4,287 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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- Benjamin Manning (1991 – ) was a Mormon church member in Massachusetts and Utah; in 2014, molested a child while living with her family in Salt Lake City, Utah; charged with child sexual abuse in 2019; was a Sunday school teacher at some point between 2014 and 2024; found guilty by a jury in February 2024; sentenced in April 2024 to 120 years in prison
Convicted:
2024, 
Positions: Sunday school, 
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, - View report »
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- Isaac Mardis (1976 – ) was a Mormon church member in Idaho Falls, Idaho; charged with Lewd Conduct with Child Under 16 in April 2024; was also accused in 2022 by the same victim
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
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- Dennis Marriott (1953 – ) was an LDS church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; accused of sexual abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- Mikel Marshall was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
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- Jayson Martineau (1973 – ) was an LDS church member in Idaho and Tremonton, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in December 2023 in Utah and was sent on a one-year rider program
- Convicted:
2023,
- Positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
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- Nicholas Mason (1989 – ) was a Mormon church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; p.c. affidavit states found multiple videos of CSAM on his iPhone, CD evidence and icloud storage with CSAM
- Convicted:
2015,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
"I then asked MASON about the files on the iPhone. MASON explained that he knew the files were in fact on his iPhone but had not told me because he was hoping the files would not be located. He stated he wanted to "chance it" and then stated there should be three files of child pornography. ""MASON made several statements regarding the child pornography being an error and that he had not meant to download the files [...] He told me files were located in his video files and that he accessed them as recently as three to four days prior. MASON said he accessed the files on average two times a week." -
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- Herbert Mataele (1967 – ) was an LDS church member in Bluffdale, Utah; convicted of sexually abusing a disabled girl he was caring for; sentenced in October 2023 to between three years and life in prison, but that prison sentence was suspended; the judge ordered him to serve three years in jail, with credit for the almost year and a half he had already served, followed by six years of probation
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Probation,
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- David Mathewson (1977 – ) was a Mormon church member; accused of soliciting a minor online; was arrested Sept. 9, 2026, reportedly in front of an LDS seminary class
- Positions: Deacons quorum leader, Seminary teacher,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- Alleged church actions: unknown,
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A source familiar with Mathewson reported " he was arrested in front of the entire seminary class" -
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- Craig Mathias (1960 – ) was a Mormon scout leader in Santa Clarita, California; was in the Northridge 1st Ward until 1983; convicted in 1987 of sexually molesting five boy scouts at his home; the alleged abuse involved up to 11 scouts; reportedly urged one victim on a recorded phone call not to tell police about the abuse; sentenced to six years in prison; released in 1990; registered sex offender (2025)
Alleged failure to report- Convicted:
1987,
- Positions: Missionary, Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, Ward official accused of discouraging victim or others from reporting, Ward official accused of failure to report, Ward official accused of pressuring victim not to seek accountability, Ward official accused of saying victim was responsible,
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- Franklin Mathias (1934 – ) was a Mormon church member and Boy scout leader in La Grande, Oregon; had a career as a schoolteacher; accused in 1987 of sexual abuse; sentenced in 1988 to four years in prison for molesting a child; he said that he had 242 victims over a 30-year period; convicted in 1997 of failure to register as a sex offender and was placed on probation for 24 months
- Convicted:
1988,
- Positions: High priest, Scout leader, Stake high council, Sunday school,
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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- James Matlock was a Mormon church member in Washington; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
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- David Matlock (1969 – ) was a Mormon church member; arrested and convicted in 2022 of open and gross lewdness
- Convicted:
2022,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result,
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- Robert Matthews was a Mormon church member and singer in the Mormon Tabernacle Choir; arrested in 2006, after police received evidence that he swam naked with four young boys during a trip in July 2006; he allegedly took pictures of the nude swim and later processed the images on his computer; charged with four counts of sexual exploitation of a minor and lewdness involving a child; convicted
- Convicted:
2007,
- Positions: Tabernacle Choir,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
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- Daphney Matthews (1970 – ) was a Mormon church member in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; convicted in 2012 of five charges involving sexual abuse of a student
- Convicted:
2012,
- Positions: Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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- Norman Maxfield (1944 – ) was an LDS church member and high school drama teacher in Utah; convicted in 1988 of sexually abusing boys
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result,
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- Raymond Maxson (1951 – ) was a Mormon church member in Lincoln, Nebraska; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; registered sex offender
- Positions: Stake high council,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
