72 LDS sex abuse cases found
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- Nicholas Alahverdian (1987 – ) was an LDS church member in Rhode Island and Orem, Utah; allegedly sexually assaulted a 19-year-old woman in Rhode Island in 2006; she told Floodlit in 2025 that she reported to Mormon officials, and that two missionaries overheard; Alahverdian was convicted in two rape trials in 2025
Crime: 2000s, 
Crime county:
UT - Utah, - Crime state:
Rhode Island, Utah,
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- Convicted:
2008, 2025,
LDS positions: Not active LDS, 
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Prison, - Alleged failure to report
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Crime county:
Crime state:
"The guilt is heavy because [...] I may have been one of the first of his victims, if not the first. [...] He is a monster. It sickens me that not only did everyone turn a blind eye, but he went on to become a member at other LDS churches when the whole point of alerting the church was to excommunicate him and that hadn't been done."
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- Terry Alexander (1942 – 2021) was a Mormon church member in Roosevelt, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; was a registered sex offender in Roosevelt, Utah as of 2007; died in 2021
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
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- Terry Allen (1943 – ) was an LDS church member in California; in 1987, was found guilty of sexual abuse of a child and was sentenced to six years in prison; was assigned to multiple trusted church positions, including Sunday school president, despite the Mormon church being aware that he had raped a teenager; LDS leaders were accused of hiding his abuse from local church members; as of 2024, lives in Grapevine, Texas
- Crime: 1980s,
- Crime state:
California, Connecticut,
LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Other leader, Stake high council, Sunday school, Youth leader, 
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released, 
Alleged failure to report-
- Noel Anderson (1996 – ) was an LDS church primary teacher in McKinney, Texas; sentenced in 2019 in Texas to 50 years in prison for molesting children
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Texas,
Convicted:
2019, LDS positions: Missionary, Primary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, -
- Michael Antrobus (1947 – 2023) was a former Mormon branch president (similar to a bishop) and bishop in Connersville, Indiana for 10 years (approximately 1974-84); convicted of child sexual abuse charges (9 counts, 6 victims) in Sacramento County, California in 2021-2022; sentenced to 8 years in San Quentin State Prison; died by suicide in prison in September 2023; allegedly had at least a dozen victims
- Convicted:
2021, 2022,
- LDS positions: Bishop, Branch president, Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Alleged failure to report
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- Larren Arnold (1935 – 2017) was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Idaho; in 1984, arrested for lewd conduct with a minor under 16; convicted, received a five-year suspended sentence and three years probation; Mormon leaders allegedly knew as early as 1964 about Arnold's abuse; the Mormon church made a $50,000 settlement payment to a victim in 2001, and a payment to another victim in 2012; died in 2017
- Crime: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Probation, Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, Unknown result, Alleged failure to report-
- Bryan Barner (1957 – ) was a Mormon church member in New York in the 1980s; scout leader, molested a 12-year-old boy and two 13-year-old boys; sentenced to no more than one year in prison
- Crime: 1980s,
- Crime state:
New York,
LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, -
- 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
- Alleged crime: 2010s, 2020s,
- Alleged crime county:
ID - Shoshone,
- Alleged crime state:
Idaho,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Ongoing, A law enforcement officer called the case "one of the most twisted instances of grooming he’d ever seen"
"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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- John Baysden was an LDS missionary from North Carolina who, while serving his mission in Roy, Utah (Ogden Utah mission), videotaped himself molesting two victims, ages 15 and 18; pleaded guilty to 2 counts of forcible sex abuse with minors; sentenced to 180 days in jail
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2006, LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, -
- Arthur Bishop (1952 – 1988) was a Mormon boy scout leader in Utah; was excommunicated in the 1970s; later molested multiple children and killed five young boys; was sentenced to death by lethal injection in 1988
- Crime: 1970s, 1980s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
LDS positions: Missionary, Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, -
- Andrew Bishop (1981 – ) was a Mormon church member in Pleasant Grove, Utah (Manila Creek Stake); arrested in 2015 and admitted to sexually abusing 5 individuals in 10 years; convicted of sexual abuse of a minor in the first and second degree in February 2016; sentenced in 2016 to prison in Utah
- Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- Crime county:
UT - Utah,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2016, LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, -
- Wyman Blankenship was a Mormon church member; scout leader, pleaded guilty to molesting boys
- Crime: 1960s,
- Crime state:
California,
LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Parole, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Released, -
- Charles Blome (1928 – 2005) was a Mormon church member and US Army veteran in or near Houston or Beaumont, Texas; admitted to sexually molesting at least five boys; pleaded guilty to two counts of indecency with a child; sentenced to 15 years in prison; the LDS church was ordered to pay $4 million to a 13-year-old boy victim; another lawsuit was filed against the church in 1998; Blome died in 2005
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Crime state:
Texas,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Civil case(s): Judgment for plaintiff, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Alleged failure to reporta Mormon bishop tipped Blome off about the pending investigation, and Blome burned evidence before it could be seized, investigators said
"Why would you preach to the membership of a church not to discuss a case of child abuse when it becomes known? They do that. The whole belief is that the men, the leaders who are all men, can take care of everything. If someone in a family is abused, the family won't go to the police. They'll go to the bishop."
