Recently updated Mormon sexual abuse cases

• Christopher Bartle

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  • was a Mormon church member in Perth, Western Australia; accused of sexual abuse of four girls that allegedly took place between 1998 and 2007.
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  • Criminal: Ongoing,
  • Positions: Unknown position,
  • Alleged crime: 1990s, 2000s,

• David McConkie

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  • was a former Mormon stake president, Mormon bishop and deputy district attorney in Colorado, and paternal grandson of former Mormon apostle Bruce R. McConkie; arrested in 2023 and charged with felony sexual assault on a child by someone in a position of trust; in April 2025, proposed a plea deal to avoid prison time.
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  • Criminal: Ongoing,
  • Civil: No civil case,
  • Positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Scout leader, Stake president, Youth leader,
  • Alleged crime: 2000s, 2010s, in Colorado,
  • Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,

• Christopher Jensen

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  • 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.
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  • Alleged coverup
  • LDS church payment: $32,000,000
  • Criminal: Convicted, Found guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender,
  • Civil: Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
  • Positions: Missionary,
  • Crime: 2000s, 2010s, in Utah, West Virginia,
  • Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home, Victim's school,

• Brian Robbins

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  • was a Mormon church member and Boy Scout leader in Colorado; in 2013, was arrested and charged with two counts of sexual exploitation of a child; was a scoutmaster at the time of his arrest.
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  • Criminal: Unknown result,
  • Civil: No civil case,
  • Positions: Scout leader,
  • Alleged crime: 2010s, in Colorado,

• Rene Rodriguez

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  • was a Mormon elders quorum presidency member and sheriff in Shoshone, Lincoln County, Idaho; accused in 2019 of child sexual abuse that allegedly took place from 2005 to 2014; faced criminal charges in multiple Idaho counties; in one, was acquitted by a jury; in another, was convicted in 2020 and sentenced to 14 to 28 years in prison.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, guilty,
  • Civil: No civil case,
  • Positions: Elders quorum,
  • Crime: 2000s, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2010s, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, in Blaine County Idaho, Idaho, Jerome County, Lincoln County, Twin Falls County,
  • Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,

• Mark Aitken

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  • was a Mormon church member in Falkirk, Scotland; Found guilty of raping a 16 year old girl after sending manipulative and threatening messages.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, Found guilty, guilty,

• Terry Parker

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  • was a former Mormon bishop and school teacher at Lincoln High School in Tacoma, Washington; in 1996, two former students filed a civil lawsuit against the school district, Parker and the school's former principal, saying Parker sexually abused them; they said they reported to the school district, which then allegedly did nothing to protect them; the suit was dismissed with prejudice in Feb. 1998.
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  • Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
  • Civil: Dismissed with prejudice,
  • Positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Nursery, Youth leader,
  • Alleged crime: 1990s, in Washington,
  • Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace, Victim's school,

• Jeffrey Head

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  • was an LDS bishop in Utah; committed sex crimes while serving as a Mormon bishop; convicted of attempted forcible sexual abuse, two counts of lewdness and sexual battery; sentenced to four months in prison and four years of probation.
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  • Alleged coverup
  • Criminal: Convicted, Jail, Registered sex offender, Released,
  • Positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Youth leader,
  • Crime: 2010s, in Utah,

• Errol Pilling

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  • was a Mormon bishop and licensed psychologist in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; went on an LDS mission to England in the early 1960s; pleaded guilty in 1988 and in 1994 to charges of sexual misconduct; in September 1994, his registration as a chartered psychologist with the Psychologists Association of Alberta was cancelled; in 1994, was excommunicated; as of February 2024, lives in Twin Falls, Idaho.
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  • Alleged coverup
  • Criminal: Convicted,
  • Civil: Unknown result,
  • Positions: Bishop, Missionary,
  • Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in Canada,

• Jay Grant

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  • was a Mormon bishop of the Adams Ward in Los Angeles, California; charged in 1981, at age 79, with five counts of forcible sexual abuse; sexually assaulted three young girls; convicted of all five counts; died in 1988 in Orem, Utah; ran "Grandpa Grant's Memory Club," a neighborhood study group for up to 175 LDS children; Grant sometimes had "students" spend the night at his apartment.
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  • Criminal: Convicted,
  • Civil: No civil case,
  • Positions: Bishop, Youth leader,
  • Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,

• Glendon Templeton

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  • was a Mormon bishop, Sunday school teacher and scout leader in Arizona; was bishop of the Maryvale Ward in West Phoenix from 2014 to 2019; excommunicated in 2019; also was a volleyball coach for high school-aged girls; accused numerous times and arrested, but never prosecuted for alleged sex crimes; sued in 1997 for alleged sexual abuse; allegedly sexually assaulted multiple teenage girls.
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  • Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
  • Civil: Unknown result,
  • Positions: Bishop, Sunday school,
  • Alleged crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, in Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
  • Crime scenes: Bishop's office, LDS building,

