No civil case

• Michael Adamson

  • 
  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: LDS church building,
  • Case report »

• Elic Agler

  • 
  • was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
  • Criminal case: Unknown,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Case report »

• Nicholas Alahverdian

  • 
  • was an LDS church member in Orem, Utah; accused of rape; recently extradited from Scotland; has a lengthy history of criminal behavior.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
  • Crime years: 2000s,
  • Convicted in: 2000s, 2008,
  • Case report »

• Terry George Allen

  • 
  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
  • Crime years: 1980s,
  • Convicted in: 1980s,
  • Case report »

• 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Sleepover,
  • Crime years: 2010s,
  • Convicted in: 2010s, 2017,
  • Case report »

• Donald Anderson

  • 
  • was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
  • Criminal case: Unknown,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Case report »

• Michael Dennis 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
  • Convicted in: 2020s, 2021, 2022,
  • Case report »

• Brandon Baldwin

  • 
  • was a Mormon church member in Arizona; accused of sexual abuse.
  • Criminal case: Unknown,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Case report »

• Norman Carl Barber

  • 
  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: Healthcare appointment, Perpetrator's workplace,
  • Crime years: 1980s,
  • Convicted in: 1980s,
  • Case report »

• Bryan A 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
  • Crime years: 1980s,
  • Convicted in: 1980s,
  • Case report »

• 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
  • Crime years: 2000s,
  • Convicted in: 2000s, 2006,
  • Case report »

• Robert Ersol 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: Victim's home,
  • Crime years: 1970s, 1980s,
  • Convicted in: 1980s,
  • Case report »

• Donald Nelson Bills

  • 
  • was a school teacher 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Case report »

• Arthur Gary 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
  • Crime years: 1970s, 1980s,
  • Convicted in: 1980s,
  • Case report »

• Andrew Mack Bishop

  • 
  • was a Mormon church member in Pleasant Grove, Utah; 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
  • Convicted in: 2010s, 2016,
  • Case report »

• Wyman C Blankenship

  • 
  • was a Mormon church member; scout leader, pleaded guilty to molesting boys.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Parole, Released,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
  • Crime years: 1960s,
  • Convicted in: 1900 to 1979,
  • Case report »

• Gordon Brent 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 2000s,
  • Convicted in: 2000s, 2001,
  • Case report »

• David James Borg

  • 
  • was a Mormon church member and scout leader; pleaded guilty to molesting multiple boys; sentenced to 34 years in prison.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
  • Crime years: 1980s,
  • Convicted in: 1980s,
  • Case report »

• Timothy William 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Crime years: 2010s,
  • Convicted in: 2010s, 2013,
  • Case report »

• Dennis Bough

  • 
  • was a Mormon church member in Washington; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse charges.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
  • Crime years: 1980s,
  • Convicted in: 1980s,
  • Case report »

• Brian Mathew 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.
  • Criminal case: Ongoing,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 9 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Case report »

• Kevin Gerald 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace, Victim's workplace,
  • Case report »

• 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.
  • Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted, Suicide,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
  • Convicted in: Never convicted,
  • Case report »

• Allen J Brinkerhoff

  • 
  • was a Mormon bishop and stake president and manager of an LDS stake welfare farm in Nevada; in 2007, found guilty of child sexual abuse and sentenced.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
  • Convicted in: 2000s, 2007,
  • Case report »

• Jimmy Earl Brooks

  • 
  • was a Mormon church member in Texas; charged with child sexual abuse in 1994.
  • Criminal case: Unknown,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing,
  • Crime years: 1990s,
  • Case report »

• David Neil 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Crime years: 1990s, 2000s,
  • Convicted in: 2000s, 2005,
  • Case report »

• Gary Wade Brown

  • 
  • was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Utah; sentenced to one year in prison for sexually abusing one of his scouts.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
  • Crime years: 2000s,
  • Convicted in: 2000s, 2006,
  • Case report »

• Jarom Christopher 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
  • Crime years: 2020s,
  • Convicted in: 2020s, 2022,
  • Case report »

• Brandon Rex Brown

  • 
  • was an LDS church member in Pocatello, Idaho; accused of untying two teenage girls' swimsuit tops and touching them inappropriately .
  • Criminal case: Ongoing,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace,
  • Case report »

