Recently updated Mormon sexual abuse cases

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  • Joseph Durborow was a Mormon church member in Orem, Utah; convicted of sexual abuse in Federal and State courts in 2003
  • Convicted,
  • Was Scout leader,
  • Crime: 2000s, in Utah, Utah County (Utah),
  • Convicted: 2003,
  • Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Born: 1961
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
  • Places when accused: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
  • Latest update: Is a registered sex offender, lives in Orem, Utah; severed 10 years for Federal/State convictions
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  • Roland Byrd was an LDS church member in Caldwell, Idaho; convicted of sexual abuse of a child under 16 years; as of 2024, lives in Toquerville, Utah as a registered sex offender
  • Convicted, Registered sex offender,
  • Was Unknown position,
  • Convicted: 2008,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Born: 1971
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Idaho, Utah,
  • Places when accused: Idaho,
  • Latest update: 2024: lives in Toquerville, UT; is a registered sex offender
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  • James Duffin was an LDS church member in California; accused of child sexual abuse; convicted in 2006; incarcerated 2006 to 2011; allegedly groomed female students ages 7-10 with attention and candy and then forcing sexual contact in his classroom after school
  • Convicted, Prison, Released,
  • Was Music leader, Youth leader,
  • Crime: 2000s, in California,
  • Convicted: 2006,
  • Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
  • Born: 1952
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: California,
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  • Louis Kinyon was an LDS church member in Provo, Utah; convicted in 2005 of aggravated murder
  • Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
  • Crime: 2000s, in Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
  • Convicted: 2005,
  • Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
  • Born: 1954
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
  • Latest update: Spending Life in Utah State Corrections Facility
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  • Brett Nichols was an LDS church member in Arizona; convicted in 2007 of child sexual abuse; sentenced to 10 years in prison; baptized again after excommunication; ward members reportedly were not told of his criminal past when he returned after his prison time
  • Excommunicated, Rebaptized,
  • Convicted, Prison,
  • Convicted: 2007,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Born: 1967
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Arizona,
  • Latest update: February 2024: lives in Apache Junction, Arizona
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  • Michael Whitehead was an LDS church member in Orem, Utah; convicted in 2004 of ENTICING A MINOR OVER THE INTERNET - Class A Misdemeanor
  • Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Probation,
  • Was Primary,
  • Crime: 2000s, in Utah, Utah County (Utah),
  • Convicted: 2004,
  • Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
  • Born: 1964
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
  • Places when accused: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
  • Latest update: Was living in Orem, Utah. Possibly lives in Spanish Fork, Utah as of 2024
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  • Nicholas Alahverdian was an LDS church member in Orem, Utah; accused of rape; recently extradited from Scotland; has a lengthy history of criminal behavior
  • Convicted,
  • Was Unknown position,
  • Crime: 2000s, in Utah, Utah County (Utah),
  • Convicted: 2008,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
  • Victims: Multiple victims,
  • Born: 1987
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
  • Latest update: 2024: extradited to Utah from Scotland to face charges of rape
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  • Jeffrey Vargo was an LDS church member in Washington County, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty
  • Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
  • Crime: 2000s, in Utah, Washington County (Utah),
  • Convicted: 2001,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Utah, Washington County (Utah),
  • Places when accused: Utah, Washington County (Utah),
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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
  • Convicted, Prison,
  • Was Unknown position,
  • Crime: 2000s, 2010s, in Michigan,
  • Convicted: 2001,
  • Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
  • Born: 1944
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Michigan,
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  • Jonathan Carver was a Mormon church member and returned missionary in Utah; accused of sexual abuse of a 17-year-old girl at a counseling center where he worked; pleaded guilty and sentenced in 2009 to prison; as of 2023, lives in Clearfield, Utah
  • Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Released,
  • Was Missionary,
  • Crime: 2000s, in Utah,
  • Convicted: 2009,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Born: 1979
    
