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- Aaron Drake was an LDS church member in the Bellingham, Washington area; accused of sexually abusing two underage girls, along with his brother Brian Drake, from 2002 to 2009
Ongoing,
Was Unknown position,
Alleged crime: 2000s, in Washington,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Washington,
- Latest update: 2023: charged
- View report »
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- Mark Cram was a former Mormon bishop and stake presidency counselor, and city manager in Riverton, Utah; charged in 2006 with voyeurism; admitted climbing a 9-foot wall at a tanning salon to watch a 16-year-old girl undress; pleaded guilty; plea was held in abeyance; he completed the terms set by the court, charge was dismissed and case was expunged in 2008; as of February 2024, lives in Riverton, Utah
Alleged failure to report
Admitted guilt, Expunged, Not convicted, Pleaded guilty,
Was Bishop, Church employee, Stake high council, Stake presidency counselor,
Alleged crime: 2000s, in Utah,
- Crime scenes: Health appointment,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1956
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
- Latest update: 2008: case dismissed, expunged
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- Brian Drake was an LDS church member in the Bellingham, Washington area; accused of sexually abusing two underage girls, along with his brother Aaron Drake, from 2002 to 2009
Ongoing,
Was Unknown position,
Alleged crime: 2000s, in Washington,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Washington,
- Latest update: September 2023: charged
- View report »
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- Seth Lyon was a Mormon church member and returned missionary in Utah; arrested in 2006 in a police sting operation and charged with enticement of a child over the internet
Police investigation, Unknown result,
Was Missionary,
Alleged crime: 2000s, in Utah,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1982
- Mission: 2001-2003 United States Kentucky, Louisville
- Places lived: Utah,
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- Robert Stevenson was an LDS church member in Las Vegas, Nevada; accused of sexual abuse
Alleged failure to report
Unknown result,
Was Unknown position,
Alleged crime: 2000s, in Nevada,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Nevada,
- View report »
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- Brandon Cordero was a Mormon church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse
Unknown result,
Was Unknown position,
Alleged crime: 2000s, in Utah,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
- View report »
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- John Cummings was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse
Unknown result,
Was Unknown position,
Alleged crime: 2000s, in Utah,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah,
- View report »
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- Spencer Dixon was a Mormon bishop in Salt Lake City, Utah; accused in 2002 of touching a 13-year-old girl inappropriately inside the LDS chapel of the Monument Park 7th Ward; acquitted in a jury trial
Alleged failure to report
Acquitted, Found not guilty, Jury trial,
Was Bishop,
Alleged crime: 2000s, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1964
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
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- Richard Freeman was an LDS church member and high school teacher in Fresno, California; accused of sexual abuse; convicted and sentenced to prison; moved to Provo, Utah
Convicted, Prison,
Crime: 1990s, 2000s, in California,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1963
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California, Provo (Utah), Utah,
- View report »
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- Christopher Bartle was a Mormon church member in Perth, Western Australia; accused of sexual abuse of four girls that allegedly took place between 1998 and 2007
Alleged failure to report
Ongoing,
Was Unknown position,
Alleged crime: 1990s, 2000s, in Australia,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1960
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Australia,
- View report »
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- Manuel Archibeque was a Mormon church member in Maricopa County, Arizona; allegedly admitted to his bishop that he had sexually touched a child; charged in two cases in 2006 with sexual conduct with a minor and three counts of molestation of a child, all class two felonies; one case was dismissed in 2006 without prejudice; in the other, pleaded guilty to two reduced charges of child abuse
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
Was Unknown position,
Crime: 2000s, in Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1971
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
- View report »
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- Burrell Mohler was an LDS church member in Missouri; accused of sexual abuse; criminal charges dropped; civil case in 2013, results unknown
Alleged failure to report
Charges dropped, Unknown result,
Unknown result,
Was Unknown position,
Alleged crime: 1990s, 2000s, in Missouri,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Missouri,
- View report »
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- Eustacio Munioz was an LDS ward religious and missionary class leader in the Brownsville, Texas area; in 2011, was accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old boy; the victim, as an adult, filed a lawsuit against the LDS church and won
Alleged failure to report
Unknown result,
Judgment for plaintiff, Lawsuit v. LDS church,
Was Other leader, Youth leader,
Alleged crime: 1990s, 2000s, in Texas,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1946
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Texas,
- Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender in Texas; lives in San Benito, Texas (Cameron County)
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- Ruth Worthen was a Mormon church member in Hyde Park, Cache County, Utah; accused of child sexual abuse by one adult in a 2019 civil lawsuit and in 2023 by four adults (one of whom was the 2019 plaintiff); arrested and charged in June 2024 with numerous felonies related to child sexual abuse; died in 2025
Alleged failure to report
Ongoing,
Dismissed with prejudice,
Was Unknown position,
Alleged crime: 1980s, 2000s, in Cache County (Utah), Utah,
