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- Stephen Wanlass (1939 – 2018) was a Mormon church member in Monroe, Sevier County, Utah; accused of child sexual abuse; in 1997, pleaded no contest to one third-degree felony count of attempted sex abuse of a child; was sentenced to up to five years in prison; registered sex offender; died in 2018
Crime: 1980s, 
Crime city:
UT - Monroe, - Crime county:
UT - Sevier,
- Crime state:
Utah,
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- Convicted:
1997,
LDS positions: Unknown position, 
Criminal case(s): Convicted, No contest, Prison, Registered sex offender, - View report »
Crime: 
Crime city:
Crime county:
Crime state:
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- David Broadbent (1947 – ) was a Mormon and 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 charges, 2nd suit, up to nearly 450 alleged victims
- Alleged crime: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s,
- Alleged crime city:
UT - Provo,
- Alleged crime county:
UT - Utah,
- Alleged crime state:
Utah,
LDS positions: Youth leader, 
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Civil case(s): Dismissed, Ongoing, -
- John West (1924 – 2014) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- Duane Kump (1926 – 2009) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- John Everett (1927 – 2012) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- Ernest Gourley (1927 – 2011) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Music leader, Other leader, Ward clerk, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- Heber Beckstrom (1929 – 2009) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- Lamont Wells (1930 – 2011) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Senior missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- Erick Rosenvall (1930 – 2023) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- Henry Gurule (1918 – 2012) was a Mormon church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; died in 2012
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- Alvin Chamberlain (1921 – 2024) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Missionary, Senior missionary, Temple worker,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- Karl Bergen (1921 – 2019) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum, Other leader,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- Edmund Pudlewski (1922 – 2014) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- Willard Heaps (1924 – 2016) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Elders quorum, High priest, Other leader, Sunday school,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- Kevin Phillips was a Mormon church member in England; accused of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- Robert Muttenthaler was a Mormon church member in Ontario, Canada; accused of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- Ryan Barnes was a Mormon church member in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- Scott Halliday was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- Steven Lott was a former Mormon bishop in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- Robert McLaws was a Mormon church member in Joseph City, Navajo County, Arizona; accused of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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