  • Mission: 1998-2000 Haiti Haiti
  • Places lived: Utah,
  • Latest update: 2023: out of prison; registered sex offender; lives in Clearfield, Utah
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  • Frank Lefrandt was an LDS church member in Honolulu, Hawaii; served a Mormon mission to Guatemala; accused of sexual abuse; admitted in 2007 to sexually molesting a 13-year-old newspaper carrier; pleaded guilty in November 2008; disappeared while out on bail awaiting sentencing
  • Convicted, Fled or failed to appear, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
  • Was Missionary,
  • Crime: 2000s, in Hawaii,
  • Convicted: 2008,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Born: 1961
    Died: 2009
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Guatemala, Hawaii,
  • Latest update: 2009: presumed dead
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  • Bryant Litchfield was an LDS church member and physician in Alberta, Canada; accused of sexual abuse; acquitted; in 2008, was found guilty by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta of inappropriately touching women patients during breast and vaginal exams in 2001; stripped of his medical license
  • Convicted, Found guilty,
  • Was Unknown position,
  • Crime: 2000s, in Canada,
  • Convicted: 2008,
  • Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
  • Born: 1953
    Died: 2023
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Canada,
  • Latest update: 2008: found guilty of inappropriately touching patients, was stripped of medical license
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  • Curtis Crittenden was a Mormon church member and LDS full-time missionary in Guatemala in 1993-1995; admitted to sexually abusing boys while on his mission and later when he was the head of 4-H in Tooele County; sentenced to prison in 2007 in Utah for child sexual abuse of several boys in his care as their 4-H leader
  • Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
  • Was Missionary,
  • Crime: 1990s, 2000s, in Utah,
  • Convicted: 2007,
  • Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
  • Mission: 1993-1995 Guatemala Guatemala
  • Places lived: Guatemala, Utah,
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  • James Hayes was an LDS bishop in the Timmins - North Bay area, Ontario, Canada; convicted of sexual exploitation in November 2001; molested an underage girl in his ward while serving as her bishop
  • Alleged failure to report
  • Convicted,
  • Was Bishop,
  • Crime: 2000s, in Canada,
  • Convicted: 2001,
  • Crime scenes: Bishop's office, LDS building,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Born: 1956
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Canada,
  • Latest update: 2002: convicted of sexual exploitation
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  • Mark Anderson was a Mormon church branch president and dentist in Woodland, California; accused by 27 former female patients of touching them inappropriately in office visits; found guilty in 2009 of 11 felony counts and one misdemeanor count of sexual battery for sexual abuse of several of his female patients; sentenced to six years in prison; required to register for life as a sex offender
  • Alleged failure to report
  • Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, Registered sex offender,
  • Was Branch president, Other leader,
  • Crime: 2000s, in California,
  • Convicted: 2009,
  • Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
  • Born: 1959
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: California,
  • Latest update: 2018: out of prison
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  • David Homack was a Mormon church member in Colorado; convicted of sexual abuse in 2009 in Colorado
  • Convicted, Unknown result,
  • Was Unknown position,
  • Crime: 2000s, in Colorado,
  • Convicted: 2009,
  • Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
  • Born: 1964
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Colorado,
  • Latest update: April 2023: registered sex offender in Colorado; lives in Arvada, CO
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  • Thomas Black was an LDS church member and BYU greenhouse manager in Provo, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; sentenced to prison in Utah in 2003 for rape
  • Convicted, Parole, Prison, Released,
  • Was BYU,
  • Crime: 2000s, in Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
  • Convicted: 2002,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Born: 1961
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
  • Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender in Utah; registered address is the Utah State prison in Draper, Utah
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  • Roy Hunt was a Mormon church member in Maricopa County, Arizona; former city manager in Snowflake and Holbrook and a public finance banker at the National Bank of Arizona; accused of child sexual abuse in 2004; pleaded guilty in 2005 to a reduced charge; sentenced to prison in Arizona in 2005
  • Alleged failure to report
  • Excommunicated, Rebaptized,
  • Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
  • Was Unknown position,
  • Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
  • Convicted: 2005,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Born: 1959
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
  • Latest update: April 2023: lives in Mesa, Arizona as a registered sex offender
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  • James Broom was a LDS church member in Scotland; jailed in 2009 for sexually abusing a 15-year-old girl
  • Convicted, Jail,
  • Was Unknown position,
  • Crime: 2000s, in Scotland, United Kingdom,
  • Convicted: 2009,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Born: 1947
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Scotland, United Kingdom,
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  • Gregory Dew 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
  • Convicted, Prison,
  • Was Bishop,
  • Crime: 2000s, in Ohio,
  • Convicted: 2008,
  • Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
  • Born: 1961
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Ohio,
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  • Alan Willey was a Mormon church member and schoolteacher in Utah; honored as teacher of the year twice at local schools; sentenced to prison in 2007 for sexually molesting a child who was one of his students; accused of sexually abusing many other little children in his classes
  • Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
  • Was Unknown position,
  • Crime: 1990s, 2000s, in Utah,
  • Convicted: 2007,
  • Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
  • Born: 1954
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Utah,
  • Latest update: 2023 Registered sex offender in Utah, lives in Sandy Utah in a house he bought in 2016
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  • Peter Taylor 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
  • Alleged failure to report
  • Church paid $1,200,000
  • Admitted guilt, Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
  • Judgment for plaintiff, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
  • Was Unknown position,
  • Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in Washington,
  • Convicted: 2001,
  • Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Washington,
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  • Kay Walker was a Mormon church member and Nauvoo Inn owner in Nauvoo, Illinois; charged with sexually abusing his employees; entered an Alford plea in 2004, resulting in a conviction while maintaining his innocence before the court; January 2024: lives in Idaho Falls, Idaho
  • Alford plea, Convicted,
  • Was Missionary,
  • Convicted: 2004,
  • Victims: 8 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Born: 1942
    
  • Mission: United States served in Virginia and North Carolina
  • Places lived: Illinois,
  • Places when accused: Illinois,
  • Latest update: January 2024: lives in Idaho Falls, Idaho
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  • Glen Borst was a Mormon church member in Utah; sentenced to prison in 2004 for child sexual abuse
  • Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation,
  • Was Unknown position,
  • Crime: 2000s, in Utah,
  • Convicted: 2004,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Born: 1958
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Utah,
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  • Randall Deaton was an LDS church member in the Holmes Lake Ward, Lincoln Nebraska Stake; convicted in 2002 of attempted 1st degree sexual assault of a minor; the abuse took place before Deaton joined the LDS church; subsequently called as counselor in a YSA ward bishopric
  • Alleged failure to report
  • Convicted, Unknown result,
  • Was Bishopric counselor,
  • Crime: 1990s, 2000s, in Nebraska,
  • Convicted: 2002,
  • Victims: Unknown number of victims,
  • Born: 1959
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Nebraska,
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  • Kelly Teters was an LDS church member in Montana; in 2001, accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl in 1997; in 2002, found guilty of sexual intercourse without consent and sentenced to 10 years in prison
  • Alleged failure to report
  • Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
  • Was Unknown position,
  • Crime: 1990s, in Montana,
  • Convicted: 2002,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Born: 1963
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Montana,
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  • Michael Woodbury was a Mormon young men's president and attorney in Sacramento, California; sentenced in 2006 to six months in prison for sexually abusing a boy; contrary to a news article report, did not register as a sex offender
  • Convicted, Prison,
  • Was Missionary, Youth leader,
  • Convicted: 2006,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Born: 1968
    
