4,313 instances of sex crimes allegedly perpetrated by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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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,
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Born: 1935
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (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,
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Born: 1944
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California, Washington,
- Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender living in Redmond, Washington
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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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- Douglas Stoddard was an LDS bishop in Hurst, Texas; convicted in 1992 of a felony child sexual abuse charge of indecency with a child by contact; sentenced to 8 years of probation; a lifetime registered sex offender in Texas; named publicly in August 2023 by a victim who said Stoddard molested him and three other boys in his Mormon ward while serving as bishop
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted, Probation, Registered sex offender,
- Was Bishop,
- Crime: 1980s, in
Texas,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1949
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Texas,
- Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender in Texas (SID 04382768)
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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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- 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,
- Latest update: Lives in : VIRGINIA CENTER FOR BEHAVIORAL REHABILITATION, 4901 PATRICK HENRY HIGHWAY, BURKEVILLE, VA 23922
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- James Penrod was a Mormon church missionary in Pennsylvania in 1997; originally from Utah; sent home to Utah from his mission and arrested in July 1997 and charged with child sexual abuse; sentenced to prison for sexual abuse
- Convicted, Prison,
- Was Missionary,
- Crime: 1990s, in
Pennsylvania, Utah,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: 1997-1997 United States Pennsylvania Philadelphia
- Places lived: Pennsylvania, Utah,
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- Shonn Ricks 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
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
- Was Unknown position,
- Crime: 1990s, in
Utah,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah,
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- Arthur Phillips was a Mormon church member in Arizona; sexually molested a 14-year-old girl; in the 1990s, sentenced to prison for one year and placed on probation for four years
- Convicted, Prison, Probation,
- Was Sunday school,
- Crime: 1990s, in
Arizona,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1949
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Arizona,
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- Lloyd Pond was a Mormon church spokesman and leader of an LDS church radio program in Utah; pleaded guilty in 1996 to one count of second-degree felony forcible sexual abuse; sentenced in 1997 to prison; died in 2019
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Unknown result,
- Was Missionary,
- Crime: 1990s, in
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1945
Died: 2019 - Mission: 1964-1966 Georgia West German
- Places lived: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Latest update: 2019: died
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- Byron Poelman was a bishop and stake president in Utah and partner in a law firm that represented the LDS church; arrested in 1994 for soliciting a prostitute; pleaded guilty to a class B misdemeanor charge of patronizing a prostitute
- Alleged failure to report
- Excommunicated,
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
- Was Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Mission president, Missionary, Stake high council, Stake president, Sunday school,
- Crime: 1990s, in
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1934
Died: 2014 - Mission: Netherlands Netherlands
- Places lived: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Latest update: 2014: died
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The woman was taken to jail, while Poelman was released immediately."President and sister Poelman's lives need to be private now. [...] We are a family. A family keeps things private. A family draws close together. These things are to be kept private."-
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- John Parkinson was a Mormon stake president (1981-1991) and physician in Fairfield, California; sentenced to prison in 1997 for sexually abusing two female patients, but the judge delayed the sentence pending an appeal; his conviction was later reversed
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted, Jury trial, Overturned/reversed, Prison,
- Was Stake presidency counselor, Stake president, Sunday school,
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in
California,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1931
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Latest update: 2024: lives in Fairfield, California
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- Dennis Schult was a Mormon church member and scout leader in southern California; pleaded no contest to two counts of child molestation as part of a plea agreement wherein six other molestation charges were dropped; sentenced in 1991 to eight years in prison for sexually abusing two of his scouts for several years; as of 2024, registered sex offender living in Granada Hills, California
- Alleged failure to report
- Excommunicated, Rebaptized,
- Convicted, No contest, Plea deal, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Was Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1935
- Mission: no
- Places lived: California,
- Latest update: 2024: registered sex offender living in Granada Hills, California
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- Robert Stillwell was a Mormon church member and boy scout leader in Salt Lake City, Utah; accused of sexual abuse in 1987; convicted in 1993 and 1998 in separate cases of child sexual abuse; a Mormon bishop reportedly became aware of the abuse, but did not take any church disciplinary action or report to police
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted,
- Was Missionary, Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Crime: 1980s, in
Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1964
- Mission: 1984-1986 Taiwan Taipei
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Latest update: 1998: convicted of child sexual abuse
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- George Schliesser was a Mormon church member, scout leader and Primary teacher in Utah; charged in 1990 with two counts of sodomy on a child and two counts of sex abuse on a child; in September 2021, was arrested after a third alleged attempt at voyeurism, the first two in 2020
- Convicted, Ongoing, Unknown result,
- Was Primary, Scout leader,
- Crime: 1980s, in
Utah,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1958
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah,
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- LaVar Withers was a Mormon and physician in Rexburg, Idaho; accused of sexually abusing at least 133 women and children as young as 13 years old over a period of 30 or more years; admitted to sexual abuse; in 1996, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor battery; sentenced to 30 to 60 days in jail and two years probation; the Mormon church placed him on probation and took his temple recommend; died in 2005
- Alleged failure to report
- Admitted guilt, Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Was Bishopric counselor, Stake high council,
- Crime: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, in
Idaho, Rexburg (Idaho),
- Crime scenes: Health appointment,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, 100 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1936
Died: 2005 - Mission: no
- Places lived: Idaho, Rexburg (Idaho),
- Latest update: 2005: died
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- Robert Tubbs was an LDS scout leader in Slaterville, Weber County, Utah; admitted he told a Mormon bishop in the early 1970s he had molested multiple boys; Tubbs said the bishop kept the abuse secret; nearly 20 years passed and Tubbs molested others; in the 1990s, Tubbs pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse charges; sentenced to six years to life in prison; paroled in 2000; violated parole; released in 2008
- Alleged failure to report
- Admitted guilt, Convicted, Parole, Prison, Released, Violated parole/probation,
- Was Scout leader,
- Crime: 1990s, in
Utah,
- Crime scenes: Scout activity,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1952
- Mission: 1971-1973 Japan Japan [unknown city]
- Places lived: Utah,
- Latest update: 2008: released from prison
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- Keith Williams was a Mormon church member in Clearfield, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; allegedly molested a boy for three years; Mormon leaders allegedly failed to report the abuse to police, but approved Williams for an LDS temple wedding; convicted in 1991
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Was Unknown position,
- Crime: 1980s, in
Utah,
- Crime scenes: Scout activity,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1956
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah,
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- George Tilson 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
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Was High priest, Scout leader,
- Crime: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, in
Utah,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1942
Died: 2020 - Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
- Latest update: 2020-04-27: died in Utah
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- Kenneth Harper was an LDS church member in California; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
- Convicted,
- Was Scout leader,
- Crime: 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, in
California,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
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- Lynn Harrison was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded no contest
- Convicted, No contest,
- Was Scout leader,
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in
Utah, Weber County (Utah),
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1935
Died: 2016 - Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah, Weber County (Utah),
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- Ralph Neeley 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
- Alleged failure to report
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Church paid $3,000,000
- Excommunicated,
- Admitted guilt, Convicted, Prison,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Was Unknown position,
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in
Arkansas, Texas,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1949
Died: 2020 - Mission: no
- Places lived: Arkansas, Texas,
- Latest update: 2020: died of COVID-19 in Texas while serving life in prison
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- George Lee was a Mormon general authority in Utah; member of the First Quorum of the Seventy from 1975 to 1989; in 1994, pleaded guilty to attempted sexual abuse of a child, a third-degree felony; registered sex offender; died in 2010
- Alleged failure to report
- Excommunicated,
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, Unknown result,
- Was General authority, Mission president, Other leader,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1943
Died: 2010 - Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Latest update: 2010: died
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- Bruce McAskill was a Mormon church ward clerk in Jackson, Michigan; before becoming ward clerk, was convicted of rape; after becoming ward clerk, in 1994, was found guilty by a judge of kissing and fondling an 8-year-old boy whom he was babysitting; McAskill had met the boy's mother at church; a police officer said McAskill told him 'he didn't see any problem' with an adult sleeping naked with a child
- Convicted, Found guilty, Prison,
- Was Other leader, Ward clerk,
- Crime: 1990s, in
Michigan,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1928
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Michigan,
- Latest update: 1994: convicted of child sexual abuse, sentenced to prison
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- Keith Knutson was a Mormon church member in Seattle, Washington; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse charges in 1995; a Mormon bishop allegedly failed to report abuse allegations to police
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Was Sunday school,
