LDS Position Ever Held: Other leader - Page 2

63 matching Mormon sex abuse cases

LDS position: Other leader

- Neil Erickson was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Other leader,
- Born: 1970
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Unknown location,
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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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- Shawn Frost was an LDS church member in Virginia; arrested in 2022 and charged with child sexual abuse; in 2023, sued in $10.3 million lawsuit alleging child sexual abuse of three more victims; he was the victim's home teacher / ministering brother
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Settlement,
- Church positions: Ministering/home teacher, Missionary, Other leader, Stake clerk, Youth leader,
- Alleged crime: Unknown crime year, in Florida, Virginia,
- Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1970
- Mission: Haiti Haiti Port-au-Prince
- Places lived: England, Florida, Greece, Virginia,
- Places when accused: Virginia,
- Latest update: December 2022: out on bail, awaiting trial; November 2023: reached a settlement agreement in a $10.3 million lawsuit alleging child sexual abuse of three more victims; settlement amount undisclosed
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- Cory Gaylor was an school teacher and LDS deacons quorum adviser in Idaho; arrested and charged with lewd conduct and enticing a child via the Internet; in July 2023, pleaded guilty; sentenced in September 2023 to 60 years in prison, with 13 years fixed before being eligible for parole
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Church positions: Other leader, Youth leader,
- Convicted: 2023,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Born: 1971
- Mission: 1990-1992 Unknown country South America; dates approximate
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Latest update: September 2023: sentenced in Idaho to 60 years in prison, with 13 years fixed before being eligible for parole
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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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- Melvin Hansen was a Mormon church member, school music teacher and former Tabernacle Choir member in Utah; convicted in 2021 in Utah of first degree felony attempted aggravated child sexual abuse; also accused of sexual abuse in Arizona
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Police investigation,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Other leader, Tabernacle Choir,
- Convicted: 2021,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Born: 1952
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Latest update: 2023: is in prison in Utah
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- Craig Harward was a Mormon ward executive secretary and former elementary "teacher of the year" in Santa Clara County, California; accused of sexual abuse of at least 10 children; pleaded guilty to charges related to sexual abuse of four children over a six-year period; sentenced to 14 years in prison; in 2024, a lawsuit said the LDS church failed to report abuse; as of 2024, lives in St. George, Utah
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Missionary, Other leader, Ward executive secretary,
- Convicted: 2004,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, LDS building, Recreational trip/outing,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1948
- Mission: 1972-1974 Uruguay Uruguay
- Places lived: California, Utah,
- Places when accused: California,
- Latest update: July 2024: is a registered sex offender, lives in St. George, Utah; lawsuit filed against the LDS church and Harward, claiming local LDS leaders knew of his abuse but didn't report or try to stop it
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- Brandon Hernandez was an LDS church member in Tempe, Arizona; accused of sexually abusing a victim inside a Mormon church; convicted of four fourth degree felony counts of abuse of a child or vulnerable adult
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Other leader,
- Convicted: 2019,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Born: 1999
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
- Places when accused: Arizona,
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- Craig Housley was an LDS church member in Utah; found guilty in 2018 of child sexual exploitation; sentenced to 210 days in state prison and five years of probation
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation,
- Church positions: Missionary, Other leader,
- Convicted: 2018,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Born: 1980
- Mission: 1999-2001 Brazil
- Places lived: Utah,
- Latest update: 2018: convicted of two felony counts of sexual exploitation of a minor
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- Kenneth Jenks was an LDS church member in California (Milpitas Ward); was a ward executive secretary and ward librarian; charged with sexual abuse; convicted; served 14 years in prison for sexual abuse of a minor under duress; three victims sued the LDS church, claiming it knew about Jenks's abuse but allowed him to work with children
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Church positions: Other leader,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, LDS building, Recreational trip/outing,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Places when accused: California,
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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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- Ronald Jones was a former Mormon bishop, stake president and temple presidency counselor; Military Relations director for the LDS church from 1989 to 1991; convicted of sex solicitation in Utah in 1990 and 1995; charged in 2025 with three first-degree felony counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child, one first-degree felony child kidnapping count, and two related misdemeanors
- became temple presidency counselor and sealer despite two convictions for sex solicitation
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Bishop, Branch president, Other leader, Scout leader, Stake presidency counselor, Stake president, Temple worker, Unknown position, Ward executive secretary,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Public,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Born: 1937
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
- Places when accused: Utah,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
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- Timothy Kimball was an LDS church member in San Antonio, Texas; charged in 2022 with child sexual abuse; died by suicide in June 2023 while awaiting indictment
- Criminal case(s): Died awaiting trial, Not convicted, Suicide,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Missionary, Other leader,
- Alleged crime: Unknown crime year, in Texas,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Born: 1979
  Died: 2023
- Mission: 1998-2000 United States Carlsbad California (Spanish speaking)
- Places lived: Texas, Utah,
- Places when accused: Texas,
- Latest update: 2023: died by suicide
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- George Lee was a Mormon general authority in Utah; member of the First Quorum of the Seventy from 1975 to 1989; in 1994, pleaded guilty to attempted sexual abuse of a child, a third-degree felony; registered sex offender; died in 2010
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Church discipline: Excommunicated,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: General authority, Mission president, Other leader,
- Crime: Unknown crime year, in Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Born: 1943
  Died: 2010
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Latest update: 2010: died
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- Melvin MacNeil was a Mormon church member in Ontario, Canada; accused of sexual abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Church positions: Other leader,
- Alleged crime: Unknown crime year, in Canada,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Born: 1943
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Canada,
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- Bruce McAskill was a Mormon church ward clerk in Jackson, Michigan; before becoming ward clerk, was convicted of rape; after becoming ward clerk, in 1994, was found guilty by a judge of kissing and fondling an 8-year-old boy whom he was babysitting; McAskill had met the boy's mother at church; a police officer said McAskill told him 'he didn't see any problem' with an adult sleeping naked with a child
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Prison,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Other leader, Ward clerk,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Born: 1928
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Michigan,
- Places when accused: Michigan,
- Latest update: 1994: convicted of child sexual abuse, sentenced to prison
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- Chester Meek was a Mormon bishop in Grand Prairie, Alberta, Canada from 1990 to 1995; while bishop, he allegedly sexually sexual assaulted multiple female church members; at least one alleged incident of abuse occurred in the bishop's office inside an LDS church
- LDS church payment: Undisclosed amount
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Church positions: Bishop, Other leader,
- Convicted: 2000,
- Crime scenes: Bishop's office, LDS building, Victim's home,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Canada,
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- Russell Millsaps was an LDS church member and retired police sergeant in Arizona; sentenced in 2016 to 323 years in prison for child sexual exploitation
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Other leader,
- Convicted: 2016,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1947
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Arizona,
- Places when accused: Arizona,
- Latest update: 2016: on trial for child sexual exploitation
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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
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Other leader,
- Convicted: 2022,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Born: 1965
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: New Mexico, Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Places when accused: New Mexico,
- 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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