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- Bryan Barner was a Mormon church member in New York in the 1980s; scout leader, molested a 12-year-old boy and two 13-year-old boys; sentenced to no more than one year in prison
Convicted, Prison,
Was Scout leader,
Crime: 1980s, in New York,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1957
- Mission: no
- Places lived: New York,
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- Douglas Bowen was an LDS church member and Boy Scout leader in Washington, California, Utah and Idaho; was convicted of attempted aggravated sexual abuse of a child
Alleged failure to report
Convicted,
Was Scout leader,
Crime: 1970s, in Utah,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1950
- Mission: no
- Places lived: California, Idaho, Utah, Washington,
- Latest update: Lives in St. George, Utah
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- Ronald Boyce was a Mormon seminary teacher and home teacher in Schenectady, New York in the 1990s; accused of child sexual abuse in a 2024 civil lawsuit against the LDS church
Alleged failure to report
Excommunicated,
Never charged, Not convicted, Unknown result,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
Was Seminary teacher, Youth leader,
Alleged crime: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, in New York, Utah,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, Perpetrator's home, Recreational trip/outing, Victim's home,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1961
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: New York, Utah,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
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- Robert Bunker was an LDS church member in McCammon, Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 2006; sentenced to 33 days in jail; as of 2023, is a registered sex offender living in Idaho
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1990
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Latest update: 2024: is a registered sex offender; lives in Pocatello, Idaho
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- Craig Capron was a podiatrist; Mormon branch president in Macy, Nebraska (1999-2002), then a stake/ward executive secretary in Wyoming; allegedly sexually abused at least five children over a span of 20-plus years, despite LDS officials allegedly knowing of the first victim and prohibiting Capron from teaching kids; convicted in 2024 in Wyoming; sentenced to six to 12 years in prison; convicted again in 2025
Release from Mormon church position,
- Mormon officials allegedly assigned Capron to leadership positions despite forbidding him from teaching children - more than 20 years prior to his conviction
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender,
Was Branch president, stake executive secretary, Ward executive secretary,
Convicted: 2024,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1965
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Iowa, Nebraska, Utah, Wyoming,
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"I just want what's best for you."-
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- Michael Clay was an LDS church member and BYU professor in Provo, Utah; charged with sexually abusing three students; entered a plea bargain in May 2023 in which he agreed to plead no contest to three class A misdemeanor charges of sexual battery, complete 24 months of probation, do 50 hours of community service, and take a sexual boundaries course; sentenced in June 2023 according to the plea deal
Community service, Convicted, No contest, Plea deal, Probation,
Was BYU, Church employee, Scout leader, Youth leader,
Crime: 2010s, in Utah, Utah County (Utah),
Convicted: 2023,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1974
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Latest update: June 26, 2023: sentenced to two years of probation and no jail time after agreeing in May 2023 to a plea deal of three reduced misdemeanor charges of sexual battery
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- Kenneth Copple was a Mormon church member in Arizona; found guilty of child sexual abuse and sentenced in 2019 to prison
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
Was Unknown position,
Crime: 1980s, in Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
Convicted: 2019,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
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- Clark Crookston was a former Mormon bishop, dentist and college professor in Orem, Utah; accused of nearly 60 years of sex abuse of multiple children; pleaded guilty to attempted aggravated child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2022 to up to 35 years in prison
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
Was Bishop, High priest, Missionary, Stake high council,
Crime: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, in Utah, Utah County (Utah),
Convicted: 2022,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1949
- Mission: 1968-1970 Germany West German Mission
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: March 2024: in prison at the Central Utah Correctional Facility (offender number 254115) in Gunnison, Sanpete County, Utah
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- Richard Dilley was an LDS church member and scout leader in Burien, near Seattle, Washington; dishonorably discharged from the Navy in 1983 after admitting to abusing boys in a Scouting program in Athens, Greece; pleaded guilty in 1990 to one count of third degree child rape and five counts of child molestation for "repeated" offenses over two years of the scouts in his LDS troop; sentenced to 9 years in prison
Admitted guilt, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
Was Scout leader, Sunday school,
Crime: 1980s, in Greece, Washington,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Scout activity,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1959
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Greece, Washington,
- Latest update: 2024: lives in Airway Heights, Washington
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- Joseph Durborow was a Mormon church member in Orem, Utah; convicted of sexual abuse in Federal and State courts in 2003