• Matthew Doyle

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  • was an LDS bishop in Copperas Cove, Texas (2nd Ward) in the 2000s; was a high school basketball coach; convicted in 2011 of sexual assault.
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  • Alleged coverup
  • Criminal: Convicted,
  • Positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor,
  • Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,

• Edwin McClellan

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  • was a Mormon bishop in Cottonwood, Arizona; accused of sexually abusing 3 female family members from the 1980s-2000s.
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  • Criminal: Never charged,
  • Civil: No civil case,
  • Positions: Bishop,
  • Alleged crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, in Arizona,

• Michael McClellan

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  • was an LDS church member in Las Vegas, Nevada; arrested and convicted of LEWDNESS WITH A MINOR (ATTEMPT); was sentenced to prison; currently lives in Cottonwood, Arizona.
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  • Criminal: Convicted,
  • Positions: Youth leader,
  • Crime: 2000s, in Nevada,

• James Carnegie

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  • was a Mormon bishop in Silverdale, Washington in the mid-1980s (Silverdale 3rd Ward, Silverdale Washington Stake); convicted in 2009 and sentenced to jail for child molestation.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, Jail,
  • Civil: No civil case,
  • Positions: Bishop,

• Jeremiah Hatch

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  • 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.
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  • Criminal: Never charged,
  • Positions: Bishop, Scout leader,

• Richard Baker

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  • was an LDS bishopric counselor in Clearfield, Utah; accused of voyeurism and child sexual exploitation.
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  • Alleged coverup
  • Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
  • Positions: Bishopric counselor,
  • Crime: 2010s, 2020s, in Utah,

• Jeffrey Hansen

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  • was a former Mormon bishop in Provo, Utah; was bishop of a young single adults (YSA) ward; charged with distribution of pornography and stalking.
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  • Criminal: Unknown result,
  • Positions: Bishop,

• Douglas Lund

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  • was a former Mormon bishopric counselor in Pahrump, Nevada; arrested in 2011 and accused of repeated sexual abuse of two young girls; the alleged abuse occurred over a period of several years.
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  • Criminal: Unknown result,
  • Positions: Bishopric counselor,

• Jan Manley

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  • was a Mormon church member in Virginia; arrested in 2018 on suspicion of various offenses related to child sexual abuse; allegedly abused multiple children.
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  • Criminal: Unknown result,
  • Positions: Unknown position,

• Candon Dahle

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  • was a Mormon church member in Blackfoot, Idaho and Provo, Utah; in February 2025, was arrested in Utah and extradited to Idaho; at the time of his arrest, he was a starting pitcher for the Brigham Young University (BYU) baseball team; charged in Fremont County, Idaho with felony lewd conduct with a child under 16 years old; also charged in Bingham County for a juvenile case re: child sex abuse.
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  • Criminal: Ongoing,
  • Civil: No civil case,
  • Positions: Unknown position,
  • Alleged crime: 2010s, 2020s, in Idaho,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,

• Devin Tuttle

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  • was a Mormon church member in Draper, Utah; convicted of UNLAWFUL SEXUAL CONDUCT WITH A 16 OR 17 YEAR OLD/CLASS A MISDEMEANOR.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown result,
  • Positions: Youth leader,
  • Crime: 2020s, in Utah,

• Sean Woolf

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  • was an LDS church member and full-time missionary; accused of sexual abuse of a child; the alleged abuse occurred during his mission; the victim sued the Mormon church in 2020; the church settled with the victim.
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  • Alleged coverup
  • LDS church payment: Undisclosed amount
  • Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
  • Civil: Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
  • Positions: Missionary,

• Robert White

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  • was a Mormon missionary in South Dakota in the late 1960s; in 2008, a civil lawsuit filed against the Mormon church said he sexually abused a boy while on his mission.
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  • Alleged coverup
  • LDS church payment: Undisclosed amount
  • Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
  • Civil: Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, Unknown result,
  • Positions: Missionary,
  • Alleged crime: 1960s, in South Dakota,

• Andrew Stringer

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  • was a Mormon church member in Pflugerville, Texas; assigned by the Mormon church to a mission in Argentina, then to a service mission in Texas; arrested in 2023 and charged with possession of child pornography.
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  • Criminal: Ongoing,
  • Positions: Missionary,
  • Alleged crime: 2020s, in Texas,