• Paul J Bryant

  • 
  • was a Mormon church member and former LDS Primary teacher in Utah; was a branch president while on a Mormon mission to Argentina in the 1980s; in 2016, pleaded guilty to three first-degree felony counts of attempted aggravated sexual abuse of a child; in 2016, was sentenced to prison; in 2023, pleaded not guilty to failure to register as sex offender; was an HOA president in Lehi, Utah.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Ongoing, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
  • Convicted in: 2010s, 2016,
  • Case report »

• Gerald Wayne 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Probation,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
  • Convicted in: 1980s,
  • Case report »

• John Haws Burrell

  • 
  • was a Mormon church member; pleaded guilty of child sexual abuse.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
  • Crime years: 1990s,
  • Convicted in: 1990s,
  • Case report »

• Sheril Dale 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
  • Crime years: 1980s,
  • Convicted in: 1990s,
  • Case report »

• William Butcher

  • 
  • was a Mormon church member; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
  • Crime years: 2000s,
  • Convicted in: 2000s, 2009,
  • Case report »

• Samuel Heber Butler

  • 
  • was a Mormon church member; sentenced in 2020 to 15 years to life in prison for child sexual abuse.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
  • Crime years: 2020s,
  • Convicted in: 2020, 2020s,
  • Case report »

• Raphael Giuseppe Caccioppoli

  • 
  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • 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).
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: Victim's home,
  • Crime years: 1990s, 2000s,
  • Convicted in: 2000s, 2008,
  • Case report »

• Brian Call

  • 
  • was a Mormon church member and dentist; accused of sexual abuse.
  • Criminal case: Unknown,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Case report »

• Cory Clyde Campbell

  • 
  • was a Mormon church member in Ogden, Utah; accused of sexually abusing five underage girls; sentenced in 2010 to prison.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
  • Crime years: 2000s,
  • Convicted in: 2010, 2010s,
  • Case report »

• 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
  • Crime years: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s,
  • Convicted in: 2000s, 2008,
  • Case report »

• Jon Rick 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
  • Crime years: 1980s,
  • Convicted in: 1980s,
  • Case report »

• 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, No contest, Plea agreement, Prison, Registered sex offender,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace, Victim's school,
  • Case report »

• Dustin Scott 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Registered sex offender,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
  • Crime years: 2010s,
  • Convicted in: 2010s, 2011,
  • Case report »

• Mark Chapman

  • 
  • was an LDS church member 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement, Prison, Registered sex offender,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: LDS church building, Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
  • Case report »

• Max Todd Cheatham

  • 
  • was an LDS church member in Utah and Colorado; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in Colorado of child sexual abuse.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 10 or more victims, 100 or more victims, Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
  • Crime years: 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s,
  • Convicted in: 1990s,
  • Case report »

• Tanner Paul 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Prison, Probation, Violated parole/probation,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
  • Crime years: 2010s,
  • Convicted in: 2010s, 2019,
  • Case report »

• Michael James 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.
  • Criminal case: Community service, Convicted, No contest, Probation,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Case report »

• Michael Wayne 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.
  • Criminal case: Unknown,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: Online,
  • Crime years: 2010s,
  • Case report »

• Gerald Arthur Collingwood

  • 
  • was a Mormon bishopric counselor in Alabama; moved to Utah; convicted of child sexual abuse in 1996 in Utah.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Unknown,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: Unknown number of victims,
  • Crime years: 1990s,
  • Convicted in: 1990s,
  • Case report »

• Dennis David Collins

  • 
  • was an LDS church member; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
  • Crime years: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s,
  • Convicted in: 1900 to 1979,
  • Case report »

• Martyn Conway

  • 
  • was a Mormon church member; pleaded guilty of child sexual abuse.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 1980s,
  • Convicted in: 1990s,
  • Case report »

• Keldon Severn Cook

  • 
  • was a Mormon church member; pleaded guilty of child sexual abuse.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 2010s,
  • Convicted in: 2010s, 2015,
  • Case report »

• Richard A Cook

  • 
  • was a Mormon church member and former LDS nursery leader in Boise, Idaho; arrested in 2020 on suspicion of sexually abusing young boys.
  • Criminal case: Ongoing, Unknown,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: Victim's home,
  • Convicted in: Never convicted,
  • Case report »

• Brandon Scott Cordero

  • 
  • was a Mormon church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse.
  • Criminal case: Unknown,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 2000s,
  • Case report »

• John Lee Cox

  • 
  • was a Mormon church member in Clackamas County, Oregon; convicted of child sexual abuse.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 1980s,
  • Convicted in: 1980s,
  • Case report »

• Mark Nielson 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.
  • Criminal case: Admitted guilt, Criminal case expunged, Pleaded guilty,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime scenes: Healthcare appointment,
  • Case report »

