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Donate »19 Mormon sexual abuse cases found
Bishop Baldwin
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- was a Mormon bishop in Pittsburg, California in 1989; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse that allegedly lasted from 1989 to 1997, when the victim was 5 to 13 years old; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church.
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Alleged coverup- Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil: Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Positions: Bishop,
- Alleged crime: 1980s, 1990s, in California,
- Crime scenes: Bishop's office, LDS activity, LDS building, Recreational trip/outing,
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George Barnett
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- was a Mormon church member in Cerritos, California; accused in a 2025 lawsuit against the Mormon church of sexually abusing a child as part of a sex trafficking ring, and of covering up the abuse; the plaintiff said she was abused over 200 times at the Cerritos LDS stake center from 1979 to 1983.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil: Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Alleged crime: 1970s, 1980s, in California,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, LDS building,
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Ronald Brockner
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- was a Mormon bishop and stake president in Louisiana; moved to Idaho; convicted in Idaho in 2020 of sexually exploiting a minor; sentenced to 5 to 10 years in prison.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishop, Stake president,
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Carlfred Broderick
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- was a Mormon stake president in Cerritos, California; accused in a 2025 lawsuit against the Mormon church of sexually abusing a child as part of a sex trafficking ring, and of covering up the abuse; the plaintiff said she was abused over 200 times at the Cerritos LDS stake center from 1979 to 1983.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil: Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Alleged crime: 1970s, 1980s, in California,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, LDS building,
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John Doe
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- was a Mormon bishop in or near Salt Lake City, Utah; accused of sexual abuse of a 13-year-old boy; the alleged sexual assault took place in the Salt Lake Temple in the 1980s (approximately 1986), during a visit to perform baptisms for the dead.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishop, Temple worker,
- Alleged crime: 1980s, in Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Crime scenes: LDS building, LDS temple,
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John Doe
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- was a Mormon temple worker in Los Angeles, California; accused in a 2025 lawsuit against the LDS church of sexually assaulting a man in 1984 while performing a private anointing ritual in the Los Angeles LDS temple.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil: Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Positions: Temple worker,
- Alleged crime: 1980s, in California,
- Crime scenes: LDS building, LDS temple,
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Jeremy Dumas
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- was a Mormon bishop and boy scout leader in Indiana; pleaded guilty to charges related to child sexual abuse material (CSAM) in 2024; sentenced in September 2024 to 10 years in federal prison.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishop, Scout leader,
- Crime: 2010s, 2020s, in Indiana,
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Juan Flores Atenco
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- was a Mormon branch president in West Valley City, Utah for five years, including in the early 2000s; accused of sexually abusing a 16-year-old girl in his office and another room at an LDS church building; convicted in 2012 of misdemeanor forcible sexual abuse and unlawful detention; sentenced to zero to one year in jail; in March 2025, charged with rape and object rape (alleged crimes in 2002).
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted, Jail, Ongoing,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Branch president,
- Crime: 2000s, 2010s, in Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Crime scenes: Bishop's office, LDS building, Vehicle,
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Juan Guerrero Regalado
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- was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse in a 2025 civil lawsuit against the Mormon church.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil: Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Alleged crime: 1970s, in California,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
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Arlin Hatch
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- was a Mormon church member in California; accused of sexual abuse in a 2025 lawsuit against the Mormon church.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil: Dismissed, Dismissed without prejudice, Lawsuit v. LDS church,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Alleged crime: Unknown timeframe, in California,
- Crime scenes: Victim's home,
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Gary Jones
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- was a Mormon church member in Cerritos, California; accused in a 2025 lawsuit against the Mormon church of sexually abusing a child as part of a sex trafficking ring, and of covering up the abuse; the plaintiff said she was abused over 200 times at the Cerritos LDS stake center from 1979 to 1983.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil: Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Alleged crime: 1970s, 1980s, in California,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, LDS building,
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George Koford
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- was a Mormon bishop in Cerritos, California; accused in a 2025 lawsuit against the Mormon church of sexually abusing a child as part of a sex trafficking ring, and of covering up the abuse; the plaintiff said she was abused over 200 times at the Cerritos LDS stake center from 1979 to 1983.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil: Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Alleged crime: 1970s, 1980s, in California,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, LDS building,
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Timothy Monzello
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- was a Mormon bishop in Azusa, California (Azusa 1st Ward, Glendora California Stake) from about 2005 to 2010; accused in a 2024 civil lawsuit of sexual abuse that allegedly took place between 2008 and 2010, starting when the victim was seven years old; the alleged abuse took place in the bishop's office at church and at Monzello's home.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil: Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Positions: Bishop,
- Alleged crime: 2000s, in California,
- Crime scenes: Bishop's office, Perpetrator's home,
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F N
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- was an LDS bishop in California; 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.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Positions: Bishop,
- Alleged crime: 1960s, 1970s, in California,
- Crime scenes: LDS building, Perpetrator's home,
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Brian Pickett
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- was a Mormon branch president and leader at a youth program picking pineapples in Maui, Hawaii; accused of sexual abuse in a civil lawsuit that also named the LDS church; the suit was dismissed with prejudice after a settlement in 2016.
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- Alleged coverup
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LDS church payment: Undisclosed amount
- Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil: Dismissed with prejudice, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Positions: Branch president, Stake high council,
- Alleged crime: 1980s, in Hawaii,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, Perpetrator's home,
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UNKNOWN Ross
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- was an LDS high priest and stake seventy in California; 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.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil: Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Positions: High priest, Stake seventy,
- Alleged crime: 1970s, 1980s, in California,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
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Nefi Rubalcava
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- was a Mormon bishop in Norwalk/Cerritos in southern California; accused of child sexual abuse in two lawsuits filed against the Mormon church in 2025; he was the foster father of one of his alleged victims and the bishop of both of them; he allegedly participated in a sex trafficking ring involving at least one other bishop and a stake president.
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- Alleged coverup
- Civil: Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Alleged crime: 1970s, 1980s, in California,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, LDS building,
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UNKNOWN Smith
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- was a Mormon bishop in Lancaster, California; a 2024 civil lawsuit said he took part with two Melchizedek priesthood holders 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.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil: Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Positions: Bishop,
- Alleged crime: 2000s, in California,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
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Bruce Van Horn
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- was a Mormon church member in Cerritos, California; accused in a 2025 lawsuit against the Mormon church of sexually abusing a child as part of a sex trafficking ring, and of covering up the abuse; the plaintiff said she was abused over 200 times at the Cerritos LDS stake center from 1979 to 1983.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil: Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Alleged crime: 1970s, 1980s, in California,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, LDS building,
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