3020 LDS sex abuse cases found
- LDS position: Scout leader
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- Ronald Finch (1938 – 2015) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
LDS positions: Missionary, Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, - View report »
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- Michael Fischer was a Mormon church member and young men's president in Washington; accused of sexual abuse; sentenced to prison
Crime: 1980s,
Crime state:
Washington,
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LDS positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Richard Fisco (1936 – 2019) was an LDS branch president and scout leader in Oklahoma and Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
LDS positions: Branch president, Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, - View report »
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- Alfred Forrester (1936 – 2013) was a Mormon church member in California; excommunicated in the 1950s after conviction for child molestation; moved to Iowa, reoffended, incarcerated; returned to California, convicted once or twice more, then assigned to be a Mormon church scoutmaster; abused again, caught, sentenced to prison in 1979; a 2024 lawsuit against the LDS church alleged that a bishop failed to protect kids
Crime: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s,
Crime state:
California, Iowa,
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- Jayne Furness (1935 – 1987) was a Mormon church member and boy scout leader in Arroyo Grande, California; accused of sex abuse; found guilty of voyeurism charges in or before 1972, and found guilty of sexual abuse charges in 1976; sentenced in 1976 or 1977 to prison; died in 1987
Crime: 1970s,
Crime state:
California,
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- David Gomez (1946 – ) was an LDS bishop in West Valley City, Utah in the late 1980s and early 1990s; allegedly raped, sodomized and fondled several boys he met as their bishop; charged in 2004 with six felonies; charges were dropped in 2005 due to statutes of limitations issues; church officials excommunicated Gomez, but allegedly failed to report to civil authorities for six or seven months
Alleged crime: 1980s, 1990s,
Alleged crime city:
crime-city-ut-west-valley,
Alleged crime county:
UT - Salt Lake,
Alleged crime state:
Utah,
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- Kenneth Good (1950 – ) was a Mormon church member in Georgia; accused of molesting 4 underage girls; pleaded guilty of child sexual abuse; sentenced in 1991 to 8 years in prison; released on parole in December 1993; as of 2023, lives in Taylorsville Utah
Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
Crime state:
Georgia,
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- Shawn Gooden (1974 – ) 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
Crime: 1990s, 2000s,
Crime state:
Pennsylvania, Virginia,
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- Eric Griffin was an LDS church member and Boy Scout leader; accused of sexual abuse
LDS positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- Mark Gum (1957 – ) was a Mormon scout leader in Oxnard, California; a 2011 lawsuit against the LDS church and the Boy Scouts of America accused him of sexually assaulting a boy scout; while the boy was living with Gum (with the consent of the boy's parents), church members visited and accepted the living arrangement, the suit said; in 2012, the Mormon church made a settlement payment for an undisclosed amount
Alleged crime: 1980s,
Alleged crime state:
California,
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- Billy Hagen was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; convicted, sentenced to prison; died in 2005
Crime: 1970s,
Crime state:
Idaho,
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- Dustin Hall was a Mormon church member and Boy Scout leader in Washington; accused of sexually abusing boys in the Shelton Ward near Olympia; a lawsuit filed against the Mormon church in 2009 claimed church leaders knew Hall posed a risk to boys but failed to prevent him from working with them
Alleged crime: 1970s,
Alleged crime state:
Washington,
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- Leroy Hamblin (1947 – ) was a Webelos scout leader in Kaysville, Utah; pleaded guilty in 1987 to lewdness with a child; served prison time
Crime: 1980s,
Crime county:
UT - Davis,
Crime state:
Utah,
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- Steven Hammock (1941 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah; pleaded guilty in 1983 to two counts of forcible sex abuse of a child and served six months in an inpatient treatment facility; the LDS church excommunicated him, but during a civil suit filed in 1989 by the victim, it refused to divulge information that Hammock gave to church officials; in 1997, a federal judge awarded $150,000 in damages to the victim
LDS positions: Scout leader, Sunday school,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
