4,110 reports of sex crimes allegedly perpetrated by Latter-day Saints (statistics »)
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- Michael Pratt was an LDS seminary principal in Utah; arrested in 2009; convicted and sentenced in 2010 for the sexual abuse of a 16-year-old seminary student
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Crime: 2000s, 
Crime state:
Utah,
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- Convicted:
2010,
LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Church employee, Other leader, Seminary teacher, 
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
Crime state:
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- Carl Pratt (1930 – 2006) was a Mormon bishop in San Manuel, Arizona; allegedly sexually abused a boy in his ward, in the bishop's office at an LDS chapel; died in 2006
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- LDS positions: Bishop, High priest, Other leader, Scout leader, Stake high council, Temple worker,
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Alleged failure to report
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- Kent Prestwich (1977 – ) was an LDS church member and nursery leader (Primary teacher/worker) in Lewiston, Utah; arrested in 2023 for allegedly downloading child sexual abuse material (CSAM) for 15 years "because it aroused him;" pleaded guilty to two 2nd degree felony counts of child sexual exploitation; January 2024: sentenced to two concurrent terms of one to 15 years in prison, with credit for 91 says served
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- Convicted:
2023,
- LDS positions: Nursery, Primary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
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- Robert Price was an LDS church member and scout leader in Idaho; convicted in 2002 and sentenced to prison for child sexual abuse
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- Crime: 1990s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
Convicted:
2002, 
LDS positions: Scout leader, Youth leader, 
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, -
- Keith Price (1956 – ) was a Mormon bishop in Pleasant Grove, Utah; convicted in 2018 of class A misdemeanor voyeurism; secretly recorded underage girls; the crime occurred while he was serving as bishop
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime county:
UT - Utah,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Crime county:
Convicted:
2018, LDS positions: Bishop, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result, 
Alleged failure to report-
- Byard Price (1940 – ) was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Salt Lake City, Utah; convicted of sexual abuse, then reapplied to be a scout volunteer after his conviction
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- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
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- Kevin Prodromides was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- LDS positions: Stake high council,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
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- Edmund Pudlewski (1922 – 2014) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- Ryan Pugh was a former Mormon missionary and BYU-Idaho student in Rexburg, Idaho; arrested and charged in 2024 with sharing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) online
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- Crime: 2020s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Ongoing, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, -
- Shane Pugh (1973 – ) was a Mormon church member in Cedar Hills, Utah; accused of touching an underage girl while she was sleeping; in 2017, pleaded guilty to forcible sexual abuse (2nd degree felony); sentenced to 1 to 15 years in prison and 3 years probation
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2018, LDS positions: Sunday school, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, -
- 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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- LDS positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
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- Marco Quintero (1982 – ) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- LDS positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
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- Thomas Quinton was an LDS church member in Alberta, Canada; allegedly drove to Great Falls, Montana to meet a 12-year-old girl he met through a Craigslist ad; was arrested in a sting operation
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- Alleged crime: 2010s,
- Alleged crime country:
Canada,
Alleged crime country:
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, -
- James Raborn (1989 – ) was an LDS church member in Iowa; convicted of four misdemeanor counts related to child sexual abuse and exploitation; 2023: registered sex offender living in Boone, Iowa
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Iowa,
Convicted:
2016, LDS positions: Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, -
- Noah Rada (1999 – ) was a Mormon church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; accused of possession of child sexual abuse material in 2022; pleaded guilty; sentenced to three years in prison and 20 years probation
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- Crime: 2020s,
- Crime city:
UT - Salt Lake City,
- Crime county:
UT - Salt Lake,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Crime city:
Convicted:
2022, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, -
- Fred Radichel was an LDS church member and scout leader in Detroit, Michigan; accused of sexual abuse
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- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- Jeff Ranstrom (1986 – ) was an LDS church member, elders quorum president and high school basketball coach in Idaho; accused in 2019 of sexually abusing a student; pleaded guilty to a felony charge of child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2020 to 4 to 15 years in prison; as of December 2023, was out on parole living in Eagle, Idaho as a registered sex offender
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
Convicted:
2019, LDS positions: Elders quorum, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Parole, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released, -
- Kenneth Rarick (1950 – ) was a Mormon church member in Alaska; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
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- Crime: 1980s,
- Crime state:
Alaska,
LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, -
- 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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- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Alleged crime city:
UT - Springville,
- Alleged crime state:
Utah,
Rawle admitted to viewing CSAM “about 50 times”
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, "Will said […] his curiosity got the best of him."
