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Donation options »25 Mormon sexual abuse cases found
Arlo Atkin
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- was a former LDS bishop in or near Chandler, Maricopa County, Arizona; accused of raping and impregnating a 14-year-old girl in his ward while he was her bishop; pleaded guilty, spent 132 days in jail.
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Alleged coverup- Criminal: Convicted, Jail, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Violated parole/probation,
- Civil: Dismissed with prejudice, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Positions: Bishop, Missionary,
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in Arizona,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
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Gordon Bodily
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- was a Mormon bishop and physical education teacher in Hyrum, Cache Valley, Utah; accused in 2000 of luring a 17-year-old North Carolina girl to Utah for sex while serving as an LDS bishop; sentenced in 2001 to 21 months in federal prison.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishop, Missionary,
- Crime: 2000s, in Utah,
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Paul Burdick
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- was an LDS bishop and drivers education teacher in Oregon; arrested in 2019 and charged with child sexual abuse; pleaded guilty to third-degree sex abuse involving underage female students in his job as a drivers ed teacher.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Positions: Bishop, Elders quorum,
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David Cannata
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- was a Mormon church member in Tuscon, Arizona; convicted of sexual abusing a close family member that was 5-6 years old; convicted in 2019.
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- Criminal: Convicted, guilty,
- Positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, high counselor,
- Crime: 09/27/2005, 2000s, in Arizona, tuscon,
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Raymond Casillas
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- was a Mormon bishop and middle school teacher in San Antonio, Texas; arrested in 2014 and charged with felony aggravated sexual assault of a child; via a plea agreement, pleaded no contest to indecent contact with a child and agreed to a fine of $1,500; was sentenced in 2016 to 8 years in prison; as of March 2024, lives in San Antonio, Texas as a registered sex offender.
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- Criminal: Convicted, No contest, Plea agreement, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishop,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace, Victim's school,
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Michael Coleman
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- was an LDS bishop and former sound recording engineer in Mesa, Arizona (Lehi 2nd Ward); arrested in 2014 for sexual solicitation of a minor online; the alleged crime took place while he was bishop.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishop,
- Alleged crime: 2010s, in Arizona, Brazil,
- Crime scenes: Online,
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Larry Deutsch
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- 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.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil: Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Positions: Bishop, Scout leader, Sunday school, Temple worker, Youth leader,
- Crime: 2010s, 2020s, in Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona), Missouri,
- Crime scenes: LDS building, Online,
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Matthew Doyle
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- was an LDS bishop in Copperas Cove, Texas (2nd Ward) in the 2000s; was a high school basketball coach; convicted in 2011 of sexual assault.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
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Todd Edwards
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- was a Mormon bishop in Menifee, Riverside County, California; in 2013, sentenced to three years in prison for sexual abuse of one teenage girl in 2006 and another in 2012; was bishop at the time of the 2012 abuse; in 2024, two victims sued the LDS church in separate lawsuits; one said a stake president and LDS law firm Kirton McConkie hindered police.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil: Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Positions: Bishop, Youth leader,
- Crime: 2000s, 2010s, in California,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Vehicle,
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Leeroy Fry
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- was a former Mormon bishop in Farmington, Utah; in 1982-83, was an LDS bishop in the Hunter 1st Ward of the Hunter Central Stake in Magna, Utah; in 2012, pleaded guilty to two charges of attempted aggravated sexual abuse of a child, a 1st degree felony.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Positions: Bishop,
- Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
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Douglas Hall
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- was an LDS bishop and retired Utah Highway Patrol sergeant in Monticello, Utah; pleaded guilty in 2001 to two third degree felony counts of attempted forcible sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in 2002 to one second degree felony count of sex abuse of a child.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted, Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishop,
- Crime: 1990s, in Utah,
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Timothy Hallows
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- was a Mormon bishop in Utah when he perpetrated sex crimes; sentenced to 46 months in federal prison for possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM); released in January 2023; as of February 2024, lives in Pleasant View, Utah.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted, Prison, Released,
- Positions: Bishop,
- Crime: 2010s, in Davis County (Utah), Utah,
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Marvin Harker