  • Mission: Canada Quebec - French-speaking
  • Places lived: California,
  • Places when accused: California,
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  • Laury Wolfley was an LDS church member and attorney in Idaho; in 2008, pleaded guilty to one count of felony sexual battery of a minor and was sentenced to six months in the Bonneville County work release center
  • Convicted, Prison, Probation,
  • Was Unknown position,
  • Convicted: 2007,
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Idaho,
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  • Frank Hall was an LDS church member in Utah; former award-winning first grade schoolteacher; sentenced in 2007 to prison for sexually abusing his students
  • Convicted, Prison,
  • Was Unknown position,
  • Crime: 2000s, in Utah,
  • Convicted: 2007,
  • Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
  • Born: 1970
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Utah,
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  • Gerald Tapp was a Mormon bishop in Gravesend, England; in 2008, sentenced to three and a half years in jail for distributing and possessing indecent images of children
  • Convicted, Jail,
  • Was Bishop,
  • Crime: 2000s, in England, United Kingdom,
  • Convicted: 2008,
  • Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
  • Born: 1952
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: England, United Kingdom,
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  • Layne Bingham 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
  • Convicted, Unknown result,
  • Was Unknown position,
  • Crime: 2000s, in Idaho,
  • Convicted: 2008,
  • Victims: Unknown number of victims,
  • Born: 1981
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Idaho,
  • Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender; lives in Boise, Idaho
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  • Alberto Reyes was a Mormon bishop in Argentina who sexually abused a child; allegedly sexually abused the victim for at least nine years; convicted in 2004
  • Alleged failure to report
  • Convicted,
  • Was Bishop,
  • Convicted: 2004,
  • Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Argentina,
  • Places when accused: Argentina,
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  • Raymond Parkin was an LDS church member in Mansfield, England; accused of sexual abuse; convicted and sentenced in 2009 to prison for 18 years for serious sexual offenses against two young girls
  • Convicted, Prison,
  • Was Unknown position,
  • Convicted: 2009,
  • Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Born: 1950
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: England, United Kingdom,
  • Places when accused: England, United Kingdom,
  • Latest update: 2009: sentenced to prison for 18 years
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  • Jeffery Parks was a Mormon church member in Tennessee; in 2003, pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual battery by an authority figure, two counts of incest, and two counts of statutory rape; sentenced to prison
  • Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
  • Was Unknown position,
  • Crime: 2000s, in Tennessee,
  • Convicted: 2003,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
  • Victims: Unknown number of victims,
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Tennessee,
  • Places when accused: Tennessee,
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  • Robert Price was an LDS church member and scout leader in Idaho; convicted in 2002 and sentenced to prison for child sexual abuse
  • Convicted, Prison,
  • Was Scout leader, Youth leader,
  • Crime: 1990s, in Idaho,
  • Convicted: 2002,
  • Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing, Scout activity,
  • Victims: 8 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
  • Mission: no
  • Places lived: Idaho,
  • Places when accused: Idaho,
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  • Tim Ryan was allegedly an LDS church member in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in 2008 to a felony charge of sexual abuse of a child under the age of 16; detectives said the victim's family reported the abuse in 1999, but that it was dropped when they wouldn't cooperate with investigators
  • Alleged failure to report
  • Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
  • Was Unknown position,
  • Crime: 1990s, in Idaho,
  • Convicted: 2008,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Mission: no
  • Places lived: Idaho,
  • Places when accused: Idaho,
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  • Chance Ray was a Mormon church member and scout leader in the Mesa, Arizona area; convicted of child sexual abuse and sentenced to prison in Arizona; spent approximately 14 years in prison; released in July 2020
  • Convicted, Prison, Released,
  • Was Scout leader,
  • Crime: 2000s, in Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
  • Convicted: 2005,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Born: 1980
    
  • Mission: no
  • Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
  • Latest update: 2023: released from prison as of 2020-07-30; lives in Arizona
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  • Matthew Nash was a former Mormon missionary from Utah who served a mission in North Carolina in 1999; accused in 2001 of sexually molesting 11 girls while on his mission; pleaded guilty to charges of child sexual abuse
  • Excommunicated,
  • Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
  • Was Missionary,
  • Crime scenes: LDS building, Victim's home,
  • Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
  • Mission: 1999-1999 United States North Carolina (unknown city)
  • Places lived: North Carolina, Utah,
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  • Aaron Montoya was a Mormon children's Primary teacher and law enforcement officer in Utah; found guilty in 2005 of sexually abusing children during LDS church meetings and at his home; later pleaded guilty in another case; in all, at least nine victims came forward; sentenced to prison in 2005; as of March 2025, is out of prison on parole and lives in Woods Cross, Utah as a registered sex offender
  • Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
  • Was Primary,
  • Crime: 2000s, in Utah,
  • Convicted: 2005,
  • Crime scenes: LDS activity, LDS building, Perpetrator's home, Vehicle,
  • Victims: 9 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Born: 1972
    
  • Mission: no
  • Places lived: Utah,
  • Places when accused: Utah,
  • Latest update: March 2024: out of prison on parole and lives in Woods Cross, Utah as a registered sex offender
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  • John Misseldine was a Mormon missionary in Nevada; charged with sexually abusing two children at an LDS chapel in the Las Vegas area; in 2005, made a plea deal to avoid prison, via an Alford plea to two counts; a lawsuit said a local Mormon leader failed to report abuse to police; in 2008, sentenced to prison after violating the plea deal; as of 2024, lives in Las Vegas, Nevada as a registered sex offender
  • Alleged failure to report
  • Church paid $782,000
  • Alford plea, Convicted, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender,
  • Dismissed, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, Unknown result,
  • Was Missionary,
  • Crime: 2000s, in Nevada,
  • Convicted: 2005,
  • Crime scenes: LDS building,
  • Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Born: 1982
    
