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- Scott Abraham was a Mormon church member in Powell, Wyoming; set up a hidden camera in women's bathroom at work place; convicted in 2020; as of 2024, lives in Wyoming as a registered sex offender
- An employee spotted the camera as she changed clothes
Convicted, Registered sex offender,
Was Unknown position,
Convicted: 2020,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1969
- Mission: Unknown country
- Places lived: Wyoming,
- Latest update: 2024: registered sex offender in Lovell, Wyoming
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"I was stupid enough to put a camera in the women's bathroom as an experiment, I guess you would say."-
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- Michael Adamson was a Mormon 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
Alleged failure to report
Convicted,
Was Other leader,
Crime: 2000s, in England, United Kingdom,
Convicted: 2008,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1945
- Mission: no
- Places lived: England, United Kingdom,
- Latest update: sentenced to prison in England in 2008 for child sexual abuse
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- 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
Alleged failure to report
Excommunicated, Rebaptized,
Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
Was Bishopric counselor, Other leader, Stake high council, Sunday school, Youth leader,
Crime: 1980s, in California, Connecticut,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1943
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California, Connecticut, Texas,
- Latest update: 2024: registered sex offender; lives in Grapevine, Texas
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- Cortney Andrew was a Mormon church member and bishopric counselor in Logan, Utah; charged in 2023 in Utah with four second degree felony counts of enticing a minor by internet or text; pleaded guilty to reduced charges in December 2023; sentenced in January 2024 to 60 days in jail
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
Was Bishopric counselor, Missionary,
Convicted: 2023,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1984
- Mission: United States Lansing
- Places lived: Cache County (Utah), Utah,
- Latest update: January 2024: sentenced to 60 days in jail with work release
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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
Alleged failure to report
Never charged, Not convicted,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
Was Bishop,
Alleged crime: 1980s, 1990s, in California,
- Crime scenes: Bishop's office, LDS activity, LDS building, Recreational trip/outing,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: 2024: accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse
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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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- Paul Barnes was a Mormon stake patriarch and former stake presidency counselor in Queen Creek, Arizona; accused of child sexual abuse that took place in 2022 in Idaho; convicted in 2023 or later and sentenced to prison
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Prison,
Was Stake patriarch,
Crime: 2020s, in Idaho,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1955
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Arizona, Idaho, Maricopa County (Arizona),
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- Christopher Bartle was a Mormon church member in Perth, Western Australia; accused of sexual abuse of four girls that allegedly took place between 1998 and 2007
Alleged failure to report
Ongoing,
Was Unknown position,
Alleged crime: 1990s, 2000s, in Australia,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1960
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Australia,
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- Keith Bergstresser was an LDS church member in Oregon and Idaho; convicted in 2002 in Oregon of contributing to sexual delinquency of a minor; made a registered sex offender; in 2019, was assigned a position in an elders quorum presidency in Idaho
Alleged failure to report
Church position after confession/conviction,
Convicted,
Was Elders quorum,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1975
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho, Oregon,
- Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender in Idaho; lives in Star, Idaho
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- Donald Bills 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
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
Was Bishopric counselor,
Crime: 2010s, in Utah, Utah County (Utah),
Convicted: 2015,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace, Victim's school,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1959
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Latest update: January 2025: lives in Orem, Utah as a registered sex offender
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- Andrew Bishop was a Mormon church member in Pleasant Grove, Utah (Manila Creek Stake); arrested in 2015 and admitted to sexually abusing 5 individuals in 10 years; convicted of sexual abuse of a minor in the first and second degree in February 2016; sentenced in 2016 to prison in Utah
Convicted, Prison,
Was Scout leader,
Crime: 2000s, 2010s, in Utah, Utah County (Utah),
Convicted: 2016,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1981
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Latest update: 2024: in prison in Utah
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- Joseph Bishop was a Mormon church member and president of the Provo, Utah Missionary Training Center (MTC) in the 1980s; allegedly sexually abused multiple sister missionaries; not criminally charged because the statute of limitations had expired (in 1984, the legal deadline in Utah for filing a rape charge was four years); civil lawsuit was dismissed after an agreement by the plaintiff and the LDS church
Alleged failure to report
Never charged, Not convicted, Police investigation,
Dismissed, Dismissed with prejudice, Lawsuit v. LDS church,
Was Mission president, Missionary, Other leader,
Alleged crime: 1970s, 1980s, in Utah,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Argentina, Arizona, Utah,
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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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- Herman Blom was a Mormon church member in the Netherlands and in Pleasant Grove, Utah; allegedly sexually abused a child in 2018; died in 2023
Alleged failure to report
Never charged, Not convicted,
Was Bishopric counselor, Other leader, Scout leader, Youth leader,
Alleged crime: 2010s, in Netherlands, Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1948
Died: 2023 - Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Netherlands, Utah, Utah County (Utah),
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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
Alleged failure to report
Never charged,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing, Unknown result,
Was Bishop, Bishopric counselor, High priest, Other leader, Scout leader, Stake seventy, Sunday school,
- Crime scenes: LDS building, Scout activity,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1942
- Mission: United States Great Lakes [Michigan, Indiana, Ohio]
- Places lived: California, Utah,
- Documents available: yes (free download)
