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- Mark Anderson was a Mormon church branch president and dentist in Woodland, California; accused by 27 former female patients of touching them inappropriately in office visits; found guilty in 2009 of 11 felony counts and one misdemeanor count of sexual battery for sexual abuse of several of his female patients; sentenced to six years in prison; required to register for life as a sex offender
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, Registered sex offender,
Was Branch president, Other leader,
Crime: 2000s, in California,
Convicted: 2009,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1959
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Latest update: 2018: out of prison
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- Timothy Bothell was a LDS church employee and stake high council member in Utah; pleaded guilty and was sentenced in 2013 to two years in jail for sexual abuse of two girls, ages 11 and 13
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
Was Church employee, Stake high council,
Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
Convicted: 2013,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1969
- Mission: 1989-1991 United States Texas Dallas
- Places lived: Utah,
- Latest update: Pleaded guilty
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- David Farley was a former doctor and LDS church member in West Linn, Oregon; accused of sexually abusing over 200 patients; the alleged abuse occurred over a span of many years, during which Farley was an LDS stake high council member for some time; never criminally charged; in February 2024, the city of West Linn, Oregon released a report about the way its police department investigated Farley
Alleged failure to report
Never charged, Not convicted,
Ongoing,
Was Bishopric counselor, Primary, Stake high council, Sunday school,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, 100 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1958
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Oregon, Utah,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: February 2024: lives in Nephi, Utah; February 2024: the city of West Linn, Oregon released a report about the way its police department investigated Farley
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Church fought in court to keep records on Farley secret"When I was assaulted, I thought I was alone, I thought I had misread things."-
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- Tyson Green was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
Ongoing,
Was Stake high council, Youth leader,
Alleged crime: 2020s, in Utah,
- Crime scenes: Online,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
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- Ángel Jaramillo was an LDS church member in Jujuy, Argentina; arrested on child pornography and abuse charges (which includes distribution, tenancy, and production of material)
Alleged failure to report
Ongoing, Prison, Unknown result,
Was Church employee, Stake clerk, Stake high council,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Argentina,
- Latest update: August 2023: arrested on child pornography and abuse charges
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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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- 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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- Brian Pickett was a Mormon branch president and leader at a youth program picking pineapples in Maui, Hawaii; accused of sexual abuse in a civil lawsuit that also named the LDS church; the suit was dismissed with prejudice after a settlement in 2016
Alleged failure to report
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Church paid $unknown
Never charged, Not convicted,
Dismissed with prejudice, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
Was Branch president, Stake high council,
Alleged crime: 1980s, in Hawaii,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, Perpetrator's home,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Hawaii,
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- LaVar Withers was a Mormon and physician in Rexburg, Idaho; accused of sexually abusing at least 133 women and children as young as 13 years old over a period of 30 or more years; admitted to sexual abuse; in 1996, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor battery; sentenced to 30 to 60 days in jail and two years probation; the Mormon church placed him on probation and took his temple recommend; died in 2005
Alleged failure to report
Admitted guilt, Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
Was Bishopric counselor, Stake high council,
Crime: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, in Idaho, Rexburg (Idaho),
- Crime scenes: Health appointment,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, 100 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1936
Died: 2005 - Mission: no
- Places lived: Idaho, Rexburg (Idaho),
- Latest update: 2005: died
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