100 LDS sex abuse cases found
Idaho
- Crime state: Idaho
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- Michael Angus (1944 – ) was an LDS church member in Star, Idaho; convicted of possession of sexually explicit images of minors in 2012; was accused of sexually abusing two young girls; had created and possessed CSAM of one of the victims; is a registered sex offender lives in Twin Falls, Idaho.
Crime: 2010s, 
Crime city:
Star, - Crime county:
Ada,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
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- Convicted:
2012,
LDS positions: Stake high council, 
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Prison, - View report »
Crime city:
Crime county:
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- Denny Antreo (2000 – ) was an LDS church member in Rexburg, Idaho; accused of breaking and entering women's apartments at BYU-Idaho and watching them sleep
- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Alleged crime city:
ID - Rexburg,
- Alleged crime state:
Idaho,
LDS positions: Unknown position, 
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Unknown result, -
- 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-
- Scott Ashton (1976 – ) was an LDS church member in Pasco, Washington; charged with prostitution-Patronizing a Prostitute 04/30/2015; Ashton's sentence was modified on 1/29/2016 to Disturbing the Peace
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Idaho, Washington,
Convicted:
2016, LDS positions: Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Probation, -
- Paul Barnes (1955 – ) was a Mormon stake patriarch and former stake presidency counselor in Queen Creek, Arizona; accused of child sexual abuse that took place in 2022 in Idaho; convicted in 2023 or later and sentenced to prison
- Crime: 2020s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
LDS positions: Stake patriarch, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Alleged failure to report-
- Ryan Barnes was a Mormon church member in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- View report »
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- 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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- Robert Berchtold (1936 – 2005) was a Mormon church member in Idaho; sexually abused a child; in 1986, was found guilty of rape of a child and spent one year in jail
- Crime: 1970s, 1980s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Temple worker, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Alleged failure to report-
- Cristifer Biggs (1999 – ) was an LDS returned missionary and BYU-Idaho student; convicted in July 2023 of one first degree felony count of aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor
- Crime: 2020s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
Convicted:
2023, LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, -
- Layne Bingham (1981 – ) was an LDS church member in Boise, Idaho; convicted of child sexual abuse in 2008; as of 2023, was a registered sex offender living in Boise
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
Convicted:
2008, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown result, -
- Stanley Bitsoi (1960 – ) was a Mormon church member in Rigby, Idaho; convicted of a felony sex crime (Lewd Conduct with Child Under 16); sentenced to jail and probation
- Crime: 2020s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
Convicted:
2023, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Registered sex offender, -
- Ronald Brockner (1959 – ) was a Mormon bishop and stake president in Louisiana; moved to Idaho; convicted in Idaho in 2020 of sexually exploiting a minor; sentenced to 5 to 10 years in prison
- Convicted:
2020,
- LDS positions: Bishop, Stake president,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Alleged failure to report
- View report »
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- Brandon Brown (1978 – ) was an LDS church member in Pocatello, Idaho; accused in 2024 of untying two teenage girls' swimsuit tops and touching them inappropriately at a mall in Chubbuck, Idaho; also accused of inappropriately touching a third teenage girl; in 2025, entered Alford pleas to felony and misdemeanor counts of sexual battery of a child; a judge rejected the plea agreement
- Crime: 2020s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
Convicted:
2025, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Alford plea, Convicted, Ongoing, Plea deal, -
- Robert Bunker (1990 – ) was an LDS church member in McCammon, Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 2006; sentenced to 33 days in jail; as of 2023, is a registered sex offender living in Idaho
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender,
- Alleged failure to report
- View report »
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- Roland Byrd (1971 – ) was an LDS church member in Caldwell, Idaho; convicted of sexual abuse of a child under 16 years; as of 2024, lives in Toquerville, Utah as a registered sex offender
- Convicted:
2008,
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- View report »
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- Robert Campbell was an LDS church member in Nebraska; accused of sexual abuse
