FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #8: Jared Anderson
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- AKA Eldersing
Sentenced to prison in Texas for child sexual abuse
Victims:5+, -
Born: 1988
- Positions: Missionary,
Mission:
United States - Utah Ogden 2007-2009- Marriage:
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- Criminal result: Guilty,
- He was a high school teacher and Mormon church group leader in the San Antonio, Texas area; also lived in Millington, Tennessee and Ogden, Utah; sentenced to 10 years in prison for hosting sex parties for teenage boys.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #15: Eric Patrick Avant
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- AKA Ricky Avant
- Victims:10+, 2+, 5+,
- Positions: Scout leader,
- During alleged crime: Scout leader,
- Mission:
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- Criminal result: Guilty,
Settlement paid by LDS church: $2,000,000
- The accused was a Mormon church member and cub scout leader in Norfolk, Virginia; was sentenced to 26 years in prison for molesting eight boys; had as many as 41 alleged victims.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #721: Timothy Blain Ballard
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- AKA Tim Ballard
- November 2023: amended complaint filed by five women against Tim Ballard for sexual misconduct and misusing funds from donors
- Victims:2+, 5+,
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Born: 1976
- Mission:
Chile - unknown
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- Civil result: Civil case ongoing,
- He was a Mormon church member and anti-sex trafficking activist; claimed to be friends with LDS apostle M. Russell Ballard (no blood relation); accused in 2023 of sexual misconduct by at least 7 women, according to VICE News; in September 2023, five women and a couple filed civil lawsuits in Utah against Tim Ballard for sexual misconduct; an 8th victim reported him in November 2023.
- allegedly was friends for a time with Mormon apostle M. Russell Ballard (the two are not related); as per a September 2023 VICE News article, the two are no longer friends.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #23: Robert Ersol Berchtold
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- AKA Bob Berchtold
- died in 2005
- Victims:2+, 5+,
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Born: 1936
Died: 2005 - Positions: Temple worker,
- Mission:
Switzerland - Swiss Austrian
- Marriage:
1961
- Criminal result: Guilty,
- He 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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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #26: Andrew Mack Bishop
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- AKA Andy
- Victims:5+,
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Born: 1981
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- Criminal result: Guilty,
- He was a Mormon church member in Pleasant Grove, Utah; arrested in 2015 and admitted to sexually abusing 5 individuals in 10 years; sentenced in 2016 to prison in Utah.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #31: Charles John Blome
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- Victims:5+,
- Mission:
no
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- Alleged failure to report
- Criminal result: Guilty,
Settlement paid by LDS church: $4,000,000
- The accused was a Mormon church member; 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.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #38: David Harrison Broadbent
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- AKA Dr. David H. Broadbent, Dr. David Broadbent, Dr. Broadbent
- April 2023: has not been charged with a crime
- Victims:10+, 2+, 5+, 50+,
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- Marriage:
1973
- Civil result: Civil case dismissed,
- He was an LDS church member and obstetrician/gynecologist (OB/GYN) doctor in Provo, Utah; in 2022, dozens of women joined a class action lawsuit accusing him of sexual assault; in 2022, a Utah judge dismissed the case; as of October 2023, nearly 300 victims had come forward, but Broadbent had not been charged with a sex crime.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #61: Cory Clyde Campbell
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- 2010: sentenced to prison in Utah
- Victims:2+, 5+,
- Positions: Youth leader,
- Mission:
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- Criminal result: Guilty,
- He was a Mormon church member in Ogden, Utah; accused of sexual abusing five underage girls; sentenced in 2010 to prison.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #586: Buckland Lee Darrell
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- AKA Buck Darrell
- 2023-12-12: omnibus hearing scheduled
- Victims:2+, 5+,
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Born: 1979
- Positions: Primary teacher,
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- Criminal result: Ongoing criminal case,
- He was an LDS church member in the Redmond, Washington area; charged with first degree felony child molestation in December 2022, March 2023 and April 2023 (5 total victims, all young boys); admitted to sexually abusing around 6-8 children.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #94: James Edrick Denos
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- AKA Bishop Denos, James Denos Jr.
- 2017-10-25: died in Draper, Utah
- Victims:10+, 2+, 5+,
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Born: 1929
Died: 2017 - Positions: Bishop, Stake high council, Temple worker, Ward clerk,
- During alleged crime: Bishop,
- Mission:
Netherlands - Holland 1947-1950
- Marriage:
1951
- Criminal result: Guilty,
- He was a former LDS bishop and junior high school teacher in Utah; previously lived and served as a Mormon bishop in California; sentenced in 2002 to a minimum of 20 years in a Utah state prison for sexually abusing four of his granddaughters living in Utah; allegedly began molesting kids as early as 1950.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #563: Shawn Noble Frost
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- December 2022: out on bail, awaiting trial; November 2023: reached a settlement agreement in a $10.3 million lawsuit alleging child sexual abuse of three more victims; settlement amount undisclosed
- Victims:5+,
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Born: 1970
- Positions: Home teacher, Ministering brother, Missionary, Other leader, Youth leader,
- During alleged crime: Home teacher, Ministering brother,
- Mission:
Haiti - Haiti Port-au-Prince
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- Criminal result: Ongoing criminal case,
- He was an LDS church member in Virginia; arrested in 2022 and charged with child sexual abuse; in 2023, sued in $10.3 million lawsuit alleging child sexual abuse of three more victims; he was the victim's home teacher / ministering brother.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #193: Larry Wright Judd
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- Victims:10+, 2+, 5+,
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Born: 1936
- Positions: Scout leader,
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- Criminal result: Guilty,
- He was an LDS church member in Mesa, Arizona; accused of sexual abuse; admitted to molesting 12 girls over a period of about 20 years.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #272: Scott Dale Owen
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- AKA Scott Owen
- November 2023: arrested; October 2023: Three more men come forward with sex abuse allegations against Owen
- Victims:10+, 2+, 5+,
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Born: 1959
- Positions: Bishop, Stake presidency counselor,
- During alleged crime: Bishop, Stake presidency counselor,
- Mission:
Guatemala - Guatemala [unknown]
- Marriage:
1984
- Alleged failure to report
- Criminal result: Ongoing criminal case,
- He 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 November 2023.
- was a business partner of a stake president who allegedly covered up abuse allegations against Owen.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #274: Steven Paris
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- Victims:2+, 5+,
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Born: 1952
- Mission:
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- Alleged failure to report
- Criminal result: Guilty,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Anaheim, California; accused in 1986 of sexual abuse of seven boys; pleaded guilty to abusing six of them; was scheduled to receive a 30-year sentence.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #831: Alexander Clifton Winward
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- Victims:2+, 5+,
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- Criminal result: Pleaded guilty,
- The accused was an LDS church member; pleaded guilty to 4 felony counts of child sex abuse, with all victims under the age of 7.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #426: LaVar Madsen Withers
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- AKA Dr. Withers
- 2005: died
- Victims:10+, 2+, 5+, 50+,
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Born: 1936
Died: 2005 - Positions: Bishopric counselor, Stake high council,
- During alleged crime: Bishopric counselor, Stake high council,
- When accused: Stake high council,
- Mission:
no
- Marriage:
1958
- Alleged failure to report
- Criminal result: Guilty,
- He was a Mormon church member and physician in Idaho; was accused of sexual abuse by over 125 women and children (some as young as 13 years old); admitted to sexual abuse; found guilty of misdemeanor battery; sentenced to 30 days in jail; Mormon church placed him on probation and took his temple recommend.
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