4165 people accused of sex crimes they perpetrated or allegedly perpetrated while active in the LDS/Mormon church.
Browse by LDS position and more »Gail Boyd Jensen
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Born: 1931
LDS positions: Unknown position, - LDS mission:
unknown - Alleged:
Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Registered sex offender, - Civil case(s): Settlement,
- Gail Jensen (1931 – ) was a Mormon church member in Wellsville, Cache County, Utah; in 1997, pleaded guilty to one second-degree felony count of sexual abuse of a child; sentenced to six months in jail with work release, and probation (ended in 1998); charge was reduced to a third-degree felony in 2001; in 2008, a woman filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against Jensen; the case was settled in 2010
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Gysbertus Schuurman
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Born: 1931
Died: 2015 - LDS positions: Unknown position,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Alleged:
1 victim,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender,
- Gysbertus Schuurman (1931 – 2015) was a Mormon church member in Sandy, Utah; pleaded guilty in 1994 to one second-degree felony count of sex abuse of a child; accused of sexual touching of a 10- or 11-year-old girl; the alleged abuse took place in 1992; sentenced to one year in jail with time out for counseling and group therapy once a week; completed probation in 1997; registered sex offender as of 2007; died in 2015
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Melvin G Cloward
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Born: 1931
Died: 2014 - LDS positions: Unknown position,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Registered sex offender,
- Melvin Cloward (1931 – 2014) was a Mormon church member in Utah; convicted 1998 via plea agreement of third-degree felony sex abuse of a child (reduced in 2000 to a Class A misdemeanor); sentenced to three years of probation; registered sex offender as of 2007; died in 2014
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Aurell Lamoyn Hatch
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Born: 1932
Died: 2015 - LDS positions: Unknown position,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Alleged:
Unknown number of victims,
- Alleged crime scenes:
Unknown crime scene,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Probation, Registered sex offender,
- Aurell Hatch (1932 – 2015) was a Mormon church member in Highland, Utah; convicted in 2001 via plea agreement of one second-degree felony count of attempted sex abuse of a child (later amended to a third-degree felony); sentenced to 90 days in jail and granted work diversion; also placed on 24 months of probation; died in 2015
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Larry E Harmon
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Born: 1932
Died: 2012 - LDS positions: Missionary, Senior missionary, Temple worker,
- During alleged crime/failure: Unknown position,
- LDS mission:
United Kingdom - Manchester England 1956-1958
- Alleged:
Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Alleged crime scenes:
LDS activity, LDS building,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Died awaiting trial, Jail, Probation, Registered sex offender,
- Larry Harmon (1932 – 2012) was a Mormon in Utah; sentenced to jail and probation in 2005 for aggravated sex abuse of a child; charged in 2012 with first-degree felony aggravated sex abuse of a child; according to police, Harmon was allowed to be around children at an LDS ward Christmas party (where the alleged abuse took place in 2011) despite being a registered sex offender; died in 2012, so the charge was dismissed
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Harry Ronald Poll
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Born: 1936
Died: 2007 - LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission:
United States - Central Atlantic States
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Registered sex offender,
- Harry Poll (1936 – 2007) was a Mormon church member in Utah; convicted in 2000 of one Class A misdemeanor count of sexual abuse of a minor; registered sex offender as of 2007; died in 2007
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John Franklin Jones
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Born: 1933
Died: 2020 - LDS positions: Other leader,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- John Jones (1933 – 2020) was a Mormon church member in American Fork, Utah; convicted of forcible sodomy in or before 1988; sentenced to five years to life in prison; registered sex offender in Utah as of 2007; died in 2020
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James Heber Chapman
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Born: 1935
Died: 2022 - LDS positions: Missionary,
- During alleged crime/failure: Unknown position,
- LDS mission:
United States - Southern States 1955-1957
- Alleged:
Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender, Released,
- James Chapman (1935 – 2022) was a Mormon church member in Utah; convicted via plea agreement in 1991 of third-degree felony attempted sexual abuse of a child; sentenced to two weeks in jail and 18 months probation; pleaded guilty in 2000 to two second-degree felony counts of aggravated sex abuse of a child; sentenced to one to 15 years in prison; registered sex offender; died in 2022
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Dennis Kay Chadwick
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Born: 1939
Died: 2023 - LDS positions: ever-hill-cumorah-pageant, Missionary,
- LDS mission:
United States - Pennsylvania and New York
- Alleged:
Unknown number of victims,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Dennis Chadwick (1939 – 2023) was a Mormon church member in Utah; convicted in 1999 of multiple felonies related to child sexual abuse and sentenced to six months in jail and three years of probation; required to register as a sex offender; in 2013, convicted of failure to register as a sex offender; sentenced to three months in jail and one year of probation; died in 2023
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Thomas Clifford Carter
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Born: 1941
Died: 2025 - LDS positions: Unknown position,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, Unknown result,
