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58 matching Mormon sex abuse cases

- Oliver Eames was an LDS church member, sixth grade teacher and Mormon Tabernacle Choir singer in Farmington, Utah; admitted to trying to fondle several children he had been hired to tutor; pleaded guilty in 1988 to two felony counts of attempted aggravated sexual abuse of a child; local police had documented 52 alleged child sexual abuse incidents involving him
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Other leader, Scout leader, Tabernacle Choir,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1948
  Died: 2005
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah,
- Latest update: 2005: died in Utah
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- Dennis Empey was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Blackfoot, Idaho; accused of sexually abusing many children; his stake president allegedly knew Empey was abusing kids; convicted of child molestation in May 1991; sentenced to two years probation
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Probation,
- Church positions: Scout leader,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Born: 1957
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Latest update: 2023: lives in Driggs, Idaho
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- David Farley was a former doctor and LDS church member in West Linn, Oregon; accused of sexually abusing over 200 patients; the alleged abuse occurred over a span of many years, during which Farley was an LDS stake high council member for some time; never criminally charged; in February 2024, the city of West Linn, Oregon released a report about the way its police department investigated Farley
- Church fought in court to keep records on Farley secret
- "When I was assaulted, I thought I was alone, I thought I had misread things."— Katie Medley
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Ongoing,
- Church positions: Bishopric counselor, Primary, Stake high council, Sunday school,
- Alleged crime: Unknown crime year, in Oregon,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, 100 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1958
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Oregon, Utah,
- Places when accused: Oregon,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: February 2024: lives in Nephi, Utah; February 2024: the city of West Linn, Oregon released a report about the way its police department investigated Farley
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- Gabe Gilbert was an LDS missionary; convicted in 2021 of five counts of first-degree felony aggravated sexual extortion of a child and four counts of second-degree felony sexual exploitation of a minor; was sentenced to terms of five years to life in state prison for each of the first-degree felonies
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Church positions: Missionary,
- Convicted: 2019,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 2000
- Mission: Unknown country
- Places lived: Utah,
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- Scott Gollaher was an LDS church member in Utah; sentenced to prison for child sexual abuse
- Church discipline: Excommunicated,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Church positions: Missionary, Youth leader,
- Crime: Unknown crime year, in Utah,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: Canada Alberta
- Places lived: Utah,
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- David Hamblin was a Mormon church member and former elders quorum president in Utah; arrested in 2022 and charged with child sexual abuse in three separate cases; investigated along with ex-wife Roselle Stevenson (arrested in 2023) for alleged ritualistic sexual abuse; in 2025, a court dismissed one case with prejudice after "discovery issues;" one case remained as of March 2025
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Police investigation,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Elders quorum,
- Crime scenes: Health appointment, Perpetrator's home, Perpetrator's workplace, Public, Recreational trip/outing, Victim's home,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Born: 1954
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Places when accused: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: remote hearing on 2023-03-22
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- Craig Harward was a Mormon ward executive secretary and former elementary "teacher of the year" in Santa Clara County, California; accused of sexual abuse of at least 10 children; pleaded guilty to charges related to sexual abuse of four children over a six-year period; sentenced to 14 years in prison; in 2024, a lawsuit said the LDS church failed to report abuse; as of 2024, lives in St. George, Utah
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Missionary, Other leader, Ward executive secretary,
- Convicted: 2004,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, LDS building, Recreational trip/outing,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1948
- Mission: 1972-1974 Uruguay Uruguay
- Places lived: California, Utah,
- Places when accused: California,
- Latest update: July 2024: is a registered sex offender, lives in St. George, Utah; lawsuit filed against the LDS church and Harward, claiming local LDS leaders knew of his abuse but didn't report or try to stop it
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- Jeremiah Hatch was a Mormon bishop and scout leader in American Fork, Utah (12th Ward) in the 1970s and early 1980s; accused of sexual abuse of six children that allegedly took place in 1976 during an overnight camping trip, and at his home during a sleepover; allegedly abused up to 30 or more children around the same time
- Criminal case(s): Never charged,
- Church positions: Bishop, Scout leader,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, Recreational trip/outing,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Places when accused: Unknown location,
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- Christopher Jensen was a Mormon church member in Utah and West Virginia; sentenced to 35 to 75 years in prison for sexually abusing two children; local LDS church coverup alleged; LDS church settled civil lawsuit mid-trial in 2018 for $32 million, also spending over $27 million on legal fees; FLOODLIT.org discovered the settlement details in 2025 and made them public for the first time
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- LDS church payment: $32,000,000
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Church positions: Missionary,
- Convicted: 2013,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home, Victim's school,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Born: 1991
- Mission: 2011-2012 United States Unknown (Arizona)
- Places lived: Arizona, Utah, West Virginia,
- Places when accused: Utah, West Virginia,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: in prison
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- Les Johnson was a Mormon church member in northern Utah; found guilty of child sexual abuse; was granted parole in 1984 in Utah after serving 7 months of a 0-5 year prison sentence; as of 2023, lives in Bountiful, Utah
