4,266 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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- Errol Pilling (1942 – ) was a Mormon bishop and licensed psychologist in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; went on an LDS mission to England in the early 1960s; pleaded guilty in 1988 and in 1994 to charges of sexual misconduct; in September 1994, his registration as a chartered psychologist with the Psychologists Association of Alberta was cancelled; in 1994, was excommunicated; as of February 2024, lives in Twin Falls, Idaho
Alleged failure to report- Positions: Bishop, Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, - Civil case(s): Unknown result,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, - View report »
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- William Pingel (1971 – ) was a Mormon church member in Tremonton, Utah; convicted of two counts of AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD in 2024; sentenced to 10 years in prison; is in Sevier County Jail as of February 2026
- Convicted:
2024,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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- Danny Pitcher was a Mormon church member and youth sports coach in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; sentenced in 2000 to 15 years to life in prison; as of 2024, remained in prison
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
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- Lance Pitt was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Convicted:
1993,
- Positions: Other leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
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- Lance Pitt was an LDS church member in Wisconsin; accused of sexual abuse
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
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- Bradley Platt (1971 – ) Bradley Platt was a man that lived in Chandler, Arizona; in 2006 pleaded guilty to SEXUAL ABUSE, SEXUAL CONDUCT WITH MINOR and MOLESTATION OF CHILD; is a registered sex offender living in Springville, Utah; might work at Harold B. Lee Library at BYU in Provo, Utah
- Convicted:
2006,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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- Byron Poelman (1934 – 2014) was a bishop and stake president in Utah and partner in a law firm that represented the LDS church; arrested in 1994 for soliciting a prostitute; pleaded guilty to a class B misdemeanor charge of patronizing a prostitute
- Alleged failure to report
- Positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Mission president, Missionary, Stake high council, Stake president, Sunday school,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
- Alleged church actions: Excommunicated,
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"President and sister Poelman's lives need to be private now. [...] We are a family. A family keeps things private. A family draws close together. These things are to be kept private."The woman was taken to jail, while Poelman was released immediately.-
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- Cody Polatis (1995 – ) was a Mormon church member in Rexburg, Idaho; committed a series of crimes; was convicted multiple times of crimes related to child sex abuse
- Convicted:
2016, 2022,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
- View report »
""what I've done to these little (victims)is something I get to live with the rest of my life""-
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- Harry Poll (1936 – 2007) was a Mormon church member in Utah; convicted in 2000 of one Class A misdemeanor count of sexual abuse of a minor; registered sex offender as of 2007; died in 2007
- Convicted:
2000,
- Positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Registered sex offender,
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- Carl Pollard (1964 – ) was a Mormon church member in Paul, Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; convicted, sentenced to prison
- Positions: Elders quorum president/counselor,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
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- Lloyd Pond (1945 – 2019) was a Mormon church spokesman and leader of an LDS church radio program in Utah; pleaded guilty in 1996 to one count of second-degree felony forcible sexual abuse; sentenced in 1997 to prison; died in 2019
- Positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil case(s): Unknown result,
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- Craig Pope (1963 – ) was a Mormon bishop or former Mormon bishop in St. Louis, Missouri; convicted in or prior to 2013 of possession of child pornography (child sexual abuse material); charge info: Child Porn - 2nd Subsequent Offense Or Poss > 20 Pictures/1 Film/video
- Positions: Bishop,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown result,
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- Mark Porter (1942 – ) was a Mormon church member and former stake presidency member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse in 2022 after allegedly groping women in a Logan grocery store; pleaded guilty in December 2022
- Convicted:
2022,
- Positions: Missionary, Other leader, Stake presidency counselor,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Alleged church actions: Excommunicated,
- View report »
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- Geoffrey Porter was an LDS church member in the United Kingdom; accused of sexual abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- View report »
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- Justin Porter (1992 – ) was a Mormon church member in Layton, Utah; convicted of enticement of a minor online or text in 2022 and attempted sexual abuse of a child in 2023; is a registered sex offender living in Layton, Utah, as of February 2026
- Convicted:
2022, 2023,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, failed abeyance,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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- George Potter (1986 – ) was a Mormon church member in Gulf Breeze, Florida; federally convicted of Receipt, Possession, or Distribution of material containing Child Pornography, in 2013; released from prison in Feb. 2025; is a registered sex offender living in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
- Convicted:
2013,
- Positions: Ward mission leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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- Steven Powell was an LDS church member in Washington and Utah; in 2011, was arrested and charged in Washington with possession of child pornography (now commonly referred to as child sexual abuse material); in 2015, was convicted and sentenced to five years in prison
- Convicted:
2015,
- Positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
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- Geoffrey Powell (1947 – ) was an LDS bishop in Western Australia; accused of sexually abusing a seven-year-old girl in his ward; the alleged abuse took place while he was a bishop; the victim twice complained to the LDS church, but said she was not believed and was chastised, and it was suggested she should move away if she felt uncomfortable; in 2019, he was sentenced to 12 months in jail
