179 LDS sex abuse cases found
- Crime decade: 1990s
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- Chester Meek was a Mormon bishop in Grand Prairie, Alberta, Canada from 1990 to 1995; while bishop, he allegedly sexually sexual assaulted multiple female church members; at least one alleged incident of abuse occurred in the bishop's office inside an LDS church
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Church paid $unknown
Convicted:
2000,
Positions: Bishop, Other leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, - View report »
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- John Midgett (1962 – ) was a Mormon Sunday school teacher in the San Diego area, California; also was a Navy petty officer first class; accused of 43 felony counts of child molestation for allegedly sexually abusing eight girls, ages 5 to 10, in his Sunday school class; pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 30 years in prison; as of 2024, lives in Bountiful, Utah as a registered sex offender
Convicted:
1992,
Positions: Primary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, - View report »
"We have been through hell. If you can’t trust your Sunday school teacher, how can you trust anyone else?"-
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- Russell Millsaps (1947 – ) was an LDS church member and retired police sergeant in Arizona; sentenced in 2016 to 323 years in prison for child sexual exploitation
Convicted:
2016,
Positions: Other leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Brian Mitchell (1953 – ) was a Mormon church member and temple worker in Utah; abductor, with Wanda Barzee, of Elizabeth Smart
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2009,
Positions: Stake high council, Temple worker,
Criminal case(s): Convicted,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Burrell Mohler was an LDS church member in Missouri; accused of sexual abuse; criminal charges dropped; civil case in 2013, results unknown
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Charges dropped, Unknown result,
Civil case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- Thomas Monson (1951 – ) was an attorney for the LDS church's law firm, Kirton McConkie and son of an LDS apostle; In 1989, paid a $75 fine and was placed on probation after he pleaded guilty to a charge of soliciting sex from a prostitute; sued in the 1990s for sexual harassment; reached a settlement with the victim; despite his crime, was assigned to be a Mormon bishop in Salt Lake City, Utah; was a bishop in 2008
Positions: Bishop,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
Civil case(s): Settlement,
Alleged church actions: Church position after conviction, - View report »
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- Michael Morris (1950 – ) was a Mormon church member and former bishop in Livermore, California; accused of sexually abusing 4 young men in his ward; arrested May 15, 2026 and charged with 18 felony counts related to child sexual abuse; due in court May 22, 2026
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Bishop, Scout leader, Young Mens Leader, young mens teacher advisor, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, Rebaptized, - View report »
"This case involves deeply troubling allegations of abuse of trust and authority involving children."Morris was excommunicated, but apparently never criminally charged; he was later rebaptized-
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- Eustacio Munioz (1946 – ) was an LDS ward religious and missionary class leader in the Brownsville, Texas area; in 2011, was accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old boy; the victim, as an adult, filed a lawsuit against the LDS church and won
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Other leader, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
Civil case(s): Judgment for plaintiff, Lawsuit v. LDS church, - View report »
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- Robert Musson (1961 – ) was an LDS church member in Ontario, Canada; arrested and charged with two counts of sexual assault and two counts of sexual interference
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Police investigation, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Robert Muttenthaler (1966 – ) was a Mormon church building representative in Welland, Ontario, Canada; arrested in 2014 and charged with 11 charges related to child sexual abuse and CSAM; convicted in December 2020 of possession of child pornography; reportedly convicted in April 2026 of multiple related charges; FLOODLIT is seeking court documents
Convicted:
2020,
Positions: ward building representative,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Released,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Ralph Neeley (1949 – 2020) was an LDS church member in the Beaumont, Texas area; was sentenced in January 1994 to life in prison in Texas for repeated sexual abuse of an 8-year-old girl in an LDS chapel during church meetings and in other locations; died in prison in 2020; the Mormon church reportedly paid several million US dollars in a settlement to the victim
Alleged failure to report-
Church paid $3,000,000
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Prison,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, - View report »
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- Daniel Nelson (1954 – ) was a Mormon church member in Bountiful, Utah; pleaded guilty to lewdness & lewdness involving a child in 1989; pleaded guilty to two counts of attempted forcible sexual abuse in 1993; pleaded guilty to failure to register as sex offender in 2004; victim was granted a protective order against Nelson in 2019, recorded court notes state sexual violence protective order
Convicted:
1989, 1993,
Positions: Elders Quorum President,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
Alleged church actions: Church officials accused of failure to warn ward members, No church discipline, Ward official accused of pressuring victim not to seek accountability, - View report »
