205 LDS sex abuse cases found
2000s
- Crime decade: 2000s
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- Jared Wilson (1976 – ) was an LDS church member in Raleigh, North Carolina; convicted in 2011 of crimes related to child sexual abuse (six total counts of indecent liberties with a child); released from prison in 2015; no longer a registered sex offender as of 2025; in 2013, the alleged victims' mother sued the Mormon church, a stake president and two bishops; the case settled in 2015
Alleged failure to report-
Church paid $unknown
Convicted:
2011, - Positions: ever-ward-missionary, Music leader, Sunday school, Sunday school teacher,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, - Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, Unknown result,
- Alleged church actions: Church officials accused of failure to warn stake members, Stake official accused of failure to report, Stake official accused of pressuring victim not to seek accountability, Ward official accused of failure to report,
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- Robert Wily (1979 – ) was an Mormon church member in Utah; in 2004, pleaded guilty to four class A misdemeanor counts of sexual battery; arrested in 2020 for allegedly possessing several child exploitation images; convicted of one felony count in 2022; sentenced to 365 days in jail and 48 months probation
- Convicted:
2004, 2020,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
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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
- Alleged failure to report
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- Civil case(s): Dismissed with prejudice,
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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,
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- Karey Zimmerman (1962 – ) was a Mormon church member in Utah and Nevada; in 2025, was accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse that allegedly took place in Nevada and Utah; the Mormon church was also named as a defendant; the lawsuit said a Utah bishop failed to report abuse allegations to police; as of June 2026, the civil case was proceeding through pre-trial motions
- Alleged failure to report
- Positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Alleged church actions: Ward official accused of failure to report,
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"After sexually abusing PLAINTIFF when she was around the ages of seven to nine, PLAINTIFF reported the abuse to [MZ] who then reported the ongoing sexual abuse to the presiding bishop within the Utah Ward that PLAINTIFF’s family attended. However, the bishop and the ward did nothing to protect PLAINTIFF or report to law enforcement the sexual abuse that had occurred."a Mormon bishop failed to report child sexual abuse to civil authorities, the 2025 lawsuit alleged-
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