6 LDS sex abuse cases found
1989
- Crime year: 1989
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- James Adams (1954 – ) was a Mormon church member in Beckley, West Virginia; sentenced to prison in 1994 for sexually abusing multiple children; in 1996, a $750 million lawsuit was filed against the Mormon church alleging coverup; the suit was settled out of court in 2000
Crime: 1980s, 
Crime state:
West Virginia,
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- Convicted:
1994,
LDS positions: Other leader, 
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, - Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Alleged failure to report
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Crime state:
Abuse went on for five years after Adams first told Mormon officials, including a bishop and stake president, the lawsuit said
"The church is not in the business of covering up."
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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,
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-
- 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,
LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Sunday school, Ward clerk, Criminal case(s): Not convicted, Ongoing, Police investigation, Alleged failure to report"If you are a Survivor, please know you are not alone. You deserve to be heard and supported. If you are not a Survivor, please remember that, for many, Surviving is a daily battle. We call them Survivors for a reason."
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- David Gomez (1946 – ) was an LDS bishop in West Valley City, Utah in the late 1980s and early 1990s; allegedly raped, sodomized and fondled several boys he met as their bishop; charged in 2004 with six felonies; charges were dropped in 2005 due to statutes of limitations issues; church officials excommunicated Gomez, but allegedly failed to report to civil authorities for six or seven months
- Alleged crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Alleged crime city:
crime-city-ut-west-valley,
- Alleged crime county:
UT - Salt Lake,
- Alleged crime state:
Utah,
Alleged crime city:
Alleged crime county:
LDS positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Charges dropped, Expunged, Not convicted, Police investigation, Alleged failure to reportDespite excommunicating Gomez, church officials did not tell police of the alleged abuse for six or seven months until his 2004 arrest
"We'd like to keep this low key."
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- Jesus Hurtado (1953 – ) was a Mormon church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
1994, LDS positions: Sunday school, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Civil case(s): Settlement, Alleged failure to reportper a 2016 lawsuit, a victim told two bishops, who did not alert police; she said one told her to repent and the other said he would no longer allow Hurtado to be her Sunday school teacher
"Nobody did anything. Nobody called the police."
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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,
Convicted:
1989, LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, No contest, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Alleged failure to reportA Mormon scout leader knew of allegations against Peterson for at least 10 months before reporting him to law enforcement
"I've had little boys all over the state of Utah in conjunction with the Boy Scout program. Give me an 11-year-old boy for a week, and I'll make him a homosexual for life."
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