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Donation options »52 Mormon sexual abuse cases found
Douglas Bowen
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- 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.
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Alleged coverup- Criminal: Convicted,
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Crime: 1970s, in Utah,
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Robert Bunker
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- 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.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender,
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Michael Clay
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- 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.
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- Criminal: Community service, Convicted, No contest, Probation,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: BYU, Church employee, Scout leader, Youth leader,
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Kenneth Copple
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- was a Mormon church member in Arizona; found guilty of child sexual abuse and sentenced in 2019 to prison.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Crime: 1980s, in Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
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Clark Crookston
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- 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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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Positions: Bishop, High priest, Missionary, Stake high council,
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Richard Dilley
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- 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.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Scout leader, Sunday school,
- Crime: 1980s, in Greece, Washington,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Scout activity,
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Joseph Durborow
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- was a Mormon church member in Orem, Utah; convicted of sexual abuse in Federal and State courts in 2003.
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- Alleged crime: 2000s, in Utah, Utah County (Utah),
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Todd Edwards
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- 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.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil: Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Positions: Bishop, Youth leader,
- Crime: 2000s, 2010s, in California,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Vehicle,
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Samuel Faber
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- 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.
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- Criminal: Admitted guilt, Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Crime: 2020s, in Utah,
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Stephen Field
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- was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse; sentenced to prison.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Crime: 1970s, 1980s, in California,
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Leeroy Fry
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- 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.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Positions: Bishop,
- Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
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Jay Grant
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- 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.
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- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishop, Youth leader,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
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Efrey Guzman
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- 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.
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- Criminal: Found not guilty,
- Positions: Branch president,
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Ronald Hall
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- 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; sentenced; passed away November 11, 2023.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Found not guilty,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Seminary teacher, Tabernacle Choir,
- Crime: 1990s, in Utah,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
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Lynn Harrison
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- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse.
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- Criminal: Convicted, No contest,
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in Utah, Weber County (Utah),
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Jeffrey Head
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- was an LDS bishop in Utah; committed sex crimes while serving as a Mormon bishop; convicted of attempted forcible sexual abuse, two counts of lewdness and sexual battery; sentenced to four months in prison and four years of probation.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted, Jail, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Youth leader,
- Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
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Michael Hicks
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- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse; sentenced to prison.
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- Criminal: Convicted,
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Crime: 1980s, in Washington,
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William Jansen
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- was an LDS church member and police officer in Twin Falls, Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Missionary,
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Kenneth Jenks
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- 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.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Positions: Other leader,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, LDS building, Recreational trip/outing,
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Carl Johnson
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- 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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- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum, Missionary, Stake high council,
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in Utah,
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Melvin Johnson
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- 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.
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- Alleged coverup
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LDS church payment: Undisclosed amount
- Criminal: Admitted guilt, Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil: Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, Unknown result,
- Positions: BYU, Church employee, Other leader, Stake high council,
- Alleged crime: 1960s, 1970s, in California, Utah,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
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Eric Jones
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- 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.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
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Stephen Kay
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- 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.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty,
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Crime: 1990s, in Australia,
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William Knox
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- was a Mormon church member and scout leader; accused of sexually abusing multiple children.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Positions: Scout leader, Sunday school,
- Alleged crime: 1970s, 1980s, in California,
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Derek Layton
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- 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 with minor and dangerous crimes against children".
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
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Kurt Leppert
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- 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.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Primary,
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Frank Lind
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- 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.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
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Leonard Loschen
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- was a Mormon church member; sentenced in 2022 to prison in Utah for sexually abusing LDS missionaries.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Crime: 2020s, in Utah,
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Benjamin Manning
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- 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.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
- Positions: Sunday school,
- Crime: 2010s, in Massachusetts, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
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Jayson Martineau
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- 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.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Missionary,
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Edwin McClellan
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- was a Mormon bishop in Cottonwood, Arizona; accused of sexually abusing 3 female family members from the 1980s-2000s.
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- Criminal: Never charged,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishop,
- Alleged crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, in Arizona,
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Richard McClung
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- 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.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted, Found guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil: Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Positions: Bishopric counselor,
- Crime: 2000s, 2010s, in Illinois,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, LDS building, Perpetrator's home,
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Glen McGhie
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- 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.
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- Criminal: Convicted,
- Crime: 2000s, in California,
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Robert Metcalf
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- was an LDS church member in California and Arizona; convicted three times of child sexual abuse; sentenced in 1979 to 6 years in prison for sexually abusing a child; returned to the Mormon church after being released from prison, was made a scout leader and allegedly molested a scout on a campout in about 1987, according to a civil lawsuit; sentenced in Arizona in 1989 to 37 years in prison.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing, Scout activity,
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Miguel Michel
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- 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.
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- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
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Scotty Mortensen
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- was an LDS church member and scout leader in Utah; accused in 1988 of child sexual abuse.
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- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Alleged crime: 1980s, in Utah,
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Eustacio Munioz
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- 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.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: Judgment for plaintiff, Lawsuit v. LDS church,
- Positions: Other leader, Youth leader,
- Crime: 1990s, 2000s, in Texas,
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Gordon Neeley
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- was an LDS church member and daycare owner in Salt Lake City, Utah; plead guilty to ATTEMPTED - AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD; convicted; died in 2018.
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- Criminal: Convicted,
- Positions: High priest, Missionary,
- Crime scenes: LDS building, Perpetrator's workplace,
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Aaron Nelson
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- 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.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Crime: 2010s, in Idaho,
- Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing,
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Gregg Nielsen
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- was an LDS church member and dentist in South Ogden, Utah; accused of sexual abuse.
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- Criminal: Unknown result,
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David O'Connor
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- 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.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Admitted guilt, Convicted, Unknown result,
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Crime: 1970s, in Washington,
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David Owens
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- 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.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Elders quorum,
- Crime: 2010s, in Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
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Kenny Parcell
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- 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.
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- Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Youth leader,
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Kenneth Rarick
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- was a Mormon church member in Alaska; accused of sexual abuse; convicted.
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- Criminal: Convicted,
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Crime: 1980s, in Alaska,
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Douglas Richens
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- 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.
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- Criminal: Ongoing, Police investigation,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Church employee, Missionary, Other leader, Seminary teacher, Unknown position,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Perpetrator's workplace,
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Jeffery Scofield
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- was an LDS church member in Provo, Utah; found guilty of sexual abuse of a 6 year old girl in 2001 and served 6 years in prison; 2017 was arrested and charged with rape of a 73 year old woman.
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- Criminal: Convicted,
- Positions: Missionary,
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Joseph Shanks
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- was an LDS senior missionary and temple worker in Chorley, Lancashire, England; found guilty of ten charges related to sex crimes after he was caught in a police sting operation trying to meet three young children for sex.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Jail,
- Positions: Missionary, Temple worker,
- Crime: 2010s, in England, United Kingdom,
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Jason Stark
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- 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.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Positions: Missionary,
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Larry Strain
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- was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
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- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Alleged crime: 1970s, in Missouri,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
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Mark Treter
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- was a Mormon church member and environmental lawyer in Greendale, Indiana; accused of sexual abuse; found guilty; sentenced in 2023 to probation; local LDS church leaders allegedly knew of Treter's criminal behavior but did not report to police.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted, Probation,
- Positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Crime: 2000s, 2010s, in Indiana,
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Anthony Webster
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- was an LDS church member in Collierville, Tennessee; sentenced to prison for molesting three girls.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Positions: Unknown position,
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Stephen Wold
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- 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.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Positions: BYU, Missionary,
- Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
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