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Donate »17 Mormon sexual abuse cases found
Jared Anderson
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- was a high school teacher (and one-time "teacher of the year") and Mormon church group leader in the San Antonio, Texas area; also lived in Millington, Tennessee and Ogden, Utah; sentenced to 10 years in prison for hosting sex parties for teenage boys.
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- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Missionary,
- Crime: 2010s, in Texas,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
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Donnie Boring
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- was a Mormon bishop and stake high council member in California / Arizona; pleaded guilty in 2017 to a felony charge of sexual abuse; died in December 2017.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Unknown result,
- Positions: Bishop, Missionary, Seminary teacher, Stake high council, Temple worker, Youth leader,
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Michael Bronson
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- was a former Mormon bishop in Utah; sentenced to prison in 2017 for first-degree felony attempted aggravated child sexual abuse.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Positions: Bishop, Missionary,
- Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
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Jay Elggren
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- was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Jail, Probation,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Crime: 2010s, in Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Crime scenes: Online,
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John Goodrich
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- 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.
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Alleged coverup-
LDS church payment: $300,000
- Criminal: Charges dropped, Convicted, Withheld judgment,
- Civil: Settlement,
- Positions: Bishop,
- Crime: 2000s, in Idaho, Virginia,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
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Erik Hughes
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- was a Mormon bishop in Mapleton, Utah and a Mormon church senior product manager when he sexually abused two underage children in his LDS ward dozens of times; was sentenced to prison in 2017; released in 2023; as of 2024, registered sex offender living in Utah.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted, Parole, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishop, Church employee, Missionary, Stake high council, Youth leader,
- Crime: 2000s, 2010s, in Utah,
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Timothy Johnson
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- was a Mormon church member in Oregon; found guilty of sexual abuse; sentenced to prison.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: Lawsuit v. LDS church,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Crime: 2010s, in Oregon,
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Bryce Johnson
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- was an LDS church member in Heber City, Utah; three counts of aggravated child sex abuse/1st degree felony and sexual exploitation of a minor/2nd degree felony.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Missionary, Youth leader,
- Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
- Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing,
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Isaac Kemp
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- was a Mormon church member in Draper, Utah; allegedly sexually abused children in Draper and Nebraska; sentenced to prison in Nebraska until 2038.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Ongoing, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Crime: 2010s, in Nebraska, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Crime scenes: Online, Public,
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Nicholas Lewis
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- was a Mormon church member and BYU student; accused of sexually abusing young girls and attempting to solicit sex from a teen online; sentenced to jail time and probation; 2023: registered sex offender living in Bremerton, Washington.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Jail, Probation,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
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Nathan Madsen
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- was a Mormon church member and University of Tampa, Florida music professor; pleaded guilty in 2017 to charges of enticing a child to produce child pornography and possessing child pornography; sentenced to 17 years and 6 months in federal prison, followed by a life term of supervised release.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Prison, Probation,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Crime: 2010s, in Florida,
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Jonathon Moser
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- was an LDS church member and middle school teacher in Rawlins, Wyoming; found guilty of sexually abusing two minor girls; sentenced to a minimum of 36 years in prison; a source told FLOODLIT that North Dakota LDS church leaders knew about the abuse but "did nothing".
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Positions: Missionary, Other leader, Unknown position,
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Darran Scott
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- was a Mormon church member and filmmaker in Archies Creek, Victoria, Australia; pleaded guilty in 2017 to 16 charges related to the sexual abuse of 11 boys over a 25-year period; sentenced in 2017 to 10 years in prison.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Positions: Youth leader,
- Crime: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, in Australia,
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Joseph Shanks
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- was an LDS senior missionary and temple worker in Chorley, Lancashire, England; found guilty of ten charges related to sex crimes after he was caught in a police sting operation trying to meet three young children for sex.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Jail,
- Positions: Missionary, Temple worker,
- Crime: 2010s, in England, United Kingdom,
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Charles Shield
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- was an LDS ward executive secretary in England and Scotland; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; sentenced in 2017 to six years in prison.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Positions: Ward executive secretary,
- Crime: 1960s, 1970s, in England, United Kingdom,
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Keith Vallejo
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- was a Mormon bishop in Utah; convicted of sexually abusing and raping two underage girls; sentenced in 2017 to five years to life in prison.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
- Positions: Bishop, High priest, Other leader,
- Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
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Stephen Wold
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- was a Mormon church member and former full-time missionary (to Panama) who lived in Highland, Utah; convicted in 2017 of first-degree felony aggravated sexual abuse of a 10-year-old girl and sentenced to 15 years to life in prison.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Positions: BYU, Missionary,
- Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
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