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George William Aaron
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was a former Mormon bishop in a college ward in Provo, Utah; allegedly sexually abused his two teenage daughters in the 1980s and early 1990s; found civilly liable in 2001 to have "inflicted emotional distress," "breached fiduciary duty," and behaved with "reckless disregard" toward his younger daughter; paid $25,000 in punitive damages.
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case: Civil judgment in favor of plaintiff, Liable,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
- Crime years: 1980s, 1990s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
Stewart Allsford
- was a former LDS bishop in the Plymouth England stake; accused of sexually abusing two girls; died by suicide on third day of his child sex abuse trial.
- Criminal case: Suicide,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Alan Roman Andrus
- was a Mormon bishop in Placerville, El Dorado County, California; accused of sexual abuse in 2020; as of June 2024, the case is proceeding through the trial setting process.
- Criminal case: Jury trial, Ongoing,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
Michael Dennis Antrobus
- was a former Mormon branch president (similar to a bishop) and bishop in Connersville, Indiana for 10 years (approximately 1974-84); convicted of child sexual abuse charges (9 counts, 6 victims) in Sacramento County, California in 2021-2022; sentenced to 8 years in San Quentin State Prison; died by suicide in prison in September 2023; our sources report that he had at least a dozen victims.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2021, 2022,
- Case report »
Arlo Kay Atkin
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was a former LDS bishop in or near Chandler, Maricopa County, Arizona; accused of raping and impregnating a 14-year-old girl in his ward while he was her bishop; pleaded guilty, served time in prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 1980s, 1990s,
- Case report »
Bishop Baldwin
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was a Mormon bishop in Pittsburg, California in 1989; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse that allegedly lasted from 1989 to 1997, when the victim was 5 to 13 years old; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church.
- Criminal case: Never charged,
- Civil case: lawsuit against LDS church, Ongoing civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: LDS bishop's office, LDS church activity, LDS church building, Recreational trip/outing,
- Crime years: 1980s, 1990s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
Gordon Brent Bodily
- was a Mormon bishop and physical education teacher in Hyrum, Cache Valley, Utah; accused in 2000 of luring a 17-year-old North Carolina girl to Utah for sex while serving as an LDS bishop; sentenced in 2001 to 21 months in federal prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2000s,
- Convicted in: 2000s, 2001,
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Michael Ralph Bolingbroke
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse.
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Donnie Rue Boring
- was a Mormon bishop and stake high council member in California / Arizona; pleaded guilty in 2017 to a felony charge of sexual abuse; died in December 2017.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Unknown,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2017,
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Allen J Brinkerhoff
- was a Mormon bishop and stake president and manager of an LDS stake welfare farm in Nevada; in 2007, found guilty of child sexual abuse and sentenced.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Convicted in: 2000s, 2007,
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Ronald Terry Brockner
- was a former Mormon bishop and stake president in Louisiana; found guilty in Idaho in 2020 of sexually exploiting a minor; sentenced to 5 to 10 years in prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Michael Lynn Bronson
- was a former Mormon bishop in Utah; sentenced to prison in 2017 for first-degree felony attempted aggravated child sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2017,
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Paul Douglas Burdick
- was an LDS bishop and drivers education teacher in Oregon; arrested in 2019 and charged with child sexual abuse; pleaded guilty to third-degree sex abuse involving underage female students in his job as a drivers ed teacher.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Raymond Casillas
- was a Mormon bishop and middle school teacher in San Antonio, Texas; arrested in 2014 and charged with felony aggravated sexual assault of a child; via a plea agreement, pleaded no contest to indecent contact with a child and agreed to a fine of $1,500; was sentenced in 2016 to 8 years in prison; as of March 2024, lives in San Antonio, Texas as a registered sex offender.
- Criminal case: Convicted, No contest, Plea agreement, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace, Victim's school,
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Michael Wayne Coleman
- was an LDS bishop and former sound recording engineer in Mesa, Arizona (Lehi 2nd Ward); arrested in 2014 for sexual solicitation of a minor online; the alleged crime took place while he was bishop.
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Online,
- Crime years: 2010s,
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Benjamin Covey
- was a Mormon church member in the 1840s and 1850s; in 1848, was excommunicated for having sexual intercourse with two girls "less than Twelve years of age" who were his foster daughters; was rebaptized and soon thereafter was made bishop of the Salt Lake City Twelfth Ward from 22 February 1849 until 1856.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 1800s,
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Mark Nielson Cram
- 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.
