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Terry George Allen
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- Latest update: 2024: registered sex offender; lives in Grapevine, Texas
- Victims: 10 or more victims,
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Born: 1943
LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, High priest, Music leader, Stake high council, Stake public communications director, Sunday school president, Sunday school teacher, Youth leader,
- LDS mission:
unknown
Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused 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.
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Donnie Rue Boring
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- AKA Donnie Boring, Donny Boring
- Latest update: died in December 2017
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Born: 1950
Died: 2017
LDS positions: Bishop, Missionary, Seminary teacher, Stake high council, Temple worker, Youth leader,
- LDS mission:
United States - Northern California 1969-1971
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- He was a Mormon bishop and stake high council member in California / Arizona; pleaded guilty in 2017 to a felony charge of sexual abuse; died in December 2017.
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Timothy William Bothell
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- AKA Tim Bothell
- Latest update: Pleaded guilty
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Born: 1969
LDS positions: Church employee, Stake high council,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- He was a LDS church employee and LDS church member in Utah; pleaded guilty and was sentenced in 2013 for sexual abuse of 2 girls ages 11 and 13.
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Mark Nielson Cram
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- Latest update: 2008: case dismissed, expunged
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1956
LDS positions: Bishop, Stake high council, Stake presidency counselor,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Admitted guilt, Criminal case expunged, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused 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.
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Clark Elwood Crookston
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- AKA Dr. Crookston
- Latest update: March 2024: in prison at the Central Utah Correctional Facility (offender number 254115) in Gunnison, Sanpete County, Utah
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1949
LDS positions: Bishop, High priest, Missionary, Stake high council,
- LDS mission:
Germany - West German Mission 1968-1970
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- He was a former Mormon bishop, dentist and college professor in Orem, Utah; accused of nearly 60 years of sex abuse of multiple children; found guilty of attempted aggravated child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2022 to up to 35 years in prison.
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James Edrick Denos
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- AKA Bishop Denos, James Denos Jr.
- Latest update: 2017-10-25: died in Draper, Utah
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1929
Died: 2017
LDS positions: Bishop, Missionary, Stake high council, Temple worker, Ward clerk,
- LDS mission:
Netherlands - Holland 1947-1950
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- He was a former LDS bishop and junior high school teacher in Utah; previously lived and served as a Mormon bishop in California; sentenced in 2002 to a minimum of 20 years in a Utah state prison for sexually abusing four of his granddaughters living in Utah; allegedly began molesting kids as early as 1950.
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Gerald Howard Elison
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- AKA Gerry Elison, Jerry Elison, Mr. Elison, Mr. E
- Latest update: 2019: died
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1930
Died: 2019
LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Primary teacher, Stake high council,
- LDS mission:
no
- He 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.
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David Brian Farley
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- AKA David B. Farley, Dr. Farley
- 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
- Victims: 10 or more victims, 100 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1958
LDS positions: Primary teacher, Stake high council, Sunday school teacher,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He 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.
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Francis Heber Fuller
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- AKA Heber Fuller, F. Heber Fuller
- Latest update: May 2023: registered sex offender living in Washington, Utah
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Born: 1940
LDS positions: Bishop, Missionary, Stake high council,
- LDS mission:
Australia - Australia [unknown]
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- He was a Mormon bishop in Highland, Utah in 1993; also was a stake high council member in Utah; in 2018 or 2019, pleaded guilty to two second degree felony counts of child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2019 in Utah to two years in prison.
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Samuel Howard Gardner
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- AKA Sam Gardner, William Howard Mercer
- Latest update: August 8, 1968: died in Utah
- Victims: 4 victims,
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Born: 1932
Died: 1968
LDS positions: Bishop, Stake high council,
- LDS mission:
United States - Central States 1951-1953
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was an LDS bishop in the Oklahoma City First Ward in the early 1960s; accused of sexually abusing a teenage boy in the bishop's office at a Mormon chapel in about 1961; died in 1968.
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Shawn Cory Gooden
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- Latest update: November 2023: sentenced in Virginia to up to 5 years in prison after pleading guilty to four felony counts; faces more charges in Pennsylvania
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1974
LDS positions: Bishop, Scout leader, Stake high council, Stake presidency counselor, Youth leader,
- LDS mission:
United States - Ohio Cleveland (Spanish speaking)
Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted, Ongoing, Prison, Probation,
- He 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.
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Matthew John Hack
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- AKA Matthew Hack Jr
- Victims: 1 victim,
LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Stake high council,
- LDS mission:
no
- Criminal case: Convicted, No contest,
- He 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.
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Brent Dixson Hansen
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- Latest update: Died in 2015
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1938
LDS positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, High priest group leader, Scout leader, Stake high council, Sunday school president, Youth leader,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- The accused was an LDS church member and dentist in Spanish Fork, Utah; accused of receiving sexual favors from a dentistry patient in return for prescriptions for narcotics.
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James Glenn Haskell
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- AKA Bishop Haskell
- Latest update: June 2024: found not guilty in a jury trial of 16 of 17 counts; jurors deadlocked on one count of felony injury upon a child; hearing set for July 15
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1982
LDS positions: Bishop, Scout leader, Stake high council,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Acquitted, Found not guilty, Hung jury, Ongoing,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He 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; pleaded not guilty; in June 2024, found not guilty in a jury trial of 16 of 17 counts; jurors deadlocked on one count of felony injury upon a child.
