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- Jose Arias was a Mormon church missionary in Palm Desert, California; accused of sexual abuse; civil suit filed against LDS church and Arias; judge awarded judgment by default for the plaintiff (victim) against Arias in 2017 in the amount of approximately $4.2 million; the LDS church was not found liable
Alleged failure to report
Never charged, Not convicted, - Judgment for plaintiff, Lawsuit v. LDS church,
- Was Missionary,
- Alleged crime: 1980s, in
California,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1962
- Mission: 1985-1986 United States California [unknown city - served in Palm Desert]
- Places lived: California,
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- John Baysden was an LDS missionary from North Carolina who, while serving his mission in Roy, Utah (Ogden Utah mission), videotaped himself molesting two victims, ages 15 and 18; pleaded guilty to 2 counts of forcible sex abuse with minors; sentenced to 180 days in jail
- Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
- Was Missionary,
- Crime: 2000s, in
Utah,
- Convicted:
2006,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: 2005-2005 United States Ogden
- Places lived: North Carolina, Utah,
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- Robert Campbell was an LDS church member in Nebraska; accused of sexual abuse
- Unknown result,
- Unknown result,
- Was Missionary,
- Alleged crime: 1980s, in
Idaho,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, LDS building,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: 1987-1988 United States Tennessee Nashville
- Places lived: Idaho, Nebraska,
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- Niles Carr was a Mormon missionary in Ireland in the late 1980s, originally from California; convicted of child sexual abuse charges; Mormon leaders allegedly assigned Carr to work with Boy Scouts after knowing he was sent home from his mission due to child sex abuse allegations
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted,
- Was Missionary,
- Crime: 1980s, in
California, Ireland,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California, Ireland,
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- Curtis Crittenden was a Mormon church member and LDS full-time missionary in Guatemala in 1993-1995; admitted to sexually abusing boys while on his mission and later when he was the head of 4-H in Tooele County; sentenced to prison in 2007 in Utah for child sexual abuse of several boys in his care as their 4-H leader
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Was Missionary,
- Crime: 1990s, 2000s, in
Utah,
- Convicted:
2007,
- Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: 1993-1995 Guatemala Guatemala
- Places lived: Guatemala, Utah,
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- Abraham Cruz was a Mormon missionary in Saratoga Springs, Utah; arrested in May 2024 on suspicion of sexual assault; charged with three first-degree felony counts (two of forcible sodomy, one of rape); charges were dismissed without prejudice in June 2024
- Charges dropped, Not convicted,
- Was Missionary,
- Alleged crime: 2020s, in
Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 2004
- Mission: 2023-2024 United States unknown - Saratoga Springs area
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Latest update: June 2024: charges were dismissed without prejudice
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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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- 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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- Francis Fuller was a Mormon bishop in Highland, Utah in 1993; also was a stake high council member in Utah; in 2018 or 2019, pleaded guilty to two second degree felony counts of child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2019 in Utah to two years in jail and four years probation; registered sex offender
- Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Registered sex offender,
- Was Bishop, Missionary, Stake high council,
- Crime: 2010s, in
Utah,
- Convicted:
2019,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1940
- Mission: Australia Australia [unknown]
- Places lived: Australia, Utah,
- Latest update: May 2023: registered sex offender living in Washington, Utah
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- Matthias Heinrichs was an LDS missionary in England; originally from the Netherlands; accused of sexual abuse that allegedly occurred during his mission; pleaded guilty; jailed for two years
- Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty,
- Was Missionary,
- Crime: 2010s, in
England, United Kingdom,
- Convicted:
2012,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: United Kingdom England [unknown]
- Places lived: England, Netherlands, United Kingdom,
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- Hayden Hunter was a Mormon missionary in California; he was from Pleasant Grove, Utah; arrested in 2020 for distribution of child sexual abuse material (child pornography) while on his mission; convicted of possession of CSAM in 2021
- Convicted, Released,
- Was Missionary,
- Crime: 2020s, in
California,
- Convicted:
2021,
- Crime scenes: Online,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 2001
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California, Utah,
- Latest update: 2021: convicted in California of possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM)
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- Daniel Landeros was a Mormon missionary; accused of sexual abuse
- Was Missionary,
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Born: 1970
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Unknown location,
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- Jason Larsen was an LDS missionary from Idaho in Bakersfield, California; accused in 1997 of sexual abuse of an 8-year-old girl at a school; as of 2024, lives in Meridian, Idaho
- Unknown result,
- Was Missionary,
- Alleged crime: 1990s, in
California,
- Crime scenes: Victim's school,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1977
- Mission: no
- Places lived: California, Idaho,
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- Robert Longman was a Mormon missionary in Corpus Christi, Texas; molested a three-year old in a bedroom while two other missionaries talked with the mother; pleaded no contest to charges filed in May 1989 of indecency with a child; sentenced to eight years probation, a $1,000 fine, and required to pay $400 in court costs
- Convicted, No contest, Plea deal, Probation,
- Was Missionary,
- Crime: 1980s, in
Texas,
- Crime scenes: Victim's home,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Texas,
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- Brandon Manning was an LDS church member in Utah and Georgia; convicted three times of sex crimes: Scotland in the 1990s, Utah in 2001, Georgia in 2020; assigned to be a young men's president in a Georgia LDS branch in 2017; arrested in 2019 and charged with eight felony counts of child sexual exploitation; convicted; as of November 2023, lives in Fort Valley, Georgia as a registered sex offender
- Alleged failure to report
- Church position after confession/conviction,
- Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender,
- Was Missionary, Youth leader,
- Crime: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, in
Georgia, Scotland, United Kingdom, Utah,
- Convicted:
