4,132 reports of sex crimes allegedly perpetrated by Latter-day Saints (statistics »). All reports rely on court proceedings, public records, news reports or academic journals as sources.
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- Carl Johnson (1945 – ) was a former Mormon bishop and former mayor of West Bountiful, Utah; arrested in 2022 and charged with sexually abusing several children between 1983 and 1997; pleaded guilty in 2023 to four felony counts of child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2023 to three consecutive terms of nine years to life each for first-degree felonies, plus one term of one to 15 years on a second-degree felony
Crime: 1980s, 1990s, 
Crime state:
Utah,
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- Convicted:
2023,
LDS positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum, Missionary, Stake high council, 
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
Crime state:
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- Melvin Johnson (1936 – ) was a Mormon seminary teacher and Brigham Young University (BYU) religion professor; accused by multiple victims of sexually abusing them when they were children; excommunicated and rebaptized; reportedly confessed to sexual abuse, but was not criminally charged; two victims filed lawsuits against him; one named the Mormon church as a defendant; it settled out of court
- Alleged crime: 1960s, 1970s,
- Alleged crime city:
UT - Provo,
- Alleged crime county:
UT - Utah,
- Alleged crime state:
California, Utah,
Alleged crime city:
Alleged crime county:
LDS positions: BYU, Church employee, Other leader, Seminary teacher, Stake high council, 
Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Never charged, Not convicted, Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, Unknown result, 
Alleged failure to reportexcommunicated, rebaptized with a church record flagging him as a sex offender; top Mormon officials later removed the annotation
"We didn't choose this. It happened to us. It wasn't our choice. But we're damn sure going to do something about it."
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- Kenneth Johnson was a Mormon church member and home teacher in Beaverton, Oregon; a victim filed a $55.7 million lawsuit against the Mormon church saying Johnson had sexually molested him when Johnson was his home teacher; the alleged sexual abuse took place as often as twice a week for two years between 1987 and 1989
- Alleged crime: 1980s,
- Alleged crime state:
Oregon,
LDS positions: Ministering/home teacher, Criminal case(s): Unknown result, Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result, Alleged failure to report-
- Timothy Johnson was a Mormon church member in Oregon; pleaded guilty to four counts of second-degree sexual abuse and was sentenced to 15 years in prison; a lawsuit against the Mormon church was dismissed with prejudice
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Oregon,
Convicted:
2017, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Civil case(s): Dismissed with prejudice, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result, Alleged failure to report-
- Allen Johnson (1965 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah; drove from Utah to Idaho to meet up with a person he believed was a 15-year-old girl for sex; sentenced in 2015 to eight years in prison; as of March 2024, is a registered sex offender living in Provo, Utah
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
Convicted:
2015, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released, -
- Les Johnson (1944 – ) was a Mormon church member in northern Utah; found guilty of child sexual abuse; was granted parole in 1984 in Utah after serving 7 months of a 0-5 year prison sentence; as of 2023, lives in Bountiful, Utah
- Crime: 1980s,
- Crime county:
UT - Salt Lake,
- Crime state:
Utah,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Released, -
- Bryce Johnson (1984 – ) was an LDS church member in Heber City, Utah; convicted of three counts of aggravated child sex abuse/1st degree felony and sexual exploitation of a minor/2nd degree felony; sentenced to prison
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2017, LDS positions: Missionary, Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, -
- Ronald Johnson was a Mormon church member in Georgia; accused of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- View report »
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- Brent Johnson (1973 – ) was a Mormon church member in Cedar Hills, Utah; charged in 2024 with multiple felonies related to child sexual abuse; police said they found three videos of Johnson in 2013 where he was recording himself sexually abusing an 11-year-old child while she was sleeping
- Crime: 2010s, 2020s,
- Crime county:
UT - Utah,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2025, LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Unknown result, -
- Jordan Jolley (1987 – ) was an LDS church member in Syracuse, Utah; convicted of voyeurism in January 2024
- Crime: 2020s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2024, LDS positions: Primary, Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, -
- Harry Jones (1970 – ) was an LDS church member in Illinois; sentenced to 30 months of probation for possession of child pornography (child sexual abuse material or CSAM)
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Illinois,
Convicted:
2015, LDS positions: Scout leader, Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Probation, -
- Eric Jones (1981 – ) was an LDS church member in Blackfoot, Idaho; arrested for alleged sexual contact with a toddler; convicted in January 2024 of battery with the intent to commit lewd conduct of a child after a one-day trial; sentenced in March 2024 to two to 20 years in prison; required to register as a sex offender
