8 LDS sex abuse cases found
ward mission leaders
- LDS position: Ward mission leader
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- Ricky Fornaro (1963 – ) was a Mormon church member in Victoria, Australia; in 2026 was convicted of sexually abusing three girls from 1999-2009; was sentenced to 6 years and 10 months jail in July 2026
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2026, 
Positions: Bishop, Ward mission leader, 
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, 
Alleged church actions: unknown, - View report »
"Who I was and who I would have grown up to be was stolen by you."Fornaro was reportedly known as a churchgoing "virtuous man of faith" -
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- Spencer Kartchner (1965 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah; convicted of sex crimes in 2009 and 2021
- Convicted:
2009, 2021,
- Positions: Ward mission leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender,
- View report »
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- James Kersey Sr. (1958 – ) was a Mormon church member in Eastman, Georgia; arrested Jan. 23, 2026 and charged with computer child exploitation / felony and computer pornography / felony
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted:
Ongoing,
- Positions: Bishopric counselor, elders quorum counselor, Primary teacher, Sunday school teacher, Ward mission leader, Ward Santa Claus,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
- View report »
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- Tevita Mounga (1946 – ) was a former Mormon bishop and ward mission leader in Salt Lake City, Utah; arrested and charged in May 2024 with sexual assault and kidnapping
- Positions: Bishop, Ward mission leader,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- View report »
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- Michael Otten (1970 – ) was an LDS church member in Murrieta, California; took his computer to a tech repair shop and child sexual abuse material (CSAM) was found; police searched his home and found more CSAM
- Positions: Ward mission leader,
- Criminal case(s): Police investigation, Unknown result,
- View report »
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- George Potter (1986 – ) was a Mormon church member in Gulf Breeze, Florida; federally convicted of Receipt, Possession, or Distribution of material containing Child Pornography, in 2013; released from prison in Feb. 2025; is a registered sex offender living in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
- Convicted:
2013,
- Positions: Ward mission leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
- View report »
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- Mark Sherry (1964 – ) was an LDS ward mission leader and church building supervisor in Kansas City, Missouri; found guilty in 2000 of Sexual Misconduct - 2nd Degree; sentenced to two years of supervised probation
- Convicted:
2000,
- Positions: ever-church-building-supervisor, Missionary, Other leader, Sunday school, Ward mission leader, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Probation,
- View report »
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- Paul Spencer (1970 – ) was a Mormon church temple prep instructor and mission leader in Riverton, Salt Lake County, Utah; charged in December 2024 with multiple felonies related to arranging to meet a police detective posing as a 13-year-old girl for sexual assault in Lehi, Utah
- Positions: Other leader, Ward mission leader, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Police investigation,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
- View report »
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