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- Lynn Baldwin was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of child sexual abuse; convicted of lewdness in 1996 and sexual exploitation of a minor in 2002 (attempted); released in 2006; is a registered sex offender
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1960
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
- Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender in Utah; lives in Fruit Heights, Utah
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- Timothy Ballard was a Mormon anti-sex trafficking activist; claimed to be friends with LDS apostle Russell Ballard (no relation); accused in 2023 of sexual misconduct by at least eight women and a couple; in June 2024, one civil case was dismissed; in July 2024, a lawsuit said his DNA was found on a victim’s skirt
Church discipline: Excommunicated, - Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, Ongoing, Police investigation,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Ongoing,
- Church positions: Missionary,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1976
- Mission: Chile unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: November 2023: amended complaint filed by five women against Tim Ballard for sexual misconduct and misusing funds from donors
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- Michael Banks was a Mormon church member in Lehi, Utah; accused in 2019 of child sexual abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
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- Norman Barber was a Mormon church member and dentist in Layton, Utah; was a scout leader; pleaded guilty in 1988 to sexually abusing two girls who were his dental patients; the sexual abuse occurred in his dental office and included drugging one or both girls with nitrous oxide
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Scout leader,
- Crime scenes: Health appointment, Perpetrator's workplace,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1947
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah,
- Latest update: 1988: pleaded guilty to sexual abuse of two 15-year-old girls
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- Melvin Barhite was a Mormon church member in Michigan; convicted of sex crimes; sentenced in 2001 to prison; while in prison, argued that prison officials violated his religious rights by confiscating photos of scantily clad females between the ages of 14-26
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Convicted: 2001,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1944
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Michigan,
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- Bryan Barner was a Mormon church member in New York in the 1980s; scout leader, molested a 12-year-old boy and two 13-year-old boys; sentenced to no more than one year in prison
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Scout leader,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1957
- Mission: no
- Places lived: New York,
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- Christopher Bartle was a Mormon church member in Perth, Western Australia; accused of sexual abuse of four girls that allegedly took place between 1998 and 2007
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1960
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Australia,
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- Alan Bassett was a Mormon church member and air traffic controller in Fruit Heights, Utah; accused in a 2019 civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse (dismissed without prejudice); charged in June 2024 with child sexual abuse; over 80 victims came forward; admitted to molesting many neighbor girls; tried to get his case dismissed due to an unsigned 1989 agreement with a deputy Davis County attorney
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Church discipline: Excommunicated, Rebaptized,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Dismissed without prejudice,
- Church positions: Other leader, Scout leader, Ward clerk,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1948
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Davis County (Utah), New York, Utah,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: June 2024: charged with child sexual abuse
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- James Bayless was a Mormon church member in Gilbert, Arizona; pleaded guilty in 2015 to two counts of molestation of a child; as of 2024, is a registered sex offender living in Mesa, Arizona
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender,
- Convicted: 2015,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1946
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
- Latest update: 2024: is a registered sex offender living in Mesa, Arizona
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- John Baysden was an LDS missionary from North Carolina who, while serving his mission in Roy, Utah (Ogden Utah mission), videotaped himself molesting two victims, ages 15 and 18; pleaded guilty to 2 counts of forcible sex abuse with minors; sentenced to 180 days in jail
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Missionary,
- Convicted: 2006,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: 2005-2005 United States Ogden
- Places lived: North Carolina, Utah,
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- Christian Bearnson was a Mormon church member in Los Angeles, California in the early 1990s; molested a 13-year-old girl; in 1993, the Mormon church was found liable for child sexual abuse by a jury in a civil lawsuit; the LDS church then settled with the two plaintiffs, reportedly for millions of dollars (US), and had the court records sealed
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
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LDS church payment: $2,000,000
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Probation,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Judgment for plaintiff, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1963
- Mission: no
- Places lived: California,
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- Arthur Bennett was an LDS church member in Hurricane, Utah; accused of sexual abuse of two teenage girls; allegedly faked a suicide to collect insurance money; was arrested and charged with murder and sexual abuse; died by suicide in jail while awaiting trial
- Criminal case(s): Died awaiting trial, Not convicted, Suicide,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Nevada, Utah,
- Latest update: deceased by suicide in a jail cell awaiting a trial
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- David Bennett was an LDS church member and scout leader in California and Korea; convicted in 1987 in California of child sexual abuse; moved to Korea; was assigned to be an LDS young men's president and scoutmaster; was accused of molesting several boys; disappeared in 1991; FLOODLIT is attempting to locate him
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Fled or failed to appear, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Unknown result,
- Church positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Victims: 8 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1954
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California, Canada, Korea,
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- Robert Berchtold 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
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Temple worker,
- Crime scenes: Victim's home,
- Victims: 7 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1936
Died: 2005 - Mission: Switzerland Swiss Austrian
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Latest update: died in 2005
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- Arthur Bishop was a Mormon boy scout leader in Utah; was excommunicated in the 1970s; later molested multiple children and killed five young boys; was sentenced to death by lethal injection in 1988
- Church discipline: Excommunicated,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Missionary, Scout leader,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1952
Died: 1988 - Mission: 1971-1973 Philippines Philippine Islands / Philippines
- Places lived: Utah,
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- 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,
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Born: 1981
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Latest update: 2024: in prison in Utah
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- Joseph Bishop was a Mormon church member and president of the Provo, Utah Missionary Training Center (MTC) in the 1980s; allegedly sexually abused multiple sister missionaries; not criminally charged because the statute of limitations had expired (in 1984, the legal deadline in Utah for filing a rape charge was four years); civil lawsuit was dismissed after an agreement by the plaintiff and the LDS church
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, Police investigation,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Dismissed, Dismissed with prejudice, Lawsuit v. LDS church,
- Church positions: Mission president, Missionary, Other leader,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Argentina, Arizona, Utah,
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- Wyman Blankenship was a Mormon church member; scout leader, pleaded guilty to molesting boys
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Parole, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Released,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Scout leader,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: California,
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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
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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,
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Born: 1928
Died: 2005 - Mission: no
- Places lived: Texas,
- Latest update: 2005: died
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- Nelson Bogero was an LDS church member and Primary children's teacher in Cordoba, Argentina; accused in 2017 of sexual abuse of two girls who were in his Primary class; a local LDS leader allegedly knew about the abuse but failed to report to police; in August 2024, Bogero was sentenced to 16 years in prison
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Police investigation, Prison,
- Church positions: Primary,
- Convicted: 2024,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1953
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Argentina,
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