- Convicted:
2024,
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, Registered sex offender,
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- Gary Jones was a Mormon ward clerk in Cerritos, California; accused in a 2025 lawsuit against the Mormon church of sexually abusing a child as part of a sex trafficking ring, and of covering up the abuse; the plaintiff said she was abused over 200 times at the Cerritos LDS stake center from 1979 to 1983
- Alleged crime: 1970s, 1980s,
- Alleged crime state:
California,
LDS positions: Ward clerk, Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing, Alleged failure to report-
- Dane Jones (1991 – ) was a Mormon church member in Vernal, Utah; accused of sexual abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- 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
- LDS positions: Bishop, Branch president, Other leader, Scout leader, Stake presidency counselor, Stake president, Temple worker, Unknown position, Ward executive secretary,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- View report »
became temple presidency counselor and sealer despite two convictions for sex solicitation
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- John Jones (1933 – 1937) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Other leader,
- View report »
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- Harry Jones IV (1970 – ) was a Mormon church member in Buffalo Grove, Illinois; convicted of possessing CSAM; is a registered sex offender
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Illinois,
Convicted:
2015, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Registered sex offender, -
- Michael Jordan (1980 – ) was an LDS church member in West Valley, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 2015 of 33 felonies related to child sexual abuse (CSA)
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2015, LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result, -
- Larry Judd (1936 – ) was an LDS church member in Mesa, Arizona; accused of sexual abuse; admitted to molesting 12 girls over a period of about 20 years; some of the alleged abuse took place at church and at church-sponsored summer camps
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Unknown result,
- Alleged failure to report
- View report »
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- Dennis Judd (1954 – ) was an LDS church member and Uintah County, Utah attorney; charged with voyeurism and stalking in October 2023 after allegedly filming his female employees in his law firm's bathroom; in January 2024, pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of stalking; plea held in abeyance; in June 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of voyeurism
- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Alleged crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2024, LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): No contest, Not convicted, Plea deal, Plea held in abeyance, Probation, Civil case(s): Ongoing, -
- Daniel Justice (1985 – ) was a Mormon church member in Vernal, Utah; convicted of rape; sentenced to five years to life in prison
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2024, Criminal case(s): Convicted, -
- Neil Karl (1974 – ) was a Mormon church member in Midway, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; registered sex offender
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- View report »
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- Spencer Kartchner (1965 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah; convicted of sex crimes in 2009 and 2021
- Crime: 2000s, 2020s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2009, 2021, LDS positions: Ward mission leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, -
- Stephen Kay (1940 – ) was a Mormon church member, school teacher and scout leader in Brisbane, Australia; charged multiple times with child sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in 1996 and was sentenced to jail
- Crime: 1990s,
- Crime country:
Australia,
Crime country:
LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, -
- Joel Keck was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- View report »
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- That Keeng was a Mormon missionary in Accra, Ghana; convicted of child sexual abuse in 2010 and sentenced to prison, along with his missionary companion, Omale Ojonugwu Uwa; in 2011, an Accra High Court acquitted them, ruling that the trial court was wrong in convicting the missionaries
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime country:
Ghana,
Convicted:
2010, LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Acquitted, Convicted, Prison, -
- Mark Keep (1961 – ) was an LDS church member and medical doctor in Utah and in Phoenix, Arizona; accused of sexual misconduct in 2011; was alleged to have made inappropriate sexual comments to 'females in the workplace;' voluntarily surrendered his license for unprofessional conduct while impaired by drugs and/or alcohol
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- David Keller (1970 – ) was a Mormon temple worker, Sunday school teacher and former stake presidency member in Paradise, Cache Valley, Utah; admitted in May 2024 to child sexual abuse and was charged with seven first-degree felony counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child
- Alleged crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- Alleged crime county:
UT - Cache,
- Alleged crime state:
Utah,