Civil case(s): Judgment for plaintiff,
Alleged failure to report- View report »
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- Kenneth Hanigan was an LDS church member in California; accused of sexual abuse
Alleged crime: 1980s,
Alleged crime state:
California,
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- Eugene Hansen (1940 – ) was a Mormon church member and scout leader in California; accused of child sexual abuse
LDS positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- Brent Hansen (1938 – ) was an LDS bishop 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; twin brother of Kent Hansen, another accused Mormon dentist
Alleged crime: 1980s,
Alleged crime county:
UT - Utah,
Alleged crime state:
Utah,
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- Willard Hansen (1938 – 2013) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum, Missionary, Scout leader, Seminary teacher, Stake high council, Ward clerk, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- William Hanson (1962 – ) was a Mormon youth leader who allegedly sexually abused children in several US states, including Arkansas, Indiana, Iowa, Utah, Texas, Wisconsin and New Jersey; sentenced to prison for child sexual abuse; in the 2000s, the Mormon church settled a civil lawsuit in which the victim accused it of failing to protect him
Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
Crime state:
Arkansas, Indiana, Iowa, New Jersey, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin,
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- Jeffrey Hardin was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Idaho; convicted of lewd conduct with a minor in October 1991
Crime: 1990s,
Crime state:
Idaho,
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- Kenneth Harper was an LDS church member in California; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
Crime: 1970s, 1980s, 1990s,
Crime state:
California,
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- Lynn Harrison (1935 – 2016) was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded no contest
Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
Crime county:
UT - Weber,
Crime state:
Utah,
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- Cameron Harrison (1978 – ) was a Mormon church member in San Diego, California; accused of sexual abuse
LDS positions: Elders quorum, Scout leader, Sunday school, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- James Haskell (1982 – ) 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; in June 2024, found not guilty of 16 of 17 counts; jurors deadlocked on one count of felony injury upon a child; as of October 2025, civil lawsuit is ongoing
Alleged crime: 2020s,
Alleged crime state:
California,
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- Vance Hein (1951 – ) was an LDS church member and scoutmaster in West Bradford, Pennsylvania; was convicted in 1999 of a misdemeanor for sexually abusing one of his boy scouts; sentenced in 2000 to 15 years of probation; arrested in 2011 for possessing child pornography; sentenced in 2012 to 15 to 30 years in prison; the Mormon church settled a related lawsuit in 2014
Crime: 1990s, 2010s,
Crime state:
Pennsylvania,
Crime country:
Canada,
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- Michael Hicks was an LDS church member in Washington; accused of sexual abuse; sentenced to prison
Crime: 1980s,
Crime state:
Washington,
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- Lynn Hill was a Mormon scoutmaster in Utah; worked from 1976 to 1984 as a financial auditor for the LDS church, including in Japan and other Asian countries; sentenced in 2004 to up to five years in prison for sexually abusing a 17-year-old developmentally disabled girl; Hill molested her while driving her to an LDS church activity for disabled children, and at her home, according to charging documents
Crime: 2000s,
Crime state:
Utah,
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- James Hogan (1937 – ) was a Mormon scout leader in California and Oregon; in 1989, was sentenced to five years in prison for child sexual abuse; in 1989, two teenagers sued the church and Hogan (settled 1990); in 2002, two men sued the church and the BSA (church settled for $800,000 and $75,000); in 2011, a man sued the BSA for $5.2 million (he previously settled with the church); in all, 12 alleged victims 1967-1989
Crime: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s,
Crime state:
California, Oregon,
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- Joel Houck was an LDS church member in California; accused in the 1960s of sexual abuse; convicted of vagrancy in 1966 and served 10 days in jail; in 1967, placed in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) "perversion files"
Crime: 1960s,
Crime state:
California,
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- Robert Jackson (1942 – ) 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
Crime: 2000s,
Crime county:
UT - Utah,
Crime state:
Utah,
