LDS Position Ever Held: Bishopric counselor - Page 2

85 matching Mormon sex abuse cases

LDS position: Bishopric counselor

- 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
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Bishopric counselor,
- Convicted: 2002,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Born: 1959
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Nebraska,
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in Germany; accused of sexual abuse
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Church positions: 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
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Church positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Born: 1973
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Texas,
- Places when accused: 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
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Church positions: Bishopric counselor,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Born: 1982
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Places when accused: 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
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Dismissed,
- Church positions: Bishopric counselor, Primary, Stake high council,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- 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
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary,
- Convicted: 2021,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Born: 1982
- Mission: 2001-2003 Brazil Brazil [unknown]
- Places lived: Arizona, Brazil,
- Places when accused: Arizona,
- 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
- Criminal case(s): Never charged,
- Church positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Mission president, Missionary, Other leader, Stake high council, Temple worker,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Perpetrator's workplace, Public,
- 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
- Church fought in court to keep records on Farley secret
- "When I was assaulted, I thought I was alone, I thought I had misread things."— Katie Medley
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Ongoing,
- Church positions: Bishopric counselor, Primary, Stake high council, Sunday school,
- Alleged crime: Unknown crime year, in Oregon,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, 100 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1958
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Oregon, Utah,
- Places when accused: Oregon,
- 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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- Kenneth Farris was a Mormon church member in Norco, California; accused of sexual abuse
- Church positions: 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
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Released,
- Church positions: 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
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- Church positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor,
- 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
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Stake high council, Temple worker,
- Alleged crime: 2024, in Ireland,
- Crime scenes: Online,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: Unknown country
- Places lived: Ireland,
- Places when accused: 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
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Church positions: Bishopric counselor,
- Convicted: 2018,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- 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
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, No contest, Plea agreement,
- Church positions: Bishopric counselor, Stake high council,
- Crime: Unknown crime year, in Oklahoma,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Oklahoma,
- Places when accused: 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
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Bishopric counselor, Other leader, Sunday school, Youth leader,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Born: 1970
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Maryland,
- Places when accused: 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
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Settlement, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Scout leader, Stake high council, Sunday school, Youth leader,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1938
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Places when accused: 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
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Church positions: Bishopric counselor,
- Born: 1963
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
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- Kim Hartley was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Church positions: 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
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jail, Jury trial, Probation, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Church positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Youth leader,
- Convicted: 2019,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1964
- Mission: 1983-1985 United States Missouri St. Louis
- Places lived: Missouri, Utah,
- Places when accused: Missouri,
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- Kyle Hendrickson was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Bishopric counselor,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Unknown location,
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