- Crime: 1990s, in
Washington,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1968
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Washington,
- Latest update: 2023-03-08: Lives in Lynnwood, Washington
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- Stephen Kay was a Mormon church member, school teacher and scout leader in Brisbane, Australia; charged multiple times with child sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in 1996 and was sentenced to jail
- Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty,
- Was Scout leader,
- Crime: 1990s, in
Australia,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1940
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Australia,
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- Michael Hicks was an LDS church member in Washington; accused of sexual abuse; sentenced to prison
- Convicted, Prison,
- Was Scout leader,
- Crime: 1980s, in
Washington,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Washington,
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- Ronald Jenkins 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
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Was Bishopric counselor, Scout leader, Stake high council,
- Crime: 1990s, in
Idaho,
- Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1942
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender; lives in Caldwell, Idaho
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- Richard Dilley was an LDS church member and scout leader in Burien, near Seattle, Washington; dishonorably discharged from the Navy in 1983 after admitting to abusing boys in a Scouting program in Athens, Greece; pleaded guilty in 1990 to one count of third degree child rape and five counts of child molestation for "repeated" offenses over two years of the scouts in his LDS troop; sentenced to 9 years in prison
- Admitted guilt, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Was Scout leader, Sunday school,
- Crime: 1980s, in
Greece, Washington,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Scout activity,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1959
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Greece, Washington,
- Latest update: 2024: lives in Airway Heights, Washington
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- Rex Furness was a former Idaho state senator and Mormon bishop in Idaho; in 1996, pleaded guilty to sexual battery for fondling an underage girl; was sentenced to 60 days in jail; given a withheld judgment: if he did not violate the terms of his probation, the felony conviction would be kept from his record
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Withheld judgment,
- Was Bishop,
- Crime: 1990s, in
Idaho,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1923
Died: 2005 - Mission: no
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Latest update: 2005: died
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- Lawrence Gilbert was a Mormon church member and high priest group leader in California; convicted of sexually abusing three girls; sentenced to 10 years in prison
- Convicted, Prison,
- Was High priest,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1939
- Mission: no
- Places lived: California,
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- Dennis Empey was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Blackfoot, Idaho; accused of sexually abusing many children; his stake president allegedly knew Empey was abusing kids; convicted of child molestation in May 1991; sentenced to two years probation
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted, Probation,
- Was Scout leader,
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in
Idaho,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1957
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Latest update: 2023: lives in Driggs, Idaho
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- Douglas Bowen 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
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted,
- Was Scout leader,
- Crime: 1970s, in
Utah,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1950
- Mission: no
- Places lived: California, Idaho, Utah, Washington,
- Latest update: Lives in St. George, Utah
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- Jeffrey Hardin was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Idaho; convicted of lewd conduct with a minor in October 1991
- Convicted,
- Was Scout leader,
- Crime: 1990s, in
Idaho,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Idaho,
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- George Davis was an LDS church member in Rhode Island; accused of sexual abuse that allegedly took place in an LDS chapel; found guilty in a jury trial; sentenced to 10 to 25 years in prison and 15 years probation
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted, Jury trial, Prison, Probation,
- Was Unknown position,
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in
Rhode Island,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Rhode Island,
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- John Burrell was a Mormon church member; pleaded guilty of child sexual abuse
- Convicted,
- Was Unknown position,
- Crime: 1990s, in
Tennessee,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Tennessee,
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- Luke Dalton was a Mormon church member; admitted to sexually abusing dozens of boys over decades in Ohio, Montana and Utah; arrested in 1997 in Utah for sexually abusing his only son; convicted and sentenced to prison; served 3.5 years in prison
- Convicted, Prison,
- Was Scout leader,
- Crime: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, in
Montana, Ohio, Utah,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1941
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Montana, Ohio, Utah,
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- Charles Blome was a Mormon church member and US Army veteran in or near Houston or Beaumont, Texas; admitted to sexually molesting at least five boys; pleaded guilty to two counts of indecency with a child; sentenced to 15 years in prison; the LDS church was ordered to pay $4 million to a 13-year-old boy victim; Blome died in 2005
- Alleged failure to report
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Church paid $4,000,000
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Judgment for plaintiff, Lawsuit v. LDS church,
- Was Unknown position,
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in
Texas,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1928
