4 LDS sex abuse cases found
Alleged church action: Church officials disfellowshipped the accused
- 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,
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Crime state:
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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,
LDS positions: Scout leader, 
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, 
Alleged failure to reportChurch paid $200,000
Alleged church actions: Disfellowshipped, Excommunicated, Church officials asked Dyer to resign as scoutmaster and later disfellowshipped and excommunicated him, but allegedly did not tell police
"Until we use names, until people understand that this happened to Johnny next door, it will keep on happening."
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- 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,
Convicted:
2007, LDS positions: Nursery, Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, 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,
Crime country:
Convicted:
2025, LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Branch president, Elders quorum president/counselor, Nursery, Primary, Scout leader, Stake high council, temple liaison, Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Alleged failure to reportAlleged 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, Mormon officials were accused of failure to report Rock’s sexual abuse of children
"Myself, my mom and my sister reached out to the LDS Church for help. He lied to them. They protected him with misguided mercy."
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