Number of victims: 5 victims

19 matching Mormon sex abuse cases

- Andrew Bishop was a Mormon church member in Pleasant Grove, Utah (Manila Creek Stake); arrested in 2015 and admitted to sexually abusing 5 individuals in 10 years; convicted of sexual abuse of a minor in the first and second degree in February 2016; sentenced in 2016 to prison in Utah
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Scout leader,
- Convicted: 2016,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1981
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Places when accused: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Latest update: 2024: in prison in Utah
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- Charles Blome was a Mormon church member and US Army veteran in or near Houston or Beaumont, Texas; admitted to sexually molesting at least five boys; pleaded guilty to two counts of indecency with a child; sentenced to 15 years in prison; the LDS church was ordered to pay $4 million to a 13-year-old boy victim; Blome died in 2005
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- LDS church payment: $4,000,000
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Judgment for plaintiff, Lawsuit v. LDS church,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1928
  Died: 2005
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Texas,
- Latest update: 2005: died
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- David Brown was an LDS church member and boy scout leader in Missouri; charged with 32 counts of statutory sodomy; pleaded guilty in 2003 to five counts related to statutory sodomy; sentenced to prison for 15 years; a victim sued the Mormon church in 2003
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Music leader, Scout leader,
- Convicted: 2003, 2005,
- Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Missouri,
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- Cory Campbell was a Mormon church member in Ogden, Utah; accused of sexually abusing five underage girls; sentenced in 2010 to prison
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Youth leader,
- Convicted: 2010,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
- Latest update: 2010: sentenced to prison in Utah
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- Albert Carlson was a Mormon church member in Utah, New Mexico and Texas; arrested in the 1980s in Utah on a molestation charge after allegedly molesting an underage boy who he met through the church; the case was dropped to a lewdness charge which did not require him to register as a sex offender; in 2025, sentenced in Texas to life in prison for child sexual abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, No contest, Prison,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1944
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: New Mexico, Texas, Utah,
- Places when accused: Texas, Utah,
- Latest update: 2025: sentenced in Texas to life in prison for child sexual abuse
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- Curtis Crittenden was a Mormon church member and LDS full-time missionary in Guatemala in 1993-1995; admitted to sexually abusing boys while on his mission and later when he was the head of 4-H in Tooele County; sentenced to prison in 2007 in Utah for child sexual abuse of several boys in his care as their 4-H leader
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Church positions: Missionary,
- Convicted: 2007,
- Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: 1993-1995 Guatemala Guatemala
- Places lived: Guatemala, Utah,
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- David Curtis was a Mormon church member and middle school counselor in St. George, Utah; in 2025, pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse charges and was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1969
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah, Washington County (Utah),
- Places when accused: Utah,
- Latest update: Mar. 27, 2025: Sentenced in Utah to 15 years to life in prison
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- Robert Dindinger was an LDS church member, psychologist and pornography addiction book author in Orem, Utah; was an LDS missionary in Scotland 1995-97; worked at Brigham Young University; charged in 2025 with convincing child patients to undress so he could secretly record them; in 2018, his license was placed on probation after he "inappropriately touched" a 17-year-old during "masturbation satiation therapy"
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: BYU, Missionary,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace,
- Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1970
- Mission: 1995-1997 United Kingdom Scotland Edinburgh
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Places when accused: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
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- Marvin Harker was an LDS bishop in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada in 2016; reportedly confessed to his mission president in 1987 to sexually abusing multiple children; also reportedly confessed to his bishop; both leaders told him not to report to police, according to records in a 2016 criminal case; convicted in 2019 (alleged abuse 1986-93); sentenced in 2020 to five years in prison; registered sex offender
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Bishop, Missionary,
- Convicted: 2019,
- Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1968
- Mission: Unknown country
- Places lived: Canada,
- Places when accused: Canada,
- Latest update: September 2020: sentenced to five years in prison and made to register as a sex offender