• Gordon Terrence Crawford

  • 
  • was an LDS church member in Australia; accused of sexual abuse.
  • Criminal case: Unknown,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: Unknown number of victims,
  • Case report »

• Abraham Isaac (possibly Issac) 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.
  • Criminal case: Criminal charges dropped, Not convicted,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 2020s,
  • Case report »

• John Gardner Cummings

  • 
  • was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse.
  • Criminal case: Unknown,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Crime years: 2000s,
  • Case report »

• 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.
  • Criminal case: Admitted guilt, Convicted,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
  • Crime scenes: Online,
  • Crime years: 2010s,
  • Case report »

• Luke Elbert 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
  • Crime years: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s,
  • Convicted in: 1990s,
  • Case report »

• Buckland Lee Darrell

  • 
  • was an LDS church member and former LDS Primary children's teacher in the Redmond, Washington area; charged with first-degree felony child molestation in 2022 and 2023 (5 total victims, all young boys); admitted to sexually abusing around 6-8 children; pleaded guilty; sentenced in September 2024 to at least 8 years in prison.
  • Criminal case: Admitted guilt, Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 6 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: LDS church building, Victim's home,
  • Crime years: 2010s, 2020s,
  • Convicted in: Never convicted,
  • Case report »

• Scott Alan Darrington

  • 
  • was a former LDS bishop and assistant school principal in Fallon, Nevada; convicted of possession of child pornography, spent a year in prison.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
  • Crime years: 2020s,
  • Convicted in: 2020s, 2021,
  • Case report »

• Michael Davies

  • 
  • was a Mormon church member in Wales; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Crime years: 2000s,
  • Convicted in: 2000s, 2005,
  • Case report »

• George S Davis

  • 
  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • was an LDS church member in Rhode Island; accused of sexual abuse that allegedly took place in an LDS chapel.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Jury trial, Prison,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: LDS church building,
  • Crime years: 1980s, 1990s,
  • Convicted in: 1990s,
  • Case report »

• Joseph Alma Davis

  • 
  • was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
  • Criminal case: Unknown,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Case report »

• Broch Clyde 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Perpetrator's workplace,
  • Case report »

• Richard Lloyd 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Scout activity/event,
  • Crime years: 1980s,
  • Convicted in: 1990s,
  • Case report »

• Spencer Remde 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.
  • Criminal case: Found not guilty, Jury trial,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 2000s,
  • Convicted in: Never convicted,
  • Case report »

• John Doe

  • 
  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • was an LDS church member in Australia; accused of sexual abuse.
  • Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime scenes: LDS church building,
  • Case report »

• John Doe

  • 
  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • 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.
  • Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted, Unknown,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
  • Crime years: 1970s,
  • Convicted in: Never convicted,
  • Case report »

• Michael Driggs

  • 
  • was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
  • Criminal case: Unknown,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Case report »

• Joseph Thomas Dunlop

  • 
  • was a Mormon church member in South Jordan, Utah; accused of sexual abuse.
  • Criminal case: Admitted guilt, Ongoing,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Case report »

• Alan Keith Dunn

  • 
  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Venice, California (Los Angeles); accused in 1978 of child sexual abuse; confessed to the police.
  • Criminal case: Unknown,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing, Scout activity/event,
  • Case report »

• Oliver Dean 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
  • Crime years: 1980s,
  • Convicted in: 1980s,
  • Case report »

• Todd Mitchell Edwards

  • 
  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • was a Mormon bishop in Menifee, Riverside County, California; in 2013, sentenced to three years in prison for child sexual abuse that occurred in 2006 and 2012; was bishop at the time of the 2012 abuse.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Case report »

• Michael Blair Ehlert

  • 
  • was a Mormon church member and former BYU professor in Utah; found guilty of sexual abuse in Guam in 2017.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 2 victims, 4 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Case report »

• Craig Elford

  • 
  • was a Mormon church member in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; accused of child sexual abuse.
  • Criminal case: Unknown,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Case report »

• Jay Benjamin Elggren

  • 
  • was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Probation,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
  • Crime scenes: Online,
  • Crime years: 2010s,
  • Convicted in: 2010s, 2017,
  • Case report »

• Rowan Joseph Ellsworth

  • 
  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: LDS youth activity,
  • Case report »

• Neil Louis Erickson

  • 
  • was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
  • Criminal case: Unknown,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Case report »

• 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
  • Case report »