- Crime scenes: LDS building, Public,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1949
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Cache County (Utah), Utah,
- Latest update: June 2024: arrested and charged with child sexual abuse
- View report »
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- Roselle Stevenson was an LDS church member in Utah; accused in August 2023 of child sexual abuse; ex-wife of ritualistic abuse suspect David Hamblin; charge dismissed with prejudice in May 2025
Ongoing,
Was Unknown position,
Alleged crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, in Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1953
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: December 2023: Waiver hearing scheduled for December 20, 2023; 2023-08-09: arrested in Provo, Utah and charged with a felony count of sodomy on a child
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- David Hamblin was a Mormon church member and former elders quorum president in Utah; arrested in 2022 and charged with child sexual abuse in three separate cases; investigated along with ex-wife Roselle Stevenson (arrested in 2023) for alleged ritualistic sexual abuse; in 2025, a court dismissed one case with prejudice after "discovery issues;" one case remained as of March 2025
Alleged failure to report
Ongoing, Police investigation,
Was Elders quorum,
Alleged crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, in Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Crime scenes: Health appointment, Perpetrator's home, Perpetrator's workplace, Public, Recreational trip/outing, Victim's home,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1954
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: remote hearing on 2023-03-22
- View report »
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- Doyle Kelstrom was a Mormon church member in Oregon and Utah; accused of child sexual abuse; sentenced in 1992 to five years to life in prison in Utah
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Prison, Probation,
Was Missionary,
Crime: 1970s, 1980s, 2000s, in Utah,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1938
- Mission: United States Texas [unknown]
- Places lived: Oregon, Utah,
- View report »
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- Edwin McClellan was a Mormon bishop in Cottonwood, Arizona; accused of sexually abusing 3 female family members from the 1980s-2000s
Alleged failure to report
Never charged,
Was Bishop,
Alleged crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, in Arizona,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1936
Died: 2019 - Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Arizona,
- Latest update: Died January 2019 in Arizona
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- Bruce O'Dell was a Mormon bishop and dermatologist in Show Low, Navajo County, Arizona; in 1999, was charged with 48 counts of sexual abuse
Alleged failure to report
Unknown result,
Was Bishop, Youth leader,
Alleged crime: 1990s, in Arizona,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1970
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Arizona,
- Latest update: 1999: charged in Arizona with 48 counts of sexual abuse
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- Terry Parker was a former Mormon bishop and school teacher at Lincoln High School in Tacoma, Washington; in 1996, two former students filed a civil lawsuit against the school district, Parker and the school's former principal, saying Parker sexually abused them; they said they reported to the school district, which then allegedly did nothing to protect them; the suit was dismissed with prejudice in Feb. 1998
Never charged, Not convicted,
Dismissed with prejudice,
Was Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Nursery, Youth leader,
Alleged crime: 1990s, in Washington,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace, Victim's school,
- Victims: 6 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1953
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah, Washington,
- View report »
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- Arthur Stout was a Mormon church member in Littlerock, California; in 2024, a civil lawsuit said he sexually assaulted a girl "on a weekly basis" from 1991 to 1997, starting when she was 5 years old; some of the alleged abuse took place in an LDS church building
Alleged failure to report
Never charged, Not convicted,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
Was Other leader,
Alleged crime: 1990s, in California,
- Crime scenes: LDS building, Perpetrator's home, Vehicle, Victim's home,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- View report »
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- Pappy Reese was an LDS ward clerk in Ohio; accused of sexual abuse of a young girl (aged 8-11); the alleged abuse took place in Wilmington, Ohio during 1990-1993
Never charged,
Was Ward clerk,
Alleged crime: 1990s, in Ohio,
- Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing, Vehicle,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1928
Died: 2001 - Mission: no
- Places lived: Ohio,
- View report »
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- John Doe was a Mormon bishop in Pocatello, Idaho; an abuse survivor told FLOODLIT that Doe sexually abused them in his office at church in late 1999
Alleged failure to report
Unknown result,
Was Bishop,
Alleged crime: 1990s, in Idaho,
- Crime scenes: Bishop's office, LDS building,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: Mexico Mexico City East
- Places lived: Idaho,
- View report »
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- Kelly Mangrum was an LDS church member and dentist in West Valley City, Utah; accused of sexual misconduct, prescribing medications for a drug addict for sex
Unknown result,
Alleged crime: 1990s, in Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1952
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- View report »
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- Stewart Allsford was a former LDS bishop in the Plymouth England stake; accused of sexually abusing two girls; died by suicide on third day of his child sex abuse trial
Alleged failure to report
Suicide,
Was Bishop,
Alleged crime: 1990s, in England, United Kingdom,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1951
Died: 2017 - Mission: unknown
- Places lived: England, United Kingdom,
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- Todd Summers was an LDS church member and videographer for local children's events in Costa Mesa, California; accused of child sexual abuse that allegedly took place in a Mormon chapel and other locations; a 2009 civil suit against him ended with a $100,000 settlement payment by the Mormon church to the plaintiff