  • Mission: no
  • Places lived: Nevada,
  • Places when accused: Nevada,
  • Latest update: 2024: lives in Las Vegas, Nevada as a registered sex offender
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  • Steve Nelson was an LDS church member in Idaho; in 2009, pleaded guilty to a charge of lewd conduct; sentenced to 30 years in prison; Mormon leaders allegedly failed to report abuse to police in the 1980s
  • Alleged failure to report
  • Convicted, Prison,
  • Was Unknown position,
  • Crime: 1980s, 2000s, in Idaho,
  • Convicted: 2009,
  • Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Born: 1945
    
  • Mission: no
  • Places lived: Idaho,
  • Places when accused: Idaho,
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  • Brian Mitchell was a Mormon church member and temple worker in Utah; abductor, with Wanda Barzee, of Elizabeth Smart
  • Convicted,
  • Was Stake high council, Temple worker,
  • Crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, in Utah,
  • Convicted: 2009,
  • Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
  • Born: 1953
    
  • Mission: no
  • Places lived: Utah,
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  • Eric Olsen was an LDS church member and schoolteacher in Bakersfield, California; admitted to Ontario, California police that he had sexually abused between 200 to 300 girls, with as many as 30 victims in Kern County; convicted in 2007 in California of 6 felony counts of child sexual abuse; sentenced to five years in prison; lifetime registered sex offender; as of 2023, lives in Brigham City, Utah
  • Admitted guilt, Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
  • Was Unknown position,
  • Convicted: 2007,
  • Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace, Victim's school,
  • Victims: 10 or more victims, 100 or more victims, Multiple victims,
  • Born: 1977
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: California, Utah,
  • Places when accused: California,
  • Latest update: 2007: convicted in California of six felony counts of child sex abuse; 2023: registered sex offender, lives in Brigham City, Utah
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  • Craig Harward 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
  • Alleged failure to report
  • Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
  • Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
  • Was Missionary, Other leader, Ward executive secretary,
  • Crime: 1990s, 2000s, in California,
  • Convicted: 2004,
  • Crime scenes: LDS activity, LDS building, Recreational trip/outing,
  • Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
  • Born: 1948
    
  • Mission: 1972-1974 Uruguay Uruguay
  • Places lived: California, Utah,
  • Places when accused: California,
  • Latest update: July 2024: is a registered sex offender, lives in St. George, Utah; lawsuit filed against the LDS church and Harward, claiming local LDS leaders knew of his abuse but didn't report or try to stop it
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  • Maynard McFarland 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
  • Alleged failure to report
  • Excommunicated,
  • Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
  • Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
  • Was Unknown position,
  • Crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, in California, Minnesota,
  • Convicted: 2005,
  • Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
  • Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Born: 1959
    
  • Mission: no
  • Places lived: California, Minnesota, North Dakota,
  • Latest update: 2024: lives in Chula Vista, California as a registered sex offender
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  • Timothy McCleve was a former Mormon bishop in Harrisville, Utah when he was charged with sexually abusing three children; some of the abuse took place while he was bishop; sentenced in 2008 to up to 30 years in prison for child sexual abuse; in 2024, charged in Utah with threatening a witness in a parole violation investigation
  • Alleged failure to report
  • Convicted, Prison,
  • Was Bishop,
  • Crime: 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, in Utah,
  • Convicted: 2008,
  • Crime scenes: Victim's home,
  • Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Born: 1956
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Utah,
  • Places when accused: Utah,
  • Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
  • Latest update: 2024: charged in Utah with threatening a witness in a parole violation investigation
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  • Robert Matthews was a Mormon church member and singer in the Mormon Tabernacle Choir; arrested in 2006, after police received evidence that he swam naked with four young boys during a trip in July 2006; he allegedly took pictures of the nude swim and later processed the images on his computer; charged with four counts of sexual exploitation of a minor and lewdness involving a child; convicted
  • Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
  • Was Tabernacle Choir,
  • Crime: 2000s, in Utah,
  • Convicted: 2007,
  • Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Mission: no
  • Places lived: Utah,
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  • Ronald Hall 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; died in 2023
  • Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, Unknown result,
  • Was Seminary teacher, Tabernacle Choir,
  • Crime: 1990s, in Utah,
  • Convicted: 2005,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
  • Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Born: 1931
    Died: 2023
    
  • Mission: no
  • Places lived: Utah, Washington,
  • Latest update: 2023: died
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  • Clayton Hildreth 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
  • Alleged failure to report
  • Excommunicated,
  • Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
  • Was Bishop, Stake president,
  • Crime: 2000s, in Idaho,
  • Convicted: 2005,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Born: 1952
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Idaho, Montana,
  • Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender; lives in Dillon, Montana
  • View report »
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  • Robert Jackson was a former assistant BYU professor and Mormon bishopric member (second counselor) in Provo, Utah; sentenced to two years in prison in 2006 for video recording a 14-year-old undressing
  • Convicted, Prison,
  • Was Bishopric counselor, BYU, Scout leader,
  • Crime: 2000s, in Utah, Utah County (Utah),
  • Convicted: 2006,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Born: 1942
    
