Mormon sexual abuse cases: new updates

• John Patrick Conway
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  • John Conway was a Mormon church member in Cambridge, UK; accused of child sexual abuse after his twin brother Martyn Conway was convicted of child sexual abuse; in both cases, the victim was the same underage boy
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  • LDS positions: Unknown position,
  • Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result,
• Curt Boyack
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  • Curt Boyack was an LDS church member in New Mexico; accused of sexual abuse; allegedly said he would turn himself in to police; died by suicide
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  • Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, Suicide,
• James Glenn Haskell
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  • James Haskell (1982 – ) was a former Mormon bishop and practicing attorney in Vacaville, California; charged with 14 felonies and three misdemeanors for allegedly sexually abusing four children; was an LDS stake high council member when charged; in June 2024, found not guilty of 16 of 17 counts; jurors deadlocked on one count of felony injury upon a child; as of October 2025, civil lawsuit is ongoing
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  • Alleged crime: 2020s,
  • Places lived:
  • Alleged crime state: California,
  • LDS positions: Bishop, Scout leader, Stake high council,
  • Criminal case(s): Acquitted, Found not guilty, Hung jury, Ongoing,
  • Civil case(s): Ongoing,
• Ronald Alvin Jenkins
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  • Ronald Jenkins (1942 – ) was a Mormon scout leader, bishopric counselor and stake high council member in Idaho; worked as a high school teacher; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 1996 of 10 counts of lewd conduct with a minor; sentenced to 17 years in prison; registered sex offender
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  • Crime: 1990s,
  • Places lived:
  • Crime state: Idaho,
  • LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Scout leader, Stake high council,
  • Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
  • Alleged failure to report
• David James Borg
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  • David Borg was a Mormon church member and scout leader in New Jersey and Arizona; pleaded guilty in Arizona to molesting multiple boys; admitted to having at least 15 victims; sentenced to 34 years in prison; Borg's BSA "perversion file" suggested that the LDS church might bear "potential liability" since Borg said he had spoken with a "Brother Perry" at LDS Social Services; released in 2022, lives in Utah
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  • Crime: 1980s,
  • Places lived:
  • Crime state: Arizona,
  • Convicted: 1989,
  • LDS positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
  • Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Released,
  • Alleged failure to report
• Richard Kent James
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  • Richard James (1966 – ) was a Mormon church member in Potomac, Maryland; accused of sexually abusing a boy from 1995 to 1999 at billionaire Bill Marriott's home, an LDS church and other locations; pleaded guilty to reduced child abuse charges; sentenced to 10 years in prison (nine suspended); was a registered sex offender; the victim sued the church, Marriott and six others in 2024
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  • Crime: 1990s,
  • Places lived:
  • Crime city: MD - Bethesda,
  • Crime state: Maine, Maryland, North Carolina,
  • Convicted: 2002,
  • LDS positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
  • Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
  • Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
  • Alleged failure to report
• Logan Edward Cornwell
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  • Logan Cornwell (1991 – ) was a Mormon church member and dentist in Gilbert, Arizona; owned a Mesa dental office; accused in October 2025 of child sex trafficking and misconduct involving weapons
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  • Alleged crime: 2020s,
  • Places lived:
  • Alleged crime county: AZ - Maricopa,
  • Alleged crime state: Arizona,
  • LDS positions: Unknown position,
  • Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
• Larren Bybee Arnold
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  • Larren Arnold (1935 – 2017) was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Idaho; in 1984, arrested for lewd conduct with a minor under 16; convicted, received a five-year suspended sentence and three years probation; Mormon leaders allegedly knew as early as 1964 about Arnold's abuse; the Mormon church made a $50,000 settlement payment to a victim in 2001, and a payment to another victim in 2012; died in 2017
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  • Crime: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s,
  • Places lived:
  • Crime state: Idaho,
  • LDS positions: Scout leader,
  • Criminal case(s): Convicted, Probation,
  • Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, Unknown result,
  • Alleged failure to report
• Dylan Kevin Whiting
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  • Dylan Whiting (1988 – ) was an LDS bishop in Nampa, Idaho; was removed from his position in 2021 after child sexual abuse allegations surfaced; was charged with four sex crimes; pleaded guilty to one felony count; sentenced in 2022; FLOODLIT is seeking info on the sentence
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  • Crime: 2010s, 2020s,
  • Places lived:
  • Crime state: Idaho,
  • Convicted: 2022,
  • LDS positions: Bishop,
  • Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender,
  • Alleged failure to report
• Jack Lund Schofield
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  • Jack Schofield (1923 – 2015) was an LDS church member, school administrator and state senator in Las Vegas, Nevada; accused of sexual harassment; died in 2015; a victim told FLOODLIT he sold her repeatedly to sex trafficking clients at a motel in Las Vegas
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  • LDS positions: Unknown position,
  • Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
  • Alleged failure to report
• Douglas Ray Bowen
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  • Douglas Bowen (1950 – ) was an LDS church member and Boy Scout leader in Washington, California, Utah and Idaho; was convicted of attempted aggravated sexual abuse of a child; in a 2017 lawsuit filed against the Mormon church, two plaintiffs alleged that Bowen abused them in Scouting in approximately 1974 or 1975
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  • Crime: 1970s,
  • Places lived:
  • Crime state: Utah,
  • LDS positions: Scout leader,
  • Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Registered sex offender,
  • Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
  • Alleged failure to report
• Paul Douglas Adams
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  • Paul Adams (1982 – 2017) 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; as of October 2025, a lawsuit against the church is ongoing
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  2025: Arizona Court of Appeals reinstated a lawsuit v. the Mormon church
  • Alleged crime: 2010s,
  • Places lived:
  • Alleged crime state: Arizona,
  • LDS positions: Unknown position,
  • Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Died awaiting trial, Not convicted, Suicide,
  • Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
  • Alleged failure to report
  "They said, 'You absolutely can do nothing.' "
  — Former bishop John Herrod, recounting to investigators his call to the abuse help line for Mormon officials
• Kimball Reid Ungerman
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  • Kimball Ungerman (1957 – ) was an LDS bishopric counselor in California; moved to Utah; pleaded guilty in 2020 to one felony count related to child sexual abuse; sentenced to prison, but term was suspended; sentenced to probation; as of 2023, registered sex offender, lives in Orem, Utah; a 2021 California lawsuit against the church said bishop Phil Stewart failed to protect a victim, and a mission president didn't report
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  • LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Seminary teacher,
  • Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Registered sex offender,
  • Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
  • Alleged failure to report
  "The Church does not keep a repository of documents relating to allegations, claims, or notification of child sexual abuse. There is no 'sexual abuse' file."
