4,193 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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- Patrick Tervort (1992 – ) was a reportedly a Mormon church member in St. George, Utah; pled guilty and convicted of three counts of FORCIBLE SEXUAL ABUSE a 2nd Degree Felony; sentenced 1-15 years for each conviction; all prison time suspended.
Crime: 2020s, 
Crime state:
Utah,
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- Convicted:
2023,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Registered sex offender, - View report »
Crime state:
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- Kelly Teters (1963 – ) was an LDS church member in Montana; in 2001, accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl in 1997; in 2002, found guilty of sexual intercourse without consent and sentenced to 10 years in prison
- Crime: 1990s,
- Crime state:
Montana,
Convicted:
2002, 
LDS positions: Unknown position, 
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, 
Alleged failure to report-
- John Thiele (1956 – ) was a Mormon church stake high council member in Idaho; convicted in 2018 of sexual abuse, no jail time served; registered as sex offender
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
Convicted:
2018, LDS positions: Stake high council, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, -
- John Tholen (1952 – ) was a Mormon church member; sentenced to 10 years in prison for sexually abusing children he babysat with his wife Judith Tholen, who also sexually abused them
- Crime: 1970s, 1980s,
LDS positions: Unknown position, - Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- View report »
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- Judith Tholen (1956 – ) was a Mormon church member; sentenced to 10 years in prison for sexually abusing children she babysat with her husband John Tholen, who also sexually abused them
- Crime: 1970s, 1980s,
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- View report »
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- Mark Thomas was an LDS church member in Illinois; convicted of child sexual abuse; in a federal lawsuit filed in 2004 against the LDS church, the plaintiff alleged that Thomas molested a 4-year-old girl in about 2002 when her parents were worshipping at the Nauvoo, Illinois Temple
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state:
Illinois,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown result, Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result, Alleged failure to report
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, Rebaptized, -
- Thomas Thompson (1944 – ) was an LDS church member in Oregon, California and Arkansas; convicted of sex crimes in Oregon in about 2002; as of 2024, was a registered sex offender living in Yellville, Arkansas
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state:
Oregon,
Convicted:
2002, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Released, -
- Wendell Thompson (1963 – ) was a former LDS bishop and stake presidency member in Clinton, Mississippi; convicted in 2011 of felony child sexual abuse (gratification of lust); some of the abuse took place while Thompson was in an LDS stake presidency role
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Mississippi,
Convicted:
2011, LDS positions: Bishop, Stake presidency counselor, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown result, Alleged failure to report-
- Jerry Thompson (1973 – ) was an LDS church member in Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada; accused of sexual abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- View report »
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- Kevin Thorpe (1978 – ) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- View report »
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- Jared Tichy (1978 – ) was an LDS church member and elementary school teacher in Salt Lake City, Utah; in April 2023, charged with child sexual abuse; several other victims came forward in April 2023
- Crime: 2010s, 2020s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Ongoing, Unknown result, 
LDS positions: High priest, Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result, Alleged failure to report-
- Edgar Tisdale was a Mormon church member in Washington; accused of sexual abuse
- Alleged crime: 1980s,
- Alleged crime state:
Washington,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Unknown result, -
- Patrick Tissier was an LDS church member in Perpignan, France; accused of sexual abuse; convicted, sentenced to prison
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- View report »
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- Russell Tolbert (1980 – ) was a Mormon church member in Rigby, Idaho; accused of sexual abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- View report »
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- Donald Tolman (1943 – ) was an LDS church member and former bishop in Provo, Utah (Provo 10th Ward, starting in 1975); convicted in 2020 of six felony counts related to child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2020 to 25 years to life in prison
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2020, LDS positions: Bishop, Missionary, Stake high council, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Released, -
- James Tolman (1972 – ) was an LDS church member in Orem, Utah and Cheyenne, Wyoming; convicted of UNLAWFUL SEXUAL INTERCOURSE in 1994 in Utah and SEXUAL ABUSE OF A MINOR IN THE SECOND DEGREE in Wyoming
- Crime: 1990s, 2000s,
- Crime state:
Utah, Wyoming,
Convicted:
2006, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, -
- Jay Toombs (1956 – ) was an LDS scout leader and private investigator in Benson, Utah; allegedly told his stake president (a Cache County prosecutor) in 1994 that he had molested boys; three LDS bishops and stake president Jerry Toombs (his older brother) allegedly knew of abuse but did not tell police; convicted in 2000 and sentenced to five years to life in prison; released in 2025; lives in Logan, Utah
- Crime: 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2000, LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released, Alleged failure to reportadmitted to molesting at least 53 victims
"I felt like I was going to the authorities [by reporting to multiple bishops]. I wanted to do what was right. I didn't want to see him go to prison. I wanted him to get help. [...] I was always told to be patient with Jay, he was a good man. That's what I was told again and again and again. I was even given priesthood blessings that I had been chosen to help him."
