145 LDS sex abuse cases found
- Church action: Unknown church action
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- 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
Alleged crime: 2020s,
Alleged crime state:
Utah,
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LDS positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Arvid Oakley (1943 – ) was a Mormon church member in Springville, Utah; accused of sexually abusing several girls who were between 4 and 6 years old; one alleged instance of abuse took place during his LDS mission to Uruguay in 1963; convicted of child sexual abuse in 1998; as of April 2026, is in prison in Utah
Crime: 1960s, 1990s,
Crime state:
Utah,
Crime country:
Uruguay,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, -

- 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
Alleged crime: 2010s, 2020s,
Alleged crime state:
Oregon,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, -

- 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
Alleged crime: 1990s,
Alleged crime state:
Washington,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, -

- James Parks was a Mormon church member in Cody, Wyoming; accused in 2025 of child sexual abuse
Alleged crime: 2020s,
Alleged crime state:
Wyoming,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, -

- Robert Peavey (1937 – ) was a Mormon church member in Santa Clara and Glenn counties, in California. Convicted of three counts of lewd & lascivious acts with a minor under 14 in 1996 and sexual batter in 2012. Is a registered sex offender living in Weiser, Idaho as of February 2026.
Crime: 1990s, 2010s,
Crime state:
California,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, -

- 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
Crime: 1980s,
Crime state:
Utah,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, -

- Miles Petty (2003 – ) was a Mormon in Orem, Utah; pc affidavit said he contacted a team member of Predator Poachers that was posing as a 13-year-old girl, had sexually explicit conversations, masturbated on a video call with the undercover member; Petty drove to meet 13-year-old team member; police were called, Petty was taken to Sandy Police Department; has four charges related sex abuse; due in court March 30, 2026
Alleged crime: 2020s,
Alleged crime state:
Utah,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, -

- Timothy Phelps (1961 – ) was a Mormon church member in Morgantown, Kentucky; convicted of sexual abuse
Crime: 1990s,
Crime state:
Florida,
Alleged church actions: Church position after conviction, Officials allegedly gave the accused a church duty after admission of wrongdoing, Unknown church action, -

- Arthur Phillips (1949 – ) was a Mormon church member in Mesa, Arizona; in 1993, sentenced to jail for one year and placed on probation for four years for sexual molestation of a 14-year-old girl; made to register as a sex offender
Crime: 1990s,
Crime state:
Arizona,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, -

- 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
Alleged crime: 1980s,
Alleged crime state:
Hawaii,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, -

- William Pingel (1971 – ) was a Mormon church member in Tremonton, Utah; convicted of two counts of AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD in 2024; sentenced to 10 years in prison; is in Sevier County Jail as of February 2026
Crime: 2000s,
Crime state:
Utah,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, -

- Bradley Platt (1971 – ) Bradley Platt was a man that lived in Chandler, Arizona; in 2006 pleaded guilty to SEXUAL ABUSE, SEXUAL CONDUCT WITH MINOR and MOLESTATION OF CHILD; is a registered sex offender living in Springville, Utah; might work at Harold B. Lee Library at BYU in Provo, Utah
Crime: 2000s,
Crime state:
Arizona,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, -

- Cody Polatis (1995 – ) was a Mormon church member in Rexburg, Idaho; committed a series of crimes; was convicted multiple times of crimes related to child sex abuse
Crime: 2010s, 2020s,
Crime state:
Idaho,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, -

- Justin Porter (1992 – ) was a Mormon church member in Layton, Utah; convicted of enticement of a minor online or text in 2022 and attempted sexual abuse of a child in 2023; is a registered sex offender living in Layton, Utah, as of February 2026
Crime: 2020s,
Crime state:
Utah,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, -

- George Potter (1986 – ) was a Mormon church member in Gulf Breeze, Florida; federally convicted of Receipt, Possession, or Distribution of material containing Child Pornography, in 2013; released from prison in Feb. 2025; is a registered sex offender living in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
Crime: 2010s, 2020s,
Crime state:
Florida,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, -

- Paul Protzman (1995 – ) was a Mormon church member in Ogden, Utah; convicted in two separate cases in 2019 of multiple offenses related to sexual abuse of a minor; is a registered sex offender living in Ogden, Utah as of February 2026
Crime: 2010s,
Crime state:
Utah,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, -

- Ryan Rampton (1967 – ) was a Mormon church member in Syracuse, Utah and a Roy Utah fireman; allegedly sexually abused a child from age 4-8; accused of rape in 2017, but prosecutors didn't investigate; charged in October 2025 with AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD - 1st Degree Felony, SODOMY ON A CHILD - 1st Degree Felony and AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD - 1st Degree Felony; trial scheduled October 26, 2026
LDS positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, Rebaptized, Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Daniel Robison (1960 – ) was a Mormon church member and bankruptcy attorney in St. George, Utah; charged in 2024 with 11 felonies related to sexual abuse of four children
LDS positions: elders quorum counselor, Other leader,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Trent Rogers (1917 – 1995) was a Mormon church member in Arizona; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in 1986 and was sentenced to three years probation; a woman sued the Mormon church for $16 million in 1986; FLOODLIT is trying to find out the results of that suit
Crime: 1980s,
Crime state:
Arizona,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, -

