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George William Aaron
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- 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.
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case: Civil judgment in favor of plaintiff, Liable,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
- Crime years: 1980s, 1990s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
Paul Douglas Adams
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was an LDS church member in Arizona; sexually abused two children for several years after confessing to his bishop; arrested and charged; died by suicide in 2017 while in custody awaiting trial.
- Criminal case: Died awaiting trial, Not convicted, Suicide,
- Civil case: Civil case dismissed,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
Alan Roman Andrus
- was a Mormon bishop in Placerville, El Dorado County, California; accused of sexual abuse in 2020; as of June 2024, the case is proceeding through the trial setting process.
- Criminal case: Jury trial, Ongoing,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
Jose Antonio Arias
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- 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.
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case: Civil judgment in favor of plaintiff, lawsuit against LDS church,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 1980s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
Bishop Baldwin
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- 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.
- Criminal case: Never charged,
- Civil case: lawsuit against LDS church, Ongoing civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: LDS bishop's office, LDS church activity, LDS church building, Recreational trip/outing,
- Crime years: 1980s, 1990s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
Alan Brower Bassett
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was a Mormon church member and retired air traffic controller in Fruit Heights, Davis County, Utah; accused in a 2019 civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse (dismissed without prejudice); charged in June 2024 with child sexual abuse; reportedly admitted to molesting many neighbor children; tried to get his case dismissed due to a 35-year-old agreement with the Davis County Attorney's Office.
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- Civil case: Civil case dismissed without prejudice,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Crime years: 1980s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
Joseph Layton 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.
- Criminal case: Police investigation,
- Civil case: Civil case dismissed, Civil case dismissed with prejudice,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: LDS church building,
- Crime years: 1970s, 1980s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
Curt Boyack
- was an LDS church member in New Mexico; accused of sexual abuse; allegedly said he would turn himself in to police; died by suicide.
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted, Suicide,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
Peter Curtis Brackner
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was an LDS church member in Purvis, Mississippi; served as second counselor in an LDS ward bishopric, and as scoutmaster; accused of sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case: lawsuit against LDS church, Unknown result,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 1980s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
David Harrison Broadbent
- was a Mormon and obstetrician/gynecologist (OB/GYN) doctor in Provo, Utah; in 2022, dozens of women joined a class action lawsuit accusing him of sexual assault; in 2022, a Utah judge dismissed the case; as of October 2023, nearly 300 victims had come forward; in June 2024, was charged with forcible sexual abuse; in August 2024, the Utah Supreme Court ruled that the lawsuit could proceed.
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- Civil case: Civil case dismissed, Ongoing civil case,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, 100 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Healthcare appointment, Perpetrator's workplace,
- Crime years: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
Robert D Campbell
- was an LDS church member in Nebraska; accused of sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Civil case: Unknown result,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: LDS church activity, LDS church building,
- Crime years: 1980s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
William Carstensen
- was a Mormon church member in Bountiful, Utah; accused of child sexual abuse; charged; died by suicide.
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted, Police investigation, Suicide,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 1980s, 1990s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
Christopher James Church
- was a Mormon high priest and anesthesiologist in Arizona; had his license revoked in 2011 for a pattern of touching women's breasts while they were unconscious; 2012 civil suit was dismissed.
- Criminal case: Never charged,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
Frank James 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.
- Criminal case: Criminal charges dropped, Not convicted,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 1980s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
Richard A Cook
- was a Mormon church member and former LDS nursery leader in Boise, Idaho; arrested in 2020 on suspicion of sexually abusing young boys.
- Criminal case: Ongoing, Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Victim's home,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
Buckland Lee Darrell
- was an LDS church member and former LDS Primary children's teacher in the Redmond, Washington area; charged with first-degree felony child molestation in 2022 and 2023 (5 total victims, all young boys); admitted to sexually abusing around 6-8 children; pleaded guilty; sentenced in September 2024 to at least 8 years in prison.
- Criminal case: Admitted guilt, Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 6 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: LDS church building, Victim's home,
- Crime years: 2010s, 2020s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
Spencer Remde 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.
