13 LDS sex abuse cases found
- Crime county: Madison
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- Joseph Anderson (1985 – ) was a Mormon church member attending BYU Idaho in Rexburg, Idaho and Lincoln Nebraska; convicted of CSAM related charges in Idaho in 2008 and in Nebraska in 2015; is a registered sex offender living in Lincoln, Nebraska; reportedly actively attends LDS Pioneer Ward in Lincoln, Nebraska
Convicted:
2008, 2015,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
Alleged church actions: Disfellowshipped, - View report »
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- Ryan Barnes (1994 – ) was a Mormon church member in Rexburg, Idaho; reportedly former BYU-Idaho student; pleaded guilty in April 2025; in prison, eligible for parole in November 2027
Convicted:
2025,
Positions: Missionary, Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
Alleged church actions: unknown, - View report »
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- Adele Dye (1971 – ) was a Mormon church member in Rexburg, Idaho; convicted in 2008 of child sexual abuse; sentenced to at least six months in prison; is a registered sex offender living in Boise, Idaho as of July 2026
Convicted:
2008,
Positions: Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
Alleged church actions: unknown, - View report »
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- Jason Fleming (2006 – ) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
Alleged church actions: unknown, - View report »
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- Jackson Johansson (2001 – ) was a Mormon church member in Rexburg, Idaho; arrested in June 2025 and charged with possession and distribution of CSAM; pleaded guilty June 2026 and sentenced to 3 years fixed , 7 years indeterminate for possession and 3 years fixed and 12 years indeterminate distribution; will be required to register as sex offender
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
Alleged church actions: unknown, - View report »
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- John Kendall was a Mormon church member in Madison county, Kentucky; arrested in June 2026 and charged with sexual abuse and sodomy involving minors.
Alleged church actions: unknown, - View report »
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- Devin MacCabe (1993 – ) was a Mormon church member in Idaho; pleaded guilty to Video Voyeurism by Installing or Permitting the Use of Imaging Device Without Mutual Consent in January 2017; placed a camera in the bathroom of two girls that he knew
Convicted:
2017,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
Alleged church actions: Church members wrote letters of support, - View report »
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- William Messer (2003 – ) was a Mormon church member and former BYU-Idaho student in Rexburg, Idaho; In May 2026, Messer was arrested and charged with two counts of Child Sexually Exploitative Material-Knowingly Distributes by any Means; due back in court for conference September 14, 2026
Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
Alleged church actions: unknown, - View report »
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- Tyler Morgan (1997 – ) was a Mormon church member and former BYU-Idaho student; in 2022 convicted of video voyeurism and was sentenced to: in January 2026 while on probation was arrested for committing the same crime again, due back in court Sept. 9, 2026
Convicted:
2023,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Violated parole/probation,
Alleged church actions: unknown, - View report »
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- Jacob Morris (1996 – ) was a Mormon church member in Sugar City, Idaho; arrested in January 2026 and charged with 10 counts of felony possession of child sexually exploitative material (CSAM); scheduled to stand trial September 23–25, 2026, in Madison County, Idaho
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
Investigators say the account held 61 items of child sexual abuse material, some of it violent, depicting children between the ages of 1 and 13-
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- Zachary Morris (1999 – ) was a Mormon church member in Sugar City, Idaho; pleaded guilty in June 2026 to three felony counts of possessing child sexually exploitative material; according to reports, Morris emailed himself CSAM from his brother's computer; his brother, Jacob Morris, is also listed in the FLOODLIT database
Alleged church actions: unknown, - View report »
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- Cody Polatis (1995 – ) was a Mormon church member in Rexburg, Idaho; committed a series of crimes; was convicted multiple times of crimes related to child sex abuse
Convicted:
2016, 2022,
Criminal case(s): Convicted,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
""what I've done to these little (victims)is something I get to live with the rest of my life""-
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- Ryan Pugh (2001 – ) was a former Mormon missionary and BYU-Idaho student in Rexburg, Idaho; arrested and charged in 2024 with sharing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) online; orginally from Washington State; convicted in 2024, in prison in Idaho; earliest parole opportunity January 2027; will be required to register as a sex offender
Convicted:
2024,
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Ongoing, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
Alleged church actions: unknown, - View report »
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