Crime State: Utah

37 LDS sex abuse cases found

Utah

LDS position: Bishop
Criminal case result: Convicted
Crime state: Utah

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- Alan Andrus (1963 – ) was a Mormon bishop in California from 2004 to 2009 (El Dorado Hills / Silva Valley Ward, El Dorado Stake); in 2020, arrested and accused of drugging and sexually assaulting a woman in 2019; in 2025, found guilty by a jury of one misdemeanor count of simple battery; sentenced to 32 days in jail and probation; registered sex offender; as of February 2026, defendant in ongoing lawsuit
- Crime: 1990s, 2010s,
- Crime state: California, Utah,
- Convicted: 2025,
- LDS positions: Bishop, Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Registered sex offender,
- Civil case(s): Ongoing,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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- Gordon Bodily (1949 – ) was a Mormon bishop and physical education teacher in Hyrum, Cache Valley, Utah; accused in 2000 of luring a 17-year-old North Carolina girl to Utah for sex while serving as an LDS bishop; sentenced in 2001 to 21 months in federal prison
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2001,
- LDS positions: Bishop, Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Alleged failure to report
- Alleged church actions: Excommunicated,
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- Alexander Boulton (1917 – 2015) was a former Mormon bishop of the 28th Ward in South Ogden, Utah; in 1995, convicted via plea deal of one second-degree felony count of child sex abuse; sentenced to probation
- Crime: 1990s,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 1995,
- LDS positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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- Michael Bronson (1964 – ) was a former Mormon bishop in Vineyard, Utah County, Utah; sentenced to prison in 2017 for first-degree felony attempted aggravated child sexual abuse
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2017,
- LDS positions: Bishop, Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
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- Clark Crookston (1949 – ) was a former Mormon bishop, dentist and college professor in Orem, Utah; accused of nearly 60 years of sex abuse of multiple children; pleaded guilty to attempted aggravated child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2022 to up to 35 years in prison
- Crime: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2022,
- LDS positions: Bishop, High priest, Missionary, Stake high council,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Alleged failure to report
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- Alan Croshaw (1946 – ) was a Mormon bishop in Springville, Utah from at least 1991 to 1995; admitted to having a lifelong sexual addiction with a preference for prepubescent girls; downloaded and distributed child pornography; in 2015, sentenced to 30 days in jail for felony voyeurism and misdemeanor lewdness; violated probation by downloading porn
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2015,
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Probation,
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- James Denos (1929 – 2017) was a former LDS bishop and junior high school teacher in Utah; previously lived and served as a Mormon bishop in 1970 in Westminster, Orange County, California; sentenced in 2002 to a minimum of 20 years in a Utah state prison for sexually abusing four minor girls living in Utah; allegedly began molesting kids as early as 1950
- Crime: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2002,
- LDS positions: Bishop, Missionary, Stake high council, Temple worker, Ward clerk,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Alleged failure to report
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- John Fanning (1932 – 2012) was a Mormon branch president in Texas, bishop in Oklahoma and Boy Scout executive in several US states, including Utah; accused in 1986 in Utah of sexually abusing at least three boys, including during LDS-sponsored scouting activities; admitted guilt; convicted via plea agreement in 1986 or 1987; sentenced to 30 days in jail and spent approximately 18 months on probation; died in 2012
- Crime: 1980s,
- Crime state: Louisiana, Utah,
- Convicted: 1987,
- LDS positions: Bishop, Branch president, Missionary, Scout leader, Senior missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Alleged failure to report
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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- Leeroy Fry (1936 – ) was a former Mormon bishop in Farmington, Utah; in 1982-83, was an LDS bishop in the Hunter 1st Ward of the Hunter Central Stake in Magna, Utah; in 2012, pleaded guilty to two charges of attempted aggravated sexual abuse of a child, a 1st degree felony
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2012,
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, Unknown result,
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- Francis Fuller (1940 – ) was a Mormon bishop in Highland, Utah in 1993; also was a stake high council member in Utah; in 2018 or 2019, pleaded guilty to two second degree felony counts of child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2019 in Utah to two years in jail and four years probation; registered sex offender
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2019,
- LDS positions: Bishop, Missionary, Stake high council,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Registered sex offender,
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- Keith Gillins (1947 – ) was a former mayor, LDS bishop and high school teacher in Fillmore, Utah; arrested on charges of having sex with a 17-year-old girl; convicted in 2009 of first degree felony attempted rape, first degree felony attempted sodomy and second degree felony forcible sexual abuse; sentenced in 2009 to three sentences of three years to life in prison
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2009,
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Alleged failure to report
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- Jay Grant (1902 – 1988) was a Mormon bishop of the Adams Ward in Los Angeles, California; charged in 1981, at age 79, with five counts of forcible sexual abuse; sexually assaulted three young girls; convicted of all five counts; died in 1988 in Orem, Utah; ran "Grandpa Grant's Memory Club," a neighborhood study group for up to 175 LDS children; Grant sometimes had "students" spend the night at his apartment
- LDS positions: Bishop, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Alleged church actions: Excommunicated,
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- Douglas Hall (1952 – ) was an LDS bishop and retired Utah Highway Patrol sergeant in Monticello, Utah; pleaded guilty in 2001 to two third degree felony counts of attempted forcible sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in 2002 to one second degree felony count of sex abuse of a child
- Crime: 1990s,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2001, 2002,
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
- Alleged failure to report
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- Albert Halladay (1930 – ) was a former LDS bishop in Sandy, Utah; accused of sexual abuse in 1988; pleaded guilty in 1989 to one second degree felony charge of sex abuse of a child; convicted
- Crime: 1980s,
- Crime state: Utah,
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
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- Timothy Hallows (1958 – ) was a Mormon bishop in Kaysville, Utah when he perpetrated sex crimes; sentenced to 46 months in federal prison for possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM); released in January 2023; as of February 2024, lives in Pleasant View, Utah
