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Donald Nelson Bills
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- was a school teacher (one-time "teacher of the year") and former Mormon bishopric member in Provo, Utah; pleaded guilty to multiple felonies, including rape of a 17-year-old girl; sentenced in 2015 to a minimum of eight years in prison; as of January 2025, lives in Orem, Utah as a registered sex offender.
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- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
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Herman Blom
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- was a Mormon church member in the Netherlands and in Pleasant Grove, Utah; allegedly sexually abused a child in 2018; died in 2023.
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- Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
Alleged coverup
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Kevin Gerald Bowman
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- was an LDS first counselor in a ward bishopric and a restaurant owner in Spanish Fork, Utah; was an LDS missionary in Taiwan 1999-2001; accused of sexual abuse of a teenage girl who worked in his restaurant; arrested in July 2023; in June 2024, found guilty by a jury of forcible sexual abuse (second-degree felony) and lewdness (class B misdemeanor); sentencing set for July 29, 2024.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial,
- Civil: No civil case,
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David Harrison Broadbent
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- was a Mormon and obstetrician/gynecologist (OB/GYN) doctor in Provo, Utah; in 2022, dozens of women joined a class action lawsuit accusing him of sexual assault; in 2022, a Utah judge dismissed the case; by 2023, nearly 300 victims had come forward; in 2024, was charged with forcible sexual abuse, and the Utah Supreme Court ruled that the lawsuit could proceed; 2025: more criminal charges.
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- Criminal: Ongoing,
- Civil: Dismissed, Ongoing,
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Prue Jeremy Christopher
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- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse.
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- Criminal: Convicted,
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Clark Elwood Crookston
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- was a former Mormon bishop, dentist and college professor in Orem, Utah; accused of nearly 60 years of sex abuse of multiple children; found guilty of attempted aggravated child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2022 to up to 35 years in prison.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
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Abraham Isaac (possibly Issac) Cruz
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- was a Mormon missionary in Saratoga Springs, Utah; arrested in May 2024 on suspicion of sexual assault; charged with three first-degree felony counts (two of forcible sodomy, one of rape); charges were dismissed without prejudice in June 2024.
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- Criminal: Charges dropped, Not convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
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Candon Dean Dahle
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- was a Mormon church member in Blackfoot, Idaho and Provo, Utah; in February 2025, was arrested in Utah and extradited to Idaho; at the time of his arrest, he was a starting pitcher for the Brigham Young University (BYU) baseball team; charged in Fremont County, Idaho with felony lewd conduct with a child under 16 years old; also charged in Bingham County for a juvenile case re: child sex abuse.
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- Criminal: Ongoing,
- Civil: No civil case,
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Cesar Duran
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- was a Mormon bishopric counselor in a Spanish-speaking LDS ward in Orem, Utah (Geneva Height Stake); arrested for alleged sexual abuse of a 13-year-old girl in his ward; the alleged abuse took place inside an LDS church building.
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- Criminal: Unknown result,
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Joseph Paul Durborow
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- was a Mormon church member in Orem, Utah; convicted of sexual abuse in Federal and State courts in 2003.
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Farrell Nephi Gledhill
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- was an LDS church member in Springville, Utah; accused of sexual abuse.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Unknown result,
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Roger David Gunn
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- was an LDS church member in Spanish Fork, Utah; found guilty of SEX ABUSE OF A CHILD - 2nd Degree Felony; currently lives in Bonita, California.
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- Criminal: Convicted,
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Lincoln A Gygi
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- was a Mormon church member in Pleasant Grove, Utah; convicted in 2020 of sexually abusing a 7-year-old boy.
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- Criminal: Convicted,
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Brent Dixson Hansen
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- was an LDS church member and dentist in Spanish Fork, Utah; was also mayor of Spanish Fork and president of its chamber of commerce; accused in a civil lawsuit of receiving sexual favors from a dentistry patient in return for prescriptions for narcotics; his dentistry license was suspended for 30 days; died in 2015.
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- Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil: Settlement, Unknown result,
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Kent Blaine Hansen
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- was an LDS church member and dentist in Spanish Fork, Utah; accused of receiving sexual favors from a dentistry patient in return for prescriptions for narcotics.
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Devin Richard Hartman
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- was an LDS church member in Mableton, near Atlanta, Georgia; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; given two consecutive sentences of life in prison.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Alleged coverup
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Darren John Haymond
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- was an LDS church member in Provo, Utah and a custodian at Provo High School; pleaded guilty to voyeurism, a class B misdemeanor; sentenced in 2011.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
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Kenneth Higa
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- was an LDS church member in Orem Utah and karate teacher; accused of sexual abuse of a 14 year old girl, one of his karate students; Higa unable to pass a court ordered competency test the case was unable to proceed.
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Douglas Edwin Holyoak
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- was a Mormon bishop in Sycamore, Illinois from about 1999 to 2004; accused in a 2024 civil lawsuit of sexual assault of an underage girl in his office at church when she reported sexual harassment by other youth; allegedly covered up the assault with the help of a stake presidency counselor (Michael John Evans).
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- Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil: Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Alleged coverup
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Timothy Bradbury 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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- Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil: Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Alleged coverup
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Shawn Tyler Mortensen
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- was a former Mormon bishop and stake presidency member in Albuquerque, New Mexico; in February 2021, admitted to police that he had sexually abused an 11-year-old girl in January 2021; convicted of child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2022 to prison in New Mexico.
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- Criminal: Admitted guilt, Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
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Zander Ethan Nunley
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- was a police officer and former Mormon missionary in Salt Lake City, Utah; went on an LDS mission to Nicaragua in 2018 to 2019; accused in December 2024 of sexual assault of a woman who said he met her via an online dating app; she said he invited her to his home to watch a Christmas devotional broadcast by worldwide Mormon leaders; she said he removed his LDS temple garments to assault her.
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- Criminal: Ongoing,
- Civil: No civil case,
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Lance Mark Rushton
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- was an LDS church member in Provo; accused of photo shopping faces of family members, ward church members of adults and children on to pornographic material and distributed them; convicted in 2007 and sentenced to three months in jail and three years of probation.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Jail, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Alleged coverup
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Richard Blaine Sampson
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- was a Mormon bishop, stake high council member and doctor in Provo, Utah; Director of Medical Affairs for the LDS Missionary Training Center; 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.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Parole, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Civil: No civil case,
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Shawn Edward Scherick
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- was an LDS church member in Utah; convicted three times of sex crimes between 2004 and 2012.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Jail, Registered sex offender,
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Jeffery David Scofield
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- was an LDS church member in Provo, Utah; found guilty of sexual abuse of a 6 year old girl in 2001 and served 6 years in prison; 2017 was arrested and charged with rape of a 73 year old woman.
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- Criminal: Convicted,
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Ryan Chad Sherry
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- 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.
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- Criminal: Convicted,
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James Addison Tolman
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- 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.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil: No civil case,
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Timothy Nathan Tuttle
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- was an LDS church member in Utah; was found guilty of three counts of sexual battery.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Unknown result,
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Adrian Villar
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- was an LDS church member in Spanish Fork, Utah; accused of sexually abusing an 8 year old and 11 year old separately .
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- Criminal: Ongoing,
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Michael Francis Whitehead
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- was an LDS church member in Orem, Utah; convicted in 2004 of ENTICING A MINOR OVER THE INTERNET - Class A Misdemeanor.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Jail, Plea agreement, Probation,
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