  • Mission: no
  • Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
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  • Sergey Millett was a Mormon church member in Utah; pleaded guilty in 2009 to child sexual abuse
  • Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
  • Was Unknown position,
  • Crime: 2000s, in Utah,
  • Convicted: 2009,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Mission: no
  • Places lived: Utah,
  • View report »
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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
  • Convicted, Found guilty, Prison,
  • Was Sunday school,
  • Crime: 2000s, in California,
  • Convicted: 2005,
  • Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
  • Mission: no
  • Places lived: California,
  • View report »
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  • Martin Gillen was a Mormon church member in Nevada and Colorado; in 2002, Gillen was convicted of sexual assault of a 6-year-old and sentenced to eight years in prison in Colorado; in 2016, arrested and charged again with child sex abuse, but case was dismissed
  • Convicted, Prison,
  • Was Ministering/home teacher,
  • Convicted: 2002,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
  • Victims: Multiple victims,
  • Mission: no
  • Places lived: Colorado, Nevada,
  • Places when accused: Nevada,
  • View report »
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  • Andrew Gwilliam was a Mormon church member in Utah; pleaded guilty of child sexual abuse; sentenced to prison; registered sex offender
  • Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender,
  • Was Unknown position,
  • Crime: 2000s, in Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
  • Convicted: 2003,
  • Victims: 6 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Mission: no
  • Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
  • View report »
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  • Luis Gonzales was a Mormon bishop in Sacramento, California; charged with 20 counts of child molestation, battery, rape, bigamy, stalking, and fraud; in 2002, was found guilty of bigamy, spousal abuse (battery) and child molestation
  • Alleged failure to report
  • Convicted, Found guilty,
  • Was Bishop,
  • Convicted: 2002,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: California,
  • Places when accused: California,
  • View report »
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  • Keith Gillins was a former mayor, LDS bishop and high school teacher in Fillmore, Utah; arrested on charges of having sex with a 17-year-old girl; convicted in 2009 of first degree felony attempted rape, first degree felony attempted sodomy and second degree felony forcible sexual abuse; sentenced in 2009 to three sentences of three years to life in prison
  • Alleged failure to report
  • Convicted, Prison,
  • Was Bishop,
  • Crime: 2000s, in Utah,
  • Convicted: 2009,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Born: 1947
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Utah,
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  • Douglas Hall 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
  • Alleged failure to report
  • Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
  • Was Bishop,
  • Crime: 1990s, in Utah,
  • Convicted: 2001, 2002,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Born: 1952
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Utah,
  • View report »
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  • Brad Gale was an LDS church member in Provo, Utah; sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for photographing a teenage boy engaging in sexual acts
  • Convicted, Prison,
  • Was Unknown position,
  • Crime: 2000s, in Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
  • Convicted: 2006,
  • Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Mission: no
  • Places lived: Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
  • View report »
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  • James Denos 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
  • Alleged failure to report
  • Convicted, Prison,
  • Was Bishop, Missionary, Stake high council, Temple worker, Ward clerk,
  • Crime: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, in Utah,
  • Convicted: 2002,
  • Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
  • Born: 1929
    Died: 2017
    
  • Mission: 1947-1950 Netherlands Holland
  • Places lived: Utah,
  • Latest update: 2017-10-25: died in Draper, Utah
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  • Kevin Curlew was an LDS church member in Methuen, Massachusetts; accused of sexually abusing a child in an LDS chapel; convicted and sentenced to prison; in 2008, a victim's mother filed a civil lawsuit against the the Mormon church, claiming the church allowed the accused to babysit children despite his prior convictions for child sexual abuse, and that LDS leaders failed to report her child's abuse to police
  • Alleged failure to report
  • Convicted, Prison,
  • Judgment for plaintiff, Lawsuit v. LDS church,
  • Was Other leader,
  • Crime: 2000s, in Maine, Massachusetts,
  • Convicted: 2006,
  • Crime scenes: LDS building,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Mission: no
  • Places lived: Maine, Massachusetts,
  • Places when accused: Maine, Massachuetts,
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  • Gary Brown was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Utah; sentenced to one year in prison for sexually abusing one of his scouts
  • Convicted, Prison,
  • Was Scout leader,
  • Crime: 2000s, in Utah,
  • Convicted: 2006,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Born: 1967
    
  • Mission: no
  • Places lived: Utah,
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  • William Butcher 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
  • Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender,
  • Was Unknown position,
  • Crime: 2000s, 2010s, in Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
  • Crime scenes: Public,
  • Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
  • Mission: no
  • Places lived: Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
  • Places when accused: Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
  • View report »
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  • Brett Candelaria was a Mormon church member in Colorado; pleaded guilty to charges of child sexual abuse on multiple occasions; sentenced in 2008 to two consecutive terms of 10 years to life in prison; later sentenced to 36 more years to life
  • Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
  • Was Unknown position,
  • Crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, in Colorado,
  • Convicted: 2008,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
  • Victims: Multiple victims,
  • Born: 1972
    
  • Mission: no
  • Places lived: Colorado,
  • Places when accused: Colorado,
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  • Raphael Caccioppoli was a Mormon Sunday school teacher, lawyer and Justice Ministry judicial officer in New Zealand; confessed sex crime behavior to a Mormon bishop in 1998; LDS leaders did not tell police or local parents of children he was left alone to supervise; turned himself in to police in 2007; sentenced to five years in jail for child sexual abuse and animal sex abuse (bestiality)
  • Alleged failure to report
  • Excommunicated,
  • Convicted, Jail,
  • Was Sunday school,
  • Crime: 1990s, 2000s, in New Zealand,
  • Convicted: 2008,
  • Crime scenes: Victim's home,
  • Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Born: 1971
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: New Zealand,
  • Latest update: 2008: sentenced in New Zealand to five years in jail for child sexual abuse and animal sex abuse (bestiality)
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  • Michael Davies was a Mormon church member in Wales; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse
  • Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
  • Was Unknown position,
  • Crime: 2000s, in United Kingdom, Wales,
  • Convicted: 2005,
  • Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Mission: no
  • Places lived: United Kingdom, Wales,
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  • Michael Adamson was a Mormon church caretaker and organist in York, England; abused at least four children as young as seven years old; convicted; sentenced to prison in England in 2008 for child sexual abuse
  • Alleged failure to report
  • Convicted,
  • Was Other leader,
  • Crime: 2000s, in England, United Kingdom,
  • Convicted: 2008,
  • Crime scenes: LDS building,
  • Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Born: 1945
    
