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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- 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
Convicted:
2023, 
Positions: Youth leader, 
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown result, - View report »
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- 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,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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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
- Convicted:
2015,
- Positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Stake high council,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, Rebaptized,
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- 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
- Positions: Bishop,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
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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
- Convicted:
2022,
- Positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result,
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- 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;
- Alleged failure to report
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
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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
- Alleged failure to report
- Positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Seminary teacher,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Registered sex offender,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
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"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
- Convicted:
2018,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, No contest, Probation,
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- 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,
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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 failure to report
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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- 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 failure to report
- Positions: Other leader,
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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- John UNKNOWN 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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- 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
- Convicted:
2010,
- Positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Acquitted, Convicted, Prison,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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- 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
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted:
2017,
- Positions: Bishop, High priest, Other leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
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- 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,
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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 failure to report
- Positions: Bishopric counselor,
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
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- 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
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Overturned/reversed,
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- 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
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted:
2019,
- Positions: BYU, Stake high council, Sunday school,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Alleged church actions: No church discipline,
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- Alva Van Wagoner (1929 – 2019) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Convicted:
1999,
- Positions: Branch president, Ministering/home teacher, Other leader, Sunday school,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, Rebaptized,
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"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
- Positions: Missionary, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
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- Jeffrey Vargo was an LDS church member in Washington County, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty
- Convicted:
2001,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
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- James Vaterlaus (1970 – ) was an LDS church member in Cache County, Utah; accused of sexual abuse
- Positions: Elders quorum president/counselor,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail,
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- James Verde (1969 – ) was a Mormon church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; pleaded guilty to SEX ABUSE CHILD in 2005, served time in UT State prison; pleaded guilty of UNLAWFUL SEXUAL CONDUCT W/16-17 YEAR OLD; a second case in 2024 pleaded guilty of DEALING IN MATERIALS HARMFUL TO MINOR and SEXUAL BATTERY; is currently incarcerated in Utah State prison as of May 2026; is a registered sex offender
- Convicted:
2005, 2024,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Alleged church actions: unknown,
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- James Victor (1960 – ) was a Mormon missionary in Canada in the 1980s; allegedly sexually abused a 12-year-old boy while on his mission; an LDS stake president and a mission president (David Sorensen) allegedly covered up abuse allegations; Sorensen later became an LDS general authority
- Alleged failure to report
- Positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Police investigation, Unknown result,
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- Adrian Villar (1958 – ) was an LDS church member in Spanish Fork, Utah; accused of sexually abusing an 8 year old and 11 year old separately
- Positions: Primary,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
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- Paulo Villegas (1985 – ) was a Mormon church member in Hartford, Connecticut; convicted of risk of injury to a minor after a plea agreement reduction from sexual assault charges; the victim was four years old
- Convicted:
2003,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
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"Being in that jail is like being in hell everyday. There are people who really want to harm me "Before the sentencing, Solomon [judge] said Villegas blamed the victim for initiating the illegal contact. “He deliberately did what he did. It wasn’t a moment. He is way off base.”-
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- Daniel Waddington (1955 – ) was an LDS church member and retired police officer in American Fork, Utah; arrested in August 2023 and charged with 11 felony counts related to child sexual exploitation
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Ongoing, Police investigation,
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- Levi Wagner (2000 – ) was an LDS church member in Yavapai County, Arizona; accused of sexual abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- Jamie Waite was a Mormon church member in Ogden, Utah; accused of sexual abuse
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
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- Thomas Waitman (1944 – ) was an LDS church member in Cupertino, California; convicted of felony child sexual abuse in 1995 in California; as of 2023, registered sex offender living in Redmond, Washington
- Positions: Scout leader, Seminary teacher,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
