born: 1933
  Died: 2002
- Mission: no
- Places lived: California,
- Places when accused: 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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- Chauncey Worthley was a former LDS bishop in Orange County, California; admitted to sexual abuse and had his foster parent license taken away
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Never charged, Not convicted,
- Church positions: Bishop,
- Alleged crime: Unknown crime year, in California,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Born: 1931
  Died: 1998
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Places when accused: California,
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- Timothy Wright was a Mormon church member in Santa Clara, California; convicted in 1994 of one or more felonies related to child sexual abuse; a 1994 civil lawsuit against the Mormon church said he molested a boy between 1989 and 1992, when the boy was 14 to 17 years old (actions for which he was convicted); the suit was dismissed in 1995 for failure to appear by the plaintiff's attorneys
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Dismissed, Lawsuit v. LDS church,
- Church positions: Other leader,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Places when accused: California,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
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- Jared Zierenberg was a Mormon church member in Camarillo, California; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; registered sex offender
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- Born: 1954
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California, Camarillo, Moorpark,
- Places when accused: California,
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