8 LDS sex abuse cases found

1991
  • Crime year: 1991
    • Wade S Christofferson
    • Wade S Christofferson
    • Wade Christofferson (1953 – ) was accused, per Floodlit's sources, of sexually abusing up to 12 children in Illinois, Ohio and Utah between 1985-2025, including while in bishopric; excommunicated in 1996 for child sexual abuse; rebaptized in 1997, was bishopric counselor 2006-11, 2016-19; charged in 2025 with child sexual abuse (alleged between 2016-25); his brother, apostle Todd Christofferson, knew by around 2020 of abuse
    • Alleged crimeAlleged crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2010s, 2020s,
    • Alleged crime scenesAlleged crime state: Illinois, Ohio, Utah,
    • Church positionsLDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Sunday school, Ward clerk,
    • Criminal casesCriminal case(s): Not convicted, Ongoing, Police investigation,
    • Alleged failure to reportAlleged failure to report
      • "I am deeply sorry for what I have done and will be meeting with my bishop to start the repentance process." - Wade Christofferson, Nov. 6, 2025 text message to the father of a girl Wade allegedly sexually abused
      "The Church strongly condemns and does not tolerate abuse and honors the courage and respects the rights of survivors. Regarding the history of Wade Christofferson: President  D. Todd Christofferson was never in a position to know about and, in fact, did not know about or influence the ecclesiastical decisions regarding his brother’s membership. While he and other family members were told of Wade’s... excommunication, he was not informed of the specific reasons and had no reason to suspect it was for abuse. It was not until around 2020 that President Christofferson first learned of — through family disclosure — some of his brother’s history of abuse from thirty years earlier; he respected the adult victims’ wishes not to involve law enforcement at that time. However, upon learning of a recent allegation involving a minor, President Christofferson immediately reported it to legal authorities."
      — Latter-day Saints spokesman in Utah, statement to Chicago Sun-Times, Mar. 5, 2026
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    • G S
    • 2026 Arkansas Child Sexual Abuse Lawsuit v. Mormon Church
    • G S was a male Mormon church member in Little Rock, Arkansas in the Pinnacle Mountain Ward; convicted in 1993 of felony sexual abuse of a minor in the third degree; allegedly abused a victim from 1981 to 1993 (from age 4 to 15); in January 2026, the victim filed a lawsuit against the LDS church naming G.S. as the perpetrator and accusing church officials of multiple failures
    • CrimeCrime: 1980s, 1990s,
    • Alleged crime scenesCrime city: Little Rock,
    • Alleged crime scenesCrime county: Pulaski,
    • Alleged crime scenesCrime state: Arkansas,
    • ConvictedConvicted: 1993,
    • Church positionsLDS positions: Unknown position,
    • Criminal casesCriminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
    • Civil casesCivil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
    • Alleged failure to reportAlleged failure to report
      • the alleged abuse lasted for nearly 12 years, beginning when the victim was 4 years old
      "[Church officials] gave a convicted child rapist a position of authority in the Church [...] and allowed him to interact regularly with the children of the Pinnacle Mountain Ward."
      — civil complaint, Jan. 30, 2026
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