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- Paul Mayer (1975 – ) was a former Mormon bishop in Sandy, Utah; accused of recording a 16-year-old in a bedroom and bathroom on a GoPro; charged with 19 counts related to sexual abuse of a minor; pled guilty to aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor and voyeurism; sentenced in 2025 to 1-15 years in prison and 0-364 days in jail
- Convicted:
2025,
- Positions: Bishop,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Alleged church actions: No church discipline,
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- Edward McAffee was a Mormon church member in Salt Lake County, Utah; pleaded guilty in 2003 to two felony counts of aggravated sex abuse of a child (second-degree, amended from first-degree); sentenced to one year in jail and probation
- Convicted:
2003,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Registered sex offender,
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- Bruce McAskill (1928 – ) was a Mormon church ward clerk in Jackson, Michigan; before becoming ward clerk, was convicted of rape; after becoming ward clerk, in 1994, was found guilty by a judge of kissing and fondling an 8-year-old boy whom he was babysitting; McAskill had met the boy's mother at church; a police officer said McAskill told him 'he didn't see any problem' with an adult sleeping naked with a child
- Positions: Other leader, Ward clerk,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Prison,
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- Michael McClellan (1957 – ) was an LDS church member in Las Vegas, Nevada; arrested; convicted of attempted lewdness with a minor; sentenced to prison; as of 2024, lives in Cottonwood, Arizona
- Convicted:
2004,
- Positions: Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, Rebaptized,
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- Timothy McCleve (1956 – ) was a former Mormon bishop in Harrisville, Utah when he was charged with sexually abusing three children; some of the abuse took place while he was bishop; sentenced in 2008 to up to 30 years in prison for child sexual abuse; in 2024, charged in Utah with threatening a witness in a parole violation investigation
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted:
2008,
- Positions: Bishop,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
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- Daniel McCleve (1983 – ) was a Mormon church member; convicted of sexual abuse in two cases in 2025; victims were 3 and 12; sentenced in Utah State prison in 2025
- Convicted:
2025,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, guilty,
- Alleged church actions: unknown,
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- Richard McClung (1943 – 2026) was a Mormon bishopric counselor in Rockford, Illinois in 2006; convicted in 2007 and 2014 of charges related to child sexual abuse; accused in a 2025 lawsuit against the Mormon church of sexually abusing an 8-year-old girl on church property in 2006 despite facing criminal charges at the time and remaining in the bishopric; died in plane crash Feb. 14, 2026 in Poplar Grove, Illinois
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted:
2007, 2014,
- Positions: Bishopric counselor,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Alleged church actions: 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, Excommunicated, Ward official accused of pressuring victim not to seek accountability,
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- Charles McCombs (1938 – ) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
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- David McConkie (1978 – ) was a Mormon bishop (approximately 2013-16), stake president (2016-21) and deputy district attorney in Colorado; paternal grandson of Mormon apostle Bruce R. McConkie; arrested in 2023 and charged with felony sexual assault on a child by someone in a position of trust; allegedly confessed child sexual assault to a Mormon church leader in 2008; in July 2025, sentenced to five years probation
- Alleged failure to report
- Positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Scout leader, Stake president, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
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- Jacob McConkie (1980 – ) was raised as a Mormon church member in Utah; charged in 2025 with nine sexual exploitation of a minor charges for possessing CSAM
- Positions: LDS status unknown,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
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- Steven McDill (1959 – ) was an LDS church member in Tippecanoe County, Indiana; found guilty of child molestation; sentenced to 9 year/5 suspended in July 1996
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
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- Spencer McDougal (1957 – ) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
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- Maynard McFarland (1959 – ) was an LDS church member in California and Minnesota; sentenced in 2005 to 32 years in prison for sexually abusing his daughter for many years; released from prison in 2020; as of 2024, lives in Chula Vista, California as a registered sex offender
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted:
2005,
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Civil case(s): Dismissed with prejudice, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Alleged church actions: Excommunicated,
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"I allowed Satan to be my lord."According to a 2022 lawsuit, a bishop knew McFarland was abusing his daughter, but didn't report the abuse to police, and continued to let McFarland participate actively in church ceremonies and meetings, including baptizing his daughter -
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- Calvin McGee (2002 – ) was an LDS missionary in Virginia in 2022; accused of soliciting sexually explicit pictures and video from a person he believed to be an 11-year-old girl, and inviting her to meet in person; arrested in Boise, Idaho in July 2023 and accused of rape of a minor; pleaded guilty to two charges related to child sexual abuse; sentenced in May 2024 to three to 25 years in prison
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted:
2024,
- Positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Ongoing, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
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- David McGhie (1963 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah; convicted in 2000 of child sexual abuse; an LDS bishop was accused of failing to report the abuse