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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
- Crime: 1980s,
- Crime state:
Arizona,
Convicted:
1989, LDS positions: Scout leader, Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released, Alleged failure to report-
- Dennis Bough was a Mormon church member in Washington; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse charges
- Crime: 1980s,
- Crime state:
Washington,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result, -
- Curt Boyack was an LDS church member in New Mexico; accused of sexual abuse; allegedly said he would turn himself in to police; died by suicide
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, Suicide,
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- Allen Brinkerhoff (1929 – 2019) was a Mormon bishop and stake president and manager of an LDS stake welfare farm in Nevada; arrested in Nevada in 2007 and admitted to sexually abusing two children; was convicted and sentenced to 5 to 15 years in prison for battery with intent to commit sexual assault, and 12 to 32 months in prison for sexual abuse of a child; died in 2019
- Convicted:
2007,
- LDS positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Other leader, Stake president,
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Prison,
- Alleged failure to report
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- Gary Brown (1967 – ) was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Utah; sentenced to one year in prison for sexually abusing one of his scouts
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2006, LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, -
- Paul Bryant (1968 – 2024) was an HOA president and former Mormon primary teacher in Lehi, Utah; was a branch president during an LDS mission to Argentina in the 1980s; in 2016, pleaded guilty to three first-degree felony counts of attempted aggravated sexual abuse of a child and was sentenced to prison; in 2023, pleaded not guilty to failure to register as sex offender; died by suicide in December 2024
- Convicted:
2016,
- LDS positions: Branch president, Missionary, Other leader, Primary, Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender,
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- Gerald Burgie (1939 – ) was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Utah; charged in 1981 with third-degree felony forcible sexual abuse; convicted of attempted sexual abuse of a child
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Probation,
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- John Burrell was a Mormon church member; pleaded guilty of child sexual abuse
- Crime: 1990s,
- Crime state:
Tennessee,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, -
- Sheril Burton (1935 – ) was a Mormon church member and BYU professor in Utah; found guilty of sexual abuse of two underage girls; sentenced to up to 15 years in prison; as of January 2024, lives in Pleasant Grove, Utah
- Crime: 1980s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
LDS positions: BYU, Criminal case(s): Convicted, -
- Samuel Butler (1995 – ) was a Mormon church member; sentenced in 2020 to 15 years to life in prison for child sexual abuse
- Crime: 2020s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2020, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, -
- Cory Campbell (1972 – ) was a Mormon church member in Ogden, Utah; accused of sexually abusing five underage girls; sentenced in 2010 to prison
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime city:
UT - Ogden,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Crime city:
Convicted:
2010, LDS positions: Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, -
- Brett Candelaria (1972 – ) was a Mormon church member in Colorado; pleaded guilty to charges of child sexual abuse on multiple occasions; sentenced in 2008 to two consecutive terms of 10 years to life in prison; later sentenced to 36 more years to life
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s,
- Crime state:
Colorado,
Convicted:
2008, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, -
- Albert Carlson (1944 – ) was a Mormon church member in Utah, New Mexico and Texas; arrested in the 1980s in Utah on a molestation charge after allegedly molesting an underage boy who he met through the church; the case was dropped to a lewdness charge which did not require him to register as a sex offender; in 2025, sentenced in Texas to life in prison for child sexual abuse
- Crime: 1980s, 2010s, 2020s,
- Crime state:
Texas, Utah,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, No contest, Prison, Alleged failure to report-
- John Carpenter (1964 – ) was an LDS church member; sentenced to prison for child sexual abuse; the day after sentencing, injured himself to avoid serving longer in prison
- Crime: 1980s,
- Crime county:
UT - Utah,
- Crime state:
Utah,
LDS positions: Sunday school, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, -
- Daniel Croney (1960 – ) was a Mormon church member in Pocatello, Idaho; convicted in 1998 of felony lewd conduct with a minor child under 16; as of January 2026, lives in Pocatello as a registered sex offender
- Convicted:
1998,
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
