92 LDS sex abuse cases found
United States
- Crime country: United States
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- George Aaron (1941 – ) was a former Mormon bishop in a college ward in Provo, Utah; allegedly sexually abused two teenage girls in the 1980s and early 1990s; no criminal charges; in 2001, a jury found him liable for intentional infliction of emotional distress, breach of fiduciary duty, and reckless disregard toward the younger plaintiff; was ordered to pay $25,000 in punitive damages; the church was not a defendant
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Alleged crime: 1980s, 1990s, 
Alleged crime city:
UT - Provo, - Alleged crime county:
UT - Utah,
- Alleged crime state:
Utah,
Aaron's standing in the church reportedly didn't change despite his loss in court-
LDS positions: Bishop, - Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case(s): Judgment for plaintiff,
- Alleged failure to report
Alleged crime city:
Alleged crime county:
Alleged crime state:
"I was sitting in a room, full of women, who had been sexually abused by a family member — most of them [saying], 'My father abused me. I told the bishop. Nothing happened.' I just knew that wasn't going to be my story. I wasn’t going to allow that to be my story."
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- Paul Adams (1982 – 2017) was an LDS church member in Arizona; sexually abused two children for several years after confessing to his bishop; arrested and charged; died by suicide in 2017 while in custody awaiting trial; as of October 2025, a lawsuit against the church is ongoing
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- Alleged crime: 2010s,
- Alleged crime state:
Arizona,
2025: Arizona Court of Appeals reinstated a lawsuit v. the Mormon church
LDS positions: Unknown position, 
Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Died awaiting trial, Not convicted, Suicide, Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing, 
Alleged failure to report"They said, 'You absolutely can do nothing.'
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- Terry Alexander (1942 – 2021) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
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- Cortney Andrew (1984 – ) was a Mormon church member and bishopric counselor in Logan, Utah; charged in 2023 in Utah with four second degree felony counts of enticing a minor by internet or text; pleaded guilty to reduced charges in December 2023; sentenced in January 2024 to 60 days in jail
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Convicted:
2023, - LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Alleged failure to report
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- Michael Andrew (1977 – ) was a Mormon church member, former LDS church employee and part-owner of a children's gymnastics academy in or near Prescott, Arizona; accused in 2024 of child sexual abuse; convicted via a plea agreement in 2025; set to be sentenced Oct. 29
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- Crime: 2020s,
- Crime state:
Arizona,
Convicted:
2025, LDS positions: Church employee, Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, -
- Samuel Baugh (1983 – ) was a Mormon church member in Kingston, Idaho; charged in 2025 with multiple felonies related to child sexual abuse; allegedly molested two children for many years; his defense attorney noted Baugh was active in the church while requesting a reduction in the bond amount; Floodlit is seeking court documents
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- Alleged crime: 2010s, 2020s,
- Alleged crime county:
ID - Shoshone,
- Alleged crime state:
Idaho,
A law enforcement officer called the case "one of the most twisted instances of grooming he’d ever seen"
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Ongoing, "He has never been in trouble before. He is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; he attends church every Sunday at the ward in Pinehurst."
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- Heber Beckstrom (1929 – 2009) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- Gail Benroth (1942 – 2015) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
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- Karl Bergen (1921 – 2019) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum, Other leader,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- David Borg was a Mormon church member and scout leader in New Jersey and Arizona; pleaded guilty in Arizona to molesting multiple boys; admitted to having at least 15 victims; sentenced to 34 years in prison; Borg's BSA "perversion file" suggested that the LDS church might bear "potential liability" since Borg said he had spoken with a "Brother Perry" at LDS Social Services; released in 2022, lives in Utah
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- Crime: 1980s,
- Crime state:
Arizona,
Convicted:
1989, LDS positions: Scout leader, Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Released, Alleged failure to report-
- Alexander Boulton (1917 – 2015) was a former Mormon bishop of the 28th Ward in South Ogden, Utah; in 1995, convicted via plea deal of one second-degree felony count of child sex abuse; sentenced to probation
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- Crime: 1990s,
- Crime county:
UT - Utah,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
1995, LDS positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, -
- Jay Burke (1944 – 2016) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- Thomas Carter (1941 – 2025) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- Dennis Chadwick (1939 – 2023) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- LDS positions: Missionary,
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- Alvin Chamberlain (1921 – 2024) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- LDS positions: Missionary, Senior missionary, Temple worker,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- James Chapman (1935 – 2022) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- Kevin Christensen (1960 – ) was a Mormon church member and judge in Brigham City, Utah; accused of receiving and distributing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) to individuals he believed to be minor children; pleaded not guilty in July 2025
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- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Alleged crime city:
UT - Tremonton,
- Alleged crime county:
UT - Box Elder,
- Alleged crime state:
Utah,
Allegedly sent young child's LDS directory photo to adult for rape fantasy
LDS positions: Stake high council, Criminal case(s): Ongoing, "We can't have it in our lives. It's the only way I can protect my kids. [...] He was a judge. He was a member of the LDS Church. He was a father. He was a grandfather. I mean, he saw his grandkids and his kids every day."