Convicted,
Was Scout leader,
Crime: 2000s, in Utah, Utah County (Utah),
Convicted: 2003,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1961
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Latest update: Is a registered sex offender, lives in Orem, Utah; severed 10 years for Federal/State convictions
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- Todd Edwards was a Mormon bishop in Menifee, Riverside County, California; in 2013, sentenced to three years in prison for sexual abuse of one teenage girl in 2006 and another in 2012; was bishop at the time of the 2012 abuse; in 2024, two victims sued the LDS church in separate lawsuits; one said a stake president and LDS law firm Kirton McConkie hindered police
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
Was Bishop, Youth leader,
Crime: 2000s, 2010s, in California,
Convicted: 2013,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Vehicle,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1964
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California, Nevada,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: 2024: two victims filed separate civil lawsuits against the Mormon church, saying its leaders failed to protect them from Edwards
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- Samuel Faber was an LDS church member in Sandy, Utah; charged in 2022 of sexually assaulting a woman he met on an LDS dating app called Mutual; in 2024, admitted to sexually assaulting three women and pleaded guilty to amended first-degree felony charges of rape and forcible sodomy, and third-degree felony aggravated sexual assault and two counts of third-degree felony forcible sexual abuse
Admitted guilt, Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
Was Unknown position,
Crime: 2020s, in Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
Convicted: 2024,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Latest update: 2024: pleaded guilty
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- Stephen Field was a Mormon church member in California; convicted of sexual abuse; sentenced to prison
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Prison,
Was Scout leader,
Crime: 1970s, 1980s, in California,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: California,
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- Leeroy Fry was a former Mormon bishop in Farmington, Utah; in 1982-83, was an LDS bishop in the Hunter 1st Ward of the Hunter Central Stake in Magna, Utah; in 2012, pleaded guilty to two charges of attempted aggravated sexual abuse of a child, a 1st degree felony
Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
Was Bishop,
Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
Convicted: 2012,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1936
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Latest update: Lives in Farmington, Utah
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- Jay Grant was a Mormon bishop of the Adams Ward in Los Angeles, California; charged in 1981, at age 79, with five counts of forcible sexual abuse; sexually assaulted three young girls; convicted of all five counts; died in 1988 in Orem, Utah; ran "Grandpa Grant's Memory Club," a neighborhood study group for up to 175 LDS children; Grant sometimes had "students" spend the night at his apartment
Excommunicated,
Convicted,
Was Bishop, Youth leader,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1902
Died: 1988 - Mission: United States Southern States / Northern States [Ohio]
- Places lived: California, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Latest update: 1988: died in Orem, Utah
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- Efrey Guzman was an LDS church member and branch president in Sandy, Utah; charged with aggravated sexual assault, aggravated burglary, both first-degree felonies, and sexual abuse of a child and forcible sexual abuse, both second-degree felonies; acquitted
Found not guilty,
Was Branch president,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1966
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Latest update: Was acquitted in 2014
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- Ronald Hall 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, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, Unknown result,
Was Seminary teacher, Tabernacle Choir,
Crime: 1990s, in Utah,
Convicted: 2005,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1931
Died: 2023 - Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah, Washington,
- Latest update: 2023: died
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- Lynn Harrison was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded no contest
Convicted, No contest,
Was Scout leader,
Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in Utah, Weber County (Utah),
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1935
Died: 2016 - Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah, Weber County (Utah),
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- Jeffrey Head was an LDS bishop in Draper, Utah; committed sex crimes while serving as a Mormon bishop; in 2019, a jury found him guilty of attempted forcible sexual abuse, two counts of lewdness and sexual battery; sentenced to four months in jail and four years of probation
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Found guilty, Jail, Jury trial, Probation, Registered sex offender, Released,
Was Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Youth leader,
Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
Convicted: 2019,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1964
- Mission: 1983-1985 United States Missouri St. Louis
- Places lived: Missouri, Utah,
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- Michael Hicks was an LDS church member in Washington; accused of sexual abuse; sentenced to prison
Convicted, Prison,
Was Scout leader,
Crime: 1980s, in Washington,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Washington,
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- William Jansen was an LDS church member and police officer in Twin Falls, Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