- Thomas Carter (1941 – 2025) was a Mormon church member in Weber County, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; in 1995, Carter pleaded guilty to one third-degree felony count of attempted forcible sexual abuse; died in 2025
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Alexander Reginald Boulton
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Born: 1917
Died: 2015 - LDS positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor,
- During alleged crime/failure: Unknown position,
- LDS mission:
no
- Alleged:
1 victim,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
- Alexander Boulton (1917 – 2015) was a former Mormon bishop of the 28th Ward in South Ogden, Utah; in 1995, convicted via plea deal of one second-degree felony count of child sex abuse; sentenced to probation
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Terry P Alexander
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Born: 1942
Died: 2021 - LDS positions: Unknown position,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Alleged:
Unknown number of victims,
- Alleged crime scenes:
Unknown crime scene,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- Terry Alexander (1942 – 2021) was a Mormon church member in Roosevelt, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; was a registered sex offender in Roosevelt, Utah as of 2007; died in 2021
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Gail Allen Benroth
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Born: 1942
Died: 2015 - LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Gail Benroth (1942 – 2015) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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Dennis Gregory Stutz
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Born: 1942
Died: 2024 - LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- Dennis Stutz (1942 – 2024) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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Keith Edward Huntsman
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Born: 1945
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Keith Huntsman (1945 – ) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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Jack David Payton
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Born: 1945
Died: 2022 - LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- Jack Payton (1945 – 2022) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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Jerry J Mecham
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Born: 1937
Died: 2014 - LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- Jerry Mecham (1937 – 2014) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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George Allen Dansie
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Born: 1937
Died: 2017 - LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- George Dansie (1937 – 2017) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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Huey Preston Cole
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- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- Huey Cole was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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Charles Leroy McCombs
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Born: 1938
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- Charles McCombs (1938 – ) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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Laurel D Hayward
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Born: 1938
Died: 2020 - LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- Laurel Hayward (1938 – 2020) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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Ronald E Finch
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Born: 1938
Died: 2015 - LDS positions: Missionary, Scout leader,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail,
- Ronald Finch (1938 – 2015) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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Willard Theron Hansen
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Born: 1938
Died: 2013 - LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum, Missionary, Scout leader, Seminary teacher, Stake high council, Ward clerk, Youth leader,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- Willard Hansen (1938 – 2013) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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Stephen Kirkham Wanlass
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Born: 1939
Died: 2018 - LDS positions: Unknown position,
- During alleged crime/failure: Unknown position,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Alleged:
1 victim,
- Alleged crime scenes:
Unknown crime scene,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, No contest, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Stephen Wanlass (1939 – 2018) was a Mormon church member in Monroe, Sevier County, Utah; accused of child sexual abuse; in 1997, pleaded no contest to one third-degree felony count of attempted sex abuse of a child; was sentenced to up to five years in prison; registered sex offender; died in 2018
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Edward B McAffee
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- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Registered sex offender,
- Edward McAffee was a Mormon church member in Salt Lake County, Utah; pleaded guilty in 2003 to two felony counts of aggravated sex abuse of a child (second-degree, amended from first-degree); sentenced to one year in jail and probation
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James Boyd Hunsaker
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Born: 1946
Died: 2020 - LDS positions: Sunday school,
- During alleged crime/failure: Unknown position,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Probation, Registered sex offender,
- James Hunsaker (1946 – 2020) was a Mormon church member in Bountiful, Utah; convicted in 2014 of two Class A misdemeanor counts of sexual battery; sentenced to 60 days in jail and one year of probation
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Craig Fred Huntington
