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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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- 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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- Earl Bleak was an LDS church member and bishopric member in Tempe, Arizona; was a physician; accused of sexually abusing missionaries
Unknown result,
Was Bishopric counselor,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
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- Rachel Brock was a Mormon church member in Arizona; pleaded guilty to sexually abusing the same boy that her mother, Susan Brock, was convicted of molesting
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
Was Unknown position,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
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- Susan Brock was an LDS church member in Arizona; was sentenced in April 2011 to 13 years in prison for engaging in a three-year-long sexual relationship with a boy, beginning when he was 14 years old; was released in December 2021
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Prison, Released,
Was Unknown position,
Crime: 2000s, in Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
Convicted: 2011,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1962
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
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- Kenneth Copple was a Mormon church member in Arizona; found guilty of child sexual abuse and sentenced in 2019 to prison
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
Was Unknown position,
Crime: 1980s, in Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
Convicted: 2019,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
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- Larry Deutsch was a Mormon bishop in Missouri; arrested in 2020 and charged with possession of child pornography (child sexual abuse material, or CSAM) and accused of luring an underage teenager from Arizona to Missouri; pleaded guilty; sentenced in 2021 to 12 years in federal prison plus a lifetime of supervised release; in 2024, the victim filed a civil lawsuit against the LDS church
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
Was Bishop, Scout leader, Sunday school, Temple worker, Youth leader,
Crime: 2010s, 2020s, in Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona), Missouri,
Convicted: 2021,
- Crime scenes: LDS building, Online,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1966
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona), Missouri,
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- Michael Driggs was a Mormon missionary in Brazil in the early 1970s; allegedly sent to a different mission in the United States after being found having inappropriate relationships with young boys; convicted of child sexual abuse in 1985 in Arizona; convicted again of child sexual abuse in 2013 in Utah; he met his victim in the Utah case at church, according to court documents
Alleged failure to report
Excommunicated,
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender,
Was Missionary,
Crime: 1980s, 2000s, in Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona), Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
Convicted: 2013,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1950
- Mission: Brazil Brazil, US Southern States, possibly Arizona
- Places lived: Arizona, Brazil, Maricopa County (Arizona), Utah,
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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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- 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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- Roy Hunt was a Mormon church member in Maricopa County, Arizona; former city manager in Snowflake and Holbrook and a public finance banker at the National Bank of Arizona; accused of child sexual abuse in 2004; pleaded guilty in 2005 to a reduced charge; sentenced to prison in Arizona in 2005
Alleged failure to report
Excommunicated, Rebaptized,
Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
Was Unknown position,
Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
Convicted: 2005,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1959
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
- Latest update: April 2023: lives in Mesa, Arizona as a registered sex offender
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- Edward Hunter was a Mormon church member in Peoria, Arizona; accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl who was his patient; pleaded guilty to three counts of child abuse; sentenced to two years in prison and lifetime probation
Convicted, Prison, Probation, Unknown result,
Crime: 2010s, in Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
Convicted: 2016,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1953
- Mission: Unknown country
- 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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- 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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- LaMell Lippard was a Mormon church member in Arizona; accused of sexual abuse
Unknown result,
Was Scout leader,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
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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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- David Owens was an LDS elders quorum president in Tempe, Arizona; accused of sexual abuse; sentenced in 2018 to 20 or more years in prison for sexually assaulting three young men in his Mormon ward
Convicted, Prison,
Was Elders quorum,
Crime: 2010s, in Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
Convicted: 2018,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
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- Richard Peterson was an LDS church member in Mesa, Arizona; accused of sexual abuse
Unknown result,
Was Unknown position,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
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- Chance Ray was a Mormon church member and scout leader in the Mesa, Arizona area; convicted of child sexual abuse and sentenced to prison in Arizona; spent approximately 14 years in prison; released in July 2020
Convicted, Prison, Released,
Was Scout leader,
Crime: 2000s, in Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
Convicted: 2005,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1980
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
- Latest update: 2023: released from prison as of 2020-07-30; lives in Arizona
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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
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Parole, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
Was Bishop, Church employee, Other leader, Stake high council,
Crime: 2000s, 2010s, in Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona), Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
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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- George Squire was a Mormon church member in Mesa, Arizona; accused of sexual abuse; convicted and sentenced to prison
Convicted, Prison,
Was Missionary,
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Born: 1976
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (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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- 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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- 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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