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- Stewart Allsford was a former LDS bishop in the Plymouth England stake; accused of sexually abusing two girls; died by suicide on third day of his child sex abuse trial
Alleged failure to report
Suicide, - Was Bishop,
- Alleged crime: 1990s, in
England, United Kingdom,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1951
Died: 2017 - Mission: unknown
- Places lived: England, United Kingdom,
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- Michael Antrobus was a former Mormon branch president (similar to a bishop) and bishop in Connersville, Indiana for 10 years (approximately 1974-84); convicted of child sexual abuse charges (9 counts, 6 victims) in Sacramento County, California in 2021-2022; sentenced to 8 years in San Quentin State Prison; died by suicide in prison in September 2023; allegedly had at least a dozen victims
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Was Bishop, Branch president, Missionary,
- Convicted:
2021, 2022,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1947
Died: 2023 - Mission: 1966-1968 United States West Central States Mission (Montana, Wyoming, Idaho)
- Places lived: California, Indiana,
- Latest update: 2023-09-16: died by suicide in prison
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- Geoffrey Ashdown was a Mormon bishop and deputy school principal in Australia; allegedly sexually abused two children while he was a bishop; died
- Alleged failure to report
- Was Bishop, Scout leader,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Australia,
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- Arlo Atkin 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
- Alleged failure to report
- Excommunicated,
- Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Violated parole/probation,
- Dismissed with prejudice, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Was Bishop, Missionary,
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in
Arizona,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1956
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Arizona, California,
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- James B was an LDS bishop in Newport Beach, California in about 1990 to 1995; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of sexually abusing a boy in his office at church every week from 1990 to 1995, when the victim was 12 to about 17 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
- Unknown result,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Was Bishop,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Latest update: 2024: accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse
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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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- Joseph Blodgett was a former Mormon bishop in Tennessee; accused of sexual abuse; ongoing case as of 2025
- Alleged failure to report
- Ongoing,
- Was Bishop,
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Born: 1975
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Tennessee,
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- Gordon Bodily 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
- Alleged failure to report
- Excommunicated,
- Convicted, Prison,
- Was Bishop, Missionary,
- Crime: 2000s, in
Utah,
- Convicted:
2001,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1949
- Mission: 1968-1970 United States Eastern States (headquarters in New York City)
- Places lived: Utah,
- Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender; lives in Ogden, 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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- Paul Burdick 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
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted, Jail, Probation,
- Was Bishop, Elders quorum,
- Crime: 2010s, in
Oregon,
- Convicted:
2020,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1972
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Oregon,
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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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- 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,
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- Michael Coleman 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
- Alleged failure to report
- Unknown result,
- Was Bishop,
- Alleged crime: 2010s, in
Arizona, Brazil,
- Crime scenes: Online,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1960
- Mission: 1980-1982 Argentina Argentina Buenos Aires South
- Places lived: Argentina, Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
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- Clark Crookston was a former Mormon bishop, dentist and college professor in Orem, Utah; accused of nearly 60 years of sex abuse of multiple children; pleaded guilty to attempted aggravated child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2022 to up to 35 years in prison
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Was Bishop, High priest, Missionary, Stake high council,
- Crime: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, in
Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Convicted:
2022,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1949
- Mission: 1968-1970 Germany West German Mission
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: March 2024: in prison at the Central Utah Correctional Facility (offender number 254115) in Gunnison, Sanpete County, Utah
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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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- Larry Deutsch was a Mormon bishop in Missouri; arrested in 2020 and charged with possession of child pornography (child sexual abuse material, or CSAM) and accused of luring an underage teenager from Arizona to Missouri; pleaded guilty; sentenced in 2021 to 12 years in federal prison plus a lifetime of supervised release; in 2024, the victim filed a civil lawsuit against the LDS church
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Was Bishop, Scout leader, Sunday school, Temple worker, Youth leader,
- Crime: 2010s, 2020s, in
Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona), Missouri,
- Convicted:
2021,
- Crime scenes: LDS building, Online,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1966
