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James F. Adams
- Alleged coverup
- was an elder in the LDS church in Beckley, West Virginia; sentenced to prison for sexually abusing multiple children.
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: lawsuit against LDS church, Settlement,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Victim's home,
- Crime: 1980s, in West Virginia,
- Convicted: 1990s,
- LDS church payment: Yes (undisclosed amount)
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John Ray Baca
- was an LDS church member in California; found guilty of LEWD OR LASCIVIOUS ACTS WITH A CHILD UNDER 14 YEARS OF AGE.
- Criminal: Convicted, Prison, Released,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime: 1990s, in California,
- Convicted: 1990s,
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Charles John Blome
- Alleged coverup
- 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.
- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil: Civil judgment in favor of plaintiff, lawsuit against LDS church, LDS church found negligent, LDS church ordered to make payment, Liable,
- Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in Texas,
- Convicted: 1990s,
- LDS church payment: $4,000,000
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Douglas Ray Bowen
- Alleged coverup
- 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.
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime: 1970s, in Utah,
- Convicted: 1990s,
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John Haws Burrell
- was a Mormon church member; pleaded guilty of child sexual abuse.
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Crime: 1990s, in Tennessee,
- Convicted: 1990s,
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Sheril Dale 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.
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Crime: 1980s, in Utah,
- Convicted: 1990s,
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Max Todd Cheatham
- was an LDS church member in Utah and Colorado; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in Colorado of child sexual abuse.
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, 100 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Crime: 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, in Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, Utah, Wyoming,
- Convicted: 1990s,
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Gerald Arthur Collingwood
- was a Mormon bishopric counselor in Alabama; moved to Utah; convicted of child sexual abuse in 1996 in Utah.
- Criminal: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Crime: 1990s, in Utah,
- Convicted: 1990s,
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Martyn Conway
- was a Mormon church member; pleaded guilty of child sexual abuse.
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime: 1980s, in United Kingdom,
- Convicted: 1990s,
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John Scott d'Aquin
- Alleged coverup
- was an LDS church member; convicted in 1994 in Louisiana of contributing to the delinquency of juveniles performing sexually immoral acts; convicted in 2007 in Louisiana of indecent behavior with juveniles.
- Criminal: Convicted, Unknown result,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime scenes: LDS church building,
- Crime: 1990s, in Louisiana,
- Convicted: 1990s, 2000s, 2007,
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Luke Elbert 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.
- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, in Montana, Ohio, Utah,
- Convicted: 1990s,
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George S Davis
- Alleged coverup
- was an LDS church member in Rhode Island; accused of sexual abuse that allegedly took place in an LDS chapel.
- Criminal: Convicted, Jury trial, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: LDS church building,
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in Rhode Island,
- Convicted: 1990s,
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Richard Lloyd 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.
- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Scout activity/event,
- Crime: 1980s, in Greece, Washington,
- Convicted: 1990s,
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John Doe
- Alleged coverup
- was a Mormon church member in Lake Elsinore, California; arrested in 1997; pleaded guilty to committing lewd acts with a child under age 14; spent three years in state prison; in December 2022, the LDS church paid $995,000 to settle its part of a related civil lawsuit wherein a jury awarded the victim $2.28 billion.
- Criminal: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Released,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in California,
- Convicted: 1990s,
- LDS church payment: $995,000
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Dennis Joe Empey
- Alleged coverup
- 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.
- Criminal: Convicted, Probation,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime scenes: LDS church building,
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in Idaho,
- Convicted: 1990s,
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Matthew LeRoy Faerber
- was an LDS church member and high school choir director in Murray, Utah; pleaded guilty in 1990 or 1991 to two counts of attempted sexual abuse of a child; sentenced in February 1991 to six months in jail (two of those months under house arrest) followed by three years of supervised release.
- Criminal: Convicted, Jail, Probation, Released,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Convicted: 1990s,
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Frank Paul Ferrara
- was a Mormon church member and doctor in Northern Virginia; convicted in 1997 of four counts of forcible sodomy.
