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- Norman Maxfield (1944 – ) was an LDS church member and high school drama teacher in Utah; convicted in 1988 of sexually abusing boys
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Crime: 1980s, in
Utah,
Was Scout leader,
Convicted, Unknown result,
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- Wade Schvaneveldt (1971 – ) was an LDS church member and high school girl's basketball coach in or near Grace, Idaho; accused of raping a child numerous times over a period of several years, including at his home while his family was attending LDS church meetings; in April 2023, accepted a plea deal to two felony counts of rape; in June 2023, was sentenced to 8 to 18 years in prison
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Crime: 2010s, 2020s, in
Idaho,
Convicted:
2023,
Was Unknown position,
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
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- Layne Bingham (1981 – ) was an LDS church member in Boise, Idaho; convicted of child sexual abuse in 2008; as of 2023, was a registered sex offender living in Boise
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Crime: 2000s, in
Idaho,
Convicted:
2008,
Was Unknown position,
Convicted, Unknown result,
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- Robert Dahle (1937 – 2022) was an LDS church member, Utah Highway Patrol trooper; alleged rapist of a 13-year-old girl
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Was Elders quorum, High priest, Scout leader, Sunday school,
Never charged,
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- Cory Gaylor (1971 – ) was an school teacher and LDS deacons quorum adviser in Idaho; arrested and charged with lewd conduct and enticing a child via the Internet; in July 2023, pleaded guilty; sentenced in September 2023 to 60 years in prison, with 13 years fixed before being eligible for parole
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Crime: 2010s, 2020s, in
Idaho,
Convicted:
2023,
Was Other leader, Youth leader,
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
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- Gregory Dew (1961 – ) was a former Mormon bishop, chiropractor and gymnastics teacher in Ohio; sexually abused multiple children; convicted and sentenced to prison in 2008; as of November 2022, serving prison time in Ohio for sexually abusing teenage girls
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Crime: 2000s, in
Ohio,
Convicted:
2008,
Was Bishop,
Convicted, Prison,
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- Hugh Nibley (1910 – 2005) was a prominent LDS scholar in Utah; in 2005, was publicly accused by his daughter of childhood sexual abuse against her; died in 2005 in Provo, Utah; was never charged with a sex crime
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Was BYU, Ministering/home teacher, Missionary, Sunday school,
Never charged, Not convicted,
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- Christopher Hettiger was a Mormon church member in Sacramento, California; in 2005, found guilty of child sexual abuse and was sentenced to 30 years in prison
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Crime: 2000s, in
California,
Convicted:
2005,
Was Sunday school,
Convicted, Found guilty, Prison,
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- Michael Simms was a Latter-day Saints (LDS) church member, organist and music teacher in Oregon; accused in a 2009 civil lawsuit against the LDS church of sexually abusing a boy about 100 times between 1974 and 1976; case settled in 2010 in federal court
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Alleged crime: 1970s, in
Oregon,
Was Unknown position,
Unknown result,
Unknown result,
Alleged failure to report-
Church paid $unknown
Excommunicated,
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- Ronald Brockner (1959 – ) was a Mormon bishop and stake president in Louisiana; moved to Idaho; convicted in Idaho in 2020 of sexually exploiting a minor; sentenced to 5 to 10 years in prison
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Convicted:
2020,
Was Bishop, Stake president,
Convicted, Prison,
Alleged failure to report
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- James Denos (1929 – 2017) was a former LDS bishop and junior high school teacher in Utah; previously lived and served as a Mormon bishop in 1970 in Westminster, Orange County, California; sentenced in 2002 to a minimum of 20 years in a Utah state prison for sexually abusing four minor girls living in Utah; allegedly began molesting kids as early as 1950
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Crime: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, in
Utah,
Convicted:
2002,
Was Bishop, Missionary, Stake high council, Temple worker, Ward clerk,
Convicted, Prison,
Alleged failure to report
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- David Farley (1958 – ) 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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Was Bishopric counselor, Primary, Stake high council, Sunday school,
Never charged, Not convicted,
Ongoing,
Alleged failure to report
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."-
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- Brady Allen (1990 – ) was a Mormon church youth leader and Utah teacher in Davis County, Utah; admitted to trying to meet 13-year-old for sex; convicted; sentenced to 1-15 years in Utah State Prison
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Was Youth leader,
Convicted, Prison,
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- Steven Hammock (1941 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah; pleaded guilty in 1983 to two counts of forcible sex abuse of a child and served six months in an inpatient treatment facility; the LDS church excommunicated him, but during a civil suit filed in 1989 by the victim, it refused to divulge information that Hammock gave to church officials; in 1997, a federal judge awarded $150,000 in damages to the victim
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Was Scout leader, Sunday school,
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
Judgment for plaintiff,
Alleged failure to report-
Church paid $150,000
Excommunicated,
landmark abuse case in Utah"When is everyone going to realize that this shit's got to stop?"-
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- Robert Metcalf (1949 – ) was a Mormon in California, Arizona; convicted of child sexual abuse in 1974; sentenced in 1979 to six years in prison; excommunicated; after prison, was rebaptized, made a scout leader and allegedly molested a scout on a campout in about 1987, according to a 1990 civil lawsuit against the LDS church; sentenced in Arizona in 1989 to 37 years in prison; 2020 lawsuit vs. LDS church
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Crime: 1970s, 1980s, in
Arizona, California,
Was Scout leader,
Convicted, Prison,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
Alleged failure to report
Excommunicated,
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- George Schliesser (1958 – ) was a Mormon church member, scout leader and Primary teacher in Utah; charged in 1990 with two counts of sodomy on a child and two counts of sex abuse on a child; in September 2021, was arrested after a third alleged attempt at voyeurism, the first two in 2020
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Crime: 1980s, in
Utah,
Was Primary, Scout leader,
Convicted, Ongoing, Unknown result,
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- Luke Dalton (1941 – ) was a Mormon church member; admitted to sexually abusing dozens of boys over decades in Ohio, Montana and Utah; arrested in 1997 in Utah for sexually abusing his only son; convicted and sentenced to prison; served 3.5 years in prison
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Crime: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, in
Montana, Ohio, Utah,
Was Scout leader,
Convicted, Prison,
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- Jason Larsen (1977 – ) was an LDS missionary from Idaho in Bakersfield, California; accused in 1997 of sexual abuse of an 8-year-old girl at a school; as of 2024, lives in Meridian, Idaho
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Alleged crime: 1990s, in
California,
Was Missionary,
Unknown result,
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- William Hanson was a Mormon youth leader in several US states; sentenced to prison for child sexual abuse; the Mormon church settled a civil lawsuit in which the victim accused it of failing to protect him
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Was High priest, Scout leader, Youth leader,
Convicted, Prison,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
Alleged failure to report-
Church paid $unknown
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- Stephen Kay (1940 – ) was a Mormon church member, school teacher and scout leader in Brisbane, Australia; charged multiple times with child sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in 1996 and was sentenced to jail
- View report »
Crime: 1990s, in
Australia,
Was Scout leader,
Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty,
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