4275 people accused of sex crimes they perpetrated or allegedly perpetrated while active in the LDS/Mormon church.
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Mark Thurman Gibbons
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LDS positions: Sunday school, Youth leader, - LDS mission:
Unknown country - 
Criminal case(s): Convicted, - Mark Gibbons was an LDS church member in Arizona, Michigan and Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
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Clint Gibson
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Born: 1977
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- Clint Gibson (1977 – ) was an LDS church member in St. George, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; registered sex offender
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Richard Falco Fisco
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Born: 1936
Died: 2019
- LDS positions: Branch president, Scout leader,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Richard Fisco (1936 – 2019) was an LDS branch president and scout leader in Oklahoma and Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
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Tomas Fisher
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- LDS positions: Youth leader,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Tomas Fisher was an LDS church member in Nampa, Idaho; accused of sexual abuse
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Kevin Eagar
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- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- LDS mission:
no
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Kevin Eagar was a Mormon church member in Eagar, Arizona; accused of sexual abuse
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Brandon Fadely
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- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Brandon Fadely was a Mormon church member in Stevensville, Montana; accused of sexual abuse
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Jonathan Lyle Owens
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Born: 1953
- LDS mission:
Unknown country -
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- Jonathan Owens (1953 – ) was a Mormon church member in Roy, Utah; accused of downloading child sexual abuse material (CSAM), sending sexual messages to minors, and traveling across states to sexually assault a minor; convicted; registered sex offender
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Joshua Grover
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- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- LDS mission:
Unknown country -
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Joshua Grover was a Mormon church member in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse
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Mike Haire
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- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Mike Haire was a Mormon church member and middle school principal in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada; arrested on suspicion of possession and distribution of CSAM; convicted, sentenced to 20 months in prison
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Cameron Harrison
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Born: 1978
- LDS positions: Elders quorum president/counselor, Scout leader, Sunday school, Youth leader,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Cameron Harrison (1978 – ) was a Mormon church member in San Diego, California; accused of sexual abuse
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Shane Heath
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Born: 1976
Died: 2022
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Shane Heath (1976 – 2022) was an LDS church member in Grantsville, Utah; accused of sexual abuse
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Mark Helms
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Born: 1962
Died: 2009
- LDS positions: Youth leader,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Mark Helms (1962 – 2009) was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted and sentenced to prison; was killed in 2009 while in prison
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Jason Hoyt
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Born: 1988
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail,
- Jason Hoyt (1988 – ) was an LDS church member in Tabiona, Duchesne County, Utah; accused of soliciting sex from a minor and sending lewd messages; convicted in 2015 and sentenced to jail
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Henry Hughes
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Born: 1825
Died: 1904
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Henry Hughes (1825 – 1904) was a Mormon church member and polygamist in the 1800s in what later became Utah; when he was 42, he married a 14-year-old; at the time, Hughes was already married to another woman
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Cotton Garrett Hunter
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Born: 2002
- LDS positions: Music leader,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Cotton Hunter (2002 – ) was a Mormon church member in Missouri; accused of sexual abuse
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Jesus A. Hurtado
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Born: 1953
- LDS positions: Sunday school,
- During alleged crime/failure: Sunday school,
- LDS mission:
no
Alleged:
2 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims, 
Alleged failure to report- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil case(s): Settlement,
- Jesus Hurtado (1953 – ) was a Mormon church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse
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Kelly Gordon Jenkins
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Born: 1982
- LDS positions: Stake high council,
- LDS mission:
no
- Alleged:
1 victim,
Alleged crime scenes:
Online/computer/phone, - Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- Kelly Jenkins (1982 – ) was a man in Idaho Falls, Idaho; convicted in 2004 of multiple crimes related to child sexual abuse; registered sex offender
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William James Purdy
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Born: 1997
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- During alleged crime/failure: Missionary,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Alleged:
10 or more victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- William Purdy (1997 – ) was a Mormon missionary in Tonga in 2017; originally from Utah; in July 2025, was arrested in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania after a federal grand jury indictment on charges related to child sexual exploitation; allegedly sexually abused multiple children while on his mission
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Jeffrey Butler Rock
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Born: 1955
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Branch president, Elders quorum president/counselor, Nursery, Primary, Scout leader, Stake high council, temple liaison, Youth leader,
- During alleged crime/failure: Unknown position,
- LDS mission:
Unknown country -
- Alleged:
Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Alleged failure to report
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
- 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
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Brian Matthew Griffeth
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Born: 1978
- LDS positions: Ward clerk,
- During alleged crime/failure: Ward clerk,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case(s): Charges dropped, Not convicted,