Died: 2005 - Mission: no
- Places lived: Texas,
- Latest update: 2005: died
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- Martyn Conway was a Mormon church member in England; pleaded guilty of child sexual abuse; twin brother of John Patrick Conway, who also perpetrated child sexual abuse against the same victim
- Excommunicated,
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
- Was Unknown position,
- Crime: 1980s, in
England, United Kingdom,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: England, United Kingdom,
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- Franklyn Curtis was a Mormon church member in Pennsylvania and Oregon; excommunicated in 1983 in Pennsylvania for sex abuse; rebaptized in 1984; molested five boys in Oregon; local LDS bishop knew but didn't report to police; convicted in 1995 in Oregon of sexual abuse; died in 1995
- Alleged failure to report
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Church paid $3,000,000
- Church position after confession/conviction, Excommunicated, Rebaptized,
- Convicted,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Was High priest, Sunday school,
- Crime: 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, in
Oregon, Pennsylvania,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1903
Died: 1995 - Mission: no
- Places lived: Oregon, Pennsylvania,
- Latest update: 1995: died
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- Kenneth Good was a Mormon church member in Georgia; accused of molesting 4 underage girls; pleaded guilty of child sexual abuse; sentenced in 1991 to 8 years in prison; released on parole in December 1993; as of 2023, lives in Taylorsville Utah
- Excommunicated, Rebaptized,
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Released,
- Was Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in
Georgia,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1950
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Georgia, Utah,
- Latest update: Lives in Taylorsville, Utah; is not a registered sex offender, despite his conviction for child molestation
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- Mitchell Young was an LDS missionary in Canada; in 1980, was sent home after allegedly molesting children; convicted in Arizona (1985) and Utah (1988) of child sexual abuse; in 1993, sentenced in Utah to 15 years in prison for molesting a child for five years; a 2002 lawsuit against the LDS church accused Mormon leaders of providing a safe harbor for him; as of 2024, lives in Ogden, Utah; registered sex offender
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Was Missionary,
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in
Arizona, Canada, Utah, Weber County (Utah),
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1960
- Mission: Canada Whitefish Bay area, Canada
- Places lived: Arizona, Canada, Utah, Weber County (Utah),
- Latest update: 2024: lives in Ogden, Utah as a registered sex offender
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- Errol Pilling 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
- Alleged failure to report
- Excommunicated,
- Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Unknown result,
- Was Bishop, Missionary,
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in
Canada,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1942
- Mission: 1962-1964 United Kingdom North British Mission
- Places lived: Canada,
- Latest update: February 2024: lives in Twin Falls, Idaho
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- Stewart Singley was an LDS church member in Ohio; convicted in 1975 of child molestation that occurred in 1974; in 1997, convicted and sentenced to one year in jail or prison; as of 2024, is a registered sex offender; lives in East Waterford, Pennsylvania
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Was Unknown position,
- Crime: 1970s, 1990s, in
Ohio,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1937
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Ohio, Pennsylvania,
- Latest update: 2024: registered sex offender; lives in East Waterford, Pennsylvania
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- James Schmidt was an LDS church member and scout leader, with multiple charges of child sexual abuse over six years; convicted in Idaho; convicted in the late 1990s in Maryland; as of 2024, registered as a sex offender
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- Unknown result,
- Was Scout leader,
- Crime: 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, in
Idaho, Maryland,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1944
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Idaho, Maryland,
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- John Midgett was a Mormon Sunday school teacher in the San Diego area, California; also was a Navy petty officer first class; accused of 43 felony counts of child molestation for allegedly sexually abusing eight girls, ages 5 to 10, in his Sunday school class; pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 30 years in prison; as of 2024, lives in Bountiful, Utah as a registered sex offender
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Was Primary,
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in
California,
- Convicted:
1992,
- Crime scenes: LDS building, Victim's home,
- Victims: 8 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1962
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Latest update: 2024: lives in Bountiful, Utah; is a registered sex offender
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- Timur Dykes was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Portland, Oregon; accused of sexual abuse; convicted multiple times; in 1987, three plaintiffs sued the Mormon church and the Boy Scouts of America; in about 2009, the Mormon church paid $350,000 to a victim to settle its portion of a civil lawsuit
- Alleged failure to report
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Church paid $350,000
- Convicted, Jail, Probation,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Was Scout leader,
- Crime: 1980s, in
Oregon,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Oregon,
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- Christian Bearnson was a Mormon church member in Los Angeles, California in the early 1990s; molested a 13-year-old girl; in 1993, the Mormon church was found liable for child sexual abuse by a jury in a civil lawsuit; the LDS church then settled with the two plaintiffs, reportedly for millions of dollars (US), and had the court records sealed