  • Mission: no
  • Places lived: England, United Kingdom,
  • Places when accused: England, United Kingdom,
  • Latest update: sentenced to prison in England in 2008 for child sexual abuse
  • View report »
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  • Wanda Barzee was an LDS church member in Utah; with Brian David Mitchell, held Elizabeth Smart captive from 2002 to 2003; sentenced in 2009 to 15 years in federal prison; granted early release in 2018
  • Convicted, Prison,
  • Was Unknown position,
  • Crime: 2000s, in Utah,
  • Convicted: 2009,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Mission: no
  • Places lived: Utah,
  • Places when accused: Utah,
  • View report »
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  • James Tolman was an LDS church member in Orem, Utah and Cheyenne, Wyoming; convicted of UNLAWFUL SEXUAL INTERCOURSE in 1994 in Utah and SEXUAL ABUSE OF A MINOR IN THE SECOND DEGREE in Wyoming
  • Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
  • Crime: 1990s, 2000s, in Utah, Utah County (Utah), Wyoming,
  • Convicted: 2006,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
  • Victims: Multiple victims,
  • Born: 1972
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah), Wyoming,
  • Places when accused: Utah, Utah County (Utah), Wyoming,
  • Latest update: Lives in Cheyenne, Wyoming
  • View report »
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  • Scott Zaugg was allegedly a Mormon church member in Utah; was raised in the Mormon church; convicted in 2000 of second-degree felony sex abuse of a child; was sentenced to one to 15 years in prison; as of 2025, was a registered sex offender living in Roy, Utah
  • Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
  • Was Unknown position,
  • Convicted: 2000,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
  • Victims: Unknown number of victims,
  • Born: 1970
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Utah,
  • Places when accused: Utah,
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  • Chester Meek was a Mormon bishop in Grand Prairie, Alberta, Canada from 1990 to 1995; while bishop, he allegedly sexually sexual assaulted multiple female church members; at least one alleged incident of abuse occurred in the bishop's office inside an LDS church
  • Church paid $unknown
  • Convicted,
  • Was Bishop, Other leader,
  • Crime: 1990s, in Canada,
  • Convicted: 2000,
  • Crime scenes: Bishop's office, LDS building, Victim's home,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Canada,
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  • Robert Larsen was an LDS church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; convicted of LEWDNESS INVOLVING A CHILD in 1993, and SEX ABUSE CHILD in 1998, as well as POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY in 2009
  • Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Released,
  • Was Scout leader,
  • Crime: 1990s, 2000s, in Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
  • Convicted: 2009,
  • Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
  • Born: 1965
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
  • Places when accused: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
  • Latest update: Was released from prison 2013
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  • David Brown was an LDS church member and boy scout leader in Missouri; charged with 32 counts of statutory sodomy; pleaded guilty in 2003 to five counts related to statutory sodomy; sentenced to prison for 15 years; a victim sued the Mormon church in 2003
  • Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
  • Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
  • Was Music leader, Scout leader,
  • Crime: 1990s, 2000s, in Missouri,
  • Convicted: 2003, 2005,
  • Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Mission: no
  • Places lived: Missouri,
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  • Joseph Atwater was an LDS church member in Australia; pleaded guilty in 2005 to trafficking and kidnapping
  • Convicted,
  • Was Unknown position,
  • Crime: 2000s, in Australia,
  • Convicted: 2005,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Born: 1954
    
  • Mission: no
  • Places lived: Australia,
  • Places when accused: Australia,
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  • David McGhie was an LDS church member in Utah; convicted in 2000 of child sexual abuse; an LDS bishop was accused of failing to report the abuse
  • Alleged failure to report
  • Convicted,
  • Was Unknown position,
  • Crime: 1990s, 2000s, in Utah,
  • Convicted: 2000,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Born: 1963
    
  • Mission: no
  • Places lived: Utah,
  • Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender; lives in St. George, Utah
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  • Gene Guinn was an LDS church member in the Dallas Seventh Ward, Texas; in 2000, found guilty by a jury of indecency with a child and sentenced to 68 years in prison; the victim was 10 years old at the time of the crime; Mormon officials allegedly knew about the abuse but failed to report to police
  • Alleged failure to report
  • Excommunicated,
  • Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
  • Was High priest,
  • Crime: 1990s, in Texas,
  • Convicted: 2000,
  • Crime scenes: LDS building, Victim's home,
  • Victims: 6 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Born: 1932
    Died: 2008
    
  • Mission: no
  • Places lived: Texas,
  • Places when accused: Texas,
  • Latest update: 2008: died of cancer in Palestine, Texas
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  • Thomas Gibbons was an LDS church member in Tennessee and Layton, Utah; worked as a police officer; pleaded guilty to two felony charges of forcible sex abuse; sentenced in 2000 in Utah to prison
  • Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
  • Was Ministering/home teacher, Primary,
  • Crime: 1990s, in Utah,
  • Convicted: 2000,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
  • Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Born: 1952
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Tennessee, Utah,
  • Latest update: 2023: lives in Kaysville, Utah
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  • Gordon Bodily was a Mormon bishop and physical education teacher in Hyrum, Cache Valley, Utah; accused in 2000 of luring a 17-year-old North Carolina girl to Utah for sex while serving as an LDS bishop; sentenced in 2001 to 21 months in federal prison
  • Alleged failure to report
  • Excommunicated,
  • Convicted, Prison,
  • Was Bishop, Missionary,
  • Crime: 2000s, in Utah,
  • Convicted: 2001,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Born: 1949
    