- Criminal case: Found not guilty, Jury trial,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2000s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
John Doe
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was a Mormon church member in Tacoma, Washington; sexually abused a preschooler in his ward in the 1980s; the LDS church settled with the abuse survivor for $1.1 million in 2023.
- Criminal case: Never charged,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: LDS church building,
- Crime years: 1980s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Settlement paid by LDS church: $1,100,000
- Case report »
John Doe
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- 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.
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted, Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 1970s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
John Doe
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case: Failed attempt to sue LDS church,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 1980s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
David James Gomez
- was a former LDS bishop and department of corrections administrator in 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.
- Criminal case: Criminal charges dropped,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Crime years: 1980s, 1990s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
Mark Gum
- was an LDS church member and scout leader; accused of sexual abuse; could not be located, so the plaintiff filed against the Boy Scouts of America; plaintiff won his case.
- Criminal case: Never charged,
- Civil case: Settlement,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 1980s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Settlement paid by LDS church: Yes (undisclosed amount)
- Case report »
Ryan Christopher Hall
- was a former Mormon bishopric member and veteran sheriff's department detective in Maryland; in 2024, arrested and charged with several sex crimes related to child sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Crime years: 2010s, 2020s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
David Lee Hamblin
- was an LDS church member in Utah; arrested in 2022 and charged with sexual abuse of a child; connected to an ongoing investigation into ritualistic sexual abuse in Utah; ex-husband of Roselle Stevenson, who was arrested in 2023 and charged with child sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
William Harding
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was an LDS church member and former Mormon bishop and ward clerk in Tasmania, Australia and Queensland, Australia; charged in or before 2023 with multiple counts of sexual assault of a minor in two states in Australia.
- Criminal case: Ongoing, Unknown,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 1970s, 1980s, 1990s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
James Glenn Haskell
- was a former Mormon bishop and practicing attorney in Vacaville, California; charged with 14 felonies and three misdemeanors for allegedly sexually abusing four children; was an LDS stake high council member when charged; pleaded not guilty; in June 2024, found not guilty in a jury trial of 16 of 17 counts; jurors deadlocked on one count of felony injury upon a child.
- Criminal case: Acquitted, Found not guilty, Hung jury, Ongoing,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Crime years: 2020s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
Douglas Edwin Holyoak
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was a Mormon bishop in Sycamore, Illinois from about 1999 to 2004; accused in a 2024 civil lawsuit of sexual assault of an underage girl in his office at church when she reported sexual harassment by other youth; allegedly covered up the assault with the help of a stake presidency counselor (Michael John Evans).
- Criminal case: Never charged,
- Civil case: lawsuit against LDS church, Ongoing civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: LDS bishop's office, LDS church building,
- Crime years: 2000s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
Darrell Howe
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- 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.
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Civil case: Unknown result,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 1990s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
Melvin Kay Johnson
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was a seminary teacher, BYU religion professor; accused by his children of sexually abusing his daughters; excommunicated, rebaptized; confessed to sexual abuse, but has not been arrested or criminally charged.
- Criminal case: Never charged,
- Civil case: Unknown result,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
- Crime years: 1960s, 1970s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
Kenneth I Johnson
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- 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.
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Civil case: lawsuit against LDS church, Unknown result,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 1980s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
Robert Glenn Kempton
- was a former Mormon bishop and stake president in Arizona; was an attorney and served a mission as a legal counsel for the LDS church in Africa; arrested in 2014 in a police sting for prostitution.
- Criminal case: Police investigation, Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
Thomas Smith Kimball
- was a Mormon church member in Logan, Utah; accused of sexual abuse by multiple women; died by suicide in October 2020, shortly after allegations became public.
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted, Suicide,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2000s, 2010s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
Jack LaHolt
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- 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.
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Civil case: Unknown result,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Scout activity/event,
- Crime years: 1970s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
Mikel Christain Massey
- was an LDS church member in Lufkin, Texas; accused of child sexual abuse; police investigated, but no charges were filed.
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted, Police investigation,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2010s, 2020s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
David George McConkie
- was a former Mormon stake president, Mormon bishop and deputy district attorney in Colorado, and paternal grandson of former Mormon apostle Bruce R. McConkie; arrested in August 2023; charged in September 2023 with felony sexual assault on a child by someone in a position of trust; in November 2023, granted permission by the judge to move to Utah; pleaded not guilty in February 2024.
