6 LDS sex abuse cases found
2004
- Crime year: 2004
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- Brian Drake was an LDS church member in the Bellingham, Washington area; accused of sexually abusing two underage girls, along with his brother Aaron Drake, from 2002 to 2009; pleaded guilty in 2025 to 1 count: first-degree child rape and 1 count: second-degree child molestation; prison sentence began March 18, 2025
Positions: Unknown position, 
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, - View report »
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- Mark Haws (1957 – ) was a Mormon church member in Lehi, Utah; accused of sexually abusing a girl for 14 years; convicted in 2010 of second-degree felony forcible sexual abuse; excommunicated; rebaptized in or before June 2025; as of March 2026, lives in Lehi, Utah as a registered sex offender
Convicted:
2010, - Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, Rebaptized,
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- David Herget (1943 – 2005) was a Mormon high priest in Washington; convicted of child rape and child molestation in 1993; sentenced to 180 days in jail and was a registered sex offender; arrested in 2005, died by suicide in jail the next day; detectives identified at least seven victims; one child estimated that Herget abused him 1,400 times; in a 2025 lawsuit against the church, four plaintiffs said officials failed them
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted:
1993,
- Positions: High priest, Seminary teacher, Ward Santa Claus,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Died awaiting trial, Jail, Prison, Registered sex offender, Suicide,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Alleged church actions: Church members wrote letters of support, Church officials accused of allowing interaction with children after notice of wrongdoing, Church officials accused of failure to protect victims after learning of possible abuse, Church officials accused of failure to warn ward members, Excommunicated, Rebaptized, Ward official accused of pressuring victim not to seek accountability,
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"This isn't a case of ignorance, it's a case of betrayal. The church knew exactly who this man was and what he had done. Nonetheless, they gave a convicted predator a position of trust and authority, which allowed him to exercise power over young boys. These kids deserved safety. Instead, they were left vulnerable to unimaginable harm."one boy estimated that Herget abused him 1,400 times-
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- Kelly Jenkins (1982 – ) was a man in Idaho Falls, Idaho; convicted in 2004 of multiple crimes related to child sexual abuse; registered sex offender
- Convicted:
2004,
- Positions: Stake high council,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
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- Ronald Stone was a teacher at Hayden Meadows Elementary School in Coeur d'alene, Idaho; was convicted of two counts of LEWD CONDUCT in June 2022; sentenced to 30 years in prison
- Convicted:
2022,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, guilty,
- Alleged church actions: unknown,
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- Veloy Twitchell (1954 – ) was a former Mormon bishopric counselor in Marysville, Washington; accused in 2015 of perpetrating a sex crime that allegedly took place in approximately 2004; convicted
- Convicted:
2015,
- Positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Stake high council,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, Rebaptized,
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