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- Blaine Tracy was an LDS church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; accused of sexual abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- View report »
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- Mark Treter (1954 – ) was a Mormon church member and environmental lawyer in Greendale, Indiana; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded no contest to one felony count; sentenced in 2023 to probation; local LDS church leaders allegedly knew of Treter's criminal behavior but did not report to police
- Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- Crime state:
Indiana,
Convicted:
2023, LDS positions: Scout leader, Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, No contest, Plea deal, Probation, Alleged failure to report-
- Nathan Tripp (1962 – ) was a Mormon church member in Webster Groves, Missouri; charged with two counts of statutory sodomy or attempted statutory sodomy of a person less than 12 years old, charged in 2025.
- Convicted:
ongoing,
- LDS positions: Bishop, primary chorister, primary pianest, Scout leader, ward music leader,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- Alleged church actions: Email to stake leaders,
- View report »
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- Robert Tubbs (1951 – ) was an LDS scout leader in Slaterville, Weber County, Utah; admitted he told a Mormon bishop in the early 1970s he had molested multiple boys; Tubbs said the bishop kept the abuse secret; nearly 20 years passed and Tubbs molested others; in the 1990s, Tubbs pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse charges; sentenced to six years to life in prison; paroled in 2000; violated parole; released in 2008
- Crime: 1990s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
LDS positions: Missionary, Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Parole, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released, Violated parole/probation, Alleged failure to reportAlleged church actions: Ward official accused of failure to report, -
- David Tupou was a Mormon church member in California; accused of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- View report »
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- Timothy Turner was an LDS church member and middle school band teacher in West Virginia; convicted in 2020 of child sexual abuse
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
West Virginia,
Convicted:
2020, LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result, -
- Marc Turner was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- View report »
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- Spencer Turner (1977 – ) was a Mormon church member in Murray, Utah; In June of 2007 arrested via an undercover sting operation for attempting to meet with a person he thought was a girl so he could kiss and fondle her; also alleged sexually abused three other minor girls
- Alleged crime: 2000s,
- Alleged crime state:
Utah,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Police investigation, Unknown result, -
- Marc Turner was a former Mormon bishopric member and former Boy Scout leader in Austin, Texas; arrested in 2017 and charged with promotion of child pornography, a second-degree felony; convicted; sentenced to prison
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- View report »
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- Benjamin Turner (1959 – ) was a Mormon church member and LDS Primary teacher in Davis County, Utah; accused in the 2000s of child sexual abuse and possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM); convicted on federal charges; sentenced to prison
- Crime: 2000s, 2010s, 2020s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
LDS positions: Primary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender, Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, -
- Drew Tutt (1988 – ) was a Mormon church member, school teacher and soccer coach in Ogden, Utah; accused of sexual abuse of two girls on his soccer team; in 2017, convicted of two counts of third degree felony sexual abuse of a minor student; in 2018, sentenced to prison
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Civil case(s): Dismissed, Dismissed with prejudice,
- View report »
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- Timothy Tuttle (1962 – 2016) was an LDS church member in Utah; convicted in 2016 of three counts of class A misdemeanor sexual battery
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2016, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result, -
- Devin Tuttle (1997 – ) was a Mormon church member in Draper, Utah; convicted of UNLAWFUL SEXUAL CONDUCT WITH A 16 OR 17 YEAR OLD/CLASS A MISDEMEANOR
- Crime: 2020s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2023, LDS positions: Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown result, -
- Joshua Twelves (1976 – ) was a Mormon church member in Utah; convicted in 2016 of two second-degree felony counts of sexual exploitation of a minor; as of April 2026, is a registered sex offender in Magna, Utah
- Convicted:
2016,
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
- View report »
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- Veloy Twitchell (1954 – ) was a former Mormon bishopric counselor in Marysville, Washington; accused in 2015 of perpetrating a sex crime that allegedly took place in approximately 2004; convicted
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state:
Washington,
Convicted:
2015, LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Stake high council, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, Rebaptized, -
- Charles Tyhurst (1947 – ) was a former LDS bishop and optometrist in southwest Virginia; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; 2020: sentenced in Virginia to prison for five years for aggravated sexual battery of a minor; 2024: registered sex offender; lives in Richmond, Virginia
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- View report »
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- Jordan Udall (1978 – ) was a Mormon church member and police officer in St. Johns Arizona; pleaded guilty in 2022 to knowing access to child pornography
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Arizona,
Convicted:
2022, LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result, -
- Marcus Udall (1996 – ) was an LDS church member in Maricopa County, Arizona; accused of child sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in 2014 to a reduced felony charge;
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Alleged failure to report
- View report »
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- Kimball Ungerman (1957 – ) was an LDS bishopric counselor in California; moved to Utah; pleaded guilty in 2020 to one felony count related to child sexual abuse; sentenced to prison, but term was suspended; sentenced to probation; as of 2023, registered sex offender, lives in Orem, Utah; a 2021 California lawsuit against the church said bishop Phil Stewart failed to protect a victim, and a mission president didn't report
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Seminary teacher,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Registered sex offender,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Alleged failure to report
- View report »
"The Church does not keep a repository of documents relating to allegations, claims, or notification of child sexual abuse. There is no 'sexual abuse' file."