- Criminal case: Admitted guilt, Criminal case expunged, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: Healthcare appointment,
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Clark Elwood Crookston
- was a former Mormon bishop, dentist and college professor in Orem, Utah; accused of nearly 60 years of sex abuse of multiple children; found guilty of attempted aggravated child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2022 to up to 35 years in prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Case report »
Alan Lee Croshaw
- was a Mormon bishop in Utah in the 1990s; admitted to having a lifelong sexual addiction with a preference for prepubescent girls; downloaded and distributed child pornography; in 2015, sentenced to 30 days in jail for felony voyeurism and misdemeanor lewdness; violated probation by downloading porn.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Probation,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2015,
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Scott Alan Darrington
- was a former LDS bishop and assistant school principal in Fallon, Nevada; convicted of possession of child pornography, spent a year in prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2021,
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James Edrick Denos
- was a former LDS bishop and junior high school teacher in Utah; previously lived and served as a Mormon bishop in California; sentenced in 2002 to a minimum of 20 years in a Utah state prison for sexually abusing four of his granddaughters living in Utah; allegedly began molesting kids as early as 1950.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Case report »
Larry Deutsch
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was a Mormon bishop in Missouri; arrested in 2020 and charged with possession of child pornography (child sexual abuse material, or CSAM) and accused of luring an underage teenager from Arizona to Missouri; pleaded guilty; sentenced in 2021 to 12 years in federal prison plus a lifetime of supervised release; in 2024, the victim filed a civil lawsuit against the LDS church.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil case: lawsuit against LDS church, Ongoing civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: LDS church building, Online,
- Crime years: 2010s, 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2021,
- Case report »
Gregory Scott Dew
- was a former Mormon bishop, chiropractor and gymnastics teacher in Ohio; sexually abused multiple children; convicted and sentenced to prison in 2008; as of November 2022, serving prison time in Ohio for sexually abusing teenage girls.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2000s,
- Convicted in: 2000s, 2008,
- Case report »
Spencer Remde Dixon
- was a Mormon bishop in Salt Lake City, Utah; accused in 2002 of touching a 13-year-old girl inappropriately inside the LDS chapel of the Monument Park 7th Ward; acquitted in a jury trial.
- Criminal case: Found not guilty, Jury trial,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2000s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
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Dave Doe
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was a Mormon bishop in West Valley City, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; excommunicated, but never prosecuted.
- Case report »
John Doe
- was an LDS bishop in Monticello, Utah in 2001; accused of sexual abuse.
- Case report »
Matthew Thomas Doyle
- was an LDS church member in Texas; found guilty of sexual assault.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Case report »
Lionel Lamar Drage
- was an LDS bishop in Utah; accused of child sexual abuse; was allegedly excommunicated from the LDS church for sexually abusing one or more children; died in 2022.
- Case report »
Todd Mitchell Edwards
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was a Mormon bishop in Menifee, Riverside County, California; in 2013, sentenced to three years in prison for child sexual abuse that occurred in 2006 and 2012; was bishop at the time of the 2012 abuse.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Case report »
William Sterling Evans
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was a prominent Mormon church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; was bishop twice of the Grant 6th ward; from 1957 to 1962, was in the Utah State Legislature; served as Salt Lake County Clerk from 1968 to 1983; died in 1991; allegedly raped a relative in Salt Lake City in the early 1980s.
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Case report »
Thomas Evans-Southall
- was an LDS bishop in Charlottesville, Virginia; originally from England; accused of sexual abuse; convicted and sentenced to prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2018,
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Nicolas Pierre Faivre
- was a former LDS bishop in Australia; charged with sending sexually explicit messages to a child.
- Criminal case: Ongoing, Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Case report »
Leeroy Fry
- was a former Mormon bishop in Farmington, Utah; in 1982-83, was an LDS bishop in the Hunter 1st Ward of the Hunter Central Stake in Magna, Utah; in 2012, pleaded guilty to two charges of attempted aggravated sexual abuse of a child, a 1st degree felony.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2012,
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Francis Heber 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 prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2019,
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Rex Lyle Furness
- was a former Idaho state senator and Mormon bishop in Idaho; in 1996, pleaded guilty to sexual battery for fondling an underage girl; was sentenced to 60 days in jail; given a withheld judgment: if he did not violate the terms of his probation, the felony conviction would be kept from his record.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Withheld judgment,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 1990s,
- Convicted in: 1990s,
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Samuel Howard Gardner
- was an LDS bishop in the Oklahoma City First Ward in the early 1960s; accused of sexually abusing a teenage boy in the bishop's office at a Mormon chapel in about 1961; died in 1968.