• Melvin Johnson

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  • was a Mormon seminary teacher and Brigham Young University (BYU) religion professor; accused by multiple victims of sexually abusing them when they were children; excommunicated and rebaptized; reportedly confessed to sexual abuse, but was not criminally charged; two victims filed lawsuits against him; one named the Mormon church as a defendant; it settled out of court.
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  • Alleged coverup
  • LDS church payment: Undisclosed amount
  • Criminal: Admitted guilt, Never charged, Not convicted,
  • Civil: Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, Unknown result,
  • Positions: BYU, Church employee, Other leader, Stake high council,
  • Alleged crime: 1960s, 1970s, in California, Utah,
  • Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,

• Shawn Mortensen

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  • was a former Mormon bishop and stake presidency member in Albuquerque, New Mexico; in February 2021, admitted to police that he had sexually abused an 11-year-old girl in January 2021; convicted of child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2022 to prison in New Mexico.
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  • Criminal: Admitted guilt, Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
  • Civil: No civil case,
  • Positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Other leader,
  • Crime: 2020s, in New Mexico,
  • Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,

• Wendell Thompson

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  • was a former LDS bishop and stake presidency member in Clinton, Mississippi; convicted in 2011 of felony child sexual abuse (gratification of lust); some of the abuse took place while Thompson was in an LDS stake presidency role.
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  • Alleged coverup
  • Criminal: Convicted, Unknown result,
  • Civil: No civil case,
  • Positions: Bishop, Stake presidency counselor,
  • Crime: 2010s, in Mississippi,

• Samuel Cantrell

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  • was an LDS church member in Farmington, Utah; found guilty of sexual abuse of a 14-year-old girl.
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  • Criminal: Convicted,
  • Positions: Unknown position,

• Richard Fowler

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  • was a Mormon church member in Sandpoint, Idaho; pleaded guilty to two felony counts of Children-Lewd Conduct with Child Under 16 in 20.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
  • Civil: No civil case,
  • Crime: 2000s, 2010s, in Idaho,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,

• Michael Whitehead

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  • was an LDS church member in Orem, Utah; convicted in 2004 of ENTICING A MINOR OVER THE INTERNET - Class A Misdemeanor.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, Jail, Plea agreement, Probation,
  • Positions: Primary,
  • Crime: 2000s, in Utah, Utah County (Utah),

• Alan Bassett

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  • 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.
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  • Alleged coverup
  • Criminal: Ongoing,
  • Civil: Dismissed without prejudice,
  • Positions: Other leader, Scout leader, Ward clerk,
  • Alleged crime: 1980s, in Davis County (Utah), Utah,
  • Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,

• Maynard McFarland

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  • was an LDS church member in California and Minnesota; sentenced in 2005 to 32 years in prison for sexually abusing his daughter for many years; released from prison in 2020; as of 2024, lives in Chula Vista, California as a registered sex offender.
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  • Alleged coverup
  • Criminal: Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
  • Civil: Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
  • Positions: Unknown position,
  • Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,

• George Tilson

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  • was a Mormon church member in the Salt Lake City, Utah area (including Holladay); pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse in the 1990s; alleged coverup by Mormon leaders.
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  • Alleged coverup
  • Criminal: Convicted,
  • Civil: Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
  • Positions: High priest, Scout leader,
  • Crime: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, in Utah,

• Caleb Horner

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  • was an LDS church member in Melbourne, Australia; arrested in November 2021 and accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old boy he met in 2020; found guilty in 2024 of two counts of sexual assault by touch of a child under 16; sentenced in October 2024 to three years "community corrections," avoiding additional jail time.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, Found guilty, Jail, Ongoing,
  • Positions: Missionary,

• Timothy Johnson

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  • was a Mormon church member in Oregon; found guilty of sexual abuse; sentenced to prison.
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  • Alleged coverup
  • Criminal: Convicted,
  • Civil: Lawsuit v. LDS church,
  • Positions: Unknown position,
  • Crime: 2010s, in Oregon,

• Paul Adams

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  • was an LDS church member in Arizona; sexually abused two children for several years after confessing to his bishop; arrested and charged; died by suicide in 2017 while in custody awaiting trial.
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  • Alleged coverup
  • Criminal: Died awaiting trial, Not convicted, Suicide,
  • Civil: Dismissed,
  • Positions: Unknown position,
  • Alleged crime: 2010s, in Arizona,
  • Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,

• Michael Carnegie

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  • was a Mormon church member and high school teacher in Kitsap, Washington; convicted in 2017 of one misdemeanor count of fourth-degree assault with sexual motivation; sentenced to 30 days in jail.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, Jail, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty,
  • Civil: No civil case,
  • Positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
  • Crime: 2010s, 2014, in Washington,

