4,236 reports of sex crimes allegedly perpetrated by Latter-day Saints (statistics »). Sources include court documents, public records, news reports, academic journals, and survivors or witnesses of alleged abuse.
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- James Haskell (1982 – ) was a former Mormon bishop and practicing attorney in Vacaville, California; charged with 14 felonies and three misdemeanors for allegedly sexually abusing four children; was an LDS stake high council member when charged; in June 2024, found not guilty of 16 of 17 counts; jurors deadlocked on one count of felony injury upon a child; as of October 2025, civil lawsuit is ongoing
Positions: Bishop, Scout leader, Stake high council, 
Criminal case(s): Acquitted, Found not guilty, Hung jury, Ongoing, - Civil case(s): Ongoing,
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- Joseph Hastings (1987 – ) was a Mormon church member in Clevedon, UK; sentenced to prison for sending child pornography to an undercover police officer online in 2015; sentenced to 13 years and eight months in prison, including a custodial term of eight years and eight months
Convicted:
2015, - Positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Prison,
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- Arlin Hatch was a Mormon church member in Riverside, California; accused of sexual abuse in a 2025 lawsuit against the Mormon church; dismissed without prejudice
- Alleged failure to report
- Positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case(s): Dismissed, Dismissed without prejudice, Lawsuit v. LDS church,
- Alleged church actions: No church discipline, Ward official accused of failure to report, Ward official accused of pressuring victim not to seek accountability,
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- Aurell Hatch (1932 – 2015) was a Mormon church member in Highland, Utah; convicted in 2001 via plea agreement of one second-degree felony count of attempted sex abuse of a child (later amended to a third-degree felony); sentenced to 90 days in jail and granted work diversion; also placed on 24 months of probation; died in 2015
- Convicted:
2001,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Probation, Registered sex offender,
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- Spencer Hatch (1996 – ) was a Mormon church member in Davis County, Utah; charged in January 2026 with 10 first-degree felony counts of aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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- UNKNOWN Hawkins was an LDS bishop in Vallejo, Solano County, 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
- Alleged failure to report
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
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- 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)
- Positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Police investigation,
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- Elwood Haws (1951 – ) was vice president of an LDS church-owned trust company in Utah; charged in 2020 with 13 second degree felony counts of sexual exploitation of a minor; admitted that he viewed child sexual abuse material 3-4 times a week over a 3-4 year span; in 2021, pleaded guilty to three counts and was sentenced to 180 days in jail; in 2023, violated probation; as of 2026, lives in Taylorsville, Utah
- Convicted:
2021,
- Positions: Church employee,
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, Released, Violated parole/probation,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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- Mark Haws (1957 – ) was a Mormon church member in Lehi, Utah; accused of sexually abusing a girl for 14 years; convicted in 2010 of second-degree felony forcible sexual abuse; excommunicated; rebaptized in or before June 2025; as of March 2026, lives in Lehi, Utah as a registered sex offender
- Convicted:
2010,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, Rebaptized,
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- James Hayes (1956 – ) was an LDS bishop in the Timmins - North Bay area, Ontario, Canada; convicted of sexual exploitation in November 2001; molested an underage girl in his ward while serving as her bishop
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted:
2001,
- Positions: Bishop,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
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- Darren Haymond (1987 – ) was an LDS church member in Provo, Utah and a custodian at Provo High School; pleaded guilty to voyeurism, a class B misdemeanor; sentenced in 2011; Haymond's conviction was expunged in 2017
- Convicted:
2011,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Expunged, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
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- Laurel Hayward (1938 – 2020) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
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- Jeffrey Head (1964 – ) was an LDS bishop in Draper, Utah; committed sex crimes while serving as a Mormon bishop; in 2019, a jury found him guilty of attempted forcible sexual abuse, two counts of lewdness and sexual battery; sentenced to four months in jail and four years of probation
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted:
2019,
- Positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Young Mens Leader, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jail, Jury trial, Probation, Registered sex offender, Released,
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- Dale Heath (1959 – ) was an LDS church member and chiropractor in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jury trial, Unknown result,
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- Jeremy Heath (1986 – ) was a Mormon church member in Anchorage, Alaska; pleaded guilty in 2019 of Sexual Abuse of Minor 2 Vict Undr 13 (Class B Felony; sentenced to prison
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
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- Shane Heath (1976 – 2022) was an LDS church member in Grantsville, Utah; accused of sexual abuse
- Positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- Samuel Heavilon (1960 – ) was allegedly a former LDS branch president in Frankfort, Indiana; convicted in 2018 and in 2024 of child exploitation; sentenced both times to prison
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted:
2018,
- Positions: Branch president, Stake high council, Temple worker,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
