6 LDS sex abuse cases found
1993
- Year convicted: 1993
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- George Curtis (1924 – 2005) was a Mormon church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; convicted of attempted sexual abuse of a child in 1993; reported to have allegedly abused the child's mother at an earlier time also; died July 2005
Crime: 1990s, 
Crime state:
Utah,
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- Convicted:
1993,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, - Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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Crime state:
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- David Herget (1943 – 2005) was a Mormon high priest in Washington; convicted of child rape and child molestation in 1993; sentenced to 180 days in jail and was a registered sex offender; arrested in 2005, died by suicide in jail the next day; detectives identified at least seven victims; one child estimated that Herget abused him 1,400 times; in a 2025 lawsuit against the church, four plaintiffs said officials failed them
- Crime: 1990s, 2000s,
- Crime state:
Washington,
Convicted:
1993, 
LDS positions: High priest, Seminary teacher, Ward Santa Claus, 
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Died awaiting trial, Jail, Prison, Registered sex offender, Suicide, Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing, 
Alleged failure to report
Alleged church actions: Church members wrote letters of support, Church officials accused of allowing interaction with children after notice of wrongdoing, Church officials accused of failure to protect victims after learning of possible abuse, Church officials accused of failure to warn ward members, Excommunicated, Rebaptized, Ward official accused of pressuring victim not to seek accountability, one boy estimated that Herget abused him 1,400 times
"This isn't a case of ignorance, it's a case of betrayal. The church knew exactly who this man was and what he had done. Nonetheless, they gave a convicted predator a position of trust and authority, which allowed him to exercise power over young boys. These kids deserved safety. Instead, they were left vulnerable to unimaginable harm."
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- Daniel Nelson (1954 – ) was a Mormon church member in Bountiful, Utah; pleaded guilty to lewdness & lewdness involving a child in 1989; pleaded guilty to two counts of attempted forcible sexual abuse in 1993; pleaded guilty to failure to register as sex offender in 2004; victim was granted a protective order against Nelson in 2019, recorded court notes state sexual violence protective order
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
1989, 1993, LDS positions: Elders Quorum President, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Alleged church actions: Church officials accused of failure to warn ward members, No church discipline, nothing, Ward official accused of pressuring victim not to seek accountability, -
- Arthur Phillips (1949 – ) was a Mormon church member in Mesa, Arizona; in 1993, sentenced to jail for one year and placed on probation for four years for sexual molestation of a 14-year-old girl; made to register as a sex offender
- Crime: 1990s,
- Crime state:
Arizona,
Convicted:
1993, LDS positions: Sunday school, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Probation, Registered sex offender, Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, -
- Lance Pitt was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Crime: 1990s,
- Crime state:
Wisconsin,
Convicted:
1993, LDS positions: Other leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, -
- G S was a male Mormon church member in Little Rock, Arkansas in the Pinnacle Mountain Ward; convicted in 1993 of felony sexual abuse of a minor in the third degree; allegedly abused a victim from 1981 to 1993 (from age 4 to 15); in January 2026, the victim filed a lawsuit against the LDS church naming G.S. as the perpetrator and accusing church officials of multiple failures
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Crime state:
Arkansas,
Convicted:
1993, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing, Alleged failure to reportAlleged church actions: Church officials accused of allowing interaction with children after notice of wrongdoing, Church officials accused of failure to warn ward members, Unknown church action, Ward official accused of saying victim was responsible, the alleged abuse lasted for nearly 12 years, beginning when the victim was 4 years old
"[Church officials] gave a convicted child rapist a position of authority in the Church [...] and allowed him to interact regularly with the children of the Pinnacle Mountain Ward."
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