• Robert Smith

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  • was a Mormon church member in Tooele, Utah; worked for the FBI; accused in 2022 of sexual abuse of several girls; as of April 2023, case is still underway in the Utah court system; in November 2023, charged with more sex crimes; Preliminary hearing date has been moved to June 30 2025 at 10 AM in third District Court, Tooele Utah.
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  • Criminal: Ongoing, Unknown result,
  • Positions: high counselor,
  • Alleged crime: 2020s, in Utah,

• Douglas Hall

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  • was an LDS bishop and retired Utah Highway Patrol sergeant in Monticello, Utah; pleaded guilty in 2001 to two third degree felony counts of attempted forcible sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in 2002 to one second degree felony count of sex abuse of a child.
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  • Alleged coverup
  • Criminal: Convicted, Unknown result,
  • Civil: No civil case,
  • Positions: Bishop,
  • Crime: 1990s, in Utah,

• Steven Hammock

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  • 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 1994, a federal judge awarded damages to the victim.
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  • Alleged coverup
  • Criminal: Convicted,
  • Civil: Judgment for plaintiff,
  • Positions: Scout leader, Sunday school,

• Craig Harward

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  • 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.
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  • Alleged coverup
  • Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
  • Civil: Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
  • Positions: Missionary, Other leader, Ward executive secretary,
  • Crime: 1990s, 2000s, in California,
  • Crime scenes: LDS activity, LDS building, Recreational trip/outing,

• Robert Berchtold

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  • 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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  • Criminal: Convicted,
  • Civil: No civil case,
  • Positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Temple worker,
  • Crime: 1970s, 1980s, in Idaho,
  • Crime scenes: Victim's home,

• Derrick Pickering

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  • was a Mormon church member and nurse practitioner in Utah; accused in 2024 by multiple former patients in a civil lawsuit of touching them in sexually inappropriate ways.
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  • Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
  • Civil: Ongoing,
  • Positions: Unknown position,
  • Crime scenes: Health appointment, Perpetrator's workplace,

• Cody Lara

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  • was an LDS church member in Arizona City, Pinal County, Arizona; accused of sexual abuse in 2018; convicted in 2019 of three reduced counts of abuse of a child or vulnerable adult.
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  • Criminal: Convicted,
  • Positions: Unknown position,

• Derek Lange

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  • was a Mormon church member and high school teacher and sports coach; charged with attempted rape of a child, a first-degree felony; enticing a minor, a second-degree felony; and four counts of dealing in harmful materials to a minor, a third-degree felony..
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  • Criminal: Ongoing,
  • Positions: Missionary,
  • Alleged crime: 2020s, 2025, in arizaon, colorado city,

• Brady Allen

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  • 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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  • Criminal: Convicted,
  • Positions: Youth leader,
  • Crime scenes: Online,

• Scott Owen

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  • 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.
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  • Alleged coverup
  • Criminal: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
  • Positions: Bishop, Missionary, Stake presidency counselor,

• Bryce Norton

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  • was a Mormon church member in South Jordan, Utah; found guilty of sexually abusing 4 young karate students..
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  • Criminal: Convicted, guilty, plead guilty,
  • Crime: 2010, in south jordan, Utah,
  • Crime scenes: karate class, karate studio,

• Murray Stubbs

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  • was a Mormon church member in Canberra ACT Australia; accused of grooming a child using the internet because of sexually explicit texts; was found guilty of using the internet in an offensive way.
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  • Alleged coverup
  • Criminal: Convicted, guilty,
  • Crime: 2007, 2008,
  • Crime scenes: internet,

• Ronald Hall

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  • was an LDS church member and former Mormon Tabernacle Choir member in Utah and Washington; accused of sexually molesting three underage girls in 1997 or 1998; acquitted in 2000; accused of sexual abuse of a fourth victim, an underage girl, in approximately 2003; convicted in 2005 of third degree felony attempted child sexual abuse; sentenced; passed away November 11, 2023.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, Found not guilty,
  • Civil: No civil case,
  • Positions: Seminary teacher, Tabernacle Choir,
  • Crime: 1990s, in Utah,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,

• David Cannata

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  • was a Mormon church member in Tuscon, Arizona; convicted of sexual abusing a close family member that was 5-6 years old; convicted in 2019.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, guilty,
  • Positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, high counselor,
  • Crime: 09/27/2005, 2000s, in Arizona, tuscon,

• Kenneth Cordova

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  • was a Mormon church member who was convicted of 3 counts of sexual battery in February 2024; lives in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, plead guilty,
  • Crime: 2010s, 2019, in Salt Lake City, Utah,
  • Crime scenes: victims home,