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- Dale Heckel (1976 – ) was a Mormon church member in West Valley, Utah; convicted of sexual abuse in 2009; is a registered sex offender living in West Valley, Utah as of May 2026
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted:
2009,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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"they didn't want to 'ruin his life'"-
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- Vance Hein (1951 – ) was an LDS church member and scoutmaster in West Bradford, Pennsylvania; was convicted in 1999 of a misdemeanor for sexually abusing one of his boy scouts; sentenced in 2000 to 15 years of probation; arrested in 2011 for possessing child pornography; sentenced in 2012 to 15 to 30 years in prison; the Mormon church settled a related lawsuit in 2014
- Alleged failure to report
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Church paid $unknown
- Convicted:
1999, 2000, 2012,
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Probation,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
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- Matthias Heinrichs was an LDS missionary in England; originally from the Netherlands; accused of sexual abuse that allegedly occurred during his mission; pleaded guilty; jailed for two years
- Convicted:
2012,
- Positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty,
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- 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
- Positions: Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
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- Kyle Hendrickson was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Positions: Bishopric counselor,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail,
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- Daniel Henshaw (1990 – ) was a Mormon church member in Logan, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 2019 of sexually abusing a 3-year-old girl; sentenced to seven months in jail; arrested in 2023 and found competent to stand trial on charges of plotting to rape and murder a Logan, Utah woman
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted:
2019,
- Positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Ongoing,
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- Garry Hensley was an LDS church member and boy scout leader in Indiana; accused of sexual abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- Michael Hepworth was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
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- David Herget (1943 – 2005) was a Mormon high priest in Washington; convicted of child rape and child molestation in 1993; sentenced to 180 days in jail and was a registered sex offender; arrested in 2005, died by suicide in jail the next day; detectives identified at least seven victims; one child estimated that Herget abused him 1,400 times; in a 2025 lawsuit against the church, four plaintiffs said officials failed them
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted:
1993,
- Positions: High priest, Seminary teacher, Ward Santa Claus,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Died awaiting trial, Jail, Prison, Registered sex offender, Suicide,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Alleged church actions: Church members wrote letters of support, Church officials accused of allowing interaction with children after notice of wrongdoing, Church officials accused of failure to protect victims after learning of possible abuse, Church officials accused of failure to warn ward members, Excommunicated, Rebaptized, Ward official accused of pressuring victim not to seek accountability,
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"This isn't a case of ignorance, it's a case of betrayal. The church knew exactly who this man was and what he had done. Nonetheless, they gave a convicted predator a position of trust and authority, which allowed him to exercise power over young boys. These kids deserved safety. Instead, they were left vulnerable to unimaginable harm."one boy estimated that Herget abused him 1,400 times-
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- Brandon Hernandez (1999 – ) was an LDS church member in Tempe, Arizona; accused of sexually abusing a victim inside a Mormon church; convicted of four fourth degree felony counts of abuse of a child or vulnerable adult
- Convicted:
2019,
- Positions: Other leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
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- Roger Hester (1956 – ) was an LDS church member in Rockwall, Texas; accused of child sexual abuse; convicted of injury to a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual with intent to cause bodily harm
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown result,
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- Michael Hiatt (1990 – ) was a Mormon church member in Clinton, Utah; charged in Utah in March 2023 with two second degree felony counts of enticing a minor, and one third degree felony count of dealing in materials harmful to a minor; pleaded guilty in June 2023 to one second degree felony count of enticing a minor; sentenced in August 2023 to 45 days in jail, with credit for 15 days served, and 4 years probation
- Convicted:
2023,
- Positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
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- Michael Hicks was an LDS church member in Washington; accused of sexual abuse; sentenced to prison
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
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- Benjamin Hicks (2001 – ) was an LDS church member; convicted of one count of felony child sexually exploitative material-knowingly distributes by an means in 2023; released on probation June 2025
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
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- Kenneth Higa was an LDS church member and karate teacher in Orem, Utah; accused of sexual abuse of a 14-year-old girl, one of his karate students; was unable to pass a court ordered competency test, so the case was unable to proceed
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- Grant Hildreth (1962 – 2022) was an LDS church member in Montana; sentenced to prison in 1992 for felony child sexual abuse; in 2011, pleaded guilty to two class A misdemeanor counts of sexual battery; died in 2022
- Convicted:
2011,
- Positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
