5 LDS sex abuse cases found
- LDS position during crime: Stake presidency counselor
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- Paul Barnes (1955 – ) 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
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Crime: 2020s, - Places lived: Arizona, Idaho, Maricopa County (Arizona),
- Crime state: Idaho,
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Was Stake patriarch, 
Convicted, Prison, - Alleged failure to report
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- Mark Cram (1956 – ) was a former Mormon bishop and stake presidency counselor, and city manager in Riverton, Utah; charged in 2006 with voyeurism; admitted climbing a 9-foot wall at a tanning salon to watch a 16-year-old girl undress; pleaded guilty; plea was held in abeyance; he completed the terms set by the court, charge was dismissed and case was expunged in 2008; as of February 2024, lives in Riverton, Utah
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- Alleged crime: 2000s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
Was Bishop, Church employee, Stake high council, Stake presidency counselor, 
Admitted guilt, Expunged, Not convicted, Pleaded guilty, 
Alleged failure to report-
- Scott Owen (1959 – ) 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
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- Crime: 1980s,
- Places lived: Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Crime state: Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Utah,
- Crime city: UT - Provo,
Convicted:
2025, Was Bishop, Missionary, Stake presidency counselor, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Alleged failure to report-
- John Parkinson (1931 – ) was a Mormon stake president (1981-1991) and physician in Fairfield, California; sentenced to prison in 1997 for sexually abusing two female patients, but the judge delayed the sentence pending an appeal; his conviction was later reversed
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- Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Places lived: California,
- Crime state: California,
Was Stake presidency counselor, Stake president, Sunday school, Convicted, Jury trial, Overturned/reversed, Prison, Alleged failure to report-
- Wendell Thompson (1963 – ) was a former LDS bishop and stake presidency member in Clinton, Mississippi; convicted in 2011 of felony child sexual abuse (gratification of lust); some of the abuse took place while Thompson was in an LDS stake presidency role
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Mississippi,
- Crime state: Mississippi,
Convicted:
2011, Was Bishop, Stake presidency counselor, Convicted, Unknown result, Alleged failure to reportFilters
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