Alleged failure to report
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Church paid $100,000
Never charged,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
Was Missionary,
Alleged crime: 1990s, in California,
- Crime scenes: LDS building, Public, Victim's home,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: United States Ohio Cleveland
- Places lived: California,
- View report »
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- Darrell Howe was an LDS church member in Washington; accused of sexual abuse in a civil lawsuit; the minor abuse victim and his mother filed suit against the LDS church and its officers deemed responsible; upon appeal, the judgment of the court again ruled against the plaintiff
Alleged failure to report
Unknown result,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
Was Unknown position,
Alleged crime: 1990s, in Washington,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Washington,
- View report »
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- Jason Larsen was an LDS missionary from Idaho in Bakersfield, California; accused in 1997 of sexual abuse of an 8-year-old girl at a school; as of 2024, lives in Meridian, Idaho
Unknown result,
Was Missionary,
Alleged crime: 1990s, in California,
- Crime scenes: Victim's school,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1977
- Mission: no
- Places lived: California, Idaho,
- View report »
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- William Carstensen was a Mormon church member in Bountiful, Utah; accused of child sexual abuse; charged; died by suicide
Not convicted, Police investigation, Suicide, Unknown result,
Dismissed, Dismissed without prejudice,
Alleged crime: 1980s, 1990s, in Utah,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1952
Died: 1995 - Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
- Latest update: 1995: died by suicide in Utah
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- Bishop Baldwin was a Mormon bishop in Pittsburg, California in 1989; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse that allegedly lasted from 1989 to 1997, when the victim was 5 to 13 years old; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
Alleged failure to report
Never charged, Not convicted,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
Was Bishop,
Alleged crime: 1980s, 1990s, in California,
- Crime scenes: Bishop's office, LDS activity, LDS building, Recreational trip/outing,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: 2024: accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse
- View report »
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- Jimmy Brooks was a Mormon church member in Texas; charged with child sexual abuse in 1994
Unknown result,
Was Sunday school,
Alleged crime: 1990s, in Texas,
- Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Texas,
- View report »
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- Lowell Robison was a Mormon mission president in the Mexico Leon mission (1995-1998) and stake president of the Provo, Utah Edgemont Stake (2001-2006); accused in 2018 of sexual abuse of multiple people; two months later, died by suicide
Alleged failure to report
Never charged, Not convicted,
Was Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum, Mission president, Missionary, Scout leader, Stake high council, Stake presidency counselor, Stake president, Sunday school, Youth leader,
Alleged crime: 1980s, 1990s, in Mexico,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1944
Died: 2018 - Mission: 1963-1965 Mexico Southeast Mexican
- Places lived: Mexico, Utah,
- Latest update: 2018: died by suicide
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- Dan Overholt was an LDS church member in Colorado; accused of sexual abuse
Unknown result,
Was Scout leader,
Alleged crime: 1980s, 1990s, in Colorado,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Colorado,
- View report »
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- David Gomez was a former LDS bishop and department of corrections administrator in or near West Valley City, Utah; arrested in 2004 and charged with 125 counts of sexual abuse; charges were dropped in 2005 due to issues related to the statutes of limitations
Alleged failure to report
Charges dropped,
Was Bishop,
Alleged crime: 1980s, 1990s, in Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1946
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Latest update: 2005: criminal charges dropped
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- George Aaron was a former Mormon bishop in a college ward in Provo, Utah; allegedly sexually abused his two teenage daughters in the 1980s and early 1990s; found civilly liable in 2001 to have "inflicted emotional distress," "breached fiduciary duty," and behaved with "reckless disregard" toward his younger daughter; paid $25,000 in punitive damages
Alleged failure to report
Never charged, Not convicted,
Judgment for plaintiff,
Was Bishop,
Alleged crime: 1980s, 1990s, in Utah,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1941
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah,
- View report »
Aaron's standing in the church didn't change despite his loss in court"I was sitting in a room, full of women, who had been sexually abused by a family member — most of them [saying], 'My father abused me. I told the bishop. Nothing happened.' I just knew that wasn't going to be my story. I wasn’t going to allow that to be my story."-
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- John Doe was a Mormon temple worker in Los Angeles, California; accused in a 2025 lawsuit against the LDS church of sexually assaulting a man in 1984 while performing a private anointing ritual in the Los Angeles LDS temple
Alleged failure to report
Never charged, Not convicted,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
Was Temple worker,
Alleged crime: 1980s, in California,
- Crime scenes: LDS building, LDS temple,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: 2025: lawsuit filed against Mormon church
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- Alan Bassett was a Mormon church member and air traffic controller in Fruit Heights, Utah; accused in a 2019 civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse (dismissed without prejudice); charged in June 2024 with child sexual abuse; over 80 victims came forward; admitted to molesting many neighbor girls; tried to get his case dismissed due to an unsigned 1989 agreement with a deputy Davis County attorney
