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- Terry Allen was an LDS church member in California; in 1987, was found guilty of sexual abuse of a child and was sentenced to six years in prison; was assigned to multiple trusted church positions, including Sunday school president, despite the Mormon church being aware that he had raped a teenager; LDS leaders were accused of hiding his abuse from local church members; as of 2024, lives in Grapevine, Texas
Alleged failure to report- Excommunicated, Rebaptized,
Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released, - Was Bishopric counselor, Other leader, Stake high council, Sunday school, Youth leader,
- Crime: 1980s, in
California, Connecticut,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1943
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California, Connecticut, Texas,
- Latest update: 2024: registered sex offender; lives in Grapevine, Texas
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- Elwood Anderson was a LDS bishopric counselor in Gig Harbor, Washington; allegedly downloaded and shared more than 9,000 images of young children engaged in sexually explicit activity; convicted; sentenced in 2014 to five years in jail
- Convicted, Unknown result,
- Was Bishopric counselor,
- Crime: 2000s, 2010s, in
Washington,
- Crime scenes: Online,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1967
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Washington,
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- Cortney Andrew was a Mormon church member and bishopric counselor in Logan, Utah; charged in 2023 in Utah with four second degree felony counts of enticing a minor by internet or text; pleaded guilty to reduced charges in December 2023; sentenced in January 2024 to 60 days in jail
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Was Bishopric counselor, Missionary,
- Convicted:
2023,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1984
- Mission: United States Lansing
- Places lived: Cache County (Utah), Utah,
- Latest update: January 2024: sentenced to 60 days in jail with work release
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- Daniel Bachmeier was a Mormon church member in Flint, Michigan; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
- Convicted,
- Was Bishopric counselor,
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Born: 1970
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Michigan,
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- Richard Baker was an LDS bishopric counselor in Clearfield, Utah; accused of voyeurism and child sexual exploitation
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
- Was Bishopric counselor,
- Crime: 2010s, 2020s, in
Utah,
- Convicted:
2023,
- Victims: 7 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1978
- Mission: United States Washington D.C. South Mission
- Places lived: Utah,
- Latest update: Lives in Brigham City, Utah
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- Robert Berchtold was a Mormon church member in Idaho; sexually abused a child; in 1986, was found guilty of rape of a child and spent one year in jail
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted, Jail,
- Was Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Temple worker,
- Crime: 1970s, 1980s, in
Idaho,
- Crime scenes: Victim's home,
- Victims: 7 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1936
Died: 2005 - Mission: Switzerland Swiss Austrian
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Latest update: died in 2005
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- Donald Bills was a school teacher (one-time "teacher of the year") and former Mormon bishopric member in Provo, Utah; pleaded guilty to multiple felonies, including rape of a 17-year-old girl; sentenced in 2015 to a minimum of eight years in prison; as of January 2025, lives in Orem, Utah as a registered sex offender
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Was Bishopric counselor,
- Crime: 2010s, in
Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Convicted:
2015,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace, Victim's school,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1959
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Latest update: January 2025: lives in Orem, Utah as a registered sex offender
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- Earl Bleak was an LDS church member and bishopric member in Tempe, Arizona; was a physician; accused of sexually abusing missionaries
- Unknown result,
- Was Bishopric counselor,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
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- Herman Blom was a Mormon church member in the Netherlands and in Pleasant Grove, Utah; allegedly sexually abused a child in 2018; died in 2023
- Alleged failure to report
- Never charged, Not convicted,
- Was Bishopric counselor, Other leader, Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Alleged crime: 2010s, in
Netherlands, Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1948
Died: 2023 - Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Netherlands, Utah, Utah County (Utah),
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- Michael Bolingbroke was a Mormon bishop and stake seventy president in Granada Hills, Los Angeles, California; accused of child sexual abuse in a 2022 lawsuit; died in 2024
- Alleged failure to report
- Never charged,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing, Unknown result,
- Was Bishop, Bishopric counselor, High priest, Other leader, Scout leader, Stake seventy, Sunday school,
- Crime scenes: LDS building, Scout activity,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1942
- Mission: United States Great Lakes [Michigan, Indiana, Ohio]