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted:
2019,
- Positions: Bishop,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail,
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- Joshua Powell (2001 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of child sexual abuse; convicted and sentenced to jail and probation
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- View report »
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- Michael Pratt was an LDS seminary principal in Utah; arrested in 2009; convicted and sentenced in 2010 for the sexual abuse of a 16-year-old seminary student
- Convicted:
2010,
- Positions: Bishopric counselor, Church employee, Other leader, Seminary teacher,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
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"I am no longer blinded by your craftiness. My eyes are wide open. I am no longer your puppet, your toy or your game."Until his 2009 arrest, Pratt was principal of the Lone Peak High School LDS seminary, where the victim was a student-
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- Carl Pratt (1930 – 2006) was a Mormon bishop in San Manuel, Arizona; allegedly sexually abused a boy in his ward, in the bishop's office at an LDS chapel; the victim provided documents to Floodlit in 2023 detailing the abuse allegations; excommunicated in 1993, per victim; apparently rebaptized in 1990s; worked for seven years in Provo Utah Temple, per obit; died in 2006
- Alleged failure to report
- Positions: Bishop, High priest, Other leader, Scout leader, Stake high council, Stake presidency counselor, Temple worker,
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Alleged church actions: Church position after excommunication, Excommunicated, Rebaptized,
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- Spencer Pratt (1975 – ) was a Mormon church member and former bank vice president of a Zions Bank branch in or near Spanish Fork, Utah; arrested in January 2025 on suspicion of child sexual abuse; pled guilty to FORCIBLE SEXUAL ABUSE - 2nd Degree Felony and AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD - 1st Degree Felony(amended to) - 2nd Degree Felony; sentencing December 31, 2025
- Positions: Primary teacher,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Ongoing, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
- Alleged church actions: Church members wrote letters of support,
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"I wen [sic] to the Bishop on my own to start this process, and am accepting the consequences that come."Pratt received multiple letters of support in his criminal trial, including from his former LDS bishop to whom he allegedly confessed abuse-
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- Kent Prestwich (1977 – ) was an LDS church member and nursery leader (Primary teacher/worker) in Lewiston, Utah; arrested in 2023 for allegedly downloading child sexual abuse material (CSAM) for 15 years "because it aroused him;" pleaded guilty to two 2nd degree felony counts of child sexual exploitation; January 2024: sentenced to two concurrent terms of one to 15 years in prison, with credit for 91 says served
- Convicted:
2023,
- Positions: Nursery, Primary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
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- Robert Price (1962 – ) was an LDS church member and scout leader in Idaho; convicted in 2002 and sentenced to prison for child sexual abuse
- Convicted:
2002,
- Positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
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- Keith Price (1956 – ) was a Mormon bishop in Pleasant Grove, Utah; convicted in 2018 of class A misdemeanor voyeurism; secretly recorded underage girls; the crime occurred while he was serving as bishop
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted:
2018,
- Positions: Bishop,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown result,
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- Byard Price (1940 – ) was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Salt Lake City, Utah; convicted of sexual abuse, then reapplied to be a scout volunteer after his conviction
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
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- Kenneth Prince (1952 – ) was a Mormon church member in Ogden, Utah; convicted of 5 counts of SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR, 2ND DEGREE FELONY in 2014; 2014 two counts of aggravated sex abuse of a child, dropped as part of plea deal; attempted suicide by drinking half a bottle of mercury, charged with reckless endangerment & use or possession of psychotoxic chemical; 2008 plead guilty lewd act, abeyance 2010 dismissed
- Convicted:
2014,
- Positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea held in abeyance, Pleaded guilty,
- Alleged church actions: unknown,
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"But back then, he said he began molesting and sexually exploiting young boys and young men because he had "needs.""After my last daughter was born, my wife didn't want to have sex anymore. And I had some needs. Especially when my doctor put me on testosterone replacement therapy because of the cancer. That's not an excuse. It was stupid. It's not a good excuse or any excuse at all. But that's the way I felt at that time. I don't now," "Prince blamed his behavior on a painful past, saying he was sexually abused as a child.-
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- Kevin Prodromides was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Positions: Stake high council,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
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- Paul Protzman (1995 – ) was a Mormon church member in Ogden, Utah; convicted in two separate cases in 2019 of multiple offenses related to sexual abuse of a minor; is a registered sex offender living in Ogden, Utah as of February 2026
- Convicted:
2018,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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""Rumors need to be silenced, or he will silence them himself" and "he isn't going to jail or be on the list""-
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- Christopher Prue (1991 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah; convicted of sexual abuse
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
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- Ryan Pugh (2001 – ) was a former Mormon missionary and BYU-Idaho student in Rexburg, Idaho; arrested and charged in 2024 with sharing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) online; orginally from Washington State; convicted in 2024, in prison in Idaho; earliest parole opportunity January 2027; will be required to register as a sex offender
- Convicted:
2024,
- Positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Ongoing, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Alleged church actions: unknown,