- Alleged crime: 1980s,
- Alleged crime state:
Idaho,
LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Unknown result, Civil case(s): Unknown result, Alleged failure to report-
- Cory Campbell (1984 – ) was a Mormon church member in Boise, Idaho; pleaded guilty and sentenced to 40 years/20 years minimum in prison for battery with the intent to commit rape; 10 different victims ranging in age from 14-17
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
Convicted:
2019, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, -
- Richard Cook was a Mormon church member and former LDS nursery leader in Boise, Idaho; arrested in 2020 on suspicion of sexually abusing young boys
- LDS positions: Nursery,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Unknown result,
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- Donald Cornell was an LDS church member in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result,
- View report »
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- Kip Crofts (1966 – ) was a high school football coach in Caldwell, Idaho; was a Mormon bishopric counselor twice from 2014 to 2019; arrested and charged in 2025 with sexual abuse of a teenager
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- View report »
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- 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,
- View report »
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- Candon Dahle (2003 – ) was a Mormon BYU baseball pitcher in Utah; in 2025, charged in two Idaho counties with crimes related to child sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in Fremont County in May 2025; sentenced to 180 days in jail for sexually assaulting a young girl for five years; set for early jail release Jan. 21, 2026; not required to register as sex offender; Floodlit.org is seeking court documents
- Crime: 2010s, 2020s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
Convicted:
2025, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Multiple Mormon church members wrote letters of support after Dahle pleaded guilty
"You forced me to keep your secret for seven years. I sat through your baseball games, I watched the world cheer for you. I watched you achieve every church standing and be celebrated, all while I screamed inside because I knew the truth."
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- Troy Dameron was a Mormon church member, electrician and sheriff's deputy in Teton County, Idaho; lived in Rexburg, Idaho; a 911 dispatcher said he asked her sexually charged questions, shared sexual fantasies and masturbated in a bathroom near her work desk; pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of indecent exposure; sentenced in May 2024 to 15 days in jail (with work release) and two years of probation
- Crime: 2020s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
Convicted:
2024, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Probation, -
- John Doe was a Mormon church member in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- View report »
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- John Doe was a Mormon church member in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- View report »
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- Adele Dye was a Mormon church member in Rexburg, Idaho; convicted in 2008 of child sexual abuse; sentenced to at least six months in prison; registered sex offender
- LDS positions: Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- View report »
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- Lynn Egley (1964 – ) was a former Mormon bishop in Benson, Cache County, Utah; accused of sexual abuse in 2018; the alleged abuse took place in the 1990s
- Alleged crime: 1990s,
- Alleged crime city:
ID - Cub River, UT - Benson,
- Alleged crime state:
Idaho, Utah,
LDS positions: Bishop, Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, Alleged failure to report"My [stake president] informed me that “Salt Lake” had called and asked him if there was a need for a disciplinary council for my wife and I because of our public opposition to the brethren. He told them no and that instead they should drive up to Idaho and apologize to us." -Alleged victim, Reddit 2019
"The brethren are aware of the issue and it has been handled properly despite what [victim] and [victim's wife] have stated."
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- Dennis Empey (1957 – ) was a Mormon church member in Driggs, Idaho and scout leader in Provo, Utah; accused of sexually abusing many children between 1981 and 1990; a stake president and four Mormon bishops allegedly failed to report abuse for years; convicted in 1991 in Utah of child molestation; sentenced to one year in jail and three years probation; charged in 2025 in Idaho with sex crimes
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Crime city:
UT - Provo,
- Crime state:
Idaho, Utah,
Convicted:
1991, LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Ongoing, Probation, Registered sex offender, Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result, Alleged failure to reportEmpey's alleged sex crimes span at least 44 years (1981 - 2025)
"This man has molested so many children that it involved four Bishops from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints."
