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341 Mormon sexual abuse cases found

Scott Abraham
- was a Mormon church member in Powell, Wyoming; set up a hidden camera in women's bathroom at work place; convicted in 2020; as of 2024, lives in Wyoming as a registered sex offender.
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- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
Michael Adamson
- was a church caretaker and organist in York, England; abused at least four children as young as seven years old; convicted; sentenced to prison in England in 2008 for child sexual abuse.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Other leader,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
Elic Agler
- was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
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- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
Nicholas Alahverdian
- was an LDS church member in Orem, Utah; accused of rape; recently extradited from Scotland; has a lengthy history of criminal behavior.
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- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Crime: 2000s, in Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
Terry Allen
- was an LDS church member in California; in 1987, was found guilty of sexual abuse of a child and was sentenced to six years in prison; was assigned to multiple trusted church positions, including Sunday school president, despite the Mormon church being aware that he had raped a teenager; LDS leaders were accused of hiding his abuse from local church members; as of 2024, lives in Grapevine, Texas.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishopric counselor, Other leader, Stake high council, Sunday school, Youth leader,
- Crime: 1980s, in California, Connecticut,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
Jared Anderson
- was a high school teacher (and one-time "teacher of the year") and Mormon church group leader in the San Antonio, Texas area; also lived in Millington, Tennessee and Ogden, Utah; sentenced to 10 years in prison for hosting sex parties for teenage boys.
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- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Missionary,
- Crime: 2010s, in Texas,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
Donald Anderson
- was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
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- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
Michael Antrobus
- was a former Mormon branch president (similar to a bishop) and bishop in Connersville, Indiana for 10 years (approximately 1974-84); convicted of child sexual abuse charges (9 counts, 6 victims) in Sacramento County, California in 2021-2022; sentenced to 8 years in San Quentin State Prison; died by suicide in prison in September 2023; our sources report that he had at least a dozen victims.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishop, Branch president, Missionary,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
Brandon Baldwin
- was a Mormon church member in Arizona; accused of sexual abuse.
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- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
Norman Barber
- was a Mormon church member and dentist in Layton, Utah; was a scout leader; pleaded guilty in 1988 to sexually abusing two girls who were his dental patients; the sexual abuse occurred in his dental office and included drugging one or both girls with nitrous oxide.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Crime: 1980s, in Utah,
- Crime scenes: Health appointment, Perpetrator's workplace,
Bryan Barner
- was a Mormon church member in New York in the 1980s; scout leader, molested a 12-year-old boy and two 13-year-old boys; sentenced to no more than one year in prison.
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- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Crime: 1980s, in New York,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
Paul Barnes
- was a Mormon stake patriarch and former stake presidency counselor in Queen Creek, Arizona; accused of child sexual abuse that took place in 2022 in Idaho; convicted in 2023 or later and sentenced to prison.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Stake patriarch,
- Crime: 2020s, in Idaho,
John Baysden
- was an LDS missionary from North Carolina who, while serving his mission in Roy, Utah (Ogden Utah mission), videotaped himself molesting two victims, ages 15 and 18; pleaded guilty to 2 counts of forcible sex abuse with minors; sentenced to 180 days in jail.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Jail,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Missionary,
- Crime: 2000s, in Utah,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
Robert Berchtold
- was a Mormon church member in Idaho; sexually abused a child; in 1986, was found guilty of rape of a child and spent one year in jail.
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- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Missionary, Temple worker,
- Crime: 1970s, 1980s, in Idaho,
- Crime scenes: Victim's home,
Donald Bills
- was a school teacher (one-time "teacher of the year") and former Mormon bishopric member in Provo, Utah; pleaded guilty to multiple felonies, including rape of a 17-year-old girl; sentenced in 2015 to a minimum of eight years in prison; as of January 2025, lives in Orem, Utah as a registered sex offender.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishopric counselor,
- Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace, Victim's school,
Arthur Bishop
- was a Mormon boy scout leader in Utah; was excommunicated in the 1970s; later molested multiple children and killed five young boys; was sentenced to death by lethal injection in 1988.
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- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Missionary, Scout leader,
- Crime: 1970s, 1980s, in Utah,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
Andrew Bishop
- was a Mormon church member in Pleasant Grove, Utah (Manila Creek Stake); arrested in 2015 and admitted to sexually abusing 5 individuals in 10 years; convicted of sexual abuse of a minor in the first and second degree in February 2016; sentenced in 2016 to prison in Utah.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
Wyman Blankenship
- was a Mormon church member; scout leader, pleaded guilty to molesting boys.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Parole, Released,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Crime: 1960s, in California,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
Herman Blom
- was a Mormon church member in the Netherlands and in Pleasant Grove, Utah; allegedly sexually abused a child in 2018; died in 2023.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishopric counselor, Other leader, Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Alleged crime: 2010s, in Netherlands, Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
Gordon Bodily
- was a Mormon bishop and physical education teacher in Hyrum, Cache Valley, Utah; accused in 2000 of luring a 17-year-old North Carolina girl to Utah for sex while serving as an LDS bishop; sentenced in 2001 to 21 months in federal prison.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishop, Missionary,
- Crime: 2000s, in Utah,
David Borg
- was a Mormon church member and scout leader; pleaded guilty to molesting multiple boys; sentenced to 34 years in prison.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Crime: 1980s, in Arizona,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
Timothy Bothell
- was a LDS church employee and LDS church member in Utah; pleaded guilty and was sentenced in 2013 for sexual abuse of 2 girls ages 11 and 13.
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- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Church employee, Stake high council,
- Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
Dennis Bough
- was a Mormon church member in Washington; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse charges.
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- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Crime: 1980s, in Washington,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
Brian Bowen
- was an LDS church member and podiatrist in Portland, Oregon; accused of sexual abuse of at least nine women; as of February 2024, indicted with two counts of first-degree sexual abuse, one count of second-degree sexual abuse, nine counts of third-degree sexual abuse, and two counts of sex abuse by fraudulent representation.
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- Criminal: Ongoing,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Missionary,
Kevin Bowman
- was an LDS first counselor in a ward bishopric and a restaurant owner in Spanish Fork, Utah; was an LDS missionary in Taiwan 1999-2001; accused of sexual abuse of a teenage girl who worked in his restaurant; arrested in July 2023; in June 2024, found guilty by a jury of forcible sexual abuse (second-degree felony) and lewdness (class B misdemeanor); sentencing set for July 29, 2024.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Other leader,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace,
Curt Boyack
- was an LDS church member in New Mexico; accused of sexual abuse; allegedly said he would turn himself in to police; died by suicide.
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- Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted, Suicide,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
Allen Brinkerhoff
- was a Mormon bishop and stake president and manager of an LDS stake welfare farm in Nevada; arrested in Nevada in 2007 and admitted to sexually abusing two children; was convicted and sentenced to 5 to 15 years in prison for battery with intent to commit sexual assault, and 12 to 32 months in prison for sexual abuse of a child; died in 2019.
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- Criminal: Admitted guilt, Convicted, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Other leader, Stake president,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
Ronald Brockner
- 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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- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishop, Stake president,
Jimmy Brooks
- was a Mormon church member in Texas; charged with child sexual abuse in 1994.
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- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Sunday school,
- Alleged crime: 1990s, in Texas,
- Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing,
David Brown
- was an LDS church member and boy scout leader in Missouri; charged with 32 counts of statutory sodomy; pleaded guilty in 2003 to five counts related to statutory sodomy; sentenced to prison for 15 years.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Music leader, Scout leader,
- Crime: 1990s, 2000s, in Missouri,
Gary Brown
- was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Utah; sentenced to one year in prison for sexually abusing one of his scouts.
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- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Crime: 2000s, in Utah,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
Jarom Brown
- was a Mormon church member and Utah Valley University professor; accused in 2021 of voyeurism and electronic communication harassment; convicted and sentenced in 2022.
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- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Crime: 2020s, in Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
Brandon Brown
- was an LDS church member in Pocatello, Idaho; accused of untying two teenage girls' swimsuit tops and touching them inappropriately .
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- Criminal: Ongoing,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace,
Paul Bryant
- was an HOA president and former Mormon primary teacher in Lehi, Utah; was a branch president during an LDS mission to Argentina in the 1980s; in 2016, pleaded guilty to three first-degree felony counts of attempted aggravated sexual abuse of a child and was sentenced to prison; in 2023, pleaded not guilty to failure to register as sex offender; died by suicide in December 2024.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Jail, Ongoing, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Branch president, Missionary, Other leader, Primary, Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
Gerald Burgie
- was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Utah; charged in 1981 with third degree felony foriclbe sexual abuse; convicted of attempted sexual abuse of a child.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Probation,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
John Burrell
- was a Mormon church member; pleaded guilty of child sexual abuse.
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- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Crime: 1990s, in Tennessee,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
Sheril Burton
- was a Mormon church member and BYU professor in Utah; found guilty of sexual abuse of two underage girls sentenced to up to 15 years in prison; as of January 2024, lives in Pleasant Grove, Utah.
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- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: BYU,
- Crime: 1980s, in Utah,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
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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- Criminal: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Crime: 2000s, 2010s, in Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Crime scenes: Public,
Samuel Butler
- was a Mormon church member; sentenced in 2020 to 15 years to life in prison for child sexual abuse.