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona), Missouri,
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- Spencer Dixon was a Mormon bishop in Salt Lake City, Utah; accused in 2002 of touching a 13-year-old girl inappropriately inside the LDS chapel of the Monument Park 7th Ward; acquitted in a jury trial
- Alleged failure to report
- Acquitted, Found not guilty, Jury trial,
- Was Bishop,
- Alleged crime: 2000s, in
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1964
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
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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 a Mormon bishop in Pocatello, Idaho; an abuse survivor told FLOODLIT that Doe sexually abused them in his office at church in late 1999
- Alleged failure to report
- Unknown result,
- Was Bishop,
- Alleged crime: 1990s, in
Idaho,
- Crime scenes: Bishop's office, LDS building,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: Mexico Mexico City East
- Places lived: Idaho,
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- Matthew Doyle 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
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted,
- Was Bishop, Bishopric counselor,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1973
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Texas,
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- Todd Edwards 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
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Was Bishop, Youth leader,
- Crime: 2000s, 2010s, in
California,
- Convicted:
2013,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Vehicle,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1964
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California, Nevada,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: 2024: two victims filed separate civil lawsuits against the Mormon church, saying its leaders failed to protect them from Edwards
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- Rex Furness was a former Idaho state senator and Mormon bishop in Idaho; in 1996, pleaded guilty to sexual battery for fondling an underage girl; was sentenced to 60 days in jail; given a withheld judgment: if he did not violate the terms of his probation, the felony conviction would be kept from his record
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Withheld judgment,
- Was Bishop,
- Crime: 1990s, in
Idaho,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1923
Died: 2005 - Mission: no
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Latest update: 2005: died
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- Samuel Gardner was an LDS bishop in the Oklahoma City First Ward in the early 1960s; accused of sexually abusing a teenage boy in the bishop's office at a Mormon chapel in about 1961; died in 1968
- Alleged failure to report
- Never charged, Not convicted,
- Was Bishop, Stake high council,
- Alleged crime: 1960s, in
Oklahoma,
- Crime scenes: Bishop's office, LDS building,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1932
Died: 1968 - Mission: 1951-1953 United States Central States
- Places lived: Oklahoma,
- Latest update: August 8, 1968: died in Utah
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- Keith Gillins was a former mayor, LDS bishop and high school teacher in Fillmore, Utah; arrested on charges of having sex with a 17-year-old girl; convicted in 2009 of first degree felony attempted rape, first degree felony attempted sodomy and second degree felony forcible sexual abuse; sentenced in 2009 to three sentences of three years to life in prison
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted, Prison,
- Was Bishop,
- Crime: 2000s, in
Utah,
- Convicted:
2009,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1947
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
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- David Gomez was a former LDS bishop and department of corrections administrator in or near West Valley City, Utah; arrested in 2004 and charged with 125 counts of sexual abuse; charges were dropped in 2005 due to issues related to the statutes of limitations
- Alleged failure to report
- Charges dropped,
- Was Bishop,
- Alleged crime: 1980s, 1990s, in
Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1946
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Latest update: 2005: criminal charges dropped
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- John Goodrich was a former Mormon bishop and dentist in Idaho; accused of child sexual abuse and of having nonconsensual sex with a woman he admitting to drugging; given a withheld judgement; in December 2023, the AP reported that the Mormon church had offered $300,000 to a victim and her mother to not use her story to sue the church, and to keep the NDA secret; arrested in Virginia in March 2024
- Alleged failure to report
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Church paid $300,000
- Excommunicated,
- Charges dropped, Convicted, Withheld judgment,
- Settlement,
- Was Bishop,
- Crime: 2000s, in
Idaho, Virginia,
- Convicted:
2017,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1959
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho, Virginia,
- Latest update: December 2023: AP story breaks about a secret $300,000 offer by the Mormon church to Goodrich's confessed sexual abuse victim
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- Douglas Hall 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
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
- Was Bishop,
- Crime: 1990s, in
Utah,
- Convicted:
2001, 2002,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1952
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
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- Timothy Hallows was a Mormon bishop in Kaysville, 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
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted, Prison, Released,
- Was Bishop,
- Crime: 2010s, in
Davis County (Utah), Utah,
- Convicted:
2020,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1958
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Davis County (Utah), Utah,
- Latest update: February 2024: lives in Pleasant View, Utah
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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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- James Hayes was an LDS bishop in the Timmins - North Bay area, Ontario, Canada; convicted of sexual exploitation in November 2001; molested an underage girl in his ward while serving as her bishop
