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- Mark Aitken (1982 – ) was a Mormon church member in Falkirk, Scotland; found guilty of raping a 16-year-old girl after allegedly sending her manipulative and threatening messages; sentenced to seven years in prison
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Scotland, United Kingdom,
- Crime country: Scotland, United Kingdom,
- Convicted: 2022,
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Prison,
- Samuel Baugh (1983 – ) was a Mormon church member in Kingston, Idaho; charged in 2025 with multiple felonies related to child sexual abuse; allegedly molested two children for many years; his defense attorney noted Baugh was active in the church while requesting a reduction in the bond amount; Floodlit is seeking court documents
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- Alleged crime: 2010s, 2020s,
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Alleged crime county: ID - Shoshone,
- Alleged crime state: Idaho,
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- Alexander Boulton (1917 – 2015) was a former Mormon bishop of the 28th Ward in South Ogden, Utah; in 1995, convicted via plea deal of one second-degree felony count of child sex abuse; sentenced to probation
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- Crime: 1990s,
- Places lived: Australia, England, United Kingdom, Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 1995,
- LDS positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
- Ronald Brockner (1959 – ) was a Mormon bishop and stake president in Louisiana; moved to Idaho; convicted in Idaho in 2020 of sexually exploiting a minor; sentenced to 5 to 10 years in prison
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- Convicted: 2020,
- LDS positions: Bishop, Stake president,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Alleged failure to report
- Brandon Brown (1978 – ) was an LDS church member in Pocatello, Idaho; accused in 2024 of untying two teenage girls' swimsuit tops and touching them inappropriately at a mall in Chubbuck, Idaho; also accused of inappropriately touching a third teenage girl; in 2025, entered Alford pleas to felony and misdemeanor counts of sexual battery of a child; a judge rejected the plea agreement
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- Crime: 2020s,
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Crime state: Idaho,
- Convicted: 2025,
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Alford plea, Convicted, Ongoing, Plea deal,
- William Butcher was a Mormon church member in Provo, Utah; turned himself in to police in 2013, three days before he was planning to begin a Mormon mission, and admitted to sexually abusing 12 boys and girls; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse charges; sentenced in 2014 to 18 years to life in prison; as of 2025, lives in Provo, Utah
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- Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- Places lived: Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Crime city: UT - Provo,
- Crime county: UT - Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Kevin Christensen (1960 – ) was a Mormon church member and judge in Brigham City, Utah; accused of receiving and distributing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) to individuals he believed to be minor children; pleaded not guilty in July 2025
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- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Alleged crime city: UT - Tremonton,
- Alleged crime county: UT - Box Elder,
- Alleged crime state: Utah,
- LDS positions: Stake high council,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- John Fanning (1932 – 2012) was a Mormon branch president in Texas, bishop in Oklahoma and Boy Scout executive in several US states, including Utah; accused in 1986 in Utah of sexually abusing at least three boys, including during LDS-sponsored scouting activities; admitted guilt; convicted via plea agreement in 1986 or 1987; sentenced to 30 days in jail and spent approximately 18 months on probation; died in 2012
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- Crime: 1980s,
- Places lived: Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah,
- Crime state: Louisiana, Utah,
- Convicted: 1987,
- LDS positions: Bishop, Branch president, Missionary, Scout leader, Senior missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Alleged failure to report
- David Farley (1958 – ) was a former doctor in West Linn, Oregon; accused of sexually abusing more than 200 patients over a span of many years, during some of which Farley was an LDS stake high council member; in 2024, the city of West Linn, Oregon released a report about the way its police department investigated Farley; in October 2025, a grand jury indicted him on 11 felony sexual assault charges
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- Alleged crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s,
- Places lived: Oregon, Utah,
- Alleged crime city: OR - West Linn,
- Alleged crime county: OR - Clackamas,
- Alleged crime state: Oregon,
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Primary, Stake high council, Sunday school,
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Not convicted, Ongoing,
- Civil case(s): Ongoing,
- Alleged failure to report
- Douglas Hall (1982 – ) was a Mormon church member and real estate agent in Idaho; pleaded guilty in 2025 to first-degree felony object rape in Utah, and to lewd conduct with a minor under the age of 16 in Idaho; other charges in both cases were dropped via plea agreements; sentenced to five years to life in prison in Utah, and to eight years to life in prison in Idaho, per court documents
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- Crime: 2020s,
- Places lived: Idaho, Oklahoma, Utah,
- Crime city: UT - St. George,
- Crime county: UT - Washington,
- Crime state: Idaho, Utah,
- Convicted: 2025,