- Places lived: California, Utah,
- Documents available: yes (free download)
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- Kevin Bowman was an LDS first counselor in a ward bishopric and a restaurant owner in Spanish Fork, Utah; was an LDS missionary in Taiwan 1999-2001; accused of sexual abuse of a teenage girl who worked in his restaurant; arrested in July 2023; in June 2024, found guilty by a jury of forcible sexual abuse (second-degree felony) and lewdness (class B misdemeanor); sentencing set for July 29, 2024
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial,
- Was Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Other leader,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1980
- Mission: 1999-2001 Taiwan Taiwan Taipei (Da Xi, Yi Lan, Tao Yuan, San Xia, Tai Pei)
- Places lived: Taiwan, Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Latest update: June 2024: found guilty by a jury of forcible sexual abuse (second-degree felony) and lewdness (class B misdemeanor); sentencing set for July 29, 2024
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- Peter Brackner was second counselor in an LDS bishopric in Purvis, Mississippi, and a scoutmaster; accused of sexual abuse
- Alleged failure to report
- Never charged, Not convicted,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Was Bishopric counselor, Scout leader,
- Alleged crime: 1980s, in
Mississippi,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Mississippi,
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- Allen Brinkerhoff was a Mormon bishop and stake president and manager of an LDS stake welfare farm in Nevada; arrested in Nevada in 2007 and admitted to sexually abusing two children; was convicted and sentenced to 5 to 15 years in prison for battery with intent to commit sexual assault, and 12 to 32 months in prison for sexual abuse of a child; died in 2019
- Alleged failure to report
- Admitted guilt, Convicted, Prison,
- Was Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Other leader, Stake president,
- Convicted:
2007,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1929
Died: 2019 - Mission: no
- Places lived: Nevada,
- Latest update: 2019: died in Nevada
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- Lee Burns was a Mormon church member in Wyoming and Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
- Convicted,
- Was Bishopric counselor,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah, Wyoming,
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- David Cannata was a Mormon bishop in Tucson, Arizona in 2005 when he sexually abused a child who was 5 or 6 years old; was a stake high council member sometime in the 2010s; was confronted by the victim and turned himself into the police; convicted in 2019 and sentenced to seven and a half years in prison; was excommunicated from the Mormon church because of the abuse
- Alleged failure to report
- Excommunicated,
- Convicted, Prison,
- Was Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Stake high council,
- Crime: 2000s, in
Arizona,
- Convicted:
2019,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1965
- Mission: Unknown country Unknown
- Places lived: Arizona,
- Latest update: 2025: serving a sentence in the Arizona Department of Corrections until 02/27/2026
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- Jack Cash was a Mormon bishopric counselor and stake high council member in San Luis Obispo, California; was a practicing chiropractor for over 30 years; between 1979 and 1995, allegedly fondled at least 11 women's breasts during chiropractic visits; license suspended in 1985; in 1995, convicted by jury of seven misdemeanor counts of sexual battery; sentenced to 2 months in jail, 3 years probation; died in 2023
- Convicted, Found guilty, Jail, Jury trial, Probation,
- Was Bishopric counselor, ever-senior-missionary, High priest, Missionary, Other leader, Seminary teacher, Stake high council, Sunday school,
- Victims: 10 or more victims,
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Born: 1934
Died: 2023 - Mission: 1954-1956 United States Gulf States Mission
- Places lived: California,
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- Gerald Collingwood was a Mormon bishopric counselor in Alabama; moved to Utah; convicted of child sexual abuse in 1996 in Utah
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
- Was Bishopric counselor,
- Crime: 1990s, in
Utah,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1943
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Alabama, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah, Weber County (Utah),
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- Kip Crofts was a high school football coach in Caldwell, Idaho; was a Mormon bishopric counselor twice from 2014 to 2019; arrested and charged in 2025 with sexual abuse of a teenager
- Ongoing,
- Was Bishopric counselor, Missionary,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1966
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Latest update: 2025 was arrested and charged in Idaho with sexual abuse of a teenager
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- Robert Davis was a Mormon church member in Eugene, Oregon; convicted of 5 counts of Sexual Abuse in the First Degree and sentenced to 75 months in prison
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted, Prison,
- Was Bishopric counselor,
- Crime: 2020s, in
Oregon,
- Convicted:
2021,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1949
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Oregon,
- Latest update: Serving prison time in Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution
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- Stephen Davis was a Mormon bishopric counselor in Orange County, California; accused of sexual abuse
