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Robert Ersol Berchtold
- AKA Bob Berchtold
- Latest update: died in 2005
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1936
Died: 2005
- LDS positions: Missionary, Temple worker,
- LDS mission: Switzerland - Swiss Austrian
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was a Mormon church member in Idaho; sexually abused a child; in 1986, was found guilty of rape of a child and spent one year in jail.
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Arthur Gary Bishop
- AKA Art Bishop, Roger Downs
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1952
Died: 1988
- LDS positions: Missionary, Scout leader,
- LDS mission: Philippines - Philippine Islands / Philippines 1971-1973
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was a Mormon boy scout leader in Utah; was excommunicated in the 1970s; later molested multiple children and killed five young boys; was sentenced to death by lethal injection in 1988.
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Joseph Layton Bishop
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- LDS positions: Mission president, Missionary, Other leader,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Police investigation,
- Civil case: Civil case dismissed, Civil case dismissed with prejudice,
- The accused 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.
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Douglas Ray Bowen
- AKA Doug Bowen
- Latest update: Lives in St. George, Utah
- Victims: 3 victims,
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Born: 1950
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission: no
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- He was an LDS church member and Boy Scout leader in Washington, California, Utah and Idaho; was convicted of attempted aggravated sexual abuse of a child.
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Max Todd Cheatham
- AKA CHEATMAN,MAX TODD CHEATHAM,MAX T CHEATHAM,MAX
- Victims: 10 or more victims, 100 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1960
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission: Argentina - Argentina 1979-1981
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Utah and Colorado; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in Colorado of child sexual abuse.
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Dennis David Collins
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was an LDS church member; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse.
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Luke Elbert Dalton
- AKA Lee Dalton; Luke Elbert Dalton Jr.
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1941
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was a Mormon church member; admitted to sexually abusing dozens of boys over decades in Ohio, Montana and Utah; arrested in 1997 in Utah for sexually abusing his only son; convicted and sentenced to prison; served 3.5 years in prison.
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Alan Craig Dunlap
- Victims: 1 victim,
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- The accused was a Mormon church member in Fresno, California; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse.
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Stephen D Field
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission: no
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse; sentenced to prison.
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Jayne Allen Furness
- AKA Allen Furness
- Latest update: 1987: died
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1935
Died: 1987
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Found guilty, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was a Mormon church member and boy scout leader in Arroyo Grande, California; accused of sex abuse; found guilty of voyeurism charges in or before 1972, and found guilty of sexual abuse charges in 1976; sentenced in 1976 or 1977 to prison; died in 1987.
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Melvin Kay Johnson
- AKA Kay Johnson
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1936
- LDS positions: BYU professor, Church employee, Other leader,
- LDS mission: no
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Never charged,
- Civil case: Unknown result,
- He 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.
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Doyle Clarence Kelstrom
- Victims: 4 victims,
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Born: 1938
- LDS mission: United States - Texas [unknown]
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison, Probation,
- The accused was a Mormon church member in Oregon and Utah; accused of sexual abuse.
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Jack LaHolt
- AKA Jack Loholt
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- LDS positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
- LDS mission: no
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Civil case: Unknown result,
- He 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.
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Franklin Leon Mathias
- AKA Frank Mathias
- Victims: 100 or more victims,
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil case: Unknown result,
- The accused was a former Mormon church member and Boy scout leader in Oregon; had a career as a schoolteacher; accused in 1987 of sexual abuse; sentenced in 1988 to four years in prison for molesting a child; he said that he had 242 victims over a 30 year period.
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Chesley Nels Pierson
- AKA Ches Pierson, Ches N. Pierson
- Latest update: 2021: died in Alberta, Canada
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1928
Died: 2021
- LDS positions: Bishop, Missionary, Other leader, Senior missionary, Stake patriarch, Stake presidency counselor,
- LDS mission: United Kingdom - England
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Police investigation, Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was an LDS bishop, stake presidency counselor and stake patriarch in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; accused of sexually abusing multiple young men.
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Richard Kenneth Ray
- AKA Kenny Ray, Kenneth Ray
- Latest update: 2019: died in Florence, Arizona
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1942
Died: 2019
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission: Unknown country - unknown
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: Settlement,
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Settlement paid by LDS church: Yes (undisclosed amount)
- He was an LDS church member in Arizona; sentenced to prison for sexually abusing children; the LDS church was involved in a lawsuit regarding clergy-penitent privilege; the church settled out of court.
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Gary Fuller Reese
- Latest update: 2014: died
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1938
Died: 2014
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Scout leader, Seminary teacher,
- LDS mission: Finland - Finland (unknown) 1961-1964
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case: Civil case dismissed with prejudice,
- He was a Mormon bishopric counselor, seminary teacher and Boy scoutmaster; accused of sexually molesting several boys in his scout troops.
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Orin Ervin Searle
- Victims: 1 victim,
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: no
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Not convicted, Unknown,
- The accused was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse.
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Michael Simms
- AKA Mike Simms
- Victims: 1 victim,
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Civil case: Unknown result,
- He was a Latter-day Saints (LDS) church member, organist and music teacher in Oregon; accused in a civil lawsuit of sexually abusing a boy about 100 times between 1974 and 1976.
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Michael Terry Stillman
- AKA Terry Stillman, Mike Stillman
- Latest update: 2020-03-29: died
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1939
Died: 2020
- LDS positions: Scout leader, Tabernacle Choir member,
- LDS mission: no
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Never charged,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He 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.
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Larry W Strain
- Victims: 3 victims,
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
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Jay Toombs
- AKA Jay Tombs
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1958
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission: no
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Never charged, Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was an LDS church member and private investigator in Benson, Cache Valley, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; allegations of his abuse were reportedly known to three LDS bishops and stake president Jerry Toombs (his older brother), who never reported it to police; convicted in 2000 and sentenced to life in prison.
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LaVar Madsen Withers
- AKA Dr. Withers
- Latest update: 2005: died
- Victims: 10 or more victims, 100 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1936
Died: 2005
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Stake high council,
- LDS mission: no
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was a Mormon church member and physician in Rexburg, Idaho; was accused of sexual abuse by at least 133 women and children (some as young as 13 years old) over a period of 30 years or more; admitted to sexual abuse; found guilty of misdemeanor battery; sentenced to 30 to 60 days in jail and two years probation; the Mormon church placed him on probation and took his temple recommend; died in 2005.
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Orson Davis Wright
- AKA Orson D. Wright, President Wright
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1928
Died: 2017
- LDS positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Branch president, Mission president, Missionary, Stake high council, Temple Square tour guide, Temple worker,
- LDS mission: Australia - Australia [unknown]
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused 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.
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