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: LDS bishop's office, LDS church building,
- Case report »
Kevin Stacy Garn
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was a former Utah House majority leader and LDS bishop in Utah; admitted in 2010 to a nude encounter with a 15-year-old girl in a hot tub in 1985, when he was 28.
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Case report »
Keith Lorraine Gillins
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was a former mayor, LDS bishop and high school teacher in Fillmore, Utah; arrested on charges of having sex with a 17-year-old girl; convicted in 2009 of first degree felony attempted rape, first degree felony attempted sodomy and second degree felony forcible sexual abuse; sentenced in 2009 to three sentences of three years to life in prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2000s,
- Convicted in: 2000s, 2009,
- Case report »
David James Gomez
- was a former LDS bishop and department of corrections administrator in Utah; arrested in 2004 and charged with 125 counts of sexual abuse; charges were dropped in 2005 due to issues related to the statutes of limitations.
- Criminal case: Criminal charges dropped,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Crime years: 1980s, 1990s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
Luis Gonzales
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was a Mormon bishop in Sacramento, California; charged with 20 counts of child molestation, battery, rape, bigamy, stalking, and fraud; in 2002, was found guilty of bigamy, spousal abuse (battery) and child molestation.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Case report »
Shawn Cory Gooden
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was an LDS bishop in Lebanon, Pennsylvania from 2016-2020; arrested in 2022 and charged with sexual abuse of two children in Virginia from 1997-2000; pleaded guilty in July 2023 in Virginia to four felony counts; sentenced in November 2023 in Virginia to prison time and supervised probation on release; charged in July 2023 in Pennsylvania with more child sex abuse charges.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Ongoing, Prison, Probation,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing,
- Crime years: 1990s, 2000s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2023,
- Case report »
John Earl Goodrich
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was a former Mormon bishop and dentist in Idaho; accused of child sexual abuse and of having nonconsensual sex with a woman he admitting to drugging; given a withheld judgement; in December 2023, the AP reported that the Mormon church had offered $300,000 to a victim and her mother to not use her story to sue the church, and to keep the NDA secret; arrested in Virginia in March 2024.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Criminal charges dropped, Withheld judgment,
- Civil case: Settlement,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
- Crime years: 2000s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2017,
- Case report »
Malcolm Noyes Goodwin
- was a former Mormon bishop and retired pathologist and coroner's physician in O'Fallon, Illinois; US Army Reserves and Air Force veteran; arrested in 2022 for Predatory Sexual Assault of a Child; charged with six felony counts of predatory criminal sexual assault involving minors.
- Criminal case: Ongoing, Unknown,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Case report »
Jay Smith Grant
- was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
- Case report »
Stanley Benjamin Green
- was a former Mormon bishop in Athens, Texas (in or before 1998 to 1999 or later); accused of sexual abuse; convicted; died in 2009.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Case report »
Douglas Bruce Hall
- was an LDS bishop and retired Utah Highway Patrol sergeant; pleaded guilty in 2001 to two third degree felony counts of attempted forcible sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in 2002 to one second degree felony count of sex abuse of a child.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 1990s,
- Convicted in: 2000s, 2001, 2002,
- Case report »
Albert Dee Halladay
- was a former LDS bishop in Sandy, Utah; accused of sexual abuse in 1988; pleaded guilty in 1989 to one second degree felony charge of sex abuse of a child; convicted.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 1980s,
- Convicted in: 1980s,
- Case report »
Timothy James Hallows
- was a Mormon bishop in Utah when he perpetrated sex crimes; sentenced to 46 months in federal prison for possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM); released in January 2023; as of February 2024, lives in Pleasant View, Utah.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison, Released,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2020, 2020s,
- Case report »
Brent Dixson Hansen
- was an LDS church member and dentist in Spanish Fork, Utah; accused of receiving sexual favors from a dentistry patient in return for prescriptions for narcotics.
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace,
- Case report »
Kent Blaine Hansen
- was an LDS church member and dentist in Spanish Fork, Utah; accused of receiving sexual favors from a dentistry patient in return for prescriptions for narcotics.