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- Richard Ray (1942 – 2019) was an LDS church member in Arizona; sentenced in 1984 to 61 years in prison for molesting five girls; allegedly had more than 30 victims; the LDS church was involved in a lawsuit regarding clergy-penitent privilege; the church settled out of court for an undisclosed amount just before trial
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- Crime: 1970s, 1980s,
- Crime state:
Arizona,
LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, Alleged failure to report-
- Chance Ray (1980 – ) was a Mormon church member and scout leader in the Mesa, Arizona area; convicted of child sexual abuse and sentenced to prison in Arizona; spent approximately 14 years in prison; released in July 2020
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime county:
AZ - Maricopa,
- Crime state:
Arizona,
Convicted:
2005, LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Released, -
- Darin Ray (1966 – ) was an LDS church member in Douglas County, Colorado; convicted in 2004 of felony sex assault on a child by one in a position of trust (victim under 15)
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- LDS positions: Ministering/home teacher,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
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- Bryce Ray (1975 – ) was a Mormon church member and former bank officer in West Haven, Utah; arrested in July 2024 and charged with enticing a minor and sexual solicitation of a child
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- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Alleged crime county:
UT - Salt Lake,
- Alleged crime state:
Utah,
LDS positions: Scout leader, Sunday school, Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Police investigation, -
- Grayson Redd was a Mormon church member and former sheriff's deputy in Monticello, Utah; accused in 2024 of sexual abuse; died by suicide in July 2024, days after posting bail; alleged abuse dated back to 1967
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- Alleged crime: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s,
- Alleged crime state:
Utah,
Redd's alleged sexual abuse dated back to 1967
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Not convicted, Police investigation, Suicide, "My first thought was, at least he can't hurt anyone else. The abuse is over for everyone."
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- Colley Reed was a Mormon church member in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; registered sex offender
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- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
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- Thomas Reed was a Mormon church member in England; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; jailed for 18 years
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- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail,
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- Gary Reese (1938 – 2014) was a Mormon bishopric counselor, seminary teacher and Boy Scout leader in Washington; accused of sexually molesting several boys in his scout troops; never charged; two plaintiffs sued the Mormon church; lawsuit was dismissed with prejudice in 2011; Reese died in 2014
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- Alleged crime: 1970s,
- Alleged crime state:
Washington,
LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Scout leader, Seminary teacher, Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, Civil case(s): Dismissed with prejudice, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result, Alleged failure to report-
- Alberto Reyes was a Mormon bishop in Argentina who sexually abused a child; allegedly sexually abused the victim for at least nine years; convicted in 2004
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- Convicted:
2004,
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Alleged failure to report
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- Zac Rhodenizer (1974 – ) was an LDS church member and psychologist in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada; accused of sexual abuse
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- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- Lyle Richardson was an LDS church member in Wyoming; accused of sexual abuse
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- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- Kenneth Richens (1963 – ) was an LDS church member and chief information officer (CIO) of Central Valley Medical Center in Nephi, Utah; accused in 2023 of child sexual exploitation; pleaded guilty in February 2024 to two felony counts of sexual exploitation of a minor; in April 2024, sentenced to two consecutive terms of one to 15 years in prison
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- Crime: 2020s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2024, LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, -
- Douglas Richens (1972 – ) was former international director of the Mormon church's disability services and prison ministry; worked for the LDS church for 23 years; retired, became a professional life coach in Tooele, Utah; charged with sodomy on a child and aggravated sexual abuse; court ordered him held without bail as of Mar. 21, 2025
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- LDS positions: Church employee, Missionary, Other leader, Seminary teacher, Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Police investigation,
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- Leroy Richins was a Mormon church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse
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- Alleged crime: 1970s,
- Alleged crime state:
Utah,
LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Unknown result, -
- Charles Richmond (1962 – ) was an LDS church member and LDS addiction recovery specialist in Hutchinson, Kansas; convicted of aggravated indecent liberties w child; Offender =>18 fondle child <14; in prison in Kansas as of 2024
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- Convicted:
2019,
- LDS positions: Other leader, Sunday school,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
Prosecutors said the victim reported her abuse in order to protect another child from getting hurt
"My daughter is hurt … She's angry at the world. [...] She can't quiet the memory of a childhood robbed from her."
