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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- Zander Nunley (1998 – ) was a police officer and former Mormon missionary in Salt Lake City, Utah; went on an LDS mission to Nicaragua in 2018 to 2019; accused in December 2024 of sexual assault of a woman who said he met her via an online dating app; she said he invited her to his home to watch a Christmas devotional broadcast by worldwide Mormon leaders; she said he removed his LDS temple garments to assault her
- Positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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- Christopher Nuttall (1981 – ) was an LDS church member in Mesa, Arizona; arrested in an FBI sting operation; convicted in 2019 of LURE MINOR FOR SEX EXPLOIT and ATTEMPT TO COMMIT - SEXUAL CONDUCT WITH MINOR
- Convicted: 2019,
- Positions: Primary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
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- Lonnie Nyman was a Mormon church member and funeral director in Utah; accused of sex crimes; pleaded guilty; sentenced in August 2019
- Convicted: 2019,
- Positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result,
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- David O'Connor (1953 – ) was an LDS church member and high school wrestling coach in Tacoma, Washington; convicted of sexual abuse in 1977; once reportedly confessed his sexual abuse in an LDS sacrament meeting; in 2021, a victim sued the Mormon church
- Alleged failure to report
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Prison,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
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- Bruce O'Dell (1970 – ) was a Mormon bishop and dermatologist in Show Low, Navajo County, Arizona; in 1999, was charged with 48 counts of sexual abuse
- Alleged failure to report
- Positions: Bishop, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- Arvid Oakley (1943 – ) was a Mormon church member in Springville, Utah; accused of sexually abusing several girls who were between 4 and 6 years old; one alleged instance of abuse took place during his LDS mission to Uruguay in 1963; convicted of child sexual abuse in 1998; as of April 2026, is in prison in Utah
- Convicted: 1998,
- Positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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- Wade Oborn (1959 – ) was a Mormon church member and school teacher in Mesa, Arizona; 2002 admitted to sexually abusing a student in his classroom at a charter school; convicted in 2004, sentenced in 2004; is a registered sex offender living in Gilbert, AZ
- Convicted: 2004,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Alleged church actions: unknown,
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- Christopher Odom (1973 – ) was an LDS church member in Roseville, California; accused in 2016 of sexual abuse
- Positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- Darin Ogden was a Mormon church member in Idaho; faced eight charges, including four counts of lewd conduct with a child younger than 16; in 2020, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to prison
- Convicted: 2020,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
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- Patrick Oliphant (1992 – ) was a Mormon missionary from Carlsbad, New Mexico who was serving a mission in Michigan in 2013; reportedly turned himself in for sexual abuse of a child he was babysitting; charged with six counts of criminal sexual penetration of a minor and three counts of criminal sexual contact with a minor; convicted in 2015 of nine felony charges
- Convicted: 2015,
- Positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Unknown result,
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- Eric Olsen (1977 – ) was an LDS church member and schoolteacher in Bakersfield, California; admitted to Ontario, California police that he had sexually abused between 200 to 300 girls, with as many as 30 victims in Kern County; convicted in 2007 in California of 6 felony counts of child sexual abuse; sentenced to five years in prison; lifetime registered sex offender; as of 2023, lives in Brigham City, Utah
- Convicted: 2007,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
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- DeRon Olsen (1944 – ) was a former Mormon bishop and stake presidency counselor in Spokane, Washington; in 2024, pleaded guilty to one felony count of child molestation and one felony count of child rape; sentenced to prison
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted: 2024,
- Positions: Bishop, Nursery, Primary, Stake presidency counselor, Sunday school, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
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- Jeffrey Olson (1966 – ) was a Mormon church member in Utah; convicted of first-degree felony aggravated sex abuse of a child and was sentenced in 2020 to four consecutive terms of three years to life in prison
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted: 2020,
- Positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
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- David Olson (1980 – ) was an LDS church member in Bozeman, Montana; convicted of of sexually abusing a teenage boy; sentenced to eight years in prison and 12 years probation
- Positions: Missionary, Seminary teacher, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation,
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- Thomas Opfar (1937 – 1998) was a Mormon church member in Pennsylvania and Utah; pleaded guilty in Utah to charges related to child sexual abuse; sentenced to five to 15 years in prison
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Alleged church actions: Excommunicated,
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- Greg Orton (1957 – ) was a Mormon church member in La Grande, Oregon; accused and arrested for alleged sexual abuse with a minor who was under 14 at the time of the alleged abuse
