4211 people accused of sex crimes they perpetrated or allegedly perpetrated while active in the LDS/Mormon church.
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LDS positions: Unknown position, - LDS mission:
no 
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, - Richard Stewart was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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Nathaniel Dylan Thompson
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Born: 1987
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Alleged:
Unknown number of victims,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Nathaniel Thompson (1987 – ) was a Mormon church member in Nampa, Idaho; pleaded guilty of two counts of raping a minor in 2024; is a registered sex offender living in Nampa, Idaho as of May 2026;
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Robert Clark McKell
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- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- LDS mission:
Unknown country -
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- Robert McKell was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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Zemedu Beyene Jacobsen
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Born: 2007
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Alleged:
2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Alleged crime scenes:
Online/computer/phone,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- Zemedu Jacobsen (2007 – ) has been accused of sexually abusing a female minor and recording the abuse, and of recording another minor victim that was on a video following his promptings to remove her clothing; she was apparently unaware he was recording, according to a police statement; there is a warrant out for his arrest;
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Timothy Spencer
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- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- LDS mission:
no
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Timothy Spencer was a Mormon church member in Indiana; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
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Devin James MacCabe
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Born: 1993
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- LDS mission:
Unknown country -
- Alleged:
2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Alleged crime scenes:
Victim's home,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Devin MacCabe (1993 – ) was a Mormon church member in Idaho; pleaded guilty to Video Voyeurism by Installing or Permitting the Use of Imaging Device Without Mutual Consent in January 2017; placed a camera in the bathroom of two girls that he knew
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David Eudene Magarrell
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- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- LDS mission:
no
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- David Magarrell was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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Michael Peterson
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- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- LDS mission:
no
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Michael Peterson was a Mormon church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse
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Robert Neil McLaws
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- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- LDS mission:
Unknown country -
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Robert McLaws was a Mormon church member in Joseph City, Navajo County, Arizona; accused of sexual abuse
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Bryan Ringo
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- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Bryan Ringo was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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Sara Moore
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- LDS positions: Primary, Youth leader,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Sara Moore was a Mormon church member in St. Cloud, Florida; accused of sexual abuse
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James Christoff Vaterlaus
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Born: 1970
- LDS positions: Elders quorum president/counselor,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail,
- James Vaterlaus (1970 – ) was an LDS church member in Cache County, Utah; accused of sexual abuse
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Levi Wagner
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Born: 2000
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Levi Wagner (2000 – ) was an LDS church member in Yavapai County, Arizona; accused of sexual abuse
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Jerry Lee Thompson
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Born: 1973
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Jerry Thompson (1973 – ) was an LDS church member in Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada; accused of sexual abuse
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Colley Grant Reed
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- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- Colley Reed was a Mormon church member in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; registered sex offender
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Larry Rex Newton
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Born: 1957
- LDS positions: Ward executive secretary,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Larry Newton (1957 – ) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 1992 in Utah
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Randall Pickett
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- LDS positions: Stake high council, Youth leader,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Randall Pickett was an LDS church member in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada; accused of sexual abuse
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Alexis Misael Ziga Miranda
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Born: 1991
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Alexis Ziga Miranda (1991 – ) was a Mormon church member in Utah County, Utah; accused of sexual abuse
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Christopher Blaine Odom
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Born: 1973
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Christopher Odom (1973 – ) was an LDS church member in Roseville, California; accused in 2016 of sexual abuse
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Zac Rhodenizer
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Born: 1974
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Zac Rhodenizer (1974 – ) was an LDS church member and psychologist in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada; accused of sexual abuse
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Dennis Marriott
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Born: 1953
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Dennis Marriott (1953 – ) was an LDS church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; accused of sexual abuse
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Dane Allen Williams
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Born: 1967
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Dane Williams (1967 – ) was an LDS scout leader in Concord, California; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 1988
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Joshua A Powell
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Born: 2001
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Joshua Powell (2001 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of child sexual abuse; convicted and sentenced to jail and probation
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Jeffrey Niels Williamson