Alleged failure to report
Excommunicated, Rebaptized,
Ongoing,
Dismissed without prejudice,
Was Other leader, Scout leader, Ward clerk,
Alleged crime: 1980s, in Davis County (Utah), Utah,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1948
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Davis County (Utah), New York, Utah,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: June 2024: charged with child sexual abuse
- View report »
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in Queensland, Australia; accused of sexual abuse
Alleged failure to report
Never charged, Not convicted,
Lawsuit v. LDS church,
Was Other leader,
Alleged crime: 1980s, in Australia,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Australia,
- View report »
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- Brenda Miles was an LDS church member in Bountiful, Utah; accused of child sexual abuse
Never charged, Not convicted,
Dismissed with prejudice,
Was ever-bishop-wife, ever-mission-president-wife, ever-relief-society-president,
Alleged crime: 1980s, in Utah,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
- View report »
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- Peter Brackner was second counselor in an LDS bishopric in Purvis, Mississippi, and a scoutmaster; accused of sexual abuse
Alleged failure to report
Never charged, Not convicted,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
Was Bishopric counselor, Scout leader,
Alleged crime: 1980s, in Mississippi,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Mississippi,
- View report »
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- Frank Collins was an LDS church member and traveling professional clown (as "Windy the Clown") in Whittier, California; accused of sexual abuse in 1986; charges dropped
Charges dropped, Not convicted,
Was Unknown position,
Alleged crime: 1980s, in California,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- View report »
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- William Evans was a prominent Mormon church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; was bishop twice of the Grant 6th ward; from 1957 to 1962, was in the Utah State Legislature; served as Salt Lake County Clerk from 1968 to 1983; died in 1991; allegedly raped a relative in Salt Lake City in the early 1980s
Alleged failure to report
Never charged, Not convicted,
Was Bishop, Stake presidency counselor,
Alleged crime: 1980s, in Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1909
Died: 1991 - Mission: no
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Latest update: 1991: died
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- Keven Nelson was an LDS church member and Boy Scout leader in Idaho Falls, Idaho; accused of grooming and/or sexual abuse by multiple boys in his scout troop; in 1988, his BSA registration was suspended
Alleged failure to report
Never charged, Not convicted,
Was Scout leader,
Alleged crime: 1980s, in Idaho,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho,
- View report »
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- Brent Hansen was an LDS church member and dentist in Spanish Fork, Utah; was also mayor of Spanish Fork and president of its chamber of commerce; accused in a civil lawsuit of receiving sexual favors from a dentistry patient in return for prescriptions for narcotics; his dentistry license was suspended for 30 days; died in 2015
Alleged failure to report
Never charged, Not convicted,
Settlement, Unknown result,
Was Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Scout leader, Stake high council, Sunday school, Youth leader,
Alleged crime: 1980s, in Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1938
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Latest update: Died in 2015
- View report »
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- John Doe was a Mormon church member in Tacoma, Washington; allegedly sexually abused a preschooler in his ward in the 1980s; the LDS church settled with the abuse survivor for $1.1 million in 2023
Alleged failure to report
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Church paid $1,100,000
Never charged, Not convicted,
Was Unknown position,
Alleged crime: 1980s, in Washington,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Washington,
- View report »
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- Allen Washburn was a Mormon church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse
Unknown result,
Was Scout leader,
Alleged crime: 1980s, in Utah,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah,
- View report »
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- Jimmy Young was a Mormon church member and scout volunteer in Texas; arrested for sexually abusing a scout in his troop
Admitted guilt, Unknown result,
Was Scout leader,
Alleged crime: 1980s, in Texas,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1966
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Texas,
- View report »
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- James Victor was a Mormon missionary in Canada in the 1980s; allegedly sexually abused a 12-year-old boy while on his mission; an LDS stake president and a mission president (David Sorensen) allegedly covered up abuse allegations; Sorensen later became an LDS general authority
Alleged failure to report
Police investigation, Unknown result,
Was Missionary,
Alleged crime: 1980s, in Canada,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1960
- Mission: 1984-1986 Canada Canada [unknown - possibly New Brunswick]
- Places lived: Canada,
- View report »
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- John Doe was a Mormon bishop in or near Salt Lake City, Utah; accused of sexual abuse of a 13-year-old boy; the alleged sexual assault took place in the Salt Lake Temple in the 1980s (approximately 1986), during a visit to perform baptisms for the dead
Alleged failure to report
Never charged, Not convicted,
Was Bishop, Temple worker,
Alleged crime: 1980s, in Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Crime scenes: LDS building, LDS temple,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- View report »
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- Brian Pickett was a Mormon branch president and leader at a youth program picking pineapples in Maui, Hawaii; accused of sexual abuse in a civil lawsuit that also named the LDS church; the suit was dismissed with prejudice after a settlement in 2016
Alleged failure to report