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Brent Hansen (1938 – ) was an LDS church member and dentist in Spanish Fork, Utah; was also mayor of Spanish Fork and president of its chamber of commerce; accused in a civil lawsuit of receiving sexual favors from a dentistry patient in return for prescriptions for narcotics; his dentistry license was suspended for 30 days; died in 2015
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- Alleged crime: 1980s,
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Alleged crime county: UT - Utah,
- Alleged crime state: Utah,
- LDS positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Scout leader, Stake high council, Sunday school, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case(s): Settlement, Unknown result,
- Alleged failure to report
- Steven Hansen (1953 – ) was a former LDS bishop; accused of sexual abuse
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- Convicted: 2018,
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- Lynn Hill was a Mormon scoutmaster in Utah; worked from 1976 to 1984 as a financial auditor for the LDS church, including in Japan and other Asian countries; sentenced in 2004 to up to five years in prison for sexually abusing a 17-year-old developmentally disabled girl; Hill molested her while driving her to an LDS church activity for disabled children, and at her home, according to charging documents
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2004,
- LDS positions: Missionary, Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Prison, Released,
- Albert Jackson (1906 – 2010) was a Mormon church member in Lewiston, Utah and Centerville, Utah; accused of child sexual abuse; convicted in 2002 (at age 96) via plea agreement to two second-degree felony counts of sex abuse of a child; was sentenced to two concurrent prison terms of one to 15 years each
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- Crime: 1990s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Cache,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2002,
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Ángel Jaramillo was an LDS church member and city councilor in El Carmen, Jujuy, Argentina; arrested on child pornography and abuse charges (which includes distribution, tenancy, and production of material); in 2025, sentenced to two years of "prisión condicional" (akin to probation)
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- Crime: 2020s,
- Places lived: Argentina,
- Crime city: Argentina - Jujuy,
- Crime country: Argentina,
- Convicted: 2024,
- LDS positions: Church employee, Stake clerk, Stake high council,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Alleged failure to report
- Brent Johnson (1973 – ) was a Mormon church member in Cedar Hills, Utah; charged in 2024 with multiple felonies related to child sexual abuse; police said they found three videos of Johnson in 2013 where he was recording himself sexually abusing an 11-year-old child while she was sleeping
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- Crime: 2010s, 2020s,
- Places lived: Unknown location,
- Crime county: UT - Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2025,
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Unknown result,
- Larry Johnson (1948 – ) was a Mormon mission president (Virginia Roanoke 1989-1992), bishop and LDS seminary/institute teacher in California; accused of child sexual abuse in two lawsuits filed in Orange County, California against the Mormon church and Johnson; the first (30-2021-01229269-CU-PO-CJC), filed in 2021, was dismissed with prejudice in 2023; the second (30-2023-01348903-CU-PO-CXC), filed in 2023, is ongoing
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- Alleged crime: 1980s,
- Places lived: California, Virginia,
- Alleged crime city: CA - Costa Mesa, CA - Fountain Valley,
- Alleged crime county: CA - Orange,
- Alleged crime state: California,
- LDS positions: Bishop, Church employee, Mission president, Missionary, Other leader, Seminary teacher,
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case(s): Dismissed with prejudice, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Alleged failure to report
- Isaac Kemp was a Mormon church member in Draper, Utah; allegedly sexually abused children in Draper and Nebraska; sentenced to prison in Nebraska until 2038
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Nebraska, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Salt Lake,
- Crime state: Nebraska, Utah,
- Convicted: 2017,
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Ongoing, Prison,
- Keith Knutson (1968 – ) was a Mormon church member in Lynnwood, Washington; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse charges in 1995; a Mormon bishop allegedly failed to report abuse allegations to police
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- Crime: 1990s,
- Places lived: Washington,
- Crime county: WA - Snohomish,
- Crime state: Washington,
- Convicted: 1995,
- LDS positions: Sunday school,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Alleged failure to report
- James Larsen (1977 – ) was a Mormon church member (possibly a ward clerk or bishop) in Magna, Utah; accused in 2017 of putting cameras in LDS church bathrooms as well as a private rental; pleaded guilty; sentenced in 2018 to prison; released; as of 2025, lives in Magna, Utah as a registered sex offender
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Salt Lake,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2018,
- LDS positions: Missionary, Ward clerk,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Shawn Mortensen (1965 – ) was a former Mormon bishop and stake presidency member in Albuquerque, New Mexico; in February 2021, admitted to police that he had sexually abused an 11-year-old girl in January 2021; convicted of child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2022 to prison in New Mexico
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- Crime: 2020s,
- Places lived: New Mexico, Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Crime state: New Mexico,