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- James Neumeyer (1955 – 2024) was a Mormon church member in Centerville, Davis County, Utah; accused of child sexual abuse; died in 2024; a source familiar with the case said Neumeyer died by suicide after a police investigation was initiated regarding accusations against him; never criminally charged
Positions: Missionary, Primary teacher, Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, Police investigation, Suicide,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Bruce O'Dell (1970 – ) was a Mormon bishop and dermatologist in Show Low, Navajo County, Arizona; in 1999, was charged with 48 counts of sexual abuse
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Bishop, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- Arvid Oakley (1943 – ) was a Mormon church member in Springville, Utah; accused of sexually abusing several girls who were between 4 and 6 years old; one alleged instance of abuse took place during his LDS mission to Uruguay in 1963; convicted of child sexual abuse in 1998; as of April 2026, is in prison in Utah
Convicted:
1998,
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
"He has abused so many children that he can't keep his victims straight."Investigators said Oakley inspected some naked children in a room in his house that he called "the tick room" as he operated a daycare-
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- Jeffrey Olson (1966 – ) was a Mormon church member in Utah; convicted of first-degree felony aggravated sex abuse of a child and was sentenced in 2020 to four consecutive terms of three years to life in prison
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2020,
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Dan Overholt was an LDS church member in Colorado; accused of sexual abuse
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- Grant Packer (1925 – 2008) 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
Positions: Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum president/counselor, Missionary, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, Rebaptized, - View report »
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- Terry Parker (1953 – ) was a former Mormon bishop and school teacher at Lincoln High School in Tacoma, Washington; in 1996, two former students filed a civil lawsuit against the school district, Parker and the school's former principal, saying Parker sexually abused them; they said they reported to the school district, which then allegedly did nothing to protect them; the suit was dismissed with prejudice in Feb. 1998
Positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Nursery, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
Civil case(s): Dismissed with prejudice,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- John Parkinson (1931 – ) was a Mormon stake president (1981-1991) and physician in Fairfield, California; sentenced to prison in 1997 for sexually abusing two female patients, but the judge delayed the sentence pending an appeal; his conviction was later reversed
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Stake presidency counselor, Stake president, Sunday school,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jury trial, Overturned/reversed, Prison, - View report »
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- Curtis Payne (1959 – ) was a Mormon church member and elementary school teacher in St. George, Utah; convicted in 2019 of child sexual abuse and sentenced to four consecutive terms of 15 years to life in prison
Convicted:
2019,
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Robert Peavey (1937 – ) was a Mormon church member in Santa Clara and Glenn counties, in California. Convicted of three counts of lewd & lascivious acts with a minor under 14 in 1996 and sexual batter in 2012. Is a registered sex offender living in Weiser, Idaho as of February 2026.
Convicted:
1996, 2012,
Criminal case(s): Convicted,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- James Penrod was a Mormon church missionary in Pennsylvania in 1997; originally from Utah; sent home to Utah from his mission and arrested in July 1997 and charged with child sexual abuse; sentenced to prison for sexual abuse
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Keith Peterson (1948 – 2020) was a Mormon church member and former high school teacher in Nampa, Idaho; accused in 1991 of inappropriate sexual contact; sentenced to 180 days suspended jail time and two years of probation; charge was dismissed in 1998 after he completed probation; pleaded guilty in October 2019 to one count of lewd conduct with a child under 16; sentenced in 2020 to 17 years in prison
Convicted:
2020,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, - View report »
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- Timothy Phelps (1961 – ) was a Mormon church member in Morgantown, Kentucky; convicted of sexual abuse
Convicted:
1995,
Positions: Ward executive secretary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
Alleged church actions: Church position after conviction, Officials allegedly gave the accused a church duty after admission of wrongdoing, Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Arthur Phillips (1949 – ) was a Mormon church member in Mesa, Arizona; in 1993, sentenced to jail for one year and placed on probation for four years for sexual molestation of a 14-year-old girl; made to register as a sex offender
Convicted:
1993,
Positions: Sunday school,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Probation, Registered sex offender,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Adam Phipps was an LDS church member in Manassas, Virginia; accused of taking indecent liberties with children; charged and convicted in 1993; registered sex offender
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown result, - View report »
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- David Phipps/Verity was an LDS church member and dentist in Sacramento, California; pleaded no contest in 1987 to two counts of misdemeanor sexual battery involving two of his patients; In 1994, also pleaded no contest to two counts of misdemeanor sexual battery; served time in jail and had dental license revoked