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- Jacob Christensen (1974 – ) was a Mormon church member; convicted of attempted aggravated sexual abuse of a child in Oct. 2018
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- Alleged crime: 2010s,
- Alleged crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2018, -
- Melvin Cloward (1931 – 2014) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- Huey Cole was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
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- Logan Cornwell (1991 – ) was a Mormon church member and dentist in Gilbert, Arizona; owned a Mesa dental office; accused in October 2025 of child sex trafficking and misconduct involving weapons
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- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Alleged crime county:
AZ - Maricopa,
- Alleged crime state:
Arizona,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Ongoing, -
- George Dansie (1937 – 2017) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- LDS positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
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- Buckland Darrell (1979 – ) was a former LDS Primary teacher in Redmond, Washington; accused of molesting young boys in sacrament meeting and at their homes; charged with first-degree felony child molestation in 2022-23 (5 victims); admitted to sexually abusing around 6 to 8 boys; pleaded guilty; sentenced in 2024 to at least 8 years in prison; faced two additional counts in March 2025 after two more victims came forward
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- Crime: 2010s, 2020s,
- Crime state:
Washington,
Convicted:
2024, LDS positions: Primary, Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Alleged failure to report-
- David Dawson was an LDS church member and primary teacher in Logan, Utah; accused of child sexual abuse; convicted
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- LDS positions: Elders quorum, Primary, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result,
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- Donald Eastman (1938 – 2022) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- LDS positions: High priest, Missionary, Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
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- Chet Egley (1982 – ) was a Mormon church member in Weston, Idaho; tried to meet a 13 year old girl for sex in Utah; pleaded guilty and convicted to one count sexual abuse of a child and two counts of enticing a minor by internet or text
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- Crime: 2020s,
- Crime county:
UT - Cache,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2023, LDS positions: Elders quorum, Sunday school, Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result, -
- Joel Elliott (1943 – 2024) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- John Everett (1927 – 2012) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- John Fanning (1932 – 2012) was a Mormon branch president in Texas, bishop in Oklahoma and Boy Scout executive in several US states, including Utah; accused in 1986 in Utah of sexually abusing at least three boys, including during LDS-sponsored scouting activities; admitted guilt; convicted via plea agreement in 1986 or 1987; sentenced to 30 days in jail and spent approximately 18 months on probation; died in 2012
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- Crime: 1980s,
- Crime state:
Louisiana, Utah,
A Mormon scout executive agreed to continue paying Fanning for a month after he admitted to sexually assaulting two children
Convicted:
1987, LDS positions: Bishop, Branch president, Missionary, Scout leader, Senior missionary, Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result, Alleged failure to report"I told [John Fanning] we had two options. Immediate termination or he could resign and I would pay him through the end of next month but he had to leave as of now. He elected to resign."
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- David Farley (1958 – ) was a former doctor in West Linn, Oregon; accused of sexually abusing more than 200 patients over a span of many years, during some of which Farley was an LDS stake high council member; in 2024, the city of West Linn, Oregon released a report about the way its police department investigated Farley; in October 2025, a grand jury indicted him on 11 felony sexual assault charges
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- Alleged crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s,
- Alleged crime city:
OR - West Linn,
- Alleged crime county:
OR - Clackamas,
- Alleged crime state:
Oregon,
Church fought in court to keep records on Farley secret
LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Primary, Stake high council, Sunday school, Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Not convicted, Ongoing, Civil case(s): Ongoing, Alleged failure to report"When I was assaulted, I thought I was alone, I thought I had misread things."
