6 LDS sex abuse cases found
- LDS position: Tabernacle Choir
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- Oliver Eames (1948 – 2005) was an LDS church member, sixth grade teacher and Mormon Tabernacle Choir singer in Farmington, Utah; admitted to trying to fondle several children he had been hired to tutor; pleaded guilty in 1988 to two felony counts of attempted aggravated sexual abuse of a child; local police had documented 52 alleged child sexual abuse incidents involving him
Positions: Other leader, Scout leader, Tabernacle Choir,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, - View report »
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- Ronald Hall (1931 – 2023) was an LDS church member and former Mormon Tabernacle Choir member in Utah and Washington; accused of sexually molesting three underage girls in 1997 or 1998; acquitted in 2000; accused of sexual abuse of a fourth victim, an underage girl, in approximately 2003; convicted in 2005 of third-degree felony attempted child sexual abuse; died in 2023
Convicted:
2005,
Positions: Seminary teacher, Tabernacle Choir,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Melvin Hansen (1952 – ) 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
Convicted:
2021,
Positions: Other leader, Tabernacle Choir,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Police investigation,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Robert Matthews was a Mormon church member and singer in the Mormon Tabernacle Choir; arrested in 2006, after police received evidence that he swam naked with four young boys during a trip in July 2006; he allegedly took pictures of the nude swim and later processed the images on his computer; charged with four counts of sexual exploitation of a minor and lewdness involving a child; convicted
Convicted:
2007,
Positions: Tabernacle Choir,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result, - View report »
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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 failure to report
Positions: Scout leader, Tabernacle Choir,
Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, - View report »
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- Morris Whitlock (1955 – ) was a Mormon church member in American Fork, Utah; convicted of two counts of sexual abuse in the 2nd degree in 2001; convicted of sexually abusing 2 former students; Whitlock gave police 19 more names of students he confessed to abusing, ages 12-14 from 1978-2000; , is not a registered sex offender as of August 2026; Online records show Whitlock lives in Saratoga Springs, UT.
Convicted:
2001,
Positions: Bishopric counselor, Tabernacle Choir, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
Alleged church actions: unknown, - View report »
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