The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has not published a list of LDS sex offenders. FLOODLIT has found:

  • 4,000+ Mormons accused of sexual abuse
  • $51 million paid after alleged failures
  • 362 times Mormon leaders allegedly hid abuse
  • 119 ongoing civil lawsuits
  • 83 ongoing criminal cases
  • 74 convicted former Mormon bishops
  • 73 alleged sex crimes in an LDS church or temple

Mormon sexual abuse news

  • June 2, 2025:Floodlit.org has discovered another alleged coverup of child sexual abuse by Mormon leaders, who asked Ed Dyer to resign as scoutmaster but did not tell police or prosecutors. 15 victims over 28 years. The church paid one victim $200,000 to drop a civil action against it and the BSA. See case report: Ed Dyer
  • May 31, 2025: We (Floodlit.org) just discovered $1,268,835.62 more in Mormon church child sex abuse defense and settlement costs. Did you know Boy Scouts registration fees increased in the 1980s and 1990s to offset rising insurance premiums due in part to sexual abuse claims against the Mormon church?
  • May 30, 2025:Oregon judge refuses to compel former Mormon family physician David Farley to answer questions about his church involvement; more than 150 women and girls are suing the former doctor and stake high council member for alleged sexual abuse
  • May 29, 2025: Utah judge says sex offender is “not yet a 75-year-old Mormon bishop”
  • May 22, 2025: BYU football quarterback Jake Retzlaff (not Mormon) accused in lawsuit of sexual assault. We got the complaint and share details for public clarity.
  • May 19, 2025: Bill Harding, former Mormon bishop in Tasmania, newly charged with child sexual abuse; Harding was also convicted in Queensland, Australia in 2024
  • May 4, 2025: My response to hate mail
  • May 1, 2025: FLOODLIT discovers $2 million in Mormon sex abuse settlements

Timeline: LDS church sued insurers to collect $90 million, after settling 5-year-long child sex abuse suit

 

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