• Allen Miller

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  • was a Mormon church member in Panguitch, Utah; accused of sexually abusing a Panguitch high school student and a sports staff member; was arrest March 27, 2025.
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  • Criminal: Ongoing,
  • Alleged crime: 2020s, 2024, in Panguitch, Utah,
  • Crime scenes: christmas caroling at millers house, softball game,

• Martin Gilmour

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  • was a Mormon church member in Portadown, County Armagh, Northern Ireland; accused of sexual abuse of a 13 year old child and was arrested in November 2024; unknown case update.
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  • Positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Stake high council, Temple worker,
  • Alleged crime: 2020s, 2024, in County Armagh, Ireland, Portadown,
  • Crime scenes: Online,

• David Hamblin

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  • 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.
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  • Alleged coverup
  • Criminal: Ongoing, Police investigation,
  • Civil: No civil case,
  • Positions: Elders quorum,
  • Alleged crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, in Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
  • Crime scenes: Health appointment, Perpetrator's home, Perpetrator's workplace, Public, Recreational trip/outing, Victim's home,

• David Curtis

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  • was a Mormon church member and middle school counselor in St. George, Utah; in 2025, pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse charges and was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
  • Civil: No civil case,
  • Positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
  • Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,

• James Neumeyer

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  • was a Mormon church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; died in 2024.
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  • Criminal: Unknown result,
  • Civil: No civil case,

• Porter Nelson

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  • was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Alaska; charged in 2009 with child sexual abuse; pleaded guilty to reduced charges and was sentenced in 2010 to jail or prison; as of 2025, lives in Marsing, Idaho as a registered sex offender.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty,
  • Civil: No civil case,
  • Positions: Scout leader,

• Paul Barnes

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  • was a Mormon stake patriarch and former stake presidency counselor in Queen Creek, Arizona; accused of child sexual abuse that took place in 2022 in Idaho; convicted in 2023 or later and sentenced to prison.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
  • Civil: No civil case,
  • Positions: Stake patriarch,
  • Crime: 2020s, in Idaho,

• Brenda Miles

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  • was an LDS church member in Bountiful, Utah; accused of child sexual abuse.
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  • Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
  • Civil: Dismissed with prejudice,
  • Positions: ever-bishop-wife, ever-mission-president-wife, ever-relief-society-president,
  • Alleged crime: 1980s, in Utah,

• Kenneth Rarick

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  • was a Mormon church member in Alaska; accused of sexual abuse; convicted.
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  • Criminal: Convicted,
  • Positions: Scout leader,
  • Crime: 1980s, in Alaska,

• Shonn Ricks

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  • was an LDS church member in Benson, Cache County, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; found guilty by a jury in 1997; served about 14 months in prison; attempted to serve a Mormon mission and was supported by his stake president, Jerry Toombs; his mission call was withdrawn.
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  • Alleged coverup
  • Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
  • Positions: Unknown position,
  • Crime: 1990s, in Utah,

• Douglas Richens

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  • was former international director of the Mormon church's disability services and prison ministry; worked for the LDS church for 23 years; retired, became a professional life coach in Tooele, Utah; charged with sodomy on a child and aggravated sexual abuse; court ordered him held without bail as of Mar. 21, 2025.
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  • Criminal: Ongoing, Police investigation,
  • Civil: No civil case,
  • Positions: Church employee, Missionary, Other leader, Seminary teacher, Unknown position,
  • Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Perpetrator's workplace,

• Brandon Manning

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  • 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.
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  • Alleged coverup
  • Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender,
  • Civil: No civil case,
  • Positions: Missionary, Youth leader,
  • Crime: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, in Georgia, Scotland, United Kingdom, Utah,

• Max Cheatham

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  • was an LDS church member in Wyoming, Utah and Colorado; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in Colorado of child sexual abuse.
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  • Criminal: Convicted,
  • Civil: No civil case,
  • Positions: Missionary,
  • Crime: 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, in Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, Utah, Wyoming,
  • Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,

• Cory Grint

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  • was a Mormon church member in Vernal, Utah; pleaded guilty to lewdness involving a child; sentenced to 364 days in jail, with a suspended jail sentence of 364 days and 36 months of probation; as of 2025, lives in Vernal, Utah as a registered sex offender.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, guilty, Registered sex offender,
  • Crime: 2014,

• Cory Campbell

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  • was a Mormon church member in Boise, Idaho; plead guilty and sentenced to 40 years/20 years minimum in prison for battery with the intent to commit rape; 10 different victims ranging in age from 14-17..
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  • Criminal: Found guilty, Pleaded guilty,
  • Alleged crime: 2018, 2019,