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Case report »
William Harding
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was an LDS church member and former Mormon bishop and ward clerk in Tasmania, Australia and Queensland, Australia; charged in or before 2023 with multiple counts of sexual assault of a minor in two states in Australia.
- Criminal case: Ongoing, Unknown,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 1970s, 1980s, 1990s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
Marvin Ross Harker
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was an LDS church member and bishop in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada; sexually assaulted several young girls; confessed to his bishop and a mission president, who told him not to report to police; convicted in 2019; sentenced in September 2020 to five years in prison and made to register as a sex offender.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 2 victims, 5 victims, Multiple victims,
- Case report »
James Glenn Haskell
- was a former Mormon bishop and practicing attorney in Vacaville, California; charged with 14 felonies and three misdemeanors for allegedly sexually abusing four children; was an LDS stake high council member when charged; pleaded not guilty; in June 2024, found not guilty in a jury trial of 16 of 17 counts; jurors deadlocked on one count of felony injury upon a child.
- Criminal case: Acquitted, Found not guilty, Hung jury, Ongoing,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Crime years: 2020s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
Jeremiah Hatch
- was a Mormon bishop; accused of sexual abuse.
- Case report »
James Hayes
- was an LDS bishop in the Timmins - North Bay area, Ontario, Canada; convicted of sexual exploitation in November 2001; molested an underage girl in his ward while serving as her bishop.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: LDS bishop's office, LDS church building,
- Crime years: 2000s,
- Convicted in: 2000s, 2001,
- Case report »
Jeffrey Byron Head
- was an LDS bishop in Utah; committed sex crimes while serving as a Mormon bishop; convicted of attempted forcible sexual abuse, two counts of lewdness and sexual battery; sentenced to four months in prison and four years of probation.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2019,
- Case report »
Clayton Ray Hildreth
- was a Mormon stake president in Butte, Montana; from Dillon, Montana; arrested in June 2004 by Boise, Idaho police for soliciting sex from a person he thought was a 14-year-old girl online; was stake president at the time of his arrest; pleaded guilty in October to a charge of interstate travel with intent to have sex with a minor; sentenced in 2005 to three years and five months in prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2000s,
- Convicted in: 2000s, 2005,
- Case report »
Douglas Edwin Holyoak
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was a Mormon bishop in Sycamore, Illinois from about 1999 to 2004; accused in a 2024 civil lawsuit of sexual assault of an underage girl in his office at church when she reported sexual harassment by other youth; allegedly covered up the assault with the help of a stake presidency counselor (Michael John Evans).
- Criminal case: Never charged,
- Civil case: lawsuit against LDS church, Ongoing civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: LDS bishop's office, LDS church building,
- Crime years: 2000s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
Houska
- was an LDS church member in California; accused of sexual abuse.
- Crime scenes: LDS church building,
- Case report »
Erik Wayne Hughes
- was a Mormon bishop in Mapleton, Utah and a Mormon church senior product manager when he sexually abused two underage children in his LDS ward dozens of times; was sentenced to prison in 2017; released in 2023; as of 2024, registered sex offender living in Utah.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Parole, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 2000s, 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2017,
- Case report »
Floyd C Jennings
- was a former Mormon bishop and school bus driver in Utah; arrested in February 2017 for soliciting sex from two girls he thought were 13 years old; convicted in 2019.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Unknown,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2019,
- Case report »
Carl Matthew Johnson
- was a former mayor of West Bountiful, UT; former Mormon bishop in Utah; arrested for and charged with sexually abusing several children; pleaded guilty in January 2023 to four felony counts of child sexual abuse; sentenced in March 2023 to prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 1980s, 1990s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2023,
- Case report »
Robert Glenn Kempton
- was a former Mormon bishop and stake president in Arizona; was an attorney and served a mission as a legal counsel for the LDS church in Africa; arrested in 2014 in a police sting for prostitution.
- Criminal case: Police investigation, Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
Lon Harvey Kennard
- was a former Mormon bishop in Utah; in 2011, pleaded guilty to three felony counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child; sentenced in November 2011 to three consecutive terms of five years to life in the Utah State Prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Victims: 7 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 1990s, 2000s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2011,
- Case report »
Martin Joseph MacNeill
- was a former Mormon bishop in Utah; convicted of sexual abuse in 2014.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Unknown,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2014,
- Case report »
Edwin Gale McClellan
- was an LDS church member and former Mormon bishop in Cottonwood, Arizona; accused of sexually abusing 3 female family members from the 1980s-2000s.