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- Peter Brackner was second counselor in an LDS bishopric in Purvis, Mississippi, and a scoutmaster; accused of sexual abuse
Alleged failure to report
Never charged, Not convicted,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
Was Bishopric counselor, Scout leader,
Alleged crime: 1980s, in Mississippi,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Mississippi,
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- Allen Brinkerhoff was a Mormon bishop and stake president and manager of an LDS stake welfare farm in Nevada; arrested in Nevada in 2007 and admitted to sexually abusing two children; was convicted and sentenced to 5 to 15 years in prison for battery with intent to commit sexual assault, and 12 to 32 months in prison for sexual abuse of a child; died in 2019
Alleged failure to report
Admitted guilt, Convicted, Prison,
Was Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Other leader, Stake president,
Convicted: 2007,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1929
Died: 2019 - Mission: no
- Places lived: Nevada,
- Latest update: 2019: died in Nevada
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- David Broadbent 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 charges, 2nd lawsuit
Ongoing,
Dismissed, Ongoing,
Was Youth leader,
Alleged crime: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, in Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Crime scenes: Health appointment, Perpetrator's workplace,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, 100 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1947
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Documents available: yes (free download)
- Latest update: November 2024: charged with a felony count of object rape
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- Ronald Brockner was a Mormon bishop and stake president in Louisiana; moved to Idaho; convicted in Idaho in 2020 of sexually exploiting a minor; sentenced to 5 to 10 years in prison
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Prison,
Was Bishop, Stake president,
Convicted: 2020,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1959
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho, Louisiana,
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- Brandon Brown was an LDS church member in Pocatello, Idaho; accused in 2024 of untying two teenage girls' swimsuit tops and touching them inappropriately at a mall in Chubbuck, Idaho; also accused of inappropriately touching a third teenage girl; in 2025, entered Alford pleas to felony and misdemeanor counts of sexual battery of a child; a judge rejected the plea agreement
Alford plea, Convicted, Ongoing, Plea deal,
Was Unknown position,
Crime: 2020s, in Idaho,
Convicted: 2025,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1978
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Latest update: 2025:
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- Paydan Bussey was a Mormon church member in Washington and Utah; convicted of child sexual abuse charges while a minor in Washington; removed from sex offender registries in Washington and Utah; allegedly molested a child in 2019 while on a trip to Spain paid for by the Mormon church; charged in Washington and Utah in 2024 with child sexual abuse felonies; named in a 2025 lawsuit against the Mormon church
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
Was Unknown position,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1998
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California, Spain, Utah, Washington,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
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- Marc Cameron was a Mormon church member and former BYU hip-hop dance instructor in Utah; arrested and charged in June 2025 after allegedly sexually assaulting underage students at a dance studio he owned in Cottonwood Heights; some of the alleged abuse took place as early as 2019
Ongoing,
Was Unknown position,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1978
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: United Kingdom, Utah,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
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- David Cannata was a Mormon bishop in Tucson, Arizona in 2005 when he sexually abused a child who was 5 or 6 years old; was a stake high council member sometime in the 2010s; was confronted by the victim and turned himself into the police; convicted in 2019 and sentenced to seven and a half years in prison; was excommunicated from the Mormon church because of the abuse
Alleged failure to report
Excommunicated,
Convicted, Prison,
Was Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Stake high council,
Crime: 2000s, in Arizona,
Convicted: 2019,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1965
- Mission: Unknown country Unknown
- Places lived: Arizona,
- Latest update: 2025: serving a sentence in the Arizona Department of Corrections until 02/27/2026
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- Craig Capron was a podiatrist; Mormon branch president in Macy, Nebraska (1999-2002), then a stake/ward executive secretary in Wyoming; allegedly sexually abused at least five children over a span of 20-plus years, despite LDS officials allegedly knowing of the first victim and prohibiting Capron from teaching kids; convicted in 2024 in Wyoming; sentenced to six to 12 years in prison; convicted again in 2025
Release from Mormon church position,
- Mormon officials allegedly assigned Capron to leadership positions despite forbidding him from teaching children - more than 20 years prior to his conviction
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender,
Was Branch president, stake executive secretary, Ward executive secretary,
Convicted: 2024,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1965
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Iowa, Nebraska, Utah, Wyoming,
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"I just want what's best for you."-
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- Albert Carlson was a Mormon church member in Utah, New Mexico and Texas; arrested in the 1980s in Utah on a molestation charge after allegedly molesting an underage boy who he met through the church; the case was dropped to a lewdness charge which did not require him to register as a sex offender; in 2025, sentenced in Texas to life in prison for child sexual abuse
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Found guilty, No contest, Prison,
Was Unknown position,
Crime: 1980s, 2010s, 2020s, in Texas, Utah,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1944
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: New Mexico, Texas, Utah,
- Latest update: 2025: sentenced in Texas to life in prison for child sexual abuse
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- Michael Carnegie was a Mormon church member and high school teacher in Kitsap, Washington; convicted in 2017 of one misdemeanor count of fourth-degree assault with sexual motivation; sentenced to 30 days in jail
Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
Was Scout leader, Youth leader,
Crime: 2010s, in Washington,
Convicted: 2017,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1970
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Washington,
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- James Carnegie was a Mormon bishop in Silverdale, Washington in the mid-1980s (Silverdale 3rd Ward, Silverdale Washington Stake); convicted in 2009 and sentenced to jail for child molestation
