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Donate »18 Mormon sexual abuse cases
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James Chalmers Bayless
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Alleged coverup- was a Mormon church member in Gilbert, Arizona; pleaded guilty in 2015 to two counts of molestation of a child; as of 2024, is a registered sex offender living in Mesa, Arizona.
- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime: 2010s, in Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
- Convicted: 2010s, 2015,
- Case report »
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Donald Nelson Bills
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- was a school teacher (one-time "teacher of the year") and former Mormon bishopric member in Provo, Utah; pleaded guilty to multiple felonies, including rape of a 17-year-old girl; sentenced in 2015 to a minimum of eight years in prison; as of January 2025, lives in Orem, Utah as a registered sex offender.
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace, Victim's school,
- Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
- Convicted: 2010s, 2015,
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Jason Carl Brumble
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- was a Mormon church member and stake Sunday school presidency member in Oregon; convicted in 2015 of child sexual abuse of multiple children; is in prison in Oregon as of March 2023.
- Criminal: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime: 2010s, in Oregon,
- Convicted: 2010s, 2015,
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Keldon Severn Cook
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- was a Mormon church member; pleaded guilty of child sexual abuse.
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
- Convicted: 2010s, 2015,
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Alan Lee Croshaw
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- was a Mormon bishop in Utah in the 1990s; admitted to having a lifelong sexual addiction with a preference for prepubescent girls; downloaded and distributed child pornography; in 2015, sentenced to 30 days in jail for felony voyeurism and misdemeanor lewdness; violated probation by downloading porn.
- Criminal: Convicted, Jail, Probation,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
- Convicted: 2010s, 2015,
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Don Furtys
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Joseph Hastings
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- was a Mormon church member in Clevedon, UK; sentenced to prison for sending child pornography to an undercover police officer online in 2015; sentenced to 13 years and eight months in prison, including a custodial term of eight years and eight months.
- Criminal: Admitted guilt, Convicted, Prison,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime: 2010s, in England, United Kingdom,
- Convicted: 2010s, 2015,
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Allen Brent Johnson
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- was an LDS church member; drove from Utah to Idaho to meet up with a person he believed was a 15-year-old girl for sex; sentenced to eight years in prison; as of March 2024, is a registered sex offender living in Provo, Utah.
- Criminal: Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime: 2010s, in Idaho,
- Convicted: 2010s, 2015,
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Harry O Jones
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- was an LDS church member in Illinois; sentenced to 30 months of probation for possession of child pornography.
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime: 2010s, in Illinois,
- Convicted: 2010s, 2015,
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Harry O. Jones IV
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- was a Mormon church member in Buffalo Grove, Illinois; convicted of possessing CSAM; is a registered sex offender.
- Criminal: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime: 2010s, in Illinois,
- Convicted: 2010s, 2015,
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Michael Alan Jordan
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- was an LDS church member in West Valley, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted of 33 felonies related to child sexual abuse (CSA).
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
- Convicted: 2010s, 2015,
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Jimmy Maurice Kilpatrick
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- was a Mormon church member in Alabama; pleaded guilty to charges of child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2015 to 10 years in prison.
- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Victims: 8 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime: 2000s, 2010s, in Alabama,
- Convicted: 2010s, 2015,
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Alan Byron Pace
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- was a Mormon church member in Orem, Utah; sentenced in 2015 to 30 days in prison and 36 months of probation for felony child sexual abuse.
- Criminal: Convicted, Prison, Probation,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime: 2000s, 2010s, in Utah,
- Convicted: 2010s, 2015,
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Denim Lee Robinson
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Carl Edward Sepos
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- was an LDS temple worker and high priest in Payson, Utah; pleaded guilty in 2015 to sexually abusing an adult woman with Down syndrome and autism at a hotel swimming pool; he blamed his sex crime in part on an addiction to pornography; sentenced to 150 days in jail, 36 months of probation and 100 hours of community service.
- Criminal: Community service, Convicted, Jail, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
- Convicted: 2010s, 2015,
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Ryan Chad Sherry
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- was a Mormon church member in Spanish Fork, Utah; tried to meet a 13-year-old girl for sex after online contact; arrested in a police sting operation; convicted in 2015 of forcible sexual abuse and attempted lewdness involving a child.
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Convicted: 2010s, 2015,
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Daniel David Taggart
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- was an LDS church member and co-founder of Ancestry.com; found guilty and sent to prison in Utah for sexually abusing a 15-year-old girl.
- Criminal: Convicted, Unknown result,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
- Convicted: 2010s, 2015,
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Matthew Todd Wallis
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- Alleged coverup
- was a Mormon church member in Ogden, Utah; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse.
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime: 1990s, 2000s, in Louisiana,
- Convicted: 2010s, 2015,
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