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, No contest, Plea deal,
Civil case(s): Judgment for plaintiff, - View report »
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- Errol Pilling (1942 – ) was a Mormon bishop and licensed psychologist in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; went on an LDS mission to England in the early 1960s; pleaded guilty in 1988 and in 1994 to charges of sexual misconduct; in September 1994, his registration as a chartered psychologist with the Psychologists Association of Alberta was cancelled; in 1994, was excommunicated; as of February 2024, lives in Twin Falls, Idaho
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Bishop, Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
Civil case(s): Unknown result,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, - View report »
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- Lance Pitt was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
Convicted:
1993,
Positions: Other leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Byron Poelman (1934 – 2014) was a bishop and stake president in Utah and partner in a law firm that represented the LDS church; arrested in 1994 for soliciting a prostitute; pleaded guilty to a class B misdemeanor charge of patronizing a prostitute
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Mission president, Missionary, Stake high council, Stake president, Sunday school,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, - View report »
"President and sister Poelman's lives need to be private now. [...] We are a family. A family keeps things private. A family draws close together. These things are to be kept private."The woman was taken to jail, while Poelman was released immediately.-
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- Harry Poll (1936 – 2007) was a Mormon church member in Utah; convicted in 2000 of one Class A misdemeanor count of sexual abuse of a minor; registered sex offender as of 2007; died in 2007
Convicted:
2000,
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Lloyd Pond (1945 – 2019) was a Mormon church spokesman and leader of an LDS church radio program in Utah; pleaded guilty in 1996 to one count of second-degree felony forcible sexual abuse; sentenced in 1997 to prison; died in 2019
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
Civil case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- Carl Pratt (1930 – 2006) 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; the victim provided documents to Floodlit in 2023 detailing the abuse allegations; excommunicated in 1993, per victim; apparently rebaptized in 1990s; worked for seven years in Provo Utah Temple, per obit; died in 2006
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Bishop, High priest, Other leader, Scout leader, Stake high council, Stake presidency counselor, Temple worker,
Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
Alleged church actions: Church position after excommunication, Excommunicated, Rebaptized, - View report »
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- Robert Price (1962 – ) was an LDS church member and scout leader in Idaho; convicted in 2002 and sentenced to prison for child sexual abuse
Convicted:
2002,
Positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Grayson Redd was a Mormon church member and former sheriff's deputy in Monticello, Utah; accused in 2024 of sexual abuse; died by suicide in July 2024, days after posting bail; alleged abuse dated back to 1967
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Not convicted, Police investigation, Suicide, - View report »
"My first thought was, at least he can't hurt anyone else. The abuse is over for everyone."Redd's alleged sexual abuse dated back to 1967-
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- Shonn Ricks was an LDS church member in Benson, Cache County, Utah; found guilty by a jury in 1997 of molesting a 6-year-old girl; served about 14 months in prison; attempted to serve a Mormon mission to Chile and was supported by his stake president, Jerry Toombs; his mission call was withdrawn, but Ricks remained free
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, - View report »
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- Lowell Robison (1944 – 2018) was a Mormon mission president in the Mexico Leon mission (1995-1998) and stake president of the Provo, Utah Edgemont Stake (2001-2006); accused in 2018 of sexual abuse of multiple people; two months later, died by suicide
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum president/counselor, Mission president, Missionary, Scout leader, Stake high council, Stake presidency counselor, Stake president, Sunday school, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, Suicide, - View report »
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- Tim Ryan was allegedly an LDS church member in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in 2008 to a felony charge of sexual abuse of a child under the age of 16; detectives said the victim's family reported the abuse in 1999, but that it was dropped when they wouldn't cooperate with investigators
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2008,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, - View report »
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- Eldon Saling (1963 – ) was a Mormon church member in California and Utah; convicted in 1987 in California and in 1993 in Utah of charges related to sexual abuse; as of 2024, lives in Burley, Idaho as a registered sex offender
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Stephen Sanders (1950 – 2010) was a Mormon church member and Elko High School music teacher in Elko, Nevada; charged with 2 felony counts of committing homosexual acts, 1 count of soliciting a minor to engage in infamous crimes against nature, 1 count of abuse of a minor resulting in substantial mental harm; convicted in 1991 of 1 count of abuse or neglect of a child causing substantial mental harm for abusing his student