• Michael Shean

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  • was a Mormon bishopric counselor and temple worker, and deputy district attorney in Santa Maria, Santa Barbara County, California; convicted of sexually molesting boys and sentenced to prison; the Mormon church made a settlement payment to a victim who said a stake president covered up the abuse for years.
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  • Alleged coverup
  • LDS church payment: Undisclosed amount
  • Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
  • Civil: Judgment for plaintiff, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
  • Positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Seminary teacher, Temple worker,
  • Crime: 1980s, in California,

• Jack Loholt

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  • was an LDS church member and Boy scout leader in Kent, Washington; accused of sexual abuse in the 1970s; court records show that two Mormon bishops knew about the abuse allegations but did not tell police; the Mormon church was court-ordered in 2006 to pay $87,500 to one victim after it settled with three others for undisclosed sums.
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  • Alleged coverup
  • LDS church payment: $87,500
  • Criminal: Unknown result,
  • Civil: Judgment for plaintiff, Lawsuit v. LDS church,
  • Positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
  • Alleged crime: 1970s, in Washington,
  • Crime scenes: Scout activity,

• Larren Arnold

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  • was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Idaho; in 1984, arrested for lewd conduct with a minor under sixteen (molested a nine year-old boy) in Idaho; convicted in October 1984; received a five year suspended sentence and three years probation; the Mormon church made a settlement payment to a victim in approximately 2007.
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  • Alleged coverup
  • LDS church payment: Undisclosed amount
  • Criminal: Convicted,
  • Civil: Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
  • Positions: Scout leader,
  • Crime: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, in Idaho,

• Richard Ray

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  • was an LDS church member in Arizona; sentenced in 1984 to 61 years in prison for molesting five girls; allegedly had more than 30 victims; the LDS church was involved in a lawsuit regarding clergy-penitent privilege; the church settled out of court for an undisclosed amount just before trial.
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  • Alleged coverup
  • LDS church payment: Undisclosed amount
  • Criminal: Convicted,
  • Civil: Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
  • Positions: Missionary,
  • Crime: 1970s, 1980s, in Arizona,
  • Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,

• Todd Summers

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  • was an LDS church member and videographer for local children's events in Costa Mesa, California; accused of child sexual abuse that allegedly took place in a Mormon chapel and other locations; a 2009 civil suit against him ended with a $100,000 settlement payment by the Mormon church to the plaintiff.
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  • Alleged coverup
  • LDS church payment: $100,000
  • Criminal: Never charged,
  • Civil: Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
  • Positions: Missionary,
  • Alleged crime: 1990s, in California,
  • Crime scenes: LDS building, Public, Victim's home,

• Ralph Neeley

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  • was an LDS church member in the Beaumont, Texas area; was sentenced in January 1994 to life in prison in Texas for repeated sexual abuse of an 8-year-old girl in an LDS chapel during church meetings and in other locations; died in prison in 2020; the Mormon church reportedly paid several million US dollars in a settlement to the victim.
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  • Alleged coverup
  • LDS church payment: $3,000,000
  • Criminal: Admitted guilt, Convicted, Prison,
  • Positions: Unknown position,
  • Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in Arkansas, Texas,
  • Crime scenes: LDS building,

• Peter Taylor

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  • was a Mormon church member in Washington; confessed to sexual abuse of his two underage stepdaughters; convicted; Mormon church lost a civil lawsuit and was court ordered to pay the victims $2.5 million; the church appealed and the amount was reduced to $1.2 million.
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  • Alleged coverup
  • LDS church payment: $1,200,000
  • Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
  • Civil: Judgment for plaintiff, Settlement,
  • Positions: Unknown position,
  • Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in Washington,

• Ryan Whitaker

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  • was an LDS church member and divorce lawyer in Vancouver, Washington; charged with sexually abusing a 9-year-old girl in his Sunday School class during church meetings; convicted in 2013 and sentenced to prison; registered sex offender.
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  • Alleged coverup
  • Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
  • Positions: Missionary, Primary, Sunday school,
  • Crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, in Washington,
  • Crime scenes: LDS building,

• Bruce O'Dell

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  • was a Mormon bishop and dermatologist in Show Low, Navajo County, Arizona; in 1999, was charged with 48 counts of sexual abuse.
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  • Alleged coverup
  • Criminal: Unknown result,
  • Civil: No civil case,
  • Positions: Bishop, Youth leader,
  • Alleged crime: 1990s, in Arizona,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,

• Timothy Wright

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  • was a Mormon church member in Santa Clara, California; convicted in 1994 of one or more felonies related to child sexual abuse; a 1994 civil lawsuit against the Mormon church said he molested a boy between 1989 and 1992, when the boy was 14 to 17 years old (actions for which he was convicted); the suit was dismissed in 1995 for failure to appear by the plaintiff's attorneys.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, Jail,
  • Civil: Dismissed, Lawsuit v. LDS church,
  • Positions: Other leader,
  • Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in California,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,