LDS positions: Stake presidency counselor, Sunday school, Temple worker, Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Ongoing, -
- Isaac Kemp was a Mormon church member in Draper, Utah; allegedly sexually abused children in Draper and Nebraska; sentenced to prison in Nebraska until 2038
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime county:
UT - Salt Lake,
- Crime state:
Nebraska, Utah,
Convicted:
2017, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Ongoing, Prison, -
- Robert Kempton (1942 – 2018) was a former Mormon bishop and stake president in Arizona; was an attorney and served a mission as a legal counsel for the LDS church in Africa; arrested in 2014 in a police sting for prostitution
- Alleged crime: 2010s,
- Alleged crime state:
Arizona,
LDS positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Scout leader, Stake president, Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Police investigation, Unknown result, -
- Lon Kennard (1941 – 2019) was a former Mormon bishop in Heber City, Utah; in 2011, pleaded guilty to three felony counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child; sentenced in 2011 to three consecutive terms of five years to life in the Utah State Prison
- Crime: 1990s, 2000s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2011, LDS positions: Bishop, Missionary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Alleged failure to report-
- William Kennedy was a Mormon church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- View report »
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- Ronald Kerlee was a Mormon seminary teacher, Sunday school leader and youth leader in Corvallis, Oregon; convicted of Sodomy III (Class C Felony) for sexual abuse of a child; accused of sexually abusing multiple children; was also a licensed counselor in Oregon until his license was revoked in 2014 after he allegedly engaged in sexual activities with a male client
- LDS positions: Seminary teacher, Sunday school, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Alleged failure to report
- View report »
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- 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
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Police investigation,
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- Jimmy Kilpatrick was a Mormon church member in Alabama; pleaded guilty to charges of child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2015 to 10 years in prison
- Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- Crime state:
Alabama,
Convicted:
2015, LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, -
- Timothy Kimball (1979 – 2023) was an LDS church member in San Antonio, Texas; charged in 2022 with child sexual abuse; died by suicide in June 2023 while awaiting indictment
- LDS positions: Missionary, Other leader,
- Criminal case(s): Died awaiting trial, Not convicted, Suicide,
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- Thomas Kimball (1967 – 2020) was a Mormon church member in Logan, Utah; accused of sexual abuse by multiple women; died by suicide in October 2020, shortly after allegations became public
- Alleged crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- Alleged crime county:
UT - Cache,
- Alleged crime state:
Utah,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, Suicide, -
- McKenna Kindred (1998 – ) was an LDS church member and high school teacher in Spokane Valley, Washington; accused of having a sexual relationship with a 17 year old student at the high school where she taught
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- View report »
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- Willis King was an LDS church member in California; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty
- Crime: 1980s,
- Crime state:
California,
LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, -
- Kristopher Kinkade (1966 – 2020) was a Mormon church member; accused of child sexual abuse; died in 2020
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Not convicted, Suicide, Unknown result,
- View report »
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- Louis Kinyon (1954 – ) was an LDS church member in Provo, Utah; convicted in 2005 of aggravated murder
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime city:
UT - Provo,
- Crime county:
UT - Utah,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2005, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, -
- Kevin Kirkland (1959 – ) was a Mormon seminary teacher and school teacher in the Redlands, California area; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in 2016 to molesting four female students from May 2015 to May 2016; sentenced to two years in jail; released in June 2017
- LDS positions: Seminary teacher,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Released,
- Civil case(s): Settlement,
- View report »
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- Christopher Kite was an LDS church member in Chicago, Illinois; accused of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Alleged failure to report
- View report »
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- Marion Klingler (1944 – ) was an LDS church member in California; convicted of sexual abuse; now lives in Springville Utah as registered sex offender
- LDS positions: Primary, Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- View report »
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- Eric Knight (1968 – ) was an LDS church member; former physician; pleaded guilty in 2021 in New Hampshire to two felony counts of second-degree assault in a plea deal that would allow him to get his medical license back and avoid the sex offender registry
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