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- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Crime: 2020s, in Utah,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
Raphael Caccioppoli
- was a Mormon church Sunday school teacher, lawyer and Justice Ministry judicial officer in New Zealand; confessed sex crime behavior to a Mormon bishop in 1998; LDS leaders did not tell police or local parents of children he was left alone to supervise; turned himself in to police in 2007; sentenced to five years in jail for child sexual abuse and animal sex abuse (bestiality).
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Sunday school,
- Crime: 1990s, 2000s, in New Zealand,
- Crime scenes: Victim's home,
Brian Call
- was a Mormon church member and dentist; accused of sexual abuse.
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- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Primary, Youth leader,
Cory Campbell
- was a Mormon church member in Ogden, Utah; accused of sexually abusing five underage girls; sentenced in 2010 to prison.
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- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Youth leader,
- Crime: 2000s, in Utah,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
Brett Candelaria
- was a Mormon church member in Colorado; pleaded guilty to charges of child sexual abuse on multiple occasions; sentenced in 2008 to two consecutive terms of 10 years to life in prison; later sentenced to 36 more years to life.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, in Colorado,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
Albert Carlson
- was a Mormon church member in Utah, New Mexico and Texas; arrested in the 1980s in Utah on a molestation charge after allegedly molesting an underage boy who he met through the church; the case was dropped to a lewdness charge which did not require him to register as a sex offender; in 2025, sentenced in Texas to life in prison for child sexual abuse.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Found guilty, No contest, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Crime: 1980s, 2010s, 2020s, in Texas, Utah,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
Jon Carpenter
- was an LDS church member; sentenced to prison for child sexual abuse; the day after sentencing, injured himself to avoid serving longer in prison.
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- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Sunday school,
- Crime: 1980s, in Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
Raymond Casillas
- was a Mormon bishop and middle school teacher in San Antonio, Texas; arrested in 2014 and charged with felony aggravated sexual assault of a child; via a plea agreement, pleaded no contest to indecent contact with a child and agreed to a fine of $1,500; was sentenced in 2016 to 8 years in prison; as of March 2024, lives in San Antonio, Texas as a registered sex offender.
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- Criminal: Convicted, No contest, Plea agreement, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishop,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace, Victim's school,
Dustin Cassady
- was a Mormon church member in the Sacramento, California area (Carmichael); accused of child sexual exploitation; pleaded guilty; as of March 2024, lives in Roseville, California as a registered sex offender.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Youth leader,
- Crime: 2010s, in California,
Mark Chapman
- was an LDS church member, church janitor and scout leader in Michigan; served 9 years in prison in New York for charges of engaging in criminal sexual conduct with a person below the age of 17; sentenced to prison in 2022 in Michigan for sexually assaulting two children; some of the abuse took place at an LDS chapel.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Plea agreement, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Crime scenes: LDS building, Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
Max Cheatham
- was an LDS church member in Wyoming, Utah and Colorado; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in Colorado of child sexual abuse.
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- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Missionary,
- Crime: 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, in Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, Utah, Wyoming,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
Kevin Christensen
- 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.
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- Criminal: Ongoing,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Stake high council,
- Alleged crime: 2020s, in Utah,
- Crime scenes: Online,
Tanner Clark
- was an LDS church member in Utah; sentenced in 2019 to 90 days in jail for two counts of unlawful sexual conduct with a 16 or 17 year old, two counts of attempted sexual exploitation of a minor, and two counts of dealing in materials harmful to minors; may have had over 100 victims; arrested in 2021 (while on probation) for enticing a minor; convicted and sentenced to 1 to 5 years in prison.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Jail, Prison, Probation, Violated parole/probation,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
Michael Clay
- was an LDS church member and BYU professor in Provo, Utah; charged with sexually abusing three students; entered a plea bargain in May 2023 in which he agreed to plead no contest to three class A misdemeanor charges of sexual battery, complete 24 months of probation, do 50 hours of community service, and take a sexual boundaries course; sentenced in June 2023 according to the plea deal.
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- Criminal: Community service, Convicted, No contest, Probation,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: BYU, Church employee, Scout leader, Youth leader,
Michael Coleman
- was an LDS bishop and former sound recording engineer in Mesa, Arizona (Lehi 2nd Ward); arrested in 2014 for sexual solicitation of a minor online; the alleged crime took place while he was bishop.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishop,
- Alleged crime: 2010s, in Arizona, Brazil,
- Crime scenes: Online,
Gerald Collingwood
- was a Mormon bishopric counselor in Alabama; moved to Utah; convicted of child sexual abuse in 1996 in Utah.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishopric counselor,
- Crime: 1990s, in Utah,
Dennis Collins
- was an LDS church member; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse.
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- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Crime: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, in Washington,
Martyn Conway
- was a Mormon church member; pleaded guilty of child sexual abuse.
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- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Crime: 1980s, in United Kingdom,
Keldon Cook
- was a Mormon church member; pleaded guilty of child sexual abuse.
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- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
Richard Cook
- was a Mormon church member and former LDS nursery leader in Boise, Idaho; arrested in 2020 on suspicion of sexually abusing young boys.
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- Criminal: Ongoing, Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Nursery,
- Crime scenes: Victim's home,
Brandon Cordero
- was a Mormon church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse.
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- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Alleged crime: 2000s, in Utah,
John Cox
- was a Mormon church member in Clackamas County, Oregon; convicted of child sexual abuse.
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- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Crime: 1980s, in Oregon,
Mark Cram
- was a former Mormon bishop and stake presidency counselor, and city manager in Riverton, Utah; charged in 2006 with voyeurism; admitted climbing a 9-foot wall at a tanning salon to watch a 16-year-old girl undress; pleaded guilty; plea was held in abeyance; he completed the terms set by the court, charge was dismissed and case was expunged in 2008; as of February 2024, lives in Riverton, Utah.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Admitted guilt, Expunged, Not convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishop, Church employee, Stake high council, Stake presidency counselor,
- Crime scenes: Health appointment,
Gordon Crawford
- was an LDS church member in Australia; accused of sexual abuse.
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- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
Abraham Cruz
- was a Mormon missionary in Saratoga Springs, Utah; arrested in May 2024 on suspicion of sexual assault; charged with three first-degree felony counts (two of forcible sodomy, one of rape); charges were dismissed without prejudice in June 2024.
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- Criminal: Charges dropped, Not convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Missionary,
- Alleged crime: 2020s, in Utah, Utah County (Utah),
John Cummings
- was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse.
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- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Alleged crime: 2000s, in Utah,
Daniel Cupyrna
- was a Mormon assistant stake clerk and stake technology specialist in Middlesbrough Ward, Billingham Stake, UK; accused of possession of child sexual abuse material; admitted to wrongdoing; convicted.
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- Criminal: Admitted guilt, Convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Other leader, Stake clerk,
- Crime: 2010s, in England, United Kingdom,
- Crime scenes: Online,
David Curtis
- was a Mormon church member and middle school counselor in St. George, Utah; in 2025, pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse charges and was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
Candon Dahle
- was a Mormon church member in Blackfoot, Idaho and Provo, Utah; in February 2025, was arrested in Utah and extradited to Idaho; at the time of his arrest, he was a starting pitcher for the Brigham Young University (BYU) baseball team; charged in Fremont County, Idaho with felony lewd conduct with a child under 16 years old; also charged in Bingham County for a juvenile case re: child sex abuse.
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- Criminal: Ongoing,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Alleged crime: 2010s, 2020s, in Idaho,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
Luke Dalton
- was a Mormon church member; admitted to sexually abusing dozens of boys over decades in Ohio, Montana and Utah; arrested in 1997 in Utah for sexually abusing his only son; convicted and sentenced to prison; served 3.5 years in prison.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Crime: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, in Montana, Ohio, Utah,
Buckland Darrell
- was a former LDS Primary teacher in Redmond, Washington; accused of molesting young boys in sacrament meeting and at their homes; charged with first-degree felony child molestation in 2022-23 (5 victims); admitted to sexually abusing around 6 to 8 boys; pleaded guilty; sentenced in 2024 to at least 8 years in prison; faced two additional counts in March 2025 after two more victims came forward.
- Learn more »
- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Admitted guilt, Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Primary,
- Crime: 2010s, 2020s, in Washington,
- Crime scenes: LDS building, Victim's home,
Scott Darrington
- was a former LDS bishop and assistant school principal in Fallon, Nevada; convicted of possession of child pornography, spent a year in prison.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishop,
- Crime: 2020s, in Nevada,
Michael Davies
- was a Mormon church member in Wales; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse.
