Mormon Sexual Abuse Database

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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- Erick Mosteller (1965 – ) was a Mormon church member and former youth leader in Utah; was caught downloading child sexual abuse material (CSAM); admitted to soliciting sex acts from trafficked women at Asian massage parlors; pleaded guilty in March 2023 to two second degree felony charges of child sexual exploitation; sentenced in August 2023 to 250 days in jail, with credit for 79 days served; placed on 4 years probation
- Convicted: 2023,
- Positions: Missionary, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Alleged church actions: Church members wrote letters of support,
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- Borzin Mottaghian (1983 – ) was a Mormon church member in Provo, Utah; convicted of 8 various counts of sexual abuse; pretended to be a doctor posted ad on Craigslist for women needed for anatomy measurements for medical study; sexually assaulted 2 women with metal rod; police learned about it and sent in undercover police officer as volunteer for study; arrested; convicted in 2021; incarcerated in Utah Correctional Facility
- Convicted: 2021,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Prison,
- Alleged church actions: unknown,
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- Tevita Mounga (1946 – ) was a former Mormon bishop and ward mission leader in Salt Lake City, Utah; arrested and charged in May 2024 with sexual assault and kidnapping
- Positions: Bishop, Ward mission leader,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
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- Dardo Moura (1970 – ) was an LDS bishop in Bahia Blanca, Argentina; accused of sexual abuse; convicted, sentenced to 14 years in prison
- Positions: Bishop,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
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- Colby Mower (1985 – ) was a Mormon church member in Utah and Colorado; convicted of sexual abuse related charges in 2007 in Orem, Utah; convicted in 2022 in Adams County, Colorado, and is currently incarcerated in Fremont Correctional Facility at the time of this report in May 2026, reportedly because of charges related to sexual abuse and domestic violence.
- Positions: Young Mens Leader,
- Alleged church actions: No church discipline,
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- Wyatt Mullen (1997 – ) was a Sandy, Utah man charged with sex crimes in October 2025; based on our initial research, FLOODLIT believes he is a former Mormon missionary and was active in the Mormon church at the time of his alleged crimes
- Positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Police investigation,
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- Eustacio Munioz (1946 – ) was an LDS ward religious and missionary class leader in the Brownsville, Texas area; in 2011, was accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old boy; the victim, as an adult, filed a lawsuit against the LDS church and won
- Alleged failure to report
- Positions: Other leader, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- Civil case(s): Judgment for plaintiff, Lawsuit v. LDS church,
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- Steven Murdock (1963 – ) was a Mormon stake high council member and former LDS bishop in Holladay, Salt Lake County, Utah; allegedly sexually harassed multiple women in his ward while he was their bishop (he was bishop from 2013 to 2017); in 2019, was caught taking photos of a young woman in a dressing room in Tennessee; pleaded guilty in November 2019; sentenced in 2019 to one year probation, 48 hours community service
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted: 2019,
- Positions: Bishop, Stake high council,
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Community service, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Released,
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- Jesse Murff (1980 – 2020) was an LDS church member and attorney in Utah; arrested in May 2020 on 26 counts related to alleged sexual abuse; died in June 2020 at a hospital several days after he apparently attempted suicide in his cell
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Died awaiting trial, Not convicted, Suicide,
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- Jared Murray (1942 – ) was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Rexburg, Idaho; pleaded guilty in 1989 to a child sexual abuse charge
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
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- Shane Murray (1982 – ) was an LDS church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; pleaded and convicted of 2 counts of FORCIBLE SEX ABUSE - 2nd Degree Felony the victim was 14 year old female
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
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- Robert Musson (1961 – ) was an LDS church member in Ontario, Canada; arrested and charged with two counts of sexual assault and two counts of sexual interference
- Alleged failure to report
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Police investigation, Unknown result,
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- Robert Muttenthaler (1966 – ) was a Mormon church building representative in Welland, Ontario, Canada; arrested in 2014 and charged with 11 charges related to child sexual abuse and CSAM; convicted in December 2020 of possession of child pornography; reportedly convicted in April 2026 of multiple related charges; FLOODLIT is seeking court documents
- Convicted: 2020,
- Positions: ward building representative,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Released,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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- F N was an LDS bishop 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
- Alleged failure to report
- Positions: Bishop,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
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- G N was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Alleged failure to report
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
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- Matthew Nash was a former Mormon missionary from Utah who served a mission in North Carolina in 1999; accused in 2001 of sexually molesting 11 girls while on his mission; pleaded guilty to charges of child sexual abuse
- Positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Alleged church actions: Excommunicated,
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- Craig Nebeker (1960 – ) was a Mormon church member in California and St. George, Utah; accused of sexual abuse and convicted of three counts of AGGRAVATED SEX ABUSE OF A CHILD and one count SODOMY ON A CHILD
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted: 2023,
- Positions: Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
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- Ralph Neeley (1949 – 2020) was an LDS church member in the Beaumont, Texas area; was sentenced in January 1994 to life in prison in Texas for repeated sexual abuse of an 8-year-old girl in an LDS chapel during church meetings and in other locations; died in prison in 2020; the Mormon church reportedly paid several million US dollars in a settlement to the victim
- Alleged failure to report
- Church paid $3,000,000
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Prison,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Alleged church actions: Excommunicated,
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- Gordon Neeley (1935 – 2018) was an LDS church member and daycare owner in Salt Lake City, Utah; pleaded guilty to ATTEMPTED - AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD; convicted; died in 2018
- Positions: High priest, Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
- Alleged church actions: Excommunicated,
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- Todd Nef (1983 – ) was a Mormon church member in Rigby, Idaho and Richland, Washington; accused of child sexual abuse; reportedly confessed to sexually abusing young girls over 100 times; convicted in 2019 in Washington and sentenced to prison
- Convicted: 2019,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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- Michael Nef (1950 – 2025) was a Mormon church member in Rigby, Idaho that was convicted of sexually abusing two female family members for 23 years; sentenced to five years in Cottonwood minimum security prison in Idaho.