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- Ronald Finch (1938 – 2015) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- LDS positions: Missionary, Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail,
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- Alfred Forrester (1936 – 2013) was a Mormon church member in California; excommunicated in the 1950s after conviction for child molestation; moved to Iowa, reoffended, incarcerated; returned to California, convicted once or twice more, then assigned to be a Mormon church scoutmaster; abused again, caught, sentenced to prison in 1979; a 2024 lawsuit against the LDS church alleged that a bishop failed to protect kids
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- Crime: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s,
- Crime state:
California, Iowa,
2024 lawsuit said Mormon church excommunicated Forrester after child sex abuse conviction, then later re-baptized him and assigned him to work with kids
Convicted:
1956, 1960, 1966, 1979, LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender, Released, Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing, Alleged failure to report-
- Ernest Gourley (1927 – 2011) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- LDS positions: Music leader, Other leader, Ward clerk, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- Tyson Green was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Alleged crime state:
Utah,
LDS positions: Stake high council, Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Ongoing, -
- Henry Gurule (1918 – 2012) was a Mormon church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; died in 2012
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- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- Douglas Hall (1982 – ) was a Mormon church member and real estate agent in Idaho; pleaded guilty in 2025 to first-degree felony object rape in Utah, and to lewd conduct with a minor under the age of 16 in Idaho; other charges in both cases were dropped via plea agreements; sentenced to five years to life in prison in Utah, and to eight years to life in prison in Idaho, per court documents
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- Crime: 2020s,
- Crime city:
UT - St. George,
- Crime county:
UT - Washington,
- Crime state:
Idaho, Utah,
Hall allegedly assaulted a child hundreds of times, per Utah court documents
Convicted:
2025, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, "Doug [...] would use religious manipulation to pressure [the victim] to stop listening to heavy metal music, promising her that if she stopped listening to inappropriate music, 'Heavenly Father and Jesus would help her forgive him.'"
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- Merlyn Hanks (1942 – 2020) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- Willard Hansen (1938 – 2013) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum, Missionary, Scout leader, Seminary teacher, Stake high council, Ward clerk, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
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- William Hanson (1962 – ) was a Mormon youth leader who allegedly sexually abused children in several US states, including Arkansas, Indiana, Iowa, Utah, Texas, Wisconsin and New Jersey; sentenced to prison for child sexual abuse; in the 2000s, the Mormon church settled a civil lawsuit in which the victim accused it of failing to protect him
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- Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Crime state:
Arkansas, Indiana, Iowa, New Jersey, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin,
LDS positions: High priest, Scout leader, Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Probation, Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, Alleged failure to report-
- Larry Harmon (1932 – 2012) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- LDS positions: Missionary, Senior missionary, Temple worker,
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- Aurell Hatch (1932 – 2015) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- Laurel Hayward (1938 – 2020) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
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- Willard Heaps (1924 – 2016) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- LDS positions: Elders quorum, High priest, Other leader, Sunday school,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- Daniel Henshaw (1990 – ) was a Mormon church member in Logan, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 2019 of sexually abusing a 3-year-old girl; sentenced to seven months in jail; arrested in 2023 and found competent to stand trial on charges of plotting to rape and murder a Logan, Utah woman
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- Convicted:
2019,
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Ongoing,
- Alleged failure to report
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- David Herget (1943 – 2005) was a Mormon high priest in Washington; convicted of child rape and child molestation in 1993; sentenced to 180 days in jail and was a registered sex offender; arrested in 2005, died by suicide in jail the next day; detectives identified at least seven victims; one child estimated that Herget abused him 1,400 times; in a 2025 lawsuit against the church, four plaintiffs said officials failed them
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- Crime: 1990s, 2000s,
- Crime county:
WA - King,
- Crime state:
Washington,
one boy estimated that Herget abused him 1,400 times
Convicted:
1993, LDS positions: High priest, Seminary teacher, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Died awaiting trial, Jail, Prison, Registered sex offender, Suicide, Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing, Alleged failure to report"This isn't a case of ignorance, it's a case of betrayal. The church knew exactly who this man was and what he had done. Nonetheless, they gave a convicted predator a position of trust and authority, which allowed him to exercise power over young boys. These kids deserved safety. Instead, they were left vulnerable to unimaginable harm."