New Hampshire,
Convicted:
2021, LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result, -
- Justin Knight (1983 – ) was a Mormon church member in Tucson, Arizona; in 2023, pled guilty to one third-degree count of SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR and one fourth-degree felony charge of Aggravated Taking Id Of Another Person Or Entity; sentenced to prison; registered sex offender as of Oct. 2025
- Crime: 2020s,
- Crime city:
AZ - Tucson,
- Crime county:
AZ - Pima,
- Crime state:
Arizona,
Convicted:
2023, LDS positions: Primary, Scout leader, Ward executive secretary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, -
- William Knox was a Mormon church member and scout leader in California; accused of sexually abusing multiple children
- Alleged crime: 1970s, 1980s,
- Alleged crime state:
California,
LDS positions: Scout leader, Sunday school, Criminal case(s): Unknown result, Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result, Alleged failure to report-
- James Knudsen (1980 – ) was a Mormon church member in Nampa, Idaho; pleaded guilty in 2015 of sexual abuse of a child under 16
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
Convicted:
2015, LDS positions: Primary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, Released, -
- Keith Knutson (1968 – ) was a Mormon church member in Lynnwood, Washington; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse charges in 1995; a Mormon bishop allegedly failed to report abuse allegations to police
- Crime: 1990s,
- Crime county:
WA - Snohomish,
- Crime state:
Washington,
Convicted:
1995, LDS positions: Sunday school, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, Released, Alleged failure to report-
- George Koford was a Mormon bishop in Cerritos, California; accused in a 2025 lawsuit against the Mormon church of sexually abusing a child as part of a sex trafficking ring, and of covering up the abuse; the plaintiff said she was abused over 200 times at the Cerritos LDS stake center from 1979 to 1983
- Alleged crime: 1970s, 1980s,
- Alleged crime state:
California,
LDS positions: Bishop, Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing, Alleged failure to report-
- Arthur Krigbaum was an LDS church member and scout leader in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse
- Alleged crime: 1970s,
- Alleged crime state:
Idaho,
LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Unknown result, -
- Duane Kump (1926 – 2009) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- View report »
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- Dion Labadie was a Mormon church member in Washington; accused of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- View report »
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- Antonio Lacy (1994 – ) was an LDS church member and BYU student in Provo, Utah; convicted in 2012 of forcible sexual abuse
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime city:
UT - Provo,
- Crime county:
UT - Utah,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2012, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result, -
- Jeffrey Lamborn (1974 – ) was a Mormon church member in Washington and Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 1999 in Washington; registered sex offender, lives in Idaho as of 2025
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- View report »
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- Daniel Landeros (1970 – ) was a Mormon missionary; accused of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- View report »
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- Derek Lange (1970 – ) was a Mormon church member and high school teacher and sports coach in Colorado City, Arizona; charged with attempted rape of a child, a first-degree felony; enticing a minor, a second-degree felony; and four counts of dealing in harmful materials to a minor, a third-degree felony
- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Alleged crime state:
Arizona,
LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Ongoing, -
- Robert Lant (1970 – ) was a Mormon church member in Utah County, Utah; accused of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- View report »
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- Cody Lara (1990 – ) was an LDS church member in Arizona City, Pinal County, Arizona; accused of sexual abuse in 2018; convicted in 2019 of three reduced counts of abuse of a child or vulnerable adult
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- View report »
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- Thomas Larkin was a Mormon church member in St. George, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted, sentenced to prison
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- View report »
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- Michael Larsen (1963 – ) was an LDS church member and scout leader in Utah; convicted in the 1980s of child sexual abuse; as of 2023, lives in Tooele, Utah
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- View report »
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- Jason Larsen (1977 – ) was an LDS missionary from Idaho in Bakersfield, California; accused in 1997 of sexual abuse of an 8-year-old girl at a school; as of 2024, lives in Meridian, Idaho
- Alleged crime: 1990s,
- Alleged crime state:
California,
LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Unknown result, -
- James Larsen (1977 – ) was a Mormon church member (possibly a ward clerk or bishop) in Magna, Utah; accused in 2017 of putting cameras in LDS church bathrooms as well as a private rental; pleaded guilty; sentenced in 2018 to prison; released; as of 2025, lives in Magna, Utah as a registered sex offender
