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- Brady Allen was a Mormon church youth leader and Utah teacher in Davis County, Utah; admitted to trying to meet 13-year-old for sex; convicted; sentenced to 1-15 years in Utah State Prison
Convicted, Prison,
Was Youth leader,
- Crime scenes: Online,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1990
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Davis County (Utah), Utah,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
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- Benjamin Alyk was an LDS church member from Utah and a missionary in Dominican Republic; confessed to making child sexual abuse material (CSAM); LDS church leaders allegedly knew about but did not report his criminal behavior to law enforcement
Alleged failure to report
Convicted,
Was Missionary,
- Crime scenes: Online,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1997
- Mission: Dominican Republic
- Places lived: Dominican Republic, Utah,
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- Elwood Anderson was a LDS bishopric counselor in Gig Harbor, Washington; allegedly downloaded and shared more than 9,000 images of young children engaged in sexually explicit activity; convicted; sentenced in 2014 to five years in jail
Convicted, Unknown result,
Was Bishopric counselor,
Crime: 2000s, 2010s, in Washington,
- Crime scenes: Online,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1967
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Washington,
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- Jared Buckley was a Mormon church member and charter school director (Leadership Learning Academy) in Clearfield, Utah; was a Mormon missionary in the Philippines from 2004 to 2006 (Quezon City Mission); arrested in April 2025 on suspicion of child sexual exploitation; was reportedly a stake young men's president when arrested
Ongoing,
Was Missionary,
Alleged crime: 2020s, in Davis County (Utah), Utah,
- Crime scenes: Online,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1984
- Mission: 2004-2006 Philippines Philippines Quezon City
- Places lived: Davis County (Utah), Philippines, Utah,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: April 2025: arrested on suspicion of child sexual exploitation
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- Kevin Christensen 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
Ongoing,
Was Stake high council,
Alleged crime: 2020s, in Utah,
- Crime scenes: Online,
- Victims: 2 victims,
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Born: 1960
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: Arrested 2025-03-07
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- Michael 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
Alleged failure to report
Unknown result,
Was Bishop,
Alleged crime: 2010s, in Arizona, Brazil,
- Crime scenes: Online,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1960
- Mission: 1980-1982 Argentina Argentina Buenos Aires South
- Places lived: Argentina, Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
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- 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
Admitted guilt, Convicted,
Was Other leader, Stake clerk,
Crime: 2010s, in England, United Kingdom,
- Crime scenes: Online,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: England, United Kingdom,
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- Larry Deutsch was a Mormon bishop in Missouri; arrested in 2020 and charged with possession of child pornography (child sexual abuse material, or CSAM) and accused of luring an underage teenager from Arizona to Missouri; pleaded guilty; sentenced in 2021 to 12 years in federal prison plus a lifetime of supervised release; in 2024, the victim filed a civil lawsuit against the LDS church
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
Was Bishop, Scout leader, Sunday school, Temple worker, Youth leader,
Crime: 2010s, 2020s, in Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona), Missouri,
Convicted: 2021,
- Crime scenes: LDS building, Online,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1966
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona), Missouri,
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- Jay Elggren was a Mormon church member in Salt Lake County, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; sentenced to jail and probation
Convicted, Jail, Probation,
Crime: 2010s, in Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
Convicted: 2017,
- Crime scenes: Online,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1972
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Latest update: is a registered sex offender, lives in Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Jacob Fisher was a Mormon church member and ward young men's leader in Eagle Mountain, Utah; arrested in August 2025 for allegedly sending explicit videos of himself to, and attempting to meet to sexually assault, a person he thought was a 13-year-old girl
Ongoing,
Was Missionary, Youth leader,
- Crime scenes: Online,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1978
- Mission: 1997-1999 Czech Republic Czech Republic Prague
- Places lived: Utah,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
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- Jeffrey 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
Convicted, Ongoing, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
Convicted: 2013,
- Crime scenes: Online,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1947
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
- Latest update: 2022: Utah case dismissed without prejudice due to a federal charge
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- Russell Gatrell was a Mormon or former Mormon church member in Cottonwood Heights, Utah; accused in 2025 of possession of up to 280 million CSAM images
Ongoing,
Was Unknown position,
- Crime scenes: Online,
- Victims: 100 or more victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1980
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
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- Martin Gilmour was a Mormon church member in Portadown, County Armagh, Northern Ireland; accused of sexual abuse of a 13-year-old child; was arrested in November 2024
Ongoing, Unknown result,
Was Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Stake high council, Temple worker,
Alleged crime: 2020s, in Ireland,
- Crime scenes: Online,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: Unknown country
- Places lived: Ireland,
- Latest update: Arrested on 02/11/2024; Unknown status, Reports suggest he may have returned to Ireland.