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- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Crime: 2000s, in United Kingdom, Wales,
George Davis
- was an LDS church member in Rhode Island; accused of sexual abuse that allegedly took place in an LDS chapel.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted, Jury trial, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in Rhode Island,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
Joseph Davis
- was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
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- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
Broch DeGraff
- was an LDS church member and private school teacher at Liahona Preparatory Academy in Pleasant Grove, Utah; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse charges; sentenced in 2013 to up to 20 years in prison.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Missionary,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Perpetrator's workplace,
James Denos
- was a former LDS bishop and junior high school teacher in Utah; previously lived and served as a Mormon bishop in California; sentenced in 2002 to a minimum of 20 years in a Utah state prison for sexually abusing four of his granddaughters living in Utah; allegedly began molesting kids as early as 1950.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishop, Missionary, Stake high council, Temple worker, Ward clerk,
Richard Dilley
- was an LDS church member and scout leader in Burien, near Seattle, Washington; dishonorably discharged from the Navy in 1983 after admitting to abusing boys in a Scouting program in Athens, Greece; pleaded guilty in 1990 to one count of third degree child rape and five counts of child molestation for "repeated" offenses over two years of the scouts in his LDS troop; sentenced to 9 years in prison.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Scout leader, Sunday school,
- Crime: 1980s, in Greece, Washington,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Scout activity,
Spencer Dixon
- was a Mormon bishop in Salt Lake City, Utah; accused in 2002 of touching a 13-year-old girl inappropriately inside the LDS chapel of the Monument Park 7th Ward; acquitted in a jury trial.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Found not guilty, Jury trial,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishop,
- Alleged crime: 2000s, in Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
John Doe
- was a Mormon bishop in or near Salt Lake City, Utah; accused of sexual abuse of a 13-year-old boy; the alleged sexual assault took place in the Salt Lake Temple in the 1980s (approximately 1986), during a visit to perform baptisms for the dead.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishop, Temple worker,
- Alleged crime: 1980s, in Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Crime scenes: LDS building, LDS temple,
John Doe
- was an LDS church member in Australia; accused of sexual abuse.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
John Doe
- was an LDS stake mission president; accused by Mormon leader Vaughn Featherstone in 1975 of child sexual abuse of "many, many Aaronic Priesthood boys" in Doe's stake.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted, Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Other leader,
- Alleged crime: 1970s,
John Doe
- was a Mormon bishop in Pocatello, Idaho; an abuse survivor told FLOODLIT that Doe sexually abused them in his office at church in late 1999.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishop,
- Alleged crime: 1990s, in Idaho,
- Crime scenes: Bishop's office, LDS building,
John Doe
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse that allegedly took place while Doe was active in the LDS church.
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- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
John Doe
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse that allegedly took place while Doe was active in the LDS church.
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- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
John Doe
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse that allegedly took place while Doe was active in the LDS church.
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- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
John Doe
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse that allegedly took place while Doe was active in the LDS church.
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- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
John Doe
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse that allegedly took place while Doe was active in the LDS church.
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- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
John Doe
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse that allegedly took place while Doe was active in the LDS church.
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- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
John Doe
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse that allegedly took place while Doe was active in the LDS church.
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- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
John Doe
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse that allegedly took place while Doe was active in the LDS church.
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- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
John Doe
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse that allegedly took place while Doe was active in the LDS church.
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- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
John Doe
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse that allegedly took place while Doe was active in the LDS church.
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- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
John Doe
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse that allegedly took place while Doe was active in the LDS church.
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- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
John Doe
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse that allegedly took place while Doe was active in the LDS church.
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- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
John Doe
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse that allegedly took place while Doe was active in the LDS church.
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- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
John Doe
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse that allegedly took place while Doe was active in the LDS church.
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- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
John Doe
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse that allegedly took place while Doe was active in the LDS church.
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- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
John Doe
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse that allegedly took place while Doe was active in the LDS church.
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- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
John Doe
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse that allegedly took place while Doe was active in the LDS church.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
John Doe
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse that allegedly took place while Doe was active in the LDS church.
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- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
John Doe
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse that allegedly took place while Doe was active in the LDS church.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
John Doe
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse that allegedly took place while Doe was active in the LDS church.
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- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
John Doe
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse that allegedly took place while Doe was active in the LDS church.
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- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
John Doe
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse that allegedly took place while Doe was active in the LDS church.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
John Doe
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse that allegedly took place while Doe was active in the LDS church.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
John Doe
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse that allegedly took place while Doe was active in the LDS church.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
John Doe
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse that allegedly took place while Doe was active in the LDS church.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
John Doe
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse that allegedly took place while Doe was active in the LDS church.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
John Doe
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse that allegedly took place while Doe was active in the LDS church.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
John Doe
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse that allegedly took place while Doe was active in the LDS church.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
John Doe
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse that allegedly took place while Doe was active in the LDS church.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
John Doe
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse that allegedly took place while Doe was active in the LDS church.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
John Doe
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse that allegedly took place while Doe was active in the LDS church.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
John Doe
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse that allegedly took place while Doe was active in the LDS church.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
John Doe
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse that allegedly took place while Doe was active in the LDS church.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
John Doe
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse that allegedly took place while Doe was active in the LDS church.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
John Doe
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse that allegedly took place while Doe was active in the LDS church.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
John Doe
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse that allegedly took place while Doe was active in the LDS church.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
John Doe
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse that allegedly took place while Doe was active in the LDS church.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
John Doe
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse that allegedly took place while Doe was active in the LDS church.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
John Doe
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse that allegedly took place while Doe was active in the LDS church.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
John Doe
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse that allegedly took place while Doe was active in the LDS church.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
John Doe
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse that allegedly took place while Doe was active in the LDS church.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
John Doe
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse that allegedly took place while Doe was active in the LDS church.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
John Doe
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse that allegedly took place while Doe was active in the LDS church.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
John Doe
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse that allegedly took place while Doe was active in the LDS church.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
John Doe
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse that allegedly took place while Doe was active in the LDS church.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
John Doe
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse that allegedly took place while Doe was active in the LDS church.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
John Doe
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse that allegedly took place while Doe was active in the LDS church.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
John Doe
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse that allegedly took place while Doe was active in the LDS church.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
John Doe
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse that allegedly took place while Doe was active in the LDS church.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
John Doe
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse that allegedly took place while Doe was active in the LDS church.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
John Doe
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse that allegedly took place while Doe was active in the LDS church.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
John Doe
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse that allegedly took place while Doe was active in the LDS church.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
John Doe
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse that allegedly took place while Doe was active in the LDS church.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
John Doe
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse that allegedly took place while Doe was active in the LDS church.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
John Doe
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse that allegedly took place while Doe was active in the LDS church.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
John Doe
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse that allegedly took place while Doe was active in the LDS church.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
John Doe
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse that allegedly took place while Doe was active in the LDS church.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
John Doe
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse that allegedly took place while Doe was active in the LDS church.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
John Doe
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse that allegedly took place while Doe was active in the LDS church.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
John Doe
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse that allegedly took place while Doe was active in the LDS church.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
John Doe
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse that allegedly took place while Doe was active in the LDS church.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
John Doe
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse that allegedly took place while Doe was active in the LDS church.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
John Doe
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse that allegedly took place while Doe was active in the LDS church.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
John Doe
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse that allegedly took place while Doe was active in the LDS church.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
John Doe
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse that allegedly took place while Doe was active in the LDS church.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
John Doe
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse that allegedly took place while Doe was active in the LDS church.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
John Doe
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse that allegedly took place while Doe was active in the LDS church.
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- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
Michael Driggs
- was a Mormon missionary in Brazil in the early 1970s; allegedly sent to a different mission in the United States after being found having inappropriate relationships with young boys; convicted of child sexual abuse in 1985 in Arizona; convicted again of child sexual abuse in 2013 in Utah; he met his victim in the Utah case at church, according to court documents.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Missionary,
- Crime: 1980s, 2000s, in Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona), Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
Jeremy Dumas
- was a Mormon bishop and boy scout leader in Indiana; pleaded guilty to charges related to child sexual abuse material (CSAM) in 2024; sentenced in September 2024 to 10 years in federal prison.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishop, Scout leader,
- Crime: 2010s, 2020s, in Indiana,
Joseph Dunlop
- was a Mormon church member in South Jordan, Utah; accused of sexual abuse.
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- Criminal: Admitted guilt, Ongoing,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Primary,
Alan Dunn
- was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Venice, California (Los Angeles); accused in 1978 of child sexual abuse; confessed to the police.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing, Scout activity,
Oliver Eames
- was an LDS church member, sixth grade teacher and Mormon Tabernacle Choir singer in Farmington, Utah; admitted to trying to fondle several children he had been hired to tutor; pleaded guilty in 1988 to two felony counts of attempted aggravated sexual abuse of a child; local police had documented 52 alleged child sexual abuse incidents involving him.
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- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Other leader, Scout leader, Tabernacle Choir,
- Crime: 1980s, in Utah,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
Michael Ehlert
- was a Mormon church member and former BYU professor in Utah; found guilty of sexual abuse in Guam in 2017.
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- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: BYU,
Craig Elford
- was a Mormon church member in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; accused of child sexual abuse.
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- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
Jay Elggren
- was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Jail, Probation,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Crime: 2010s, in Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Crime scenes: Online,
Anthon Ellsworth
- was an LDS bishopric counselor and returned missionary in Arizona; in 2021, pleaded guilty to three felony counts of sexual exploitation of a minor and was sentenced to seven years in prison.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary,
- Crime: 2020s, in Arizona,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
Rowan Ellsworth
- was an LDS church member and schoolteacher in Arizona; molested a 14-year-old girl at an LDS girls camp in mid-1990; the abuse was reported to a bishop Burgess, who allegedly failed to report to police, but instead encouraged the victim to forgive; sentenced to prison in 1999 for two counts of child sexual abuse; released in 2007.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Missionary,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity,
Neil Erickson
- was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
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- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Other leader,
Verd Erickson
- was a former Mormon bishop and dentist in Riverton, Wyoming who moved to Utah; was accused of sexual misconduct and lost his dentistry license in 2010; died in 2022.
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- Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishop,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace,
Carlos Escalante
- was an LDS branch president in San Nicolas, Argentina; sexually abused his stepdaughter for 5 years, including while branch president; the victim asked local LDS leaders for support, but allegedly received none; she was punished by the church for "refusing to forgive" and for "failing to comply with worthiness standards;" the accused was sentenced in 2018 to 14 years in prison.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Branch president,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
William Evans
- was a prominent Mormon church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; was bishop twice of the Grant 6th ward; from 1957 to 1962, was in the Utah State Legislature; served as Salt Lake County Clerk from 1968 to 1983; died in 1991; allegedly raped a relative in Salt Lake City in the early 1980s.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishop, Stake presidency counselor,
Nicolas Faivre
- was a former LDS bishop in Australia; charged with sending sexually explicit messages to a child.