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- Oliver Eames (1948 – 2005) was an LDS church member, sixth grade teacher and Mormon Tabernacle Choir singer in Farmington, Utah; admitted to trying to fondle several children he had been hired to tutor; pleaded guilty in 1988 to two felony counts of attempted aggravated sexual abuse of a child; local police had documented 52 alleged child sexual abuse incidents involving him
- Crime: 1980s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
LDS positions: Other leader, Scout leader, Tabernacle Choir, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, -
- Richard Fowler (1944 – ) was a Mormon church member in Sandpoint, Idaho; pleaded guilty to two felony counts of Children-Lewd Conduct with Child Under 16 in 20
- Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
Convicted:
2020, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Registered sex offender, -
- Thomas Gibbons (1952 – ) was an LDS church member in Tennessee and Layton, Utah; worked as a police officer; pleaded guilty to two felony charges of forcible sex abuse; sentenced in 2000 in Utah to prison
- Crime: 1990s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2000, LDS positions: Ministering/home teacher, Primary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, -
- Martin Gillen was a Mormon church member in Nevada and Colorado; in 2002, Gillen was convicted of sexual assault of a 6-year-old and sentenced to eight years in prison in Colorado; in 2016, arrested and charged again with child sex abuse, but case was dismissed
- Convicted:
2002,
- LDS positions: Ministering/home teacher,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
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- Juan Guerrero Regalado was a Mormon church member in California; accused of sexual abuse in a 2025 civil lawsuit against the Mormon church
- Alleged crime: 1970s,
- Alleged crime state:
California,
Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing, Alleged failure to report-
- Ronald Hall (1931 – 2023) was an LDS church member and former Mormon Tabernacle Choir member in Utah and Washington; accused of sexually molesting three underage girls in 1997 or 1998; acquitted in 2000; accused of sexual abuse of a fourth victim, an underage girl, in approximately 2003; convicted in 2005 of third-degree felony attempted child sexual abuse; died in 2023
- Crime: 1990s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2005, LDS positions: Seminary teacher, Tabernacle Choir, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, Unknown result, -
- Melvin Hansen (1952 – ) was a Mormon church member, school music teacher and former Tabernacle Choir member in Utah; convicted in 2021 in Utah of first degree felony attempted aggravated child sexual abuse; also accused of sexual abuse in Arizona
- Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- Crime city:
UT - Salt Lake City,
- Crime county:
UT - Salt Lake,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2021, LDS positions: Other leader, Tabernacle Choir, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Police investigation, -
- Russell Harbin (1974 – ) was a Mormon church member in Polson, Montana; convicted of sexual intercourse without consent with an 11-year-old child; the alleged abuse lasted from 2022 to 2024; he allegedly was assigned to be a Primary teacher sometime after the abuse began; sentenced in 2025 to 40 years in prison; the judge suspended 20 years of the 40-year term
- Crime: 2020s,
- Crime state:
Montana,
Convicted:
2025, LDS positions: Primary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Alleged failure to report-
- Kim Hartley (1963 – 2025) was a Mormon bishopric counselor in Clinton, Davis County, Utah; accused of sexual abuse of multiple children; the alleged abuse took place in 1999; pleaded guilty in March 2002 to two second-degree felony counts of forcible sexual abuse; sentenced to two concurrent terms of one to 15 years in prison
- Crime: 1990s,
- Crime city:
UT - Clinton,
- Crime county:
UT - Davis,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2002, LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2016, LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Alleged failure to report-
- James Haskell (1982 – ) was a former Mormon bishop and practicing attorney in Vacaville, California; charged with 14 felonies and three misdemeanors for allegedly sexually abusing four children; was an LDS stake high council member when charged; in June 2024, found not guilty of 16 of 17 counts; jurors deadlocked on one count of felony injury upon a child; as of October 2025, civil lawsuit is ongoing
- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Alleged crime state:
California,
LDS positions: Bishop, Scout leader, Stake high council, Criminal case(s): Acquitted, Found not guilty, Hung jury, Ongoing, Civil case(s): Ongoing, -
- Aurell Hatch (1932 – 2015) was a Mormon church member in Highland, Utah; convicted in 2001 via plea agreement of one second-degree felony count of attempted sex abuse of a child (later amended to a third-degree felony); sentenced to 90 days in jail and granted work diversion; also placed on 24 months of probation; died in 2015
- Convicted:
2001,
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Probation, Registered sex offender,
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- Edward Jones (1950 – ) was a Mormon church member in St. George, Utah; convicted of two counts of sexual abuse of a child in July 2023; sentenced 30 years to life in prison, suspended; sentenced to 365 days in jail; is a registered sex offender as of Feb. 1, 2026