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Jail,
Was Bishop,
Convicted: 2009,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Washington,
- View report »
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- Mark Chapman was an LDS church member, church janitor and scout leader in Michigan; served 9 years in prison in New York for charges of engaging in criminal sexual conduct with a person below the age of 17; sentenced to prison in 2022 in Michigan for sexually assaulting two children; some of the abuse took place at an LDS chapel
Convicted, Plea deal, Prison, Registered sex offender,
Was Scout leader,
Convicted: 2022,
- Crime scenes: LDS building, Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1971
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Michigan, New York,
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- Kevin Christensen was a Mormon church member and judge in Brigham City, Utah; accused of receiving and distributing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) to individuals he believed to be minor children; pleaded not guilty in July 2025
Ongoing,
Was Stake high council,
Alleged crime: 2020s, in Utah,
- Crime scenes: Online,
- Victims: 2 victims,
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Born: 1960
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: Arrested 2025-03-07
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- Richard Cook was a Mormon church member and former LDS nursery leader in Boise, Idaho; arrested in 2020 on suspicion of sexually abusing young boys
Ongoing, Unknown result,
Was Nursery,
- Crime scenes: Victim's home,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Latest update: 2020: arrested on suspicion of sexually abusing young boys
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- Kip Crofts was a high school football coach in Caldwell, Idaho; was a Mormon bishopric counselor twice from 2014 to 2019; arrested and charged in 2025 with sexual abuse of a teenager
Ongoing,
Was Bishopric counselor, Missionary,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1966
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Latest update: 2025 was arrested and charged in Idaho with sexual abuse of a teenager
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- David Curtis was a Mormon church member and middle school counselor in St. George, Utah; in 2025, pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse charges and was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
Was Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1969
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah, Washington County (Utah),
- Latest update: Mar. 27, 2025: Sentenced in Utah to 15 years to life in prison
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- John d'Aquin was an LDS church member; convicted in 1994 in Louisiana of contributing to the delinquency of juveniles performing sexually immoral acts; convicted in 2007 in Louisiana of indecent behavior with juveniles
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Unknown result,
Was Missionary,
Crime: 1990s, in Louisiana,
Convicted: 2007,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1966
- Mission: 1986-1988 United States Arizona Phoenix
- Places lived: Louisiana,
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- Candon Dahle was a Mormon BYU baseball pitcher in Utah; in 2025, charged in two Idaho counties with crimes related to child sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in Fremont County in May 2025; sentenced to 180 days in jail for sexually assaulting a young girl for five years; Floodlit.org is seeking court documents
- Multiple Mormon church members wrote letters of support after Dahle pleaded guilty
Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
Was Unknown position,
Crime: 2010s, 2020s, in Idaho,
Convicted: 2025,
- Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing, Victim's home,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 2003
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Idaho, Utah,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: May 2025: convicted in Idaho (plea agreement)
- View report »
"You forced me to keep your secret for seven years. I sat through your baseball games, I watched the world cheer for you. I watched you achieve every church standing and be celebrated, all while I screamed inside because I knew the truth."-
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- Buckland Darrell was a former LDS Primary teacher in Redmond, Washington; accused of molesting young boys in sacrament meeting and at their homes; charged with first-degree felony child molestation in 2022-23 (5 victims); admitted to sexually abusing around 6 to 8 boys; pleaded guilty; sentenced in 2024 to at least 8 years in prison; faced two additional counts in March 2025 after two more victims came forward
Alleged failure to report
Admitted guilt, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
Was Primary,
Crime: 2010s, 2020s, in Washington,
Convicted: 2024,
- Crime scenes: LDS building, Victim's home,
- Victims: 8 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1979
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Washington,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: March 2025: facing two additional charges after two new victims came forward
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- David Dawson was an LDS church member and primary teacher in Logan, Utah; accused of child sexual abuse; convicted
Convicted, Unknown result,
Was Elders quorum, Primary, Youth leader,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Cache County (Utah), Utah,
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- Randall Deaton was an LDS church member in the Holmes Lake Ward, Lincoln Nebraska Stake; convicted in 2002 of attempted 1st degree sexual assault of a minor; the abuse took place before Deaton joined the LDS church; subsequently called as counselor in a YSA ward bishopric
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Unknown result,
Was Bishopric counselor,
Crime: 1990s, 2000s, in Nebraska,
Convicted: 2002,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1959
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Nebraska,
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- James Denos was a former LDS bishop and junior high school teacher in Utah; previously lived and served as a Mormon bishop in 1970 in Westminster, Orange County, California; sentenced in 2002 to a minimum of 20 years in a Utah state prison for sexually abusing four minor girls living in Utah; allegedly began molesting kids as early as 1950
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Prison,
Was Bishop, Missionary, Stake high council, Temple worker, Ward clerk,
Crime: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, in Utah,
Convicted: 2002,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1929
Died: 2017 - Mission: 1947-1950 Netherlands Holland
- Places lived: Utah,
- Latest update: 2017-10-25: died in Draper, Utah
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- Robert Dindinger was an LDS church member, psychologist and pornography addiction book author in Orem, Utah; was an LDS missionary in Scotland 1995-97; worked at Brigham Young University; charged in 2025 with convincing child patients to undress so he could secretly record them; in 2018, his license was placed on probation after he "inappropriately touched" a 17-year-old during "masturbation satiation therapy"
Ongoing,
Was BYU, Missionary,
Alleged crime: 2010s, 2020s, in Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace,
- Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1970
- Mission: 1995-1997 United Kingdom Scotland Edinburgh
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- View report »
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- John Doe was a Mormon bishop in or near Salt Lake City, Utah; accused of sexual abuse of a 13-year-old boy; the alleged sexual assault took place in the Salt Lake Temple in the 1980s (approximately 1986), during a visit to perform baptisms for the dead
Alleged failure to report
Never charged, Not convicted,
Was Bishop, Temple worker,
Alleged crime: 1980s, in Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Crime scenes: LDS building, LDS temple,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
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- John Doe was an LDS church member and former Mormon bishop in Alabama, Alaska and Texas; in 2022 or 2023, confessed to child sexual abuse to his LDS bishop and stake president in Texas, according to a person familiar with the case; they reported him to local police in 2023; in 2024, a plaintiff filed a civil lawsuit against him; Doe and the church settled with the victim in 2025
Alleged failure to report
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Church paid $unknown
Admitted guilt, Never charged, Not convicted,
Settlement,
Was Bishop,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1961
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Alabama, Alaska, Texas,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: 2024: civilly sued for alleged child sexual abuse
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in Germany; accused of sexual abuse
Alleged failure to report
Unknown result,
Was Bishopric counselor, Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Germany,
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- John Doe was an LDS stake mission president; accused by Mormon leader Vaughn Featherstone in 1975 of child sexual abuse of "many, many Aaronic Priesthood boys" in Doe's stake
Alleged failure to report
Never charged, Not convicted, Unknown result,
Was Other leader,
Alleged crime: 1970s, in Unknown location,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Unknown location,
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- John Doe was a Mormon temple worker in Los Angeles, California; accused in a 2025 lawsuit against the LDS church of sexually assaulting a man in 1984 while performing a private anointing ritual in the Los Angeles LDS temple
Alleged failure to report
Never charged, Not convicted,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
Was Temple worker,
Alleged crime: 1980s, in California,
- Crime scenes: LDS building, LDS temple,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: 2025: lawsuit filed against Mormon church
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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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- Jeremy Dumas was a Mormon bishop and boy scout leader in Indiana; pleaded guilty to charges related to child sexual abuse material (CSAM) in 2024; sentenced in September 2024 to 10 years in federal prison
Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
Was Bishop, Scout leader,
Crime: 2010s, 2020s, in Indiana,
Convicted: 2024,
- Victims: 100 or more victims,
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Born: 1968
- Mission: Unknown country
- Places lived: Indiana,
- Latest update: pleaded guilty to file sharing CSAM sentenced to 10 years prison
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- Edwin Dyer was a Mormon church member and scoutmaster in central Oregon; accused of sexual abuse; allegedly molested as many as 15 boys over a 28-year period; shot and killed in 1986 by one of his victims; the Mormon church settled out of court for $200,000 with one victim
Alleged failure to report
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Church paid $200,000
Disfellowshipped,
- Church officials asked Dyer to resign as scoutmaster and later disfellowshipped him, but did not tell police
Convicted, Jail, Probation,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
Was Scout leader,
Crime: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, in Oregon,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1935
Died: 1986 - Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Oregon,
- View report »
"Until we use names, until people understand that this happened to Johnny next door, it will keep on happening."-
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- Chet Egley was a Mormon church member in Weston, Idaho; tried to meet a 13 year old girl for sex in Utah; pleaded guilty and convicted to one count sexual abuse of a child and two counts of enticing a minor by internet or text
Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
Was Elders quorum, Sunday school, Youth leader,
Crime: 2020s, in Cache County (Utah), Utah,
Convicted: 2023,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1982
- Mission: Unknown country
- Places lived: Idaho, Utah,
- Latest update: Is currently registered in the Utah Department of Corrections as being on probation
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- Gerald Elison was an LDS church member and junior high school drama teacher in Orem, Utah; accused in 2014 in a civil lawsuit of sexually abusing a boy student in the early 1980s; died in 2019
Admitted guilt, Never charged, Not convicted,
Dismissed,
Was Bishopric counselor, Primary, Stake high council,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1930
Died: 2019 - Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Latest update: 2019: died
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- Verd Erickson was a former Mormon bishop and dentist in Riverton, Wyoming who moved to Utah; was accused of sexual misconduct and lost his dentistry license in 2010; died in 2022
Never charged, Not convicted,
Was Bishop,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1936
Died: 2022 - Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho, New Mexico, Rexburg (Idaho), Utah, Wyoming,
- Latest update: 2022: died
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- Thomas Evans-Southall was an LDS bishop in Charlottesville, Virginia; originally from England; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 2018 and sentenced to two consecutive terms of two years in prison
Alleged failure to report
Convicted,
Was Bishop, Elders quorum, Youth leader,
Crime: 2010s, in Virginia,
Convicted: 2018,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: England, United Kingdom, Virginia,
- Latest update: 2024: lives in England
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- Juan Flores Atenco was a Mormon branch president in West Valley City, Utah for five years, including in the early 2000s; accused of sexually abusing a 16-year-old girl in his office and another room at an LDS church building; convicted in 2012 of misdemeanor forcible sexual abuse and unlawful detention; sentenced to zero to one year in jail; in March 2025, charged with rape and object rape (alleged crimes in 2002)
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Jail, Ongoing,
Was Branch president,
Crime: 2000s, 2010s, in Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
Convicted: 2012,
- Crime scenes: Bishop's office, LDS building, Vehicle,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1955
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: 2025: charged with rape and object rape in Utah