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- Richard James (1966 – ) was a Mormon church member in Potomac, Maryland; accused of sexually abusing a boy from 1995 to 1999 at billionaire Bill Marriott's home, an LDS church and other locations; pleaded guilty to reduced child abuse charges; sentenced to 10 years in prison (nine suspended); was a registered sex offender; the victim sued the church, Marriott and six others in 2024
Crime: 1990s,
Crime city:
MD - Bethesda,
Crime state:
Maine, Maryland, North Carolina,
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- Paul Jellum (1959 – ) was a Mormon scout leader in Logan, Utah in the 1980s; suspended by the BSA in 1987 after being accused of sexually abusing a 14-year-old Boy Scout in his troop during a 1986 Scouting event at Camp Hunt near Bear Lake, Utah; in 1990, Jellum became a scoutmaster in a Nevada LDS ward despite his prior suspension; in 1991, Jellum admitted to the abuse
Alleged crime: 1980s,
Alleged crime state:
Nevada,
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- Ronald Jenkins (1942 – ) 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
Crime: 1990s,
Crime state:
Idaho,
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- Ronald Johnson was a Mormon church member in Georgia; accused of sexual abuse
LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- Harry Jones (1970 – ) was an LDS church member in Illinois; sentenced to 30 months of probation for possession of child pornography (child sexual abuse material or CSAM)
Crime: 2010s,
Crime state:
Illinois,
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- Ronald Jones (1937 – ) 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
LDS positions: Bishop, Branch president, Other leader, Scout leader, Stake presidency counselor, Stake president, Temple worker, Unknown position, Ward executive secretary,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, - View report »
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- Michael Jordan (1980 – ) was an LDS church member in West Valley, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 2015 of 33 felonies related to child sexual abuse (CSA)
Crime: 2010s,
Crime state:
Utah,
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- Larry Judd (1936 – ) was an LDS church member in Mesa, Arizona; accused of sexual abuse; admitted to molesting 12 girls over a period of about 20 years; some of the alleged abuse took place at church and at church-sponsored summer camps
LDS positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Unknown result,
Alleged failure to report- View report »
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- Stephen Kay (1940 – ) was a Mormon church member, school teacher and scout leader in Brisbane, Australia; charged multiple times with child sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in 1996 and was sentenced to jail
Crime: 1990s,
Crime country:
Australia,
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- Robert Kempton (1942 – 2018) 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
Alleged crime: 2010s,
Alleged crime state:
Arizona,
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- Willis King was an LDS church member in California; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty
Crime: 1980s,
Crime state:
California,
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- Marion Klingler (1944 – ) was an LDS church member in California; convicted of sexual abuse; now lives in Springville Utah as registered sex offender
LDS positions: Primary, Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Justin Knight (1983 – ) was a Mormon church member in Tucson, Arizona; in 2023, pled guilty to one third-degree count of SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR and one fourth-degree felony charge of Aggravated Taking Id Of Another Person Or Entity; sentenced to prison; registered sex offender as of Oct. 2025
Crime: 2020s,
Crime city:
AZ - Tucson,
Crime county:
AZ - Pima,
Crime state:
Arizona,
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- William Knox was a Mormon church member and scout leader in California; accused of sexually abusing multiple children
Alleged crime: 1970s, 1980s,
Alleged crime state:
California,
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- Arthur Krigbaum was an LDS church member and scout leader in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse
Alleged crime: 1970s,
Alleged crime state:
Idaho,
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- Robert Larsen (1965 – ) was an LDS church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; convicted of LEWDNESS INVOLVING A CHILD in 1993, and SEX ABUSE CHILD in 1998, as well as POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY in 2009
Crime: 1990s, 2000s,
Crime county:
UT - Salt Lake,
Crime state:
Utah,
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- Paul Lewis was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Seattle, Washington; accused of sexual abuse; the victim sued the Mormon church in 2006
LDS positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