• John Wichmann

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  • was an LDS bishop in the San Diego California South Stake in 2015-16; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of sexual abuse of a 16-year-old boy; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church; the alleged sexual assaults took place in an unlocked church classroom in San Diego 25 times while other congregants were nearby.
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  • Alleged coverup
  • Criminal: Unknown result,
  • Civil: Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
  • Positions: Bishop,

• Vernon Sanford

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  • was an LDS church member in San Diego, California; died in 2000; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse, along with his father, Vernon Sanford Sr; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church; the alleged abuse occurred between 1961 and 1970; the Sanfords were the plaintiff's LDS home teachers.
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  • Alleged coverup
  • Criminal: Never charged,
  • Civil: Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
  • Positions: Unknown position,
  • Alleged crime: 1960s, 1970s, in California,
  • Crime scenes: LDS building, Perpetrator's home, Vehicle,

• Vernon Sanford

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  • was an LDS church member in San Diego, California; died in 2000; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse, along with his son, Vernon Sanford Jr; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church; the alleged abuse occurred between 1961 and 1970; the Sanfords were the plaintiff's LDS home teachers.
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  • Alleged coverup
  • Criminal: Never charged,
  • Civil: Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
  • Positions: Other leader,
  • Alleged crime: 1960s, 1970s, in California,
  • Crime scenes: LDS building, Perpetrator's home, Vehicle,

• Daniel Willard

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  • was a Mormon church member in St. Charles, Missouri; pleaded guilty Possession Of Child Pornography and Furnish Pornographic Material Or Attempt To Furnish To A Minor.
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• Gary Woolstenhulme

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  • was a Mormon bishop in Imperial Beach, California in 1978; died in 2002; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church (plaintiff John Roe JB 65 - San Diego 24CU008107, CASD 3:24-cv-02349-AJB-MSB); allegedly sexually assaulted a 14-year-old boy in his office at church.
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  • Alleged coverup
  • Criminal: Never charged,
  • Civil: Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
  • Positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor,
  • Alleged crime: 1970s, in California,
  • Crime scenes: Bishop's office, LDS building,

• Clayton Hildreth

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  • was a Mormon stake president in Butte, Montana; from Dillon, Montana; arrested in June 2004 by Boise, Idaho police for soliciting sex from a person he thought was a 14-year-old girl online; was stake president at the time of his arrest; pleaded guilty in October to a charge of interstate travel with intent to have sex with a minor; sentenced in 2005 to three years and five months in prison.
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  • Alleged coverup
  • Criminal: Convicted,
  • Positions: Bishop, Stake president,
  • Crime: 2000s, in Idaho,

• Mark Cram

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  • was a former Mormon bishop and stake presidency counselor, and city manager in Riverton, Utah; charged in 2006 with voyeurism; admitted climbing a 9-foot wall at a tanning salon to watch a 16-year-old girl undress; pleaded guilty; plea was held in abeyance; he completed the terms set by the court, charge was dismissed and case was expunged in 2008; as of February 2024, lives in Riverton, Utah.
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  • Alleged coverup
  • Criminal: Admitted guilt, Expunged, Not convicted, Pleaded guilty,
  • Civil: No civil case,
  • Positions: Bishop, Church employee, Stake high council, Stake presidency counselor,
  • Crime scenes: Health appointment,

• Philander Smartt

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  • was a Mormon mission president in Puerto Rico; accused of sexually manipulating some of his sister missionaries; LDS church sent him home and called his behavior "immoral and sinful," but no criminal charges or civil lawsuits resulted.
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  • Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
  • Civil: No civil case,
  • Positions: Mission president, Other leader, Stake president,
  • Alleged crime: 2010s, in Puerto Rico,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,

• Ramiro Saenz

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  • was an LDS mission president and Temple president in Bolivia; accused of sexually abusing two teenage girls.
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  • Criminal: Never charged,
  • Civil: No civil case,
  • Positions: Bishop, Mission president, Stake high council, Stake president, Temple president,

• Joseph Bishop

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  • 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.
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  • Alleged coverup
  • Criminal: Police investigation,
  • Civil: Dismissed, Dismissed with prejudice, Lawsuit v. LDS church,
  • Positions: Mission president, Missionary, Other leader,
  • Alleged crime: 1970s, 1980s, in Utah,
  • Crime scenes: LDS building,

• Michael Antrobus

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  • was a former Mormon branch president (similar to a bishop) and bishop in Connersville, Indiana for 10 years (approximately 1974-84); convicted of child sexual abuse charges (9 counts, 6 victims) in Sacramento County, California in 2021-2022; sentenced to 8 years in San Quentin State Prison; died by suicide in prison in September 2023; our sources report that he had at least a dozen victims.
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  • Alleged coverup
  • Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
  • Civil: No civil case,
  • Positions: Bishop, Branch president, Missionary,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,