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Born: 1985
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Jeffrey Williamson (1985 – ) was a Mormon church member in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; registered sex offender
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Jevin Jay Parady
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Born: 1993
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- Jevin Parady (1993 – ) was a Mormon church member in Utah County, Utah; accused of sexual abuse
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Raymond Charles Maxson
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Born: 1951
- LDS positions: Stake high council,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- Raymond Maxson (1951 – ) was a Mormon church member in Lincoln, Nebraska; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; registered sex offender
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Peter Richard Sorensen
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- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Peter Sorensen was a Mormon church member in Cache County, Utah; accused of sexual abuse
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Rick Dwain Schofield
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- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Rick Schofield was a Mormon church member in Rigby, Idaho; accused of sexual abuse
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Daniel Aaron Miller
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- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Daniel Miller was a Mormon church member in Tucson, Arizona; accused of a sex crime; convicted, sentenced to prison; released, was allegedly permitted to attend LDS family ward; re-offended
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Ronald Charles Jones
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Born: 1937
- LDS positions: Bishop, Branch president, Other leader, Scout leader, Stake presidency counselor, Stake president, Temple worker, Unknown position, Ward executive secretary,
- During alleged crime/failure: Other leader, Unknown position,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Alleged:
1 victim,
- Alleged crime scenes:
Perpetrator's home, Public/hotel,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- Ronald Jones (1937 – ) was a former Mormon bishop, stake president and temple presidency counselor; Military Relations director for the LDS church from 1989 to 1991; convicted of sex solicitation in Utah in 1990 and 1995; charged in 2025 with three first-degree felony counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child, one first-degree felony child kidnapping count, and two related misdemeanors
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Theodore Lee Livingston
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- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Theodore Livingston was a Mormon church member; accused in 1989 of child sexual abuse
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John Doe
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- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- John Doe was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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Lynn Milton Hill
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- LDS positions: Missionary, Scout leader,
- During alleged crime/failure: Cub/Boy Scout leader,
- LDS mission:
Japan - Japan Central
- Alleged:
1 victim,
- Alleged crime scenes:
LDS activity, Vehicle, Victim's home,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Prison, Released,
- Lynn Hill was a Mormon scoutmaster in Utah; worked from 1976 to 1984 as a financial auditor for the LDS church, including in Japan and other Asian countries; sentenced in 2004 to up to five years in prison for sexually abusing a 17-year-old developmentally disabled girl; Hill molested her while driving her to an LDS church activity for disabled children, and at her home, according to charging documents
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Richard Kirkland Mallard
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Born: 1981
- LDS positions: Missionary, Scout leader,
- During alleged crime/failure: Unknown position,
- LDS mission:
United States - Utah Salt Lake City South 2001-2003
- Alleged:
10 or more victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Alleged crime scenes:
Online/computer/phone,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- Richard Mallard (1981 – ) was a Mormon church member in Orem, Utah; charged in July 2025 with 41 felony counts related to child sexual exploitation; in August 2025, was released on bond, despite initially being held without bail; several LDS church members sent the court letters of support on Mallard's behalf prior to his detention hearing
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Joseph Brent Walker
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Born: 1955
- LDS positions: Bishop, Church employee, Missionary, Stake presidency counselor,
- During alleged crime/failure: Unknown position,
- LDS mission:
United States - California San Diego 1974-1976
- Alleged:
1 victim,
- Alleged crime scenes:
Online/computer/phone,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Joseph Walker (1955 – ) was a former Mormon bishop, stake presidency counselor and LDS Public Affairs employee in Utah; charged in 2025 with three third-degree felony counts related to child sexual exploitation; allegedly "engaged in several sexually explicit conversations […] to seduce, lure, and entice [a 14-year-old girl] into engaging in multiple sexual acts;" released from jail after letters from church members
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Tyson David Green
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- LDS positions: Stake high council, Youth leader,
- During alleged crime/failure: Stake high council,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Alleged crime scenes:
Online/computer/phone,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- Tyson Green was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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Russell Kenneth Gatrell
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Born: 1980
- LDS positions: LDS status unknown, Not active LDS, Unknown position,
- During alleged crime/failure: Unknown position,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Alleged:
100 or more victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Alleged crime scenes:
Online/computer/phone,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- Russell Gatrell (1980 – ) was a Mormon or former Mormon church member in Cottonwood Heights, Utah; accused in 2025 of possession of up to 280 million CSAM images
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Jacob Davis Fisher
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Born: 1978
- LDS positions: Missionary, Youth leader,
- During alleged crime/failure: Youth leader,
- LDS mission:
Czech Republic - Czech Republic Prague 1997-1999
- Alleged:
Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Alleged crime scenes:
Online/computer/phone,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- Jacob Fisher (1978 – ) was a Mormon church member and ward young men's leader in Eagle Mountain, Utah; arrested in August 2025 for allegedly sending explicit videos of himself to, and attempting to meet to sexually assault, a person he thought was a 13-year-old girl
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Waylon Rolley White
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Born: 1982
- LDS positions: Youth leader,
- During alleged crime/failure: Unknown position,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Alleged:
3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Alleged failure to report
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- Waylon White (1982 – ) was a Mormon church member in Payson, Arizona; was a licensed practiced nurse (PN); charged in 2025 with 18 felonies related to child sexual abuse
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Daniel Sterling Workman