- Brian Griffeth (1978 – ) was a Mormon ward clerk in the Lake City, Florida area; accused of sexual abuse; criminal charges were dropped in October 2025
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Dallin Russell Griffeth
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Born: 2004
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission:
Unknown country - Unknown (Spanish-speaking) 2022-2024
- Criminal case(s): Charges dropped, Not convicted,
- Dallin Griffeth (2004 – ) was a former Mormon missionary (Spanish-speaking mission); arrested in July 2025, accused of child sexual abuse; criminal charges were dropped in October 2025
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Dion Labadie
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- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- LDS mission:
Unknown country -
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Dion Labadie was a Mormon church member in Washington; accused of sexual abuse
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Joseph Blodgett
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Born: 1975
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- During alleged crime/failure: Bishop,
- LDS mission:
no
- Alleged failure to report
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- Joseph Blodgett (1975 – ) was a former Mormon bishop in Tennessee; accused of sexual abuse; ongoing case as of 2025
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Jared Marcus Bonkosky
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Born: 1978
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- LDS mission:
no
- Alleged:
1,
- Alleged crime scenes:
Victim's home,
- Criminal case(s): Charges dropped, Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty,
- Jared Bonkosky (1978 – ) was a parole agent in South Jordan, Utah; charge with 5 various counts of child sexual abuse in December 2019; convicted of AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD in 2021; charged with VIOLATION OF PROTECTIVE ORDER and CHILD ABUSE - INFLICT SERIOUS PHYSICAL INJURY RECKLESSLY in March 2020, charges dropped and this case was expunged; is currently in SAN JUAN CO JAIL; is a registered sex offender
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Douglas Richard Bray
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- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- LDS mission:
Unknown country -
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Douglas Bray was an LDS church member in California; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
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Eric Larson Brinkerhoff
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- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- LDS mission:
no
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Eric Brinkerhoff was an LDS church member in Arizona; accused of sexual abuse
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Douglas Robert Brooks
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- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- LDS mission:
no
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Douglas Brooks was an LDS church member in Illinois; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
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John Dewayne Brost
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- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- LDS mission:
no
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- John Brost was an LDS church member in Colorado; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
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Mitchell Velasco Burnett
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Born: 1998
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission:
Unknown country -
- Alleged:
1,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Mitchell Burnett (1998 – ) was an LDS church member in Riverton, Utah; charged in Utah in 2025 with 12 felonies related to child sexual abuse; convicted via plea deal in April 2026 of three felonies related to sexual extortion, sex exploitation and enticing a minor; sentencing set for June 12, 2026
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John Bennett
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- LDS positions: Elders quorum president/counselor,
- LDS mission:
no
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- John Bennett was a Mormon elders quorum president in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
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Keith Allen Biggs Jr.
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Born: 1975
- LDS positions: Music leader,
- During alleged crime/failure: Unknown position,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Alleged:
1 victim,
- Alleged crime scenes:
Perpetrator's home,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Registered sex offender,
- Keith Biggs Jr. (1975 – ) was a Mormon church member in Oregon; accused of sexual abuse of a 16-year-old alleged victim; through a grand jury indictment Biggs was charged with 20 felonies related to child sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in 2009 to two misdemeanors and registered as a sex offender; sentenced to 20 days in jail and three years probation; in 2011, found guilty of violating probation by visiting BYU
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Michael James Angus
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Born: 1944
- LDS positions: Stake high council,
- During alleged crime/failure: Stake high council,
- LDS mission:
no
- Alleged:
2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Alleged crime scenes:
Perpetrator's home,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Prison,
- Michael Angus (1944 – ) was an LDS church member in Star, Idaho; convicted of possession of sexually explicit images of minors in 2012; was accused of sexually abusing two young girls; had created and possessed CSAM of one of the victims; is a registered sex offender lives in Twin Falls, Idaho.
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Daniel C Bachmeier
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Born: 1970
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Daniel Bachmeier (1970 – ) was a Mormon church member in Flint, Michigan; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
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Steven Bain/Baine
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- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- LDS mission:
no
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Steven Bain/Baine was allegedly a Mormon church member in Southport, England; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
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Ryan Lynn Barnes
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Born: 1994
- LDS positions: Missionary, Unknown position,
- LDS mission:
Unknown country -
- Alleged:
multiple, unknown,
- Alleged crime scenes:
online,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Ryan Barnes (1994 – ) was a Mormon church member in Rexburg, Idaho; reportedly former BYU-Idaho student; pleaded guilty in April 2025; in prison, eligible for parole in November 2027
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Joel Patrick Kenney
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Born: 1958
- LDS positions: Youth leader,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Alleged:
4,
- Alleged failure to report
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, guilty,
- Joel Kenney (1958 – ) was a Mormon church member in Arizona; convicted of four counts each of child molestation and sexual conduct with a minor, plus two counts of involving minors in the use of illegal drugs in 1990; is a prisoner in Florence, Arizona; release date set for April 1, 2142.