Was Missionary,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1983
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Idaho,
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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
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
Was Other leader,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, LDS building, Recreational trip/outing,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
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- Carl Johnson was a former Mormon bishop and former mayor of West Bountiful, Utah; arrested in 2022 and charged with sexually abusing several children between 1983 and 1997; pleaded guilty in 2023 to four felony counts of child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2023 to three consecutive terms of nine years to life each for first-degree felonies, plus one term of one to 15 years on a second-degree felony
Convicted, Prison,
Was Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum, Missionary, Stake high council,
Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in Utah,
Convicted: 2023,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1945
- Mission: 1964-1966 Ireland Irish [Ireland]
- Places lived: Utah,
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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
Alleged failure to report
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Church paid $unknown
Excommunicated, Rebaptized,
Admitted guilt, Never charged, Not convicted,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, Unknown result,
Was BYU, Church employee, Other leader, Stake high council,
Alleged crime: 1960s, 1970s, in California, Utah,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1936
- Mission: no
- Places lived: California, Utah,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
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- Eric Jones was an LDS church member in Blackfoot, Idaho; arrested for alleged sexual contact with a toddler; convicted in January 2024 of battery with the intent to commit lewd conduct of a child after a one-day trial; sentenced in March 2024 to two to 20 years in prison; required to register as a sex offender
Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, Registered sex offender,
Was Unknown position,
Convicted: 2024,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1981
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Latest update: March 2024: sentenced to two to 20 years in prison
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- Stephen Kay 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
Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty,
Was Scout leader,
Crime: 1990s, in Australia,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1940
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Australia,
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- William Knox was a Mormon church member and scout leader in California; accused of sexually abusing multiple children
Alleged failure to report
Unknown result,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
Was Scout leader, Sunday school,
Alleged crime: 1970s, 1980s, in California,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: California,
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- Derek Layton was an LDS church member in Arizona; accused of sexual abuse in the late 1980s; convicted and sentenced to 25 years in prison for "sexual conduct with minor and dangerous crimes against children"
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Prison,
Was Unknown position,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
- Latest update: 2024: registered sex offender; lives in Chandler, Arizona
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- Kurt Leppert was a former LDS church primary teacher in Spokane Valley, Washington; found guilty in 2018 by a jury of seven counts of sexually abusing 3 children between the ages of 8 and 12; sentenced in 2018 to 21 years and 4 months in prison
Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
Was Primary,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1958
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Washington,
- Latest update: 2018: sentenced to 21 years and 4 months in prison
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- Frank Lind was a Mormon church member in California; sentenced before the early 2000s to 30 years to life in prison for sexually molesting a child; in the 2000s, a Mormon bishop allegedly supported Lind's decision to be baptized into the LDS church despite his prior conviction; in 2022, again convicted of child sexual abuse; sentenced to three consecutive terms of 25 years to life in prison
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
Was Unknown position,
Convicted: 2022,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1956
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Latest update: 2022: convicted of child sexual abuse; sentenced to three consecutive terms of 25 years to life in prison
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- Leonard Loschen was a Mormon church member; sentenced in 2022 to prison in Utah for sexually abusing LDS missionaries
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Prison,
Was Unknown position,
Crime: 2020s, in Utah,
Convicted: 2022,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1948
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
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- Benjamin Manning was a Mormon church member in Massachusetts and Utah; in 2014, molested a child while living with her family in Salt Lake City, Utah; charged with child sexual abuse in 2019; was a Sunday school teacher at some point between 2014 and 2024; found guilty by a jury in February 2024; sentenced in April 2024 to 120 years in prison
Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
Was Sunday school,
Crime: 2010s, in Massachusetts, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
Convicted: 2024,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1991
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Massachusetts, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Latest update: April 2024: sentenced to 120 years in prison