2001, 2020, Unknown,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1973
- Mission: 1993-1993 United Kingdom Scotland (Glasgow)
- Places lived: Georgia, Scotland, United Kingdom, Utah,
- Latest update: November 2023: registered sex offender in Georgia; not incarcerated; lives in Fort Valley, Georgia
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- Calvin McGee was an LDS missionary in Virginia in 2022; accused of soliciting sexually explicit pictures and video from a person he believed to be an 11-year-old girl, and inviting her to meet in person; arrested in Boise, Idaho in July 2023 and accused of rape of a minor; pleaded guilty to two charges related to child sexual abuse; sentenced in May 2024 to three to 25 years in prison
- Alleged failure to report
- Admitted guilt, Convicted, Ongoing, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Was Missionary,
- Crime: 2020s, in
Idaho, Virginia,
- Convicted:
2024,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 2002
- Mission: United States
- Places lived: Idaho, Virginia,
- Latest update: May 2024: sentenced in Idaho to three to 25 years in prison
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- John Misseldine was a Mormon missionary in Nevada; charged with sexually abusing two children at an LDS chapel in the Las Vegas area; in 2005, made a plea deal to avoid prison, via an Alford plea to two counts; a lawsuit said a local Mormon leader failed to report abuse to police; in 2008, sentenced to prison after violating the plea deal; as of 2024, lives in Las Vegas, Nevada as a registered sex offender
- Alleged failure to report
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Church paid $782,000
- Alford plea, Convicted, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender,
- Dismissed, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, Unknown result,
- Was Missionary,
- Crime: 2000s, in
Nevada,
- Convicted:
2005,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1982
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Nevada,
- Latest update: 2024: lives in Las Vegas, Nevada as a registered sex offender
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- Matthew Nash was a former Mormon missionary from Utah who served a mission in North Carolina in 1999; accused in 2001 of sexually molesting 11 girls while on his mission; pleaded guilty to charges of child sexual abuse
- Excommunicated,
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Was Missionary,
- Crime scenes: LDS building, Victim's home,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: 1999-1999 United States North Carolina (unknown city)
- Places lived: North Carolina, Utah,
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- Omale Ojonugwnuwa was an LDS church member and full-time missionary in Ghana; sentenced to prison for child sexual abuse
- Convicted, Prison,
- Was Missionary,
- Mission: Ghana unknown (Ghana)
- Places lived: Ghana,
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- James Penrod was a Mormon church missionary in Pennsylvania in 1997; originally from Utah; sent home to Utah from his mission and arrested in July 1997 and charged with child sexual abuse; sentenced to prison for sexual abuse
- Convicted, Prison,
- Was Missionary,
- Crime: 1990s, in
Pennsylvania, Utah,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: 1997-1997 United States Pennsylvania Philadelphia
- Places lived: Pennsylvania, Utah,
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- William Purdy was a Mormon missionary in Tonga in 2017; originally from Utah; in July 2025, was arrested in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania after a federal grand jury indictment on charges related to child sexual exploitation; allegedly sexually abused multiple children while on his mission
- Ongoing,
- Was Missionary,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1997
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: ever-tonga,
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- Kyle Saucier was a Mormon missionary in Utah; charged in 2007 with aggravated sexual abuse of a child, but the charges were dropped after prosecutors said they could not proceed due to "witness problems"
- Charges dropped, Not convicted,
- Was Missionary,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah,
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- Jason Stark was a former full-time Mormon missionary in Kentucky; accused of sexually abusing three people in 2005 while on his mission; a lawsuit was filed against the Mormon church; in 2025, sentenced to 30 years in prison in Idaho
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted, Plea deal, Prison,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church,
- Was Missionary,
- Crime: 2000s, 2010s, in
Kentucky,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1985
- Mission: 2004-2005 United States
- Places lived: Kentucky,
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- Derrick Starley was an LDS church member and full-time missionary in Chubbuck, Idaho; originally from Utah; perpetrated a sex crime while on his Mormon mission in October 2012; convicted in 2013 of felony injury to a child and sentenced to 10 days in jail
- Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Was Missionary,
- Crime: 2010s, in
Idaho,
- Convicted:
2013,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: United States Unknown (Idaho)
- Places lived: Idaho, Utah,
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- Andrew Stringer was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Unknown result,
- Was Missionary,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Unknown location,
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- James Victor was a Mormon missionary in Canada in the 1980s; allegedly sexually abused a 12-year-old boy while on his mission; an LDS stake president and a mission president (David Sorensen) allegedly covered up abuse allegations; Sorensen later became an LDS general authority
- Alleged failure to report
- Police investigation, Unknown result,
- Was Missionary,
- Alleged crime: 1980s, in
Canada,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1960
- Mission: 1984-1986 Canada Canada [unknown - possibly New Brunswick]
- Places lived: Canada,
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- Robert White was a Mormon missionary in South Dakota in the late 1960s; in 2008, a civil lawsuit filed against the Mormon church said he sexually abused a boy while on his mission
- Alleged failure to report
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Church paid $unknown
- Never charged, Not convicted,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, Unknown result,
- Was Missionary,
- Alleged crime: 1960s, in
South Dakota,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: South Dakota,
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- Sean Woolf was an LDS church member and full-time missionary; accused of sexual abuse of a child; the alleged abuse occurred during his mission; the victim later sued or planned to sue the Mormon church in 2020; the church settled with the victim, according to a person familiar with the case
- Alleged failure to report
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Church paid $unknown
- Never charged, Not convicted,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Was Missionary,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1974
- Mission: United States
- Places lived: Unknown location,
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