  • Mission: 1968-1970 United States Eastern States (headquarters in New York City)
  • Places lived: Utah,
  • Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender; lives in Ogden, Utah
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  • Jay Toombs was an LDS scout leader and private investigator in Benson, Utah; allegedly told his stake president (a Cache County prosecutor) in 1994 that he had molested boys; three LDS bishops and stake president Jerry Toombs (his older brother) allegedly knew of abuse but did not tell police; convicted in 2000 and sentenced to five years to life in prison; released in 2025; lives in Logan, Utah
  • Alleged failure to report
  admitted to molesting at least 53 victims
  "I felt like I was going to the authorities [by reporting to multiple bishops]. I wanted to do what was right. I didn't want to see him go to prison. I wanted him to get help. [...] I was always told to be patient with Jay, he was a good man. That's what I was told again and again and again. I was even given priesthood blessings that I had been chosen to help him."
  — Jane Doe, mother of abuse victim John Doe
  • Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
  • Was Scout leader,
  • Crime: 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, in Utah,
  • Convicted: 2000,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
  • Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
  • Born: 1956
    
  • Mission: no
  • Places lived: Utah,
  • Places when accused: Utah,
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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
  • Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
  • Was Missionary,
  • Crime: 2000s, in Utah,
  • Convicted: 2006,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
  • Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Mission: 2005-2005 United States Ogden
  • Places lived: North Carolina, Utah,
  • Places when accused: Utah,
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  • Allen Brinkerhoff was a Mormon bishop and stake president and manager of an LDS stake welfare farm in Nevada; arrested in Nevada in 2007 and admitted to sexually abusing two children; was convicted and sentenced to 5 to 15 years in prison for battery with intent to commit sexual assault, and 12 to 32 months in prison for sexual abuse of a child; died in 2019
  • Alleged failure to report
  • Admitted guilt, Convicted, Prison,
  • Was Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Other leader, Stake president,
  • Convicted: 2007,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
  • Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Born: 1929
    Died: 2019
    
  • Mission: no
  • Places lived: Nevada,
  • Latest update: 2019: died in Nevada
  • View report »
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  • David Herget was a Mormon church member in Washington; convicted of child rape and child molestation in 1993; spent time in jail and was labeled a level-1 sex offender (least likely to re-offend); arrested in 2004 or 2005 and charged with child sex abuse; detectives identified at least seven victims; one child estimated that Herget abused him 1,400 times; in 2005, died by suicide in jail while awaiting trial
  • Alleged failure to report
  • Excommunicated, Rebaptized,
  • Convicted, Jail, Prison, Registered sex offender, Suicide,
  • Was High priest,
  • Crime: 1990s, 2000s, in Washington,
  • Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
  • Victims: 8 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Born: 1943
    Died: 2005
    
  • Mission: no
  • Places lived: Washington,
  • Places when accused: Washington,
  • Latest update: 2005: died by suicide while in jail awaiting trial
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  • John d'Aquin was an LDS church member; convicted in 1994 in Louisiana of contributing to the delinquency of juveniles performing sexually immoral acts; convicted in 2007 in Louisiana of indecent behavior with juveniles
  • Alleged failure to report
  • Convicted, Unknown result,
  • Was Missionary,
  • Crime: 1990s, in Louisiana,
  • Convicted: 2007,
  • Crime scenes: LDS building,
  • Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
  • Born: 1966
    
  • Mission: 1986-1988 United States Arizona Phoenix
  • Places lived: Louisiana,
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  • Michael Driggs was a Mormon missionary in Brazil in the early 1970s; allegedly sent to a different mission in the United States after being found having inappropriate relationships with young boys; convicted of child sexual abuse in 1985 in Arizona; convicted again of child sexual abuse in 2013 in Utah; he met his victim in the Utah case at church, according to court documents
  • Alleged failure to report
  • Excommunicated,
  • Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender,
  • Was Missionary,
  • Crime: 1980s, 2000s, in Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona), Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
  • Convicted: 2013,
  • Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
  • Born: 1950
    
  • Mission: Brazil Brazil, US Southern States, possibly Arizona
  • Places lived: Arizona, Brazil, Maricopa County (Arizona), Utah,
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  • Bradley Stowell was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Idaho; confessed to sexually abusing 24 boys; pleaded guilty to molesting two boys; sentenced in 1997 to 150 days in prison and 15 years of probation; local LDS church coverup alleged; one of Stowell's victims, Adam Steed, came forward, spurring lawsuits against the Mormon church and the BSA; as of 2024, lived in Herriman, Utah
  • Alleged failure to report
  • Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender,
  • Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
  • Was Missionary, Scout leader,
  • Crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, in Idaho,
  • Convicted: 2005, 2008,
  • Crime scenes: Scout activity,
  • Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
  • Born: 1972
    
  • Mission: 1991-1993 United States Alaska Anchorage
  • Places lived: Idaho, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
  • Places when accused: Idaho,
  • Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender; lives in Herriman, Utah
  • View report »
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  • David Novak was an LDS Social Services counselor in Utah who worked for 12 years with child sexual abuse victims; convicted in 1999 of sexually abusing a girl; released from jail after serving about 40 days
  • Excommunicated,
  • Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Released,
  • Was Church employee,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Born: 1951
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Utah,
  • Places when accused: Utah,
  • Latest update: 2000: released from jail in Utah after serving about 40 days for sexually abusing a girl
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  • Timothy Shoemaker was a Mormon church member in Newnan, Georgia; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; as of 2024, lives in Newnan, Georgia as a registered sex offender
  • Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
  • Was Scout leader,
  • Crime: 1990s, in Georgia,
  • Crime scenes: LDS activity, Scout activity, Vehicle,
  • Victims: Multiple victims,
  • Born: 1976
    