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- Kay Walker (1942 – ) was a Mormon church member and Nauvoo Inn owner in Nauvoo, Illinois; charged with sexually abusing his employees; entered an Alford plea in 2004, resulting in a conviction while maintaining his innocence before the court; January 2024: lives in Idaho Falls, Idaho
- Convicted:
2004,
- Positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Alford plea, Convicted, Found guilty, Probation,
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"Nobody was traumatized by this. It wasn't like anybody was raped ... it's not like anybody has had to go to therapy for five years."Despite having at least eight victims of alleged sexual assault, Walker was able to enter an Alford plea to reduced misdemeanor battery charges-
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- Joseph Walker (1955 – ) was a former Mormon bishop, stake presidency counselor and LDS Public Affairs employee in Utah; charged in 2025 with three third-degree felony counts related to child sexual exploitation; allegedly "engaged in several sexually explicit conversations […] to seduce, lure, and entice [a 14-year-old girl] into engaging in multiple sexual acts;" released from jail after letters from church members
- Convicted:
2025,
- Positions: Bishop, Church employee, Missionary, Stake presidency counselor,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, Released,
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"[Walker] needs to be with his community. He needs therapy, his ward, his family, his friends. He is not a risk to the community and never has been."Walker helped Mormon apostle Russell Ballard prepare speeches for years-
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- Thomas Wallin (1999 – ) was a Mormon church member in South Jordan, Utah; admitted to sexually abusing a child within an LDS chapel; in 2022, sentenced to 18 years in prison
- Convicted:
2022,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
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- Matthew Wallis (1984 – ) was a Mormon church member in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana and in Ogden, Utah; pleaded guilty to a charge related to child sexual abuse
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted:
2015,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
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- Stephen Wanlass (1939 – 2018) was a Mormon church member in Monroe, Sevier County, Utah; accused of child sexual abuse; in 1997, pleaded no contest to one third-degree felony count of attempted sex abuse of a child; was sentenced to up to five years in prison; registered sex offender; died in 2018
- Convicted:
1997,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, No contest, Prison, Registered sex offender,
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- Nathan Ward (1961 – ) was a Mormon church member and OBGYN in Missisippi and Utah; sentenced to prison in 2019 for production of child pornography
- Convicted:
2019,
- Positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
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- Curtis Ware (1968 – ) was a Mormon church member and football coach for Grantsville High School in Utah; convicted in June 2018 of one count of unlawful sexual conduct with a 16- or 17-year-old and two counts of dealing in materials harmful to a minor, all class A misdemeanors; also pleaded guilty to class B misdemeanor tampering with a witness in a separate case
- Convicted:
2018,
- Positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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- Craig Ware was a Mormon church member in Aberdeenshire, Scotland; pleaded guilty, was given 300 hours of unpaid work, 3 years probation and to register as a sex offender
- Convicted:
2026,
- Positions: Bishopric counselor,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Alleged church actions: Released from church position,
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- Christopher Warnock (1950 – ) was a Mormon church member in Waukesha County, Wisconsin; pleaded guilty to two counts of 1st Degree Sexual Assault of Child and one 2nd Degree Sex Assault-Intoxicated Victim
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted:
2021,
- Positions: Stake seventy,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
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- Allen Washburn was a Mormon church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- Michael Watson (1964 – ) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Positions: Bishopric counselor, Stake high council, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
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- Thomas Weaver (1973 – ) was a Mormon church member in Utah; arrested in 2023 and charged with felony child sexual abuse
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Unknown result,
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- Cody Weaver (1993 – ) was a Mormon church member and ward executive secretary in Queen Creek, Arizona; charged in 2024 with three counts of sexual exploitation of a minor for CSAM material investigators said they found on his home electronics
- Positions: Ward executive secretary,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- Alleged church actions: Supervised escort, Ward in-person meeting,
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- David Webb (1977 – ) was an LDS church member and oral surgeon in Vacaville, California; accused of sexual abuse of multiple patients in 2021 and again in 2022; gave up his license to practice in 2023; got a license to practice dentistry in Idaho; as of March 2024, a criminal case and several civil cases in California are ongoing
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- Civil case(s): Ongoing,
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- Charles Weber (1947 – ) was an LDS church member and principal in Heber, Utah; convicted of forcible sodomy, forcible sexual abuse unlawful sexual activity with a minor; admitted to sexually abusing children throughout his 35 year career
- Convicted:
2013, 2014,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
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- Mark Webster was a branch president in New Mexico; accused of rape in a civil lawsuit
- Alleged failure to report
- Positions: Branch president, Other leader,
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
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- Anthony Webster was an LDS church member and fitness center employee in Collierville, Tennessee; accused of sexually molesting three young girls; in 2013, pleaded guilty to four counts of aggravated sexual battery and was sentenced to 16 years in prison
- Convicted:
2013,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
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- Gregory Weinand (1985 – ) was a Cowley, Wyoming man; convicted of two counts of possession with the intent to promote child pornography in 2025; sent CSAM images to an undercover agent in Texas; was extradited to Montgomery County, Texas, to face trial
- Positions: Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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- Kevin Weisenberger (1970 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 1993
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- View report »
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- Jeffrey Welling (1951 – ) was a Mormon church member in Fruit Heights, Utah; convicted of enticing a minor online in 2022;
- Criminal case(s): Pleaded guilty,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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