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Wade Gordon Oborn
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Born: 1959
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Alleged:
1,
- Alleged crime scenes:
Victim's school,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Wade Oborn (1959 – ) was a Mormon church member and school teacher in Mesa, Arizona; 2002 admitted to sexually abusing a student in his classroom at a charter school; convicted in 2004, sentenced in 2004; is a registered sex offender living in Gilbert, AZ
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Kim Nelson
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Born: 1947
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Kim Nelson (1947 – ) was a Mormon church member in St. George, Utah; accused of sexual abuse
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Donovan Doras
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Born: 2004
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Registered sex offender,
- Donovan Doras (2004 – ) was a Mormon church member in Mesa, Arizona; accused of sexual abuse; convicted, sentenced to one year in jail; registered sex offender
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Stephen Jay Cooper
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Born: 1970
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- LDS mission:
Brazil -
- Alleged:
1 victim,
- Alleged crime scenes:
Online/computer/phone,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
- Stephen Cooper (1970 – ) was a Mormon church member; convicted of ATTEMPTED - SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR and DEALING IN MATERIALS HARMFUL TO MINOR-DEFENDANT18 AND OLDER, both 3rd degree felonies
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Ross Jay Curtis
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- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- LDS mission:
no
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Ross Curtis was a Mormon church member in California; in 2009, was convicted of crimes related to child sexual abuse and sentenced to prison; as of 2025, was a registered sex offender living in Los Angeles, California
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James David Carnegie
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- LDS positions: Bishop,
- During alleged crime/failure: Bishop,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Alleged:
2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Alleged failure to report
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail,
- James Carnegie was a Mormon bishop in Silverdale, Washington in the mid-1980s (Silverdale 3rd Ward, Silverdale Washington Stake); convicted in 2009 and sentenced to jail for child molestation
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Porter Kiles Nelson
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Born: 1982
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- During alleged crime/failure: Unknown position,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Unknown result,
- Porter Nelson (1982 – ) was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Alaska; charged in 2009 with child sexual abuse; pleaded guilty to reduced charges and was sentenced in 2010 to jail or prison; as of 2025, lives in Marsing, Idaho as a registered sex offender
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Jake Retzlaff
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- LDS mission:
no
- Alleged:
1 victim,
- Alleged crime scenes:
Perpetrator's home,
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case(s): Ongoing,
- Jake Retzlaff was a starting quarterback for the Brigham Young University (BYU) football team; not a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse in a civil lawsuit filed in 2025; lawsuit was dismissed with prejudice June 30, 2025; August 2026 a new lawsuit states the settlement agreement from June 2025 has been breached and that Retzlaff has not paid the second payment due to the allegedsexual assault victim
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Edwin Ellis Dyer
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Born: 1935
Died: 1986
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- During alleged crime/failure: Cub/Boy Scout leader,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Alleged:
10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Alleged failure to report
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
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Church paid $200,000
- Edwin Dyer (1935 – 1986) was a Mormon church member and scoutmaster in central Oregon; accused of sexual abuse; allegedly molested as many as 15 boys over a 28-year period; convicted in 1985 of two misdemeanors related to sexual abuse; shot and killed in 1986 by one of his victims; the Mormon church settled out of court for $200,000 with one victim
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Collin James Hawkins
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Born: 1997
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- During alleged crime/failure: Unknown position,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Alleged:
Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Alleged crime scenes:
Online/computer/phone,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Police investigation,
- Collin Hawkins (1997 – ) was a Mormon church member and adjunct Russian professor at Brigham Young University-Idaho; was a Mormon missionary in St. Petersburg, Russia from 2015 to 2017; arrested in 2025 on suspicion of 20 felony counts of sexual exploitation of a minor; the charges were related to CSAM (child sexual abuse material)
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Jacob Aral McConkie
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Born: 1980
- LDS positions: LDS status unknown,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Alleged:
Unknown number of victims,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- Jacob McConkie (1980 – ) was raised as a Mormon church member in Utah; charged in 2025 with nine sexual exploitation of a minor charges for possessing CSAM
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Samuel Teancum Mitchell
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Born: 1983
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- During alleged crime/failure: Unknown position,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Alleged:
2 victims,
- Alleged crime scenes:
Online/computer/phone,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- Samuel Mitchell (1983 – ) was raised in the Mormon church; in 2025, was charged with multiple felony counts related to child sexual exploitation
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Kevin Michael White
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Born: 1968
- LDS positions: LDS status unknown, Unknown position,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Kevin White (1968 – ) was a therapist in Nephi, Utah who was raised in the Mormon church; accused of sexual abuse in 2025; Floodlit is trying to determine whether White was an active LDS church member at the time of the alleged crime
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Jeffery Lee Niemi
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Born: 1985
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- LDS mission:
Unknown country - Unknown
- Alleged:
Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Alleged crime scenes:
Online/computer/phone,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Jeffery Niemi (1985 – ) was a Mormon church member in Duluth, Minnesota; convicted in 2016 and again in 2025 of felonies related to child sexual exploitation; sentenced in 2025 to 30 years in prison
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