- Alleged failure to report
- Was Bishopric counselor,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: California,
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- Randall Deaton was an LDS church member in the Holmes Lake Ward, Lincoln Nebraska Stake; convicted in 2002 of attempted 1st degree sexual assault of a minor; the abuse took place before Deaton joined the LDS church; subsequently called as counselor in a YSA ward bishopric
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted, Unknown result,
- Was Bishopric counselor,
- Crime: 1990s, 2000s, in
Nebraska,
- Convicted:
2002,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1959
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Nebraska,
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in Germany; accused of sexual abuse
- Alleged failure to report
- Unknown result,
- Was Bishopric counselor, Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Germany,
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- Matthew Doyle was an LDS bishop in Copperas Cove, Texas (2nd Ward) in the 2000s; was a high school basketball coach; convicted in 2011 of sexual assault
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted,
- Was Bishop, Bishopric counselor,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1973
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Texas,
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- Cesar Duran was a Mormon bishopric counselor in a Spanish-speaking LDS ward in Orem, Utah (Geneva Height Stake); arrested for alleged sexual abuse of a 13-year-old girl in his ward; the alleged abuse took place inside an LDS church building
- Alleged failure to report
- Unknown result,
- Was Bishopric counselor,
- Alleged crime: 2010s, in
Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1982
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
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- Gerald Elison was an LDS church member and junior high school drama teacher in Orem, Utah; accused in 2014 in a civil lawsuit of sexually abusing a boy student in the early 1980s; died in 2019
- Admitted guilt, Never charged, Not convicted,
- Dismissed,
- Was Bishopric counselor, Primary, Stake high council,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1930
Died: 2019 - Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Latest update: 2019: died
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- Anthon Ellsworth was an LDS bishopric counselor and returned missionary in Arizona; in 2021, pleaded guilty to three felony counts of sexual exploitation of a minor and was sentenced to seven years in prison
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Was Bishopric counselor, Missionary,
- Crime: 2020s, in
Arizona,
- Convicted:
2021,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1982
- Mission: 2001-2003 Brazil Brazil [unknown]
- Places lived: Arizona, Brazil,
- Latest update: 2023: in prison in Arizona
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- Pierre Euvrard was a Mormon mission president from 1991 to 1994 in the Mascarene Islands mission / South Africa Durban mission; died in 2000; accused in a 2020 Arizona lawsuit of sexually abusing two underage teen boys for years while working as a mission president
- Alleged failure to report
- Never charged,
- Was Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Mission president, Missionary, Other leader, Stake high council, Temple worker,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Perpetrator's workplace, Public,
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Born: 1949
Died: 2000 - Mission: 1969-1971 Italy Italy
- Places lived: ever-madagascar, ever-south-africa,
- Documents available: yes (free download)
- Latest update: 2000: died
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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
- Church fought in court to keep records on Farley secret
- 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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"When I was assaulted, I thought I was alone, I thought I had misread things."-
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- Kenneth Farris was a Mormon church member in Norco, California; accused of sexual abuse
- Was Bishopric counselor,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, LDS building, Scout activity,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
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- Thomas Forrest was an LDS church member in Mississippi; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
- Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Released,
- Was Bishopric counselor,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Mississippi,
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- Martin Fullmer was a Mormon church member in Oroville, California; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; registered sex offender
- Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- Was Bishop, Bishopric counselor,
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Born: 1947
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
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- Martin Gilmour was a Mormon church member in Portadown, County Armagh, Northern Ireland; accused of sexual abuse of a 13-year-old child; was arrested in November 2024
- Ongoing, Unknown result,
- Was Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Stake high council, Temple worker,
- Alleged crime: 2020s, in
Ireland,
- Crime scenes: Online,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: Unknown country
- Places lived: Ireland,
- Latest update: Arrested on 02/11/2024; Unknown status, Reports suggest he may have returned to Ireland.