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- Lynn Hill was a Mormon scoutmaster in Utah; worked from 1976 to 1984 as a financial auditor for the LDS church, including in Japan and other Asian countries; sentenced in 2004 to up to five years in prison for sexually abusing a 17-year-old developmentally disabled girl; Hill molested her while driving her to an LDS church activity for disabled children, and at her home, according to charging documents
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2004, LDS positions: Missionary, Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Prison, Released, -
- James Hunsaker (1946 – 2020) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- LDS positions: Sunday school,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
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- Craig Huntington (1957 – ) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- LDS positions: Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
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- Keith Huntsman (1945 – ) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- Convicted:
2002,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
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- Albert Jackson (1906 – 2010) was a Mormon church member in Lewiston, Utah and Centerville, Utah; accused of child sexual abuse; convicted in 2002 (at age 96) via plea agreement to two second-degree felony counts of sex abuse of a child; was sentenced to two concurrent prison terms of one to 15 years each
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- Crime: 1990s,
- Crime county:
UT - Cache,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Was Utah's oldest prison inmate when released to home confinement at age 99
Convicted:
2002, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released, "You're in pretty good health for a 99-year-old man. We don't want you touching anybody anymore, OK?"
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- Richard James (1966 – ) was a Mormon church member in Potomac, Maryland; accused of sexually abusing a boy from 1995 to 1999 at billionaire Bill Marriott's home, an LDS church and other locations; pleaded guilty to reduced child abuse charges; sentenced to 10 years in prison (nine suspended); was a registered sex offender; the victim sued the church, Marriott and six others in 2024
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- Crime: 1990s,
- Crime city:
MD - Bethesda,
- Crime state:
Maine, Maryland, North Carolina,
Convicted:
2002, LDS positions: Scout leader, Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released, Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing, Alleged failure to report-
- Kenneth Jenks (1941 – ) was an LDS church member in California (Milpitas Ward); was a ward executive secretary and ward librarian; charged with sexual abuse; convicted; served 14 years in prison for sexual abuse of a minor under duress; three victims sued the LDS church, claiming it knew about Jenks's abuse but allowed him to work with children
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- Crime: 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s,
- Crime state:
California,
LDS positions: Other leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing, Alleged failure to report-
- Gail Jensen was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- Melvin Johnson (1936 – ) was a Mormon seminary teacher and Brigham Young University (BYU) religion professor; accused by multiple victims of sexually abusing them when they were children; excommunicated and rebaptized; reportedly confessed to sexual abuse, but was not criminally charged; two victims filed lawsuits against him; one named the Mormon church as a defendant; it settled out of court
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- Alleged crime: 1960s, 1970s,
- Alleged crime city:
UT - Provo,
- Alleged crime county:
UT - Utah,
- Alleged crime state:
California, Utah,
excommunicated, rebaptized with a church record flagging him as a sex offender; top Mormon officials later removed the annotation
LDS positions: BYU, Church employee, Other leader, Seminary teacher, Stake high council, Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Never charged, Not convicted, Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, Unknown result, Alleged failure to report"We didn't choose this. It happened to us. It wasn't our choice. But we're damn sure going to do something about it."