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
- Crime years: 2000s, 2010s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
Bill McKay
- was an LDS church member and mayor of Kennewick, Washington; admitted in 2023 to police he paid for sexual services at multiple massage parlors in Kennewick; was not criminally charged.
- Criminal case: Admitted guilt, Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2020s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
Brenda Nelson Miles
- was an LDS church member in Bountiful, Utah; accused of child sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case: Civil case dismissed with prejudice,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 1980s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
Burrell Mohler
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was an LDS church member in Missouri; accused of sexual abuse; criminal charges dropped; civil case in 2013, results unknown.
- Criminal case: Criminal charges dropped, Unknown,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 1990s, 2000s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
Timothy Bradbury Monzello
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was a Mormon bishop in Azusa, California (Azusa 1st Ward, Glendora California Stake) from about 2005 to 2010; accused in a 2024 civil lawsuit of sexual abuse that allegedly took place between 2008 and 2010, starting when the victim was seven years old; the alleged abuse took place in the bishop's office at church and at Monzello's home.
- Criminal case: Never charged,
- Civil case: lawsuit against LDS church, Ongoing civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: LDS bishop's office, Perpetrator's home,
- Crime years: 2000s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
Scotty Hyrum Mortensen
- was an LDS church member and scout leader in Utah; accused in 1988 of child sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 1980s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
Gerald Elbert 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.
- Criminal case: Admitted guilt, Never charged, Not convicted,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace,
- Crime years: 1980s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
Tevita Hoihoi Mounga
- was a former Mormon bishop and ward mission leader in Salt Lake City, Utah; arrested and charged in May 2024 with sexual assault and kidnapping.
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime scenes: Vehicle,
- Crime years: 2020s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
Jesse Paul Murff
- was an LDS church member and attorney in Utah; arrested in May 2020 on 26 counts related to alleged sexual abuse; died in June 2020 at a hospital several days after he apparently attempted suicide in his cell.
- Criminal case: Died awaiting trial, Suicide,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2010s, 2020s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
Keven Brad Nelson
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- 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.
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 1980s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
Brian Richard Pickett
- was a Mormon branch president and leader at a youth program picking pineapples in Maui, Hawaii; accused of sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case: Unknown result,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 1980s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
Chesley Nels Pierson
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was an LDS bishop, stake presidency counselor and stake patriarch in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; accused of sexually abusing multiple young men.
- Criminal case: Police investigation, Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Crime years: 1970s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
Bryce Stephen Ray
- was a Mormon church member and former bank officer in West Haven, Utah; arrested in July 2024 and charged with enticing a minor and sexual solicitation of a child.
- Criminal case: Ongoing, Police investigation,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 1,
- Crime scenes: Public building,
- Crime years: 2020s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
Gary Fuller Reese
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was a Mormon bishopric counselor, seminary teacher and Boy scoutmaster; accused of sexually molesting several boys in his scout troops.
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case: Civil case dismissed with prejudice,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Crime years: 1970s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
Oliver Preston Robinson
- was a prominent LDS church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; served in numerous church leadership positions; was president of the Utah Symphony; was general manager of Deseret News Publishing Company and editor of the Deseret News; accused posthumously, along with his wife Christine Hinckley Robinson, of child sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 1900 to 1949, 1950s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
Lowell Robison
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was a Mormon mission president in the Mexico Leon mission (1995-1998) when he allegedly sexually abused multiple missionaries; accused in 2018 of the alleged abuse; two months later, died by suicide.
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Crime years: 1980s, 1990s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
Jack Lund Schofield
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was an LDS church member, school administrator and state senator in Las Vegas, Nevada; accused of sexual harassment; died in 2015; a victim told FLOODLIT he sold her repeatedly to sex trafficking clients at a motel in Las Vegas.
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
Thomas Theron Schofield
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was a Mormon bishop in Elk Grove, Sacramento County, California; accused in a 2024 civil lawsuit of sexually abusing a 16-year-old child in 2004-05 while he was a Mormon Bishop; some of the alleged abuse took place in the Salt Lake City and Oakland LDS temples and the bishop's office at church.
