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Donate »7 Mormon sexual abuse cases
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Michael Adamson
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- was a church caretaker and organist in York, England; abused at least four children as young as seven years old; convicted; sentenced to prison in England in 2008 for child sexual abuse.
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- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
Alleged coverup
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John Patrick Conway
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- was a Mormon church member in Cambridge, UK; accused of child sexual abuse after his twin brother Martyn Conway was convicted of child sexual abuse; in both cases; the victim was the same underage boy.
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- Criminal: Unknown result,
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Reed Nathaniel Decker
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- was a Mormon church member in Davis County, Utah; charged in March 2023 with two felony counts of child sexual abuse; as of March 2024, a jury trial is scheduled for September 2024.
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- Criminal: Jury trial, Ongoing,
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Matthias Heinrichs
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- was an LDS church member and missionary from the Netherlands, serving his mission in England; accused of sexual abuse that allegedly occurred during his mission; pleaded guilty; jailed for two years.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
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Raymond Parkin
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- was an LDS church member in Mansfield, England; accused of sexual abuse; convicted and sentenced in 2009 to prison for 18 years for serious sexual offenses against two young girls.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
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Richard Simcock
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- was an LDS church member in the United Kingdom (UK); accused of sexual abuse; sentenced in 2013 to 10 years in prison.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
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Karey Clark Zimmerman
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- was a Mormon church member in Utah and Nevada; in 2025, was accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse that allegedly took place in Nevada and Utah; the Mormon church was also named as a defendant; the lawsuit said a Utah bishop failed to report abuse allegations to police.
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- Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil: Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Alleged coverup
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