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- Criminal: Ongoing, Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishop,
David Farley
- was a former doctor and LDS church member in West Linn, Oregon; accused of sexually abusing over 200 patients; the alleged abuse occurred over a span of many years, during which Farley was an LDS stake high council member for some time; never criminally charged; in February 2024, the city of West Linn, Oregon released a report about the way its police department investigated Farley.
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- Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Primary, Stake high council, Sunday school,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace,
Stephen Field
- was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse; sentenced to prison.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Crime: 1970s, 1980s, in California,
Juan Flores Atenco
- was a Mormon branch president in West Valley City, Utah for five years, including in the early 2000s; accused of sexually abusing a 16-year-old girl in his office and another room at an LDS church building; convicted in 2012 of misdemeanor forcible sexual abuse and unlawful detention; sentenced to zero to one year in jail; in March 2025, charged with rape and object rape (alleged crimes in 2002).
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted, Jail, Ongoing,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Branch president,
- Crime: 2000s, 2010s, in Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Crime scenes: Bishop's office, LDS building, Vehicle,
Richard Fowler
- was a Mormon church member in Sandy Point, Idaho; pleaded guilty to two felony counts of Children-Lewd Conduct with Child Under 16 in 20.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Crime: 2000s, 2010s, in Idaho,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
Jeffrey Fox
- was a former state legislator (1977-1982) in Utah; convicted federally for possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) in 2013 and placed on probation for 15 years; in 2019, probation was terminated for completing terms; in 2022, arrested and charged in Utah with 8 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor; case dismissed without prejudice due to a federal charge.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Ongoing, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
- Crime scenes: Online,
Richard Freeman
- was an LDS church member and high school teacher in Fresno, California; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; moved to Provo, Utah.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Crime: 1990s, 2000s, in California,
Jayne Furness
- was a Mormon church member and boy scout leader in Arroyo Grande, California; accused of sex abuse; found guilty of voyeurism charges in or before 1972, and found guilty of sexual abuse charges in 1976; sentenced in 1976 or 1977 to prison; died in 1987.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Found guilty, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Crime: 1970s, in California,
Samuel Gardner
- was an LDS bishop in the Oklahoma City First Ward in the early 1960s; accused of sexually abusing a teenage boy in the bishop's office at a Mormon chapel in about 1961; died in 1968.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishop, Stake high council,
- Crime scenes: Bishop's office, LDS building,
Kevin Garn
- was a former Utah House majority leader and LDS bishop in Utah; admitted in 2010 to a nude encounter with a 15-year-old girl in a hot tub in 1985, when he was 28.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishop, Sunday school,
Thomas Gibbons
- was an LDS church member in Tennessee and Layton, Utah; worked as a police officer; pleaded guilty to two felony charges of forcible sex abuse; sentenced in 2000 in Utah to prison.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Ministering/home teacher, Primary,
- Crime: 1990s, in Utah,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
Martin Gillen
- was a Mormon church member in Nevada and Colorado; in 2002, Gillen was convicted of sexual assault of a 6-year-old and sentenced to eight years in prison in Colorado; in 2016, arrested and charged again with child sex abuse, but case was dismissed.
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- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Ministering/home teacher,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
Floyd Godfrey
- was a Mormon church member and sexual orientation conversion therapist in Arizona; accused of sexual misconduct by two employees; in 2023, Godfrey was forced to surrender his license.
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- Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
David Gomez
- was a former LDS bishop and department of corrections administrator in Utah; arrested in 2004 and charged with 125 counts of sexual abuse; charges were dropped in 2005 due to issues related to the statutes of limitations.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Charges dropped,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishop,
- Alleged crime: 1980s, 1990s, in Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
Shawn Gooden
- was an LDS bishop in Lebanon, Pennsylvania from 2016-2020; arrested in 2022 and charged with sexual abuse of two children in Virginia from 1997-2000; pleaded guilty in July 2023 in Virginia to four felony counts; sentenced in November 2023 in Virginia to prison time and supervised probation on release; charged in July 2023 in Pennsylvania with more child sex abuse charges.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted, Ongoing, Prison, Probation,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishop, Scout leader, Stake high council, Stake presidency counselor, Youth leader,
- Crime: 1990s, 2000s, in Pennsylvania, Virginia,
- Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing,
Stanley Green
- was a former Mormon bishop in Athens, Texas (in or before 1998 to 1999 or later); accused of sexual abuse; convicted; died in 2009.
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- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishop,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
Gene Guinn
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse.
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- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: High priest,
- Crime: 1990s, in Texas,
- Crime scenes: LDS building, Victim's home,
Ronald Hall
- was an LDS church member and former Mormon Tabernacle Choir member in Utah and Washington; accused of sexually molesting three underage girls in 1997 or 1998; acquitted in 2000; accused of sexual abuse of a fourth victim, an underage girl, in approximately 2003; convicted in 2005 of third degree felony attempted child sexual abuse; sentenced.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Found not guilty,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Seminary teacher, Tabernacle Choir,
- Crime: 1990s, in Utah,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
Ryan Hall
- was a former Mormon bishopric member and veteran sheriff's department detective in Maryland; in 2024, arrested and charged with several sex crimes related to child sexual abuse.
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- Criminal: Ongoing,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishopric counselor, Other leader, Sunday school, Youth leader,
- Alleged crime: 2010s, 2020s, in Maryland,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
Albert Halladay
- was a former LDS bishop in Sandy, Utah; accused of sexual abuse in 1988; pleaded guilty in 1989 to one second degree felony charge of sex abuse of a child; convicted.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishop,
- Crime: 1980s, in Utah,
David Hamblin
- was a Mormon church member and former elders quorum president in Utah; arrested in 2022 and charged with child sexual abuse in three separate cases; investigated along with ex-wife Roselle Stevenson (arrested in 2023) for alleged ritualistic sexual abuse; in 2025, a court dismissed one case with prejudice after "discovery issues;" one case remained as of March 2025.
- Learn more »
- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Ongoing, Police investigation,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Elders quorum,
- Alleged crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, in Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Crime scenes: Health appointment, Perpetrator's home, Perpetrator's workplace, Public, Recreational trip/outing, Victim's home,
Thomas Hannett
- was a Mormon church member in California; accused in 2024 of sexual abuse.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
Eugene Hansen
- was a Mormon church member and scout leader in California; accused of child sexual abuse.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Scout leader,
Melvin Hansen
- was a Mormon church member, school music teacher and former Tabernacle Choir member in Utah; convicted in 2021 in Utah of first degree felony attempted aggravated child sexual abuse; also accused of sexual abuse in Arizona.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Convicted, Police investigation,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Other leader, Tabernacle Choir,
- Crime: 2000s, 2010s, in Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
Ned Hansen
- was a fire chief/EMS in Jackson Hole, Wyoming; retired, then became Tremonton, Utah fire chief; arrested in Jan. 2025, charged with child sexual exploitation; accused of discussing ways to sexually abuse children with Box Elder County judge Kevin Christensen (a Mormon).
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Ongoing,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Alleged crime: 2020s, in Utah, Wyoming,
- Crime scenes: Online,
Russell Harbin
- was a Mormon church member in Polson, Montana; convicted of sexual intercourse without consent with an 11-year-old child; the alleged abuse lasted from 2022 to 2024; he allegedly was assigned to be a Primary teacher sometime after the abuse began; sentenced in 2025 to 40 years in prison; the judge suspended 20 years of the 40-year term.
- Learn more »
- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Primary,
- Crime: 2020s, in Montana,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
Maurice Harker
- was an LDS church member and therapist in Utah; accused of psychologically and physically harming sexual abuse victims who came to him as patients; charged in September 2023 with felony aggravated abuse of a vulnerable adult and kidnapping.
- Learn more »
- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Ongoing,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Missionary,
- Alleged crime: 2010s, 2020s, in Utah,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace,
Marvin Harker
- was an LDS bishop in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada in 2016; reportedly confessed to his mission president in 1987 to sexually abusing multiple children; also reportedly confessed to his bishop; both leaders told him not to report to police, according to records in a 2016 criminal case; convicted in 2019 (alleged abuse 1986-93); sentenced in 2020 to five years in prison; registered sex offender.
- Learn more »
- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishop, Missionary,
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in Canada,
James Haskell
- was a former Mormon bishop and practicing attorney in Vacaville, California; charged with 14 felonies and three misdemeanors for allegedly sexually abusing four children; was an LDS stake high council member when charged; pleaded not guilty; in June 2024, found not guilty in a jury trial of 16 of 17 counts; jurors deadlocked on one count of felony injury upon a child.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Acquitted, Found not guilty, Hung jury, Ongoing,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishop, Scout leader, Stake high council,
- Alleged crime: 2020s, in California,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
Jeremy Heath
- was a Mormon church member in Anchorage, Alaska; pleaded guilty in 2019 of Sexual Abuse of Minor 2 Vict Undr 13 (Class B Felony).