- Criminal: Convicted, Unknown result,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Crime: 1990s, in Virginia,
- Convicted: 1990s,
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Michael W Fritchen
- was a Mormon church member in Utah; sentenced to prison twice for child sexual abuse.
- Criminal: Convicted, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime: 1990s, 2010s, in Utah,
- Convicted: 1990s, 2010s, 2011,
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Rex Lyle 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.
- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Withheld judgment,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime: 1990s, in Idaho,
- Convicted: 1990s,
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Lawrence Wayne 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.
- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
- Convicted: 1990s,
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Kenneth Robert 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.
- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in Georgia,
- Convicted: 1990s,
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Alan R Grant
- was an LDS church member and primary teacher in Utah; found guilty of child sexual abuse; sentenced in August 1998 to two months in jail.
- Criminal: Convicted, Jail,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: LDS church activity, Perpetrator's home,
- Crime: 1990s, in Utah,
- Convicted: 1990s,
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Jeffrey Lee Hardin
- was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Idaho; convicted of lewd conduct with a minor in October 1991.
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime: 1990s, in Idaho,
- Convicted: 1990s,
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Kenneth Morgan Harper
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse.
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime: 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, in California,
- Convicted: 1990s,
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Lynn William Harrison
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse.
- Criminal: Convicted, No contest,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in Utah, Weber County (Utah),
- Convicted: 1990s,
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Vance Paul Hein
- was an LDS church member and scoutmaster in West Bradford, Pennsylvania; was convicted in 1999 of a misdemeanor for sexually abusing one of his boy scouts; sentenced in 2000 to 15 years of probation; arrested in 2011 for possessing child pornography; sentenced in 2012 to 15 to 30 years in prison.
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: lawsuit against LDS church, Unknown result,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Recreational trip/outing, Scout activity/event,
- Crime: 1990s, 2010s, in Canada, Pennsylvania,
- Convicted: 1990s, 2000, 2000s, 2010s, 2012,
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David Henry Herget
- was a Mormon church member in Washington; convicted of child sexual abuse and sentenced to prison; released; arrested and charged with sexually abused more children; died by suicide while awaiting trial.
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Victims: 8 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime: 1990s, 2000s, in Washington,
- Convicted: 1990s, 2000s,
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Michael L Hicks
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse; sentenced to prison.
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime: 1980s, in Washington,
- Convicted: 1990s,
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Grant Joel Hildreth
- was an LDS church member in Montana; sentenced to prison in 1992 for felony child sexual abuse; in 2011, pleaded guilty to two class A misdemeanor counts of sexual battery; died in 2022.
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in Montana,
- Convicted: 1990s, 2010s, 2011,
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Loren Hurd
- was an LDS church member in Utah; found guilty of sexual abuse; convicted; registered sex offender as of 2023; lives in Ogden, Utah.
- Criminal: Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Crime: 1990s, in Utah,
- Convicted: 1990s,
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Ronald Alvin Jenkins
- was a former 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.
- Criminal: Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime: 1990s, in Idaho,
- Convicted: 1990s,
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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.
- Criminal: Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime: 1990s, in Australia,
- Convicted: 1990s,
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Keith Benjamin Knutson
- Alleged coverup
- 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.
- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime: 1990s, in Washington,
- Convicted: 1990s,
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Robert Wayne Larsen
- was an LDS church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; convicted of LEWDNESS INVOLVING A CHILD in 1993, and SEX ABUSE CHILD in 1998, as well as POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY in 2009.
- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Released,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime: 1990s, 2000s, in Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Convicted: 1990s, 2000s, 2009,
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Brandon Lee Manning
- was an LDS church member in Utah and Georgia; convicted three times of sex crimes: Scotland in the 1990s, Utah in 2001, Georgia in 2020; assigned to be a young men's president in a Georgia LDS branch in 2017; arrested in 2019 and charged with eight felony counts of child sexual exploitation; convicted; as of November 2023, lives in Fort Valley, Georgia as a registered sex offender.
- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, in Georgia, Scotland, United Kingdom, Utah,
- Convicted: 1990s, 2000s, 2001, 2020, 2020s,
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Steven N McDill
- was an LDS church member in Tippecanoe County, Indiana; found guilty of child molestation; sentenced to 9 year/5 suspended in July 1996.
- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Crime: 1990s, in Indiana,
- Convicted: 1990s,
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Ralph Edward Neeley
- Alleged coverup
- 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.
- Criminal: Admitted guilt, Convicted, Prison,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: LDS church building, LDS Sunday meetings,
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in Arkansas, Texas,
- Convicted: 1990s,
- LDS church payment: $5,000,000
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Grant Peck Packer
- was an LDS church member in Idaho; served a full-time mission to Canada in 1946-48 and two senior missions to Atlanta, Georgia and San Bernardino, California; charged with child sexual abuse; pleaded guilty; sentenced to three to 10 years in prison and 10 years probation; died in 2008.
- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Crime: 1990s, in Idaho,
- Convicted: 1990s,
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James William 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.
- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Crime: 1990s, in Pennsylvania, Utah,
- Convicted: 1990s,
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Keith O'Dell (or Odell) Peterson
- was a Mormon church member and former high school teacher in Nampa, Idaho; accused in 1991 of inappropriate sexual contact; sentenced to 180 days suspended jail time and two years of probation; charge was dismissed in 1998 after he completed probation; pleaded guilty in October 2019 to one count of lewd conduct with a child under 16; sentenced in 2020 to 17 years in prison.
- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime: 1990s, 2010s, in Idaho,
- Convicted: 1990s, 2020, 2020s,
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Arthur Frank Phillips
- was a Mormon church member in Arizona; sexually molested a 14-year-old girl; sentenced to prison for one year and placed on probation for four years.
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime: 1990s, in Arizona,
- Convicted: 1990s,
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Adam Scott Phipps
- was an LDS church member in Manassas, Virginia; accused of taking indecent liberties with children; charged and convicted in 1993; registered sex offender.
- Criminal: Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown result,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime: 1990s, in Virginia,
- Convicted: 1990s,
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Byron Lloyd Poelman
- Alleged coverup
- 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.
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime: 1990s, in Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Convicted: 1990s,
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Lloyd Gerald Pond
- was a Mormon church member and leader of an LDS church radio program in Utah; found guilty of child sexual abuse.
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime: 1990s, in Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Convicted: 1990s,
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Shonn M 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.
- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime: 1990s, in Utah,
- Convicted: 1990s,
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Eldon Andrew 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.
- Criminal: Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in California, Utah,
- Convicted: 1980s, 1990s,
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George Martin Schliesser
- was a Mormon church member and primary teacher in Utah; was a scout leader and a primary leader who was charged with two counts of sodomy on a child and two counts of sex abuse on a child in 1990; in September 2021 he was arrested after a third attempt at voyeurism, the first two in 2020.
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime: 1980s, in Utah,
- Convicted: 1990s,
- Case report »
James Phillip Schmidt
- Alleged coverup
- was an LDS church member and scout leader, with multiple charges of child sexual abuse over six years; convicted in the late 1990s in Maryland; as of 2024, registered as a sex offender.
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: Unknown result,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime: 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, in Idaho,
- Convicted: 1980s, 1990s,
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Eric Robertson Senior
- was an LDS church member in Santa Clara County, California; accused of sexual abuse in the 1990s; convicted; sentenced to prison; lost an appeal with the California Supreme Court; as of March 2024, lives in Provo, Utah as a registered sex offender.
- Criminal: Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime: 1990s, in California,
- Convicted: 1990s,
- Case report »
Timothy Mark Shoemaker
- was a Mormon church member in Newnan, Georgia; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; as of 2024, lives in Newnan, Georgia as a registered sex offender.
