Mormon Sexual Abuse Database

• Orson Wright

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  • was a Mormon mission president in Sydney, Australia from 1978 to 1980; accused of grooming some of the sister missionaries in his care to be his polygamous wives; removed early from his mission assignment; LDS church leaders in Salt Lake City, Utah allegedly covered up the reasons for Wright's removal.
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  • Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
  • Civil: No civil case,
  • Alleged coverup

• Skyler Wright

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  • was a Mormon church member in Arizona; accused of a sex crime.
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• Mitchell Young

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  • was an LDS missionary in Canada; in 1980, sent home after allegedly molesting children; convicted in Arizona (1985) and Utah (1988) of child sexual abuse; in 1993, sentenced in Utah to 15 years in prison for molesting a child for five years; a 2002 lawsuit against the LDS church accused Mormon leaders of providing a safe harbor for him; as of 2024, lives in Ogden, Utah; registered sex offender.
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  • Criminal: Convicted,
  • Civil: Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
  • Alleged coverup

• Jimmy Young

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  • was a Mormon church member and scout volunteer; arrested for sexually abusing a scout in his troop.
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  • Criminal: Admitted guilt, Unknown result,

• Stephen Young

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  • was an LDS church member and police officer in Idaho; allegedly abused 20 babies over a 30 year period; found guilty in 2010 of lewd conduct with a child under 16; sentenced to 25 years in prison.
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  • Criminal: Convicted,
  • Alleged coverup

• Brigham Young

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  • Second president of the Mormon church; married 56 women, including a 15-year-old and three 16-year-olds; was publicly accused during his life (1801-1877) of sexual misconduct, including adultery and illegal polygamy; never charged with a sex crime; arrested and charged with adultery in 1871; not found guilty; died in 1877.
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  • Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
  • Civil: No civil case,
  • Alleged coverup

• Jeffrey Young

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  • was a Mormon church member in Lehi, Utah; convicted of 12 counts of VOYEURISM BY ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT CONCEALED OR DISGUISED, one count of sexual exploitation of a minor and one count of obstructing justice.
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  • Criminal: Convicted,
  • Civil: No civil case,

• Luis Zarate

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  • was a Mormon bishop in Panama; accused of sexual abuse of a 4-year-old.
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  • Criminal: Unknown result,

• Karey Zimmerman

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  • was a Mormon church member in Utah and Nevada; in 2025, was accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse that allegedly took place in Nevada and Utah; the Mormon church was also named as a defendant; the lawsuit said a Utah bishop failed to report abuse allegations to police.
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  • Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
  • Civil: Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
  • Alleged coverup

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