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Born: 1957
- LDS positions: Youth leader,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Craig Huntington (1957 – ) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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James Salsgiver
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- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- James Salsgiver was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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Roger William Rawle
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Born: 1988
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Alleged:
100 or more victims,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- Roger Rawle (1988 – ) is believed to be a Mormon church member in Springville, Utah; charged in two cases with a total of 21 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor and aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor (CSAM-related)
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Wyatt Charles Mullen
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Born: 1997
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- During alleged crime/failure: Unknown position,
- LDS mission:
United States - New York New York 2016-2018
- Alleged:
Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Alleged crime scenes:
Online,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Police investigation,
- Wyatt Mullen (1997 – ) was a Sandy, Utah man charged with sex crimes in October 2025; based on our initial research, FLOODLIT believes he is a former Mormon missionary and was active in the Mormon church at the time of his alleged crimes
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Timothy Wayne Phelps
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Born: 1961
- LDS positions: Ward executive secretary,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Alleged:
1 victim,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Timothy Phelps (1961 – ) was a Mormon church member in Morgantown, Kentucky; convicted of sexual abuse
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Jacob Alan Christensen
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Born: 1974
- LDS mission:
Japan - Japan
- Alleged:
1 victim,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- Jacob Christensen (1974 – ) was a Mormon church member; convicted of attempted aggravated sexual abuse of a child in Oct. 2018
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Logan Edward Cornwell
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Born: 1991
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- During alleged crime/failure: Unknown position,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Alleged:
1 victim,
- Alleged crime scenes:
Online,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- Logan Cornwell (1991 – ) was a Mormon church member and dentist in Gilbert, Arizona; owned a Mesa dental office; accused in October 2025 of child sex trafficking and misconduct involving weapons
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Russell S. Tolbert
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Born: 1980
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Russell Tolbert (1980 – ) was a Mormon church member in Rigby, Idaho; accused of sexual abuse
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James Bryan Knudsen
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Born: 1980
- LDS positions: Primary,
- During alleged crime/failure: Unknown position,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Alleged:
1 victim,
- Alleged crime scenes:
Unknown crime scene,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, Released,
- James Knudsen (1980 – ) was a Mormon church member in Nampa, Idaho; pleaded guilty in 2015 of sexual abuse of a child under 16
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Shannon Noel Clifton
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Born: 1968
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Alleged:
1 victim,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Shannon Clifton (1968 – ) was a Mormon church member in Warrensburg, Missouri; convicted of sexual abuse related crimes; sentenced to 30-40 years in prison; is currently serving time in Jefferson City Correctional Center, a maximum security prison
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Lynn Bryce Egley
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Born: 1964
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- LDS mission:
Unknown country - Austrailia
- Alleged:
1,
- Alleged failure to report
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Lynn Egley (1964 – ) was a former Mormon bishop in Benson, Cache County, Utah; accused of sexual abuse in 2018; the alleged abuse took place in the 1990s
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Paulo Villegas
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Born: 1985
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Alleged:
1 victim,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Paulo Villegas (1985 – ) was a Mormon church member in Hartford, Connecticut; convicted of risk of injury to a minor after a plea agreement reduction from sexual assault charges; the victim was four years old
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Mason William Holzendorf
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Born: 2000
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Alleged:
1,
- Alleged crime scenes:
Online,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Mason Holzendorf (2000 – ) was a Mormon church member; convicted of enticing a minor by internet or text in 2023
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Matthew James
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- LDS positions: Bishop,
- During alleged crime/failure: Bishop,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Alleged:
3 victims,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- Matthew James was a Mormon bishop in North Edwards, California; In 2025, charged along with his wife, Brittney James, with multiple felonies related to child abuse; while none of the charges were explicitly related to sexual abuse, FLOODLIT created this case report to help the public obtain accurate case information and updates
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Wade S Christofferson