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Crime: 2010s,
Kyle Hendrickson
- was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
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- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
David Herget
- was a Mormon church member in Washington; convicted of child rape and child molestation in 1993; spent time in jail and was labeled a level-1 sex offender (least likely to re-offend); arrested in 2004 or 2005 and charged with child sex abuse; detectives identified at least seven victims; one child estimated that Herget abused him 1,400 times; in 2005, died by suicide in jail while awaiting trial.
- Learn more »
- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted, Jail, Prison, Registered sex offender, Suicide,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: High priest,
- Crime: 1990s, 2000s, in Washington,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
Brandon Hernandez
- was an LDS church member in Tempe, Arizona; accused of sexually abusing a victim inside a Mormon church; convicted of four fourth degree felony counts of abuse of a child or vulnerable adult.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Other leader,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
Michael Hiatt
- was a Mormon church member in Clinton, Utah; charged in Utah in March 2023 with two second degree felony counts of enticing a minor, and one third degree felony count of dealing in materials harmful to a minor; pleaded guilty in June 2023 to one second degree felony count of enticing a minor; sentenced in August 2023 to 45 days in jail, with credit for 15 days served, and 4 years probation.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Missionary,
Lawrence Huffman
- was an LDS church member in Mound City, Kansas; pleaded guilty to charges related to sodomizing a minor; as of 2024, lives in Hutchinson, Kansas as a registered sex offender.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Crime: 2000s, in Kansas,
Erik Hughes
- was a Mormon bishop in Mapleton, Utah and a Mormon church senior product manager when he sexually abused two underage children in his LDS ward dozens of times; was sentenced to prison in 2017; released in 2023; as of 2024, registered sex offender living in Utah.
- Learn more »
- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted, Parole, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishop, Church employee, Missionary, Stake high council, Youth leader,
- Crime: 2000s, 2010s, in Utah,
Hayden Hunter
- was a Mormon missionary in California; he was from Pleasant Grove, Utah; arrested in 2020 for distribution of child sexual abuse material (child pornography) while on his mission; convicted of possession of CSAM in 2021.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Convicted, Released,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Missionary,
- Crime: 2020s, in California,
- Crime scenes: Online,
Edward Hunter
- was a Mormon church member in Peoria, Arizona; accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl who was his patient; pleaded guilty to three counts of child abuse; sentenced to two years in prison and lifetime probation.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Convicted, Prison, Probation, Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Crime: 2010s,
William Jansen
- was an LDS church member and police officer in Twin Falls, Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty.
- Learn more »
- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Missionary,
Ángel Jaramillo
- was an LDS church member in Jujuy, Argentina; arrested on child pornography and abuse charges (which includes distribution, tenancy, and production of material).
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Ongoing, Prison, Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Church employee, Stake clerk, Stake high council,
Paul Jellum
- was a Mormon scout leader in Logan, Utah in the 1980s; suspended by the BSA in 1987 after being accused of sexually abusing a 14-year-old Boy Scout in his troop during a 1986 Scouting event at Camp Hunt near Bear Lake, Utah; in 1990, Jellum became a scoutmaster in a Nevada LDS ward despite his prior suspension; in 1991, Jellum admitted to the abuse.
- Learn more »
- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Police investigation, Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Scout leader,
James Johannes
- was a Mormon youth leader and US Army soldier assigned to the National Security Agency (NSA) in San Antonio, Texas; sentenced in 2017 to six years in prison for spying on two teenage sisters and recording them preparing to attend LDS seminary classes.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Youth leader,
Carl Johnson
- was a former mayor of West Bountiful, UT; former Mormon bishop in Utah; arrested for and charged with sexually abusing several children; pleaded guilty in January 2023 to four felony counts of child sexual abuse; sentenced in March 2023 to prison.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum, Missionary, Stake high council,
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in Utah,
Bryce Johnson
- was an LDS church member in Heber City, Utah; three counts of aggravated child sex abuse/1st degree felony and sexual exploitation of a minor/2nd degree felony.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Missionary, Youth leader,
- Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
- Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing,
Brent Johnson
- was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
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- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
Larry Johnson
- was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
- Learn more »
- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Church employee, Other leader,
Eric Jones
- was an LDS church member in Blackfoot, Idaho; arrested for alleged sexual contact with a toddler; convicted in January 2024 of battery with the intent to commit lewd conduct of a child after a one-day trial; sentenced in March 2024 to two to 20 years in prison; required to register as a sex offender.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
Spencer Kartchner
- was an LDS church member in Utah; convicted of sex crimes in 2009 and 2021.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Ward mission leader,
- Crime: 2000s, 2020s, in Utah,
- Crime scenes: Online,
David Keller
- was a Mormon temple worker, Sunday school teacher and former stake presidency member in Paradise, Cache Valley, Utah; admitted in May 2024 to child sexual abuse and was charged with seven first-degree felony counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Admitted guilt, Ongoing,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Stake presidency counselor, Sunday school, Temple worker,
- Alleged crime: 2000s, 2010s, in Cache County (Utah), Utah,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
Roger Kemp
- was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
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- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
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.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Convicted, Ongoing, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Crime: 2010s, in Nebraska, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Crime scenes: Online, Public,
Robert Kempton
- was a former Mormon bishop and stake president in Arizona; was an attorney and served a mission as a legal counsel for the LDS church in Africa; arrested in 2014 in a police sting for prostitution.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Police investigation, Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Scout leader, Stake president, Youth leader,
- Alleged crime: 2010s, in Arizona,
Timothy Kimball
- was an LDS church member in San Antonio, Texas; charged in 2022 with child sexual abuse; died by suicide in June 2023 while awaiting indictment.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Died awaiting trial, Not convicted, Suicide,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Missionary, Other leader,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
Bryce Kinzie
- was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
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- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
Keith Knutson
- was a Mormon church member in Seattle, Washington; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse charges in 1995; a Mormon bishop allegedly failed to report abuse allegations to police.
- Learn more »
- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Sunday school,
- Crime: 1990s, in Washington,
Robert Lant
- was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
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- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
Virgil Larson
- was a Mormon church member and first counselor in an LDS ward bishopric in Chubbuck, Idaho; arrested in September 2024 and charged with sexual abuse of five boys, ages 12-15; he knew the boys from LDS ward activities and was their priesthood leader; as of March 2025, a jury trial was scheduled for Apr. 8.
- Learn more »
- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Ongoing,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishopric counselor, Youth leader,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
Kip Later
- was an LDS church member and scout leader in Idaho; accused in the 1980s of sexual abuse; Mormon church leaders allegedly failed to tell police about abuse allegations.
- Learn more »
- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Alleged crime: 1980s, in Idaho,
- Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing, Scout activity,
George Lee
- was a former LDS general authority; pleaded guilty to attempted sexual abuse of a child, a third-degree felony.
- Learn more »
- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: General authority, Mission president, Other leader,
Kurt Leppert
- was a former LDS church primary teacher in Spokane Valley, Washington; found guilty in 2018 by a jury of seven counts of sexually abusing 3 children between the ages of 8 and 12; sentenced in 2018 to 21 years and 4 months in prison.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Primary,
Frank Lind
- was a Mormon church member in California; sentenced before the early 2000s to 30 years to life in prison for sexually molesting a child; in the 2000s, a Mormon bishop allegedly supported Lind's decision to be baptized into the LDS church despite his prior conviction; in 2022, again convicted of child sexual abuse; sentenced to three consecutive terms of 25 years to life in prison.
- Learn more »
- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
Douglas Lovell
- was a Mormon church member in Clearfield, Utah; accused of sexual abuse of a woman he murdered, Joyce Yost; Lovell claimed the LDS church meddled in his 2015 trial by discouraging a former prison bishop from testifying in his defense.
- Learn more »
- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
Brandon Manning
- was an LDS church member in Utah and Georgia; convicted three times of sex crimes: Scotland in the 1990s, Utah in 2001, Georgia in 2020; assigned to be a young men's president in a Georgia LDS branch in 2017; arrested in 2019 and charged with eight felony counts of child sexual exploitation; convicted; as of November 2023, lives in Fort Valley, Georgia as a registered sex offender.
- Learn more »
- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Missionary, Youth leader,
- Crime: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, in Georgia, Scotland, United Kingdom, Utah,
Jayson Martineau
- was an LDS church member in Idaho and Tremonton, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in December 2023 in Utah and was sent on a one-year rider program.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Missionary,
Craig Mathias
- was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Granada Hills, California; was in the Northridge ward until 1983; convicted in 1987 of sexually molesting multiple boy scouts; sentenced to six years in prison.
- Learn more »
- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Scout leader,
James Matlock
- was a Mormon church member; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Scout leader,
Robert Matthews
- was a Mormon church member and singer in the Mormon Tabernacle Choir; arrested in 2006, after police received evidence that he swam naked with four young boys during a trip in July 2006; he took pictures of the nude swim and later processed the images on his computer; charged with four counts of sexual exploitation of a minor and lewdness involving a child; convicted.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Convicted, Plea agreement,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Tabernacle Choir,
Daphney Matthews
- was a Mormon church member in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; accused of sexual abuse.
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- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
Bruce McAskill
- was a Mormon church ward clerk in Jackson, Michigan; before becoming ward clerk, was convicted of rape; after becoming ward clerk, in 1994, was found guilty by a judge of kissing and fondling an 8-year-old boy whom he was babysitting; McAskill had met the boy's mother at church; a police officer said McAskill told him 'he didn't see any problem' with an adult sleeping naked with a child.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Convicted, Found guilty, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Other leader, Ward clerk,
David McConkie
- was a former Mormon stake president, Mormon bishop and deputy district attorney in Colorado, and paternal grandson of former Mormon apostle Bruce R. McConkie; arrested in August 2023; charged in September 2023 with felony sexual assault on a child by someone in a position of trust; in November 2023, granted permission by the judge to move to Utah; pleaded not guilty in February 2024.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Ongoing,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Scout leader, Stake president, Youth leader,
- Alleged crime: 2000s, 2010s, in Colorado,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
Spencer McDougal
- was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
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- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
David McGhie
- was an LDS church member; accused of child sexual abuse; convicted; an LDS bishop was accused of failing to report the abuse.