- Convicted: 2007,
- Positions: Scout leader, Sunday school teacher,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
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- Aaron Neff (1972 – ) was a Mormon church member in Grand Junction, Colorado; convicted of abusing two teenage girls, one for many years; sentenced to 89 years prison
- Convicted: 2019,
- Positions: Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
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- Joseph Neipp was a former LDS bishop in San Jose, California; in 2021, pleaded no contest to four molestation counts and was given an 18-year prison sentence, with credit for the three years he spent in county jail prior to his sentencing; father of convicted Mormon child sexual abuser Samuel Neipp
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted: 2021,
- Positions: Bishop,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, No contest, Prison,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, Rebaptized,
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- Samuel Neipp (1982 – ) was an LDS church member and middle school teacher in California; once named "teacher of the year" by the Union School District in the San Jose, California area; son of convicted child sexual abuser Joseph Neipp; pleaded no contest in 2019 to 12 charges related to sexual abuse; sentenced to 56 years in prison
- Convicted: 2019,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, No contest, Prison,
- Civil case(s): Ongoing,
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- Steve Nelson (1945 – ) was an LDS church member in Idaho; in 2009, pleaded guilty to a charge of lewd conduct; sentenced to 30 years in prison; Mormon leaders allegedly failed to report abuse to police in the 1980s
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted: 2009,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
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- Richard Nelson was an LDS church member in Colorado; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
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- Kim Nelson was a Mormon church member in St. George, Utah; pleaded guilty to charges of child sexual abuse and was sentenced to prison; LDS leaders allegedly knew about the abuse and failed to report to police
- Alleged failure to report
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Unknown result,
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- Robert Nelson (1949 – ) was an LDS bishop in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; accused of sexual abuse of a "mentally handicapped" woman; pleaded guilty in 1989; placed on two years probation, ordered to do 150 hours of community service, and ordered to take a conducted tour of a local jail
- Positions: Bishop,
- Criminal case(s): Community service, Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Alleged church actions: Excommunicated,
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- Keven Nelson was an LDS church member and Boy Scout leader in Idaho Falls, Idaho; accused of grooming and/or sexual abuse by multiple boys in his scout troop; in 1988, his BSA registration was suspended
- Alleged failure to report
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
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- Jayden Nelson (1997 – ) was an LDS church member in South Ogden, Utah; accused of sexual abuse of a 4-year-old child and of a teenage female; sentenced in 2018 to 15 years to life in prison for aggravated sexual abuse of a child
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
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- Paul Nelson (1976 – ) was an LDS church member in Arizona; accused of sexual abuse; sentenced to prison in November 2023; failed to appear at his sentencing and went missing; reportedly planned to turn himself in in March 2024 on the condition that his $100k bail be returned to his family; arrested in April 2024 in Tucson, Arizona and extradited to Gilbert, Arizona; inmate
- Convicted: 2024,
- Positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Fled or failed to appear, Prison,
- Alleged church actions: unknown,
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- Aaron Nelson (1976 – 2020) was a Mormon church member in Idaho Falls, Idaho; charged with 3 counts of Battery-Actual, Intentional and Unlawful Touching or Striking of Another Against their Will and 3 counts of Disturbing the Peace; accepted plea deal and found guilty of Disturbing the Peace; died 31 days after convicted
- Convicted: 2020,
- Positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
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- Kim Nelson (1947 – ) was a Mormon church member in St. George, Utah; accused of sexual abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- Benjamin Nelson (1988 – ) was a Mormon church member in Portland, Oregon; arrested in May 2015 and charged with 12 various accounts related to sexual abuse of children; was convicted Oct. 2015 and sentenced to 35 years in prison; reportedly a BYU-Hawaii graduate; earliest release from prison is May 10, 2048.