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- William Gillespie was an LDS church member in Montgomery, Alabama; accused of reaching inside the swimsuits of two girls and fondling them in his backyard pool in 1987; convicted in 1988 of three charges of first-degree sexual abuse and sentenced to one year in prison, plus four years of probation; conviction was reversed on appeal, then upheld; was allegedly excommunicated from the Mormon church
Alleged failure to report
Excommunicated,
Convicted, Overturned/reversed, Prison, Probation, Unknown result,
Was Unknown position,
Crime: 1980s, in Alabama,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1936
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Alabama,
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- Stephen Goode was a Mormon church member in Gresham, Oregon; arrested in 2019 and accused of sexually abusing a child during a trip in 2018; in 2022, found guilty in a jury trial of four felony charges; sentenced to 8.5 years in prison and 20 years supervision
Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, Probation,
Was Missionary,
Crime: 2010s, in Oregon,
Convicted: 2022,
- Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1981
- Mission: 2002-2004 Philippines Philippines Ilagan Mission
- Places lived: Oregon,
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- Shawn Gooden was an LDS bishop in Lebanon, Pennsylvania from 2016-2020; arrested in 2022 and charged with sexual abuse of two children in Virginia from 1997-2000; pleaded guilty in July 2023 in Virginia to four felony counts; sentenced in November 2023 in Virginia to prison time and supervised probation on release; charged in July 2023 in Pennsylvania with more child sex abuse charges
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Ongoing, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation,
Was Bishop, Scout leader, Stake high council, Stake presidency counselor, Youth leader,
Crime: 1990s, 2000s, in Pennsylvania, Virginia,
Convicted: 2023,
- Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1974
- Mission: United States Ohio Cleveland (Spanish speaking)
- Places lived: Pennsylvania, Virginia,
- Latest update: November 2023: sentenced in Virginia to up to 5 years in prison after pleading guilty to four felony counts; faces more charges in Pennsylvania
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- Jay Grant was a Mormon bishop of the Adams Ward in Los Angeles, California; charged in 1981, at age 79, with five counts of forcible sexual abuse; sexually assaulted three young girls; convicted of all five counts; died in 1988 in Orem, Utah; ran "Grandpa Grant's Memory Club," a neighborhood study group for up to 175 LDS children; Grant sometimes had "students" spend the night at his apartment
Excommunicated,
Convicted,
Was Bishop, Youth leader,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1902
Died: 1988 - Mission: United States Southern States / Northern States [Ohio]
- Places lived: California, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Latest update: 1988: died in Orem, Utah
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- Gene Guinn was an LDS church member in the Dallas Seventh Ward, Texas; in 2000, found guilty by a jury of indecency with a child and sentenced to 68 years in prison; the victim was 10 years old at the time of the crime; Mormon officials allegedly knew about the abuse but failed to report to police
Alleged failure to report
Excommunicated,
Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
Was High priest,
Crime: 1990s, in Texas,
Convicted: 2000,
- Crime scenes: LDS building, Victim's home,
- Victims: 6 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1932
Died: 2008 - Mission: no
- Places lived: Texas,
- Latest update: 2008: died of cancer in Palestine, Texas
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- Lincoln Gygi was a Mormon church member in Pleasant Grove, Utah; convicted in 2020 of sexually abusing a 7-year-old boy
Convicted,
Was Unknown position,
Crime: 2010s, in Utah, Utah County (Utah),
Convicted: 2020,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1988
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Latest update: 2020: convicted in Utah of child sexual abuse
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- Ryan Hall was a former Mormon bishopric member and veteran sheriff's department detective in Maryland; in 2024, arrested and charged with several sex crimes related to child sexual abuse
Ongoing,
Was Bishopric counselor, Other leader, Sunday school, Youth leader,
Alleged crime: 2010s, 2020s, in Maryland,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1970
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Maryland,
- Latest update: 2024: arrested and charged with several sex crimes related to child sexual abuse; 2025-03-13 grand jury federally indicted on 10 counts of alleged sexual child abuse; Due back in federal cour 2025-03-19
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- David Hamblin was a Mormon church member and former elders quorum president in Utah; arrested in 2022 and charged with child sexual abuse in three separate cases; investigated along with ex-wife Roselle Stevenson (arrested in 2023) for alleged ritualistic sexual abuse; in 2025, a court dismissed one case with prejudice after "discovery issues;" one case remained as of March 2025
Alleged failure to report
Ongoing, Police investigation,
Was Elders quorum,
Alleged crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, in Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Crime scenes: Health appointment, Perpetrator's home, Perpetrator's workplace, Public, Recreational trip/outing, Victim's home,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1954
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: remote hearing on 2023-03-22
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- Jeffrey Hansen was a former Mormon bishop in Provo, Utah; was bishop of a young single adults (YSA) ward; charged with distribution of pornography and stalking
Unknown result,
Was Bishop,
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Born: 1964
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
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- Melvin Hansen was a Mormon church member, school music teacher and former Tabernacle Choir member in Utah; convicted in 2021 in Utah of first degree felony attempted aggravated child sexual abuse; also accused of sexual abuse in Arizona
Convicted, Police investigation,
Was Other leader, Tabernacle Choir,
Crime: 2000s, 2010s, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
Convicted: 2021,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1952
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Latest update: 2023: is in prison in Utah
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- Brent Hansen 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
Alleged failure to report
Never charged, Not convicted,
Settlement, Unknown result,
Was Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Scout leader, Stake high council, Sunday school, Youth leader,
Alleged crime: 1980s, in Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1938
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Latest update: Died in 2015
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- Steven Hansen was a former LDS bishop; accused of sexual abuse
Unknown,
Convicted, Registered sex offender,
Was Bishop,
Convicted: 2018,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1953
- Mission: 1972-1974 United States Minnesota [name unknown]
- Places lived: Utah,
