LDS Position Ever Held: Church employee

15 matching Mormon sex abuse cases

LDS position: Church employee

- Michael Andrew was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Church positions: Church employee, Youth leader,
- Born: 1977
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Unknown location,
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- Douglas Bee was an LDS church member in Santaquin, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted, sentenced to prison
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Church positions: Church employee,
- Born: 1970
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
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- Timothy Bothell was a LDS church employee and stake high council member in Utah; pleaded guilty and was sentenced in 2013 to two years in jail for sexual abuse of two girls, ages 11 and 13
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Church employee, Stake high council,
- Convicted: 2013,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1969
- Mission: 1989-1991 United States Texas Dallas
- Places lived: Utah,
- Latest update: Pleaded guilty
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- Michael Clay was an LDS church member and BYU professor in Provo, Utah; charged with sexually abusing three students; entered a plea bargain in May 2023 in which he agreed to plead no contest to three class A misdemeanor charges of sexual battery, complete 24 months of probation, do 50 hours of community service, and take a sexual boundaries course; sentenced in June 2023 according to the plea deal
- Criminal case(s): Community service, Convicted, No contest, Plea agreement, Probation,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: BYU, Church employee, Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Convicted: 2023,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1974
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Latest update: June 26, 2023: sentenced to two years of probation and no jail time after agreeing in May 2023 to a plea deal of three reduced misdemeanor charges of sexual battery
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- Mark 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
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Expunged, Not convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Bishop, Church employee, Stake high council, Stake presidency counselor,
- Alleged crime: 2006, in Utah,
- Crime scenes: Health appointment,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Born: 1956
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
- Places when accused: Utah,
- Latest update: 2008: case dismissed, expunged
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- Elwood Haws was an employee and vice president of an LDS church-owned trust company in Utah; charged in 2020 with 13 second degree felony counts of sexual exploitation of a minor (related to possession of child pornography); admitted that he viewed child pornography 3-4 times a week over a 3-4 year span; in 2021, pleaded guilty to three counts and was sentenced to 180 days in jail; in 2023, violated probation
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Jail, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Violated parole/probation,
- Church positions: Church employee,
- Convicted: 2021,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Born: 1951
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: January 2023: violated probation
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- James Hogan was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Oregon; in 1989, was sentenced to five years in prison for child sexual abuse; released in 1994; in 2011, a victim filed a civil lawsuit against the Boy Scouts of America, seeking $5.2 million; the Mormon church settled with two victims for $800,000 and $75,000
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- LDS church payment: $875,000
- Church discipline: Excommunicated,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Released,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Settlement,
- Church positions: Church employee, Scout leader,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Born: 1939
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Oregon,
- Places when accused: Oregon,
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- Erik 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
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Parole, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Bishop, Church employee, Missionary, Stake high council, Youth leader,
- Convicted: 2017,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1966
- Mission: 1985-1987 United States California Anaheim
- Places lived: Utah,
- Places when accused: Utah,
- Latest update: July 2023: out on parole
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- Ángel Jaramillo was an LDS church member in Jujuy, Argentina; arrested on child pornography and abuse charges (which includes distribution, tenancy, and production of material)
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Prison, Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Church employee, Stake clerk, Stake high council,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Argentina,
- Places when accused: Argentina,
- Latest update: August 2023: arrested on child pornography and abuse charges
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- Melvin Johnson was a Mormon seminary teacher and Brigham Young University (BYU) religion professor; accused by multiple victims of sexually abusing them when they were children; excommunicated and rebaptized; reportedly confessed to sexual abuse, but was not criminally charged; two victims filed lawsuits against him; one named the Mormon church as a defendant; it settled out of court
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- LDS church payment: Undisclosed amount
- Church discipline: Excommunicated, Rebaptized,
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, Unknown result,
- Church positions: BYU, Church employee, Other leader, Stake high council,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1936
- Mission: no
- Places lived: California, Utah,
- Places when accused: Utah,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
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- Larry Johnson was a Mormon mission president from 1989 to 1992 (Virginia Roanoke) and a longtime LDS institute teacher in California; accused of sexual abuse in a lawsuit filed in 2021 in Orange County, California against Johnson and the LDS church; case ended in a settlement
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- LDS church payment: Undisclosed amount
- Church discipline: Unknown,
- Criminal case(s): Never charged,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Church positions: Church employee, Mission president, Other leader,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California, Virginia,
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- David Novak was an LDS Social Services counselor in Utah who worked for 12 years with child sexual abuse victims; convicted in 1999 of sexually abusing a girl; released from jail after serving about 40 days
- Church discipline: Excommunicated,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Released,
- Church positions: Church employee,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Born: 1951
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
- Places when accused: Utah,
- Latest update: 2000: released from jail in Utah after serving about 40 days for sexually abusing a girl
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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
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Bishopric counselor, Church employee, Other leader, Seminary teacher,
- Crime: 2009, 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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- Douglas Richens was former international director of the Mormon church's disability services and prison ministry; worked for the LDS church for 23 years; retired, became a professional life coach in Tooele, Utah; charged with sodomy on a child and aggravated sexual abuse; court ordered him held without bail as of Mar. 21, 2025
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Police investigation,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Church employee, Missionary, Other leader, Seminary teacher, Unknown position,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Perpetrator's workplace,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1972
- Mission: Argentina Argentina (unknown) - included Rosario
- Places lived: Rwanda, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Places when accused: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: Mar. 21, 2025: being held without bail
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- Richard Sampson was a Mormon bishop, stake high council member and doctor in Provo, Utah; was director of medical affairs for the LDS Missionary Training Center; allegedly 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
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Parole, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Bishop, Church employee, Other leader, Stake high council,
- Convicted: 2014,
- Victims: 7 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1945
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona), Provo (Utah), Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Places when accused: Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: 2024: Out on parole; registered sex offender, lives in Holladay, Utah
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