Alleged failure to report- View report »
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- LaMell Lippard was a Mormon church member in Arizona; accused of sexual abuse
LDS positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- Jack Loholt was an LDS church member and Boy scout leader in Kent, Washington; accused of sexual abuse in the 1970s; court records show that two Mormon bishops knew about the abuse allegations but did not tell police; the Mormon church was court-ordered in 2006 to pay $87,500 to one victim after it settled with three others for undisclosed sums
Alleged crime: 1970s,
Alleged crime state:
Washington,
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- Richard Mallard (1981 – ) was a Mormon church member in Orem, Utah; charged in July 2025 with 41 felony counts related to child sexual exploitation; in August 2025, was released on bond, despite initially being held without bail; several LDS church members sent the court letters of support on Mallard's behalf prior to his detention hearing
Alleged crime: 2020s,
Alleged crime state:
Utah,
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- Craig Mathias (1960 – ) was a Mormon scout leader in Santa Clarita, California; was in the Northridge 1st Ward until 1983; convicted in 1987 of sexually molesting five boy scouts at his home; the alleged abuse involved up to 11 scouts; reportedly urged one victim on a recorded phone call not to tell police about the abuse; sentenced to six years in prison; released in 1990; registered sex offender (2025)
Crime: 1980s,
Crime city:
CA - Los Angeles, CA - Santa Clarita,
Crime county:
CA - Los Angeles,
Crime state:
California,
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- Franklin Mathias (1934 – ) was a Mormon church member and Boy scout leader in La Grande, Oregon; had a career as a schoolteacher; accused in 1987 of sexual abuse; sentenced in 1988 to four years in prison for molesting a child; he said that he had 242 victims over a 30-year period; convicted in 1997 of failure to register as a sex offender and was placed on probation for 24 months
Crime: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s,
Crime county:
crime-county-or-union,
Crime state:
Oregon,
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- James Matlock was a Mormon church member in Washington; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse
LDS positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Norman Maxfield (1944 – ) was an LDS church member and high school drama teacher in Utah; convicted in 1988 of sexually abusing boys
Crime: 1980s,
Crime state:
Utah,
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- Charles McCombs (1938 – ) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
LDS positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- David McConkie (1978 – ) 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
Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
Crime state:
Colorado,
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- Maynard McFarland (1959 – ) was an LDS church member in California and Minnesota; sentenced in 2005 to 32 years in prison for sexually abusing his daughter for many years; released from prison in 2020; as of 2024, lives in Chula Vista, California as a registered sex offender
Crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s,
Crime state:
California, Minnesota,
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- Melvin McKinney was an LDS church member in California; accused of sexual abuse
Alleged crime: 1970s,
Alleged crime state:
California,
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- Richard Mellor was a Mormon church member; accused of stalking
LDS positions: Scout leader, Sunday school, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- Richard Mellor (1981 – ) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
LDS positions: Scout leader, Sunday school, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- Robert Metcalf (1949 – ) was a Mormon in California, Arizona; convicted of child sexual abuse in 1974; sentenced in 1979 to six years in prison; excommunicated; after prison, was rebaptized, made a scout leader and allegedly molested a scout on a campout in about 1987, according to a 1990 civil lawsuit against the LDS church; sentenced in Arizona in 1989 to 37 years in prison; 2020 lawsuit vs. LDS church
Crime: 1970s, 1980s,
Crime state:
Arizona, California,
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- Jay Mitchell was an Mormon church member and scout leader in Oregon; sentenced to a total of sixty years in prison with a minimum of thirty years, for child sexual abuse
Crime: 1980s,
Crime state:
Oregon,
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- Daniel Montoya was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Long Beach, California; pleaded guilty in 1986 to charges of child sexual abuse
LDS positions: Missionary, Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, - View report »
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- Scotty Mortensen was an LDS church member and scout leader in Utah; accused in 1988 of child sexual abuse