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Born: 1953
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Sunday school, Ward clerk,
- During alleged crime/failure: Bishopric counselor, Unknown position,
- LDS mission:
Argentina - Argentina North 1972-1974
- Alleged:
9 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Alleged crime scenes:
Online, Perpetrator's home, Recreational trip/outing,
- Alleged failure to report
- Criminal case(s): Not convicted, Ongoing, Police investigation,
- Wade Christofferson (1953 – ) was an LDS church member accused of sexually assaulting nine to 12 children in Illinois, Ohio and Utah starting in 1985; excommunicated in 1996 for child sexual abuse; rebaptized, assigned to leadership positions, including bishopric counselor; charged in 2025 with child sexual abuse (alleged between about 2016-25); brother of apostle Todd Christofferson, who allegedly knew by 2018 about abuse
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Arthur Grant Laws
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Born: 1946
Died: 2014 - LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, librarian,
- During alleged crime/failure: librarian,
- LDS mission:
United States - California South Mission 1966-1968
- Alleged:
1,
- Alleged crime scenes:
LDS building,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Arthur Laws (1946 – 2014) was a Mormon church member in West Bountiful, Utah; convicted of ATTEMPTED - SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD - 3rd Degree Felony in 2010
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Benjamin Evans Turner
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Born: 1959
- LDS positions: Primary,
- During alleged crime/failure: Primary,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Alleged:
100 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Alleged crime scenes:
Online, Victim's home,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender,
- Benjamin Turner (1959 – ) was a Mormon church member and LDS Primary teacher in Davis County, Utah; accused in the 2000s of child sexual abuse and possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM); convicted on federal charges; sentenced to prison
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Noah William Bloomfield
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Born: 1999
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Alleged:
1 victim,
- Alleged crime scenes:
Apex Centre, Swimming Pool,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Withheld judgment,
- Noah Bloomfield (1999 – ) was a Mormon church member in McKinney, Texas; convicted of charges related to sexual abuse in 2017; and given a deferred judgement in 2022
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Isaac Quinton Durfey
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Born: 1991
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- During alleged crime/failure: Unknown position,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Alleged:
3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Alleged crime scenes:
Online, Public,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Isaac Durfey (1991 – ) was a Mormon church member in Eagle Mountain, Utah; convicted of sex crimes in 2014, 2015 and 2018; accused each time of offering money or gifts to teen boys (ages 16-17) in exchange for sex or explicit pictures; charges of which he was convicted included sexual exploitation of a minor, sexual battery and sexual solicitation of a child
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Nathan Charles Tripp
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Born: 1962
- LDS positions: Bishop, primary chorister, primary pianest, Scout leader, ward music leader,
- During alleged crime/failure: Branch presidency 1st counselor, technology,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Alleged:
1,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- Nathan Tripp (1962 – ) was a Mormon church member in Webster Groves, Missouri; charged with two counts of statutory sodomy or attempted statutory sodomy of a person less than 12 years old, charged in 2025.
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Derek C. Finlinson
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Born: 1984
- LDS positions: LDS status unknown,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Alleged:
1,
- Alleged crime scenes:
Public,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
- Derek Finlinson (1984 – ) was a Mormon church member in Orem, Utah; accused of recording a woman in a dressing room while she was changing clothes in Oct 2009; in 2010, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of voyeurism
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Patrick Kevin Tervort
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Born: 1992
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Alleged:
1,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Registered sex offender,
- Patrick Tervort (1992 – ) was a reportedly a Mormon church member in St. George, Utah; pled guilty and convicted of three counts of FORCIBLE SEXUAL ABUSE a 2nd Degree Felony; sentenced 1-15 years for each conviction; all prison time suspended.
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Alisha Marie Sutton George
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Born: 1984
- LDS positions: Young Womens President,
- During alleged crime/failure: Young Womens President,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Alleged:
1,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- Alisha George (1984 – ) was a middle school teacher in West Jordan, Utah; was an active Mormon church member at age 18 in 2003; accused of sexually abusing a middle school student where she worked; charged with 22 counts related to child sexual abuse; due in court Dec. 9, 2025
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Jacob Owen Bunker
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Born: 2000
- LDS mission:
United States -
- Alleged crime scenes:
Online,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- Jacob Bunker (2000 – ) was a Mormon church member in Provo, Utah; charged with one count of aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor 1st degree and three enticing a minor in the 2nd degree; due in court December 17, 2025
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