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- Tyson Green was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
Ongoing,
Was Stake high council, Youth leader,
Alleged crime: 2020s, in Utah,
- Crime scenes: Online,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
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- Ned Hansen was a fire chief/EMS in Jackson Hole, Wyoming; retired, then became Tremonton, Utah fire chief; arrested in Jan. 2025, charged with child sexual exploitation; accused of discussing ways to sexually abuse children with Box Elder County judge Kevin Christensen (a Mormon)
Ongoing,
Ongoing,
Was Unknown position,
Alleged crime: 2020s, in Utah, Wyoming,
- Crime scenes: Online,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1970
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah, Wyoming,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: was arrested January 27, 2025; was released after Kevin Christensen allowed him to be held on $50,000 bail despite law enforcement request to hold without bail
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- Collin Hawkins was a Mormon church member and adjunct Russian professor at Brigham Young University-Idaho; was a Mormon missionary in St. Petersburg, Russia from 2015 to 2017; arrested in 2025 on suspicion of 20 felony counts of sexual exploitation of a minor; the charges were related to CSAM (child sexual abuse material)
Ongoing, Police investigation,
Was Missionary,
Alleged crime: 2020s, in Utah,
- Crime scenes: Online,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1997
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: ever-russia, Idaho, Utah,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
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- Hayden 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
Convicted, Released,
Was Missionary,
Crime: 2020s, in California,
Convicted: 2021,
- Crime scenes: Online,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 2001
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California, Utah,
- Latest update: 2021: convicted in California of possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM)
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- Spencer Kartchner was an LDS church member in Utah; convicted of sex crimes in 2009 and 2021
Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
Was Ward mission leader,
Crime: 2000s, 2020s, in Utah,
Convicted: 2009, 2021,
- Crime scenes: Online,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1965
- Mission: Unknown country
- Places lived: Utah,
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- Isaac Kemp was a Mormon church member in Draper, Utah; allegedly sexually abused children in Draper and Nebraska; sentenced to prison in Nebraska until 2038
Convicted, Ongoing, Prison,
Was Unknown position,
Crime: 2010s, in Nebraska, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
Convicted: 2017,
- Crime scenes: Online, Public,
- Victims: 2 victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Nebraska, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Latest update: 2025: in a Nebraska prison until 2038, then eligible for parole after
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- Richard Mallard 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
Ongoing,
Was Missionary, Scout leader,
Alleged crime: 2020s, in Utah,
- Crime scenes: Online,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1981
- Mission: 2001-2003 United States Utah Salt Lake City South
- Places lived: Utah,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
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- Samuel Mitchell was raised in the Mormon church; in 2025, was charged with multiple felony counts related to child sexual exploitation
Ongoing,
Alleged crime: 2020s, in Salt Lake County (Utah),
- Crime scenes: Online,
- Victims: 4,
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Born: 1983
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah),
- Latest update: 2025; charged with multiple felonies related to child sexual abuse
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- Jeffery Niemi was a Mormon church member in Duluth, Minnesota; convicted in 2016 and again in 2025 of felonies related to child sexual exploitation; sentenced in 2025 to 30 years in prison
No action,
Convicted, Prison,
Was Unknown position,
Crime: 2020s, in Minnesota,
Convicted: 2016, 2025,
- Crime scenes: Online,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1985
- Mission: Unknown country Unknown
- Places lived: Minnesota,
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- Craig Pope was a Mormon bishop or former Mormon bishop in St. Louis, Missouri; convicted in or prior to 2013 of possession of child pornography (child sexual abuse material); charge info: Child Porn - 2nd Subsequent Offense Or Poss > 20 Pictures/1 Film/video
Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown result,
Was Bishop,
- Crime scenes: Online,
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Born: 1963
- Mission: Unknown country
- Places lived: Missouri,
- Latest update: Is a registered sex offender living in St. Louis, Missouri
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- Ryan Pugh 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
Admitted guilt, Ongoing,
Was Missionary,
Alleged crime: 2020s, in Idaho,
- Crime scenes: Online,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: 2019-2021 United States Minnesota Minneapolis (Spanish speaking)
- Places lived: Idaho, Minnesota,