- Alleged failure to report
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Church paid $2,000,000
- Convicted, Probation,
- Judgment for plaintiff, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Was Unknown position,
- Crime: 1990s, in
California,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1963
- Mission: no
- Places lived: California,
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- Eldon Saling was a Mormon church member in California and Utah; convicted in 1987 in California and in 1993 in Utah of charges related to sexual abuse; as of 2024, lives in Burley, Idaho as a registered sex offender
- Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- Was Unknown position,
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in
California, Utah,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1963
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California, Idaho, Utah,
- Latest update: 2024: registered sex offender in Idaho; lives in Burley, Idaho
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- David Phipps/Verity was an LDS church member and dentist in Sacramento, California; pleaded no contest in 1987 to two counts of misdemeanor sexual battery involving two of his patients; In 1994, also pleaded no contest to two counts of misdemeanor sexual battery; served time in jail and had dental license revoked
- Convicted, Jail, No contest, Plea deal,
- Judgment for plaintiff,
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in
California,
- Crime scenes: Health appointment, Perpetrator's workplace,
- Victims: 8 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Latest update: 2024: Lives in Scottsdale, Arizona and works as a business consultant to dentists offices; has legally changed his name to David Verity
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- Arlo Atkin was a former LDS bishop in or near Chandler, Maricopa County, Arizona; accused of raping and impregnating a 14-year-old girl in his ward while he was her bishop; pleaded guilty, spent 132 days in jail
- Alleged failure to report
- Excommunicated,
- Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Violated parole/probation,
- Dismissed with prejudice, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Was Bishop, Missionary,
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in
Arizona,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1956
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Arizona, California,
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- Albert Halladay was a former LDS bishop in Sandy, Utah; accused of sexual abuse in 1988; pleaded guilty in 1989 to one second degree felony charge of sex abuse of a child; convicted
- Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Was Bishop,
- Crime: 1980s, in
Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1930
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
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- Niles Carr was a Mormon missionary in Ireland in the late 1980s, originally from California; convicted of child sexual abuse charges; Mormon leaders allegedly assigned Carr to work with Boy Scouts after knowing he was sent home from his mission due to child sex abuse allegations
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted,
- Was Missionary,
- Crime: 1980s, in
California, Ireland,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California, Ireland,
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- David Bennett was an LDS church member and scout leader in California and Korea; convicted in 1987 in California of child sexual abuse; moved to Korea; was assigned to be an LDS young men's president and scoutmaster; was accused of molesting several boys; disappeared in 1991; FLOODLIT is attempting to locate him
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted, Fled or failed to appear, Pleaded guilty,
- Unknown result,
- Was Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Victims: 8 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1954
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California, Canada, Korea,
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- Les Johnson was a Mormon church member in northern Utah; found guilty of child sexual abuse; was granted parole in 1984 in Utah after serving 7 months of a 0-5 year prison sentence; as of 2023, lives in Bountiful, Utah
- Convicted, Prison, Released,
- Was Unknown position,
- Crime: 1980s, in
Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1944
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Latest update: released from prison in the 1980s; lives in Utah as of 2023
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- Trent Rogers was a Mormon church member in Arizona; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in 1986 and was sentenced to three years probation; a woman sued the Mormon church in 1986
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Was Ministering/home teacher, Missionary,
- Crime: 1980s, in
Arizona,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1917
Died: 1995 - Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Arizona,
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- Thomas Monson was an attorney for the LDS church's law firm, Kirton McConkie and son of an LDS apostle; In 1989, paid a $75 fine and was placed on probation after he pleaded guilty to a charge of soliciting sex from a prostitute; sued in the 1990s for sexual harassment; reached a settlement with the victim; despite his crime, was assigned to be a Mormon bishop in Salt Lake City, Utah; was a bishop in 2008
- Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Settlement,
- Was Bishop,
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in
Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1951
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Latest update: 1996: agreed to an undisclosed settlement with a victim who filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against him
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- Jay Grant 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
- Excommunicated,
- Convicted,
- Was Bishop, Youth leader,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1902
Died: 1988 - Mission: United States Southern States / Northern States [Ohio]
- Places lived: California, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Latest update: 1988: died in Orem, Utah
