9 LDS sex abuse cases found
- LDS position during crime: Stake high council
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- Mark Anderson (1959 – ) 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
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Crime: 2000s, - Places lived: California,
- Crime state: California,
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- Convicted:
2009,
Was Branch president, Other leader, 
Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, Registered sex offender, - Alleged failure to report
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- Timothy Bothell (1969 – ) 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
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
Convicted:
2013, 
Was Church employee, Stake high council, 
Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, 
Alleged failure to report-
- David Farley (1958 – ) 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
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- Was Bishopric counselor, Primary, Stake high council, Sunday school,
- Never charged, Not convicted,
- Ongoing,
- Alleged failure to report
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
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- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime country: United States,
- Crime state: Utah,
Was Stake high council, Youth leader, Ongoing, -
- 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)
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- Was Church employee, Stake clerk, Stake high council,
- Ongoing, Prison, Unknown result,
- Alleged failure to report
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- Melvin Johnson (1936 – ) 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
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- Alleged crime: 1960s, 1970s,
- Places lived: California, Utah,
- Crime country: United States,
- Crime state: California, Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Utah,
- Crime city: UT - Provo,
excommunicated, rebaptized with a church record flagging him as a sex offender; top Mormon officials later removed the annotation
Was BYU, Church employee, Other leader, Seminary teacher, Stake high council, Admitted guilt, Never charged, Not convicted, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, Unknown result, Alleged failure to report"We didn't choose this. It happened to us. It wasn't our choice. But we're damn sure going to do something about it."
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- Steven Murdock (1963 – ) 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
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Tennessee, Utah,
- Crime state: Tennessee,
Convicted:
2019, Was Bishop, Stake high council, Admitted guilt, Community service, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Released, Alleged failure to report-
- 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
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- Alleged crime: 1980s,
- Places lived: Hawaii,
- Crime state: Hawaii,
Was Branch president, Stake high council, Never charged, Not convicted, Dismissed with prejudice, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, Alleged failure to report-
- LaVar Withers (1936 – 2005) 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
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- Crime: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s,
- Places lived: Idaho, Rexburg (Idaho),
- Crime state: Idaho,
- Crime city: ID - Rexburg,
Was Bishopric counselor, Stake high council, Admitted guilt, Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Alleged failure to reportFilters
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