Former Mormon bishop in California charged with child sexual abuse
Michael Morris (1950 – ) was a Mormon church member and former bishop in Livermore, California; accused of sexually abusing 4 young men in his...
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Former Mormon stake presidency member, temple worker sentenced to prison in Utah for child sexual abuse
David John Keller (1970 – ) was a Mormon temple worker, Sunday school teacher and former stake presidency member in Paradise, Cache Valley, Utah; admitted...
Former Mormon stake president and bishop faces child sex abuse charges in Texas, Utah
Bryan Randall Brown (1972 – ) was a former Mormon stake president 2009-2015 Corpus Christi, TX and active bishop in Copperas Cove, TX area when...
Mormon sexual abuse: Utah prep school teacher, convicted 2011; in letter of support, former BYU law school dean called him “a man of principle and integrity”
Matthew Kennington (1970 – ) was a Mormon church member and high school teacher at Maeser Preparatory Academy in Lindon, Utah; was convicted of four...
Mormon bishop and seminary teacher allegedly failed to report child sex abuse by temple worker
Dennis Crawford (1946 – ) was a Mormon church member in Twin Falls, Idaho and in Utah; convicted in 2022 of AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ABUSE OF...
Mormon sex abuse case: Utah man abused woman with special needs after allegedly confessing abuse of previous victim to two LDS bishops, who reportedly did not report to police because they “didn’t want to ‘ruin his life'”
Dale Heckel (1976 – ) was a Mormon church member in West Valley, Utah; convicted of sexual abuse in 2009; is a registered sex offender...
Latter-day Saint sexual abuse: Nephi, Utah man convicted of exploitation
Jay Forscutt (1958 – ) was a Mormon church member in Nephi, Utah; convicted in 2022 of sexual exploitation of a minor; sentenced to eight...
LDS child sexual abuse pending case: Utah man reportedly confessed to his bishop
Jason Kilgore (1982 – ) was a Mormon church member in Mountain Green, Utah; charged in 2024 with four felony counts of aggravated child sexual...
Mormon sexual abuse case: former Arizona wrestling coach sent to prison
Daniel Scott Larsen (1982 – ) was a Mormon church member in Winslow, Arizona; convicted of sexually abusing 4 minors from ages 5-15, some dating...
Mormon church appeals denial of insurance coverage for $32 million child sexual abuse settlement
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is appealing a federal court ruling that denied insurance reimbursement for a $32 million settlement paid to...
LDS sexual abuse case: non-compliant Utah registered sex offender
Andrew Bowers (1988 – ) was a Mormon church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; convicted of SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD/2ND DEGREE FELONY in...
LDS sexual abuse case: Utah child rapist, registered sex offender
Scott Bowers (1955 – ) was a Mormon church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; April 2006 was convicted of 2 counts of: SEXUAL ABUSE...
LDS sexual abuse case: Utah man convicted of lewdness, 2026
Daniel Mooy (1972 – ) was a Mormon church member in St. George, Utah; pleaded guilty to two counts of lewdness and intoxication in April...
Mormon sexual abuse case: ex-police officer in Utah, Arizona, convicted; LDS church excommunicated him in 2006, but church officials allegedly never told police
Gerald Salcido (1954 – ) was a Mormon church member and police officer in Mesa, Arizona and in Provo, Utah; accused of child sexual abuse...
Mormon sexual abuse case: Utah man “abused so many children that he can’t keep his victims straight”
Arvid Oakley (1943 – ) was a Mormon church member in Springville, Utah; accused of sexually abusing several girls who were between 4 and 6...
Mormon child sex abuse case: Utah serial killer, 1980s
Arthur Bishop (1952 – 1988) was a Mormon boy scout leader in Utah; was excommunicated in the 1970s; later molested multiple children and killed five...
Mormon sexual abuse: serial killer’s brother convicted of CSA
Douglas Bishop (1960 – ) was raised Mormon; arrested in 1983 and convicted in 1984 of three counts of sodomy on a child and one...
Mormon sexual abuse: Utah mental health counselor convicted of raping a teenage patient
Jason Calder (1976 – ) was a Mormon church member and mental health counselor in Utah; accused of raping a teenage patient; pleaded guilty; sentenced...