- Latest update: March 2024: charged in Idaho with sharing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) online
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- Kenneth Richens 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
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
Was Missionary,
Crime: 2020s, in Utah,
Convicted: 2024,
- Crime scenes: Online,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1963
- Mission: 1982-1983 Canada Canada Winnipeg
- Places lived: Philippines, Utah,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: April 2024: sentenced in Utah to two consecutive terms of one to 15 years in prison
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- Lance Rushton was an LDS church member in Provo, Utah; accused of photo shopping faces of family members, ward church members of adults and children on to pornographic material and distributing them; convicted in 2007 and sentenced to three months in jail and three years of probation
Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
Was Music leader,
Crime: 2000s, in Provo (Utah), Utah,
Convicted: 2007,
- Crime scenes: Online,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1970
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Latest update: Lives in Provo, Utah
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- Matthew Shepard was an LDS church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; In October of 2019 chatted with online 13year old persona to try and meet for sex; found guilty to 3 counts of entice a minor by internet or text; currently in jail in Duchesne, Utah
Convicted, Jail,
Was Unknown position,
Crime: 2010s, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
Convicted: 2021,
- Crime scenes: Online,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1974
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Latest update: Currently in DUCHESNE CO JAIL in Utah
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- Paul Spencer was a Mormon church temple prep instructor and mission leader in Riverton, Salt Lake County, Utah; charged in December 2024 with multiple felonies related to arranging to meet a police detective posing as a 13-year-old girl for sexual assault in Lehi, Utah
Ongoing, Police investigation,
Was Other leader, Ward mission leader, Youth leader,
Alleged crime: 2020s, in Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Crime scenes: Online,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1970
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: December 2024: charged with multiple felonies related to child sexual abuse
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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, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
Was Youth leader,
Crime: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, in Utah,
Convicted: 2019,
- Crime scenes: Online,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
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- Kurt Vanwagoner 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
Ongoing,
Was Missionary, Youth leader,
- Crime scenes: Online,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1966
- Mission: 1985-1987 United States Ohio Akron
- Places lived: Ohio, Utah,
- Latest update: March 2024: arrested, charged with 10 felony counts of aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor (sharing CSAM)
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- Joseph Walker was a former Mormon bishop, stake presidency counselor and LDS Public Affairs employee in Utah; charged in 2025 with three third-degree felony counts related to child sexual exploitation; allegedly "engaged in several sexually explicit conversations […] to seduce, lure, and entice [a 14-year-old girl] into engaging in multiple sexual acts;" released from jail after letters from church members
Ongoing,
Was Bishop, Church employee, Missionary, Stake presidency counselor,
Alleged crime: 2020s, in Utah,
- Crime scenes: Online,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1955
- Mission: 1974-1976 United States California San Diego
- Places lived: Utah,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: 2025: charged in Utah
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- Cody Weaver was a Mormon church member and ward executive secretary in Queen Creek, Arizona; charged with three counts of sexual exploitation of a minor for CSAM material found on his home electronics.
Ongoing,
Was Ward executive secretary,
Alleged crime: 2020s, in Maricopa County (Arizona),
- Crime scenes: Online,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, 13, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1993
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Arizona, Queen Creek,
- Latest update: Case is ongoing, trial set Sept. 2, 2025
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- Laron Zaugg was a Mormon church member in Utah; went on an LDS mission to Vienna, Austria in 1986; in 2017, sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for receiving child sexual abuse material (CSAM), and sentenced in Utah to three years to life in prison for first-degree felony attempted sodomy on a child; as of 2025, in federal prison in Colorado (release date 2028)
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
Was Missionary,
Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
Convicted: 2017,
- Crime scenes: Online,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1967
- Mission: 1986-1988 Austria Austria Vienna
- Places lived: Utah,
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