- Convicted: 2015,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
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- Porter Nelson (1982 – ) was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Alaska; charged in 2009 with child sexual abuse; pleaded guilty to reduced charges and was sentenced in 2010 to jail or prison; as of 2025, lives in Marsing, Idaho as a registered sex offender
- Convicted: 2010,
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Unknown result,
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- Daniel Nelson (1954 – ) was a Mormon church member in Bountiful, Utah; pleaded guilty to lewdness & lewdness involving a child in 1989; pleaded guilty to two counts of attempted forcible sexual abuse in 1993; pleaded guilty to failure to register as sex offender in 2004; victim was granted a protective order against Nelson in 2019, recorded court notes state sexual violence protective order
- Convicted: 1989, 1993,
- Positions: Elders Quorum President,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Alleged church actions: Church officials accused of failure to warn ward members, No church discipline, Ward official accused of pressuring victim not to seek accountability,
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- Michael Nelson (1967 – ) was a Mormon church member and doctor of podiatry in Salem, Utah; arrested and charged with aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor, a second-degree felony, and enticing a minor, a Class B misdemeanor July 20, 2026;
- Positions: Stake Executive Secretary,
- Alleged church actions: unknown,
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- James Neumeyer (1955 – 2024) was a Mormon church member in Centerville, Davis County, Utah; accused of child sexual abuse; died in 2024; a source familiar with the case said Neumeyer died by suicide after a police investigation was initiated regarding accusations against him; never criminally charged
- Positions: Missionary, Primary teacher, Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, Police investigation, Suicide,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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- Rand Newby (1953 – ) was an LDS church member and scout leader in Washington, Oregon and San Francisco, California; had a career as a schoolteacher; charged in Oregon in 1986 with sexual abuse of two children; convicted of two counts, one class C felony and one class A misdemeanor; sentenced in 1987 to 5 years probation
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
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- Paul Newman (1957 – ) was a former Mormon bishop in Highland, Utah; charged in 2020 with one second-degree felony count of attempted sex abuse of a child; the alleged abuse took place in 2013, while Newman was a bishop; in 2022, pleaded no contest to a reduced third-degree count; a prison term of up to five years was suspended; was fined $1,003 and placed on 48 months of probation; registered sex offender
- Convicted: 2022,
- Positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, No contest, Probation, Registered sex offender,
- Alleged church actions: Excommunicated,
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- Larry Newton (1957 – ) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 1992 in Utah
- Convicted: 1992,
- Positions: Ward executive secretary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
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- Hugh Nibley (1910 – 2005) was a prominent LDS scholar in Utah; in 2005, was publicly accused by his daughter of childhood sexual abuse against her; died in 2005 in Provo, Utah; was never charged with a sex crime
- Positions: BYU, Ministering/home teacher, Missionary, Sunday school,
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
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- Brett Nichols (1967 – ) was an LDS church member in Arizona; convicted in 2007 of child sexual abuse; sentenced to 10 years in prison; baptized again after excommunication; ward members reportedly were not told of his criminal past when he returned after his prison time
- Convicted: 2007,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Alleged church actions: Church officials accused of failure to warn ward members, Excommunicated, Rebaptized,
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- Gregg Nielsen (1947 – ) was an LDS church member and dentist in South Ogden, Utah; pleaded guilty in the 1990s to five felonies for molesting three girls, ages 11, 12 and 15, for six years in his home, office and on family outings; was sentenced to one year in jail, with releases to go to work and therapy
- Positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
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- Jeffery Niemi (1985 – ) was a Mormon church member in Duluth, Minnesota; convicted in 2016 and again in 2025 of felonies related to child sexual exploitation; sentenced in 2025 to 30 years in prison
- Convicted: 2016, 2025,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Alleged church actions: No church discipline,
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- Jeena Nilson was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
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- Johnathon Nixon was a Mormon church member in Indiana and Utah; convicted of sexual abuse in 2005 in Davis County, Utah; convicted again in 2018 and sentenced to prison
- Convicted: 2005, 2018,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
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- Brent Noorda (1980 – ) was a Mormon church member and chiropractor in St. George, Utah; arrested in 2019 and accused of sexual abuse; convicted and sentenced to prison
- Positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, No contest, Prison,
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- Bryce Norton (1981 – ) was a Mormon church member in South Jordan, Utah; convicted of sexually abusing four young karate students
- Convicted: 2011,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender,
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- David Novak (1951 – ) was an LDS Social Services counselor in Utah who worked for 12 years with child sexual abuse victims; convicted in 1999 of sexually abusing a girl; released from jail after serving about 40 days
- Positions: Church employee,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Released,
- Alleged church actions: Excommunicated,
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