Alleged crime: 1980s,
Alleged crime state:
Utah,
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- Jared Murray (1942 – ) was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Rexburg, Idaho; pleaded guilty in 1989 to a child sexual abuse charge
LDS positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Richard Nelson was an LDS church member in Colorado; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse
Crime: 1980s,
Crime state:
Colorado,
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- Keven Nelson was an LDS church member and Boy Scout leader in Idaho Falls, Idaho; accused of grooming and/or sexual abuse by multiple boys in his scout troop; in 1988, his BSA registration was suspended
Alleged crime: 1980s,
Alleged crime state:
Idaho,
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- Porter Nelson (1982 – ) was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Alaska; charged in 2009 with child sexual abuse; pleaded guilty to reduced charges and was sentenced in 2010 to jail or prison; as of 2025, lives in Marsing, Idaho as a registered sex offender
Convicted:
2010,
LDS positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Rand Newby (1953 – ) was an LDS church member and scout leader in Washington, Oregon and San Francisco, California; had a career as a schoolteacher; charged in Oregon in 1986 with sexual abuse of two children; convicted of two counts, one class C felony and one class A misdemeanor; sentenced in 1987 to 5 years probation
Crime: 1980s,
Crime state:
Oregon,
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- Paul Newman (1957 – ) was a former Mormon bishop in Highland, Utah; charged in 2020 with one second-degree felony count of attempted sex abuse of a child; the alleged abuse took place in 2013, while Newman was a bishop; in 2022, pleaded no contest to a reduced third-degree count; a prison term of up to five years was suspended; was fined $1,003 and placed on 48 months of probation; registered sex offender
Crime: 2010s,
Crime city:
UT - Alpine,
Crime county:
UT - Utah,
Crime state:
Utah,
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- David O'Connor (1953 – ) was an LDS church member and high school wrestling coach in Tacoma, Washington; convicted of sexual abuse in 1977; once reportedly confessed his sexual abuse in an LDS sacrament meeting; in 2021, a victim sued the Mormon church
Crime: 1970s,
Crime state:
Washington,
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- Thomas Opfar (1937 – 1998) was a Mormon church member in Pennsylvania and Utah; pleaded guilty in Utah to charges related to child sexual abuse; sentenced to five to 15 years in prison
Crime: 1980s,
Crime state:
Utah,
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- Dan Overholt was an LDS church member in Colorado; accused of sexual abuse
Alleged crime: 1980s, 1990s,
Alleged crime state:
Colorado,
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- Leslie Paul (1943 – ) was an LDS church member in Arizona; charged with child sexual abuse; found guilty on 32 counts; sentenced in about 1989 to over 400 years in prison
LDS positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Jason Pedersen (1979 – ) 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
LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum, Missionary, Scout leader, Ward clerk,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Released, - View report »
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- Brian Peterson (1964 – ) was an LDS church member and scout leader in Orem, Utah; accused in 1988 of child sexual abuse; convicted and sentenced to prison in 1990
Crime: 1980s,
Crime county:
UT - Utah,
Crime state:
Utah,
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- Robert Price was an LDS church member and scout leader in Idaho; convicted in 2002 and sentenced to prison for child sexual abuse
Crime: 1990s,
Crime state:
Idaho,
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- Byard Price (1940 – ) was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Salt Lake City, Utah; convicted of sexual abuse, then reapplied to be a scout volunteer after his conviction
LDS positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, - View report »
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- Fred Radichel was an LDS church member and scout leader in Detroit, Michigan; accused of sexual abuse
LDS positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- Kenneth Rarick (1950 – ) was a Mormon church member in Alaska; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
Crime: 1980s,
Crime state:
Alaska,
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- Chance Ray (1980 – ) was a Mormon church member and scout leader in the Mesa, Arizona area; convicted of child sexual abuse and sentenced to prison in Arizona; spent approximately 14 years in prison; released in July 2020
Crime: 2000s,
Crime county:
AZ - Maricopa,
Crime state:
Arizona,