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- Jeffrey Graton was a Mormon church counselor in a bishopric in Utah; sentenced to prison in 2018 for child sexual abuse
- Convicted, Prison,
- Was Bishopric counselor,
- Crime: 2010s, in
Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Convicted:
2018,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1973
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
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- Matthew Hack was a Mormon church member and stake high council member in Oklahoma; accused in 2019 of child sexual abuse; pleaded no contest to an amended charge of child neglect
- Convicted, No contest, Plea deal,
- Was Bishopric counselor, Stake high council,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Oklahoma,
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- Ryan Hall was a former Mormon bishopric member and veteran sheriff's department detective in Maryland; in 2024, arrested and charged with several sex crimes related to child sexual abuse
- Ongoing,
- Was Bishopric counselor, Other leader, Sunday school, Youth leader,
- Alleged crime: 2010s, 2020s, in
Maryland,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1970
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Maryland,
- Latest update: 2024: arrested and charged with several sex crimes related to child sexual abuse; 2025-03-13 grand jury federally indicted on 10 counts of alleged sexual child abuse; Due back in federal cour 2025-03-19
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- Brent Hansen was an LDS church member and dentist in Spanish Fork, Utah; was also mayor of Spanish Fork and president of its chamber of commerce; accused in a civil lawsuit of receiving sexual favors from a dentistry patient in return for prescriptions for narcotics; his dentistry license was suspended for 30 days; died in 2015
- Alleged failure to report
- Never charged, Not convicted,
- Settlement, Unknown result,
- Was Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Scout leader, Stake high council, Sunday school, Youth leader,
- Alleged crime: 1980s, in
Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1938
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Latest update: Died in 2015
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- Kim Hartley was a Mormon church member in Clinton, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted,
- Was Bishopric counselor,
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Born: 1963
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
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- Kim Hartley was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted,
- Was Bishopric counselor,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah,
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- Jeffrey Head was an LDS bishop in Draper, Utah; committed sex crimes while serving as a Mormon bishop; in 2019, a jury found him guilty of attempted forcible sexual abuse, two counts of lewdness and sexual battery; sentenced to four months in jail and four years of probation
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted, Found guilty, Jail, Jury trial, Probation, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Was Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Youth leader,
- Crime: 2010s, in
Utah,
- Convicted:
2019,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1964
- Mission: 1983-1985 United States Missouri St. Louis
- Places lived: Missouri, Utah,
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- Kyle Hendrickson was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Unknown result,
- Was Bishopric counselor,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Unknown location,
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- Craig Hill was an LDS church member in Ogden, Utah and Memphis, Tennessee; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
- Convicted,
- Was Bishopric counselor, Youth leader,
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Born: 1972
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Tennessee, Utah,
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- George Howell was a former Mormon bishopric counselor in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse
- Was Bishopric counselor,
- Crime scenes: LDS temple,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Idaho,
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- Stanley Hunt was an LDS church member and custodian in the Washington County School District in St. George, Utah; convicted of second-degree felony sex abuse of a child via a plea agreement; convicted in 2023 of violation of the terms of his sex offender registration
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Was Bishopric counselor, Ward clerk,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1953
- Mission: Sweden
- Places lived: Utah, Washington County (Utah),
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- Robert Jackson was a former assistant BYU professor and Mormon bishopric member (second counselor) in Provo, Utah; sentenced to two years in prison in 2006 for video recording a 14-year-old undressing
- Convicted, Prison,
- Was Bishopric counselor, BYU, Scout leader,
- Crime: 2000s, in
Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Convicted:
2006,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1942
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
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- Ronald Jenkins was a Mormon scout leader, bishopric counselor and stake high council member in Idaho; worked as a high school teacher; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 1996 of 10 counts of lewd conduct with a minor; sentenced to 17 years in prison; registered sex offender
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Was Bishopric counselor, Scout leader, Stake high council,
- Crime: 1990s, in
Idaho,
- Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1942
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender; lives in Caldwell, Idaho
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- Carl Johnson was a former Mormon bishop and former mayor of West Bountiful, Utah; arrested in 2022 and charged with sexually abusing several children between 1983 and 1997; pleaded guilty in 2023 to four felony counts of child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2023 to three consecutive terms of nine years to life each for first-degree felonies, plus one term of one to 15 years on a second-degree felony
- Convicted, Prison,
- Was Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum, Missionary, Stake high council,
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in
Utah,
- Convicted:
2023,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1945
- Mission: 1964-1966 Ireland Irish [Ireland]
- Places lived: Utah,
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- Ronald Johnson was a Mormon church member in Georgia; accused of sexual abuse
- Was Bishopric counselor, Scout leader,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Georgia,
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- A K was a Mormon church member in Brisbane, Australia; accused of sexual abuse
- Was Bishopric counselor, Seminary teacher,
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Born: 1961
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Australia,
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- Robert 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
- Police investigation, Unknown result,
- Was Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Scout leader, Stake president, Youth leader,
- Alleged crime: 2010s, in
Arizona,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1942
Died: 2018 - Mission: 1962-1964 United States Virginia, North Carolina and West Virginia - possibly the Eastern States mission
- Places lived: Arizona,
- Latest update: 2018: Died in Arizona
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- Jimmy Kilpatrick was a Mormon church member in Alabama; pleaded guilty to charges of child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2015 to 10 years in prison
- Convicted, Prison,
- Was Bishopric counselor,
- Crime: 2000s, 2010s, in
Alabama,
- Convicted:
2015,
- Victims: 8 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Alabama,
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- Virgil Larson was a Mormon church member and first counselor in an LDS ward bishopric in Chubbuck, Idaho; arrested in September 2024 and charged with sexual abuse of five boys, ages 12-15; he knew the boys from LDS ward activities and was their priesthood leader; as of March 2025, a jury trial was scheduled for April 8
- Alleged failure to report
- Ongoing,
- Was Bishopric counselor, Youth leader,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Victims: 7 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Latest update: September 2024: arrested and charged
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- Douglas Lund was a former Mormon bishopric counselor in Pahrump, Nevada; arrested in 2011 and accused of repeated sexual abuse of two young girls; the alleged abuse occurred over a period of several years
- Unknown result,
- Was Bishopric counselor,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Nevada,
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- Major Madon was an LDS church member in Mapleton, Utah; convicted of child sexual abuse; as of 2024, serving time in prison in Central Utah Correctional Facility
- Excommunicated,
- Convicted, Prison,
- Was Bishopric counselor, Nursery, Stake high council, Sunday school, Ward clerk,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Latest update: Currently serving time in Central Utah Correctional Facility
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- Richard McClung was a Mormon bishopric counselor in the Rockford, Illinois area; convicted in 2007 and 2014 of child sexual abuse; accused in a 2025 lawsuit against the Mormon church of sexually abusing an 8-year-old girl; allegedly was not removed from bishopric despite charges
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted, Found guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Was Bishopric counselor,
- Crime: 2000s, 2010s, in
Illinois,
- Convicted:
2007,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, LDS building, Perpetrator's home,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1943
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Illinois,
- Latest update: 2025: named as a defendant in a lawsuit against the Mormon church over alleged failure to report abuse