Convicted:
1991,
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, guilty,
Alleged church actions: unknown, - View report »
"Stephen Paul Sanders denied he was a homosexual and said he had a “father-son” relationship with a student who is accusing him of sexual misconduct."-
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- James Schmidt (1944 – ) was an LDS church member and scout leader, with multiple charges of child sexual abuse over six years; convicted in Idaho; convicted in the late 1990s in Maryland; as of 2024, registered as a sex offender
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result, - View report »
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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
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
1991,
Positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, No contest, Plea deal, Prison, Registered sex offender,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, - View report »
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- Gysbertus Schuurman (1931 – 2015) was a Mormon church member in Sandy, Utah; pleaded guilty in 1994 to one second-degree felony count of sex abuse of a child; accused of sexual touching of a 10- or 11-year-old girl; the alleged abuse took place in 1992; sentenced to one year in jail with time out for counseling and group therapy once a week; completed probation in 1997; registered sex offender as of 2007; died in 2015
Convicted:
1994,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Darran Scott (1964 – ) was a Mormon church member and filmmaker in Archies Creek, Victoria, Australia; pleaded guilty in 2017 to 16 charges related to the sexual abuse of 11 boys over a 25-year period; sentenced in 2017 to 10 years in prison
Convicted:
2017,
Positions: Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, - View report »
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- Gary Scritchfield was a male Mormon church member in Little Rock, Arkansas in the Pinnacle Mountain Ward; convicted in 1993 of felony sexual abuse of a minor in the third degree; allegedly abused a victim from 1981 to 1993 (from age 4 to 15); in January 2026, the victim filed a lawsuit against the LDS church naming G.S. as the perpetrator and accusing church officials of multiple failures
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
1993,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
Alleged church actions: Church officials accused of allowing interaction with children after notice of wrongdoing, Church officials accused of failure to warn ward members, Unknown church action, Ward official accused of saying victim was responsible, - View report »
"[Church officials] gave a convicted child rapist a position of authority in the Church [...] and allowed him to interact regularly with the children of the Pinnacle Mountain Ward."the alleged abuse lasted for nearly 12 years, beginning when the victim was 4 years old-
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- Orin Searle (1926 – 2014) was an LDS church member in Ogden, Utah; accused of sexual abuse in 2013 but was deemed incompetent to stand trial; a victim said that Searle's predatory behavior began as early as the late 1950s, and that several family members, and multiple members of the LDS 44th Ward (Mount Ogden Stake), knew that Searle was a child molester but did nothing to stop him; died in 2014
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum president/counselor, High priest, Other leader, Temple worker,
Criminal case(s): Case dismissed due to incompetence, Not convicted, - View report »
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- Eric Senior was an LDS church member in Santa Clara County, California; accused of sexual abuse in the 1990s; convicted; sentenced to prison; lost an appeal with the California Supreme Court; as of March 2024, lives in Provo, Utah as a registered sex offender
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Michael Shean (1947 – ) was a Mormon bishopric counselor and temple worker, and deputy district attorney in Santa Maria, Santa Barbara County, California; convicted of sexually molesting boys; sentenced to prison; the Mormon church allegedly made at least one settlement payment to a victim who said a stake president covered up the abuse for years
Alleged failure to report-
Church paid $unknown
Convicted:
1995,
Positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Seminary teacher, Temple worker,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
Civil case(s): Judgment for plaintiff, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
Alleged church actions: Church position after conviction, Excommunicated, Rebaptized, Released from church position, - View report »
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- Timothy Shoemaker (1976 – ) 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
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released, - View report »
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- Stewart Singley (1937 – ) 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
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, Released, - View report »
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- Allen Stailey was an LDS church member in Colorado and Utah; convicted in 1999 in Colorado of sexual assault on a child
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Roselle Stevenson (1953 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah; accused in August 2023 of child sexual abuse; ex-wife of ritualistic abuse suspect David Hamblin; charge dismissed with prejudice in May 2025
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, - View report »
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- Terry Stidd (1960 – ) 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(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Released, - View report »
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- Larry Stoker (1952 – ) was a Mormon church member; arrested and charged with sexual abuse of a minor in 1998, in Post Falls, Idaho.