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- Shonn Ricks was an LDS church member in Benson, Cache County, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; found guilty by a jury in 1997; served about 14 months in prison; attempted to serve a Mormon mission and was supported by his stake president, Jerry Toombs; his mission call was withdrawn
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- Crime: 1990s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, Alleged failure to report-
- Phillip Rimmasch (1937 – 2009) was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Utah in the 1980s; had a 50-plus year career as a mortician; convicted of child sexual abuse; on appeal, the Utah Supreme Court ordered a new trial in 1989
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- Crime: 1980s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Overturned/reversed, Unknown result, -
- Bryan Ringo was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- Jeffrey Ringstad (1971 – ) was a Mormon church member in Utah; convicted in the 2010s of two counts of rape of a child, one count of object rape of a child, two counts of sodomy on a child, and three counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child, all first degree felonies
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Unknown result, -
- Brian Robbins (1982 – ) was a Mormon church member and Boy Scout leader in Colorado; in 2013, was arrested and charged with two counts of sexual exploitation of a child; was a scoutmaster at the time of his arrest
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- Alleged crime: 2010s,
- Alleged crime state:
Colorado,
LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Unknown result, -
- Paul Roberts was a Mormon church member in England; accused of sexual abuse; convicted and sentenced to 12 years in jail
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- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail,
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- Chad Robertson (1984 – ) was an LDS church member and high school assistant basketball coach in Parowan, Utah; accused in 2023 of unlawful sexual activity with a child; admitted to having sex with a 16-year-old boy on five separate occasions; in March 2024, pleaded guilty to two felonies; in June 2024, was sentenced to one year in the Iron County Jail, with credit for time served, and four years of probation
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- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Registered sex offender,
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- James Robinson was an LDS bishop in Utah; accused of sexually abusing a teenage girl; charges were dropped
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- LDS positions: Bishop,
- Criminal case(s): Charges dropped,
- Alleged failure to report
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- Denim Robinson (1977 – ) was a Mormon church member in Payson, Utah; pleaded guilty to three counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child; sentenced in 2015 in Utah to one to 10 years in prison
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2015, LDS positions: Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, -
- Lowell Robison (1944 – 2018) was a Mormon mission president in the Mexico Leon mission (1995-1998) and stake president of the Provo, Utah Edgemont Stake (2001-2006); accused in 2018 of sexual abuse of multiple people; two months later, died by suicide
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- Alleged crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Alleged crime country:
Mexico,
LDS positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum, Mission president, Missionary, Scout leader, Stake high council, Stake presidency counselor, Stake president, Sunday school, Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, Suicide, Alleged failure to report-
- Daniel Robison was a Mormon church member and bankruptcy attorney in St. George, Utah; charged in 2024 with 11 felonies related to sexual abuse of four children
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- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
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- Aaron Robison (1987 – ) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- LDS positions: Nursery,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
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- Percy Rock (1943 – ) was an LDS church member in Greencastle, Pennsylvania; accused of possessing CSAM; pleaded guilty in 2023
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- Crime: 2020s,
- Crime state:
Pennsylvania,
Convicted:
2023, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, -
- Rene Rodriguez (1982 – ) was a Mormon elders quorum presidency member and sheriff in Shoshone, Lincoln County, Idaho; accused in 2019 of child sexual abuse that allegedly took place from 2005 to 2014; faced criminal charges in multiple Idaho counties; in one, was acquitted by a jury; in another, was convicted in 2020 and sentenced to 14 to 28 years in prison
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- Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
Convicted:
2020, LDS positions: Elders quorum, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, -
- Dwayne Rogers was an LDS church member in Utah and Texas; accused of sexual abuse; convicted of aggravated sex abuse of a child
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- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
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- Tracy Rogers was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- LDS positions: Missionary, Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
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- Trent Rogers (1917 – 1995) was a Mormon church member in Arizona; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in 1986 and was sentenced to three years probation; a woman sued the Mormon church in 1986
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- Crime: 1980s,
- Crime state:
Arizona,
LDS positions: Ministering/home teacher, Missionary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result, Alleged failure to report-
- Raymond Rorvik (1961 – ) was a Mormon church member in Benicia, California; convicted of LEWD OR LASCIVIOUS ACTS WITH A CHILD UNDER 14 YEARS OF AGE
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- Convicted:
2003,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
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- Jeremy Rose (1977 – ) was a Mormon church member and police officer in Tremonton, Utah; accused and charged with 16 charges in Box Elder, County; case was transferred to Ogden, Utah courts
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime county:
UT - Weber,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2014, Criminal case(s): Convicted, -
- Erick Rosenvall (1930 – 2023) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- Shane Ross was an LDS church member and public school teacher in Salem, Oregon; accused of child sexual abuse of a former student; convicted in 2018 and sentenced to prison
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Oregon,
Convicted:
2018, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, -
- UNKNOWN Ross was an LDS high priest and stake seventy 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
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- Alleged crime: 1970s, 1980s,
- Alleged crime state:
California,
LDS positions: High priest, Stake seventy, Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing, Alleged failure to report-
- Michael Rosser (1961 – ) was an LDS church member in Indiana; accused in 2023 of child sexual abuse; made a plea agreement in February 2024, agreeing to plead guilty to reduced charges; convicted in 2024 and sentenced to six years in prison with two years probation
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- Convicted:
2024,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation,
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- Bradley Roylance (1969 – ) was a Mormon church member and attorney; convicted in 2010 of two counts of sexual abuse of a minor; sentenced to 180 days in prison
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2010, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, -
- Nefi Rubalcava was a Mormon bishop in Norwalk/Cerritos in southern California; accused of child sexual abuse in two lawsuits filed against the Mormon church in 2025; he was the foster father of one of his alleged victims and the bishop of both of them; he allegedly participated in a sex trafficking ring involving at least one other bishop and a stake president
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- Alleged crime: 1970s, 1980s,
- Alleged crime state:
California,
LDS positions: Bishop, Criminal case(s): Unknown result, Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing, Alleged failure to report-
- Lance Rushton (1970 – ) was an LDS church member in Provo, Utah; accused of photo shopping faces of family members, ward church members of adults and children on to pornographic material and distributing them; convicted in 2007 and sentenced to three months in jail and three years of probation
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime city:
UT - Provo,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2007, LDS positions: Music leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, -
- Tim Ryan was allegedly an LDS church member in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in 2008 to a felony charge of sexual abuse of a child under the age of 16; detectives said the victim's family reported the abuse in 1999, but that it was dropped when they wouldn't cooperate with investigators
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- Crime: 1990s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
Convicted:
2008, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Alleged failure to report-
- Jean-Jacques S was an LDS church member in France; accused of sexual abuse
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- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- Eldon Saling (1963 – ) was a Mormon church member in California and Utah; convicted in 1987 in California and in 1993 in Utah of charges related to sexual abuse; as of 2024, lives in Burley, Idaho as a registered sex offender
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- Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Crime state:
California, Utah,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, -
- Keith Salmon (1966 – ) was an LDS church member in Tennessee; found guilty of distributing CSAM
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Tennessee,
Convicted:
2013, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Released, -
- James Salsgiver was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
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- Philip Salt (1989 – ) was an LDS church member in Perth, Western Australia; accused in April 2023 of 16 charges of sexual abuse against two teenage male victims he met as their LDS youth leader
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- Alleged crime: 2010s, 2020s,
- Alleged crime country:
Australia,
LDS positions: Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Ongoing, -
- Douglas Saltsman was an LDS church member in Utah; convicted in 2020 of sexual abuse; sentenced to jail and probation
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime county:
UT - Salt Lake,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2020, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Probation, -
- Richard Sampson (1945 – ) was a Mormon bishop, stake high council member and doctor in Provo, Utah; was director of medical affairs for the LDS Missionary Training Center; allegedly sexually abused at least seven children; convicted and sentenced in 2014 to one to 15 years in prison for child sexual abuse; as of 2024, was out on parole living in Holladay, Utah
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- Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- Crime city:
UT - Provo,
- Crime county:
AZ - Maricopa, UT - Utah,
- Crime state:
Arizona, Utah,
Convicted:
2014, LDS positions: Bishop, Church employee, Other leader, Stake high council, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Parole, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released, Alleged failure to report-
- James Samuels (1943 – ) was a Mormon church member in Thornton, Idaho; found guilty of LEWD COND WITH A MINOR CHILD U/16 Date : 03-18-1980
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- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty,
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- Jonathan Sanders (1993 – ) was a Mormon church member and dentist in Mesa, Arizona; accused in 2025 of crimes related to child sexual abuse