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- David McConkie was a Mormon bishop (approximately 2013-16), stake president (2016-21) and deputy district attorney in Colorado; paternal grandson of Mormon apostle Bruce R. McConkie; arrested in 2023 and charged with felony sexual assault on a child by someone in a position of trust; allegedly confessed child sexual assault to a Mormon church leader in 2008; in July 2025, sentenced to five years probation
- Alleged failure to report
- Admitted guilt, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Was Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Scout leader, Stake president, Youth leader,
- Crime: 2000s, 2010s, in
Colorado,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1978
- Mission: 1997-1999 Bolivia Bolivia Cochabamba
- Places lived: Bolivia, Colorado, Utah, Virginia,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: July 2025: sentenced to five years probation
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- Troy McKee was a Mormon church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; registered sex offender
- Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- Was Bishopric counselor,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah,
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- Shawn 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
- Admitted guilt, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Was Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Other leader,
- Crime: 2020s, in
New Mexico,
- Convicted:
2022,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1965
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: New Mexico, Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: September 2022: sentenced to prison in New Mexico for child sexual abuse
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- Paul Newman was a former Mormon bishop in Utah; charged in 2020 with child sexual abuse; convicted of a sex crime
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted,
- Was Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Youth leader,
- Crime: 2010s, in
Utah,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1957
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
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- Grant Packer was an LDS church member in Idaho; served a full-time mission to Canada in 1946-48 and two senior missions to Atlanta, Georgia and San Bernardino, California; charged with child sexual abuse; pleaded guilty; sentenced to three to 10 years in prison and 10 years probation; died in 2008
- Excommunicated, Rebaptized,
- Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Was Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum, Missionary, Youth leader,
- Crime: 1990s, in
Idaho,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1925
Died: 2008 - Mission: 1946-1948 Canada Canada
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Latest update: 2008-06-02: died in Idaho Falls, Idaho
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- Kenny Parcell was an LDS church member and president of the National Association of Realtors; former Mormon ward young men's leader in Utah and bishopric counselor at BYU-Provo; accused in 2023 of sexual harassment by three women; resigned
- Never charged, Not convicted,
- Was Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Youth leader,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: United States Tennessee (unknown city)
- Places lived: Provo (Utah), Tennessee, Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Latest update: 2023: resigned after allegations of sexual harassment
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- Terry Parker was a former Mormon bishop and school teacher at Lincoln High School in Tacoma, Washington; in 1996, two former students filed a civil lawsuit against the school district, Parker and the school's former principal, saying Parker sexually abused them; they said they reported to the school district, which then allegedly did nothing to protect them; the suit was dismissed with prejudice in Feb. 1998
- Never charged, Not convicted,
- Dismissed with prejudice,
- Was Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Nursery, Youth leader,
- Alleged crime: 1990s, in
Washington,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace, Victim's school,
- Victims: 6 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1953
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah, Washington,
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- Jason Pedersen was an LDS church member in Heber City, Utah; convicted guilty of first-degree felony attempted aggravated sex abuse of a child; as of April 2024, lives in Riverton, Utah as a registered sex offender and is an LDS elders quorum president
- No action,
- Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- Was Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum, Missionary, Scout leader, Ward clerk,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1979
- Mission: United States Mesa
- Places lived: California, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Latest update: Lives in Riverton, Utah
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- Byron Poelman 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
- Alleged failure to report
- Excommunicated,
- The woman was taken to jail, while Poelman was released immediately.