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- Russell Harbin was a Mormon church member in Polson, Montana; convicted of sexual intercourse without consent with an 11-year-old child; the alleged abuse lasted from 2022 to 2024; he allegedly was assigned to be a Primary teacher sometime after the abuse began; sentenced in 2025 to 40 years in prison; the judge suspended 20 years of the 40-year term
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Prison,
Was Primary,
Crime: 2020s, in Montana,
Convicted: 2025,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1974
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Montana,
- Latest update: 2025: sentenced to 40 years in prison in Polson, Montana; the judge suspended 20 years of the 40-year term
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- William Harding was a Mormon branch president, elders quorum president and ward clerk in Tasmania and Queensland, Australia; charged in or before 2023 with multiple counts of sexual assault of a minor in two states in Australia; allegedly had as many as 40 victims; in 2024, pleaded guilty to reduced charges and was sentenced to 9 months in jail in Brisbane; in 2025, faced new charges in Tasmania
Alleged failure to report
Church position after confession/conviction, Excommunicated, Release from Mormon church position,
Convicted, Jail, Ongoing, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
Was Branch president, Ward clerk,
Crime: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, in Australia,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1940
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Australia,
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- Richard Harrison was a Mormon church member and high school teacher in Grantsville, Utah; pleaded guilty in November 2024 to sexually abusing one his students; the abuse happened in the 2017-2018 school year; as of 2025, is in Tooele County Jail
Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
Was Missionary,
Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
Convicted: 2024,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace, Victim's school,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1989
- Mission: Unknown country Unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
- Latest update: Pleaded Guilty to sexual abuse is serving 1 year sentence in Tooele County Jail
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- Craig Harward was a Mormon ward executive secretary and former elementary "teacher of the year" in Santa Clara County, California; accused of sexual abuse of at least 10 children; pleaded guilty to charges related to sexual abuse of four children over a six-year period; sentenced to 14 years in prison; in 2024, a lawsuit said the LDS church failed to report abuse; as of 2024, lives in St. George, Utah
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
Was Missionary, Other leader, Ward executive secretary,
Crime: 1990s, 2000s, in California,
Convicted: 2004,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, LDS building, Recreational trip/outing,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1948
- Mission: 1972-1974 Uruguay Uruguay
- Places lived: California, Utah,
- Latest update: July 2024: is a registered sex offender, lives in St. George, Utah; lawsuit filed against the LDS church and Harward, claiming local LDS leaders knew of his abuse but didn't report or try to stop it
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- Jeremiah Hatch was a Mormon bishop and scout leader in American Fork, Utah (12th Ward) in the 1970s and early 1980s; accused of sexual abuse of six children that allegedly took place in 1976 during an overnight camping trip, and at his home during a sleepover; allegedly abused up to 30 or more children around the same time
Alleged failure to report
Never charged,
Was Bishop, Scout leader,
Alleged crime: 1970s, 1980s, in Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, Recreational trip/outing,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
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- Arlin Hatch was a Mormon church member in California; accused of sexual abuse in a 2025 lawsuit against the Mormon church
Alleged failure to report
Never charged, Not convicted,
Dismissed, Dismissed without prejudice, Lawsuit v. LDS church,
Was Unknown position,
- Crime scenes: Victim's home,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: Unknown country
- Places lived: California,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
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- Collin Hawkins was a Mormon church member and adjunct Russian professor at Brigham Young University-Idaho; was a Mormon missionary in St. Petersburg, Russia from 2015 to 2017; arrested in 2025 on suspicion of 20 felony counts of sexual exploitation of a minor; the charges were related to CSAM (child sexual abuse material)
Ongoing, Police investigation,
Was Missionary,
Alleged crime: 2020s, in Utah,
- Crime scenes: Online,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1997
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: ever-russia, Idaho, Utah,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
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- Samuel Heavilon was allegedly a former LDS branch president in Frankfort, Indiana; convicted in 2018 and in 2024 of child exploitation; sentenced both times to prison
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Prison,
Was Branch president, Stake high council, Temple worker,
Crime: 2010s, in Indiana,
Convicted: 2018,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1960
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Indiana,
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- Douglas Holyoak 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)
Alleged failure to report
Never charged, Not convicted,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
Was Bishop,
Alleged crime: 2000s, in Illinois,
- Crime scenes: Bishop's office, LDS building,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1960
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Illinois, Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: 2024: accused in a 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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- Caleb Horner was an LDS church member in Melbourne, Australia; arrested in November 2021 and accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old boy he met in 2020; found guilty in 2024 of two counts of sexual assault by touch of a child under 16; sentenced in October 2024 to three years "community corrections," avoiding additional jail time
Excommunicated,
Convicted, Found guilty, Jail, Ongoing,
Was Missionary,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Australia,
- Latest update: October 2024: Sentenced to three years of "community corrections," avoiding additional jail time
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- Lawrence Huffman was an LDS church member in Mound City, Kansas; pleaded guilty to charges related to sodomizing a minor; as of 2024, lives in Hutchinson, Kansas as a registered sex offender
Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
Was Unknown position,
Crime: 2000s, in Kansas,
Convicted: 2007,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1967
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Kansas,
- Latest update: Is a registered sex offender living in Hutchinson, Kansas
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- William Jansen was an LDS church member and police officer in Twin Falls, Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