- Learn more »
- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Crime: 1990s, 2000s, in Utah,
Bill McKay
- was an LDS church member and mayor of Kennewick, Washington; admitted in 2023 to police he paid for sexual services at multiple massage parlors in Kennewick; was not criminally charged.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Admitted guilt, Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Alleged crime: 2020s, in Washington,
Mitchell McKee
- was a Mormon church member and retired Utah State Highway Patrol officer in Heber City, Utah; when arrested in 2024, was a licensed marriage and family therapist with experience helping LDS clients address "pre and post mission sexual issues;" accused of sexual abuse of a minor.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Ongoing,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Missionary,
Miguel Michel
- was an LDS church member in Buenos Aires, Argentina; accused of child sexual abuse in or around 2000; allegedly sexually molested three children ranging in age from five to eight years old.
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- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
John Midgett
- was a Mormon church member and Sunday school teacher in the San Diego area, California; also was a Navy petty officer first class; initially pleaded not guilty to 43 felony counts of child molestation; later pleaded guilty; sentenced to 30 years in prison for sexually abusing eight girls ages 5 to 10 in his LDS sunday school class; as of 2024, lives in Bountiful, Utah as a registered sex offender.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Primary,
- Crime scenes: LDS building, Victim's home,
Ronald Mills
- was an LDS church member in Orange, New South Wales, Australia; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; sentenced in or around 1982 to 3 years in jail.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
Russell Millsaps
- was an LDS church member and retired police sergeant in Arizona; sentenced in 2016 to 323 years in prison for child sexual exploitation.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Other leader,
- Crime: 1990s, 2010s, in Arizona,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
Michael Mitchell
- was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
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- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
Aaron Montoya
- was a Mormon children's Primary teacher and law enforcement officer in Utah; found guilty of sexually abusing children during LDS church meetings and at his home; later pleaded guilty in another case; in all, at least nine victims came forward; sentenced to prison in 2005; as of March 2025, is out of prison on parole and lives in Woods Cross, Utah as a registered sex offender.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Primary,
- Crime: 2000s, in Utah,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, LDS building, Perpetrator's home, Vehicle,
Marcelo Moreno Pérez
- was a former Mormon church young men's leader in Argentina; arrested in 2021 for alleged sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl in 2017; sentenced in 2022 to 13.5 years in prison; the Mormon church allegedly paid the victim's parents 4.5 million pesos (approximately $40,000) to keep the abuse secret.
- Learn more »
- Alleged coverup
- LDS church payment: $40,000
- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Youth leader,
Scotty Mortensen
- was an LDS church member and scout leader in Utah; accused in 1988 of child sexual abuse.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Alleged crime: 1980s, in Utah,
Shawn Mortensen
- 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.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Admitted guilt, Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishop, Other leader,
- Crime: 2020s, in New Mexico,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
David Moss
- was an LDS bishop (2015-19) and police officer in Utah; arrested in 2019 for soliciting an undercover cop for sex; pleaded guilty in 2019 to a 3rd degree felony charge of exploiting a prostitute and a misdemeanor charge of patronizing a prostitute; sentenced to prison, but both terms were suspended.
- Learn more »
- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishop, Missionary, Youth leader,
- Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
- Crime scenes: Public,
Tevita Mounga
- was a former Mormon bishop and ward mission leader in Salt Lake City, Utah; arrested and charged in May 2024 with sexual assault and kidnapping.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Ongoing,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishop, Ward mission leader,
- Alleged crime: 2020s, in Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Crime scenes: Vehicle,
Steven Murdock
- was a Mormon stake high council member and former LDS bishop in Holladay, Salt Lake County, Utah; allegedly sexually harassed multiple women in his ward while he was their bishop (he was bishop from 2013 to 2017); in 2019, was caught taking photos of a young woman in a dressing room in Tennessee; pleaded guilty in November 2019; sentenced in 2019 to one year probation, 48 hours community service .
- Learn more »
- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Admitted guilt, Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Released,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishop, Stake high council,
- Crime: 2010s, in Tennessee,
- Crime scenes: Public, Recreational trip/outing,
Matthew Nash
- was a former Mormon missionary from Utah who served a mission in North Carolina in 1999; accused in 2001 of sexually molesting 11 girls while on his mission; pleaded guilty to charges of child sexual abuse.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Missionary,
Porter Nelson
- was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Alaska; charged in 2009 with child sexual abuse; pleaded guilty to reduced charges and was sentenced in 2010 to jail or prison; as of 2025, lives in Marsing, Idaho as a registered sex offender.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Scout leader,
James Neumeyer
- was a Mormon church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; died in 2024.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
Rand Newby
- was an LDS church member and scout leader in Washington, Oregon and San Francisco, California; had a career as a schoolteacher; charged in Oregon in 1986 with sexual abuse of two children; convicted of two counts, one class C felony and one class A misdemeanor; sentenced in 1987 to 5 years probation.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Crime: 1980s, in Oregon,
Hugh Nibley
- was a prominent LDS scholar in Utah; in 2005, was publicly accused by his daughter of childhood sexual abuse against her; died in 2005 in Provo, Utah; was never charged with a sex crime.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: BYU, Ministering/home teacher, Missionary, Sunday school,
Brett Nichols
- was an LDS church member in Arizona; convicted of child sexual abuse; sentenced to 10 years in prison; baptized again after excommunication; ward members reportedly were not told of his criminal past when he returned after his prison time.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
Johnathon Nixon
- was a Mormon church member in Indiana and Utah; convicted guilty of sexual abuse in 2005 in Davis County, Utah; convicted again in 2018 and sentenced to prison.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Crime: 2000s, in Indiana, Utah,
Brent Noorda
- was a Mormon church member and chiropractor in St. George, Utah; arrested in 2019 and accused of sexual abuse; convicted and sentenced to prison.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Convicted, No contest, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Missionary,
Zander Nunley
- 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.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Ongoing,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Missionary,
- Alleged crime: 2020s, in Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
Bruce O'Dell
- was a Mormon bishop and dermatologist in Show Low, Navajo County, Arizona; in 1999, was charged with 48 counts of sexual abuse.
- Learn more »
- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishop, Youth leader,
- Alleged crime: 1990s, in Arizona,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
DeRon Olsen
- was a former Mormon bishop and stake presidency counselor in Spokane, Washington; in 2024, pleaded guilty to one felony count of child molestation and one felony count of child rape; sentenced to prison.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishop, Stake presidency counselor,
- Crime: 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, in Washington,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
Greg Orton
- 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.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Ongoing,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Youth leader,
- Alleged crime: 2010s, 2020s, in Oregon,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
David Owens
- was an LDS elders quorum president in Tempe, Arizona; accused of sexual abuse; sentenced in 2018 to 20 or more years in prison for sexually assaulting three young men in his Mormon ward.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Elders quorum,
- Crime: 2010s, in Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
Grant Packer
- was an LDS church member in Idaho; served a full-time mission to Canada in 1946-48 and two senior missions to Atlanta, Georgia and San Bernardino, California; charged with child sexual abuse; pleaded guilty; sentenced to three to 10 years in prison and 10 years probation; died in 2008.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum, Missionary, Youth leader,
- Crime: 1990s, in Idaho,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
Spencer Palmer
- was a Mormon temple endowment ceremony actor, BYU professor, mission president, temple president, LDS church area authority; posthumously accused of child sexual abuse by his grandson.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishop, BYU, Mission president, Missionary, Other leader, Sunday school, Temple president,
Kenny Parcell
- was an LDS church member and president of the National Association of Realtors; former Mormon ward young men's leader in Utah and bishopric counselor at BYU-Provo; accused in 2023 of sexual harassment by three women; resigned.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Youth leader,
Raymond Parkin
- was an LDS church member in Mansfield, England; accused of sexual abuse; convicted and sentenced in 2009 to prison for 18 years for serious sexual offenses against two young girls.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
Jeffery Parks
- was a Mormon church member in Tennessee; in 2003, pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual battery by an authority figure, two counts of incest, and two counts of statutory rape; sentenced to prison.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Crime: 2000s, in Tennessee,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
Leslie Paul
- was an LDS church member in Arizona; charged with child sexual abuse; sentenced in about 1989 to over 400 years in prison.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Scout leader,
James Penrod
- was a Mormon church missionary in Pennsylvania in 1997; originally from Utah; sent home to Utah from his mission and arrested in July 1997 and charged with child sexual abuse; sentenced to prison for sexual abuse.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Missionary,
- Crime: 1990s, in Pennsylvania, Utah,
Brian Peterson
- was an LDS church member and scout leader in Orem, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted and sentenced to prison.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Crime: 1980s, in Utah,
Eneudo Petit
- was a Mormon bishop in Provo, Utah; while bishop, allegedly sexually abused a child; accused of molesting another child before becoming a bishop; allegedly avoided arrest warrant for child sexual abuse by fleeing the US to Venezuela; arrested in Texas in 2021; convicted in Utah in 2022 and sentenced to prison; as of July 2024, is in the Uintah County Jail.
