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- Scott Owen was a Mormon bishop (twice), stake presidency counselor and therapist in Provo, Utah; called himself the "Porn King;" accused by 7 former patients of sexually abusing them during sessions, and by a cousin (alleged sex abuse in 1980s); an LDS bishop, a stake president (his business partner) and Utah DOPL all allegedly failed to report to police; arrested in Nov. 2023; sentenced in 2025 to prison
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Church positions: Bishop, Missionary, Stake presidency counselor,
- Convicted: 2025,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1959
- Mission: Guatemala Guatemala [unknown]
- Places lived: Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: December 2023: charged with sexual abuse of a teenage girl
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- Jake Retzlaff was a starting quarterback for the Brigham Young University (BYU) football team; not a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse in a civil lawsuit filed in 2025; lawsuit was dismissed with prejudice June 30, 2025
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Ongoing,
- Church positions: ever-not-lds,
- Alleged crime: 2023, in Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
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- Lance Rushton was an LDS church member in Provo, Utah; accused of photo shopping faces of family members, ward church members of adults and children on to pornographic material and distributing them; convicted in 2007 and sentenced to three months in jail and three years of probation
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Church positions: Music leader,
- Convicted: 2007,
- Crime scenes: Online,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1970
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Latest update: Lives in Provo, Utah
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- Richard Sampson was a Mormon bishop, stake high council member and doctor in Provo, Utah; was director of medical affairs for the LDS Missionary Training Center; allegedly sexually abused at least seven children; convicted and sentenced in 2014 to one to 15 years in prison for child sexual abuse; as of 2024, was out on parole living in Holladay, Utah
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Parole, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Bishop, Church employee, Other leader, Stake high council,
- Convicted: 2014,
- Victims: 7 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1945
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona), Provo (Utah), Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: 2024: Out on parole; registered sex offender, lives in Holladay, Utah
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- Shawn Scherick was an LDS church member in Utah; convicted three times of sex crimes between 2004 and 2012
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Registered sex offender,
- Convicted: 2010,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1970
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
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- Jeffery Scofield was an LDS church member in Provo, Utah; found guilty in 2004 of two counts of sexual abuse of a child (a 6-year-old girl); spent six years in prison and underwent therapy; in 2017, was arrested and charged with rape of a 73-year-old woman; the case was dismissed because the victim could not be located to testify in court
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Prison,
- Church positions: Missionary,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1974
- Mission: Unknown country
- Places lived: Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
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- Ryan Sherry was a Mormon church member in Spanish Fork, Utah; tried to meet a 13-year-old girl for sex after online contact; arrested in a police sting operation; convicted in 2015 of forcible sexual abuse and attempted lewdness involving a child
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Convicted: 2015,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1983
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Latest update: 2024: Registered sex offender; lives in Spanish Fork, Utah
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- James Tolman was an LDS church member in Orem, Utah and Cheyenne, Wyoming; convicted of UNLAWFUL SEXUAL INTERCOURSE in 1994 in Utah and SEXUAL ABUSE OF A MINOR IN THE SECOND DEGREE in Wyoming
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Convicted: 2006,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1972
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah), Wyoming,
- Latest update: Lives in Cheyenne, Wyoming
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- Adrian Villar was an LDS church member in Spanish Fork, Utah; accused of sexually abusing an 8 year old and 11 year old separately
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- Church positions: Primary,
- Crime scenes: Victim's school,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1958
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Latest update: WEBEX PRETRIAL CONFERENCE scheduled on January 08, 2024 in Spanish Fork Utah, Utah County
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- Michael Whitehead was an LDS church member in Orem, Utah; convicted in 2004 of ENTICING A MINOR OVER THE INTERNET - Class A Misdemeanor
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea agreement, Probation,
- Church positions: Primary,
- Convicted: 2004,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1964
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Latest update: Was living in Orem, Utah. Possibly lives in Spanish Fork, Utah as of 2024
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