Mormon child sex abuse case: Nevada CSAM, convicted 2023
Kent Schank (1986 – ) was a Mormon church member in Henderson, Nevada; pleaded guilty to POSSESSION OF VISUAL PRESENTATION DEPICTING SEXUAL CONDUCT OF A...
BYU sexual abuse news: professor arrested, charged
Stephen McKean (1993 – ) was a Mormon church member in Springville, Utah and a BYU professor; arrested in April 2026 and charged with distributing...
LDS Sex Abuse: Special Reports
BREAKING: Mormon church accused of omitting 19 pages of evidence in “deeply disingenuous” attempt to stop sexual abuse lawsuit after rejected $250M immunity bid
Floodlit, an independent newsroom reporting on sexual abuse in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, has obtained documents revealing a legal battle in...
Rinse & Repeat: Mormon church trying to force BSA victim to dismiss sex abuse lawsuit
Floodlit case report: Richard Kent James Complaint: John Doe v. LDS Church, Bill Marriott, Mormon officials John Doe Objection to LDS Church Motion, BSA Bankruptcy,...
For 26 years (1963-89), LDS-BSA top execs knew of “perversion files,” but allegedly did not tell LDS church
Floodlit.org has learned that from 1963 to 1989 (26 straight years), five Mormon men who knew of the Boy Scout perversion files held the paid...
Uncovering the Mormon Church’s Knowledge of Child Sexual Abuse: The 1984 Lawsuit
Yesterday, we mentioned the disturbing case of Richard Kenneth Ray, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS church) who admitted...
Findings re: Mormon official’s declaration on church knowledge of sexual abuse
Floodlit.org has learned that in 2012, LDS church risk management director Paul Rytting declared under penalty of perjury, “the first lawsuit against the Church relating...
Where are the letters? Alleged sex abuse coverup by Mormon First Presidency
Did you know there is a current lawsuit accusing the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints of aiding a sex...
FLOODLIT discovers three more Mormon sex abuse settlements, totaling over $2 million
FLOODLIT has learned of three more settlements the Mormon church paid after alleged sexual abuse of children. 1. $1.5 Million in 2019 in Riverside County,...
BREAKING: Mormon church files appeal after losing civil suit against sex abuse insurers
Part of a series of Floodlit special reports on lawsuits alleging sexual abuse coverups by Mormon officials. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints...
BREAKING: Mormon Church Nears Massive Settlement of Over 100 Sexual Abuse Claims
Part of a series of Floodlit special reports on lawsuits alleging sexual abuse coverups by Mormon officials. FLOODLIT.org, an independent newsroom investigating sexual abuse in...
Mormon church loses civil suit against insurers over sexual abuse settlements
Part of a series of Floodlit special reports on lawsuits alleging sexual abuse coverups by Mormon officials. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints...
Mormon Sexual Abuse/Crime Cases: Selected Examples
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- Mark Swanson was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Idaho; convicted in the 1980s of child sexual abuse; in 1988, Darwin Matthews, a Mormon bishop in Shelley, Idaho, recommended Swanson for a scout leader position, reportedly because he felt Swanson was "completely rehabilitated" .
Alleged:
Unknown number of victims, - Alleged crime scenes:
Unknown crime scene,
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- Jeffrey Rock (1955 – ) was a former Mormon branch president and U.S. State Department employee; lived in California, Utah, Fiji and Thailand; pleaded guilty in 2025 to three charges of sexual battery; sentenced in February 2026 in Utah to 18 months in jail; the Mormon church knew about alleged child sex abuse but failed multiple times over years to alert civil authorities, according to Rock’s relatives .