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- LDS positions: Primary,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
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- Vernon Sanford Jr was an LDS church member in San Diego, California; died in 2000; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse, along with his father, Vernon Sanford Sr; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church; the alleged abuse occurred between 1961 and 1970; the Sanfords were the plaintiff's LDS home teachers
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- Alleged crime: 1960s, 1970s,
- Alleged crime state:
California,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing, Alleged failure to report-
- Vernon Sanford Sr was an LDS church member in San Diego, California; died in 2000; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse, along with his son, Vernon Sanford Jr; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church; the alleged abuse occurred between 1961 and 1970; the Sanfords were the plaintiff's LDS home teachers
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- Alleged crime: 1960s, 1970s,
- Alleged crime state:
California,
LDS positions: Other leader, Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing, Alleged failure to report-
- Kyle Saucier was a Mormon missionary in Utah; charged in 2007 with aggravated sexual abuse of a child, but the charges were dropped after prosecutors said they could not proceed due to "witness problems"
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- LDS positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Charges dropped, Not convicted,
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- Richard Saunders was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
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- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
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- Richard Saunders (1950 – ) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
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- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
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- Bryan Scadden was a Mormon church member in Wyoming; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; registered sex offender
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- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
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- Shawn Scherick (1970 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah; convicted three times of sex crimes between 2004 and 2012
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime city:
UT - Provo,
- Crime county:
UT - Utah,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2010, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Registered sex offender, -
- George Schliesser (1958 – ) was a Mormon church member, scout leader and Primary teacher in Utah; charged in 1990 with two counts of sodomy on a child and two counts of sex abuse on a child; in September 2021, was arrested after a third alleged attempt at voyeurism, the first two in 2020
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- Crime: 1980s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
LDS positions: Primary, Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Ongoing, Unknown result, -
- James Schmidt (1944 – ) was an LDS church member and scout leader, with multiple charges of child sexual abuse over six years; convicted in Idaho; convicted in the late 1990s in Maryland; as of 2024, registered as a sex offender
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- Crime: 1970s, 1980s, 1990s,
- Crime state:
Idaho, Maryland,
LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Civil case(s): Unknown result, Alleged failure to report-
- Jack Schofield (1923 – 2015) was an LDS church member, school administrator and state senator in Las Vegas, Nevada; accused of sexual harassment; died in 2015; a victim told FLOODLIT he sold her repeatedly to sex trafficking clients at a motel in Las Vegas
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- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Alleged failure to report
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- Thomas Schofield (1955 – ) was a Mormon bishop in Elk Grove, Sacramento County, California; accused in a 2024 civil lawsuit of sexually abusing a 16-year-old child in 2004-05 while he was a Mormon Bishop; some of the alleged abuse took place in the Salt Lake City and Oakland LDS temples and the bishop's office at church
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- Alleged crime: 2000s,
- Alleged crime city:
UT - Salt Lake City,
- Alleged crime county:
UT - Salt Lake,
- Alleged crime state:
California, Utah,
LDS positions: Bishop, Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing, Alleged failure to report-
- Rick Schofield was a Mormon church member in Rigby, Idaho; accused of sexual abuse
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- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
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- William Schubeck was a Mormon church member in California; accused of sexual abuse
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- Alleged crime: 1960s,
- Alleged crime state:
California,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Unknown result, Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Alleged failure to report-
- Dennis Schult (1935 – ) was a Mormon church member and scout leader in southern California; pleaded no contest to two counts of child molestation as part of a plea agreement wherein six other molestation charges were dropped; sentenced in 1991 to eight years in prison for sexually abusing two of his scouts for several years; as of 2024, registered sex offender living in Granada Hills, California
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- LDS positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, No contest, Plea deal, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Alleged failure to report
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- Gysbertus Schuurman (1931 – 2015) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- Wade Schvaneveldt (1971 – ) was an LDS church member and high school girl's basketball coach in or near Grace, Idaho; accused of raping a child numerous times over a period of several years, including at his home while his family was attending LDS church meetings; in April 2023, accepted a plea deal to two felony counts of rape; in June 2023, was sentenced to 8 to 18 years in prison