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Church paid $unknown
Never charged, Not convicted,
Dismissed with prejudice, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
Was Branch president, Stake high council,
Alleged crime: 1980s, in Hawaii,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, Perpetrator's home,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Hawaii,
- View report »
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- Edgar Tisdale was a Mormon church member in Washington; accused of sexual abuse
Unknown result,
Was Unknown position,
Alleged crime: 1980s, in Washington,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Washington,
- View report »
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- Mark Swanson was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Idaho; convicted in the 1980s of child sexual abuse; in 1988, Darwin Matthews, a Mormon bishop in Shelley, Idaho, recommended Swanson for a scout leader position, reportedly because he felt Swanson was "completely rehabilitated"
Alleged failure to report
Convicted,
Was Scout leader,
Crime: 1980s, in Idaho,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Idaho,
- View report »
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- Jose Arias was a Mormon church missionary in Palm Desert, California; accused of sexual abuse; civil suit filed against LDS church and Arias; judge awarded judgment by default for the plaintiff (victim) against Arias in 2017 in the amount of approximately $4.2 million; the LDS church was not found liable
Alleged failure to report
Never charged, Not convicted,
Judgment for plaintiff, Lawsuit v. LDS church,
Was Missionary,
Alleged crime: 1980s, in California,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1962
- Mission: 1985-1986 United States California [unknown city - served in Palm Desert]
- Places lived: California,
- View report »
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- Wayne Sells was a Mormon church member in South Carolina; accused of sexual abuse
Unknown result,
Was Scout leader,
Alleged crime: 1980s, in South Carolina,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: South Carolina,
- View report »
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- Glen Sexton was a Mormon church member in Texas; accused of sexual abuse
Unknown result,
Was Unknown position,
Alleged crime: 1980s, in Texas,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Texas,
- View report »
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- Gerald Mortimer was an OB/GYN doctor in Idaho and former Mormon temple president and mission president in the Philippines; admitted in 2019 to secretly using his sperm to artificially inseminate multiple women; a civil suit against him was dismissed with prejudice in 2021, possibly because of a private settlement agreement
Admitted guilt, Never charged, Not convicted,
Dismissed with prejudice,
Was Mission president, Missionary, Temple president,
Alleged crime: 1980s, in Idaho,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1943
- Mission: 1962-1964 United States North Central States (including time in Ontario, Canada)
- Places lived: Idaho, Philippines,
- Latest update: 2021: civil lawsuit dismissed with prejudice
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- Scotty Mortensen was an LDS church member and scout leader in Utah; accused in 1988 of child sexual abuse
Unknown result,
Was Scout leader,
Alleged crime: 1980s, in Utah,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah,
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- Kip Later was an LDS church member and scout leader in Idaho; accused in the 1980s of sexual abuse; Mormon church leaders allegedly failed to tell police about abuse allegations
Alleged failure to report
Unknown result,
Was Scout leader,
Alleged crime: 1980s, in Idaho,
- Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing, Scout activity,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Idaho,
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- Mark Gum was a Mormon scout leader in Oxnard, California; a 2011 lawsuit against the LDS church and the Boy Scouts of America accused him of sexually assaulting a boy scout; while the boy was living with Gum (with the consent of the boy's parents), church members visited and accepted the living arrangement, the suit said; in 2012, the Mormon church made a settlement payment for an undisclosed amount
Alleged failure to report
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Church paid $unknown
Never charged, Not convicted,
Dismissed, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
Was Scout leader,
Alleged crime: 1980s, in California,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1957
- Mission: no
- Places lived: California, Colorado,
- Latest update: 2012: named in a lawsuit won by the plaintiff, who accused Gum of molesting him; the Boy Scouts of America and the LDS church were also named and paid settlements
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- Eric Hacking was an LDS church member in Utah; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
Was Unknown position,
Crime: 1980s, in Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
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- Kenneth Johnson was a Mormon church member and home teacher in Beaverton, Oregon; a victim filed a $55.7 million lawsuit against the Mormon church saying Johnson had sexually molested him when Johnson was his home teacher; the alleged sexual abuse took place as often as twice a week for two years between 1987 and 1989
Alleged failure to report
Excommunicated,
Unknown result,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
Was Ministering/home teacher,
Alleged crime: 1980s, in Oregon,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Oregon,
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- Kenneth Hanigan was an LDS church member in California; accused of sexual abuse
Unknown result,
Was Scout leader,
Alleged crime: 1980s, in California,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: California,
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- Paul Jellum was a Mormon scout leader in Logan, Utah in the 1980s; suspended by the BSA in 1987 after being accused of sexually abusing a 14-year-old Boy Scout in his troop during a 1986 Scouting event at Camp Hunt near Bear Lake, Utah; in 1990, Jellum became a scoutmaster in a Nevada LDS ward despite his prior suspension; in 1991, Jellum admitted to the abuse
Alleged failure to report
Admitted guilt, Never charged, Police investigation, Unknown result,
Was Scout leader,