- Criminal case: Never charged,
- Civil case: lawsuit against LDS church, Ongoing civil case,
- Victims: 1,
- Crime scenes: LDS bishop's office, LDS church activity, LDS church building, LDS temple,
- Crime years: 2000s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
Philander Knox Smartt
- was a Mormon mission president in Puerto Rico; accused of sexually manipulating some of his sister missionaries; LDS church sent him home and called his behavior "immoral and sinful," but no criminal charges or civil lawsuits resulted.
- Criminal case: Never charged,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
Joseph Smith
- was the founder of the LDS church (the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or Mormon church); accused during his life (1805-1844) of adulterous affairs with girls under the age of 18 and women; never charged with a sex crime.
- Criminal case: Never charged,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Crime years: 1800s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
Roselle Anderson Stevenson
- was an LDS church member in Utah; accused in August 2023 of child sexual abuse; ex-wife of ritualistic abuse suspect David Hamblin.
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
Michael Terry Stillman
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- 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.
- Criminal case: Never charged,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Crime years: 1970s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
Stephen Wayne Stokes
- was a Mormon church member and Brigham Young University-Idaho (BYU-I) professor; accused of sexual assault by a former student; died in 2016; in 2022, civil lawsuit against BYU-I was dismissed with prejudice.
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case: Civil case dismissed, Civil case dismissed with prejudice,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
Larry W Strain
- was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Crime years: 1970s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
Jason Strong
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Civil case: Unknown result,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Crime years: 1980s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
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- Criminal case: Convicted, Never charged, Not convicted, Ongoing, Unknown,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, 100 or more victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 1800s, 1900 to 1949, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s,
- Convicted in: 1800s, 1900 to 1979, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, Never convicted,
- Case report »
Mark A Swanson
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; a local Mormon bishop recommended him for a scout leader position, reportedly because "he feels he is completely rehabilitated".
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Crime years: 1980s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
Glendon Templeton
- was a Mormon bishop, Sunday school teacher and scout leader in Arizona; accused but never prosecuted for alleged sex crimes.
- Criminal case: Never charged,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Crime years: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
James Mitchell Victor
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- 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.
- Criminal case: Police investigation, Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Crime years: 1980s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
Daniel Waddington
- was an LDS church member and retired police officer in American Fork, Utah; arrested in August 2023 and charged with 11 felony counts related to child sexual exploitation.
- Criminal case: Ongoing, Police investigation,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2000s, 2020s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
David Evans Webb
- was an LDS church member and oral surgeon in Vacaville, California; accused of sexual abuse of multiple patients in 2021 and again in 2022; gave up his license to practice in 2023; got a license to practice dentistry in Idaho; as of March 2024, a criminal case and several civil cases in California are ongoing.
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- Civil case: Ongoing civil case,
- Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2010s, 2020s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
Robert Lewis White
- was a Mormon missionary in South Dakota in the late 1960s; accused in a civil lawsuit in 2008 of sexually abusing a boy while on his mission.
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case: Unknown result,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 1960s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
Emmett White
- was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Florida; was caught in 1966 by local police soliciting an adult sex worker (prostitute); denied any inappropriate behavior around scouts.
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 1960s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
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Sean David Woolf
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was an LDS church member and full-time missionary; accused of sexual abuse of a child; the alleged abuse occurred during his mission; the victim sued the Mormon church in 2020; the church settled with the victim.
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case: lawsuit against LDS church, Settlement,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
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Ruth Zurcher 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.
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- Civil case: Civil case dismissed with prejudice,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime scenes: LDS church building, Public building,
- Crime years: 1980s, 2000s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
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Orson Davis 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.
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Crime years: 1970s, 1980s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
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Jimmy D Young
- was a Mormon church member and scout volunteer; arrested for sexually abusing a scout in his troop.
- Criminal case: Admitted guilt, Unknown,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 1980s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
Brigham Young
- Second president of the Mormon church; married 56 women, including a 15-year old and three 16-year-olds.
- Criminal case: Never charged,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Crime years: 1800s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
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