Alleged church actions: unknown, - View report »
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- Ronald Stone was a teacher at Hayden Meadows Elementary School in Coeur d'alene, Idaho; was convicted of two counts of LEWD CONDUCT in June 2022; sentenced to 30 years in prison
Convicted:
2022,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, guilty,
Alleged church actions: unknown, - View report »
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- Arthur Stout was a Mormon church member in Littlerock, California; in 2024, a civil lawsuit said he sexually assaulted a girl "on a weekly basis" from 1991 to 1997, starting when she was 5 years old; some of the alleged abuse took place in an LDS church building
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Other leader,
Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing, - View report »
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- Bradley Stowell (1972 – ) was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Idaho; confessed to sexually abusing 24 boys; pleaded guilty to molesting two boys; sentenced in 1997 to 150 days in prison and 15 years of probation; local LDS church coverup alleged; one of Stowell's victims, Adam Steed, came forward, spurring lawsuits against the Mormon church and the BSA; as of 2024, lived in Herriman, Utah
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2005, 2008,
Positions: Missionary, Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Todd Summers was an LDS church member and videographer for local children's events in Costa Mesa, California; accused of child sexual abuse that allegedly took place in a Mormon chapel and other locations; a 2009 civil suit against him ended with a $100,000 settlement payment by the Mormon church to the plaintiff
Alleged failure to report-
Church paid $100,000
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, - View report »
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- Dennis Tanner (1952 – 1999) was a Mormon church member and elementary/middle school teacher in Heber City and West Valley City, Utah; accused of sexual abuse of multiple students; pleaded no contest in 1993 to multiple battery charges; died in 1999
Convicted:
1993,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, No contest, Plea deal,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Peter Taylor was a Mormon church member in Washington; confessed to sexual abuse of his two underage stepdaughters; convicted; Mormon church lost a civil lawsuit and was court ordered to pay the victims $2.5 million; the church appealed and the amount was reduced to $1.2 million
Alleged failure to report-
Church paid $1,200,000
Convicted:
2001,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
Civil case(s): Judgment for plaintiff, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, - View report »
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- Brent Taylor (1948 – ) was the Utah Valley Youth Symphony orchestra director and an LDS Sunday school teacher; accused in 2018 of sexually abusing multiple boys; a judge ruled in 2023 that he had exaggerated his health issues to avoid trial; pleaded guilty in June 2024; sentenced twice to prison in two separate child sex abuse cases in 2024
Convicted:
2024,
Positions: Sunday school, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Fled or failed to appear, Ongoing, Pleaded guilty, Prison, - View report »
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- Keele Taylor was a Mormon church member in Farmington, Utah; convicted of possession of child pornography (child sexual abuse material / CSAM); in July 2019, pleaded guilty to possession of CSAM; the distribution charge was dropped due to a plea agreement
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2019,
Positions: Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, - View report »
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- Glendon Templeton was a Mormon bishop, Sunday school teacher and scout leader in Arizona; was bishop of the Maryvale Ward in West Phoenix from 2014 to 2019; excommunicated in 2019; also was a volleyball coach for high school-aged girls; accused numerous times and arrested, but never prosecuted for alleged sex crimes; sued in 1997 for alleged sexual abuse; allegedly sexually assaulted multiple teenage girls
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Bishop, Sunday school,
Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, Police investigation,
Civil case(s): Unknown result,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, - View report »
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- Kelly Teters (1963 – ) was an LDS church member in Montana; in 2001, accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl in 1997; in 2002, found guilty of sexual intercourse without consent and sentenced to 10 years in prison
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2002,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, - View report »
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- George Tilson (1942 – 2020) was a Mormon church member in the Salt Lake City, Utah area (including Holladay); pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse in the 1990s; alleged coverup by Mormon leaders
Alleged failure to report
Positions: High priest, Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result, - View report »
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- James Tolman (1972 – ) 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
Convicted:
2006,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Jay Toombs (1956 – ) was an LDS scout leader and private investigator in Benson, Utah; allegedly told his stake president (a Cache County prosecutor) in 1994 that he had molested boys; three LDS bishops and stake president Jerry Toombs (his older brother) allegedly knew of abuse but did not tell police; convicted in 2000 and sentenced to five years to life in prison; released in 2025; lives in Logan, Utah