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Ángel Orlando Jaramillo
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- Latest update: August 2023: arrested on child pornography and abuse charges
LDS positions: Church employee, Stake clerk, Stake high council,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Ongoing, Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Jujuy, Argentina; arrested on child pornography and abuse charges (which includes distribution, tenancy, and production of material).
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Ronald Alvin Jenkins
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- Latest update: He is a registered sex offender who lives in Caldwell Idaho as of 2023.
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Born: 1942
LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Scout leader, Stake high council,
- LDS mission:
no
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- He was an high school teacher in Filer Idaho; was a Mormon scout leader, bishiopric counselor and stake high council member in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; convicted of 10 counts of Lewd Conduct with a minor in 1996; sentenced to 17 years in prison.
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Carl Matthew Johnson
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- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1945
LDS positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum president, Missionary, Stake high council,
- LDS mission:
Ireland - Irish [Ireland] 1964-1966
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was a former mayor of West Bountiful, UT; former Mormon bishop in Utah; arrested for and charged with sexually abusing several children; pleaded guilty in January 2023 to four felony counts of child sexual abuse; sentenced in March 2023 to prison.
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Major Lynn Madon
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- Latest update: Currently serving time in Central Utah Correctional Facility
- Victims: 1 victim,
LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Nursery leader, Stake high council, Sunday school teacher, Ward clerk,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- The accused 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.
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Brian David Mitchell
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Born: 1953
LDS positions: Stake high council, Temple worker,
- LDS mission:
no
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- He was a Mormon church member and temple worker in Utah; abductor, with Wanda Barzee, of Elizabeth Smart.
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Steven Dean Murdock
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Born: 1963
LDS positions: Bishop, Stake high council,
- LDS mission:
unknown
Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- He was a former Mormon bishop and stake high council member in Utah; in 2019, was caught taking photos of a young woman in a dressing room in Tennessee; pleaded guilty in November 2019.
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Byron Lloyd Poelman
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- AKA President Poelman
- Latest update: 2014: died
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Born: 1934
Died: 2014
LDS positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Mission president, Missionary, Stake high council, Stake president, Sunday school teacher,
- LDS mission:
Netherlands - Netherlands
Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- He 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.
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Carl Dee Pratt
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- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1930
Died: 2006
LDS positions: Bishop, High priest, Other leader, Scout leader, Stake high council, Temple worker,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was a Mormon bishop in San Manuel, Arizona; allegedly sexually abused a boy in his ward, in the bishop's office at an LDS chapel; died in 2006.
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Lowell Robison
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- Latest update: 2018: died by suicide
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1944
Died: 2018
LDS positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum presidency, Elders quorum president, Mission president, Missionary, Scout leader, Stake high council, Stake presidency counselor, Stake president, Sunday school teacher, Youth leader,
- LDS mission:
Mexico - Southeast Mexican 1963-1965
Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was a Mormon mission president in the Mexico Leon mission (1995-1998) when he allegedly sexually abused multiple missionaries; accused in 2018 of the alleged abuse; two months later, died by suicide.
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Richard Blaine Sampson
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- AKA Rick Sampson
- Latest update: 2023: Out on parole in Utah
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Born: 1945
LDS positions: Bishop, Other leader, Stake high council,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- He was a Mormon church member and bishop in Provo, Utah; convicted child sexual abuser and former Provo, Utah MTC doctor; sentenced in 2014 to one to 15 years in prison for child sexual abuse.
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Stephen Wayne Stokes
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- AKA Steve Stokes, Professor Stokes
- Latest update: 2022: Civil lawsuit dismissed with prejudice
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Born: 1948
Died: 2016
LDS positions: Bishopric, BYU professor, High priest group leader, Missionary, Scout leader, Stake high council, Temple worker, Ward mission leader, Youth leader,
- LDS mission:
United States - New York Cumorah 1967-1969
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case: Civil case dismissed, Civil case dismissed with prejudice,
- He 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.
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John Eric Thiele
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Born: 1956
LDS positions: Stake high council,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- He was a Mormon church stake high council member in Idaho; convicted of sexual abuse, no jail time served registered as sex offender.
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Donald Ray Tolman
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- AKA Don Tolman
- Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender in Utah
- Victims: 2 victims,
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Born: 1943
LDS positions: Bishop, Missionary, Stake high council,
- LDS mission:
Ireland - Ireland 1963-1965
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- He was an LDS church member and former bishop in Provo, Utah (Provo 10th Ward, starting in 1975); convicted in 2020 of six felony counts related to child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2020 to 25 years to life in prison.
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Sterling Gray Van Wagenen
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Born: 1947
LDS positions: BYU professor, Stake high council, Sunday school teacher,
- LDS mission:
unknown
Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- The accused was a co-founder of Sundance Film Festival and director of some Mormon temple endowment videos; publicly accused of sexual abuse of two children in two separate instances; sentenced to prison in 2019 for child sexual abuse.
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LaVar Madsen Withers
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- AKA Dr. Withers
- Latest update: 2005: died
- Victims: 10 or more victims, 100 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1936
Died: 2005
LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Stake high council,
- LDS mission:
no
Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- He was a Mormon church member and physician in Rexburg, Idaho; was accused of sexual abuse by at least 133 women and children (some as young as 13 years old) over a period of 30 years or more; admitted to sexual abuse; found guilty of 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.
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Orson Davis Wright
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- AKA Orson D. Wright, President Wright
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1928
Died: 2017
LDS positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Branch president, Mission president, Missionary, Stake high council, Temple Square tour guide, Temple worker,
- LDS mission:
Australia - Australia [unknown]
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused 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.
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