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime county:
UT - Salt Lake,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2018, LDS positions: Missionary, Ward clerk, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released, -
- Robert Larsen (1965 – ) was an LDS church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; convicted of LEWDNESS INVOLVING A CHILD in 1993, and SEX ABUSE CHILD in 1998, as well as POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY in 2009
- Crime: 1990s, 2000s,
- Crime county:
UT - Salt Lake,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2009, LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Released, -
- Virgil Larson was a Mormon church member and first counselor in an LDS ward bishopric in Chubbuck, Idaho; arrested in September 2024 and charged with sexual abuse of five boys, ages 12-15; he knew the boys from LDS ward activities and was their priesthood leader; as of March 2025, a jury trial was scheduled for April 8
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- Alleged failure to report
- View report »
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- Gannon Larson (2003 – ) was an LDS church member in Taylor, Arizona; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- View report »
LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Unknown result, Alleged failure to report-
- 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
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime city:
UT - West Bountiful,
- Crime county:
UT - Davis,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2009, LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, librarian, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, -
- Derek Layton was an LDS church member in Arizona; accused of sexual abuse in the late 1980s; convicted and sentenced to 25 years in prison for "sexual conduct with minor and dangerous crimes against children"
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Alleged failure to report
- View report »
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- Francois Le Corguille was an LDS church member in France; accused of sexual abuse; convicted and sentenced to prison in 2011
- Convicted:
2011,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- View report »
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- Tammy Leask (1981 – ) was an LDS church member in Forks, Washington; accused of sexual abuse; convicted, sentenced to prison
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- View report »
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- George Lee (1943 – 2010) was a Mormon general authority in Utah; member of the First Quorum of the Seventy from 1975 to 1989; in 1994, pleaded guilty to attempted sexual abuse of a child, a third-degree felony; registered sex offender; died in 2010
- LDS positions: General authority, Mission president, Other leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, Unknown result,
- Alleged failure to report
- View report »
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- Frank Lefrandt (1961 – 2009) was an LDS church member in Honolulu, Hawaii; served a Mormon mission to Guatemala; accused of sexual abuse; admitted in 2007 to sexually molesting a 13-year-old newspaper carrier; pleaded guilty in November 2008; disappeared while out on bail awaiting sentencing
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state:
Hawaii,
Convicted:
2008, LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Fled or failed to appear, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, -
- UNKNOWN Leota was an LDS church member in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Alleged failure to report
- View report »
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- Kurt Leppert (1958 – ) was a former LDS church primary teacher in Spokane Valley, Washington; found guilty in 2018 by a jury of seven counts of sexually abusing 3 children between the ages of 8 and 12; sentenced in 2018 to 21 years and 4 months in prison
- LDS positions: Primary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
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- Paul Lewis was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Seattle, Washington; accused of sexual abuse; the victim sued the Mormon church in 2006
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Alleged failure to report
- View report »
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- Nicholas Lewis (1992 – ) was a Mormon church member and BYU student; accused of sexually abusing young girls and attempting to solicit sex from a teen online; sentenced in 2017 to jail and probation; 2023: registered sex offender living in Bremerton, Washington
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2017, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Probation, Registered sex offender, -
- Steven Lichfield was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- View report »
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- Frank Lind (1956 – ) was a Mormon church member in California; sentenced before the early 2000s to 30 years to life in prison for sexually molesting a child; in the 2000s, a Mormon bishop allegedly supported Lind's decision to be baptized into the LDS church despite his prior conviction; in 2022, again convicted of child sexual abuse; sentenced to three consecutive terms of 25 years to life in prison
- Convicted:
2022,
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Alleged failure to report
- View report »
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- Robert Linscott was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- View report »