Alleged crime: 1980s, in Nevada,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1959
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Nevada, Utah,
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- Larry Dyke was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
Unknown result,
Was Scout leader,
Alleged crime: 1980s, in California,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: California,
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- Michael Fischer was a Mormon church member and young men's president in Washington; accused of sexual abuse; sentenced to prison
Convicted, Prison,
Was Scout leader, Youth leader,
Crime: 1980s, in Washington,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, Vehicle,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Washington,
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- Kevin Garn was a former Utah House majority leader and LDS bishop in Utah; admitted in 2010 to a nude encounter with a 15-year-old girl in a hot tub in 1985, when he was 28
Alleged failure to report
Admitted guilt, Never charged, Not convicted,
Was Bishop, Sunday school,
Alleged crime: 1980s, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1955
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
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- John Fanning was a former Mormon bishop and scout leader in Utah; accused of sexual abuse in 1987 of a teenage boy during an overnight scouting activity; two victims later sued the Mormon church; died in 2012
Admitted guilt, Unknown result,
Was Bishop, Branch president, Scout leader,
Alleged crime: 1980s, in Utah,
- Crime scenes: Scout activity,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1932
Died: 2012 - Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah,
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- George Barnett was a Mormon ward clerk in Cerritos, California; accused in a 2025 lawsuit against the Mormon church of sexually abusing a child as part of a sex trafficking ring, and of covering up the abuse; the plaintiff said she was abused over 200 times at the Cerritos LDS stake center from 1979 to 1983
Alleged failure to report
Never charged, Not convicted,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
Was Ward clerk,
Alleged crime: 1970s, 1980s, in California,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, LDS building,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
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- Gary Jones was a Mormon ward clerk in Cerritos, California; accused in a 2025 lawsuit against the Mormon church of sexually abusing a child as part of a sex trafficking ring, and of covering up the abuse; the plaintiff said she was abused over 200 times at the Cerritos LDS stake center from 1979 to 1983
Alleged failure to report
Never charged, Not convicted,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
Was Ward clerk,
Alleged crime: 1970s, 1980s, in California,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, LDS building,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
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- Robert Campbell was an LDS church member in Nebraska; accused of sexual abuse
Unknown result,
Unknown result,
Was Missionary,
Alleged crime: 1980s, in Idaho,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, LDS building,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: 1987-1988 United States Tennessee Nashville
- Places lived: Idaho, Nebraska,
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- Jeremiah Hatch was a Mormon bishop and scout leader in American Fork, Utah (12th Ward) in the 1970s and early 1980s; accused of sexual abuse of six children that allegedly took place in 1976 during an overnight camping trip, and at his home during a sleepover; allegedly abused up to 30 or more children around the same time
Alleged failure to report
Never charged,
Was Bishop, Scout leader,
Alleged crime: 1970s, 1980s, in Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, Recreational trip/outing,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
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- Bruce Van Horn was a Mormon bishopric counselor in Cerritos, California; accused in a 2025 lawsuit against the Mormon church of sexually abusing a child as part of a sex trafficking ring, and of covering up the abuse; the plaintiff said she was abused over 200 times at the Cerritos LDS stake center from 1979 to 1983
Alleged failure to report
Never charged, Not convicted,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
Was Bishopric counselor,
Alleged crime: 1970s, 1980s, in California,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, LDS building,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
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- Nefi Rubalcava was a Mormon bishop in Norwalk/Cerritos in southern California; accused of child sexual abuse in two lawsuits filed against the Mormon church in 2025; he was the foster father of one of his alleged victims and the bishop of both of them; he allegedly participated in a sex trafficking ring involving at least one other bishop and a stake president
Alleged failure to report
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
Was Bishop,
Alleged crime: 1970s, 1980s, in California,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, LDS building,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Latest update: 2025: accused in two lawsuits against the Mormon church of sexually abusing two children repeatedly over a span of several years in the late 1970s and 1980s
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- UNKNOWN Ross was an LDS high priest and stake seventy in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
Alleged failure to report
Never charged, Not convicted,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
Was High priest, Stake seventy,
Alleged crime: 1970s, 1980s, in California,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Documents available: yes (free download)
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- George Koford was a Mormon bishop in Cerritos, California; accused in a 2025 lawsuit against the Mormon church of sexually abusing a child as part of a sex trafficking ring, and of covering up the abuse; the plaintiff said she was abused over 200 times at the Cerritos LDS stake center from 1979 to 1983
Alleged failure to report
Never charged, Not convicted,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
Was Bishop,
Alleged crime: 1970s, 1980s, in California,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, LDS building,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
