4 LDS sex abuse cases found
- Church action: Disfellowshipped
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- Joseph Anderson (1985 – ) was a Mormon church member attending BYU Idaho in Rexburg, Idaho and Lincoln Nebraska; convicted of CSAM related charges in Idaho in 2008 and in Nebraska in 2015; is a registered sex offender living in Lincoln, Nebraska; reportedly actively attends LDS Pioneer Ward in Lincoln, Nebraska
Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
Crime state:
Idaho, Nebraska,
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Convicted:
2008, 2015,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
Alleged church actions: Disfellowshipped, - View report »
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- Edwin Dyer (1935 – 1986) was a Mormon church member and scoutmaster in central Oregon; accused of sexual abuse; allegedly molested as many as 15 boys over a 28-year period; convicted in 1985 of two misdemeanors related to sexual abuse; shot and killed in 1986 by one of his victims; the Mormon church settled out of court for $200,000 with one victim
Crime: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s,
Crime state:
Oregon,
Alleged church actions: Disfellowshipped, Excommunicated, -

- Brandon Halley (1976 – ) was a Mormon church member in Esparto, California; convicted of LEWD & LASCIVIOUS ACTS W/CHILD UNDER 14 and MOLEST/ANNOY CHILD in 2007; is a registered sex offender living in Springville, Utah
Crime: 2000s,
Crime state:
California, Utah,
Alleged church actions: Disfellowshipped, -

- Jeffrey Rock (1955 – ) was a former Mormon branch president and U.S. State Department employee; lived in California, Utah, Fiji and Thailand; pleaded guilty in 2025 to three charges of sexual battery; sentenced in February 2026 in Utah to 18 months in jail; the Mormon church knew about alleged child sex abuse but failed multiple times over years to alert civil authorities, according to Rock’s relatives
Crime: 2000s,
Crime state:
California, Utah,
Crime country:
Thailand,
Alleged church actions: Church officials accused of allowing interaction with children after notice of wrongdoing, Counseling/therapy for victim, Disfellowshipped, High-level official accused of failure to report, Officials allegedly gave the accused a church duty after admission of wrongdoing, Ward official accused of failure to report, Filters
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