Was Missionary,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1983
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Idaho,
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- Christopher Jensen was a Mormon church member in Utah and West Virginia; sentenced to 35 to 75 years in prison for sexually abusing two children; local LDS church coverup alleged; LDS church settled civil lawsuit mid-trial in 2018 for $32 million, also spending over $27 million on legal fees; FLOODLIT.org discovered the settlement details in 2025 and made them public for the first time
Alleged failure to report
-
Church paid $32,000,000
Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, Registered sex offender,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
Was Missionary,
Crime: 2000s, 2010s, in Utah, West Virginia,
Convicted: 2013,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home, Victim's school,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1991
- Mission: 2011-2012 United States Unknown (Arizona)
- Places lived: Arizona, Utah, West Virginia,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: in prison
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- Bruce Jeppesen was a Mormon elders quorum president when he sexually abused a child; sentenced to two concurrent terms of 15 years in the Utah State Prison
Admitted guilt, Convicted, Prison,
Was Elders quorum,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1956
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah,
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- Melvin Johnson was a Mormon seminary teacher and Brigham Young University (BYU) religion professor; accused by multiple victims of sexually abusing them when they were children; excommunicated and rebaptized; reportedly confessed to sexual abuse, but was not criminally charged; two victims filed lawsuits against him; one named the Mormon church as a defendant; it settled out of court
Alleged failure to report
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Church paid $unknown
Excommunicated, Rebaptized,
Admitted guilt, Never charged, Not convicted,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, Unknown result,
Was BYU, Church employee, Other leader, Stake high council,
Alleged crime: 1960s, 1970s, in California, Utah,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1936
- Mission: no
- Places lived: California, Utah,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
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- Larry Johnson was a Mormon mission president from 1989 to 1992 (Virginia Roanoke) and a longtime LDS institute teacher in California; accused of sexual abuse in a lawsuit filed in 2021 in Orange County, California against Johnson and the LDS church; case ended in a settlement
Alleged failure to report
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Church paid $unknown
Unknown,
Never charged,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
Was Church employee, Mission president, Other leader,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California, Virginia,
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- Eric Jones was an LDS church member in Blackfoot, Idaho; arrested for alleged sexual contact with a toddler; convicted in January 2024 of battery with the intent to commit lewd conduct of a child after a one-day trial; sentenced in March 2024 to two to 20 years in prison; required to register as a sex offender
Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, Registered sex offender,
Was Unknown position,
Convicted: 2024,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1981
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Latest update: March 2024: sentenced to two to 20 years in prison
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- Ronald Jones was a former Mormon bishop, stake president and temple presidency counselor; Military Relations director for the LDS church from 1989 to 1991; convicted of sex solicitation in Utah in 1990 and 1995; charged in 2025 with three first-degree felony counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child, one first-degree felony child kidnapping count, and two related misdemeanors
- became temple presidency counselor and sealer despite two convictions for sex solicitation
Ongoing,
Was Bishop, Branch president, Other leader, Scout leader, Stake presidency counselor, Stake president, Temple worker, Unknown position, Ward executive secretary,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Public,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1937
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
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- Isaac Kemp was a Mormon church member in Draper, Utah; allegedly sexually abused children in Draper and Nebraska; sentenced to prison in Nebraska until 2038
Convicted, Ongoing, Prison,
Was Unknown position,
Crime: 2010s, in Nebraska, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
Convicted: 2017,
- Crime scenes: Online, Public,
- Victims: 2 victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Nebraska, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Latest update: 2025: in a Nebraska prison until 2038, then eligible for parole after
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- Robert Kempton was a former Mormon bishop and stake president in Arizona; was an attorney and served a mission as a legal counsel for the LDS church in Africa; arrested in 2014 in a police sting for prostitution
Police investigation, Unknown result,
Was Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Scout leader, Stake president, Youth leader,
Alleged crime: 2010s, in Arizona,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1942
Died: 2018 - Mission: 1962-1964 United States Virginia, North Carolina and West Virginia - possibly the Eastern States mission
- Places lived: Arizona,
- Latest update: 2018: Died in Arizona
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- Keith Knutson was a Mormon church member in Seattle, Washington; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse charges in 1995; a Mormon bishop allegedly failed to report abuse allegations to police
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, Released,
Was Sunday school,
Crime: 1990s, in Washington,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1968
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Washington,
- Latest update: 2023-03-08: Lives in Lynnwood, Washington
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- Robert Larsen was an LDS church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; convicted of LEWDNESS INVOLVING A CHILD in 1993, and SEX ABUSE CHILD in 1998, as well as POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY in 2009
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Released,
Was Scout leader,
Crime: 1990s, 2000s, in Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
Convicted: 2009,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1965
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Latest update: Was released from prison 2013
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- Jack Loholt was an LDS church member and Boy scout leader in Kent, Washington; accused of sexual abuse in the 1970s; court records show that two Mormon bishops knew about the abuse allegations but did not tell police; the Mormon church was court-ordered in 2006 to pay $87,500 to one victim after it settled with three others for undisclosed sums
Alleged failure to report
