6 LDS sex abuse cases found
- Crime year: 1985
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- Michael Bolingbroke (1942 – ) was a Mormon bishop and stake seventy president in Granada Hills, Los Angeles, California; accused of child sexual abuse in a 2022 lawsuit; died in 2024
Alleged crime: 1970s, 1980s, 1990s,
Alleged crime state:
California,
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LDS positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, High priest, Other leader, Scout leader, Stake seventy, Sunday school,
Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing, Unknown result,
Alleged failure to report- View report »
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- Wade Christofferson (1953 – ) was an LDS church member accused of sexually assaulting nine to 12 children in Illinois, Ohio and Utah starting in 1985; charged in 2025 with child sexual abuse (alleged between about 2016-25); excommunicated in 1990s, rebaptized, assigned to leadership positions, including bishopric counselor; brother of apostle Todd Christofferson, who allegedly knew by 2018 about abuse
Alleged crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2010s, 2020s,
Alleged crime state:
Illinois, Ohio, Utah,
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- Francis Cochran (1921 – 2005) was a Mormon high priest in the Seattle 6th Ward in Seattle, Washington in the 1980s; convicted twice in the 1980s of crimes related to sexual abuse of multiple children; allegedly assaulted multiple young girls on LDS property, including during church meetings; a 2025 lawsuit (Floodlit broke the story) said stake president Paul Diehl & multiple ward bishops covered up allegations against Cochran
Crime: 1980s,
Crime city:
WA - Seattle,
Crime county:
WA - King,
Crime state:
Washington,
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- John Fanning (1932 – 2012) was a Mormon branch president in Texas, bishop in Oklahoma and Boy Scout executive in several US states, including Utah; accused in 1986 in Utah of sexually abusing at least three boys, including during LDS-sponsored scouting activities; admitted guilt; convicted via plea agreement in 1986 or 1987; sentenced to 30 days in jail and spent approximately 18 months on probation; died in 2012
Crime: 1980s,
Crime state:
Louisiana, Utah,
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- Brian Peterson (1964 – ) was an LDS church member and scout leader in Orem, Utah; accused in 1988 of child sexual abuse; convicted and sentenced to prison in 1990
Crime: 1980s,
Crime county:
UT - Utah,
Crime state:
Utah,
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- Stephen Wanlass (1939 – 2018) was a Mormon church member in Monroe, Sevier County, Utah; accused of child sexual abuse; in 1997, pleaded no contest to one third-degree felony count of attempted sex abuse of a child; was sentenced to up to five years in prison; registered sex offender; died in 2018
Crime: 1980s,
Crime city:
UT - Monroe,
Crime county:
UT - Sevier,
Crime state:
Utah,
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