- Crime: 2020s,
- Crime city:
St. George,
- Crime county:
Washington,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2023, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, -
- 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
- Alleged crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- Alleged crime county:
UT - Cache,
- Alleged crime state:
Utah,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, Suicide, -
- James Knudsen (1980 – ) was a Mormon church member in Nampa, Idaho; pleaded guilty in 2015 of sexual abuse of a child under 16
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
Convicted:
2015, LDS positions: Primary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, Released, -
- Douglas Lund (1950 – ) was a former Mormon bishopric counselor in Pahrump, Nevada; arrested in 2011 and accused of repeated sexual abuse of two young girls; the alleged abuse occurred over a period of several years; convicted in 2012 of lewdness with a child under 14; as of January 2026, lives in Nevada as a registered sex offender
- Convicted:
2012,
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Released,
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- Charles Merrell (1977 – ) was a Mormon church member in Wyoming; was reportedly an LDS Primary teacher as of approximately 2019; criminally charged in the 2020s with multiple felonies related to child sexual abuse; found guilty by a jury in 2025 of two third-degree felony counts of sexual abuse of a minor
- Crime: 2020s,
- Crime county:
crime-county-wy-lincoln,
- Crime state:
Wyoming,
Convicted:
2025, LDS positions: Primary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, -
- Paul Newman (1957 – ) was a former Mormon bishop in Highland, Utah; charged in 2020 with one second-degree felony count of attempted sex abuse of a child; the alleged abuse took place in 2013, while Newman was a bishop; in 2022, pleaded no contest to a reduced third-degree count; a prison term of up to five years was suspended; was fined $1,003 and placed on 48 months of probation; registered sex offender
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime city:
UT - Alpine,
- Crime county:
UT - Utah,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2022, LDS positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Scout leader, Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, No contest, Probation, Registered sex offender, -
- 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 crime: 1990s,
- Alleged crime state:
Arizona,
LDS positions: Bishop, Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Unknown result, Alleged failure to report-
- Greg Orton (1957 – ) was a Mormon church member in La Grande, Oregon; accused and arrested for alleged sexual abuse with a minor who was under 14 at the time of the alleged abuse
- Alleged crime: 2010s, 2020s,
- Alleged crime state:
Oregon,
LDS positions: Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Ongoing, -
- 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
- Crime: 1990s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum, Missionary, Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, -
- Jeffery Parks was a Mormon church member in Tennessee; in 2003, pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual battery by an authority figure, two counts of incest, and two counts of statutory rape; sentenced to prison
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state:
Tennessee,
Convicted:
2003, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, -
- Chesley Pierson (1928 – 2021) was an LDS bishop, stake presidency counselor and stake patriarch in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; accused of sexually abusing multiple young men
- Alleged crime: 1970s,
- Alleged crime country:
Canada,
Alleged crime country:
LDS positions: Bishop, Elders quorum, Missionary, Other leader, Stake patriarch, Stake presidency counselor, Criminal case(s): Police investigation, Unknown result, Alleged failure to report-
- Lance Pitt was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Crime: 1990s,
- Crime city:
WI - Shawano,
- Crime state:
Wisconsin,
Convicted:
1993, LDS positions: Other leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, -
- James Raborn (1989 – ) was an LDS church member in Iowa; convicted of four misdemeanor counts related to child sexual abuse and exploitation; 2023: registered sex offender living in Boone, Iowa
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Iowa,
Convicted:
2016, LDS positions: Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, -
- 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 crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Alleged crime country:
Mexico,
LDS positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum, 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, Alleged failure to report-
- Shane Ross was an LDS church member and public school teacher in Salem, Oregon; accused of child sexual abuse of a former student; convicted in 2018 and sentenced to prison
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Oregon,
Convicted:
2018, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, -
- Wayne Sells was a Mormon church member in South Carolina; accused of sexual abuse
- Alleged crime: 1980s,
- Alleged crime state:
South Carolina,
LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Unknown result, -