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
- Was Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Mission president, Missionary, Stake high council, Stake president, Sunday school,
- Crime: 1990s, in
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1934
Died: 2014 - Mission: Netherlands Netherlands
- Places lived: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Latest update: 2014: died
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"President and sister Poelman's lives need to be private now. [...] We are a family. A family keeps things private. A family draws close together. These things are to be kept private."-
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- Michael Pratt was an LDS seminary principal in Utah; arrested in 2009; convicted and sentenced in 2010 for the sexual abuse of a 16-year-old seminary student
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Was Bishopric counselor, Church employee, Other leader, Seminary teacher,
- Crime: 2000s, in
Utah,
- Convicted:
2010,
- Crime scenes: LDS building, Public,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
- Latest update: Late 2017: released from prison
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- Gary Reese was a Mormon bishopric counselor, seminary teacher and Boy Scout leader in Washington; accused of sexually molesting several boys in his scout troops; never charged; died in 2014
- Alleged failure to report
- Never charged, Not convicted,
- Dismissed with prejudice, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Was Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Scout leader, Seminary teacher,
- Alleged crime: 1970s, in
Washington,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, LDS building, Perpetrator's home, Recreational trip/outing, Scout activity,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1938
Died: 2014 - Mission: 1961-1964 Finland Finland (unknown)
- Places lived: Washington,
- Latest update: 2014: died
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- Lowell Robison was a Mormon mission president in the Mexico Leon mission (1995-1998) and stake president of the Provo, Utah Edgemont Stake (2001-2006); accused in 2018 of sexual abuse of multiple people; two months later, died by suicide
- Alleged failure to report
- Never charged, Not convicted,
- Was Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum, Mission president, Missionary, Scout leader, Stake high council, Stake presidency counselor, Stake president, Sunday school, Youth leader,
- Alleged crime: 1980s, 1990s, in
Mexico,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1944
Died: 2018 - Mission: 1963-1965 Mexico Southeast Mexican
- Places lived: Mexico, Utah,
- Latest update: 2018: died by suicide
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- Jeffrey Rock was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Was Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum, Nursery, Primary, Scout leader, Stake high council, Youth leader,
- Mission: Unknown country
- Places lived: California, ever-fiji, Taiwan, Thailand,
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- Bryan Scadden was a Mormon church member in Wyoming; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; registered sex offender
- Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- Was Bishopric counselor, Youth leader,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Wyoming,
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- Orin Searle was an LDS church member in Ogden, Utah; accused of sexual abuse in 2013 but was deemed incompetent to stand trial; a victim said that Searle's predatory behavior began as early as the late 1950s, and that several family members, and multiple members of the LDS 44th Ward (Mount Ogden Stake), knew that Searle was a child molester but did nothing to stop him; died in 2014
- Alleged failure to report
- Not convicted,
- Was Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum, High priest, Other leader, Temple worker,
- Alleged crime: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, in
Utah,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1926
Died: 2014 - Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah,
- Latest update: 2014: died in Provo, Utah
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- Michael Shean was a Mormon bishopric counselor and temple worker, and deputy district attorney in Santa Maria, Santa Barbara County, California; convicted of sexually molesting boys; sentenced to prison; the Mormon church allegedly made at least one settlement payment to a victim who said a stake president covered up the abuse for years
- Alleged failure to report
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Church paid $unknown
- Church position after confession/conviction, Excommunicated, Rebaptized, Release from Mormon church position,
- Convicted, Prison,
- Judgment for plaintiff, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Was Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Seminary teacher, Temple worker,
- Crime: 1980s, in
California,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1947
- Mission: 1966-1968 Uruguay Uruguay
- Places lived: California,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
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- Kent Staheli was an LDS church member in California and Utah; served as first counselor in a Mormon bishopric; convicted in federal court in 2010 of charges related to child sex trafficking
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Was Bishopric counselor,
- Crime: 2000s, in
Utah,
- Convicted:
2010,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1958
- Mission: 1977-1979 Sweden Sweden Goteborg
- Places lived: California, Utah,
- Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender; lives in Sandy, Utah
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- Stephen Stokes was a Mormon church member and Brigham Young University-Idaho (BYU-I) professor; accused of sexual assault by a former student; died in 2016; in 2022, civil lawsuit against BYU-I was dismissed with prejudice
- Never charged, Not convicted,
- Dismissed, Dismissed with prejudice,
- Was Bishopric counselor, BYU, Missionary, Scout leader, Stake high council, Temple worker, Youth leader,
- Alleged crime: 2010s, in
Idaho,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1948
Died: 2016 - Mission: 1967-1969 United States New York Cumorah
- Places lived: Idaho, Iowa,
- Latest update: 2022: Civil lawsuit dismissed with prejudice