  — Branden Wilson, LDS church risk management director
• David Harvey Herget
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  • David Herget (1943 – 2005) was a Mormon high priest in Washington; convicted of child rape and child molestation in 1993; sentenced to 180 days in jail and was a registered sex offender; arrested in 2005, died by suicide in jail the next day; detectives identified at least seven victims; one child estimated that Herget abused him 1,400 times; in a 2025 lawsuit against the church, four plaintiffs said officials failed them
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  one boy estimated that Herget abused him 1,400 times
  • Crime: 1990s, 2000s,
  • Places lived:
  • Crime county: WA - King,
  • Crime state: Washington,
  • Convicted: 1993,
  • LDS positions: High priest, Seminary teacher,
  • Criminal case(s): Convicted, Died awaiting trial, Jail, Prison, Registered sex offender, Suicide,
  • Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
  • Alleged failure to report
  "This isn't a case of ignorance, it's a case of betrayal. The church knew exactly who this man was and what he had done. Nonetheless, they gave a convicted predator a position of trust and authority, which allowed him to exercise power over young boys. These kids deserved safety. Instead, they were left vulnerable to unimaginable harm."
  — Alexandra Walsh, partner, Anapol Weiss law firm
• Alan Brower Bassett
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  • Alan Bassett (1948 – ) 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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  Dozens of women told the court Bassett abused them as children; he attempted to get the case dismissed
  • Alleged crime: 1980s,
  • Places lived:
  • Alleged crime county: UT - Davis,
  • Alleged crime state: Utah,
  • LDS positions: Other leader, Scout leader, Ward clerk,
  • Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
  • Civil case(s): Dismissed without prejudice,
  • Alleged failure to report
  "Why didn't they call us in? Why didn’t they call the kids in?"
  — Jane Doe, abuse survivor, as quoted by her mother in a 2025 hearing
• Curtis Lee Ware
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  • Curtis Ware (1968 – ) was a Mormon church member and football coach for Grantsville High School in Utah; convicted in June 2018 of one count of unlawful sexual conduct with a 16- or 17-year-old and two counts of dealing in materials harmful to a minor, all class A misdemeanors; also pleaded guilty to class B misdemeanor tampering with a witness in a separate case
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  • Crime: 2010s,
  • Places lived:
  • Crime state: Utah,
  • Convicted: 2018,
  • LDS positions: Missionary,
  • Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
• Paul Edward Spencer
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  • Paul Spencer (1970 – ) was a Mormon church temple prep instructor and mission leader in Riverton, Salt Lake County, Utah; charged in December 2024 with multiple felonies related to arranging to meet a police detective posing as a 13-year-old girl for sexual assault in Lehi, Utah
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  • Alleged crime: 2020s,
  • Places lived:
  • Alleged crime county: UT - Salt Lake,
  • Alleged crime state: Utah,
  • LDS positions: Other leader, Ward mission leader, Youth leader,
  • Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Police investigation,
• Bob UNKNOWN
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  • Bob UNKNOWN was a Mormon church member and Melchizedek priesthood holder in Lancaster, California; a 2024 civil lawsuit said he took part with a Mormon bishop and another Melchizedek priesthood holder in sexually assaulting an underage boy inside an LDS church building on a weekly basis from 2001 to 2003, starting when the victim was 15 years old
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  • Alleged crime: 2000s,
  • Places lived:
  • Alleged crime state: California,
  • LDS positions: Unknown position,
  • Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
  • Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
  • Alleged failure to report
• Jim UNKNOWN
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  • Jim UNKNOWN was a Mormon church member and Melchizedek priesthood holder in Lancaster, California; a 2024 civil lawsuit said he took part with a Mormon bishop and another Melchizedek priesthood holder in sexually assaulting an underage boy inside an LDS church building on a weekly basis from 2001 to 2003, starting when the victim was 15 years old
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  • Alleged crime: 2000s,
  • Places lived:
  • Alleged crime state: California,
  • LDS positions: Other leader,
  • Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
  • Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
  • Alleged failure to report
• Greg Bruce Orton
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  • Greg Orton (1957 – ) was a Mormon church member in La Grande, Oregon; accused and arrested for alleged sexual abuse with a minor who was under 14 at the time of the alleged abuse
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  • Alleged crime: 2010s, 2020s,
  • Places lived:
  • Alleged crime state: Oregon,
  • LDS positions: Youth leader,
  • Criminal case(s): Ongoing,

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