3 LDS sex abuse cases found
ward mission leaders
- LDS position during crime: Ward mission leader
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- Ricky Fornaro (1963 – ) was a Mormon church member in Victoria, Australia; in 2026 was convicted of sexually abusing three girls from 1999-2009; was sentenced to 6 years and 10 months jail in July 2026
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2026, 
Positions: Bishop, Ward mission leader, 
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, 
Alleged church actions: unknown, - View report »
"Who I was and who I would have grown up to be was stolen by you."Fornaro was reportedly known as a churchgoing "virtuous man of faith" -
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- George Potter (1986 – ) was a Mormon church member in Gulf Breeze, Florida; federally convicted of Receipt, Possession, or Distribution of material containing Child Pornography, in 2013; released from prison in Feb. 2025; is a registered sex offender living in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
- Convicted:
2013,
- Positions: Ward mission leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
- View report »
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- Paul Spencer (1970 – ) was a Mormon church temple prep instructor and mission leader in Riverton, Salt Lake County, Utah; charged in December 2024 with multiple felonies related to arranging to meet a police detective posing as a 13-year-old girl for sexual assault in Lehi, Utah
- Positions: Other leader, Ward mission leader, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Police investigation,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
- View report »
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