• William Sterling Evans

  • 
  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • 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.
  • Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Case report »

• Nicolas Pierre Faivre

  • 
  • was a former LDS bishop in Australia; charged with sending sexually explicit messages to a child.
  • Criminal case: Ongoing, Unknown,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Case report »

• David Brian 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.
  • Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 10 or more victims, 100 or more victims, Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace,
  • Case report »

• Stephen D Field

  • 
  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse; sentenced to prison.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Crime years: 1970s, 1980s,
  • Convicted in: 1980s,
  • Case report »

• Richard Oren 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
  • Crime years: 2000s, 2010s,
  • Convicted in: 2020, 2020s,
  • Case report »

• Jeffrey Vern 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Ongoing, Pleaded guilty,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: Online,
  • Crime years: 2010s,
  • Convicted in: 2010s, 2013,
  • Case report »

• Richard Freeman

  • 
  • was an LDS church member and high school teacher in Fresno, California; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; moved to Provo, Utah.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 1990s, 2000s,
  • Case report »

• Jayne Allen 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Found guilty, Prison,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 1970s,
  • Convicted in: 1900 to 1979,
  • Case report »

• Samuel Howard 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.
  • Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: LDS bishop's office, LDS church building,
  • Case report »

• Kevin Stacy Garn

  • 
  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • 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.
  • Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Case report »

• Thomas Ray 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
  • Crime years: 1990s,
  • Convicted in: 2000, 2000s,
  • Case report »

• 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
  • Convicted in: 2000s, 2002,
  • Case report »

• Floyd Keith 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.
  • Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Case report »

• David James 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.
  • Criminal case: Criminal charges dropped,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
  • Crime years: 1980s, 1990s,
  • Convicted in: Never convicted,
  • Case report »

• Shawn Cory Gooden

  • 
  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Ongoing, Prison, Probation,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing,
  • Crime years: 1990s, 2000s,
  • Convicted in: 2020s, 2023,
  • Case report »

• Stanley Benjamin 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
  • Case report »

• Gene Audra Guinn

  • 
  • was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: LDS church building, Victim's home,
  • Crime years: 1990s,
  • Convicted in: 2000, 2000s,
  • Case report »

• Ronald Devere 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Found not guilty,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
  • Crime years: 1990s,
  • Convicted in: 2000s, 2005,
  • Case report »

• Albert Dee 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 1980s,
  • Convicted in: 1980s,
  • Case report »

• Thomas Hannett

  • 
  • was a Mormon church member in California; accused in 2024 of sexual abuse.
  • Criminal case: Unknown,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Case report »

• Eugene Albert Hansen

  • 
  • was a Mormon church member and scout leader in California; accused of child sexual abuse.
  • Criminal case: Unknown,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: Unknown number of victims,
  • Case report »

• Melvin Eugene 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Police investigation,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
  • Crime years: 2000s, 2010s,
  • Convicted in: 2020s, 2021,
  • Case report »

• Maurice Wade Harker

  • 
  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • 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.
  • Criminal case: Ongoing,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace,
  • Crime years: 2010s, 2020s,
  • Case report »

• Marvin Ross Harker

  • 
  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • was an LDS church member and bishop in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada; sexually assaulted several young girls; confessed to his bishop and a mission president, who told him not to report to police; convicted in 2019; sentenced in September 2020 to five years in prison and made to register as a sex offender.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 2 victims, 5 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Case report »

• James Glenn 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.
  • Criminal case: Acquitted, Found not guilty, Hung jury, Ongoing,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
  • Crime years: 2020s,
  • Convicted in: Never convicted,
  • Case report »

• Kyle Hendrickson

  • 
  • was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
  • Criminal case: Unknown,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Case report »

• Brandon Osorio 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Unknown,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime scenes: LDS church building,
  • Convicted in: 2010s, 2019,
  • Case report »

• Michael William 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Case report »

• Erik Wayne 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Parole, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Crime years: 2000s, 2010s,
  • Convicted in: 2010s, 2017,
  • Case report »

• Hayden Hoss 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Released,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
  • Crime scenes: Online,
  • Crime years: 2020s,
  • Convicted in: 2020s, 2021,
  • Case report »

• Edward Ralph 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Prison, Probation, Unknown,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 2010s,
  • Convicted in: 2010s, 2016,
  • Case report »

• William Anthon Jansen

  • 
  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • was an LDS church member and police officer in Twin Falls, Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Case report »

