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Donation options »7 Mormon sexual abuse cases found
Richard Baker
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- was an LDS bishopric counselor in Clearfield, Utah; accused of voyeurism and child sexual exploitation.
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Alleged coverup- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Positions: Bishopric counselor,
- Crime: 2010s, 2020s, in Utah,
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Robert Berchtold
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- was a Mormon church member in Idaho; sexually abused a child; in 1986, was found guilty of rape of a child and spent one year in jail.
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- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Temple worker,
- Crime: 1970s, 1980s, in Idaho,
- Crime scenes: Victim's home,
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Lon Kennard
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- was a former Mormon bishop in Utah; in 2011, pleaded guilty to three felony counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child; sentenced in November 2011 to three consecutive terms of five years to life in the Utah State Prison.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Positions: Bishop, Missionary,
- Crime: 1990s, 2000s, in Utah,
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Virgil Larson
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- was a Mormon church member and first counselor in an LDS ward bishopric in Chubbuck, Idaho; arrested in September 2024 and charged with sexual abuse of five boys, ages 12-15; he knew the boys from LDS ward activities and was their priesthood leader; as of March 2025, a jury trial was scheduled for Apr. 8.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Ongoing,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishopric counselor, Youth leader,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
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Charles Richmond
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- was an LDS church member and LDS addiction recovery specialist in Hutchinson, Kansas; convicted of aggravated indecent liberties w child; Offender =>18 fondle child <14; in prison in Kansas as of 2024.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Other leader, Sunday school,
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Richard Sampson
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- was a Mormon bishop, stake high council member and doctor in Provo, Utah; Director of Medical Affairs for the LDS Missionary Training Center; sexually abused at least seven children; convicted and sentenced in 2014 to one to 15 years in prison for child sexual abuse; as of 2024, was out on parole living in Holladay, Utah.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted, Parole, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishop, Church employee, Other leader, Stake high council,
- Crime: 2000s, 2010s, in Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona), Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
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David Williams
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- was an LDS church member in West Valley, Utah; found guilty of sexually abusing 7 little girls for 14 years; the abuse was reported to parents and bishop and they did nothing.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Positions: Unknown position,
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