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- LaMell Lippard was a Mormon church member in Arizona; accused of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- View report »
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- Michael Lister (1960 – ) was an LDS church member in or near Cedar City, Utah and Bunkerville, Nevada; accused in Utah in 2023 of sexual abuse of two young girls; pleaded guilty to one count of sodomy on a child; sentenced in June 2023 to 25 years to life in prison
- Crime: 2020s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2023, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, -
- Bryant Litchfield (1953 – 2023) was an LDS church member and physician in Alberta, Canada; accused of sexual abuse; acquitted; in 2008, was found guilty by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta of inappropriately touching women patients during breast and vaginal exams in 2001; stripped of his medical license
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime country:
Canada,
Convicted:
2008, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, -
- Theodore Livingston was a Mormon church member; accused in 1989 of child sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- Jack Loholt was an LDS church member and Boy scout leader in Kent, Washington; accused of sexual abuse in the 1970s; court records show that two Mormon bishops knew about the abuse allegations but did not tell police; the Mormon church was court-ordered in 2006 to pay $87,500 to one victim after it settled with three others for undisclosed sums
- Alleged crime: 1970s,
- Alleged crime state:
Washington,
LDS positions: Scout leader, Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Unknown result, Civil case(s): Judgment for plaintiff, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Alleged failure to report-
- Brett Long (1959 – ) was an LDS church member in Nez Perce County, Idaho; convicted of sexually abusing a child under the age of 16
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result,
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- Robert Longman was a Mormon missionary in Corpus Christi, Texas; molested a three-year old in a bedroom while two other missionaries talked with the mother; pleaded no contest to charges filed in May 1989 of indecency with a child; sentenced to eight years probation, a $1,000 fine, and required to pay $400 in court costs
- Crime: 1980s,
- Crime state:
Texas,
LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, No contest, Plea deal, Probation, -
- Rafael Lopez was a Mormon church member in Falls Church, Virginia; convicted of aggravated sexual abuse; registered sex offender
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
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- Boyd Lords was a Mormon church member in Winnemucca, Nevada; accused of child sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in 2022 to one felony count of lewdness with a child under the age of 14; was sentenced to prison
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Nevada,
Convicted:
2022, LDS positions: High priest, Missionary, Ward executive secretary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, -
- Carlo Lorge was an LDS church member in Clarksville, Tennessee; arrested in 2022 for sexual exploitation of a minor
- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Alleged crime state:
Tennessee,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Ongoing, -
- Leonard Loschen (1948 – ) was a Mormon church member; sentenced in 2022 to prison in Utah for sexually abusing LDS missionaries
- Crime: 2020s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2022, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Alleged failure to report-
- Steven Lott was a former Mormon bishop in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- Leslie Loveland (1994 – ) was an LDS church member in Provo, Utah; pleaded guilty of rape in 2019; sentenced to one year in prison and three years of probation
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime city:
UT - Provo,
- Crime county:
UT - Utah,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2019, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, -
- Dennis Loveless was a Mormon church member in Farmington, Utah; accused of sexual abuse in 1977 and 1984; sentenced to prison both times; died in 2016
- Crime: 1970s, 1980s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, -
- Andrew Loveless was a Mormon church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 2023 of third-degree felony attempted forcible sexual abuse; as of 2025, registered sex offender living in Santaquin, Utah
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown result,
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- W Loveless (1979 – ) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Missionary, Ward clerk, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
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- Douglas Lovell (1958 – ) was a Mormon church member in Clearfield, Utah; accused of sexual abuse of a woman he murdered, Joyce Yost; Lovell claimed the LDS church meddled in his 2015 trial by discouraging a former prison bishop from testifying in his defense
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Alleged failure to report
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- Mark Lowder was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
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- Stephen Lowe was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- Chet Ludlow was a Mormon church member in Utah; went on a Mormon mission to Louisiana; accused of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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