• Ángel Orlando Jaramillo

  • 
  • was an LDS church member in Jujuy, Argentina; arrested on child pornography and abuse charges (which includes distribution, tenancy, and production of material).
  • Criminal case: Ongoing, Prison, Unknown,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
  • Case report »

• Paul Maxce Jellum

  • 
  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • 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.
  • Criminal case: Police investigation, Unknown,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Case report »

• James Frank 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Case report »

• Carl Matthew 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Crime years: 1980s, 1990s,
  • Convicted in: 2020s, 2023,
  • Case report »

• 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing,
  • Crime years: 2010s,
  • Convicted in: 2010s, 2017,
  • Case report »

• Brent Johnson

  • 
  • was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
  • Criminal case: Unknown,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Case report »

• Larry M Johnson

  • 
  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
  • Criminal case: Unknown,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Case report »

• Eric Whitney 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, Registered sex offender,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 2 victims, 3 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Convicted in: 2020s, 2024,
  • Case report »

• Spencer Kay Kartchner

  • 
  • was an LDS church member in Utah; convicted of sex crimes in 2009 and 2021.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: Online,
  • Crime years: 2000s, 2020s,
  • Convicted in: 2000s, 2009, 2020s, 2021,
  • Case report »

• David John 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.
  • Criminal case: Admitted guilt, Ongoing,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
  • Crime years: 2000s, 2010s,
  • Case report »

• Roger Kemp

  • 
  • was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
  • Criminal case: Unknown,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Case report »

• Robert Glenn 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.
  • Criminal case: Police investigation, Unknown,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 2010s,
  • Convicted in: Never convicted,
  • Case report »

• Timothy David 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.
  • Criminal case: Died awaiting trial, Not convicted, Suicide,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
  • Case report »

• Bryce Kinzie

  • 
  • was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
  • Criminal case: Unknown,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Case report »

• Keith Benjamin Knutson

  • 
  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, Released,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 1990s,
  • Convicted in: 1990s,
  • Case report »

• Robert Tanner Lant

  • 
  • was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
  • Criminal case: Unknown,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Case report »

• Virgil Dean 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.
  • Criminal case: Ongoing,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 7 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
  • Case report »

• Kip E Later

  • 
  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • 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.
  • Criminal case: Unknown,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing, Scout activity/event,
  • Crime years: 1980s,
  • Case report »

• George Patrick Lee

  • 
  • was a former LDS general authority; pleaded guilty to attempted sexual abuse of a child, a third-degree felony.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Case report »

• Kurt Broderick 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Case report »

• Frank Arthur Lind

  • 
  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Case report »

• Doug Lovell

  • 
  • was a Mormon church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse of a woman he murdered; he claimed the LDS church meddled in his 2015 trial by discouraging a former prison bishop from testifying in his defense.
  • Criminal case: Unknown,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Case report »

• Brandon Lee 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
  • Crime years: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s,
  • Convicted in: 1990s, 2000s, 2001, 2020, 2020s,
  • Case report »

• Jayson Heath 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Case report »

• Craig Ralph Mathias

  • 
  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
  • Case report »

• James R Matlock

  • 
  • was a Mormon church member; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Case report »

• 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Case report »

• Daphney Matthews

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  • was a Mormon church member in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; accused of sexual abuse.
  • Criminal case: Unknown,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Case report »

• Bruce A McAskill

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  • 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Found guilty, Prison,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Case report »

• David George McConkie

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  • 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.
  • Criminal case: Ongoing,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
  • Crime years: 2000s, 2010s,
  • Convicted in: Never convicted,
  • Case report »

• Spencer Scott McDougal

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  • was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
  • Criminal case: Unknown,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Case report »

• David Marlen McGhie

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  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • was an LDS church member; accused of child sexual abuse; convicted; an LDS bishop was accused of failing to report the abuse.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 1990s, 2000s,
  • Convicted in: 2000, 2000s,
  • Case report »

• Bill McKay

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  • 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.
  • Criminal case: Admitted guilt, Never charged, Not convicted,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
  • Crime years: 2020s,
  • Convicted in: Never convicted,
  • Case report »

• Mitchell McKee

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  • 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.
  • Criminal case: Ongoing,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
  • Case report »

• Miguel Angel Michel

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  • 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.
  • Criminal case: Unknown,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Case report »

• John Allen Midgett

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  • 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 5 victims, 8 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: LDS church building, Victim's home,
  • Case report »

• Ronald Albert Mills

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  • 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime scenes: LDS church building,
  • Case report »