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- Crime: 2010s, 2020s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
Convicted:
2023, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, -
- Fred Schwendiman (1941 – 2011) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- Jeffery Scofield (1974 – ) was an LDS church member in Provo, Utah; found guilty in 2004 of two counts of sexual abuse of a child (a 6-year-old girl); spent six years in prison and underwent therapy; in 2017, was arrested and charged with rape of a 73-year-old woman; the case was dismissed because the victim could not be located to testify in court
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- LDS positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Prison,
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- Darran Scott (1964 – ) was a Mormon church member and filmmaker in Archies Creek, Victoria, Australia; pleaded guilty in 2017 to 16 charges related to the sexual abuse of 11 boys over a 25-year period; sentenced in 2017 to 10 years in prison
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- Crime: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s,
- Crime country:
Australia,
Convicted:
2017, LDS positions: Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, -
- Travis Scott (1981 – ) was an LDS church member in Centennial, Colorado; found guilty of SEXUAL EXPLOITATION/CHILD-INDUCE/ENTICE
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- LDS positions: Seminary teacher,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
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- Orin Searle (1926 – 2014) was an LDS church member in Ogden, Utah; accused of sexual abuse in 2013 but was deemed incompetent to stand trial; a victim said that Searle's predatory behavior began as early as the late 1950s, and that several family members, and multiple members of the LDS 44th Ward (Mount Ogden Stake), knew that Searle was a child molester but did nothing to stop him; died in 2014
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- Alleged crime: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s,
- Alleged crime state:
Utah,
LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum, High priest, Other leader, Temple worker, Criminal case(s): Not convicted, Alleged failure to report-
- Frank Selas (1939 – 2021) was an former childrens TV host/entertainer in California who joined the LDS church in the 1990s; pleaded guilty to one count of indecent behavior with a child; the crime took place in the 1970s
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- Crime: 1970s,
- Crime state:
California,
LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, -
- Wayne Sells was a Mormon church member in South Carolina; accused of sexual abuse
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- Alleged crime: 1980s,
- Alleged crime state:
South Carolina,
LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Unknown result, -
- Eric Senior was an LDS church member in Santa Clara County, California; accused of sexual abuse in the 1990s; convicted; sentenced to prison; lost an appeal with the California Supreme Court; as of March 2024, lives in Provo, Utah as a registered sex offender
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- Crime: 1990s,
- Crime state:
California,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, -
- Carl Sepos (1945 – ) was an LDS temple worker and high priest in Payson, Utah; pleaded guilty in 2015 to sexually abusing an adult woman with Down syndrome and autism at a hotel swimming pool; he blamed his sex crime in part on an addiction to pornography; sentenced to 150 days in jail, 36 months of probation and 100 hours of community service
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2015, LDS positions: High priest, Temple worker, Criminal case(s): Community service, Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, -
- Glen Sexton was a Mormon church member in Texas; accused of sexual abuse
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- Alleged crime: 1980s,
- Alleged crime state:
Texas,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Unknown result, -
- Joseph Shanks was an LDS senior missionary and temple worker in Chorley, Lancashire, England; convicted of ten charges related to sex crimes after he was caught in a police sting operation trying to meet three young children for sex; called from a landline registered to the Mormon Church's missionary training center
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime country:
England, United Kingdom,
Convicted:
2017, LDS positions: Missionary, Temple worker, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, -
- Michael Shean (1947 – ) was a Mormon bishopric counselor and temple worker, and deputy district attorney in Santa Maria, Santa Barbara County, California; convicted of sexually molesting boys; sentenced to prison; the Mormon church allegedly made at least one settlement payment to a victim who said a stake president covered up the abuse for years
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- Crime: 1980s,
- Crime state:
California,
LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Seminary teacher, Temple worker, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Civil case(s): Judgment for plaintiff, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, Alleged failure to report-
- Matthew Shepard (1974 – ) was an LDS church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; In October of 2019 chatted with online 13year old persona to try and meet for sex; found guilty to 3 counts of entice a minor by internet or text; currently in jail in Duchesne, Utah
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime city:
UT - Salt Lake City,
- Crime county:
UT - Salt Lake,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2021, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, -
- Ryan Sherry (1983 – ) was a Mormon church member in Spanish Fork, Utah; tried to meet a 13-year-old girl for sex after online contact; arrested in a police sting operation; convicted in 2015 of forcible sexual abuse and attempted lewdness involving a child
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- Convicted:
2015,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
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