- 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
- Crime: 1970s, 1990s,
- Crime state:
Ohio,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, Released, -
- Philander Smartt was a Mormon mission president in Puerto Rico; accused of sexually manipulating some of his sister missionaries; in 2014, the LDS church sent him home and called his behavior "immoral and sinful," but no criminal charges or civil lawsuits resulted
- Alleged crime: 2010s,
- Alleged crime country:
Puerto Rico,
LDS positions: Mission president, Other leader, Stake president, Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, Alleged failure to report-
- Sidney Spencer was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Idaho; convicted in 1984 of child sexual abuse; a Mormon bishop approved his application to be a scout leader despite his prior sex crime conviction
- Crime: 1980s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Alleged failure to report-
- 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
- Crime: 1990s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Released, -
- Larry Strain was a Mormon church member in Missouri; accused of sexual abuse
- Alleged crime: 1970s,
- Alleged crime state:
Missouri,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Unknown result, -
- Jason Strong was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; a victim sued the Mormon church after a bishop and stake president allegedly failed to report the abuse to police; the claims against the church were dismissed by a trial court, and the Utah Supreme Court upheld the dismissal in 2001, citing the First Amendment
- Alleged crime: 1980s,
- Alleged crime state:
Utah,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Unknown result, Civil case(s): Dismissed, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Alleged failure to report-
- Mark Swanson was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Idaho; convicted in the 1980s of child sexual abuse; in 1988, Darwin Matthews, a Mormon bishop in Shelley, Idaho, recommended Swanson for a scout leader position, reportedly because he felt Swanson was "completely rehabilitated"
- Crime: 1980s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Alleged failure to report-
- Keaton Tanner (1995 – ) was a Mormon church member and school teacher in Pleasant Grove, Utah; accused and arrested for alleged rape of a child; authorities requested no bail because they feared he might flee to Germany, where he was once a Mormon missionary
- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Alleged crime county:
UT - Utah,
- Alleged crime state:
Utah,
LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Ongoing, 
Convicted:
2006, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, -
- 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
- Crime: 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2000, LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released, Alleged failure to reportadmitted to molesting at least 53 victims
"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."
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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
- 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, -
- Curtis Ware (1968 – ) was a Mormon church member and football coach for Grantsville High School in Utah; convicted in June 2018 of one count of unlawful sexual conduct with a 16- or 17-year-old and two counts of dealing in materials harmful to a minor, all class A misdemeanors; also pleaded guilty to class B misdemeanor tampering with a witness in a separate case
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2018, LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result, -
- Mark Webb (1966 – ) was an LDS church member in Murray, Utah; pleaded guilty in 2014 to two counts of unlawful sexual activity with a minor
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime county:
UT - Salt Lake,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2014, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Probation, -
- Orson Wright (1928 – 2017) was a Mormon mission president in Sydney, Australia from 1978 to 1980; accused of grooming some of the sister missionaries in his care to be his polygamous wives; removed early from his mission assignment; LDS church leaders in Salt Lake City, Utah allegedly covered up the reasons for Wright's removal
- Alleged crime: 1970s, 1980s,
- Alleged crime country:
Australia,
LDS positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Branch president, Mission president, Missionary, Stake high council, Temple worker, Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, Alleged failure to report-
- 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
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Crime state:
California,
Convicted:
1994, LDS positions: Other leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Civil case(s): Dismissed, Lawsuit v. LDS church, -
- Scott Zaugg (1970 – ) was allegedly a Mormon church member in Utah; was raised in the Mormon church; convicted in 2000 of second-degree felony sex abuse of a child; was sentenced to one to 15 years in prison; as of 2025, was a registered sex offender living in Roy, Utah
- Convicted:
2000,
- LDS positions: LDS status unknown, Sunday school teacher, Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
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