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- Jayson Martineau was an LDS church member in Idaho and Tremonton, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in December 2023 in Utah and was sent on a one-year rider program
Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
Was Missionary,
Convicted: 2023,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1973
- Mission: 1992-1994 Unknown country unknown
- Places lived: Idaho, Utah,
- Latest update: Dec 2023: pleaded guilty in Utah and was sent on a one-year ride program
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- Edwin McClellan was a Mormon bishop in Cottonwood, Arizona; accused of sexually abusing 3 female family members from the 1980s-2000s
Alleged failure to report
Never charged,
Was Bishop,
Alleged crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, in Arizona,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1936
Died: 2019 - Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Arizona,
- Latest update: Died January 2019 in Arizona
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- Richard McClung was a Mormon bishopric counselor in the Rockford, Illinois area; convicted in 2007 and 2014 of child sexual abuse; accused in a 2025 lawsuit against the Mormon church of sexually abusing an 8-year-old girl; allegedly was not removed from bishopric despite charges
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Found guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
Was Bishopric counselor,
Crime: 2000s, 2010s, in Illinois,
Convicted: 2007,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, LDS building, Perpetrator's home,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1943
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Illinois,
- Latest update: 2025: named as a defendant in a lawsuit against the Mormon church over alleged failure to report abuse
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- David McConkie 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
Alleged failure to report
Admitted guilt, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
Was Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Scout leader, Stake president, Youth leader,
Crime: 2000s, 2010s, in Colorado,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1978
- Mission: 1997-1999 Bolivia Bolivia Cochabamba
- Places lived: Bolivia, Colorado, Utah, Virginia,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: July 2025: sentenced to five years probation
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- Glen McGhie was a Mormon church member in Santa Clara, California; found guilty of lewd or lascivious act on a child age 14/15, a felony; lost his physical therapy license
Convicted,
Was Missionary,
Crime: 2000s, in California,
Convicted: 2002,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1958
- Mission: Japan
- Places lived: California, Washington,
- Latest update: Lives in Lynnwood, Washington and had his name removed from sex offender database
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- Robert Metcalf 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
Alleged failure to report
Excommunicated,
Convicted, Prison,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
Was Scout leader,
Crime: 1970s, 1980s, in Arizona, California,
- Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing, Scout activity,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1949
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Arizona, California,
- Latest update: 2025: in prison in Florence, Arizona; set to be released Sept. 5, 2026
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- Miguel Michel was an LDS church member in Buenos Aires, Argentina; accused of child sexual abuse in or around 2000; allegedly sexually molested three children ranging in age from five to eight years old
Unknown result,
Was Unknown position,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Argentina,
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- Scotty Mortensen was an LDS church member and scout leader in Utah; accused in 1988 of child sexual abuse
Unknown result,
Was Scout leader,
Alleged crime: 1980s, in Utah,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah,
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- Eustacio Munioz was an LDS ward religious and missionary class leader in the Brownsville, Texas area; in 2011, was accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old boy; the victim, as an adult, filed a lawsuit against the LDS church and won
Alleged failure to report
Unknown result,
Judgment for plaintiff, Lawsuit v. LDS church,
Was Other leader, Youth leader,
Alleged crime: 1990s, 2000s, in Texas,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1946
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Texas,
- Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender in Texas; lives in San Benito, Texas (Cameron County)
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- Gordon Neeley was an LDS church member and daycare owner in Salt Lake City, Utah; pleaded guilty to ATTEMPTED - AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD; convicted; died in 2018
Excommunicated,
Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
Was High priest, Missionary,
- Crime scenes: LDS building, Perpetrator's workplace,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1935
Died: 2018 - Mission: 1955-1957 Unknown country
- Places lived: Idaho, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Latest update: 2018: died
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- Aaron Nelson was a Mormon church member in Idaho Falls, Idaho; charged with 3 counts of Battery-Actual, Intentional and Unlawful Touching or Striking of Another Against their Will and 3 counts of Disturbing the Peace; accepted plea deal and found guilty of Disturbing the Peace; died 31 days after convicted
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
Was Missionary,
Crime: 2010s, in Idaho,
Convicted: 2020,
- Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1976
Died: 2020 - Mission: Argentina Argentina Buenos Aires North Mission
- Places lived: Argentina, Idaho,
- Latest update: Convicted of Disturbing the peace in plea agreement, died 1 month later.