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- Bryce Ray (1975 – ) was a Mormon church member and former bank officer in West Haven, Utah; arrested in July 2024 and charged with enticing a minor and sexual solicitation of a child
Alleged crime: 2020s,
Alleged crime county:
UT - Salt Lake,
Alleged crime state:
Utah,
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- Gary Reese (1938 – 2014) 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; two plaintiffs sued the Mormon church; lawsuit was dismissed with prejudice in 2011; Reese died in 2014
Alleged crime: 1970s,
Alleged crime state:
Washington,
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- Leroy Richins was a Mormon church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse
Alleged crime: 1970s,
Alleged crime state:
Utah,
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- Phillip Rimmasch (1937 – 2009) was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Utah in the 1980s; had a 50-plus year career as a mortician; convicted of child sexual abuse; on appeal, the Utah Supreme Court ordered a new trial in 1989
Crime: 1980s,
Crime state:
Utah,
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- Brian Robbins (1982 – ) was a Mormon church member and Boy Scout leader in Colorado; in 2013, was arrested and charged with two counts of sexual exploitation of a child; was a scoutmaster at the time of his arrest
Alleged crime: 2010s,
Alleged crime state:
Colorado,
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- Lowell Robison (1944 – 2018) 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 crime: 1980s, 1990s,
Alleged crime country:
Mexico,
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- Tracy Rogers was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
LDS positions: Missionary, Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Jean-Jacques S was an LDS church member in France; accused of sexual abuse
LDS positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- James Samuels (1943 – ) was a Mormon church member in Thornton, Idaho; found guilty of LEWD COND WITH A MINOR CHILD U/16 Date : 03-18-1980
LDS positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, - View report »
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- George Schliesser (1958 – ) was a Mormon church member, scout leader and Primary teacher in Utah; charged in 1990 with two counts of sodomy on a child and two counts of sex abuse on a child; in September 2021, was arrested after a third alleged attempt at voyeurism, the first two in 2020
Crime: 1980s,
Crime state:
Utah,
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- Dennis Schult (1935 – ) was a Mormon church member and scout leader in southern California; pleaded no contest to two counts of child molestation as part of a plea agreement wherein six other molestation charges were dropped; sentenced in 1991 to eight years in prison for sexually abusing two of his scouts for several years; as of 2024, registered sex offender living in Granada Hills, California
Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
Crime state:
California,
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- Frank Selas (1939 – 2021) was an former childrens TV host/entertainer in California who joined the LDS church in the 1990s; pleaded guilty to one count of indecent behavior with a child; the crime took place in the 1970s
Crime: 1970s,
Crime state:
California,
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- Wayne Sells was a Mormon church member in South Carolina; accused of sexual abuse
Alleged crime: 1980s,
Alleged crime state:
South Carolina,
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- Timothy Shoemaker (1976 – ) was a Mormon church member in Newnan, Georgia; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; as of 2024, lives in Newnan, Georgia as a registered sex offender
Crime: 1990s,
Crime state:
Georgia,
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- Neil Shumate (1945 – ) was an LDS church member and scout leader in Pleasanton, California; was also a kindergarten teacher; arrested in 1994 and charged with molesting several of his students; convicted on all 16 counts; sentenced to 12 years in prison
LDS positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
Civil case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- Sidney Spencer was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Idaho; convicted in 1984 of child sexual abuse; a Mormon bishop approved his application to be a scout leader despite his prior sex crime conviction
Crime: 1980s,
Crime state:
Idaho,
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- Michael Stillman (1939 – 2020) was a Mormon Tabernacle Choir member and professional scouter with the Boy Scouts of America in Monroe, Sevier County, Utah; accused in 1989 of having sexually abused a boy between the ages of 13 and 15 in the mid-1970s; decided to resign as district scout executive as long as it did not imply guilt; was never reported to police or charged with a crime
Alleged crime: 1970s,
Alleged crime state:
Utah,
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