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- Robert Nelson was an LDS bishop in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; accused of sexual abuse of a "mentally handicapped" woman; pleaded guilty in 1989; placed on two years probation, ordered to do 150 hours of community service, and ordered to take a conducted tour of a local jail
- Excommunicated,
- Community service, Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Was Bishop,
- Crime: 1980s, in
Canada,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1949
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Canada,
- Latest update: 1989: pleaded guilty to sexual abuse of a "mentally handicapped" woman
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- Terry Allen 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
- Alleged failure to report
- Excommunicated, Rebaptized,
- Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Was Bishopric counselor, Other leader, Stake high council, Sunday school, Youth leader,
- Crime: 1980s, in
California, Connecticut,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1943
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California, Connecticut, Texas,
- Latest update: 2024: registered sex offender; lives in Grapevine, Texas
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- Edwin Wilcox was a Mormon church member in Idaho; ran a therapy center for "handicapped people" (as described in 1989 news article); convicted of child sexual abuse in 1988 and sentenced to up to 20 years in prison
- Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Was Unknown position,
- Crime: 1980s, in
Idaho,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender in Idaho; lives in American Falls, Idaho
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- Judith Tholen was a Mormon church member; sentenced to 10 years in prison for sexually abusing children she babysat with her husband John Tholen, who also sexually abused them
- Convicted, Prison,
- Was Unknown position,
- Crime: 1970s, 1980s, in
Unknown location,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1956
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Unknown location,
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- Harvey Wright was an LDS church member and scout leader in Flagstaff, AZ; in 1988, pleaded guilty to "Attempted Sexual Abuse/Dangerous Crimes Against Children" and was sentenced to 90 days in jail and four years probation; placed in the BSA Confidential Files ("Perversion Files")
- Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Was Scout leader,
- Crime: 1980s, in
Arizona,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1945
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Arizona,
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- Ralph Burlingame was an LDS church member in Minnesota; sentenced in 1989 to prison for 2nd degree criminal sexual abuse of a child
- Convicted, Prison,
- Was Unknown position,
- Crime: 1980s, in
Minnesota,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1947
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Minnesota,
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- John Tholen was a Mormon church member; sentenced to 10 years in prison for sexually abusing children he babysat with his wife Judith Tholen, who also sexually abused them
- Convicted, Prison,
- Was Unknown position,
- Crime: 1970s, 1980s, in
Unknown location,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1952
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Unknown location,
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- Norman Maxfield was an LDS church member and high school drama teacher in Utah; convicted in 1988 of sexually abusing boys
- Convicted, Unknown result,
- Was Scout leader,
- Crime: 1980s, in
Utah,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1944
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
- Latest update: 1988: convicted of sexual abuse of multiple boys
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- Homer Van Matre was an LDS church member in Salt Lake County, Utah; found guilty of sexual abuse of child and sodomy on a child; charges were reversed on appeal when child recanted her story
- Convicted, Found guilty, Overturned/reversed,
- Was Unknown position,
- Crime: 1980s, in
Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1947
Died: 2017 - Mission: no
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Latest update: Died 2017; Guilty charges of sexual abuse of child and sodomy on a child were reversed from the original court hearing in 1984
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- Richard Ray 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
- Alleged failure to report
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Church paid $unknown
- Excommunicated,
- Convicted, Prison,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Was Missionary,
- Crime: 1970s, 1980s, in
Arizona,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1942
Died: 2019 - Mission: Unknown country unknown
- Places lived: Arizona,
- Latest update: 2019: died in Florence, Arizona
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- James Samuels was a Mormon church member in Thornton, Idaho; found guilty of LEWD COND WITH A MINOR CHILD U/16 Date : 03-18-1980
- Convicted, Found guilty,
- Was Scout leader,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1943
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Latest update: Is a registered sex offender living in Mountain Home, Idaho
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- Phillip Rimmasch was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Utah in the 1980s; had a 50-plus year career as a mortician; convicted of child sexual abuse; on appeal, the Utah Supreme Court ordered a new trial in 1989
- Convicted, Overturned/reversed, Unknown result,
- Was Scout leader,
- Crime: 1980s, in
Utah,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1937
Died: 2009 - Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
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- Steven Paris was an LDS church member in Anaheim, California; accused in 1986 of sexual abuse of seven boys; pleaded guilty to abusing six of them; was scheduled to receive a 30-year sentence
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Unknown result,
- Was Unknown position,
- Crime: 1980s, in
California,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1952
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
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- Sidney Spencer was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Idaho; convicted in 1984 of child sexual abuse; a Mormon bishop approved his application to be a scout leader despite his prior sex crime conviction