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- Shane Pugh (1973 – ) was a Mormon church member in Cedar Hills, Utah; accused of touching an underage girl while she was sleeping; in 2017, pleaded guilty to forcible sexual abuse (2nd degree felony); sentenced to 1 to 15 years in prison and 3 years probation
- Convicted:
2018,
- Positions: Sunday school,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender,
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- William Purdy (1997 – ) was a Mormon missionary in Tonga in 2017; originally from Utah; in July 2025, was arrested in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania after a federal grand jury indictment on charges related to child sexual exploitation; allegedly sexually abused multiple children while on his mission
- Positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
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- Marco Quintero (1982 – ) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- View report »
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- Thomas Quinton was an LDS church member in Alberta, Canada; allegedly drove to Great Falls, Montana to meet a 12-year-old girl he met through a Craigslist ad; was arrested in a sting operation
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
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- James Raborn (1989 – ) was an LDS church member in Iowa; convicted of four misdemeanor counts related to child sexual abuse and exploitation; 2023: registered sex offender living in Boone, Iowa
- Convicted:
2016,
- Positions: Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- View report »
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- Noah Rada (1999 – ) was a Mormon church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; accused of possession of child sexual abuse material in 2022; pleaded guilty; convicted in 2022; sentenced to three years in prison and 20 years probation; registered sex offender living in Millcreek, UT as of July 2026
- Convicted:
2023,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
- View report »
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- Fred Radichel was an LDS church member and scout leader in Detroit, Michigan; accused of sexual abuse
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- View report »
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- Ryan Rampton (1967 – ) was a Mormon church member in Syracuse, Utah and a Roy Utah fireman; allegedly sexually abused a child from age 4-8; accused of rape in 2017, but prosecutors didn't investigate; charged in October 2025 with AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD - 1st Degree Felony, SODOMY ON A CHILD - 1st Degree Felony and AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD - 1st Degree Felony; trial scheduled October 26, 2026
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, Rebaptized, Unknown church action,
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- Jeff Ranstrom (1986 – ) was an LDS church member, elders quorum president and high school basketball coach in Idaho; accused in 2019 of sexually abusing a student; pleaded guilty to a felony charge of child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2020 to 4 to 15 years in prison; as of December 2023, was out on parole living in Eagle, Idaho as a registered sex offender
- Convicted:
2019,
- Positions: Elders quorum president/counselor,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Parole, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
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- Kenneth Rarick (1950 – ) was a Mormon church member in Alaska; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- View report »
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- Roger Rawle (1988 – ) is believed to be a Mormon church member in Springville, Utah; charged in two cases with a total of 21 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor and aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor (CSAM-related)
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
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"Will said […] his curiosity got the best of him."Rawle admitted to viewing CSAM “about 50 times”-
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- Richard Ray (1942 – 2019) was an LDS church member in Arizona; sentenced in 1984 to 61 years in prison for molesting five girls; allegedly had more than 30 victims; the LDS church was involved in a lawsuit regarding clergy-penitent privilege; the church settled out of court for an undisclosed amount just before trial
- Alleged failure to report
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Church paid $unknown
- Positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Alleged church actions: Excommunicated,
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- Chance Ray (1980 – ) was a Mormon church member and scout leader in the Mesa, Arizona area; convicted of child sexual abuse and sentenced to prison in Arizona; spent approximately 14 years in prison; released in July 2020
- Convicted:
2005,
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Released,
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- Darin Ray (1966 – ) was an LDS church member in Douglas County, Colorado; convicted in 2004 of felony sex assault on a child by one in a position of trust (victim under 15)
- Positions: Ministering/home teacher,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
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- Bryce Ray (1975 – ) was a Mormon church member and former bank officer in West Haven, Utah; arrested in July 2024 and charged with enticing a minor and sexual solicitation of a child
- Positions: Scout leader, Sunday school,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Police investigation,
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- Willa Ray (1941 – ) was a Mormon church member and wife of Richard Kenneth Ray "Kenny" listed on FLOODLIT; sentenced to two years around 1984.
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, No contest,
- Alleged church actions: unknown,
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- Grayson Redd was a Mormon church member and former sheriff's deputy in Monticello, Utah; accused in 2024 of sexual abuse; died by suicide in July 2024, days after posting bail; alleged abuse dated back to 1967
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Not convicted, Police investigation, Suicide,
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"My first thought was, at least he can't hurt anyone else. The abuse is over for everyone."Redd's alleged sexual abuse dated back to 1967-
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- Colley Reed was a Mormon church member in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; registered sex offender
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- View report »
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- Thomas Reed was a Mormon church member in England; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; jailed for 18 years
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail,
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