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- Brent Johnson (1973 – ) was a Mormon church member in Cedar Hills, Utah; charged in 2024 with multiple felonies related to child sexual abuse; police said they found three videos of Johnson in 2013 where he was recording himself sexually abusing an 11-year-old child while she was sleeping
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- Crime: 2010s, 2020s,
- Crime county:
UT - Utah,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2025, LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Unknown result, -
- John Jones (1933 – 1937) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- LDS positions: Other leader,
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- David Keller (1970 – ) 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
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- Alleged crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- Alleged crime county:
UT - Cache,
- Alleged crime state:
Utah,
LDS positions: Stake presidency counselor, Sunday school, Temple worker, Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Ongoing, -
- Thomas Kimball (1967 – 2020) was a Mormon church member in Logan, Utah; accused of sexual abuse by multiple women; died by suicide in October 2020, shortly after allegations became public
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- Alleged crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- Alleged crime county:
UT - Cache,
- Alleged crime state:
Utah,
Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, Suicide, -
- Keith Knutson (1968 – ) was a Mormon church member in Lynnwood, Washington; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse charges in 1995; a Mormon bishop allegedly failed to report abuse allegations to police
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- Crime: 1990s,
- Crime county:
WA - Snohomish,
- Crime state:
Washington,
Convicted:
1995, LDS positions: Sunday school, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, Released, Alleged failure to report-
- Duane Kump (1926 – 2009) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- David Lunt (1941 – 2023) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- Gary Madsen (1934 – 2024) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- Richard Mallard (1981 – ) was a Mormon church member in Orem, Utah; charged in July 2025 with 41 felony counts related to child sexual exploitation; in August 2025, was released on bond, despite initially being held without bail; several LDS church members sent the court letters of support on Mallard's behalf prior to his detention hearing
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- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Alleged crime state:
Utah,
LDS positions: Missionary, Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Ongoing, -
- Craig Mathias (1960 – ) was a Mormon scout leader in Santa Clarita, California; was in the Northridge 1st Ward until 1983; convicted in 1987 of sexually molesting five boy scouts at his home; the alleged abuse involved up to 11 scouts; reportedly urged one victim on a recorded phone call not to tell police about the abuse; sentenced to six years in prison; released in 1990; registered sex offender (2025)
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- Crime: 1980s,
- Crime city:
CA - Los Angeles, CA - Santa Clarita,
- Crime county:
CA - Los Angeles,
- Crime state:
California,
Convicted:
1987, LDS positions: Missionary, Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released, Alleged failure to report-
- Franklin Mathias (1934 – ) was a Mormon church member and Boy scout leader in La Grande, Oregon; had a career as a schoolteacher; accused in 1987 of sexual abuse; sentenced in 1988 to four years in prison for molesting a child; he said that he had 242 victims over a 30-year period; convicted in 1997 of failure to register as a sex offender and was placed on probation for 24 months
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- Crime: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s,
- Crime county:
crime-county-or-union,
- Crime state:
Oregon,
Mathias reportedly admitted that he had 242 victims over a 30-year period
Convicted:
1988, LDS positions: High priest, Scout leader, Stake high council, Sunday school, Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, -
- Edward McAffee was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
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- Charles McCombs (1938 – ) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
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- Jerry Mecham (1937 – 2014) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
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- Ronald Miller (1970 – ) was a Mormon church member and psychology professor in Hawaii (at Brigham Young University-Hawaii) and Orem, Utah (Utah Valley University); charged in 2024 in Utah with multiple felonies related to child sexual abuse
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- Alleged crime: 2010s, 2020s,
- Alleged crime city:
UT - Orem,
- Alleged crime county:
UT - Utah,
- Alleged crime state:
Utah,
LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Criminal case(s): Ongoing, -
- Samuel Mitchell (1983 – ) was raised in the Mormon church; in 2025, was charged with multiple felony counts related to child sexual exploitation
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- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Alleged crime county:
UT - Salt Lake,
- Alleged crime state:
Utah,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Ongoing, -
- Wyatt Mullen (1997 – ) was a Sandy, Utah man charged with sex crimes in October 2025; based on our initial research, FLOODLIT believes he is a former Mormon missionary and was active in the Mormon church at the time of his alleged crimes
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- LDS positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Police investigation,
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- Winford Pace (1933 – 2007) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- Jack Payton (1945 – 2022) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