- Positions: Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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- Bradley Ott was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- Michael Otten (1970 – ) was an LDS church member in Murrieta, California; took his computer to a tech repair shop and child sexual abuse material (CSAM) was found; police searched his home and found more CSAM
- Positions: Ward mission leader,
- Criminal case(s): Police investigation, Unknown result,
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- Michael Otten was an LDS church member in California; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
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- Karl Otterson (1965 – ) was a Mormon church member; convicted of sexual abuse in 2001, and two separate case of sexual abuse in 2004. In 2006 was convicted of criminal for hire, he tried to have the prosecuting attorney murdered by a hit man; was up for parole in 2024, was denied; Oct. 2026 is in prison in Utah State Prison; is a registered sex offender as of Oct. 2026
- Convicted: 2001, 2005, 2006,
- Positions: deacon quorum's advisor, Missionary, nursery leader.,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, guilty, Jail, Jury trial, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Police investigation, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Alleged church actions: unknown,
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- Dan Overholt was an LDS church member in Colorado; accused of sexual abuse
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- Scott Owen (1959 – ) was a Mormon bishop (twice), stake presidency counselor and therapist in Provo, Utah; called himself the "Porn King;" accused by 7 former patients of sexually abusing them during sessions, and by a cousin (alleged sex abuse in 1980s); an LDS bishop, a stake president (his business partner) and Utah DOPL all allegedly failed to report to police; arrested in Nov. 2023; sentenced in 2025 to prison
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted: 2025,
- Positions: Bishop, Missionary, Stake presidency counselor,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
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- David Owens was an LDS elders quorum president in Tempe, Arizona; accused of sexual abuse; sentenced in 2018 to 20 or more years in prison for sexually assaulting three young men in his Mormon ward
- Convicted: 2018,
- Positions: Elders quorum president/counselor,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
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- Jonathan Owens was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
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- Jonathan Owens (1953 – ) was a Mormon church member in Roy, Utah; accused of downloading child sexual abuse material (CSAM), sending sexual messages to minors, and traveling across states to sexually assault a minor; convicted; registered sex offender
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
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- B P was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Alleged failure to report
- Positions: High priest, Ministering/home teacher,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
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- Alan Pace (1964 – ) was a Mormon church member in Orem, Utah; sentenced in 2015 to 30 days in prison and 36 months of probation for felony child sexual abuse
- Convicted: 2015,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender,
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- Grant Packer (1925 – 2008) was an LDS church member in Idaho; served a full-time mission to Canada in 1946-48 and two senior missions to Atlanta, Georgia and San Bernardino, California; charged with child sexual abuse; pleaded guilty; sentenced to three to 10 years in prison and 10 years probation; died in 2008
- Positions: Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum president/counselor, Missionary, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, Rebaptized,
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- Brian Packer (1967 – 2026) was a Mormon church member in Iona, Idaho; charged with Children-Injury To Child, accused of showering with a 14 yr old girl; convicted of Children-Injury To Child in 2023; died September 28, 2026
- Convicted: 2023,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Alleged church actions: unknown,
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- Eddie Padilla was a Mormon bishop in Taos, New Mexico; accused of child sexual abuse; convicted twice
- Alleged failure to report
- Positions: Bishop,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
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- Robert Paisola (1967 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 2008 and sentenced to 90 days in jail
- Convicted: 2008,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, No contest, Plea deal, Registered sex offender,
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- Spencer Palmer (1927 – 2000) was a Mormon temple endowment ceremony actor, BYU professor, mission president, temple president, LDS church area authority; lived in Utah; posthumously accused of child sexual abuse by his grandson
- Positions: Bishop, BYU, Mission president, Missionary, Other leader, Sunday school, Temple president,
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
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- Jevin Parady (1993 – ) was a Mormon church member in Santaquin, Utah; convicted of 10 counts of SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR - 2nd Degree Felony in 2024; is a registered sex offender living in Asheboro, North Carolina
- Convicted: 2024,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- Alleged church actions: unknown,
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- Kenny Parcell was an LDS church member and president of the National Association of Realtors; former Mormon ward young men's leader in Utah and bishopric counselor at BYU-Provo; accused in 2023 of sexual harassment by three women; resigned
- Positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
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- Steven Paris (1952 – ) was an LDS church member in Anaheim, California; accused in 1986 of sexual abuse of seven boys; pleaded guilty to abusing six of them; was scheduled to receive a 30-year sentence
- Alleged failure to report
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Unknown result,
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- Terry Parker (1953 – ) was a former Mormon bishop and school teacher at Lincoln High School in Tacoma, Washington; in 1996, two former students filed a civil lawsuit against the school district, Parker and the school's former principal, saying Parker sexually abused them; they said they reported to the school district, which then allegedly did nothing to protect them; the suit was dismissed with prejudice in Feb. 1998
- Positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Nursery, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case(s): Dismissed with prejudice,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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- Raymond Parkin (1950 – ) was an LDS church member in Mansfield, England; accused of sexual abuse; convicted and sentenced in 2009 to prison for 18 years for serious sexual offenses against two young girls
- Convicted: 2009,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
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- John Parkinson (1931 – ) was a Mormon stake president (1981-1991) and physician in Fairfield, California; sentenced to prison in 1997 for sexually abusing two female patients, but the judge delayed the sentence pending an appeal; his conviction was later reversed
- Alleged failure to report
- Positions: Stake presidency counselor, Stake president, Sunday school,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jury trial, Overturned/reversed, Prison,
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- Jeffery Parks was a Mormon church member in Tennessee; in 2003, pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual battery by an authority figure, two counts of incest, and two counts of statutory rape; sentenced to prison
- Convicted: 2003,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
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- James Parks was a Mormon church member in Cody, Wyoming; accused in 2025 of child sexual abuse
- Convicted: 2026,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, guilty, Jury trial, No contest,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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- Amanda Parks was a Mormon church member in Cody, Wyoming; accused in 2025 of destroying evidence related to child sexual abuse allegedly perpetrated by her husband, James Parks AKA Jimmy Parks
- Convicted: 2026,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Ongoing,
- Alleged church actions: unknown,
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- Matthew Patton (1982 – 2020) was an LDS church member in Ogden, Utah; convicted of sexual abuse and sentenced to prison; crossed state lines after being released from prison and was pulled over by police; tried to flee from police; charged police with knives and died
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
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- Leslie Paul (1943 – ) was an LDS church member in Arizona; charged with child sexual abuse; found guilty on 32 counts; sentenced in about 1989 to over 400 years in prison
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
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- Curtis Payne (1959 – ) was a Mormon church member and elementary school teacher in St. George, Utah; convicted in 2019 of child sexual abuse and sentenced to four consecutive terms of 15 years to life in prison
- Convicted: 2019,
- Positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
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- Jack Payton (1945 – 2022) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
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- Robert Peavey (1937 – ) was a Mormon church member in Santa Clara and Glenn counties, in California. Convicted of three counts of lewd & lascivious acts with a minor under 14 in 1996 and sexual batter in 2012. Is a registered sex offender living in Weiser, Idaho as of February 2026.
- Convicted: 1996, 2012,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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- Jason Pedersen (1979 – ) was an LDS church member in Heber City, Utah; convicted guilty of first-degree felony attempted aggravated sex abuse of a child; as of April 2024, lives in Riverton, Utah as a registered sex offender and is an LDS elders quorum president
- Positions: Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum president/counselor, Missionary, Scout leader, Ward clerk,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Alleged church actions: Church position after conviction, No church discipline,
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- James Penrod was a Mormon church missionary in Pennsylvania in 1997; originally from Utah; sent home to Utah from his mission and arrested in July 1997 and charged with child sexual abuse; sentenced to prison for sexual abuse
- Positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
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- Wesley Perez was a Mormon church member and school teacher in Washington; pleaded guilty to a felony charge of child sexual abuse
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result,
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- Brian Peterson (1964 – ) was an LDS church member and scout leader in Orem, Utah; accused in 1988 of child sexual abuse; convicted and sentenced to prison in 1990
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted: 1989,
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, No contest, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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