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Born: 1981
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- During alleged crime/failure: Unknown position,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- Daniel Workman (1981 – ) was a Mormon church member and school bus driver in St. George, Utah; charged in 2025 with 20 counts related to child sexual exploitation
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Craig Scott Capron
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Born: 1965
- LDS positions: Branch president, Other leader, Ward executive secretary,
- During alleged crime/failure: Branch president,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Alleged:
3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Craig Capron (1965 – ) was a podiatrist; Mormon branch president in Macy, Nebraska (1999-2002), then a stake/ward executive secretary in Wyoming; allegedly sexually abused at least five children over a span of 20-plus years, despite LDS officials allegedly knowing of the first victim and prohibiting Capron from teaching kids; convicted in 2024 in Wyoming; sentenced to six to 12 years in prison; convicted again in 2025
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Todd Alan Tanner
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Born: 1970
- LDS positions: Stake high council, Sunday school,
- During alleged crime/failure: Unknown position,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Alleged:
1 victim,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Ongoing, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Registered sex offender,
- Todd Tanner (1970 – ) was a Mormon church member in the Cortez/Durango, Colorado area and St, George, Utah; co-founder of Utah-based dirty soda business Swig Drinks in approximately 2010; charged in 2010 in Colorado with crimes related to child sexual abuse; convicted in 2011 and sentenced to 48 months probation; allegedly was a Sunday School teacher in St. George, Utah after his conviction
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Scott Kidman
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Born: 1977
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- During alleged crime/failure: Unknown position,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Alleged:
4 victims, Multiple victims,
- Alleged crime scenes:
Perpetrator's home,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Police investigation,
- Scott Kidman (1977 – ) was a Mormon church member in Cache County, Utah; investigated in 2015-16 for alleged sexual abuse of multiple children, but charges were never filed; arrested in 2025 for alleged object rape; allegedly repeatedly sexually abused at least four young girls over a period of several years
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Francis DeFord Corser Cochran
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Born: 1921
Died: 2005 - LDS positions: High priest,
- During alleged crime/failure: High priest,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Alleged:
4 victims, Multiple victims,
- Alleged crime scenes:
LDS activity, LDS building, Perpetrator's home,
- Alleged failure to report
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Francis Cochran (1921 – 2005) was a Mormon high priest in the Seattle 6th Ward in Seattle, Washington in the 1980s; convicted twice in the 1980s of crimes related to sexual abuse of multiple children; allegedly assaulted multiple young girls on LDS property, including during church meetings; a 2025 lawsuit (Floodlit broke the story) said stake president Paul Diehl & multiple ward bishops covered up allegations against Cochran
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Cameron Michael Dahle
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Born: 2002
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Alleged:
4 victims,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- Cameron Dahle (2002 – ) was a Southern Utah University football player; charged with first degree rape; possibly four victims
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Richard Kent James
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Born: 1966
- LDS positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
- During alleged crime/failure: Cub/Boy Scout leader, Youth leader,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Alleged:
1 victim,
- Alleged crime scenes:
LDS activity, LDS building, Public/hotel, Scout activity, Vehicle,
- Alleged failure to report
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Richard James (1966 – ) was a Mormon church member in Potomac, Maryland; accused of sexually abusing a boy from 1995 to 1999 at billionaire Bill Marriott's home, an LDS church and other locations; pleaded guilty to reduced child abuse charges; sentenced to 10 years in prison (nine suspended); was a registered sex offender; the victim sued the church, Marriott and six others in 2024
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Alfred Gail Forrester
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Born: 1936
Died: 2013 - LDS positions: Scout leader,
- During alleged crime/failure: Cub/Boy Scout leader,
- LDS mission:
no
- Alleged:
10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Alleged crime scenes:
LDS activity, LDS building, Scout activity,
- Alleged failure to report
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Alfred Forrester (1936 – 2013) was a Mormon church member in California; excommunicated in the 1950s after conviction for child molestation; moved to Iowa, reoffended, incarcerated; returned to California, convicted once or twice more, then assigned to be a Mormon church scoutmaster; abused again, caught, sentenced to prison in 1979; a 2024 lawsuit against the LDS church alleged that a bishop failed to protect kids
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Samuel Arthur Baugh
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Born: 1983
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- During alleged crime/failure: Unknown position,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Alleged:
2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Alleged crime scenes:
Unknown crime scene,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- Samuel Baugh (1983 – ) was a Mormon church member in Kingston, Idaho; charged in 2025 with multiple felonies related to child sexual abuse; allegedly molested two children for many years; his defense attorney noted Baugh was active in the church while requesting a reduction in the bond amount; Floodlit is seeking court documents
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Douglas Melvin Hall
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Born: 1982
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- During alleged crime/failure: Unknown position,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Alleged:
1 victim,
- Alleged crime scenes:
Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Douglas Hall (1982 – ) was a Mormon church member and real estate agent in Idaho; pleaded guilty in 2025 to first-degree felony object rape in Utah, and to lewd conduct with a minor under the age of 16 in Idaho; other charges in both cases were dropped via plea agreements; sentenced to five years to life in prison in Utah, and to eight years to life in prison in Idaho, per court documents
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Henry G Gurule
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Born: 1918
Died: 2012 - LDS positions: Ministering/home teacher, Scout leader,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Alleged:
Unknown number of victims,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Plea held in abeyance, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender,
- Henry Gurule (1918 – 2012) was a Mormon church member in Utah; in 1994, pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree felony forcible sexual abuse; was permitted to serve jail time on home confinement; was given therapy and ordered to pay $2,296 restitution; In 2005, two more second-degree felony counts of forcible sexual abuse were dismissed without prejudice after Gurule complied with a plea agreement; died in 2012
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