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- was an LDS bishop in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada in 2016; reportedly confessed to his mission president in 1987 to sexually abusing multiple children; also reportedly confessed to his bishop; both leaders told him not to report to police, according to records in a 2016 criminal case; convicted in 2019 (alleged abuse 1986-93); sentenced in 2020 to five years in prison; registered sex offender.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishop, Missionary,
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in Canada,
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Jeffrey Head
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- was an LDS bishop in Utah; committed sex crimes while serving as a Mormon bishop; convicted of attempted forcible sexual abuse, two counts of lewdness and sexual battery; sentenced to four months in prison and four years of probation.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted, Jail, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Youth leader,
- Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
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Erik Hughes
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- was a Mormon bishop in Mapleton, Utah and a Mormon church senior product manager when he sexually abused two underage children in his LDS ward dozens of times; was sentenced to prison in 2017; released in 2023; as of 2024, registered sex offender living in Utah.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted, Parole, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishop, Church employee, Missionary, Stake high council, Youth leader,
- Crime: 2000s, 2010s, in Utah,
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David Moss
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- was an LDS bishop (2015-19) and police officer in Utah; arrested in 2019 for soliciting an undercover cop for sex; pleaded guilty in 2019 to a 3rd degree felony charge of exploiting a prostitute and a misdemeanor charge of patronizing a prostitute; sentenced to prison, but both terms were suspended.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishop, Missionary, Youth leader,
- Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
- Crime scenes: Public,
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Bruce O'Dell
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- was a Mormon bishop and dermatologist in Show Low, Navajo County, Arizona; in 1999, was charged with 48 counts of sexual abuse.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishop, Youth leader,
- Alleged crime: 1990s, in Arizona,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
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Eddie Padilla
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- was a Mormon bishop in Taos, New Mexico; accused of child sexual abuse; convicted twice.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Positions: Bishop,
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Eneudo Petit
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- was a Mormon bishop in Provo, Utah; while bishop, allegedly sexually abused a child; accused of molesting another child before becoming a bishop; allegedly avoided arrest warrant for child sexual abuse by fleeing the US to Venezuela; arrested in Texas in 2021; convicted in Utah in 2022 and sentenced to prison; as of July 2024, is in the Uintah County Jail.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted, Fled or failed to appear, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishop,
- Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
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Errol Pilling
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- was a Mormon bishop and licensed psychologist in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; went on an LDS mission to England in the early 1960s; pleaded guilty in 1988 and in 1994 to charges of sexual misconduct; in September 1994, his registration as a chartered psychologist with the Psychologists Association of Alberta was cancelled; in 1994, was excommunicated; as of February 2024, lives in Twin Falls, Idaho.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: Unknown result,
- Positions: Bishop, Missionary,
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in Canada,
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Keith Price
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- was a Mormon bishop in Pleasant Grove, Utah; convicted in 2018 of class A misdemeanor voyeurism; secretly recorded underage girls; the crime occurred while he was serving as bishop.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted, Unknown result,
- Positions: Bishop,
- Crime: 2010s, in Utah, Utah County (Utah),
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Alberto Reyes
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- was a Mormon bishop in Argentina who sexually abused a child; allegedly sexually abused the victim for at least nine years; convicted in 2004.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishop,
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Keith Vallejo
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- was a Mormon bishop in Utah; convicted of sexually abusing and raping two underage girls; sentenced in 2017 to five years to life in prison.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
- Positions: Bishop, High priest, Other leader,
- Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
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Dylan Whiting
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- was an LDS bishop in Nampa, Idaho; was removed from his position in 2021 after child sexual abuse allegations surfaced; was charged with four sex crimes; pleaded guilty to one felony count; sentenced in 2022 to prison.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Positions: Bishop,
- Crime: 2010s, 2020s, in Idaho,
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Luis Zarate
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- was a Mormon bishop in Panama; accused of sexual abuse of a 4-year-old.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Positions: Bishop,
- Alleged crime: 2010s, in Panama,
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