- Criminal: Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: LDS church activity, LDS youth activity, Scout activity/event, Vehicle,
- Crime: 1990s, in Georgia,
- Convicted: 1990s,
- Case report »
Stewart Leroy 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.
- Criminal: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Crime: 1970s, 1990s, in Ohio,
- Convicted: 1900 to 1979, 1990s,
- Case report »
Allen Quinn Stailey
- was an LDS church member in Colorado and Utah; convicted in 1999 in Colorado of sexual assault on a child.
- Criminal: Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown result,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime: 1990s, in Colorado,
- Convicted: 1990s,
- Case report »
Terry Alan Stidd
- Terry Alan Stidd was an LDS church member in Kearns, Utah; in 1998, pleaded guilty to rape in the first degree and sodomy in the first degree and was sentenced to 10 years in prison; as of 2024, is out on parole and lives in Salt Lake City, Utah.
- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Crime: 1990s, in Utah,
- Convicted: 1990s,
- Case report »
Robert David Stillwell
- Alleged coverup
- 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; reportedly, the local Mormon bishop became aware of the abuse but didn't take any church disciplinary action.
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Crime: 1980s, in Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Convicted: 1990s,
- Case report »
Douglas George 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.
- Criminal: Convicted, Probation, Registered sex offender,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime: 1980s, in Texas,
- Convicted: 1990s,
- Case report »
Bradley Grant Stowell
- Alleged coverup
- was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Idaho; confessed to sexually abusing 24 boys; pleaded guilty to molesting two boys; sentenced in 1997 to 150 days in prison and 15 years of probation; local LDS church coverup alleged; one of Stowell's victims, Adam Steed, came forward, spurring lawsuits against the Mormon church and the BSA; as of 2024, lived in Herriman, Utah.
- Criminal: Convicted, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender,
- Civil: Unknown result,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Scout activity/event,
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, in Idaho,
- Convicted: 1990s, 2000s, 2005, 2008,
- Case report »
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- Criminal: Convicted, Never charged, Not convicted, Ongoing, Unknown result,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, 100 or more victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime: 1800s, 1900 to 1949, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s,
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George Kermit Tilson
- Alleged coverup
- 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.
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: lawsuit against LDS church, Unknown result,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, in Utah,
- Convicted: 1990s,
- Case report »
James Addison Tolman
- was an LDS church member in Orem, Utah and Cheyenne, Wyoming; convicted of UNLAWFUL SEXUAL INTERCOURSE in 1994 in Utah and SEXUAL ABUSE OF A MINOR IN THE SECOND DEGREE in Wyoming.
- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Crime: 1990s, 2000s, in Utah, Utah County (Utah), Wyoming,
- Convicted: 1990s, 2000s, 2006,
- Case report »
Robert Michael Tubbs
- Alleged coverup
- was an LDS church member and scout leader in Slaterville, Weber County, Utah; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse; sentenced to six years to life in prison; released on parole on March 2008.
- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Scout activity/event,
- Crime: 1990s, in Utah,
- Convicted: 1990s,
- Case report »
Thomas Frank 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.
- Criminal: Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime: 1990s, in California,
- Convicted: 1990s,
- Case report »
Keith G Williams
- Alleged coverup
- was a Mormon church member; 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.
- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: Scout activity/event,
- Crime: 1980s, in Utah,
- Convicted: 1990s,
- Case report »
LaVar Madsen Withers
- Alleged coverup
- was a Mormon church member and physician in Rexburg, Idaho; was accused of sexual abuse by at least 133 women and children (some as young as 13 years old) over a period of 30 years or more; admitted to sexual abuse; found guilty of 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.
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, 100 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Healthcare appointment,
- Crime: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, in Idaho,
- Convicted: 1990s,
- Case report »
Mitchell Blake Young
- Alleged coverup
- was an LDS missionary in Canada; in 1980, 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.
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: lawsuit against LDS church, Unknown result,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in Arizona, Canada, Utah,
- Convicted: 1980s, 1990s,
- Case report »

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