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Released,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Born: 1944
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Latest update: released from prison in the 1980s; lives in Utah as of 2023
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- Larry Judd was an LDS church member in Mesa, Arizona; accused of sexual abuse; admitted to molesting 12 girls over a period of about 20 years; some of the alleged abuse took place at church and at church-sponsored summer camps
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Scout leader,
- Crime: Unknown crime year, in Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, LDS building, Perpetrator's home,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1936
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
- Places when accused: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
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- Thomas Kimball was a Mormon church member in Logan, Utah; accused of sexual abuse by multiple women; died by suicide in October 2020, shortly after allegations became public
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, Suicide,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Born: 1967
  Died: 2020
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Cache County (Utah), Utah,
- Latest update: 2020-10-13: died by suicide
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- Brandon Manning was an LDS church member in Utah and Georgia; convicted three times of sex crimes: Scotland in the 1990s, Utah in 2001, Georgia in 2020; assigned to be a young men's president in a Georgia LDS branch in 2017; arrested in 2019 and charged with eight felony counts of child sexual exploitation; convicted; as of November 2023, lives in Fort Valley, Georgia as a registered sex offender
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Church discipline: Church position after confession/conviction,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Missionary, Youth leader,
- Convicted: 2001, 2020, Unknown,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1973
- Mission: 1993-1993 United Kingdom Scotland (Glasgow)
- Places lived: Georgia, Scotland, United Kingdom, Utah,
- Latest update: November 2023: registered sex offender in Georgia; not incarcerated; lives in Fort Valley, Georgia
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- Craig Mathias was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Granada Hills, California; was in the Northridge ward until 1983; convicted in 1987 of sexually molesting multiple boy scouts; sentenced to six years in prison
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Scout leader,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1960
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Places when accused: California,
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- Franklin Mathias was a Mormon church member and Boy scout leader in Oregon; had a career as a schoolteacher; accused in 1987 of sexual abuse; sentenced in 1988 to four years in prison for molesting a child; he said that he had 242 victims over a 30-year period
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Prison,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Unknown result,
- Church positions: Scout leader,
- Crime scenes: Scout activity,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, 100 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Oregon,
- Places when accused: Oregon,
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- Matthew Nash was a former Mormon missionary from Utah who served a mission in North Carolina in 1999; accused in 2001 of sexually molesting 11 girls while on his mission; pleaded guilty to charges of child sexual abuse
- Church discipline: Excommunicated,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Missionary,
- Crime: Unknown crime year, in North Carolina,
- Crime scenes: LDS building, Victim's home,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: 1999-1999 United States North Carolina (unknown city)
- Places lived: North Carolina, Utah,
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- Eric Olsen was an LDS church member and schoolteacher in Bakersfield, California; admitted to Ontario, California police that he had sexually abused between 200 to 300 girls, with as many as 30 victims in Kern County; convicted in 2007 in California of 6 felony counts of child sexual abuse; sentenced to five years in prison; lifetime registered sex offender; as of 2023, lives in Brigham City, Utah
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Crime: Unknown crime year, in California,
- Convicted: 2007,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace, Victim's school,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, 100 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1977
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California, Utah,
- Places when accused: California,
- Latest update: 2007: convicted in California of six felony counts of child sex abuse; 2023: registered sex offender, lives in Brigham City, Utah
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- Scott Owen was a Mormon bishop (twice), stake presidency counselor and therapist in Provo, Utah; called himself the "Porn King;" accused by 7 former patients of sexually abusing them during sessions, and by a cousin (alleged sex abuse in 1980s); an LDS bishop, a stake president (his business partner) and Utah DOPL all allegedly failed to report to police; arrested in Nov. 2023; sentenced in 2025 to prison
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Church positions: Bishop, Missionary, Stake presidency counselor,
- Convicted: 2025,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1959
- Mission: Guatemala Guatemala [unknown]
- Places lived: Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Places when accused: Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: December 2023: charged with sexual abuse of a teenage girl
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- John Parkinson was a Mormon stake president (1981-1991) and physician in Fairfield, California; sentenced to prison in 1997 for sexually abusing two female patients, but the judge delayed the sentence pending an appeal; his conviction was later reversed
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jury trial, Overturned/reversed, Prison,
- Church positions: Stake presidency counselor, Stake president, Sunday school,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1931
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Places when accused: California,
- Latest update: 2024: lives in Fairfield, California
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- William Purdy was a Mormon missionary in Tonga in 2017; originally from Utah; in July 2025, was arrested in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania after a federal grand jury indictment on charges related to child sexual exploitation; allegedly sexually abused multiple children while on his mission
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- Church positions: Missionary,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Born: 1997
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: ever-tonga,
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