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- Orson Wright was a Mormon mission president in Sydney, Australia from 1978 to 1980; accused of grooming some of the sister missionaries in his care to be his polygamous wives; removed early from his mission assignment; LDS church leaders in Salt Lake City, Utah allegedly covered up the reasons for Wright's removal
Alleged failure to report
Never charged, Not convicted,
Was Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Branch president, Mission president, Missionary, Stake high council, Temple worker,
Alleged crime: 1970s, 1980s, in Australia,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1928
Died: 2017 - Mission: Australia Australia [unknown]
- Places lived: Australia,
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- Joseph Bishop was a Mormon church member and president of the Provo, Utah Missionary Training Center (MTC) in the 1980s; allegedly sexually abused multiple sister missionaries; not criminally charged because the statute of limitations had expired (in 1984, the legal deadline in Utah for filing a rape charge was four years); civil lawsuit was dismissed after an agreement by the plaintiff and the LDS church
Alleged failure to report
Never charged, Not convicted, Police investigation,
Dismissed, Dismissed with prejudice, Lawsuit v. LDS church,
Was Mission president, Missionary, Other leader,
Alleged crime: 1970s, 1980s, in Utah,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Argentina, Arizona, Utah,
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- William Knox was a Mormon church member and scout leader in California; accused of sexually abusing multiple children
Alleged failure to report
Unknown result,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
Was Scout leader, Sunday school,
Alleged crime: 1970s, 1980s, in California,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: California,
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- Juan Guerrero Regalado was a Mormon church member in California; accused of sexual abuse in a 2025 civil lawsuit against the Mormon church
Alleged failure to report
Never charged, Not convicted,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
Alleged crime: 1970s, in California,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
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- William Bruhn was an LDS church member and civic leader in Utah; accused of masturbating in a public restroom; convicted
Convicted,
Was Unknown position,
Crime: 1970s, in Utah,
- Crime scenes: Public,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1924
Died: 1985 - Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
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- Gary Woolstenhulme was a Mormon bishop in Imperial Beach, California in 1978; died in 2002; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church (plaintiff John Roe JB 65 - San Diego 24CU008107, CASD 3:24-cv-02349-AJB-MSB); allegedly sexually assaulted a 14-year-old boy in his office at church
Alleged failure to report
Never charged,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
Was Bishop, Bishopric counselor,
Alleged crime: 1970s, in California,
- Crime scenes: Bishop's office, LDS building,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1933
Died: 2002 - Mission: no
- Places lived: California,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: 2024: accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
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- Frank Selas was an former childrens TV host/entertainer in California who joined the LDS church in the 1990s; pleaded guilty to one count of indecent behavior with a child; the crime took place in the 1970s
Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
Was Scout leader,
Crime: 1970s, in California,
- Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1939
Died: 2021 - Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Brazil, California, Louisiana,
- Latest update: Aug. 5, 2021: died
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- John Doe was an LDS stake mission president; accused by Mormon leader Vaughn Featherstone in 1975 of child sexual abuse of "many, many Aaronic Priesthood boys" in Doe's stake
Alleged failure to report
Never charged, Not convicted, Unknown result,
Was Other leader,
Alleged crime: 1970s, in Unknown location,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Unknown location,
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- Allan Howe was an LDS church member and Utah politician; accused of a sex crime; convicted
Convicted,
Was Unknown position,
Crime: 1970s, in Utah,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
- Latest update: 2000: died
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- David O'Connor was an LDS church member and high school wrestling coach in Tacoma, Washington; convicted of sexual abuse in 1977; once reportedly confessed his sexual abuse in an LDS sacrament meeting; in 2021, a victim sued the Mormon church
Alleged failure to report
Admitted guilt, Convicted, Unknown result,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
Was Scout leader,
Crime: 1970s, in Washington,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1953
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Washington,
- Latest update: May 2023: a $9.5 million settlement case involved O'Connor; the Washington school district where he had worked agreed to pay $9.5 million to three of his alleged victims
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- Michael Stillman was a Mormon Tabernacle Choir member and professional scouter with the Boy Scouts of America in Monroe, Sevier County, Utah; accused in 1989 of having sexually abused a boy between the ages of 13 and 15 in the mid-1970s; decided to resign as district scout executive as long as it did not imply guilt; was never reported to police or charged with a crime
Alleged failure to report
Never charged, Not convicted,
Was Scout leader, Tabernacle Choir,
Alleged crime: 1970s, in Utah,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1939
Died: 2020 - Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah,
- Latest update: 2020-03-29: died
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- Larry Strain was a Mormon church member in Missouri; accused of sexual abuse
Unknown result,
Was Unknown position,
Alleged crime: 1970s, in Missouri,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Missouri,
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- Leroy Richins was a Mormon church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse
