11 LDS sex abuse cases found
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- 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,
- Crime country: United States,
- Crime state: Idaho,
- Crime county: ID - Shoshone,
A law enforcement officer called the case "one of the most twisted instances of grooming he’d ever seen"-
Was Unknown position, 
Ongoing,
"He has never been in trouble before. He is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; he attends church every Sunday at the ward in Pinehurst."
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- 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 country: United States,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Utah,
Convicted:
1995, 
Was Bishop, Bishopric counselor, 
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, -
- 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,
- Crime country: United States,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Box Elder,
- Crime city: UT - Tremonton,
Allegedly sent young child's LDS directory photo to adult for rape fantasy
Was Stake high council, Ongoing, "We can't have it in our lives. It's the only way I can protect my kids. [...] He was a judge. He was a member of the LDS Church. He was a father. He was a grandfather. I mean, he saw his grandkids and his kids every day."
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- 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 country: United States,
- Crime state: Idaho, Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Washington,
- Crime city: UT - St. George,
Hall allegedly assaulted a child hundreds of times, per Utah court documents
Convicted:
2025, Was Unknown position, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, "Doug [...] would use religious manipulation to pressure [the victim] to stop listening to heavy metal music, promising her that if she stopped listening to inappropriate music, 'Heavenly Father and Jesus would help her forgive him.'"
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- Steven Hansen (1953 – ) was a former LDS bishop; accused of sexual abuse
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- Convicted:
2018,
- Was Bishop,
- Convicted, Registered sex offender,
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- 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 country: United States,
- Crime state: Utah,
Convicted:
2004, Was Missionary, Scout leader, 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 country: United States,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Cache,
Was Utah's oldest prison inmate when released to home confinement at age 99
Convicted:
2002, Was Unknown position, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released, "You're in pretty good health for a 99-year-old man. We don't want you touching anybody anymore, OK?"
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- 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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- Alleged crime: 2010s, 2020s,
- Places lived: Unknown location,
- Crime country: United States,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Utah,
Convicted:
2025, Was Missionary, Unknown result, -
- Larry Johnson was a Mormon mission president from 1989 to 1992 (Virginia Roanoke) and a longtime LDS institute teacher in California; accused of sexual abuse in a lawsuit filed in 2021 in Orange County, California against Johnson and the LDS church; case ended in a settlement
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- Was Church employee, Mission president, Other leader,
- Never charged,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Alleged failure to report
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- 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 state: Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Salt Lake,
Convicted:
2018, Was Missionary, Ward clerk, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released, -
- 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 state: Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Utah,
A Mormon scout leader knew of allegations against Peterson for at least 10 months before reporting him to law enforcement
Convicted:
1989, Was Scout leader, Convicted, No contest, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, 
Alleged failure to report"I've had little boys all over the state of Utah in conjunction with the Boy Scout program. Give me an 11-year-old boy for a week, and I'll make him a homosexual for life."
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