9 Mormon sexual abuse cases

  • David Harrison Broadbent

    • was a Mormon 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; by 2023, nearly 300 victims had come forward; in 2024, was charged with forcible sexual abuse, and the Utah Supreme Court ruled that the lawsuit could proceed; 2025: more criminal charges.
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    • Criminal: Ongoing,
    • Civil: Dismissed, Ongoing,

  • Max Todd Cheatham

    • was an LDS church member in Utah and Colorado; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in Colorado of child sexual abuse.
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    • Criminal: Convicted,
    • Civil: No civil case,

  • Jeremy Aaron Dumas

    • was a Mormon bishop and boy scout leader in Indiana; pleaded guilty to charges related to child sexual abuse material (CSAM) in 2024; sentenced in September 2024 to 10 years in federal prison.
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    • Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
    • Civil: No civil case,

  • David Brian 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.
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    • Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
    • Civil: No civil case,

  • Franklin Leon Mathias

    • was a former 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.
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    • Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
    • Civil: Unknown result,

  • Eric Norman 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.
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    • Criminal: Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,

  • Douglas Saltsman

  • Unknown Survivor

  • LaVar Madsen Withers

    • was a Mormon church member and physician in Rexburg, Idaho; was accused of sexual abuse by at least 133 women and children (some as young as 13 years old) over a period of 30 years or more; admitted to sexual abuse; found guilty of misdemeanor battery; sentenced to 30 to 60 days in jail and two years probation; the Mormon church placed him on probation and took his temple recommend; died in 2005.
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    • Criminal: Convicted,
    • Civil: No civil case,
    • Alleged coverup

 

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