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- James Stringham was a Mormon church member and pediatric physician in Salt Lake City, Utah; in 1980, he made a video recording of a sexual nature involving a child patient; in 1982, pleaded no contest to a second-degree felony charge of sexual exploitation of a minor; sentenced to five years probation and ordered to pay $7,500 restitution; his medical license was suspended for 90 days
- Convicted, No contest, Probation,
- Was Bishopric counselor, Missionary,
- Crime: 1980s, in
Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Crime scenes: Health appointment,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1928
Died: 2017 - Mission: no
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Latest update: 2017: died
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- Perry Tippetts was a Mormon church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse
- Never charged, Not convicted,
- Was Bishopric counselor, Sunday school,
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Born: 1915
Died: 2004 - Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
- Latest update: 2004: died
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- Marc Turner was a former Mormon bishopric member and former Boy Scout leader in Austin, Texas; arrested in 2017 and charged with promotion of child pornography, a second-degree felony; convicted; sentenced to prison
- Convicted, Prison,
- Was Bishopric counselor,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Texas,
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- Veloy Twitchell was a Mormon church member in Marysville, Washington; accused of perpetrating a sex crime in or around 2004
- Was Bishopric counselor, Stake high council,
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Born: 1950
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Washington,
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- Kimball Ungerman was an LDS bishopric counselor in California; moved to Utah; pleaded guilty in 2020 to one felony count related to child sexual abuse; sentenced to prison, but term was suspended; sentenced to probation; as of 2023, registered sex offender, lives in Orem, Utah; a 2021 California lawsuit against the church said bishop Phil Stewart failed to protect a victim, and a mission president didn't report
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Was Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Seminary teacher,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1957
- Mission: 1977-1979 Thailand Thailand Bangkok
- Places lived: California, Thailand, Utah,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender; lives in Orem, Utah
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"The Church does not keep a repository of documents relating to allegations, claims, or notification of child sexual abuse. There is no 'sexual abuse' file."-
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- Bruce Van Horn was a Mormon bishopric counselor in Cerritos, California; accused in a 2025 lawsuit against the Mormon church of sexually abusing a child as part of a sex trafficking ring, and of covering up the abuse; the plaintiff said she was abused over 200 times at the Cerritos LDS stake center from 1979 to 1983
- Alleged failure to report
- Never charged, Not convicted,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Was Bishopric counselor,
- Alleged crime: 1970s, 1980s, in
California,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, LDS building,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
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- Michael Watson was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Unknown result,
- Was Bishopric counselor, Stake high council, Youth leader,
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Born: 1964
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Unknown location,
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- Brent Whitlock was a Mormon church member in American Fork, Utah; accused of sexual abuse
- Was Bishopric counselor, Tabernacle Choir, Youth leader,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
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- Byron Wiscombe was an LDS bishopric counselor and Idaho city councilman; signed a plea agreement indicating he would admit to committing lewd conduct with a minor; sentenced to prison in 2023
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Was Bishopric counselor, Missionary,
- Crime: 2010s, 2020s, in
Idaho,
- Convicted:
2023,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1977
- Mission: 1997-1999 Spain Spain Bilbao
- Places lived: Idaho,
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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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- Gary Woolstenhulme was a Mormon bishop in Imperial Beach, California in 1978; died in 2002; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church (plaintiff John Roe JB 65 - San Diego 24CU008107, CASD 3:24-cv-02349-AJB-MSB); allegedly sexually assaulted a 14-year-old boy in his office at church
- Alleged failure to report
- Never charged,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Was Bishop, Bishopric counselor,
- Alleged crime: 1970s, in
California,
- Crime scenes: Bishop's office, LDS building,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1933
Died: 2002 - Mission: no
- Places lived: California,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: 2024: accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
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- Orson 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
- Alleged failure to report
- Never charged, Not convicted,
- Was Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Branch president, Mission president, Missionary, Stake high council, Temple worker,
- Alleged crime: 1970s, 1980s, in
Australia,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1928
Died: 2017 - Mission: Australia Australia [unknown]
- Places lived: Australia,
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- Lynn Wright was an LDS church member in California and Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; sentenced to 15 years to life in prison
- Convicted, Prison,
- Was Bishopric counselor, Scout leader, Seminary teacher, Stake high council, Stake seventy,
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Born: 1952
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California, Utah,
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