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- Michael Hiatt was a Mormon church member in Clinton, Utah; charged in Utah in March 2023 with two second degree felony counts of enticing a minor, and one third degree felony count of dealing in materials harmful to a minor; pleaded guilty in June 2023 to one second degree felony count of enticing a minor; sentenced in August 2023 to 45 days in jail, with credit for 15 days served, and 4 years probation
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Missionary,
- Crime: Unknown crime year, in Davis County (Utah), Utah,
- Convicted: 2023,
- Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1990
- Mission: Unknown country
- Places lived: Davis County (Utah), Utah,
- Latest update: August 2023: sentenced to 45 days in jail, with credit for 15 days served, and 4 years probation
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- Ronald Jenkins was a Mormon scout leader, bishopric counselor and stake high council member in Idaho; worked as a high school teacher; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 1996 of 10 counts of lewd conduct with a minor; sentenced to 17 years in prison; registered sex offender
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Church positions: Bishopric counselor, Scout leader, Stake high council,
- Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Born: 1942
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender; lives in Caldwell, Idaho
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- Keith McDowall was a Mormon church member in Canberra, Australia; accused of sexual abuse of relatives, including an infant
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1925
  Died: 2018
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Australia,
- Places when accused: Australia,
- Latest update: died 2018-07-14
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- Mitchell McKee was a Mormon church member and retired Utah State Highway Patrol officer in Heber City, Utah; when arrested in 2024, was a licensed marriage and family therapist with experience helping LDS clients address "pre and post mission sexual issues;" accused of sexual abuse of a minor
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Missionary,
- Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Born: 1966
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
- Places when accused: Utah,
- Latest update: March 2024: arrested
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- Brian Mitchell was a Mormon church member and temple worker in Utah; abductor, with Wanda Barzee, of Elizabeth Smart
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Church positions: Stake high council, Temple worker,
- Convicted: 2009,
- Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Born: 1953
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah,
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- Derrick Pickering was a Mormon church member and nurse practitioner in Utah; accused in 2024 by multiple former patients in a civil lawsuit of touching them in sexually inappropriate ways
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Crime scenes: Health appointment, Perpetrator's workplace,
- Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1984
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
- Places when accused: Utah,
- Latest update: 2024: ongoing civil sexual harassment lawsuit
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- Robert Smith was a Mormon church member in Tooele, Utah; worked for the FBI; accused in 2022 of sexual abuse of several girls; as of April 2023, case is still underway in the Utah court system; in November 2023, charged with more sex crimes; Preliminary hearing date has been moved to June 30 2025 at 10 AM in third District Court, Tooele Utah
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Stake high council,
- Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Born: 1957
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
- Latest update: November 2023: charged with more sex crimes
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- Jared Tichy was an LDS church member and elementary school teacher in Salt Lake City, Utah; in April 2023, charged with child sexual abuse; several other victims came forward in April 2023
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Missionary,
- Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Born: 1978
- Mission: United States Nebraska Omaha
- Places lived: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Latest update: April 2023: Criminally charged, awaiting pre-trial
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- Thomas Waitman was an LDS church member in Cupertino, California; convicted of felony child sexual abuse in 1995 in California; as of 2023, registered sex offender living in Redmond, Washington
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Church positions: Scout leader, Seminary teacher,
- Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Born: 1944
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California, Washington,
- Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender living in Redmond, Washington
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- David Webb was an LDS church member and oral surgeon in Vacaville, California; accused of sexual abuse of multiple patients in 2021 and again in 2022; gave up his license to practice in 2023; got a license to practice dentistry in Idaho; as of March 2024, a criminal case and several civil cases in California are ongoing
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Born: 1977
- Mission: 1996-1998 Thailand Thailand [unknown city; dates approximate]
- Places lived: California, Idaho,
- Places when accused: California,
- Latest update: March 2024: a criminal case and several civil cases in California are ongoing
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