Location Crime: California

213 matching Mormon sex abuse cases

Crime location: California

- Terry Allen was an LDS church member in California; in 1987, was found guilty of sexual abuse of a child and was sentenced to six years in prison; was assigned to multiple trusted church positions, including Sunday school president, despite the Mormon church being aware that he had raped a teenager; LDS leaders were accused of hiding his abuse from local church members; as of 2024, lives in Grapevine, Texas
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Church discipline: Excommunicated, Rebaptized,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Bishopric counselor, Other leader, Stake high council, Sunday school, Youth leader,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1943
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California, Connecticut, Texas,
- Places when accused: California, Connecticut,
- Latest update: 2024: registered sex offender; lives in Grapevine, Texas
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- Mark Anderson was a Mormon church branch president and dentist in Woodland, California; accused by 27 former female patients of touching them inappropriately in office visits; found guilty in 2009 of 11 felony counts and one misdemeanor count of sexual battery for sexual abuse of several of his female patients; sentenced to six years in prison; required to register for life as a sex offender
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Church positions: Branch president, Other leader,
- Convicted: 2009,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1959
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Latest update: 2018: out of prison
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- Ryan Andrews was an LDS church member in Logan, Utah and in California; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Church positions: Missionary,
- Born: 1970
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California, Utah,
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- Alan Andrus was a Mormon bishop in Placerville, El Dorado County, California; accused of sexual abuse in 2020; as of June 2024, the case is proceeding through the trial setting process
- Criminal case(s): Jury trial, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Bishop, Missionary,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Born: 1963
- Mission: Hong Kong Hong Kong
- Places lived: California,
- Places when accused: California,
- Latest update: May 2023: in pretrial; May 24, 2024 trial setting reconsideration of release of discovery
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- Michael Antrobus was a former Mormon branch president (similar to a bishop) and bishop in Connersville, Indiana for 10 years (approximately 1974-84); convicted of child sexual abuse charges (9 counts, 6 victims) in Sacramento County, California in 2021-2022; sentenced to 8 years in San Quentin State Prison; died by suicide in prison in September 2023; allegedly had at least a dozen victims
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Bishop, Branch president, Missionary,
- Convicted: 2021, 2022,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1947
  Died: 2023
- Mission: 1966-1968 United States West Central States Mission (Montana, Wyoming, Idaho)
- Places lived: California, Indiana,
- Places when accused: California,
- Latest update: 2023-09-16: died by suicide in prison
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- Roger Arapis was a Mormon church member in California; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: California,
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- Jose Arias was a Mormon church missionary in Palm Desert, California; accused of sexual abuse; civil suit filed against LDS church and Arias; judge awarded judgment by default for the plaintiff (victim) against Arias in 2017 in the amount of approximately $4.2 million; the LDS church was not found liable
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Judgment for plaintiff, Lawsuit v. LDS church,
- Church positions: Missionary,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Born: 1962
- Mission: 1985-1986 United States California [unknown city - served in Palm Desert]
- Places lived: California,
- Places when accused: California,
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- James B was an LDS bishop in Newport Beach, California in about 1990 to 1995; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of sexually abusing a boy in his office at church every week from 1990 to 1995, when the victim was 12 to about 17 years old; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Bishop,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Latest update: 2024: accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse
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- John Baca was an LDS church member in California; found guilty of LEWD OR LASCIVIOUS ACTS WITH A CHILD UNDER 14 YEARS OF AGE
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Released,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Born: 1954
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Places when accused: California,
- Latest update: released from prison in 1995 is a registered sex offender, lives in Lodi, California
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- Bishop Baldwin 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
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Bishop,
- Crime scenes: Bishop's office, LDS activity, LDS building, Recreational trip/outing,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Places when accused: Unknown location,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: 2024: accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse
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- George Barnett was a Mormon ward clerk 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
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Ward clerk,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, LDS building,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Places when accused: Unknown location,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
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- Christian Bearnson was a Mormon church member in Los Angeles, California in the early 1990s; molested a 13-year-old girl; in 1993, the Mormon church was found liable for child sexual abuse by a jury in a civil lawsuit; the LDS church then settled with the two plaintiffs, reportedly for millions of dollars (US), and had the court records sealed
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- LDS church payment: $2,000,000
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Probation,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Judgment for plaintiff, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1963
- Mission: no
- Places lived: California,
- Places when accused: California,
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- David Bennett was an LDS church member and scout leader in California and Korea; convicted in 1987 in California of child sexual abuse; moved to Korea; was assigned to be an LDS young men's president and scoutmaster; was accused of molesting several boys; disappeared in 1991; FLOODLIT is attempting to locate him
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Fled or failed to appear, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Unknown result,
- Church positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Victims: 8 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1954
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California, Canada, Korea,
- Places when accused: California, Korea,
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- Wyman Blankenship was a Mormon church member; scout leader, pleaded guilty to molesting boys
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Parole, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Released,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Scout leader,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: California,
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- Michael Bolingbroke was a Mormon bishop and stake seventy president in Granada Hills, Los Angeles, California; accused of child sexual abuse in a 2022 lawsuit; died in 2024
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Never charged,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, High priest, Other leader, Scout leader, Stake seventy, Sunday school,
- Crime scenes: LDS building, Scout activity,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1942
- Mission: United States Great Lakes [Michigan, Indiana, Ohio]
- Places lived: California, Utah,
- Places when accused: Utah,
- Documents available: yes (free download)
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- Douglas Bray was a Mormon church member in Rancho Cucamonga, California; accused of sexual abuse
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
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- Douglas Bray was an LDS church member in California; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Mission: Unknown country
- Places lived: California,
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- Carlfred Broderick 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
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Stake president,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, LDS building,
- Born: 1932
  Died: 1999
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Places when accused: Unknown location,
- Latest update: 1999: died; 2025: accused in a civil lawsuit against the Mormon church of child sexual abuse and coverup
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- George Brown was a Mormon church member in Benicia, California; accused of sexually abusing an infant until age 4, and of creating/having CSAM on computer; allegedly attempted sexual abuse on a second infant
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1945
- Mission: United States South Pasadena
- Places lived: California,
- Places when accused: California,
- Latest update: Died without charges against him
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- Tony Burleson was an LDS church member; accused of a sex crime
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Crime: Unknown crime year, in California,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: California,
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