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2000,
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released, - View report »
"I felt like I was going to the authorities [by reporting to multiple bishops]. I wanted to do what was right. I didn't want to see him go to prison. I wanted him to get help. [...] I was always told to be patient with Jay, he was a good man. That's what I was told again and again and again. I was even given priesthood blessings that I had been chosen to help him."admitted to molesting at least 53 victims-
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- Robert Tubbs (1951 – ) was an LDS scout leader in Slaterville, Weber County, Utah; admitted he told a Mormon bishop in the early 1970s he had molested multiple boys; Tubbs said the bishop kept the abuse secret; nearly 20 years passed and Tubbs molested others; in the 1990s, Tubbs pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse charges; sentenced to six years to life in prison; paroled in 2000; violated parole; released in 2008
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Missionary, Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Parole, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released, Violated parole/probation,
Alleged church actions: Ward official accused of failure to report, - View report »
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- Sterling Van Wagenen (1947 – ) was a co-founder of Sundance Film Festival and director of some Mormon temple endowment videos; publicly accused of sexual abuse of two children in two separate instances; sentenced to prison in 2019 for child sexual abuse
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2019,
Positions: BYU, Stake high council, Sunday school,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
Alleged church actions: No church discipline, - View report »
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- Thomas Waitman (1944 – ) was an LDS church member in Cupertino, California; convicted of felony child sexual abuse in 1995 in California; as of 2023, registered sex offender living in Redmond, Washington
Positions: Scout leader, Seminary teacher,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released, - View report »
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- Matthew Wallis (1984 – ) was a Mormon church member in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana and in Ogden, Utah; pleaded guilty to a charge related to child sexual abuse
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2015,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, - View report »
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- Christopher Warnock (1950 – ) was a Mormon church member in Waukesha County, Wisconsin; pleaded guilty to two counts of 1st Degree Sexual Assault of Child and one 2nd Degree Sex Assault-Intoxicated Victim
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2021,
Positions: Stake seventy,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Ryan Whitaker (1953 – ) was an LDS church member and divorce lawyer in Vancouver, Washington; charged with sexually abusing a 9-year-old girl in his Sunday School class during church meetings; convicted in 2013 and sentenced to prison; registered sex offender
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2013,
Positions: Missionary, Primary, Sunday school,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Alan Willey (1954 – ) was a Mormon church member and schoolteacher in Utah; honored as teacher of the year twice at local schools; sentenced to prison in 2007 for sexually molesting a child who was one of his students; accused of sexually abusing many other little children in his classes
Convicted:
2007,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, - View report »
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- LaVar Withers (1936 – 2005) was a Mormon and physician in Rexburg, Idaho; accused of sexually abusing at least 133 women and children as young as 13 years old over a period of 30 or more years; admitted to sexual abuse; in 1996, pleaded guilty to 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
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Bishopric counselor, Stake high council,
Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, - View report »
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- Timothy Wright was a Mormon church member in Santa Clara, California; convicted in 1994 of one or more felonies related to child sexual abuse; a 1994 civil lawsuit against the Mormon church said he molested a boy between 1989 and 1992, when the boy was 14 to 17 years old (actions for which he was convicted); the suit was dismissed in 1995 for failure to appear by the plaintiff's attorneys
Convicted:
1994,
Positions: Other leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail,
Civil case(s): Dismissed, Lawsuit v. LDS church, - View report »
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- Mitchell Young (1960 – ) was an LDS missionary in Canada; in 1980, was sent home after allegedly molesting children; convicted in Arizona (1985) and Utah (1988) of child sexual abuse; in 1993, sentenced in Utah to 15 years in prison for molesting a child for five years; a 2002 lawsuit against the LDS church accused Mormon leaders of providing a safe harbor for him; as of 2024, lives in Ogden, Utah; registered sex offender
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Stephen Young (1951 – ) was an LDS church member and police officer in Idaho; allegedly abused 20 babies over a 30-year period; pleaded guilty in 2010 to lewd conduct with a child under 16; sentenced to 25 years in prison
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2010,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, - View report »
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