21 LDS sex abuse cases found
Alleged church action:
- Church action: unknown
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- Eugene Ballantyne (1982 – ) was a Mormon church member and middle school teacher; pleaded guilty in July 2012 to one count of attempting to entice a minor to engage in illicit sexual activity; as of April 2026, is a registered sex offender living in Riverside, California
Crime: 2010s, 
Crime state:
California,
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- Convicted:
2012,
LDS positions: Unknown position, 
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, - Alleged church actions: unknown,
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Crime state:
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- Melvin Barhite (1944 – ) was a Mormon church member in Michigan; convicted of sex crimes; sentenced in 2001 to prison; while in prison, argued that prison officials violated his religious rights by confiscating photos of scantily clad females between the ages of 14-26; was convicted April 2026 1st degree criminal sexual conduct, also convicted for failing to register as sex offender in Kent County.
- Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- Crime state:
Michigan,
Convicted:
2001, 2026, 
LDS positions: Unknown position, 
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, 
Alleged church actions: unknown, -
- Douglas Bishop (1960 – ) was a raised Mormon; arrested in 1983 and convicted in 1984 of three counts of sodomy on a child and one count of forcible sodomy.
- Crime: 1970s, 1980s,
- Crime state:
Colorado,
Convicted:
1984, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Alleged church actions: unknown, -
- Scott Bowers (1955 – ) was a Mormon church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; April 2006 was convicted of 2 counts of: SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD/2ND DEGREE FELONY and August 2006 was convicted of 2 counts of: AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD/1ST DEGREE FELONY and 1 count of: RAPE OF A CHILD/1ST DEGREE FELONY; is a registered sex offender living in Richfield, Utah
- Convicted:
2006,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Alleged church actions: unknown,
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- Andrew Bowers (1988 – ) was a Mormon church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; convicted of SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD/2ND DEGREE FELONY in 2020; is a registered sex offender that is non compliant with his registration; has moved out of Utah and is not registered anywhere else as of April 2026
- Convicted:
2020,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Alleged church actions: unknown,
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- Jason Calder (1976 – ) was a Mormon church member and mental health counselor in Utah; accused of raping a teenage patient; pleaded guilty; sentenced in 2018 to seven years to life in prison
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2018, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Alleged church actions: unknown, -
- Glynn Collins (1944 – ) was a Mormon church member in Lovell, Wyoming; entered Alford plea to sexual abuse charges and was sentenced to 3-6 years in Prison January 22, 2026
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state:
Wyoming,
Convicted:
2026, LDS positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Stake high council, Criminal case(s): Alford plea, Convicted, Alleged church actions: unknown, "She presented video clips from when authorities originally questioned Collins. In one, after being asked if there was any truth to the allegations made by KF, Collins says, “That’s what I really can’t say. That will incriminate me. I can’t tell you.”
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- Douglas Flagg (1980 – ) was a Mormon church member in Nebraska; convicted of possession of CSAM in June 2004; is a registered sex offender living in Lincoln, Nebraska
- Convicted:
2004,
- Alleged church actions: unknown,
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- Cory Grint (1982 – ) was a Mormon church member in Vernal, Utah; pleaded guilty to lewdness involving a child; sentenced to 364 days in jail, with a suspended jail sentence of 364 days and 36 months of probation; as of 2025, lives in Vernal, Utah as a registered sex offender
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2022, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Registered sex offender, Alleged church actions: unknown, -
- Brad Isakson (1981 – ) was a Mormon church member; charged with various charges related to child sexual abuse in March 2020; convicted in October 2020; sentenced to 3 years to life for each of his two counts, to run concurrently; Isakson is a registered sex offender living in Salt Lake City, Utah as of May 2026
- Convicted:
2020,
- LDS positions: Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, convicted pleaded guilty, Plea deal,
- Alleged church actions: unknown,
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- James Kersey Sr. (1958 – ) was a Mormon church member in Eastman, Georgia; arrested Jan. 23, 2026 and charged with computer child exploitation / felony and computer pornography / felony
- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Alleged crime state:
Georgia,
- Alleged crime country:
Unites States,
Alleged crime country:
Convicted:
ongoing, LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, elders quorum counselor, Primary teacher, Sunday school teacher, Ward mission leader, Ward Santa Claus, Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Alleged church actions: unknown, -
- Devin MacCabe (1993 – ) was a Mormon church member in Idaho; pleaded guilty to Video Voyeurism by Installing or Permitting the Use of Imaging Device Without Mutual Consent in January 2017; placed a camera in the bathroom of two girls that he knew
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
Convicted:
2017, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Alleged church actions: unknown, -
- Stephen McKean (1993 – ) was a Mormon church member in Springville, Utah and a BYU professor; arrested in April 2026 and charged with distributing material harmful to a minor (third-degree felony), and three counts of enticing a minor (class A misdemeanor); allegedly sent an explicit photo to an undercover police officer he thought was a 17-year-old girl
- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Alleged crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
ongoing, LDS positions: Sunday school teacher, Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Alleged church actions: unknown, Police documents say McKean sent an explicit photo of himself, then quickly deleted it. But the agent was able to quickly save the photo
"You’re going to make me like you better than my wife."
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- Troy McKee (1967 – ) was a Mormon church member in Utah; convicted in 1992 of ENTICING A MINOR/2ND DEGREE FELONY, ENTICE SOLICIT SEDUCE OR LURE A MINOR BY INTERNET OR TEXT - 2nd Degree Felony,LEWDNESS INVOLVING A CHILD/CLASS A MISDEMEANOR; is registered sex offender living in Spanish Fork, Utah
- Crime: 1990s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
1992, LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Alleged church actions: unknown, -
- Daniel Mooy (1972 – ) was a Mormon church member in St. George, Utah; pleaded guilty to two counts of lewdness and intoxication in April 2026; took off his clothes while shooting content for a luxury house that was to be listed for sale.
- Crime: 2020s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2026, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Alleged church actions: unknown, -
- 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,
Convicted:
1998, LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Alleged church actions: unknown, Investigators said Oakley inspected some naked children in a room in his house that he called "the tick room" as he operated a daycare
"He has abused so many children that he can't keep his victims straight."
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- 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,
Convicted:
2016, 2022, Criminal case(s): Convicted, guilty, Alleged church actions: unknown, ""what I've done to these little (victims)is something I get to live with the rest of my life""
Convicted:
2022, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, Alleged church actions: unknown, -
- 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,
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" I showed the youngest I could find," "Keep them coming," and "I'm a perv." -probable cause affidavit, from his Kik messenger conversations"
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- 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, guilty,
- Alleged church actions: unknown,
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- Steven Wilkinson was a Mormon church member in Bradford and bishop in the Leeds 1st Ward, in the Leeds Stake; convicted in April 2026 for having CSAM and sharing CSAM
- Crime: 2010s, 2020s,
- Crime country:
United Kingdom,
Convicted:
2026, LDS positions: Bishop, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Alleged church actions: unknown, Wilkinson described one “boy” as being “sexy as hell” when he was a sent a photograph of the youngster in a school uniform. MSN news article April 2026
" “They are a digital record of the rape and sexual abuse of real children.“Every image you possessed and every image that you distributed is a permanent record of an act of degradation, pain and humiliation inflicted upon a vulnerable child. The psychological damage to those victims is profound and life long.” "
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