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- Gregg Nielsen was an LDS church member and dentist in South Ogden, Utah; pleaded guilty in the 1990s to five felonies for molesting three girls, ages 11, 12 and 15, for six years in his home, office and on family outings; was sentenced to one year in jail, with releases to go to work and therapy
- Nielsen told one victim he had known her in a previous life, a reference to the Mormon belief in a pre-life existence, according to a civil lawsuit she filed against him in 1995
Unknown result,
Was Missionary,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1947
- Mission: Argentina Argentina [unknown]
- Places lived: Utah, Weber County (Utah),
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- David O'Connor 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
Alleged failure to report
Admitted guilt, Convicted, Unknown result,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
Was Scout leader,
Crime: 1970s, in Washington,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1953
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Washington,
- Latest update: May 2023: a $9.5 million settlement case involved O'Connor; the Washington school district where he had worked agreed to pay $9.5 million to three of his alleged victims
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- David Owens was an LDS elders quorum president in Tempe, Arizona; accused of sexual abuse; sentenced in 2018 to 20 or more years in prison for sexually assaulting three young men in his Mormon ward
Convicted, Prison,
Was Elders quorum,
Crime: 2010s, in Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
Convicted: 2018,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
- View report »
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- Kenny Parcell was an LDS church member and president of the National Association of Realtors; former Mormon ward young men's leader in Utah and bishopric counselor at BYU-Provo; accused in 2023 of sexual harassment by three women; resigned
Never charged, Not convicted,
Was Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Youth leader,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: United States Tennessee (unknown city)
- Places lived: Provo (Utah), Tennessee, Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Latest update: 2023: resigned after allegations of sexual harassment
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- Kenneth Rarick was a Mormon church member in Alaska; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
Convicted,
Was Scout leader,
Crime: 1980s, in Alaska,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1950
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Alaska,
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- Douglas Richens was former international director of the Mormon church's disability services and prison ministry; worked for the LDS church for 23 years; retired, became a professional life coach in Tooele, Utah; charged with sodomy on a child and aggravated sexual abuse; court ordered him held without bail as of Mar. 21, 2025
Ongoing, Police investigation,
Was Church employee, Missionary, Other leader, Seminary teacher, Unknown position,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Perpetrator's workplace,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1972
- Mission: Argentina Argentina (unknown) - included Rosario
- Places lived: Rwanda, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: Mar. 21, 2025: being held without bail
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- Jeffery Scofield was an LDS church member in Provo, Utah; found guilty in 2004 of two counts of sexual abuse of a child (a 6-year-old girl); spent six years in prison and underwent therapy; in 2017, was arrested and charged with rape of a 73-year-old woman; the case was dismissed because the victim could not be located to testify in court
Convicted, Found guilty, Prison,
Was Missionary,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1974
- Mission: Unknown country
- Places lived: Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
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- Joseph Shanks was an LDS senior missionary and temple worker in Chorley, Lancashire, England; convicted of ten charges related to sex crimes after he was caught in a police sting operation trying to meet three young children for sex; called from a landline registered to the Mormon Church's missionary training center
Convicted, Jail,
Was Missionary, Temple worker,
Crime: 2010s, in England, United Kingdom,
Convicted: 2017,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: United Kingdom
- Places lived: England, United Kingdom,
- Latest update: 2017: convicted of sex crimes
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- Jason Stark was a former full-time Mormon missionary in Kentucky; accused of sexually abusing three people in 2005 while on his mission; a lawsuit was filed against the Mormon church; in 2025, sentenced to 30 years in prison in Idaho
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Plea deal, Prison,
Lawsuit v. LDS church,
Was Missionary,
Crime: 2000s, 2010s, in Kentucky,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1985
- Mission: 2004-2005 United States
- Places lived: Kentucky,
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- Larry Strain was a Mormon church member in Missouri; accused of sexual abuse
Unknown result,
Was Unknown position,
Alleged crime: 1970s, in Missouri,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Missouri,
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- Mark Treter was a Mormon church member and environmental lawyer in Greendale, Indiana; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded no contest to one felony count; sentenced in 2023 to probation; local LDS church leaders allegedly knew of Treter's criminal behavior but did not report to police
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, No contest, Plea deal, Probation,
Was Scout leader, Youth leader,
Crime: 2000s, 2010s, in Indiana,
Convicted: 2023,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1954
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Indiana,
- Latest update: 2023: convicted and sentenced to probation
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- Anthony Webster was an LDS church member and fitness center employee in Collierville, Tennessee; accused of sexually molesting three young girls; in 2013, pleaded guilty to four counts of aggravated sexual battery and was sentenced to 16 years in prison
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
Was Unknown position,
Convicted: 2013,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Tennessee,
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- Waylon White was a Mormon church member in Payson, Arizona; was a licensed practiced nurse (PN); charged in 2025 with 18 felonies related to child sexual abuse
Alleged failure to report
Ongoing,
Was Youth leader,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1982
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Arizona,
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- Stephen Wold was a Mormon church member and former full-time missionary (to Panama) who lived in Highland, Utah; convicted in 2017 of first-degree felony aggravated sexual abuse of a 10-year-old girl and sentenced to 15 years to life in prison
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
Was BYU, Missionary,
Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
Convicted: 2017,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1988
- Mission: 2007-2009 Panama Panama (unknown)
- Places lived: Panama, Utah,
- Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender in Utah
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