- Bradley Roylance (1969 – ) was a Mormon church member and attorney in Utah; convicted in 2010 of two counts of sexual abuse of a minor; sentenced to 180 days in jail
Crime: 2000s,
Crime state:
Utah,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, -

- G S was a male Mormon church member in Little Rock, Arkansas in the Pinnacle Mountain Ward; convicted in 1993 of felony sexual abuse of a minor in the third degree; allegedly abused a victim from 1981 to 1993 (from age 4 to 15); in January 2026, the victim filed a lawsuit against the LDS church naming G.S. as the perpetrator and accusing church officials of multiple failures
Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
Crime state:
Arkansas,
Alleged church actions: Church officials accused of allowing interaction with children after notice of wrongdoing, Church officials accused of failure to warn ward members, Unknown church action, Ward official accused of saying victim was responsible, -

- Vernon Sanford Jr (1951 – ) was an LDS church member in San Diego, California; died in 2000; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse, along with his father, Vernon Sanford Sr; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church; the alleged abuse occurred between 1961 and 1970; the Sanfords were the plaintiff's LDS home teachers
Alleged crime: 1960s, 1970s,
Alleged crime state:
California,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, -

- Richard Saunders (1944 – ) was a Mormon church member in Newtown, Connecticut; convicted in 2018 of crimes related to child sexual abuse; his sex offender registry listing says he "engaged in inappropriate touching of 4 minor female victims ages 13 - 5 and also exposed himself to the 4 minor victims"
Convicted:
2018,
LDS positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Released,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Alex Saunders (2004 – ) was a Mormon church member in Payson, Utah; accused of sexual abuse
LDS positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Gysbertus Schuurman (1931 – 2015) was a Mormon church member in Sandy, Utah; pleaded guilty in 1994 to one second-degree felony count of sex abuse of a child; accused of sexual touching of a 10- or 11-year-old girl; the alleged abuse took place in 1992; sentenced to one year in jail with time out for counseling and group therapy once a week; completed probation in 1997; registered sex offender as of 2007; died in 2015
Crime: 1990s,
Crime state:
Utah,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, -

- Evan Shelline (1982 – ) was a Mormon church member in Teton, Idaho; charged with two counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Child in Oct. 2024; criminal case is ongoing as of Feb. 7, 2026
Alleged crime: 2020s,
Alleged crime state:
Idaho,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, -

- Ryan Sherry (1983 – ) was a Mormon church member in Spanish Fork, Utah; tried to meet a 13-year-old girl for sex after online contact; arrested in a police sting operation; convicted in 2015 of forcible sexual abuse and attempted lewdness involving a child
Convicted:
2015,
LDS positions: Young Mens Leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- 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
Alleged crime: 2000s,
Alleged crime state:
California,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, -

- Wendi Sorenson (1976 – ) was a Mormon church member in Visalia, California; convicted in 2017 of multiple types of sex crimes involving alleged abuse of a minor
Crime: 2010s,
Crime state:
California,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, -

- 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
Alleged crime: 2020s,
Alleged crime state:
Utah,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, -

- Corey Stock (1978 – ) was a Mormon church member and former bishop in Eagle Mountain, Utah; charged with 9 counts of aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor and one count of sexual exploitation of a minor on March 13, 2026
LDS positions: Bishop,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- 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
Alleged crime: 2020s,
Alleged crime state:
Utah,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, -

- Nathaniel Thompson (1987 – ) was a Mormon church member in Nampa, Idaho; pleaded guilty of two counts of raping a minor in 2024; is a registered sex offender living in Nampa, Idaho as of May 2026;
Convicted:
2024,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - 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,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, -

- 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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- 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,
Alleged 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,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, -

- 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,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, -

- 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
Crime: 2010s,
Crime state:
Utah,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, -

- 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
LDS positions: Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - 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;
Alleged crime: 2020s,
Alleged crime state:
Utah,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, -

- Lynn Whitaker (1950 – ) was a Mormon church member in Kanosh, Utah; convicted of two counts of sex abuse of a child in March 2016; is incarcerated in Central Utah Correctional Facility as of May 2026; is a registered sex offender as of May 2026
Convicted:
2016,
LDS positions: Temple worker,
Criminal case(s): Convicted,
Alleged failure to report
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Skyler Wright (1979 – ) was a Mormon church member in Arizona; convicted
Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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