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- Clayton Hildreth (1952 – ) was a Mormon stake president in Butte, Montana; from Dillon, Montana; arrested in June 2004 by Boise, Idaho police for soliciting sex from a person he thought was a 14-year-old girl online; was stake president at the time of his arrest; pleaded guilty in October to a charge of interstate travel with intent to have sex with a minor; sentenced in 2005 to three years and five months in prison
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted:
2005,
- Positions: Bishop, Stake president,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Alleged church actions: Excommunicated,
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- Kyle Hill was a Mormon church member; accused of child sexual abuse; convicted in 2019 and sentenced to 15 years in prison and a lifetime of supervised release
- Convicted:
2019,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Probation, Unknown result,
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- Craig Hill (1972 – ) was an LDS church member in Ogden, Utah; convicted of sexual abuse in 1990;
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted:
1990,
- Positions: Bishopric counselor, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
- Alleged church actions: Ward official accused of failure to report,
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- Lynn Hill was a Mormon scoutmaster in Utah; worked from 1976 to 1984 as a financial auditor for the LDS church, including in Japan and other Asian countries; sentenced in 2004 to up to five years in prison for sexually abusing a 17-year-old developmentally disabled girl; Hill molested her while driving her to an LDS church activity for disabled children, and at her home, according to charging documents
- Convicted:
2004,
- Positions: Missionary, Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Prison, Released,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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- David Hillam (1968 – ) was a family physician and former LDS elders quorum president in Orem, Utah; accused of sexual abuse
- Positions: Elders quorum president/counselor,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- James Hogan (1937 – ) was a Mormon scout leader in California and Oregon; in 1989, was sentenced to five years in prison for child sexual abuse; in 1989, two teenagers sued the church and Hogan (settled 1990); in 2002, two men sued the church and the BSA (church settled for $800,000 and $75,000); in 2011, a man sued the BSA for $5.2 million (he previously settled with the church); in all, 12 alleged victims 1967-1989
- Alleged failure to report
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Church paid $875,000
- Convicted:
1989,
- Positions: Church employee, Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Released,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Alleged church actions: Excommunicated,
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- Michael Holt (1980 – ) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 2024 in Utah of aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor; sentenced to five years to life in prison
- Positions: Elders quorum president/counselor, Missionary, Primary, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
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- Douglas Holyoak (1960 – ) was a Mormon bishop in Sycamore, Illinois from about 1999 to 2004; accused in a 2024 civil lawsuit of sexual assault of an underage girl in his office at church when she reported sexual harassment by other youth; allegedly covered up the assault with the help of a stake presidency counselor (Michael John Evans)
- Alleged failure to report
- Positions: Bishop,
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Alleged church actions: Stake official accused of discouraging victim or others from reporting, Ward official accused of discouraging victim or others from reporting, Ward official accused of failure to report,
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- Mason Holzendorf (2000 – ) was a Mormon church member; convicted of enticing a minor by internet or text in 2023
- Convicted:
2023,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
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- David Homack (1964 – ) was a Mormon church member in Colorado; convicted of sexual abuse in 2009 in Colorado
- Convicted:
2009,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown result,
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- Evan Hopper was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result,
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- Caleb Horner was an LDS church member in Melbourne, Australia; arrested in November 2021 and accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old boy he met in 2020; found guilty in 2024 of two counts of sexual assault by touch of a child under 16; sentenced in October 2024 to three years "community corrections," avoiding additional jail time
- Positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jail, Ongoing,
- Alleged church actions: Excommunicated,
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- Joel Houck was an LDS church member in California; accused in the 1960s of sexual abuse; convicted of vagrancy in 1966 and served 10 days in jail; in 1967, placed in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) "perversion files"
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Unknown result,
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- UNKNOWN Houska was an LDS church member (reportedly a bishop or other leader) in Cerritos, California; accused of sexual abuse by a claimant in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) bankruptcy; the alleged abuse took place in 1978
- Positions: Bishop, Other leader,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- Craig Housley (1980 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah; found guilty in 2018 of child sexual exploitation; sentenced to 210 days in state prison and five years of probation
- Convicted:
2018,
- Positions: Missionary, Other leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender,
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- Darrell Howe was an LDS church member in Washington; accused of sexual abuse in a civil lawsuit; the minor abuse victim and his mother filed suit against the LDS church and its officers deemed responsible; upon appeal, the judgment of the court again ruled against the plaintiff
- Alleged failure to report
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
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- Allan Howe was an LDS church member and Utah politician; accused of a sex crime; convicted
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
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