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted,
- Was Scout leader,
- Crime: 1980s, in
Idaho,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho,
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- Leslie Paul was an LDS church member in Arizona; charged with child sexual abuse; found guilty on 32 counts; sentenced in about 1989 to over 400 years in prison
- Convicted, Prison,
- Was Scout leader,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1943
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Arizona,
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- Michael Shean was a Mormon bishopric counselor and temple worker, and deputy district attorney in Santa Maria, Santa Barbara County, California; convicted of sexually molesting boys; sentenced to prison; the Mormon church allegedly made at least one settlement payment to a victim who said a stake president covered up the abuse for years
- Alleged failure to report
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Church paid $unknown
- Church position after confession/conviction, Excommunicated, Rebaptized, Release from Mormon church position,
- Convicted, Prison,
- Judgment for plaintiff, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Was Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Seminary teacher, Temple worker,
- Crime: 1980s, in
California,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1947
- Mission: 1966-1968 Uruguay Uruguay
- Places lived: California,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
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- Brian Peterson was an LDS church member and scout leader in Orem, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted and sentenced to prison
- Convicted, Prison,
- Was Scout leader,
- Crime: 1980s, in
Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
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- Kenneth Rarick was a Mormon church member in Alaska; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
- Convicted,
- Was Scout leader,
- Crime: 1980s, in
Alaska,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1950
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Alaska,
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- Charles Snider was an LDS church member in Georgia; accused of sexual abuse
- Convicted, Found guilty,
- Was Unknown position,
- Crime: 1980s, in
Georgia,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Georgia,
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- James Stringham was a Mormon church member and pediatric physician in Salt Lake City, Utah; in 1980, he made a video recording of a sexual nature involving a child patient; in 1982, pleaded no contest to a second-degree felony charge of sexual exploitation of a minor; sentenced to five years probation and ordered to pay $7,500 restitution; his medical license was suspended for 90 days
- Convicted, No contest, Probation,
- Was Bishopric counselor, Missionary,
- Crime: 1980s, in
Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Crime scenes: Health appointment,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1928
Died: 2017 - Mission: no
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Latest update: 2017: died
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- Carlos Rodrigues was an LDS church member in Dallas, Texas in the 1980s; convicted of sexual abuse
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted,
- Was Unknown position,
- Crime: 1980s, in
Texas,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Texas,
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- Thomas Opfar was a Mormon church member in Utah; pleaded guilty of child sexual abuse
- Excommunicated,
- Convicted,
- Was Scout leader,
- Crime: 1980s, in
Utah,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah,
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- Craig Mathias was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Granada Hills, California; was in the Northridge ward until 1983; convicted in 1987 of sexually molesting multiple boy scouts; sentenced to six years in prison
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted, Prison,
- Was Scout leader,
- Crime: 1980s, in
California,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1960
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
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- Harvey Harper was an LDS church member and deputy county district attorney in Los Angeles, California; arrested in 1984 and charged with child sexual abuse; jumped bail; found guilty; sentenced in absentia to 14 years in prison; lived secretly in Colorado for 20 months until federal investigators found him; local LDS church coverup alleged
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted, Found guilty, Prison,
- Was Unknown position,
- Crime: 1980s, in
California,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1935
Died: 2014 - Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California, Colorado,
- Latest update: 2014: died
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- Franklin Mathias was a Mormon church member and Boy scout leader in Oregon; had a career as a schoolteacher; accused in 1987 of sexual abuse; sentenced in 1988 to four years in prison for molesting a child; he said that he had 242 victims over a 30-year period
- Admitted guilt, Convicted, Prison,
- Unknown result,
- Was Scout leader,
- Crime: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, in
Oregon,
- Crime scenes: Scout activity,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, 100 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Oregon,
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- Robert Longman was a Mormon missionary in Corpus Christi, Texas; molested a three-year old in a bedroom while two other missionaries talked with the mother; pleaded no contest to charges filed in May 1989 of indecency with a child; sentenced to eight years probation, a $1,000 fine, and required to pay $400 in court costs
- Convicted, No contest, Plea deal, Probation,
- Was Missionary,
- Crime: 1980s, in
Texas,
- Crime scenes: Victim's home,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Texas,
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- Willis King was an LDS church member in California; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
- Was Scout leader,
- Crime: 1980s, in
California,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: California,
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- Jay Mitchell was an Mormon church member and scout leader in Oregon; sentenced to a total of sixty years in prison with a minimum of thirty years, for child sexual abuse