- Convicted: 2022,
- LDS positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Other leader,
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Zander Nunley (1998 – ) was a police officer and former Mormon missionary in Salt Lake City, Utah; went on an LDS mission to Nicaragua in 2018 to 2019; accused in December 2024 of sexual assault of a woman who said he met her via an online dating app; she said he invited her to his home to watch a Christmas devotional broadcast by worldwide Mormon leaders; she said he removed his LDS temple garments to assault her
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- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Places lived: Nicaragua, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Alleged crime county: UT - Utah,
- Alleged crime state: Utah,
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- Greg Orton (1957 – ) was a Mormon church member in La Grande, Oregon; accused and arrested for alleged sexual abuse with a minor who was under 14 at the time of the alleged abuse
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- Alleged crime: 2010s, 2020s,
- Places lived: Oregon,
- Alleged crime state: Oregon,
- LDS positions: Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- Terry Parker (1953 – ) was a former Mormon bishop and school teacher at Lincoln High School in Tacoma, Washington; in 1996, two former students filed a civil lawsuit against the school district, Parker and the school's former principal, saying Parker sexually abused them; they said they reported to the school district, which then allegedly did nothing to protect them; the suit was dismissed with prejudice in Feb. 1998
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- Alleged crime: 1990s,
- Places lived: Utah, Washington,
- Alleged crime state: Washington,
- LDS positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Nursery, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case(s): Dismissed with prejudice,
- Brian Peterson (1964 – ) was an LDS church member and scout leader in Orem, Utah; accused in 1988 of child sexual abuse; convicted and sentenced to prison in 1990
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- Crime: 1980s,
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Crime county: UT - Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 1989,
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, No contest, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Alleged failure to report
- Timothy Phelps (1961 – ) was a Mormon church member in Morgantown, Kentucky; convicted of sexual abuse
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- Crime: 1990s,
- Places lived: Florida, Kentucky, Morgantown, Pinellas,
- Crime county: FL - Pinellas,
- Crime state: Florida,
- Convicted: 1995,
- LDS positions: Ward executive secretary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Brian Pickett was a Mormon branch president and leader at a youth program picking pineapples in Maui, Hawaii; accused of sexual abuse in a civil lawsuit that also named the LDS church; the suit was dismissed with prejudice after a settlement in 2016
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- Alleged crime: 1980s,
- Places lived: Hawaii,
- Alleged crime state: Hawaii,
- LDS positions: Branch president, Stake high council,
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case(s): Dismissed with prejudice, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Alleged failure to report
- UNKNOWN Smith was a Mormon bishop in Lancaster, California; a 2024 civil lawsuit said he took part with two Melchizedek priesthood holders 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
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- Alleged crime: 2000s,
- Places lived: California,
- Alleged crime state: California,
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Alleged failure to report
- Paul Spencer (1970 – ) was a Mormon church temple prep instructor and mission leader in Riverton, Salt Lake County, Utah; charged in December 2024 with multiple felonies related to arranging to meet a police detective posing as a 13-year-old girl for sexual assault in Lehi, Utah
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- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Alleged crime county: UT - Salt Lake,
- Alleged crime state: Utah,
- LDS positions: Other leader, Ward mission leader, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Police investigation,
- Keaton Tanner (1995 – ) was a Mormon church member and school teacher in Pleasant Grove, Utah; accused and arrested for alleged rape of a child; authorities requested no bail because they feared he might flee to Germany, where he was once a Mormon missionary
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- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Places lived: Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Alleged crime county: UT - Utah,
- Alleged crime state: Utah,
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- 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
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- Alleged crime: 2000s,
- Places lived: California,
- 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 report
- 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
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- Alleged crime: 2000s,
- Places lived: California,
- 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 report
- 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
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2018,
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
- Mark Webb (1966 – ) was an LDS church member in Murray, Utah; pleaded guilty in 2014 to two counts of unlawful sexual activity with a minor
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Salt Lake,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2014,
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Probation,

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