- Learn more »
- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted, Fled or failed to appear, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishop,
- Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
Ronald Phelps
- was an LDS bishop and stake executive secretary, and attorney, in Oklahoma; arrested for indecent exposure before becoming an LDS bishop; accused of child sexual abuse; Mormon church leaders allegedly covered up the abuse.
- Learn more »
- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishop, Other leader,
Chesley Pierson
- was an LDS bishop, stake presidency counselor and stake patriarch in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; accused of sexually abusing multiple young men.
- Learn more »
- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Police investigation, Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishop, Missionary, Other leader, Stake patriarch, Stake presidency counselor,
- Alleged crime: 1970s, in Canada,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
Geoffrey Powell
- was an LDS bishop in Western Australia; accused of sexually abusing a seven-year-old girl in his ward; the alleged abuse took place while he was a bishop; the victim twice complained to the LDS church, but said she was not believed and was chastised, and it was suggested she should move away if she felt uncomfortable; in 2019, he was sentenced to 12 months in jail.
- Learn more »
- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted, Jail,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishop,
- Crime: 1980s, in Australia,
Michael Pratt
- was a former LDS seminary principal; arrested in 2009; convicted and sentenced in 2010 for the sexual abuse of a 16-year-old seminary student.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishopric counselor, Church employee, Other leader, Seminary teacher,
- Crime scenes: LDS building, Public,
Carl Pratt
- was a Mormon bishop in San Manuel, Arizona; allegedly sexually abused a boy in his ward, in the bishop's office at an LDS chapel; died in 2006.
- Learn more »
- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishop, High priest, Other leader, Scout leader, Stake high council, Temple worker,
- Crime scenes: Bishop's office, LDS building,
Byard Price
- was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Salt Lake City, Utah; convicted of sexual abuse, then reapplied to be a scout volunteer after his conviction.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Scout leader,
Kevin Prodromides
- was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Stake high council,
Shane Pugh
- was a Mormon church member in Cedar Hills, Utah; accused of touching an underage girl while she was sleeping; in 2017, found guilty of forcible sexual abuse (2nd degree felony); sentenced to 1 to 15 years in prison and 3 years probation.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Sunday school,
- Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
James Raborn
- was an LDS church member in Iowa; convicted of four misdemeanor counts related to child sexual abuse and exploitation; 2023: registered sex offender living in Boone, Iowa.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Youth leader,
- Crime: 2010s, in Iowa,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
Noah Rada
- was a Mormon church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; accused of possession of child sexual abuse material in 2022; pleaded guilty.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Crime: 2020s,
Bryce Ray
- was a Mormon church member and former bank officer in West Haven, Utah; arrested in July 2024 and charged with enticing a minor and sexual solicitation of a child.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Ongoing, Police investigation,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Scout leader, Sunday school,
- Alleged crime: 2020s, in Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Crime scenes: Public,
Alberto Reyes
- was a Mormon bishop in Argentina who sexually abused a child; allegedly sexually abused the victim for at least nine years; convicted in 2004.
- Learn more »
- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishop,
Kenneth Richens
- was an LDS church member and chief information officer (CIO) of Central Valley Medical Center in Nephi, Utah; accused in 2023 of child sexual exploitation; pleaded guilty in February 2024 to two felony counts of sexual exploitation of a minor; in April 2024, sentenced to two consecutive terms of one to 15 years in prison.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Missionary,
- Crime: 2020s, in Utah,
- Crime scenes: Online,
Douglas Richens
- was former international director of the Mormon church's disability services and prison ministry; worked for the LDS church for 23 years; retired, became a professional life coach in Tooele, Utah; charged with sodomy on a child and aggravated sexual abuse; court ordered him held without bail as of Mar. 21, 2025.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Ongoing, Police investigation,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Church employee, Missionary, Other leader, Seminary teacher, Unknown position,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Perpetrator's workplace,
Charles Richmond
- was an LDS church member and LDS addiction recovery specialist in Hutchinson, Kansas; convicted of aggravated indecent liberties w child; Offender =>18 fondle child <14; in prison in Kansas as of 2024.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Other leader, Sunday school,
Chad Robertson
- was an LDS church member and high school assistant basketball coach in Parowan, Utah; accused in 2023 of unlawful sexual activity with a child; admitted to having sex with a 16-year-old boy on five separate occasions; in March 2024, pleaded guilty to two felonies; in June 2024, was sentenced to one year in the Iron County Jail, with credit for time served, and four years of probation.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Convicted, Jail, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Registered sex offender,
- Civil: No civil case,
Lowell Robison
- was a Mormon mission president in the Mexico Leon mission (1995-1998); accused in 2018 of sexual abuse of multiple people; two months later, died by suicide.
- Learn more »
- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum, Mission president, Missionary, Scout leader, Stake high council, Stake presidency counselor, Stake president, Sunday school, Youth leader,
- Alleged crime: 1980s, 1990s, in Mexico,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
Shane Ross
- was an LDS church member and public school teacher in Salem, Oregon; accused of child sexual abuse of a former student; convicted in 2018 and sentenced to prison.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Crime: 2010s, in Oregon,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
Michael Rosser
- was an LDS church member in Indiana; accused in 2023 of child sexual abuse; made a plea agreement in February 2024, agreeing to plead guilty to reduced charges; convicted in 2024 and sentenced to six years in prison with two years probation.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation,
- Civil: No civil case,
Ramiro Saenz
- was an LDS mission president and Temple president in Bolivia; accused of sexually abusing two teenage girls.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Never charged,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishop, Mission president, Stake high council, Stake president, Temple president,
Eldon Saling
- was a Mormon church member in California and Utah; convicted in 1987 in California and in 1993 in Utah of charges related to sexual abuse; as of 2024, lives in Burley, Idaho as a registered sex offender.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in California, Utah,
Richard Sampson
- was a Mormon bishop, stake high council member and doctor in Provo, Utah; Director of Medical Affairs for the LDS Missionary Training Center; sexually abused at least seven children; convicted and sentenced in 2014 to one to 15 years in prison for child sexual abuse; as of 2024, was out on parole living in Holladay, Utah.
- Learn more »
- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted, Parole, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishop, Church employee, Other leader, Stake high council,
- Crime: 2000s, 2010s, in Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona), Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
Kyle Saucier
- was a Mormon missionary in Utah; charged in 2007 with aggravated sexual abuse of a child, but the charges were dropped after prosecutors said they could not proceed due to "witness problems".
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Charges dropped,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Missionary,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
Jack Schofield
- was an LDS church member, school administrator and state senator in Las Vegas, Nevada; accused of sexual harassment; died in 2015; a victim told FLOODLIT he sold her repeatedly to sex trafficking clients at a motel in Las Vegas.
- Learn more »
- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
Dennis Schult
- was a Mormon church member and scout leader in southern California; pleaded no contest to two counts of child molestation as part of a plea agreement wherein six other molestation charges were dropped; sentenced in 1991 to eight years in prison for sexually abusing two of his scouts for several years; as of 2024, registered sex offender living in Granada Hills, California.
- Learn more »
- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted, No contest, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
Orin Searle
- was an LDS church member in Ogden, Utah; accused of sexual abuse in 2013 but was deemed incompetent to stand trial; a victim said that Searle's predatory behavior began as early as the late 1950s, and that several family members, and multiple members of the LDS 44th Ward (Mount Ogden Stake), knew that Searle was a child molester but did nothing to stop him; died in 2014.
- Learn more »
- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Not convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum, High priest, Other leader, Temple worker,
- Alleged crime: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, in Utah,
Wayne Sells
- was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Alleged crime: 1980s, in South Carolina,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
Mark Sherry
- was an LDS ward mission leader and church building supervisor in Kansas City, Missouri; found guilty in 2000 of Sexual Misconduct - 2nd Degree.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Missionary, Other leader, Sunday school, Youth leader,
Timothy Shoemaker
- was a Mormon church member in Newnan, Georgia; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; as of 2024, lives in Newnan, Georgia as a registered sex offender.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Crime: 1990s, in Georgia,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, Scout activity, Vehicle,
Richard Simcock
- was an LDS church member in the United Kingdom (UK); accused of sexual abuse; sentenced in 2013 to 10 years in prison.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
Stewart Singley
- was an LDS church member in Ohio; convicted in 1975 of child molestation that occurred in 1974; in 1997, convicted and sentenced to one year in jail or prison; as of 2024, is a registered sex offender; lives in East Waterford, Pennsylvania.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Crime: 1970s, 1990s, in Ohio,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
Philander Smartt
- was a Mormon mission president in Puerto Rico; accused of sexually manipulating some of his sister missionaries; LDS church sent him home and called his behavior "immoral and sinful," but no criminal charges or civil lawsuits resulted.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Mission president, Other leader, Stake president,
- Alleged crime: 2010s, in Puerto Rico,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
Joseph Smith
- was the founder of the LDS church (the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or Mormon church); was publicly accused during his life (1805-1844) of sexual misconduct, including adultery and illegal polygamy; never charged with a sex crime; in May 1844, a Hancock County, Illinois grand jury indicted Smith for perjury, fornication and polygamy; died in June 1844.
- Learn more »
- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Apostle,
- Alleged crime: 1800s, in Illinois, Missouri, Ohio,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
Sidney Spencer
- was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Idaho; convicted in 1984 of child sexual abuse; a Mormon bishop approved his application to be a scout leader despite his prior sex crime conviction.