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Case report »
Timothy O'Sean McCleve
- was a former Mormon bishop in Harrisville, Utah when he was charged with sexually abusing three children; some of the abuse took place while he was bishop; sentenced in 2008 to up to 30 years in prison for child sexual abuse; in 2024, charged in Utah with threatening a witness in a parole violation investigation.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Victim's home,
- Crime years: 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s,
- Convicted in: 2000s, 2008,
- Case report »
David George McConkie
- was a former Mormon stake president, Mormon bishop and deputy district attorney in Colorado, and paternal grandson of former Mormon apostle Bruce R. McConkie; arrested in August 2023; charged in September 2023 with felony sexual assault on a child by someone in a position of trust; in November 2023, granted permission by the judge to move to Utah; pleaded not guilty in February 2024.
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
- Crime years: 2000s, 2010s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
Chester Lewis Meek
- was a Mormon bishop in Grand Prairie, Alberta, Canada when he sexually abused a woman; convicted of sexual assault against a female church member; there were several victims in this case over a period of five years; at least one reported abuse taking place in the bishop's office inside an LDS chapel.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: LDS bishop's office, LDS church building, Victim's home,
- Settlement paid by LDS church: Yes (undisclosed amount)
- Case report »
Thomas Lee Monson
- was an attorney for the LDS church's law firm, Kirton McConkie; In 1989, Monson paid a $75 fine and was placed on probation after he pleaded guilty to charges of soliciting sex from a prostitute; sued in the 1990s for sexual harassment; reached a settlement with the victim; was a Mormon bishop in Utah in 2008.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil case: Settlement,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 1980s, 1990s,
- Convicted in: 1980s,
- Case report »
Timothy Bradbury Monzello
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was a Mormon bishop in Azusa, California (Azusa 1st Ward, Glendora California Stake) from about 2005 to 2010; accused in a 2024 civil lawsuit of sexual abuse that allegedly took place between 2008 and 2010, starting when the victim was seven years old; the alleged abuse took place in the bishop's office at church and at Monzello's home.
- Criminal case: Never charged,
- Civil case: lawsuit against LDS church, Ongoing civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: LDS bishop's office, Perpetrator's home,
- Crime years: 2000s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
Shawn Tyler Mortensen
- was a former Mormon bishop and stake presidency member in Albuquerque, New Mexico; in February 2021, admitted to police that he had sexually abused an 11-year-old girl in January 2021; convicted of child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2022 to prison in New Mexico.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2022,
- Case report »
David Neil Moss
- was an LDS bishop (2015-19) and police officer in Utah; arrested in 2019 for soliciting an undercover cop for sex; pleaded guilty in 2019 to a 3rd degree felony charge of exploiting a prostitute and a misdemeanor charge of patronizing a prostitute; sentenced to prison, but both terms were suspended.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: Public building,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2019,
- Case report »
Tevita Hoihoi Mounga
- was a former Mormon bishop and ward mission leader in Salt Lake City, Utah; arrested and charged in May 2024 with sexual assault and kidnapping.
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime scenes: Vehicle,
- Crime years: 2020s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
Steven Dean Murdock
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- 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 .
- Criminal case: Admitted guilt, Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Released,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime scenes: Public building, Recreational trip/outing,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2019,
- Case report »
Joseph H Neipp
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was a former LDS bishop in San Jose, California; in 2021, pleaded no contest to four molestation counts and was given an 18-year prison sentence, with credit for the three years he spent in county jail prior to his sentencing; father of convicted Mormon child sexual abuser Samuel Neipp.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: lawsuit against LDS church, Unknown result,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: LDS church activity, LDS church building, LDS Primary activity,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2021,
- Case report »
Robert Kenneth Nelson
- was an LDS bishop in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; accused of sexual abuse of a "mentally handicapped" woman; pleaded guilty in 1989; placed on two years probation, ordered to do 150 hours of community service, and ordered to take a conducted tour of a local jail.