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- James Ungricht was a Mormon church member and junior high school science and math teacher in San Diego, California; arrested in 2017 for lewd conduct in public; pleaded no contest in 2018 to a misdemeanor charge of lewd conduct in a public place; sentenced to serve 30 days in county jail, plus three years probation
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
California,
Convicted:
2018, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, No contest, Probation, -
- unknown unknown was a Mormon church member in Massachusetts; accused of sexual abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- View report »
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- Bob UNKNOWN was a Mormon church member and Melchizedek priesthood holder in Lancaster, California; a 2024 civil lawsuit said he took part with a Mormon bishop and another Melchizedek priesthood holder in sexually assaulting an underage boy inside an LDS church building on a weekly basis from 2001 to 2003, starting when the victim was 15 years old
- Alleged crime: 2000s,
- Alleged crime state:
California,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing, Alleged failure to reportAlleged church actions: Unknown church action, -
- Jim UNKNOWN was a Mormon church member and Melchizedek priesthood holder in Lancaster, California; a 2024 civil lawsuit said he took part with a Mormon bishop and another Melchizedek priesthood holder in sexually assaulting an underage boy inside an LDS church building on a weekly basis from 2001 to 2003, starting when the victim was 15 years old
- Alleged crime: 2000s,
- Alleged crime state:
California,
LDS positions: Other leader, Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing, Alleged failure to reportAlleged church actions: Unknown church action, -
- John UNKNOWN was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Alleged failure to report
- View report »
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- Omale Uwa (1986 – ) was a Mormon missionary in Accra, Ghana; convicted of child sexual abuse in 2010 and sentenced to prison, along with his missionary companion, That Ayono Keeng; in 2011, an Accra High Court acquitted them, ruling that the trial court was wrong in convicting the missionaries
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime country:
Ghana,
Crime country:
Convicted:
2010, LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Acquitted, Convicted, Prison, Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, -
- Keith Vallejo (1974 – ) was a Mormon bishop in Utah; accused of sexually abusing and raping two underage girls; in 2017, was found guilty in a jury trial of ten counts of second-degree felony forcible sexual abuse and one count of first-degree felony object rape; sentenced to five years to life in prison
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2017, LDS positions: Bishop, High priest, Other leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, Alleged failure to report-
- William Van Dyke was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual harassment of female students at Weber State University that needed financial aid
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- View report »
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- Bruce Van Horn was a Mormon bishopric counselor in Cerritos, California; accused in a 2025 lawsuit against the Mormon church of sexually abusing a child as part of a sex trafficking ring, and of covering up the abuse; the plaintiff said she was abused over 200 times at the Cerritos LDS stake center from 1979 to 1983
- Alleged crime: 1970s, 1980s,
- Alleged crime state:
California,
LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing, Alleged failure to report-
- Homer Van Matre (1947 – 2017) was an LDS church member in Salt Lake County, Utah; found guilty of sexual abuse of child and sodomy on a child; charges were reversed on appeal when child recanted her story
- Crime: 1980s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Overturned/reversed, -
- Sterling Van Wagenen (1947 – ) was a co-founder of Sundance Film Festival and director of some Mormon temple endowment videos; publicly accused of sexual abuse of two children in two separate instances; sentenced to prison in 2019 for child sexual abuse
- Crime: 1990s, 2010s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2019, LDS positions: BYU, Stake high council, Sunday school, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Alleged failure to reportAlleged church actions: No church discipline, -
- Alva Van Wagoner (1929 – 2019) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Convicted:
1999,
- LDS positions: Branch president, Ministering/home teacher, Other leader, Sunday school,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, Rebaptized,
- View report »
"The judge also noted that he had never received so many letters in support of anyone who had come to his court before as a defendant in a criminal case."
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- Kurt Vanwagoner (1966 – ) was a Mormon church member in Centerville, Utah who worked with young men in his ward as of March 2024; arrested and charged in March 2024 with 10 first degree felony counts of aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor (sharing CSAM); police said he sent online chat messages talking about himself secretly taking photographs of women he found attractive in his LDS ward, during church services
- LDS positions: Missionary, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- View report »
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