• Russell Dean Millsaps

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  • was an LDS church member and retired police sergeant in Arizona; sentenced in 2016 to 323 years in prison for child sexual exploitation.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
  • Crime years: 1990s, 2010s,
  • Convicted in: 2010s, 2016,
  • Case report »

• Michael R Mitchell

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  • was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
  • Criminal case: Unknown,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Case report »

• Marcelo Moreno Pérez

  • 
  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,

  • Settlement paid by LDS church: $40,000

  • Case report »

• Scotty Hyrum Mortensen

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  • was an LDS church member and scout leader in Utah; accused in 1988 of child sexual abuse.
  • Criminal case: Unknown,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Crime years: 1980s,
  • Convicted in: Never convicted,
  • Case report »

• David Neil Moss

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  • 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime scenes: Public building,
  • Crime years: 2010s,
  • Convicted in: 2010s, 2019,
  • Case report »

• Tevita Hoihoi Mounga

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  • 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.
  • Criminal case: Ongoing,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
  • Crime scenes: Vehicle,
  • Crime years: 2020s,
  • Convicted in: Never convicted,
  • Case report »

• Steven Dean Murdock

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  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • 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 .
  • Criminal case: Admitted guilt, Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Released,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
  • Crime scenes: Public building, Recreational trip/outing,
  • Crime years: 2010s,
  • Convicted in: 2010s, 2019,
  • Case report »

• Matthew Alan Nash

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  • 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
  • Case report »

• James Ricky Neumeyer

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  • was a Mormon church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse.
  • Criminal case: Unknown,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Case report »

• Rand Darrell Newby

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  • 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Crime years: 1980s,
  • Convicted in: 1980s,
  • Case report »

• Hugh Winder Nibley

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  • 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.
  • Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Case report »

• Brett Richard Nichols

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  • 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Case report »

• Johnathon Damian Nixon

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  • 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
  • Crime years: 2000s,
  • Convicted in: 2000s, 2005, 2010s, 2018,
  • Case report »

• Brent David Noorda

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  • was a Mormon church member and chiropractor in St. George, Utah; arrested in 2019 and accused of sexual abuse; convicted and sentenced to prison.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, No contest, Prison,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Case report »

• Bruce Lavon O'Dell

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  • was a Mormon church member and dermatologist in Show Low, Navajo County, Arizona; in 1999, was charged with 48 counts of sexual abuse.
  • Criminal case: Unknown,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
  • Crime years: 1990s,
  • Case report »

• DeRon Harrison Olsen

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  • 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
  • Crime years: 2000s, 2010s, 2020s,
  • Convicted in: 2020s, 2024,
  • Case report »

• David Chandler Owens

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  • 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Crime years: 2010s,
  • Convicted in: 2010s, 2018,
  • Case report »

• Grant Peck Packer

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  • 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
  • Crime years: 1990s,
  • Convicted in: 1990s,
  • Case report »

• Kenny Van Parcell

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  • 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.
  • Criminal case: Never charged,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Case report »

• Raymond Parkin

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  • 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Case report »

• Jeffery Brian Parks

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  • 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: Unknown number of victims,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
  • Crime years: 2000s,
  • Convicted in: 2000s, 2003,
  • Case report »

• Les Paul

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  • was an LDS church member in Arizona; charged with child sexual abuse; sentenced in about 1989 to over 400 years in prison.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Case report »

• James William Penrod

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  • 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: Unknown number of victims,
  • Crime years: 1990s,
  • Convicted in: 1990s,
  • Case report »

• Brian Richard Peterson

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  • was an LDS church member and scout leader in Orem, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted and sentenced to prison.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
  • Crime years: 1980s,
  • Convicted in: 1980s,
  • Case report »

• Eneudo Luis Petit

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  • 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Fled or failed to appear, Prison,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
  • Crime years: 2010s,
  • Convicted in: 2020s, 2022,
  • Case report »

• Ronald Wayne Phelps

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  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • was an LDS bishop 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Case report »

• Chesley Nels Pierson

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  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • was an LDS bishop, stake presidency counselor and stake patriarch in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; accused of sexually abusing multiple young men.
  • Criminal case: Police investigation, Unknown,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
  • Crime years: 1970s,
  • Convicted in: Never convicted,
  • Case report »

• Geoffrey James Powell

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  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Jail,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 1980s,
  • Convicted in: 2010s, 2019,
  • Case report »

• Carl Dee Pratt

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  • 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.
  • Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime scenes: LDS bishop's office, LDS church building,
  • Case report »

• Byard James Price

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  • 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Case report »