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted,
- Was Bishop,
- Crime: 2000s, in
Canada,
- Convicted:
2001,
- Crime scenes: Bishop's office, LDS building,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1956
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Canada,
- Latest update: 2002: convicted of sexual exploitation
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- Jeffrey Head was an LDS bishop in Draper, Utah; committed sex crimes while serving as a Mormon bishop; in 2019, a jury found him guilty of attempted forcible sexual abuse, two counts of lewdness and sexual battery; sentenced to four months in jail and four years of probation
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted, Found guilty, Jail, Jury trial, Probation, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Was Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Youth leader,
- Crime: 2010s, in
Utah,
- Convicted:
2019,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1964
- Mission: 1983-1985 United States Missouri St. Louis
- Places lived: Missouri, Utah,
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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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- Erik Hughes 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
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted, Parole, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Was Bishop, Church employee, Missionary, Stake high council, Youth leader,
- Crime: 2000s, 2010s, in
Utah,
- Convicted:
2017,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1966
- Mission: 1985-1987 United States California Anaheim
- Places lived: Utah,
- Latest update: July 2023: out on parole
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- Lon Kennard was a former Mormon bishop in Heber City, Utah; in 2011, pleaded guilty to three felony counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child; sentenced in 2011 to three consecutive terms of five years to life in the Utah State Prison
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted, Prison,
- Was Bishop, Missionary,
- Crime: 1990s, 2000s, in
Utah,
- Convicted:
2011,
- Victims: 7 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1941
Died: 2019 - Mission: 1961-1963 Germany North Germany
- Places lived: Utah,
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- George Koford was a Mormon bishop in Cerritos, California; accused in a 2025 lawsuit against the Mormon church of sexually abusing a child as part of a sex trafficking ring, and of covering up the abuse; the plaintiff said she was abused over 200 times at the Cerritos LDS stake center from 1979 to 1983
- Alleged failure to report
- Never charged, Not convicted,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Was Bishop,
- Alleged crime: 1970s, 1980s, in
California,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, LDS building,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
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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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- Timothy McCleve was a former Mormon bishop in Harrisville, Utah when he was charged with sexually abusing three children; some of the abuse took place while he was bishop; sentenced in 2008 to up to 30 years in prison for child sexual abuse; in 2024, charged in Utah with threatening a witness in a parole violation investigation
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted, Prison,
- Was Bishop,
- Crime: 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, in
Utah,
- Convicted:
2008,
- Crime scenes: Victim's home,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1956
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: 2024: charged in Utah with threatening a witness in a parole violation investigation
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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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- David Moss was an LDS bishop (2015-19) and police officer in Lehi, 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
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted,
- Was Bishop, Missionary, Youth leader,
- Crime: 2010s, in
Utah,
- Convicted:
2019,
- Crime scenes: Public,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1967
- Mission: Unknown country
- Places lived: Utah,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
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- Steven Murdock was a Mormon stake high council member and former LDS bishop in Holladay, Salt Lake County, Utah; allegedly sexually harassed multiple women in his ward while he was their bishop (he was bishop from 2013 to 2017); in 2019, was caught taking photos of a young woman in a dressing room in Tennessee; pleaded guilty in November 2019; sentenced in 2019 to one year probation, 48 hours community service
- Alleged failure to report
- Admitted guilt, Community service, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Released,
- Was Bishop, Stake high council,
- Crime: 2010s, in
Tennessee,
- Convicted:
2019,
- Crime scenes: Public, Recreational trip/outing,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1963
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Tennessee, Utah,
- Latest update: 2019: sentenced in Tennessee to one year of supervised probation and 48 hours of community service, and ordered to undergo counseling
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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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- Paul Newman was a former Mormon bishop in Utah; charged in 2020 with child sexual abuse; convicted of a sex crime
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted,
- Was Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Youth leader,
- Crime: 2010s, in
Utah,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1957
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
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- Bruce O'Dell was a Mormon bishop and dermatologist in Show Low, Navajo County, Arizona; in 1999, was charged with 48 counts of sexual abuse
- Alleged failure to report
- Unknown result,
- Was Bishop, Youth leader,
- Alleged crime: 1990s, in
Arizona,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1970