- Learn more »
- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Crime: 1980s, in Idaho,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
Paul Spencer
- 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.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Ongoing, Police investigation,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Other leader, Ward mission leader, Youth leader,
- Alleged crime: 2020s, in Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Crime scenes: Online,
Mark Stevens
- was a Mormon bishop in Utah in 2006; charged in 2025 with sexual assault of a 16-year-old girl that allegedly took place in his office at church.
- Learn more »
- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Ongoing,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishop, Missionary,
- Alleged crime: 2000s,
- Crime scenes: Bishop's office, LDS building,
Terry Stidd
- Terry Alan Stidd was an LDS church member in Kearns, Utah; in 1998, pleaded guilty to rape in the first degree and sodomy in the first degree and was sentenced to 10 years in prison; as of 2024, is out on parole and lives in Salt Lake City, Utah.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Crime: 1990s, in Utah,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
Michael Stillman
- was a Mormon Tabernacle Choir member and professional scouter with the Boy Scouts of America in Monroe, Sevier County, Utah; accused in 1989 of having sexually abused a boy between the ages of 13 and 15 in the mid-1970s; decided to resign as district scout executive as long as it did not imply guilt; was never reported to police or charged with a crime.
- Learn more »
- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Scout leader, Tabernacle Choir,
- Alleged crime: 1970s, in Utah,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
Kurt Stimpson
- was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
Larry Story
- was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
Larry Strain
- was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Alleged crime: 1970s, in Missouri,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
James Stringham
- was an LDS church member and physician in Salt Lake City; in 1982, was found guilty of sexual exploitation of a minor; was sentenced to five years probation and ordered to pay $7,500 restitution.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary,
- Crime: 1980s, in Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Crime scenes: Health appointment,
Mark Swanson
- was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; a local Mormon bishop recommended him for a scout leader position, reportedly because "he feels he is completely rehabilitated".
- Learn more »
- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Alleged crime: 1980s, in Idaho,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
Kevin Sykes
- was an LDS church youth leader in Utah; arrested for possessing child pornography; later arrested for forcible sodomy, human trafficking, sexual abuse of a minor, child abuse and obstructing justice; pleaded guilty in February 2023 to four counts of felony child sexual abuse; in November 2023, was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison in Utah.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Youth leader,
- Crime: 2020s, in Utah, Utah County (Utah),
Keaton Tanner
- was a Mormon church member and school teacher in Pleasant Grove, Utah; accused and arrested for alleged rape of a child. Authorities requesting no bail because they fear he will flee to Germany, where he was once a Mormon missionary.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Ongoing,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Missionary,
- Alleged crime: 2020s, in Utah,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
Brent Taylor
- was the Utah Valley Youth Symphony orchestra director and an LDS Sunday school teacher; accused in 2018 of sexually abusing multiple boys; a judge ruled in 2023 that he had exaggerated his health issues to avoid trial; pleaded guilty in June 2024; sentenced twice to prison in two separate child sex abuse cases in 2024.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Convicted, Fled or failed to appear, Ongoing, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Sunday school, Youth leader,
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, in Utah,
Keele Taylor
- was a Mormon church member in Farmington, Utah; convicted for possession of child pornography; In July 2019, accepted plea deal to possession, so the distribution charge was dropped.
- Learn more »
- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Youth leader,
- Crime: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, in Utah,
- Crime scenes: Online,
Glendon Templeton
- was a Mormon bishop, Sunday school teacher and scout leader in Arizona; accused but never prosecuted for alleged sex crimes.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishop,
- Alleged crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, in Arizona,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
Arturo Tenorio
- was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Alleged crime: 2010s, in Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace,
Wendell Thompson
- was a former LDS bishop and stake presidency member in Clinton, Mississippi; convicted in 2011 of felony child sexual abuse (gratification of lust); some of the abuse took place while Thompson was in an LDS stake presidency role.
- Learn more »
- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted, Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishop, Stake presidency counselor,
- Crime: 2010s, in Mississippi,
Edgar Tisdale
- was a Mormon church member in Washington; accused of sexual abuse.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Alleged crime: 1980s, in Washington,
James Tolman
- was an LDS church member in Orem, Utah and Cheyenne, Wyoming; convicted of UNLAWFUL SEXUAL INTERCOURSE in 1994 in Utah and SEXUAL ABUSE OF A MINOR IN THE SECOND DEGREE in Wyoming.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Crime: 1990s, 2000s, in Utah, Utah County (Utah), Wyoming,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
Jay Toombs
- was an LDS church member and private investigator in Benson, Cache Valley, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; allegations of his abuse were reportedly known to three LDS bishops and stake president Jerry Toombs (his older brother), who never reported it to police; convicted in 2000 and sentenced to life in prison.
- Learn more »
- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Crime: 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, in Utah,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
Kendall Traxler
- was an LDS church member in Gallman and Hazelhurst, Mississippi; died in 2015; a victim told FLOODLIT that Traxler sexually abused them when they were a child; the abuse allegedly took place during Sunday branch meetings; the branch president and stake president allegedly knew about the abuse but failed to report it to law enforcement.
- Learn more »
- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Sunday school, Youth leader,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
Robert Tubbs
- was an LDS scout leader in Slaterville, Weber County, Utah; admitted he told a Mormon bishop in the early 1970s he had molested multiple boys; Tubbs said the bishop kept the abuse secret; nearly 20 years passed and Tubbs molested others; in the 1990s, Tubbs pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse charges; sentenced to six years to life in prison; paroled in 2000; violated parole; released in 2008.
- Learn more »
- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Crime: 1990s, in Utah,
- Crime scenes: Scout activity,
Marc Turner
- was a former Mormon bishopric member and former Boy Scout leader in Austin, Texas; arrested in 2017 and charged with promotion of child pornography, a second-degree felony; convicted; sentenced to prison.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishopric counselor,
Charles Tyhurst
- was a former LDS bishop and optometrist in southwest Virginia; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; 2020: sentenced in Virginia to prison for five years for aggravated sexual battery of a minor; 2024: registered sex offender; lives in Richmond, Virginia.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishop,
James Ungricht
- was a Mormon church member and junior high school science and math teacher in San Diego, California; arrested in 2017 for lewd conduct in public; pleaded no contest in 2018 to a misdemeanor charge of lewd conduct in a public place; sentenced to serve 30 days in county jail, plus three years probation.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Convicted, Jail, No contest, Probation,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Crime: 2010s, in California,
James Victor
- was a Mormon missionary in Canada in the 1980s; allegedly sexually abused a 12-year-old boy while on his mission; an LDS stake president and a mission president (David Sorensen) allegedly covered up abuse allegations; Sorensen later became an LDS general authority.
- Learn more »
- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Police investigation, Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Missionary,
- Alleged crime: 1980s, in Canada,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
Thomas Wallin
- was a Mormon church member in South Jordan, Utah; admitted to sexually abusing a child within an LDS chapel.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
Allen Washburn
- was a Mormon church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Alleged crime: 1980s, in Utah,
Michael Watson
- was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishopric counselor, Stake high council, Youth leader,
Mark Webb
- was an LDS church member in Murray, Utah; pleaded guilty in 2014 to two counts of unlawful sexual activity with a minor.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Convicted, Jail, Probation,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
Charles Weber
- was an LDS church member and principal in Heber, Utah; convicted of forcible sodomy, forcible sexual abuse unlawful sexual activity with a minor; admitted to sexually abusing children throughout his 35 year career.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Crime: 2000s, in Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing, Victim's school,
Sydney Wengreen
- was a Mormon church member in Utah; pleaded guilty to felony sexual abuse of a child; sentenced in 2003 to five years to life in prison.
- Learn more »
- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
Robert Westover
- was a former LDS bishop and attorney in Dallas, Texas; arrested in 2021 for allegedly recording a minor; pleaded guilty in 2023 and sentenced to 4 years probation.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Probation,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishop, Missionary,
Alexander Winward
- was an LDS church member; pleaded guilty to 4 felony counts of child sex abuse, with all victims under the age of 7.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
LaVar Withers
- was a Mormon church member and physician in Rexburg, Idaho; was accused of sexual abuse by at least 133 women and children (some as young as 13 years old) over a period of 30 years or more; admitted to sexual abuse; found guilty of misdemeanor battery; sentenced to 30 to 60 days in jail and two years probation; the Mormon church placed him on probation and took his temple recommend; died in 2005.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishopric counselor, Stake high council,
- Crime: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, in Idaho,
- Crime scenes: Health appointment,
Orson Wright
- was a Mormon mission president in Sydney, Australia from 1978 to 1980; accused of grooming some of the sister missionaries in his care to be his polygamous wives; removed early from his mission assignment; LDS church leaders in Salt Lake City, Utah allegedly covered up the reasons for Wright's removal.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Branch president, Mission president, Missionary, Stake high council, Temple worker,
- Alleged crime: 1970s, 1980s, in Australia,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
Brigham Young
- Second president of the Mormon church; married 56 women, including a 15-year-old and three 16-year-olds; was publicly accused during his life (1801-1877) of sexual misconduct, including adultery and illegal polygamy; never charged with a sex crime; arrested and charged with adultery in 1871; not found guilty; died in 1877.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Apostle, Missionary,
- Alleged crime: 1800s, in Utah,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
Jeffrey Young
- was a Mormon church member in Lehi, Utah; convicted of 12 counts of VOYEURISM BY ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT CONCEALED OR DISGUISED, one count of sexual exploitation of a minor and one count of obstructing justice.
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- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,

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