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- Matthew Felshaw (1980 – ) was a Mormon church member in Caldwell, Idaho; charged with sexually assaulting a young child; took a plea deal and was convicted of Injury to child; received suspended prison sentence and 8 years probation and has to register as a sex offender
- Convicted:
2024,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Probation, Registered sex offender,
- View report »
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- Tomas Fisher was an LDS church member in Nampa, Idaho; accused of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- View report »
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- 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, -
- Rex Furness (1923 – 2005) was a former Idaho state senator and Mormon bishop in Idaho; in 1996, pleaded guilty to sexual battery for fondling an underage girl; was sentenced to 60 days in jail; given a withheld judgment: if he did not violate the terms of his probation, the felony conviction would be kept from his record
- Crime: 1990s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
LDS positions: Bishop, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Withheld judgment, Alleged failure to report-
- Cory Gaylor (1971 – ) was an school teacher and LDS deacons quorum adviser in Idaho; arrested and charged with lewd conduct and enticing a child via the Internet; in July 2023, pleaded guilty; sentenced in September 2023 to 60 years in prison, with 13 years fixed before being eligible for parole
- Crime: 2010s, 2020s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
Convicted:
2023, LDS positions: Other leader, Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, -
- John Goodrich (1959 – ) was a former Mormon bishop and dentist in Idaho; accused of child sexual abuse and of having nonconsensual sex with a woman he admitting to drugging; given a withheld judgment; in 2023, the AP reported that the church paid $300,000 to a victim and her mother under conditions of secrecy; in 2024, a criminal case opened in Virginia; in December 2025, another alleged victim sued the church
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state:
Idaho, Virginia,
Convicted:
2017, LDS positions: Bishop, Criminal case(s): Charges dropped, Convicted, Ongoing, Withheld judgment, Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing, Settlement, Alleged failure to report-
- Joshua Grover was a Mormon church member in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- View report »
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- Billy Hagen was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; convicted, sentenced to prison; died in 2005
- Crime: 1970s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, -
- Douglas Hall (1982 – ) was a Mormon church member and real estate agent in Idaho; pleaded guilty in 2025 to first-degree felony object rape in Utah, and to lewd conduct with a minor under the age of 16 in Idaho; other charges in both cases were dropped via plea agreements; sentenced to five years to life in prison in Utah, and to eight years to life in prison in Idaho, per court documents
- Crime: 2020s,
- Crime city:
UT - St. George,
- Crime county:
UT - Washington,
- Crime state:
Idaho, Utah,
Convicted:
2025, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Hall allegedly assaulted a child hundreds of times, per Utah court documents
"Doug [...] would use religious manipulation to pressure [the victim] to stop listening to heavy metal music, promising her that if she stopped listening to inappropriate music, 'Heavenly Father and Jesus would help her forgive him.'"
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- Jake Hally (1995 – ) was an LDS church member in Idaho Falls, Idaho; accused of sexual abuse
- Crime: 2020s,
- Crime city:
ID - Rexburg,
- Crime county:
UT - Washington,
- Crime state:
Colorado, Idaho, Utah,
Convicted:
2023, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, -
- Jeffrey Hardin was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Idaho; convicted of lewd conduct with a minor in October 1991
- Crime: 1990s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, -
- Benjamin Hicks (2001 – ) was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Alleged crime state:
Idaho,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Ongoing, -
- Clayton Hildreth (1952 – ) was a Mormon stake president in Butte, Montana; from Dillon, Montana; arrested in June 2004 by Boise, Idaho police for soliciting sex from a person he thought was a 14-year-old girl online; was stake president at the time of his arrest; pleaded guilty in October to a charge of interstate travel with intent to have sex with a minor; sentenced in 2005 to three years and five months in prison
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
Convicted:
2005, LDS positions: Bishop, Stake president, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Alleged failure to report-
- William Jansen (1983 – ) was an LDS church member and police officer in Twin Falls, Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
- Alleged failure to report
- View report »
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- Ronald Jenkins (1942 – ) was a Mormon scout leader, bishopric counselor and stake high council member in Idaho; worked as a high school teacher; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 1996 of 10 counts of lewd conduct with a minor; sentenced to 17 years in prison; registered sex offender
- Crime: 1990s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Scout leader, Stake high council, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released, Alleged failure to report-
- Kelly Jenkins (1982 – ) was a man in Idaho Falls, Idaho; convicted in 2004 of multiple crimes related to child sexual abuse; registered sex offender
- Crime: 2000,
- Crime city:
Boise,
- Crime county:
Ada,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
Convicted:
2004, LDS positions: Stake high council, Criminal case(s): Convicted, guilty, Registered sex offender, -
- Gordon Jenkins (1945 – ) was a Mormon church member in Idaho Falls, Idaho; pled guilty to Sexual Battery Of Minor Child 16/17 Years Of Age in 2002; was sentenced to 2-14 years; in 1992 was disbarred as an attorney for professional misconduct and unauthorized solicitation; in 2016 the SEC permanently barred him from serving as a director or officer of any public company for offenses related to investment fraud
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime city:
Idaho Falls,
- Crime county:
Bonneville,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
Convicted:
2002, LDS positions: Stake high council, Criminal case(s): Convicted, guilty, pled guilty, -
- Allen Johnson (1965 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah; drove from Utah to Idaho to meet up with a person he believed was a 15-year-old girl for sex; sentenced in 2015 to eight years in prison; as of March 2024, is a registered sex offender living in Provo, Utah
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
Convicted:
2015, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released, -
- Eric Jones (1981 – ) was an LDS church member in Blackfoot, Idaho; arrested for alleged sexual contact with a toddler; convicted in January 2024 of battery with the intent to commit lewd conduct of a child after a one-day trial; sentenced in March 2024 to two to 20 years in prison; required to register as a sex offender
- Convicted:
2024,
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- View report »
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- 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, -
- Arthur Krigbaum was an LDS church member and scout leader in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse
- Alleged crime: 1970s,
- Alleged crime state:
Idaho,
LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Unknown result, -
- Virgil Larson was a Mormon church member and first counselor in an LDS ward bishopric in Chubbuck, Idaho; arrested in September 2024 and charged with sexual abuse of five boys, ages 12-15; he knew the boys from LDS ward activities and was their priesthood leader; as of March 2025, a jury trial was scheduled for April 8
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- Alleged failure to report
- View report »
LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Unknown result, Alleged failure to report-
- Steven Lichfield was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- View report »
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- Brett Long (1959 – ) was an LDS church member in Nez Perce County, Idaho; convicted of sexually abusing a child under the age of 16
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown result,
- View report »
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- Steven Lott was a former Mormon bishop in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- View report »
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- Devin MacCabe was a Mormon church member in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- View report »
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- Isaac Mardis (1976 – ) was a Mormon church member in Idaho Falls, Idaho; charged with Lewd Conduct with Child Under 16 in April 2024; was also accused in 2022 by the same victim
- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Alleged crime state:
Idaho,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, -
- Calvin McGee (2002 – ) was an LDS missionary in Virginia in 2022; accused of soliciting sexually explicit pictures and video from a person he believed to be an 11-year-old girl, and inviting her to meet in person; arrested in Boise, Idaho in July 2023 and accused of rape of a minor; pleaded guilty to two charges related to child sexual abuse; sentenced in May 2024 to three to 25 years in prison
- Crime: 2020s,
- Crime state:
Idaho, Virginia,
Convicted:
2024, LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Ongoing, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Alleged failure to report-
- Jacob Morris (1996 – ) was an Idaho man; as of 2011-2012, his social media profile indicated that he was active in the Mormon church; charged January 2026 with 10 counts of felony possession of child pornography.
- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Alleged crime city:
Sugar City,
- Alleged crime county:
Madison,
- Alleged crime state:
Idaho,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, -
- Gerald Mortimer (1943 – ) was an OB/GYN doctor in Idaho and former Mormon temple president and mission president in the Philippines; admitted in 2019 to secretly using his sperm to artificially inseminate multiple women; a civil suit against him was dismissed with prejudice in 2021, possibly because of a private settlement agreement
- Alleged crime: 1980s,
- Alleged crime state:
Idaho,
LDS positions: Mission president, Missionary, Temple president, Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Never charged, Not convicted, Civil case(s): Dismissed with prejudice, -
- Jared Murray (1942 – ) was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Rexburg, Idaho; pleaded guilty in 1989 to a child sexual abuse charge
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
- View report »
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- Michael Nef (1950 – 2025) was a Mormon church member in Rigby, Idaho that was convicted of sexually abusing two female family members for 23 years; sentenced to five years in Cottonwood minimum security prison in Idaho.
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime city:
Idaho, Rigby,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
Convicted:
2007, LDS positions: Scout leader, Sunday school teacher, Criminal case(s): Convicted, guilty, "But she liked it" - Michael Nef to the court, per a family member
"although Mike will be missed, he leaves a great legacy of faith and repentance."