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Arizona,
- Latest update: 1999: charged in Arizona with 48 counts of sexual abuse
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- Scott Owen was a Mormon bishop (twice), stake presidency counselor and therapist in Provo, Utah; called himself the "Porn King;" accused by 7 former patients of sexually abusing them during sessions, and by a cousin (alleged sex abuse in 1980s); an LDS bishop, a stake president (his business partner) and Utah DOPL all allegedly failed to report to police; arrested in Nov. 2023; sentenced in 2025 to prison
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Was Bishop, Missionary, Stake presidency counselor,
- Crime: 1980s, in
Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Convicted:
2025,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1959
- Mission: Guatemala Guatemala [unknown]
- Places lived: Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: December 2023: charged with sexual abuse of a teenage girl
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- Eddie Padilla was a Mormon bishop in Taos, New Mexico; accused of child sexual abuse; convicted twice
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted,
- Was Bishop,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: New Mexico,
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- Eneudo Petit 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
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted, Fled or failed to appear, Prison,
- Was Bishop,
- Crime: 2010s, in
Utah,
- Convicted:
2022,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1972
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah, Venezuela,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: 2024: in prison in Utah
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- Ronald Phelps was an LDS bishop and stake executive secretary, and attorney, in Oklahoma; arrested for indecent exposure before becoming an LDS bishop; accused of child sexual abuse; Mormon church leaders allegedly covered up the abuse
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Was Bishop, Other leader,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Oklahoma,
- Latest update: 2024: lives in Yukon, Oklahoma
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- Errol Pilling 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
- Alleged failure to report
- Excommunicated,
- Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Unknown result,
- Was Bishop, Missionary,
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in
Canada,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1942
- Mission: 1962-1964 United Kingdom North British Mission
- Places lived: Canada,
- Latest update: February 2024: lives in Twin Falls, Idaho
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- Geoffrey Powell was an LDS bishop in Western Australia; accused of sexually abusing a seven-year-old girl in his ward; the alleged abuse took place while he was a bishop; the victim twice complained to the LDS church, but said she was not believed and was chastised, and it was suggested she should move away if she felt uncomfortable; in 2019, he was sentenced to 12 months in jail
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted, Jail,
- Was Bishop,
- Crime: 1980s, in
Australia,
- Convicted:
2019,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1947
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Australia,
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- Carl Pratt was a Mormon bishop in San Manuel, Arizona; allegedly sexually abused a boy in his ward, in the bishop's office at an LDS chapel; died in 2006
- Alleged failure to report
- Never charged, Not convicted,
- Was Bishop, High priest, Other leader, Scout leader, Stake high council, Temple worker,
- Crime scenes: Bishop's office, LDS building,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1930
Died: 2006 - Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Arizona,
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- Keith Price 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
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted, Unknown result,
- Was Bishop,
- Crime: 2010s, in
Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Convicted:
2018,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1956
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender; lives in American Fork, Utah;
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- Alberto Reyes was a Mormon bishop in Argentina who sexually abused a child; allegedly sexually abused the victim for at least nine years; convicted in 2004
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted,
- Was Bishop,
- Convicted:
2004,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Argentina,
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- James Robinson was an LDS bishop in Utah; accused of sexually abusing a teenage girl; charges were dropped
- Alleged failure to report
- Charges dropped,
- Was Bishop,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
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- Nefi Rubalcava was a Mormon bishop in Norwalk/Cerritos in southern California; accused of child sexual abuse in two lawsuits filed against the Mormon church in 2025; he was the foster father of one of his alleged victims and the bishop of both of them; he allegedly participated in a sex trafficking ring involving at least one other bishop and a stake president
- Alleged failure to report
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Was Bishop,
- Alleged crime: 1970s, 1980s, in
California,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, LDS building,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Latest update: 2025: accused in two lawsuits against the Mormon church of sexually abusing two children repeatedly over a span of several years in the late 1970s and 1980s
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- Richard Sampson was a Mormon bishop, stake high council member and doctor in Provo, Utah; was director of medical affairs for the LDS Missionary Training Center; allegedly sexually abused at least seven children; convicted and sentenced in 2014 to one to 15 years in prison for child sexual abuse; as of 2024, was out on parole living in Holladay, Utah
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted, Parole, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Was Bishop, Church employee, Other leader, Stake high council,