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Church paid $87,500
Unknown result,
Judgment for plaintiff, Lawsuit v. LDS church,
Was Scout leader, Youth leader,
Alleged crime: 1970s, in Washington,
- Crime scenes: Scout activity,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Washington,
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- Boyd Lords was a Mormon church member in Winnemucca, Nevada; accused of child sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in 2022 to one felony count of lewdness with a child under the age of 14; was sentenced to prison
Convicted, Prison,
Was High priest, Missionary, Ward executive secretary,
Crime: 2010s, in Nevada,
Convicted: 2022,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: United States Indiana Indianapolis
- Places lived: Nevada,
- Latest update: as of 2023, Lords's father is a stake patriarch in the Winnemucca, Nevada area; the Lords family was a pillar in their local LDS community
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- Douglas Lund was a former Mormon bishopric counselor in Pahrump, Nevada; arrested in 2011 and accused of repeated sexual abuse of two young girls; the alleged abuse occurred over a period of several years
Unknown result,
Was Bishopric counselor,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Nevada,
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- Major Madon was an LDS church member in Mapleton, Utah; convicted of child sexual abuse; as of 2024, serving time in prison in Central Utah Correctional Facility
Excommunicated,
Convicted, Prison,
Was Bishopric counselor, Nursery, Stake high council, Sunday school, Ward clerk,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Latest update: Currently serving time in Central Utah Correctional Facility
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- Richard Mallard was a Mormon church member in Orem, Utah; charged in July 2025 with 41 felony counts related to child sexual exploitation; in August 2025, was released on bond, despite initially being held without bail; several LDS church members sent the court letters of support on Mallard's behalf prior to his detention hearing
Ongoing,
Was Missionary, Scout leader,
Alleged crime: 2020s, in Utah,
- Crime scenes: Online,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1981
- Mission: 2001-2003 United States Utah Salt Lake City South
- Places lived: Utah,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
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- Edwin McClellan was a Mormon bishop in Cottonwood, Arizona; accused of sexually abusing 3 female family members from the 1980s-2000s
Alleged failure to report
Never charged,
Was Bishop,
Alleged crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, in Arizona,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1936
Died: 2019 - Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Arizona,
- Latest update: Died January 2019 in Arizona
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- David McConkie was a Mormon bishop (approximately 2013-16), stake president (2016-21) and deputy district attorney in Colorado; paternal grandson of Mormon apostle Bruce R. McConkie; arrested in 2023 and charged with felony sexual assault on a child by someone in a position of trust; allegedly confessed child sexual assault to a Mormon church leader in 2008; in July 2025, sentenced to five years probation
Alleged failure to report
Admitted guilt, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
Was Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Scout leader, Stake president, Youth leader,
Crime: 2000s, 2010s, in Colorado,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1978
- Mission: 1997-1999 Bolivia Bolivia Cochabamba
- Places lived: Bolivia, Colorado, Utah, Virginia,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: July 2025: sentenced to five years probation
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- Maynard McFarland was an LDS church member in California and Minnesota; sentenced in 2005 to 32 years in prison for sexually abusing his daughter for many years; released from prison in 2020; as of 2024, lives in Chula Vista, California as a registered sex offender
Alleged failure to report
Excommunicated,
Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
Was Unknown position,
Crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, in California, Minnesota,
Convicted: 2005,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1959
- Mission: no
- Places lived: California, Minnesota, North Dakota,
- Latest update: 2024: lives in Chula Vista, California as a registered sex offender
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- Brenda Miles was an LDS church member in Bountiful, Utah; accused of child sexual abuse
Never charged, Not convicted,
Dismissed with prejudice,
Was ever-bishop-wife, ever-mission-president-wife, ever-relief-society-president,
Alleged crime: 1980s, in Utah,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
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- Russell Millsaps was an LDS church member and retired police sergeant in Arizona; sentenced in 2016 to 323 years in prison for child sexual exploitation
Convicted, Prison,
Was Other leader,
Crime: 1990s, 2010s, in Arizona,
Convicted: 2016,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1947
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Arizona,
- Latest update: 2016: on trial for child sexual exploitation
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- Timothy Monzello 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
Alleged failure to report
Never charged, Not convicted,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
Was Bishop,
Alleged crime: 2000s, in California,
- Crime scenes: Bishop's office, Perpetrator's home,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California, Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: 2024: accused in a California civil lawsuit of sexual abuse
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- Shawn Mortensen 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
Admitted guilt, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
Was Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Other leader,
Crime: 2020s, in New Mexico,
Convicted: 2022,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1965
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: New Mexico, Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: September 2022: sentenced to prison in New Mexico for child sexual abuse
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- Jonathon Moser was an LDS church member and middle school teacher in Rawlins, Wyoming; found guilty of sexually abusing two minor girls; sentenced to a minimum of 36 years in prison; a source told FLOODLIT that North Dakota LDS church leaders knew about the abuse but "did nothing"
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Prison,
Was Missionary, Other leader, Unknown position,
Convicted: 2017,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1981
- Mission: 2001-2003 Unknown country unknown
- Places lived: North Dakota, Wyoming,
- Latest update: Currently serving time in a Wyoming Prison
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- F N was an LDS bishop in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
Alleged failure to report
Unknown result,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
Was Bishop,
Alleged crime: 1960s, 1970s, in California,
- Crime scenes: LDS building, Perpetrator's home,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
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