Crime: 2000s, 
Crime state:
California, Utah, - Crime country:
Thailand,
- Convicted:
2025,
- During crime: Unknown position,
- Alleged:
Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Alleged church actions: Church officials accused of allowing interaction with children after notice of wrongdoing, Counseling/therapy for victim, Disfellowshipped, High-level official accused of failure to report, Officials allegedly gave the accused a church duty after admission of wrongdoing, Ward official accused of failure to report,
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"Myself, my mom and my sister reached out to the LDS Church for help. He lied to them. They protected him with misguided mercy."-
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- Clark Crookston (1949 – ) was a former Mormon bishop, dentist and college professor in Orem, Utah; accused of nearly 60 years of sex abuse of multiple children; pleaded guilty to attempted aggravated child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2022 to up to 35 years in prison .
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"I assumed I was alone. I felt guilty even to question his worthiness. [...] I buried the hurt and kept it secret for over 30 years. [...] The children who came forward are my heroes. These are the brave souls [who] broke the curse that has been happening for nearly 60 years."-
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- Byron Poelman (1934 – 2014) was a bishop and stake president in Utah and partner in a law firm that represented the LDS church; arrested in 1994 for soliciting a prostitute; pleaded guilty to a class B misdemeanor charge of patronizing a prostitute .
- During crime: Stake president,
- Alleged:
1 victim,
- Alleged church actions: Excommunicated,
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"President and sister Poelman's lives need to be private now. [...] We are a family. A family keeps things private. A family draws close together. These things are to be kept private."-
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- George Tilson (1942 – 2020) was a Mormon church member in the Salt Lake City, Utah area (including Holladay); pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse in the 1990s; alleged coverup by Mormon leaders .
- Alleged:
10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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- Keith Price (1956 – ) was a Mormon bishop in Pleasant Grove, Utah; convicted in 2018 of class A misdemeanor voyeurism; secretly recorded underage girls; the crime occurred while he was serving as bishop .
- Convicted:
2018,
- During crime: Bishop,
- Alleged:
Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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- David Cannata (1965 – ) was a Mormon bishop in Tucson, Arizona in 2005 when he sexually abused a child who was 5 or 6 years old; was a stake high council member sometime in the 2010s; was confronted by the victim and turned himself into the police; convicted in 2019 and sentenced to seven and a half years in prison; was excommunicated from the Mormon church because of the abuse .
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- James Hogan (1937 – ) was a Mormon scout leader in California and Oregon; in 1989, was sentenced to five years in prison for child sexual abuse; in 1989, two teenagers sued the church and Hogan (settled 1990); in 2002, two men sued the church and the BSA (church settled for $800,000 and $75,000); in 2011, a man sued the BSA for $5.2 million (he previously settled with the church); in all, 12 alleged victims 1967-1989 .
- Crime: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s,
- Crime state:
California, Oregon,
- Convicted:
1989,
- Alleged:
10 or more victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Alleged crime scenes:
LDS building,
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Church paid $875,000
- Alleged church actions: Excommunicated,
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- James Schmidt (1944 – ) was an LDS church member and scout leader, with multiple charges of child sexual abuse over six years; convicted in Idaho; convicted in the late 1990s in Maryland; as of 2024, registered as a sex offender .
- During crime: Cub/Boy Scout leader,
- Alleged:
Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Alleged crime scenes:
LDS building,
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- Steven Hammock (1941 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah; pleaded guilty in 1983 to two counts of forcible sex abuse of a child and served six months in an inpatient treatment facility; the LDS church excommunicated him, but during a civil suit filed in 1989 by the victim, it refused to divulge information that Hammock gave to church officials; in 1997, a federal judge awarded $150,000 in damages to the victim .
- Alleged:
1 victim,
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Church paid $150,000
- Alleged church actions: Excommunicated,
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"When is everyone going to realize that this shit's got to stop?"-
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Crime state:
Alleged:
Alleged crime scenes:
Crime country:
During crime: 
Alleged church actions: 
Church paid 
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Mormon sexual abuse statistics
So far, Floodlit has found:
- 4,214 reports of sex abuse/crime by Latter-day Saints
- 402 times church officials allegedly hid abuse
- 199 lawsuits against the LDS church
- 138 accused former Mormon bishops
- 90 reports of abuse in LDS churches/temples
- $52.2 million paid after alleged failures
- 265 ongoing criminal cases and civil suits
- 33,475 documents
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Special report: Mormon sexual abuse lawsuits
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