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted:
2000,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
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- Glen McGhie (1958 – ) was a Mormon church member in Santa Clara, California; found guilty of lewd or lascivious act on a child age 14/15, a felony; lost his physical therapy license
- Convicted:
2002,
- Positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
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- Blaine McGraw (1978 – ) was a Mormon church member and OBGYN in Fort Hood, Texas; an investigation began October 2025; charged with 273 counts of sexual abuse related charges as of May 2026
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
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- Bill McKay was an LDS church member and mayor of Kennewick, Washington; admitted in 2023 to police he paid for sexual services at multiple massage parlors in Kennewick; was not criminally charged
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Never charged, Not convicted,
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- Stephen McKean (1993 – ) was a Mormon church member in Springville, Utah and a BYU professor; arrested in April 2026 and charged with distributing material harmful to a minor (third-degree felony), and three counts of enticing a minor (class A misdemeanor); allegedly sent an explicit photo to an undercover police officer he thought was a 17-year-old girl
- Convicted:
Ongoing,
- Positions: Sunday school teacher, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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"You’re going to make me like you better than my wife."Police documents say McKean sent an explicit photo of himself, then quickly deleted it. But the agent was able to quickly save the photo -
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- Mitchell McKee (1966 – ) was a Mormon church member and retired Utah State Highway Patrol officer in Heber City, Utah; when arrested in 2024, was a licensed marriage and family therapist with experience helping LDS clients address "pre and post mission sexual issues;" accused of sexual abuse of a minor
- Positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- Alleged church actions: unknown,
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- Paul McKee was a Mormon church member in England; accused of sexual abuse
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
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- Troy McKee (1967 – ) was a Mormon church member in Utah; convicted in 1992 of ENTICING A MINOR/2ND DEGREE FELONY, ENTICE SOLICIT SEDUCE OR LURE A MINOR BY INTERNET OR TEXT - 2nd Degree Felony,LEWDNESS INVOLVING A CHILD/CLASS A MISDEMEANOR; is registered sex offender living in Spanish Fork, Utah
- Convicted:
1992,
- Positions: Bishopric counselor,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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- Robert McKell (1961 – ) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Convicted:
2018,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- Alleged church actions: unknown,
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- Melvin McKinney was an LDS church member in California; accused of sexual abuse
- Alleged failure to report
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- John McKown was an LDS church member in Arizona; charged in 2023 with child sexual exploitation
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Unknown result,
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- Robert McLaws was a Mormon church member in Joseph City, Navajo County, Arizona; accused of sexual abuse
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- Keith McMullin was an LDS church member in Oregon; accused of sexual abuse; sentenced in or around 2004 to 25 years in prison for 10 counts of first degree rape, 10 counts of sexual abuse and two counts of sodomy
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
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- Scott McMurray (1954 – ) was a Mormon church member and elementary school teacher in Ogden, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 2013 and sentenced to prison; remained incarcerated as of August 2025
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
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- Darrell McNeill was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse by Aaron Vargas; Feb. 2009 Vargas confronts McNeill in his home; shoots and kills McNeill; tells police he was molested by McNeill starting at age 11 when they were neighbors in Oregon; Vargas sentenced to 9 years in prison in California
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Alleged church actions: unknown,
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- Jerry Mecham (1937 – 2014) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
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- Chester Meek was a Mormon bishop in Grand Prairie, Alberta, Canada from 1990 to 1995; while bishop, he allegedly sexually sexual assaulted multiple female church members; at least one alleged incident of abuse occurred in the bishop's office inside an LDS church
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- Convicted:
2000,
- Positions: Bishop, Other leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
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- Richard Mellor (1981 – ) was a Mormon church member in Bountiful, Utah; pleaded guilty to stalking in December 2020.
- Positions: Scout leader, Sunday school, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Alleged church actions: Disfellowshipped,
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- Scott Memmott (1955 – ) was a Mormon in Santa Ana, CA; was convicted in 2012 of SEXUAL BATTERY and SEXUAL PENETRATION BY FOREIGN OBJECT OF UNCONSCIOUS VICTIM; reportedly attends the Star 4th ward, in Star Idaho; is a registered sex offender living in Star, Idaho
- Convicted:
2012,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Alleged church actions: unknown,
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- Charles Merrell (1977 – ) was a Mormon church member in Wyoming; was reportedly an LDS Primary teacher as of approximately 2019; criminally charged in the 2020s with multiple felonies related to child sexual abuse; found guilty by a jury in 2025 of two third-degree felony counts of sexual abuse of a minor
- Convicted:
2025,
- Positions: Primary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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