• Stewart Allsford

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  • was a former LDS bishop in the Plymouth England stake; accused of sexually abusing two girls; died by suicide on third day of his child sex abuse trial.
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  • Alleged coverup
  • Criminal: Suicide,
  • Positions: Bishop,

• Joseph Smith

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  • was the founder of the LDS church (the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or Mormon church); was publicly accused during his life (1805-1844) of sexual misconduct, including adultery and illegal polygamy; never charged with a sex crime; in May 1844, a Hancock County, Illinois grand jury indicted Smith for perjury, fornication and polygamy; died in June 1844.
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  • Alleged coverup
  • Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
  • Civil: No civil case,
  • Positions: Apostle,
  • Alleged crime: 1800s, in Illinois, Missouri, Ohio,
  • Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,

• James Adams

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  • was a Mormon church member in Beckley, West Virginia; sentenced to prison in 1994 for sexually abusing multiple children; in 1996, a $750 million lawsuit was filed against the Mormon church alleging coverup; the suit was settled out of court in 2000.
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  • Alleged coverup
  • LDS church payment: Undisclosed amount
  • Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
  • Civil: Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
  • Positions: Other leader,
  • Crime: 1980s, in West Virginia,
  • Crime scenes: Victim's home,

• John Doe

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  • was a Mormon bishop in or near Salt Lake City, Utah; accused of sexual abuse of a 13-year-old boy; the alleged sexual assault took place in the Salt Lake Temple in the 1980s (approximately 1986), during a visit to perform baptisms for the dead.
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  • Alleged coverup
  • Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
  • Civil: No civil case,
  • Positions: Bishop, Temple worker,
  • Alleged crime: 1980s, in Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
  • Crime scenes: LDS building, LDS temple,

• William Butcher

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  • was a Mormon church member in Provo, Utah; turned himself in to police in 2013, three days before he was planning to begin a Mormon mission, and admitted to sexually abusing 12 boys and girls; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse charges; sentenced in 2014 to 18 years to life in prison; as of 2025, lives in Provo, Utah.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender,
  • Civil: No civil case,
  • Positions: Unknown position,
  • Crime: 2000s, 2010s, in Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
  • Crime scenes: Public,

• Anastasia Dawson

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  • was a Mormon church member in Missouri; arrested in 2023 and charged with several counts relating to sexual abuse of a minor.
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  • Alleged coverup
  • Criminal: Ongoing, Unknown result,
  • Positions: Youth leader,
  • Alleged crime: 2020s, in Missouri,

• Buckland Darrell

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  • was a former LDS Primary teacher in Redmond, Washington; accused of molesting young boys in sacrament meeting and at their homes; charged with first-degree felony child molestation in 2022-23 (5 victims); admitted to sexually abusing around 6 to 8 boys; pleaded guilty; sentenced in 2024 to at least 8 years in prison; faced two additional counts in March 2025 after two more victims came forward.
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  • Alleged coverup
  • Criminal: Admitted guilt, Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
  • Civil: No civil case,
  • Positions: Primary,
  • Crime: 2010s, 2020s, in Washington,
  • Crime scenes: LDS building, Victim's home,

• Terry Allen

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  • was an LDS church member in California; in 1987, was found guilty of sexual abuse of a child and was sentenced to six years in prison; was assigned to multiple trusted church positions, including Sunday school president, despite the Mormon church being aware that he had raped a teenager; LDS leaders were accused of hiding his abuse from local church members; as of 2024, lives in Grapevine, Texas.
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  • Alleged coverup
  • Criminal: Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
  • Civil: No civil case,
  • Positions: Bishopric counselor, Other leader, Stake high council, Sunday school, Youth leader,
  • Crime: 1980s, in California, Connecticut,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,

• Mark Webb

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  • was an LDS church member in Murray, Utah; pleaded guilty in 2014 to two counts of unlawful sexual activity with a minor.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, Jail, Probation,
  • Civil: No civil case,
  • Positions: Unknown position,
  • Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,

• Ryan Hall

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  • was a former Mormon bishopric member and veteran sheriff's department detective in Maryland; in 2024, arrested and charged with several sex crimes related to child sexual abuse.
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  • Criminal: Ongoing,
  • Civil: No civil case,
  • Positions: Bishopric counselor, Other leader, Sunday school, Youth leader,
  • Alleged crime: 2010s, 2020s, in Maryland,
  • Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,

• Ronald Brockner

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  • 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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  • Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
  • Civil: No civil case,
  • Positions: Bishop, Stake president,

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