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- Steve Nelson (1945 – ) was an LDS church member in Idaho; in 2009, pleaded guilty to a charge of lewd conduct; sentenced to 30 years in prison; Mormon leaders allegedly failed to report abuse to police in the 1980s
- Crime: 1980s, 2000s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
Convicted:
2009, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Alleged failure to report-
- Keven Nelson was an LDS church member and Boy Scout leader in Idaho Falls, Idaho; accused of grooming and/or sexual abuse by multiple boys in his scout troop; in 1988, his BSA registration was suspended
- Alleged crime: 1980s,
- Alleged crime state:
Idaho,
LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, Alleged failure to report-
- Aaron Nelson (1976 – 2020) was a Mormon church member in Idaho Falls, Idaho; charged with 3 counts of Battery-Actual, Intentional and Unlawful Touching or Striking of Another Against their Will and 3 counts of Disturbing the Peace; accepted plea deal and found guilty of Disturbing the Peace; died 31 days after convicted
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
Convicted:
2020, LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, -
- Darin Ogden was a Mormon church member in Idaho; faced eight charges, including four counts of lewd conduct with a child younger than 16; in 2020, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to prison
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
Convicted:
2020, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, -
- 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, -
- 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
- Crime: 1990s, 2010s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
Convicted:
2020, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, 
Convicted:
2016, 2022, Criminal case(s): Convicted, guilty, ""what I've done to these little (victims)is something I get to live with the rest of my life""
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- Carl Pollard (1964 – ) was a Mormon church member in Paul, Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; convicted, sentenced to prison
- LDS positions: Elders quorum,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- View report »
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- Robert Price was an LDS church member and scout leader in Idaho; convicted in 2002 and sentenced to prison for child sexual abuse
- Crime: 1990s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
Convicted:
2002, LDS positions: Scout leader, Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, 
LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Ongoing, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, -
- Jeff Ranstrom (1986 – ) was an LDS church member, elders quorum president and high school basketball coach in Idaho; accused in 2019 of sexually abusing a student; pleaded guilty to a felony charge of child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2020 to 4 to 15 years in prison; as of December 2023, was out on parole living in Eagle, Idaho as a registered sex offender
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
Convicted:
2019, LDS positions: Elders quorum, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Parole, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released, -
- Colley Reed was a Mormon church member in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; registered sex offender
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- View report »
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- Rene Rodriguez (1982 – ) was a Mormon elders quorum presidency member and sheriff in Shoshone, Lincoln County, Idaho; accused in 2019 of child sexual abuse that allegedly took place from 2005 to 2014; faced criminal charges in multiple Idaho counties; in one, was acquitted by a jury; in another, was convicted in 2020 and sentenced to 14 to 28 years in prison
- Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
Convicted:
2020, LDS positions: Elders quorum, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, -
- 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
- Crime: 1990s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
Convicted:
2008, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Alleged failure to report-
- James Samuels (1943 – ) was a Mormon church member in Thornton, Idaho; found guilty of LEWD COND WITH A MINOR CHILD U/16 Date : 03-18-1980
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty,
- View report »
LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Civil case(s): Unknown result, Alleged failure to report-
- Rick Schofield was a Mormon church member in Rigby, Idaho; accused of sexual abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- View report »
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- Wade Schvaneveldt (1971 – ) was an LDS church member and high school girl's basketball coach in or near Grace, Idaho; accused of raping a child numerous times over a period of several years, including at his home while his family was attending LDS church meetings; in April 2023, accepted a plea deal to two felony counts of rape; in June 2023, was sentenced to 8 to 18 years in prison
- Crime: 2010s, 2020s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
Convicted:
2023, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, -
- Brad Scofield (1959 – ) was a Mormon church member; convicted of sex abuse of a child under 16 years in 2007; served 80 days in jail; is a registered sex offender that lives in Pocatello, Idaho
- Crime: 2000,
- Crime city:
Pocatello,
- Crime county:
Bannock,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
Convicted:
2007, LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, guilty, Pleaded guilty, -
- Evan Shelline (1982 – ) was a Mormon church member in Teton, Idaho; charged with two counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Child in Oct. 2024; criminal case is ongoing as of Feb. 7, 2026
- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Alleged crime city:
Teton,
- Alleged crime county:
Teton,
- Alleged crime state:
Idaho,
LDS positions: LDS status unknown, Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Ongoing, -
- 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-
- Bradley Spencer (1958 – ) was a Mormon church member and Middleton city councilman in Idaho; convicted in 2015 of sexual battery of a minor; sentenced to eight years in prison; registered sex offender
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime city:
ID - Nampa,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
Convicted:
2015, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, -
- Robert Stahn (1958 – ) was an LDS church member and therapist in Idaho Falls, Idaho; accused in April 2023 of sexual abuse; once served as clinical director of Operation Shield, counseling child sexual trauma survivors; pleaded guilty in October 2023 to felony sexual abuse or exploitation of a vulnerable adult
- Convicted:
2023,
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
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- Derrick Starley was an LDS church member and full-time missionary in Chubbuck, Idaho; originally from Utah; perpetrated a sex crime while on his Mormon mission in October 2012; convicted in 2013 of felony injury to a child and sentenced to 10 days in jail
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
Convicted:
2013, LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, -
- Stephen Stokes (1948 – 2016) was a Mormon church member and Brigham Young University-Idaho (BYU-I) professor; accused of sexual assault by a former student; died in 2016; in 2022, civil lawsuit against BYU-I was dismissed with prejudice
- Alleged crime: 2010s,
- Alleged crime state:
Idaho,
LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, BYU, Missionary, Scout leader, Stake high council, Temple worker, Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, Civil case(s): Dismissed, Dismissed with prejudice, -
- 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
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
Convicted:
2005, 2008, LDS 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, 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-
- Bagley Tara was an LDS church member in Idaho; pleaded guilty to two counts of Sexual Battery of a Child 16 or 17 years of age and was sentenced to 13 years in prison
- LDS positions: Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
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- John Thiele (1956 – ) was a Mormon church stake high council member in Idaho; convicted in 2018 of sexual abuse, no jail time served; registered as sex offender
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
Convicted:
2018, LDS positions: Stake high council, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, 
Convicted:
2012, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, -
- Dylan Whiting (1988 – ) was an LDS bishop in Nampa, Idaho; was removed from his position in 2021 after child sexual abuse allegations surfaced; was charged with four sex crimes; pleaded guilty to one felony count; sentenced in 2022; FLOODLIT is seeking info on the sentence
- Crime: 2010s, 2020s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
Convicted:
2022, LDS positions: Bishop, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, Alleged failure to report-
- Edwin Wilcox was a Mormon church member in Idaho; ran a therapy center for "handicapped people" (as described in 1989 news article); convicted of child sexual abuse in 1988 and sentenced to up to 20 years in prison
- Crime: 1980s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, -
- Jeffrey Williamson (1985 – ) was a Mormon church member in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; registered sex offender
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
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- Byron Wiscombe (1977 – ) was an LDS bishopric counselor and Ammon, Idaho city councilman; signed a plea agreement indicating he would admit to committing lewd conduct with a minor; sentenced to prison in 2023
- Crime: 2010s, 2020s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
Convicted:
2023, LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Alleged failure to report-
- 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
- Crime: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s,
- Crime city:
ID - Rexburg,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Stake high council, Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Alleged failure to report-
- Laury Wolfley was an LDS church member and attorney in Idaho; in 2008, pleaded guilty to one count of felony sexual battery of a minor and was sentenced to six months in the Bonneville County work release center
- Convicted:
2007,
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Probation,
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Convicted:
2010, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Alleged failure to report-
- Krew Zaugg (2003 – ) was a Mormon church member in Idaho Falls, Idaho; went on an LDS mission to Louisiana and Mississippi from August 2022 to 2024; charged in June 2025 with multiple felonies after police said he sexually assaulted a minor; charged with rape of a victim under the age of 16 and lewd conduct with a child under 16
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- View report »
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- Justin Zierke (1980 – ) was a Mormon church member and middle school teacher in Idaho Falls, Idaho; Zierke accepted a plea deal and pled guilty of injury to a child; received 30 days in jail and 2 years probation; lost teaching license
- Crime: 2020s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
Convicted:
2025, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Filters
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