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- Timothy Phelps (1961 – ) was a Mormon church member in Morgantown, Kentucky; convicted of sexual abuse
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- Crime: 1990s,
- Crime county:
FL - Pinellas,
- Crime state:
Florida,
Convicted:
1995, LDS positions: Ward executive secretary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, -
- Lance Pitt was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- Crime: 1990s,
- Crime city:
WI - Shawano,
- Crime state:
Wisconsin,
Convicted:
1993, LDS positions: Other leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, -
- Harry Poll (1936 – 2007) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- LDS positions: Missionary,
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- Mark Porter (1942 – ) was a Mormon church member and former stake presidency member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse in 2022 after allegedly groping women in a Logan grocery store; pleaded guilty in December 2022
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- Crime: 2020s,
- Crime county:
UT - Cache,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2022, LDS positions: Missionary, Other leader, Stake presidency counselor, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, -
- Edmund Pudlewski (1922 – 2014) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- Erick Rosenvall (1930 – 2023) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- Dennis Schult (1935 – ) 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
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- Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Crime state:
California,
Convicted:
1991, LDS positions: Scout leader, Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, No contest, Plea deal, Prison, Registered sex offender, Alleged failure to report-
- Gysbertus Schuurman (1931 – 2015) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- Fred Schwendiman (1941 – 2011) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- Dennis Stutz (1942 – 2024) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
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- James Takane (1930 – 2023) was a Mormon church member in Logan, Utah; accused of molesting a 9-year-old girl at his home in 2001; convicted in 2002 of child sexual abuse; sentenced to 90 days in the Cache County jail
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime city:
UT - Logan,
- Crime county:
UT - Cache,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2002, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, No contest, Registered sex offender, -
- Todd Tanner (1970 – ) was a Mormon church member in the Cortez/Durango, Colorado area and St, George, Utah; co-founder of Utah-based dirty soda business Swig Drinks in approximately 2010; charged in 2010 in Colorado with crimes related to child sexual abuse; convicted in 2011 and sentenced to 48 months probation; allegedly was a Sunday School teacher in St. George, Utah after his conviction
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime county:
UT - Washington,
- Crime state:
Colorado,
After Tanner's 2011 conviction in Colorado, the Mormon church allegedly assigned him to be a Sunday School teacher for LDS teenagers in St. George, Utah
Convicted:
2011, LDS positions: Stake high council, Sunday school, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Ongoing, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Registered sex offender, "All I wanted was to go far away to a place where you could not hurt me [..] Now I speak for the 12-year-old girl I once was. [...] You changed how I feel about myself [...] You don't deserve that kind of power. [...] Many days, it seems I feel ready to give up. [...] I continually uncover the hidden wounds that will need to be healed. [...] I choose to take back my power and relinquish the power he held over me."
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- Anthony Teeples (1968 – ) was an LDS church member in Cache County, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 1989 and in 2019
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- Crime: 1980s, 2010s,
- Crime county:
UT - Cache,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2019, LDS positions: Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result, -
- Alva Van Wagoner (1929 – 2019) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- Convicted:
1999,
- LDS positions: Branch president, Ministering/home teacher, Other leader, Sunday school,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
"The judge also noted that he had never received so many letters in support of anyone who had come to his court before as a defendant in a criminal case."
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- Mason Walker (1941 – 2015) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- Stephen Wanlass (1939 – 2018) was a Mormon church member in Monroe, Sevier County, Utah; accused of child sexual abuse; in 1997, pleaded no contest to one third-degree felony count of attempted sex abuse of a child; was sentenced to up to five years in prison; registered sex offender; died in 2018
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- Crime: 1980s,
- Crime city:
UT - Monroe,
- Crime county:
UT - Sevier,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
1997, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, No contest, Prison, Registered sex offender, -
- Lamont Wells (1930 – 2011) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- LDS positions: Senior missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- John West (1924 – 2014) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- Ruth Worthen (1949 – ) was a Mormon church member in Hyde Park, Cache County, Utah; accused of child sexual abuse by one adult in a 2019 civil lawsuit and in 2023 by four adults (one of whom was the 2019 plaintiff); arrested and charged in June 2024 with numerous felonies related to child sexual abuse; died in 2025
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- Alleged crime: 1980s, 2000s,
- Alleged crime county:
UT - Cache,
- Alleged crime state:
Utah,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Civil case(s): Dismissed with prejudice, Alleged failure to reportFilters
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