- Criminal case: Community service, Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 1980s,
- Convicted in: 1980s,
- Case report »
Paul William Newman
- was a former Mormon bishop in Utah; charged in 2020 with child sexual abuse; convicted of a sex crime.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2020s,
- Case report »
Bruce Lavon O'Dell
- was a Mormon bishop and dermatologist in Show Low, Navajo County, Arizona; in 1999, was charged with 48 counts of sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Crime years: 1990s,
- Case report »
DeRon Harrison Olsen
- was a former Mormon bishop and stake presidency counselor in Spokane, Washington; in 2024, pleaded guilty to one felony count of child molestation and one felony count of child rape; sentenced to prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Crime years: 2000s, 2010s, 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2024,
- Case report »
Scott Dale Owen
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- 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 November 2023; charged in December 2023.
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Case report »
Eddie Padilla
- was a Mormon bishop in Taos, New Mexico; accused of child sexual abuse; convicted twice.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Case report »
Spencer John Palmer
- was a Mormon temple endowment ceremony actor, BYU professor, mission president, temple president, LDS church area authority; posthumously accused of child sexual abuse by his grandson.
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Case report »
Terry Wayne Parker
- was a Mormon church member in Tacoma, Washington; accused of sexual abuse by 6 former students, that claimed they reported to school district that did nothing to protect students.
- Victims: 6 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Victim's school,
- Crime years: 1990s,
- Case report »
Eneudo Luis Petit
- was a Mormon bishop in Provo, Utah; while bishop, allegedly sexually abused a child; accused of molesting another child before becoming a bishop; allegedly avoided arrest warrant for child sexual abuse by fleeing the US to Venezuela; arrested in Texas in 2021; convicted in Utah in 2022 and sentenced to prison; as of July 2024, is in the Uintah County Jail.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Fled or failed to appear, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2022,
- Case report »
Ronald Wayne Phelps
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was an LDS bishop and attorney in Oklahoma; arrested for indecent exposure before becoming an LDS bishop; accused of child sexual abuse; Mormon church leaders allegedly covered up the abuse.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Case report »
Scott Elvin Phister
- was a Mormon bishop and stake president in Wyoming; later moved to Utah and worked as a massage therapist; pleaded no contest in 2022 to two class A misdemeanor charges of sexual battery for touching a female massage client in a sexual manner.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2022,
- Case report »
Chesley Nels Pierson
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was an LDS bishop, stake presidency counselor and stake patriarch in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; accused of sexually abusing multiple young men.
- Criminal case: Police investigation, Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Crime years: 1970s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
Errol Kent Pilling
- was a Mormon bishop and licensed psychologist in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; went on an LDS mission to England in the early 1960s; pleaded guilty in 1988 and in 1994 to charges of sexual misconduct; in September 1994, his registration as a chartered psychologist with the Psychologists Association of Alberta was cancelled; in 1994, was excommunicated; as of February 2024, lives in Twin Falls, Idaho.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: Unknown result,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Case report »
Byron Lloyd Poelman
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was a bishop and stake president in Utah and partner in a law firm that represented the LDS church; arrested in 1994 for soliciting a prostitute; pleaded guilty to a class B misdemeanor charge of patronizing a prostitute.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 1990s,
- Convicted in: 1990s,
- Case report »
Geoffrey James Powell
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was an LDS bishop in Western Australia; accused of sexually abusing a seven-year-old girl in his ward; the alleged abuse took place while he was a bishop; the victim twice complained to the LDS church, but said she was not believed and was chastised, and it was suggested she should move away if she felt uncomfortable; in 2019, he was sentenced to 12 months in jail.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 1980s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2019,
- Case report »
Carl Dee Pratt
- was a Mormon bishop in San Manuel, Arizona; allegedly sexually abused a boy in his ward, in the bishop's office at an LDS chapel; died in 2006.
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: LDS bishop's office, LDS church building,
- Case report »
Keith Richard Price
- was a Mormon bishop in Pleasant Grove, Utah; convicted in 2018 of class A misdemeanor voyeurism; secretly recorded underage girls; the crime occurred while he was serving as bishop.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Unknown,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2018,
- Case report »
Alberto Reyes
- was a Mormon bishop in Argentina who sexually abused a child; allegedly sexually abused the victim for at least nine years; convicted in 2004.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Case report »
James Douglas Robinson
- was an LDS bishop in Utah; accused of sexually abusing a teenage girl; charges were dropped.
- Criminal case: Criminal charges dropped,
- Case report »
Lowell Robison
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was a Mormon mission president in the Mexico Leon mission (1995-1998) when he allegedly sexually abused multiple missionaries; accused in 2018 of the alleged abuse; two months later, died by suicide.