- Convicted, Prison,
- Was Scout leader,
- Crime: 1980s, in
Oregon,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Oregon,
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- Richard Nelson was an LDS church member in Colorado; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
- Was Scout leader,
- Crime: 1980s, in
Colorado,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Colorado,
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- Jared Murray was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Rexburg, Idaho; pleaded guilty in 1989 to a child sexual abuse charge
- Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
- Was Scout leader,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1942
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Idaho, Rexburg (Idaho),
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- Daniel Montoya was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Long Beach, California; pleaded guilty in 1986 to charges of child sexual abuse
- Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Was Missionary, Scout leader,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: Unknown country
- Places lived: California,
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- Ronald Mills was an LDS church member in Orange, New South Wales, Australia; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; sentenced in or around 1982 to 3 years in jail
- Convicted, Jail,
- Was Unknown position,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Australia,
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- James Hogan was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Oregon; in 1989, was sentenced to five years in prison for child sexual abuse; released in 1994; in 2011, a victim filed a civil lawsuit against the Boy Scouts of America, seeking $5.2 million; the Mormon church settled with two victims for $800,000 and $75,000
- Alleged failure to report
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Church paid $875,000
- Excommunicated,
- Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Released,
- Settlement,
- Was Church employee, Scout leader,
- Crime: 1970s, 1980s, in
Oregon,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1939
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Oregon,
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- Michael Larsen was an LDS church member and scout leader in Utah; convicted in the 1980s of child sexual abuse; as of 2023, lives in Tooele, Utah
- Convicted,
- Was Unknown position,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1963
- Mission: Unknown country
- Places lived: Utah,
- Latest update: 2023: lives in Tooele, Utah
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- Rand Newby was an LDS church member and scout leader in Washington, Oregon and San Francisco, California; had a career as a schoolteacher; charged in Oregon in 1986 with sexual abuse of two children; convicted of two counts, one class C felony and one class A misdemeanor; sentenced in 1987 to 5 years probation
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Was Scout leader,
- Crime: 1980s, in
Oregon,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1953
- Mission: no
- Places lived: California, Oregon, Washington,
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- Stephen Field was a Mormon church member in California; convicted of sexual abuse; sentenced to prison
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted, Prison,
- Was Scout leader,
- Crime: 1970s, 1980s, in
California,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: California,
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- Robert Berchtold 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
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted, Jail,
- Was Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Temple worker,
- Crime: 1970s, 1980s, in
Idaho,
- Crime scenes: Victim's home,
- Victims: 7 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1936
Died: 2005 - Mission: Switzerland Swiss Austrian
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Latest update: died in 2005
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- Arthur Bishop was a Mormon boy scout leader in Utah; was excommunicated in the 1970s; later molested multiple children and killed five young boys; was sentenced to death by lethal injection in 1988
- Excommunicated,
- Convicted,
- Was Missionary, Scout leader,
- Crime: 1970s, 1980s, in
Utah,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1952
Died: 1988 - Mission: 1971-1973 Philippines Philippine Islands / Philippines
- Places lived: Utah,
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- Jon Carpenter was an LDS church member; sentenced to prison for child sexual abuse; the day after sentencing, injured himself to avoid serving longer in prison
- Convicted, Prison,
- Was Sunday school,
- Crime: 1980s, in
Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1964
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
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- Gerald Burgie was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Utah; charged in 1981 with third-degree felony forcible sexual abuse; convicted of attempted sexual abuse of a child
- Convicted, Probation,
- Was Scout leader,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1939
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah,
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- Oliver Eames was an LDS church member, sixth grade teacher and Mormon Tabernacle Choir singer in Farmington, Utah; admitted to trying to fondle several children he had been hired to tutor; pleaded guilty in 1988 to two felony counts of attempted aggravated sexual abuse of a child; local police had documented 52 alleged child sexual abuse incidents involving him
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
- Was Other leader, Scout leader, Tabernacle Choir,
- Crime: 1980s, in
Utah,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1948
Died: 2005 - Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah,
- Latest update: 2005: died in Utah
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- Vernon Foster was an LDS church member in Louisiana; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty
- Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Was Unknown position,
- Crime: 1980s, in
Louisiana,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Louisiana,
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