21 LDS sex abuse cases found
2018
- Year convicted: 2018
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- Leizza Adams was the wife of sexual abuser Paul Douglas Adams; sentenced in 2018 in Arizona to 2.5 years in prison after pleading no contest to two felony counts of child abuse (not sexual abuse)
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Crime: 2010s, 
Crime state:
Arizona,
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- Convicted:
2018,
LDS positions: Unknown position, 
Criminal case(s): Convicted, No contest, Plea deal, Prison, - Alleged failure to report
Crime state:
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- Jacob Christensen (1974 – ) was a Mormon church member; convicted of attempted aggravated sexual abuse of a child in Oct. 2018
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- Alleged crime: 2010s,
- Alleged crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2018, -
- John Doe was an LDS church member in Australia; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; in 2018, sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison
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- Convicted:
2018,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
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- Nathan Dupuis (1978 – ) was a Mormon church member in New York; sentenced in 2018 to four and a half years in prison for molesting a child
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
New York,
Convicted:
2018, 
LDS positions: Unknown position, 
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, -
- Carlos Escalante was an LDS branch president in San Nicolas, Argentina; sexually abused his stepdaughter for 5 years, including while branch president; the victim asked local LDS leaders for support, but allegedly received none; she was punished by the church for "refusing to forgive" and for "failing to comply with worthiness standards;" Escalante was sentenced in 2018 to 14 years in prison
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- Convicted:
2018,
- LDS positions: Branch president,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Alleged failure to report
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- Thomas Evans-Southall was an LDS bishop in Charlottesville, Virginia; originally from England; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 2018 and sentenced to two consecutive terms of two years in prison
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Virginia,
Convicted:
2018, LDS positions: Bishop, Elders quorum, Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, 
Alleged failure to report-
- Jeffrey Graton (1973 – ) was a Mormon church counselor in a bishopric in Utah; sentenced to prison in 2018 for child sexual abuse
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime county:
UT - Utah,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Crime county:
Convicted:
2018, LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, -
- Steven Hansen (1953 – ) was a former LDS bishop; accused of sexual abuse
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- Convicted:
2018,
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
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- Samuel Heavilon (1960 – ) was allegedly a former LDS branch president in Frankfort, Indiana; convicted in 2018 and in 2024 of child exploitation; sentenced both times to prison
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Indiana,
Convicted:
2018, LDS positions: Branch president, Stake high council, Temple worker, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Alleged failure to report-
- Craig Housley (1980 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah; found guilty in 2018 of child sexual exploitation; sentenced to 210 days in state prison and five years of probation
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2018, LDS positions: Missionary, Other leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, -
- James Larsen (1977 – ) was a Mormon church member (possibly a ward clerk or bishop) in Magna, Utah; accused in 2017 of putting cameras in LDS church bathrooms as well as a private rental; pleaded guilty; sentenced in 2018 to prison; released; as of 2025, lives in Magna, Utah as a registered sex offender
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime county:
UT - Salt Lake,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2018, LDS positions: Missionary, Ward clerk, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released, -
- Johnathon Nixon was a Mormon church member in Indiana and Utah; convicted of sexual abuse in 2005 in Davis County, Utah; convicted again in 2018 and sentenced to prison
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state:
Indiana, Utah,
Convicted:
2005, 2018, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, -
- David Owens was an LDS elders quorum president in Tempe, Arizona; accused of sexual abuse; sentenced in 2018 to 20 or more years in prison for sexually assaulting three young men in his Mormon ward
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime county:
AZ - Maricopa,
- Crime state:
Arizona,
Convicted:
2018, LDS positions: Elders quorum, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, -
- Keith Price (1956 – ) was a Mormon bishop in Pleasant Grove, Utah; convicted in 2018 of class A misdemeanor voyeurism; secretly recorded underage girls; the crime occurred while he was serving as bishop
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime county:
UT - Utah,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2018, LDS positions: Bishop, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result, Alleged failure to report-
- Shane Pugh (1973 – ) was a Mormon church member in Cedar Hills, Utah; accused of touching an underage girl while she was sleeping; in 2017, pleaded guilty to forcible sexual abuse (2nd degree felony); sentenced to 1 to 15 years in prison and 3 years probation
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2018, LDS positions: Sunday school, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, -
- Shane Ross was an LDS church member and public school teacher in Salem, Oregon; accused of child sexual abuse of a former student; convicted in 2018 and sentenced to prison
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Oregon,
Convicted:
2018, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, -
- Heidi Tasso (1968 – ) was an LDS church member and school teacher/counselor in St. George, Utah; charged in 2016 with child sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in June 2018 to one third-degree felony count of unlawful sexual activity with a minor; sentenced in August 2018 to 120 days in jail, 36 months probation and 200 hours of community service
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime county:
UT - Washington,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2018, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Community service, Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Probation, -
- John Thiele (1956 – ) was a Mormon church stake high council member in Idaho; convicted in 2018 of sexual abuse, no jail time served; registered as sex offender
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
Convicted:
2018, LDS positions: Stake high council, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, -
- James Ungricht was a Mormon church member and junior high school science and math teacher in San Diego, California; arrested in 2017 for lewd conduct in public; pleaded no contest in 2018 to a misdemeanor charge of lewd conduct in a public place; sentenced to serve 30 days in county jail, plus three years probation
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
California,
Convicted:
2018, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, No contest, Probation, -
- Curtis Ware (1968 – ) was a Mormon church member and football coach for Grantsville High School in Utah; convicted in June 2018 of one count of unlawful sexual conduct with a 16- or 17-year-old and two counts of dealing in materials harmful to a minor, all class A misdemeanors; also pleaded guilty to class B misdemeanor tampering with a witness in a separate case
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2018, LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result, -
- Alexander Winward was an LDS church member in Utah; pleaded guilty to 4 felony counts of child sex abuse, with all victims under the age of 7
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2018, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Filters
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