• Kevin Harry Prodromides

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  • was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
  • Criminal case: Unknown,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Case report »

• Shane Cameron Pugh

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  • 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 2010s,
  • Convicted in: 2010s, 2018,
  • Case report »

• James Wesley Samuel Raborn

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  • 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
  • Crime years: 2010s,
  • Convicted in: 2010s, 2016,
  • Case report »

• Noah Alan Rada

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  • was a Mormon church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; accused of possession of child sexual abuse material in 2022; pleaded guilty.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
  • Crime years: 2020s,
  • Convicted in: 2020s, 2022,
  • Case report »

• Bryce Stephen Ray

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  • 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.
  • Criminal case: Ongoing, Police investigation,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1,
  • Crime scenes: Public building,
  • Crime years: 2020s,
  • Convicted in: Never convicted,
  • Case report »

• Alberto Reyes

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  • was a Mormon bishop in Argentina who sexually abused a child; allegedly sexually abused the victim for at least nine years; convicted in 2004.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Case report »

• Kenneth Merlin Richens

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  • 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: Online,
  • Crime years: 2020s,
  • Convicted in: 2020s, 2024,
  • Case report »

• Chad Kaye Robertson

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  • 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Registered sex offender,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Case report »

• Christine Hinckley Robinson

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  • was an LDS church member in Utah; sister of Mormon church president Gordon Hinckley; accused posthumously of child sexual abuse, along with her husband Preston Robinson.
  • Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Case report »

• Lowell Robison

  • 
  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • was a Mormon mission president in the Mexico Leon mission (1995-1998) when he allegedly sexually abused multiple missionaries; accused in 2018 of the alleged abuse; two months later, died by suicide.
  • Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
  • Crime years: 1980s, 1990s,
  • Convicted in: Never convicted,
  • Case report »

• Shane Ross

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  • 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
  • Crime years: 2010s,
  • Convicted in: 2010s, 2018,
  • Case report »

• Michael David Rosser

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  • 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: Unknown number of victims,
  • Convicted in: 2020s, 2024,
  • Case report »

• Kyle Saucier

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  • 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".
  • Criminal case: Criminal charges dropped,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
  • Case report »

• Jack Lund Schofield

  • 
  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • 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.
  • Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
  • Convicted in: Never convicted,
  • Case report »

• Dennis Walter Schult

  • 
  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, No contest, Prison, Registered sex offender,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
  • Case report »

• Wayne Sells

  • 
  • was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
  • Criminal case: Unknown,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
  • Crime years: 1980s,
  • Case report »

• Timothy Mark 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: LDS church activity, LDS youth activity, Scout activity/event, Vehicle,
  • Crime years: 1990s,
  • Convicted in: 1990s,
  • Case report »

• Richard Simcock

  • 
  • was an LDS church member in the United Kingdom (UK); accused of sexual abuse; sentenced in 2013 to 10 years in prison.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Convicted in: 2010s, 2013,
  • Case report »

• Stewart Leroy 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, Released,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
  • Crime years: 1970s, 1990s,
  • Convicted in: 1900 to 1979, 1990s,
  • Case report »

• Philander Knox 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.
  • Criminal case: Never charged,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
  • Crime years: 2010s,
  • Convicted in: Never convicted,
  • Case report »

• Joseph Smith

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  • was the founder of the LDS church (the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or Mormon church); accused during his life (1805-1844) of adulterous affairs with girls under the age of 18 and women; never charged with a sex crime.
  • Criminal case: Never charged,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
  • Crime years: 1800s,
  • Convicted in: Never convicted,
  • Case report »

• Sidney L Spencer

  • 
  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
  • Crime years: 1980s,
  • Convicted in: 1980s,
  • Case report »

• Terry Alan Stidd

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  • 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
  • Crime years: 1990s,
  • Convicted in: 1990s,
  • Case report »

• Michael Terry Stillman

  • 
  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • 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.
  • Criminal case: Never charged,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
  • Crime years: 1970s,
  • Convicted in: Never convicted,
  • Case report »

• Kurt Stimpson

  • 
  • was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
  • Criminal case: Unknown,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Case report »

• Larry Story

  • 
  • was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
  • Criminal case: Unknown,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Case report »

• Larry W Strain

  • 
  • was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
  • Criminal case: Unknown,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
  • Crime years: 1970s,
  • Convicted in: Never convicted,
  • Case report »

• James Grant 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: Healthcare appointment,
  • Crime years: 1980s,
  • Convicted in: 1980s,
  • Case report »