Unknown result,
Was Scout leader,
Alleged crime: 1970s, in Utah,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
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- Michael Simms was a Latter-day Saints (LDS) church member, organist and music teacher in Oregon; accused in a civil lawsuit of sexually abusing a boy about 100 times between 1974 and 1976
Excommunicated,
Unknown result,
Unknown result,
Was Unknown position,
Alleged crime: 1970s, in Oregon,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Oregon,
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- Gary Reese was a Mormon bishopric counselor, seminary teacher and Boy Scout leader in Washington; accused of sexually molesting several boys in his scout troops; never charged; died in 2014
Alleged failure to report
Never charged, Not convicted,
Dismissed with prejudice, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
Was Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Scout leader, Seminary teacher,
Alleged crime: 1970s, in Washington,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, LDS building, Perpetrator's home, Recreational trip/outing, Scout activity,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1938
Died: 2014 - Mission: 1961-1964 Finland Finland (unknown)
- Places lived: Washington,
- Latest update: 2014: died
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- Dustin Hall was a Mormon church member and Boy Scout leader in Washington; accused of sexually abusing boys in the Shelton Ward near Olympia; a lawsuit filed against the Mormon church in 2009 claimed church leaders knew Hall posed a risk to boys but failed to prevent him from working with them
Alleged failure to report
Never charged, Not convicted,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
Was Scout leader,
Alleged crime: 1970s, in Washington,
- Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing, Scout activity,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Washington,
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- Arthur Krigbaum was an LDS church member and scout leader in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse
Unknown result,
Was Scout leader,
Alleged crime: 1970s, in Idaho,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Idaho,
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- Chesley Pierson was an LDS bishop, stake presidency counselor and stake patriarch in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; accused of sexually abusing multiple young men
Alleged failure to report
Excommunicated,
Police investigation, Unknown result,
Was Bishop, Elders quorum, Missionary, Other leader, Stake patriarch, Stake presidency counselor,
Alleged crime: 1970s, in Canada,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1928
Died: 2021 - Mission: United Kingdom England
- Places lived: Canada,
- Latest update: 2021: died in Alberta, Canada
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- Melvin McKinney was an LDS church member in California; accused of sexual abuse
Alleged failure to report
Unknown result,
Was Scout leader,
Alleged crime: 1970s, in California,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
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- Jack Loholt was an LDS church member and Boy scout leader in Kent, Washington; accused of sexual abuse in the 1970s; court records show that two Mormon bishops knew about the abuse allegations but did not tell police; the Mormon church was court-ordered in 2006 to pay $87,500 to one victim after it settled with three others for undisclosed sums
Alleged failure to report
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Church paid $87,500
Unknown result,
Judgment for plaintiff, Lawsuit v. LDS church,
Was Scout leader, Youth leader,
Alleged crime: 1970s, in Washington,
- Crime scenes: Scout activity,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Washington,
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- Billy Hagen was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; convicted, sentenced to prison; died in 2005
Convicted, Prison,
Was Scout leader,
Crime: 1970s, in Idaho,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Died: 2005
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Idaho,
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- Jayne Furness was a Mormon church member and boy scout leader in Arroyo Grande, California; accused of sex abuse; found guilty of voyeurism charges in or before 1972, and found guilty of sexual abuse charges in 1976; sentenced in 1976 or 1977 to prison; died in 1987
Convicted, Found guilty, Prison,
Was Scout leader,
Crime: 1970s, in California,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1935
Died: 1987 - Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Latest update: 1987: died
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- Alan Dunlap was a Mormon church member in Fresno, California; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse
Convicted,
Was Unknown position,
Crime: 1970s, in California,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: California,
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- Alan Dunn was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Venice, California (Los Angeles); accused in 1978 of child sexual abuse; confessed to the police
Alleged failure to report
Admitted guilt, Unknown result,
Was Scout leader,
Alleged crime: 1970s, in California,
- Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing, Scout activity,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1941
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
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- Melvin Johnson was a Mormon seminary teacher and Brigham Young University (BYU) religion professor; accused by multiple victims of sexually abusing them when they were children; excommunicated and rebaptized; reportedly confessed to sexual abuse, but was not criminally charged; two victims filed lawsuits against him; one named the Mormon church as a defendant; it settled out of court
Alleged failure to report
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Church paid $unknown
Excommunicated, Rebaptized,
Admitted guilt, Never charged, Not convicted,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, Unknown result,
Was BYU, Church employee, Other leader, Stake high council,
Alleged crime: 1960s, 1970s, in California, Utah,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1936
- Mission: no
- Places lived: California, Utah,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
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