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Crime years: 1980s, 1990s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
Ramiro Antelo Saenz
- was an LDS mission president and Temple president in Bolivia; accused of sexually abusing two teenage girls.
- Case report »
Richard Blaine Sampson
- was a Mormon bishop, stake high council member and doctor in Provo, Utah; Director of Medical Affairs for the LDS Missionary Training Center; sexually abused at least seven children; convicted and sentenced in 2014 to one to 15 years in prison for child sexual abuse; as of 2024, was out on parole living in Holladay, Utah.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Parole, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Victims: 7 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 2000s, 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2014,
- Case report »
Thomas Theron Schofield
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was a Mormon bishop in Elk Grove, Sacramento County, California; accused in a 2024 civil lawsuit of sexually abusing a 16-year-old child in 2004-05 while he was a Mormon Bishop; some of the alleged abuse took place in the Salt Lake City and Oakland LDS temples and the bishop's office at church.
- Criminal case: Never charged,
- Civil case: lawsuit against LDS church, Ongoing civil case,
- Victims: 1,
- Crime scenes: LDS bishop's office, LDS church activity, LDS church building, LDS temple,
- Crime years: 2000s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
David Kenneth Shurtz
- was a former Mormon bishop in Utah; accused of sexual abuse.
- Case report »
Douglas George Stoddard
- was an LDS bishop in Hurst, Texas; convicted in 1992 of a felony child sexual abuse charge of indecency with a child by contact; sentenced to 8 years of probation; a lifetime registered sex offender in Texas; named publicly in August 2023 by a victim who said Stoddard molested him and three other boys in his Mormon ward while serving as bishop.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Probation, Registered sex offender,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 1980s,
- Convicted in: 1990s,
- Case report »
Gerald Tapp
- was a former LDS bishop in the UK; in 2008, sentenced to three and a half years in jail for distributing and possessing indecent images of children.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2000s,
- Convicted in: 2000s, 2008,
- Case report »
Glendon Templeton
- was a Mormon bishop, Sunday school teacher and scout leader in Arizona; accused but never prosecuted for alleged sex crimes.
- Criminal case: Never charged,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Crime years: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
Wendell Shan Thompson
- was a former LDS bishop and stake presidency member in Clinton, Mississippi; found guilty of gratification of lust; convicted in 2011 of felony child sexual abuse; some of the abuse took place while Thompson was in an LDS stake presidency role.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Unknown,
- Civil case: Liable,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2011,
- Case report »
Donald Ray Tolman
- was an LDS church member and former bishop in Provo, Utah (Provo 10th Ward, starting in 1975); convicted in 2020 of six felony counts related to child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2020 to 25 years to life in prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2020, 2020s,
- Case report »
Charles Wesley Tyhurst
- was a former LDS bishop and optometrist in southwest Virginia; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; 2020: sentenced in Virginia to prison for five years for aggravated sexual battery of a minor; 2024: registered sex offender; lives in Richmond, Virginia.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Case report »
Keith Robert Vallejo
- was a Mormon bishop in Utah; convicted of sexually abusing and raping two underage girls; sentenced in 2017 to five years to life in prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2017,
- Case report »
Robert Fleming Westover
- was a former LDS bishop and attorney in Dallas, Texas; arrested in 2021 for allegedly recording a minor; pleaded guilty in 2023 and sentenced to 4 years probation.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Probation,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Case report »
Dylan Kevin Whiting
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was an LDS bishop in Nampa, Idaho; was removed from his position in 2021 after child sexual abuse allegations surfaced; was charged with four sex crimes; pleaded guilty to one felony count; sentenced in 2022 to prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2010s, 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2022,
- Case report »
Chauncey Joseph Worthley
- was a former LDS bishop in Orange County, California; adñmitted to sexual abuse and had his foster parent license taken away.
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Case report »
Orson Davis Wright
- was a Mormon mission president in Sydney, Australia from 1978 to 1980; accused of grooming some of the sister missionaries in his care to be his polygamous wives; removed early from his mission assignment; LDS church leaders in Salt Lake City, Utah allegedly covered up the reasons for Wright's removal.
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Crime years: 1970s, 1980s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
Luis Zarate
- was a Mormon bishop in Panama; accused of sexual abuse of a 4-year-old.
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Case report »

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