• Mark A Swanson

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  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • 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".
  • Criminal case: Unknown,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: Unknown number of victims,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
  • Crime years: 1980s,
  • Convicted in: Never convicted,
  • Case report »

• Kevin G Sykes

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  • 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 2020s,
  • Convicted in: 2020s, 2023,
  • Case report »

• Keele Ryan Taylor

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  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: Online,
  • Crime years: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s,
  • Convicted in: 2010s, 2019,
  • Case report »

• Glendon Templeton

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  • was a Mormon bishop, Sunday school teacher and scout leader in Arizona; accused but never prosecuted for alleged sex crimes.
  • Criminal case: Never charged,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
  • Crime years: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s,
  • Convicted in: Never convicted,
  • Case report »

• Arturo Tenorio

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  • was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse.
  • Criminal case: Unknown,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace,
  • Crime years: 2010s,
  • Convicted in: 2010s, 2013,
  • Case report »

• Edgar A Tisdale

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  • was a Mormon church member in Washington; accused of sexual abuse.
  • Criminal case: Unknown,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 1980s,
  • Case report »

• James Addison Tolman

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  • 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
  • Crime years: 1990s, 2000s,
  • Convicted in: 1990s, 2000s, 2006,
  • Case report »

• Jay Toombs

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  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • 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.
  • Criminal case: Never charged, Unknown,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
  • Crime years: 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s,
  • Convicted in: 2000, 2000s,
  • Case report »

• Kendall Doyle Traxler

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  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • 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.
  • Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime scenes: LDS church building, LDS Sunday meetings,
  • Case report »

• Robert Michael Tubbs

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  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • was an LDS church member and scout leader in Slaterville, Weber County, Utah; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse; sentenced to six years to life in prison; released on parole on March 2008.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: Scout activity/event,
  • Crime years: 1990s,
  • Convicted in: 1990s,
  • Case report »

• Charles Wesley Tyhurst

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  • 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Case report »

• James Robert Ungricht

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  • 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, No contest, Probation,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: Unknown number of victims,
  • Crime years: 2010s,
  • Convicted in: 2010s, 2018,
  • Case report »

• Kurt Arthur Vanwagoner

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  • was a Mormon church member in Centerville, Utah who worked with young men in his ward as of March 2024; arrested and charged in March 2024 with 10 first degree felony counts of aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor (sharing CSAM); police said he sent online chat messages talking about himself secretly taking photographs of women he found attractive in his LDS ward, during church services.
  • Criminal case: Ongoing,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: Online,
  • Case report »

• James Mitchell Victor

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  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • 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.
  • Criminal case: Police investigation, Unknown,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
  • Crime years: 1980s,
  • Convicted in: Never convicted,
  • Case report »

• Thomas Michael Wallin

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  • was a Mormon church member in South Jordan, Utah; admitted to sexually abusing a child within an LDS chapel.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: LDS church building,
  • Crime years: 2010s,
  • Convicted in: 2020, 2020s,
  • Case report »

• Allen B Washburn

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  • was a Mormon church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse.
  • Criminal case: Unknown,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 1980s,
  • Case report »

• Michael Alan Watson

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  • was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
  • Criminal case: Unknown,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Case report »

• Charles Edward Weber

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  • 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing, Victim's school,
  • Crime years: 2000s,
  • Convicted in: 2010s, 2013, 2014,
  • Case report »

• Sydney Arthur Wengreen

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  • 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Case report »

• Robert Fleming Westover

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  • 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Probation,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Case report »

• Alexander Clifton Winward

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  • was an LDS church member; pleaded guilty to 4 felony counts of child sex abuse, with all victims under the age of 7.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
  • Crime years: 2010s,
  • Convicted in: 2010s, 2018,
  • Case report »

• LaVar Madsen Withers

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  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 10 or more victims, 100 or more victims, Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: Healthcare appointment,
  • Crime years: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s,
  • Convicted in: 1990s,
  • Case report »

• Orson Davis Wright

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  • 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.
  • Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
  • Crime years: 1970s, 1980s,
  • Convicted in: Never convicted,
  • Case report »

• Brigham Young

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  • Second president of the Mormon church; married 56 women, including a 15-year old and three 16-year-olds.
  • Criminal case: Never charged,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
  • Crime years: 1800s,
  • Convicted in: Never convicted,
  • Case report »

• Jeffrey Aaron Young

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  • 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: LDS church building,
  • Crime years: 2010s,
  • Convicted in: 2010s, 2016,
  • Case report »

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