16 LDS sex abuse cases found
- Year convicted: 2008
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- Michael Adamson (1945 – ) was a Mormon church caretaker and organist in York, England; allegedly abused at least four children as young as seven years old between 1966 and 1982; sentenced to prison in England in 2008 for child sexual abuse
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Crime: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, - Places lived: England, United Kingdom,
- Crime country: England, United Kingdom,
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- Convicted:
2008,
Was Other leader, 
Convicted, - Alleged failure to report
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- Nicholas Alahverdian (1987 – ) was an LDS church member in Orem, Utah; accused of rape; recently extradited from Scotland; has a lengthy history of criminal behavior
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Crime state: Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Utah,
Convicted:
2008, 
Was Unknown position, 
Convicted, -
- Layne Bingham (1981 – ) was an LDS church member in Boise, Idaho; convicted of child sexual abuse in 2008; as of 2023, was a registered sex offender living in Boise
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Crime state: Idaho,
Convicted:
2008, Was Unknown position, Convicted, Unknown result, -
- Gerald Bowen (1950 – ) was an LDS church member in Tennessee; convicted in 2008 of: SOLICITATION TO COMMIT SOLICITATION OF A MINOR, AGGRAVATED SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR, EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR BY ELECTRONIC MEANS
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- Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- Places lived: North Carolina, Tennessee,
- Crime state: Tennessee,
Convicted:
2008, Was Unknown position, Convicted, -
- Roland Byrd (1971 – ) was an LDS church member in Caldwell, Idaho; convicted of sexual abuse of a child under 16 years; as of 2024, lives in Toquerville, Utah as a registered sex offender
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- Convicted:
2008,
- Was Unknown position,
- Convicted, Registered sex offender,
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- Raphael Caccioppoli (1971 – ) was a Mormon Sunday school teacher, lawyer and Justice Ministry judicial officer in New Zealand; confessed sex crime behavior to a Mormon bishop in 1998; LDS leaders did not tell police or local parents of children he was left alone to supervise; turned himself in to police in 2007; sentenced to five years in jail for child sexual abuse and animal sex abuse (bestiality)
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- Crime: 1990s, 2000s,
- Places lived: New Zealand,
- Crime country: New Zealand,
Convicted:
2008, Was Sunday school, Convicted, Jail, 
Alleged failure to report-
- Brett Candelaria (1972 – ) was a Mormon church member in Colorado; pleaded guilty to charges of child sexual abuse on multiple occasions; sentenced in 2008 to two consecutive terms of 10 years to life in prison; later sentenced to 36 more years to life
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- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s,
- Places lived: Colorado,
- Crime state: Colorado,
Convicted:
2008, Was Unknown position, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, -
- Gregory Dew (1961 – ) was a former Mormon bishop, chiropractor and gymnastics teacher in Ohio; sexually abused multiple children; convicted and sentenced to prison in 2008; as of November 2022, serving prison time in Ohio for sexually abusing teenage girls
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Places lived: Ohio,
- Crime state: Ohio,
Convicted:
2008, Was Bishop, Convicted, Prison, -
- Frank Lefrandt (1961 – 2009) was an LDS church member in Honolulu, Hawaii; served a Mormon mission to Guatemala; accused of sexual abuse; admitted in 2007 to sexually molesting a 13-year-old newspaper carrier; pleaded guilty in November 2008; disappeared while out on bail awaiting sentencing
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Places lived: Guatemala, Hawaii,
- Crime state: Hawaii,
Convicted:
2008, Was Missionary, Convicted, Fled or failed to appear, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, -
- Bryant Litchfield (1953 – 2023) was an LDS church member and physician in Alberta, Canada; accused of sexual abuse; acquitted; in 2008, was found guilty by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta of inappropriately touching women patients during breast and vaginal exams in 2001; stripped of his medical license
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Places lived: Canada,
- Crime country: Canada,
Convicted:
2008, Was Unknown position, Convicted, Found guilty, -
- Timothy McCleve (1956 – ) was a former Mormon bishop in Harrisville, Utah when he was charged with sexually abusing three children; some of the abuse took place while he was bishop; sentenced in 2008 to up to 30 years in prison for child sexual abuse; in 2024, charged in Utah with threatening a witness in a parole violation investigation
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- Crime: 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
Convicted:
2008, Was Bishop, Convicted, Prison, Alleged failure to report-
- Robert Paisola (1967 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 2008 and sentenced to 90 days in jail
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Salt Lake,
Convicted:
2008, Was Unknown position, Convicted, Jail, No contest, Plea deal, -
- Tim Ryan was allegedly an LDS church member in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in 2008 to a felony charge of sexual abuse of a child under the age of 16; detectives said the victim's family reported the abuse in 1999, but that it was dropped when they wouldn't cooperate with investigators
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- Crime: 1990s,
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Crime state: Idaho,
Convicted:
2008, Was Unknown position, Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Alleged failure to report-
- Bradley Stowell (1972 – ) 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
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- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s,
- Places lived: Idaho, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Crime state: Idaho,
Convicted:
2005, 2008, Was Missionary, Scout leader, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result, Alleged failure to report-
- Murray Stubbs (1965 – ) was a Mormon church member in Canberra ACT Australia; accused of grooming a child using the internet because of sexually explicit texts; was found guilty of using the internet in an offensive way
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Places lived: Australia,
- Crime country: Australia,
Convicted:
2008, Convicted, Alleged failure to report-
- Gerald Tapp (1952 – ) was a Mormon bishop in Gravesend, England; in 2008, sentenced to three and a half years in jail for distributing and possessing indecent images of children
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Places lived: England, United Kingdom,
- Crime country: England, United Kingdom,
Convicted:
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