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Michael David Otten
updated: June 26, 2024- Born in 1970.
- Michael Otten was an LDS church member in Murrieta, California; took his computer to a tech repair shop and child sexual abuse material (CSAM) was found; police searched his home and found more CSAM.
- Worked in the LDS church as a Ward mission leader, .
- Was married in an LDS temple .
- More details at FLOODLIT.org/a838
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John Earl Goodrich
updated: June 26, 2024- Born in 1959.
- Also known as Dr. Goodrich.
- John Goodrich was a former Mormon bishop and dentist in Idaho; accused of child sexual abuse and of having nonconsensual sex with a woman he admitting to drugging; given a withheld judgement; in December 2023, the AP reported that the Mormon church had offered $300,000 to a victim and her mother to not use her story to sue the church, and to keep the NDA secret; arrested in Virginia in March 2024.
- Worked in the LDS church as a Bishop, .
- Was a Bishop, at the time of alleged or confirmed criminal activity.
- Was married in an LDS temple .
- This case involves alleged or confirmed failure to report abuse by a Mormon church leader.
- Latest update: December 2023: AP story breaks about a secret $300,000 offer by the Mormon church to Goodrich's confessed sexual abuse victim.
- More details at FLOODLIT.org/a866
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Brandon Kyle Bednarz
updated: June 26, 2024- Born in 1982.
- Brandon Bednarz was an LDS church member; found guilty of sexual abuse of a minor.
- Worked in the LDS church as a Primary teacher, Scout leader, Youth leader, .
- Was married in an LDS temple .
- More details at FLOODLIT.org/a824
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James Hayes
updated: June 26, 2024- Born in 1956.
- James Hayes was an LDS bishop in the Timmins - North Bay area, Ontario, Canada; convicted of sexual exploitation in November 2001; molested an underage girl in his ward while serving as her bishop.
- Worked in the LDS church as a Bishop, .
- Was a Bishop, at the time of alleged or confirmed criminal activity.
- Was married in an LDS temple .
- Latest update: 2002: convicted of sexual exploitation.
- More details at FLOODLIT.org/a660
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Robert Kenneth Nelson
updated: June 26, 2024- Born in 1949.
- Also known as Bob Nelson.
- 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.
- Worked in the LDS church as a Bishop, .
- Was married in an LDS temple .
- Latest update: 1989: pleaded guilty to sexual abuse of a "mentally handicapped" woman.
- More details at FLOODLIT.org/a642
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Kayla Kehaunani Atkin
updated: June 26, 2024- Born in 1993.
- Kayla Atkin was an LDS church member and therapist in Lehi, Utah; charged in 2022 with three felony counts of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in April 2023 to one count of attempted object rape (victim was 14-15 years old at the time of the crime); sentenced in September 2023 to 180 days in jail.
- Worked in the LDS church as a Unknown, .
- Was married in an LDS temple in 2015 .
- Latest update: September 2023: sentenced in Utah to 180 days in jail after pleading guilty to one felony count of attempted object rape.
- More details at FLOODLIT.org/a700
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Cristifer Kalen Biggs
updated: June 26, 2024- Born in 1999.
- Also known as Cris Biggs.
- Cristifer Biggs was an LDS returned missionary and BYU-Idaho student; convicted in July 2023 of one first degree felony count of aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor.
- Worked in the LDS church as a Missionary, .
- Was an LDS missionary in United States from 2018 to 2020 .
- Latest update: August 2023: pleaded guilty to child sexual exploitation.
- More details at FLOODLIT.org/a666
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Keith Richard Price
updated: June 26, 2024- Born in 1956.
- Also known as Bishop Price.
- Keith Price was a Mormon bishop in Pleasant Grove, Utah; convicted in 2018 of class A misdemeanor voyeurism; secretly recorded underage girls; the crime occurred while he was serving as bishop.
- Worked in the LDS church as a Bishop, .
- Was a Bishop, at the time of alleged or confirmed criminal activity.
- Was married in an LDS temple .
- Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender; lives in American Fork, Utah;.
- More details at FLOODLIT.org/a645
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Ferrin Kay Bodily
updated: June 26, 2024- Born in 1944.
- Died in 2023.
- Ferrin Bodily was a Mormon church member; convicted of sexual abuse; died in 2023.
- Worked in the LDS church as a Unknown, .
- Latest update: 2023: died.
- More details at FLOODLIT.org/a691
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Frank Cornelis Lefrandt
updated: June 26, 2024- Born in 1961.
- Died in 2009.
- Also known as Frank Lefrandt Jr., Franci Cornelis, Francis Cornelis, Frank Cornelis Jr..
- Frank Lefrandt was an LDS church member in Honolulu, Hawaii; served a Mormon mission to Guatemala; accused of sexual abuse; admitted in 2007 to sexually molesting a 13-year-old newspaper carrier; pleaded guilty in November 2008; disappeared while out on bail awaiting sentencing.
- Worked in the LDS church as a Missionary, .
- Latest update: 2009: presumed dead.
- More details at FLOODLIT.org/a674