- Crime: 2000s, 2010s, in
Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona), Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Convicted:
2014,
- Victims: 7 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1945
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona), Provo (Utah), Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: 2024: Out on parole; registered sex offender, lives in Holladay, Utah
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- Thomas Schofield was a Mormon bishop in Elk Grove, Sacramento County, California; accused in a 2024 civil lawsuit of sexually abusing a 16-year-old child in 2004-05 while he was a Mormon Bishop; some of the alleged abuse took place in the Salt Lake City and Oakland LDS temples and the bishop's office at church
- Alleged failure to report
- Never charged, Not convicted,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Was Bishop,
- Alleged crime: 2000s, in
California, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Crime scenes: Bishop's office, LDS activity, LDS building, LDS temple,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1955
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Arizona, California, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah, Washington,
- Latest update: 2024: lives in Sandy, Utah
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- UNKNOWN Smith was a Mormon bishop in Lancaster, California; a 2024 civil lawsuit said he took part with two Melchizedek priesthood holders in sexually assaulting an underage boy inside an LDS church building on a weekly basis from 2001 to 2003, starting when the victim was 15 years old
- Alleged failure to report
- Never charged, Not convicted,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Was Bishop,
- Alleged crime: 2000s, in
California,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Documents available: yes (free download)
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- Mark Stevens was a Mormon bishop in West Jordan, Utah in 2006; charged in 2025 with sexual assault of a 16-year-old girl that allegedly took place in his office at church
- Alleged failure to report
- Ongoing,
- Was Bishop, Missionary,
- Alleged crime: 2000s, in
Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Crime scenes: Bishop's office, LDS building,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1956
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah, Weber County (Utah),
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: February 2025: charged with sexual assault
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- Douglas Stoddard was an LDS bishop in Hurst, Texas; convicted in 1992 of a felony child sexual abuse charge of indecency with a child by contact; sentenced to 8 years of probation; a lifetime registered sex offender in Texas; named publicly in August 2023 by a victim who said Stoddard molested him and three other boys in his Mormon ward while serving as bishop
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted, Probation, Registered sex offender,
- Was Bishop,
- Crime: 1980s, in
Texas,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1949
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Texas,
- Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender in Texas (SID 04382768)
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- Glendon Templeton was a Mormon bishop, Sunday school teacher and scout leader in Arizona; was bishop of the Maryvale Ward in West Phoenix from 2014 to 2019; excommunicated in 2019; also was a volleyball coach for high school-aged girls; accused numerous times and arrested, but never prosecuted for alleged sex crimes; sued in 1997 for alleged sexual abuse; allegedly sexually assaulted multiple teenage girls
- Alleged failure to report
- Excommunicated,
- Never charged, Not convicted,
- Unknown result,
- Was Bishop, Sunday school,
- Alleged crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, in
Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
- Crime scenes: Bishop's office, LDS building,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
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- Keith Vallejo was a Mormon bishop in Utah; accused of sexually abusing and raping two underage girls; in 2017, was found guilty in a jury trial of ten counts of second-degree felony forcible sexual abuse and one count of first-degree felony object rape; sentenced to five years to life in prison
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
- Was Bishop, High priest, Other leader,
- Crime: 2010s, in
Utah,
- Convicted:
2017,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1974
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
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- John Wichmann was an LDS bishop in the San Diego California South Stake in 2015-16; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of sexual abuse of a 16-year-old boy; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church; the alleged sexual assaults took place in an unlocked church classroom in San Diego 25 times while other congregants were nearby
- Alleged failure to report
- Unknown result,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Was Bishop,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
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- Gary Woolstenhulme was a Mormon bishop in Imperial Beach, California in 1978; died in 2002; 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 (plaintiff John Roe JB 65 - San Diego 24CU008107, CASD 3:24-cv-02349-AJB-MSB); allegedly sexually assaulted a 14-year-old boy in his office at church
- Alleged failure to report
- Never charged,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Was Bishop, Bishopric counselor,
- Alleged crime: 1970s, in
California,
- Crime scenes: Bishop's office, LDS building,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1933
Died: 2002 - Mission: no
- Places lived: California,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: 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
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- Luis Zarate was a Mormon bishop in Panama; accused of sexual abuse of a 4-year-old
- Alleged failure to report
- Unknown result,
- Was Bishop,
- Alleged crime: 2010s, in
Panama,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Panama,
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