  • Mission: no
  • Places lived: Georgia,
  • Places when accused: Georgia,
  • Latest update: 2024: lives in Newnan, Georgia as a registered sex offender
  • View report »
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  • Loren Hurd was an LDS church member in Utah; found guilty of sexual abuse; convicted; registered sex offender as of 2023; lives in Ogden, Utah
  • Convicted, Registered sex offender,
  • Crime: 1990s, in Utah,
  • Victims: Unknown number of victims,
  • Born: 1964
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Utah,
  • Places when accused: Utah,
  • View report »
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  • Jeffrey Zaugg was allegedly a Mormon church member in Utah; was raised in the Mormon church; convicted in 1995 of first-degree felony sodomy on a child; was sentenced to 10 years to life in prison; as of 2025, was out on parole (Utah offender #73345)
  • Convicted, Parole, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender,
  • Was Unknown position,
  • Convicted: 1995,
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Utah,
  • Places when accused: Utah,
  • View report »
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  • John Baca was an LDS church member in California; found guilty of LEWD OR LASCIVIOUS ACTS WITH A CHILD UNDER 14 YEARS OF AGE
  • Convicted, Prison, Released,
  • Crime: 1990s, in California,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Born: 1954
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: California,
  • Places when accused: California,
  • Latest update: released from prison in 1995 is a registered sex offender, lives in Lodi, California
  • View report »
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  • Steven McDill was an LDS church member in Tippecanoe County, Indiana; found guilty of child molestation; sentenced to 9 year/5 suspended in July 1996
  • Convicted, Prison,
  • Was Unknown position,
  • Crime: 1990s, in Indiana,
  • Victims: Unknown number of victims,
  • Born: 1959
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Indiana,
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  • Terry Stidd was an LDS church member in Kearns, Utah; in 1998, pleaded guilty to rape in the first degree and sodomy in the first degree and was sentenced to 10 years in prison; as of 2024, is out on parole and lives in Salt Lake City, Utah
  • Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Released,
  • Crime: 1990s, in Utah,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
  • Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
  • Born: 1960
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
  • Places when accused: Utah,
  • Latest update: Out on parole lives in Salt Lake City, Utah
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  • Timothy Wright 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
  • Convicted, Jail,
  • Dismissed, Lawsuit v. LDS church,
  • Was Other leader,
  • Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in California,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: California,
  • Places when accused: California,
  • Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
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  • Grant Packer was an LDS church member in Idaho; served a full-time mission to Canada in 1946-48 and two senior missions to Atlanta, Georgia and San Bernardino, California; charged with child sexual abuse; pleaded guilty; sentenced to three to 10 years in prison and 10 years probation; died in 2008
  • Excommunicated, Rebaptized,
  • Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
  • Was Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum, Missionary, Youth leader,
  • Crime: 1990s, in Idaho,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
  • Victims: Multiple victims,
  • Born: 1925
    Died: 2008
    
  • Mission: 1946-1948 Canada Canada
  • Places lived: Idaho,
  • Places when accused: Idaho,
  • Latest update: 2008-06-02: died in Idaho Falls, Idaho
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  • Eric Senior was an LDS church member in Santa Clara County, California; accused of sexual abuse in the 1990s; convicted; sentenced to prison; lost an appeal with the California Supreme Court; as of March 2024, lives in Provo, Utah as a registered sex offender
  • Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
  • Crime: 1990s, in California,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: California, Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
  • Places when accused: California,
  • Latest update: March 2024: lives in Provo, Utah as a registered sex offender
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  • Max Cheatham was an LDS church member in Wyoming, Utah and Colorado; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in Colorado of child sexual abuse
  • Excommunicated, Rebaptized,
  • Convicted, Unknown result,
  • Was Missionary,
  • Crime: 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, in Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, Utah, Wyoming,
  • Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
  • Victims: 10 or more victims, 100 or more victims, Multiple victims,
  • Born: 1960
    
  • Mission: 1979-1981 Argentina Argentina
  • Places lived: Argentina, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, Utah, Wyoming,
  • Places when accused: Colorado,
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  • Frank Ferrara was a Mormon church member and doctor in Northern Virginia; convicted in 1997 of four counts of forcible sodomy
  • Convicted, Unknown result,
  • Crime: 1990s, in Virginia,
  • Victims: Unknown number of victims,
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Virginia,
  • Places when accused: Virginia,
  • Latest update: Lives in : VIRGINIA CENTER FOR BEHAVIORAL REHABILITATION, 4901 PATRICK HENRY HIGHWAY, BURKEVILLE, VA 23922
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  • Allen Stailey was an LDS church member in Colorado and Utah; convicted in 1999 in Colorado of sexual assault on a child
  • Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown result,
  • Was Unknown position,
  • Crime: 1990s, in Colorado,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Colorado, Utah,
  • Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender in Utah; lives in Spanish Fork, Utah
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  • Adam Phipps was an LDS church member in Manassas, Virginia; accused of taking indecent liberties with children; charged and convicted in 1993; registered sex offender
  • Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown result,
  • Was Unknown position,
  • Crime: 1990s, in Virginia,
  • Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Virginia,
  • Latest update: 2022-12-01: registered sex offender in Virginia; lives in Nokesville, Virginia
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  • Sheril Burton was a Mormon church member and BYU professor in Utah; found guilty of sexual abuse of two underage girls; sentenced to up to 15 years in prison; as of January 2024, lives in Pleasant Grove, Utah
  • Convicted,
  • Was BYU,
  • Crime: 1980s, in Utah,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
  • Victims: Multiple victims,
  • Born: 1935
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
  • Places when accused: Utah,
  • Latest update: January 2024: lives in Pleasant Grove, Utah; not a registered sex offender
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  • Thomas Waitman was an LDS church member in Cupertino, California; convicted of felony child sexual abuse in 1995 in California; as of 2023, registered sex offender living in Redmond, Washington
  • Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
  • Was Scout leader, Seminary teacher,
  • Crime: 1990s, in California,
  • Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
  • Born: 1944
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: California, Washington,
  • Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender living in Redmond, Washington
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