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2020,
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Released,
- Alleged failure to report
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- Steven Hansen (1953 – ) was a former LDS bishop; accused of sexual abuse
- Convicted: 2018,
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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- Jeffrey Head (1964 – ) was an LDS bishop in Draper, Utah; committed sex crimes while serving as a Mormon bishop; in 2019, a jury found him guilty of attempted forcible sexual abuse, two counts of lewdness and sexual battery; sentenced to four months in jail and four years of probation
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2019,
- LDS positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Young Mens Leader, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jail, Jury trial, Probation, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Alleged failure to report
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- Erik Hughes (1966 – ) was a Mormon bishop in Mapleton, Utah and a Mormon church senior product manager when he sexually abused two underage children in his LDS ward dozens of times; was sentenced to prison in 2017; released in 2023; as of 2024, registered sex offender living in Utah
- Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2017,
- LDS positions: Bishop, Church employee, Missionary, Stake high council, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Parole, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Alleged failure to report
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- Floyd Jennings (1947 – 2025) was a former Mormon bishop and school bus driver in St. George, Utah; was a senior missionary in Nauvoo, Illinois and Fort Cove, Utah; arrested in 2017 for soliciting sex from two girls he thought were 13 years old; convicted in 2019; died in 2025
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2019,
- LDS positions: Bishop, Missionary, Senior missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Registered sex offender,
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- Carl Johnson (1945 – ) was a former Mormon bishop and former mayor of West Bountiful, Utah; arrested in 2022 and charged with sexually abusing several children between 1983 and 1997; pleaded guilty in 2023 to four felony counts of child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2023 to three consecutive terms of nine years to life each for first-degree felonies, plus one term of one to 15 years on a second-degree felony
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2023,
- LDS positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum president/counselor, Missionary, Stake high council,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
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- Lon Kennard (1941 – 2019) was a former Mormon bishop in Heber City, Utah; in 2011, pleaded guilty to three felony counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child; sentenced in 2011 to three consecutive terms of five years to life in the Utah State Prison
- Crime: 1990s, 2000s,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2011,
- LDS positions: Bishop, Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Alleged failure to report
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- Martin MacNeill was a former Mormon bishop in Salt Lake City, Utah; convicted of sexual abuse in 2014; convicted of murdering his wife
- Convicted: 2014,
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result,
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- Paul Mayer (1975 – ) was a former Mormon bishop in Sandy, Utah; accused of recording a 16-year-old in a bedroom and bathroom on a GoPro; charged with 19 counts related to sexual abuse of a minor; pled guilty to aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor and voyeurism; sentenced in 2025 to 1-15 years in prison and 0-364 days in jail
- Crime: 2020s,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2025,
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Alleged church actions: No church discipline,
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- Timothy McCleve (1956 – ) was a former Mormon bishop in Harrisville, Utah when he was charged with sexually abusing three children; some of the abuse took place while he was bishop; sentenced in 2008 to up to 30 years in prison for child sexual abuse; in 2024, charged in Utah with threatening a witness in a parole violation investigation
- Crime: 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2008,
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Alleged failure to report
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- Thomas Monson (1951 – ) was an attorney for the LDS church's law firm, Kirton McConkie and son of an LDS apostle; In 1989, paid a $75 fine and was placed on probation after he pleaded guilty to a charge of soliciting sex from a prostitute; sued in the 1990s for sexual harassment; reached a settlement with the victim; despite his crime, was assigned to be a Mormon bishop in Salt Lake City, Utah; was a bishop in 2008
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Crime state: Utah,
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil case(s): Settlement,
- Alleged church actions: Church position after conviction,
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- David Moss (1967 – ) was an LDS bishop (2015-19) and police officer in Lehi, Utah; arrested in 2019 for soliciting an undercover cop for sex; pleaded guilty in 2019 to a 3rd degree felony charge of exploiting a prostitute and a misdemeanor charge of patronizing a prostitute; sentenced to prison, but both terms were suspended
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2019,
- LDS positions: Bishop, Missionary, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Alleged failure to report
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- 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 state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2022,
- LDS positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, No contest, Probation, Registered sex offender,
- Alleged church actions: Excommunicated,
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- Scott Owen (1959 – ) was a Mormon bishop (twice), stake presidency counselor and therapist in Provo, Utah; called himself the "Porn King;" accused by 7 former patients of sexually abusing them during sessions, and by a cousin (alleged sex abuse in 1980s); an LDS bishop, a stake president (his business partner) and Utah DOPL all allegedly failed to report to police; arrested in Nov. 2023; sentenced in 2025 to prison
- Crime: 1980s,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2025,
- LDS positions: Bishop, Missionary, Stake presidency counselor,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Alleged failure to report
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- Eneudo Petit (1972 – ) was a Mormon bishop in Provo, Utah; while bishop, allegedly sexually abused a child; accused of molesting another child before becoming a bishop; allegedly avoided arrest warrant for child sexual abuse by fleeing the US to Venezuela; arrested in Texas in 2021; convicted in Utah in 2022 and sentenced to prison; as of July 2024, is in the Uintah County Jail
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2022,
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Fled or failed to appear, Prison,
- Alleged failure to report
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- Scott Phister (1964 – ) was a Mormon bishop and stake president in Wyoming; later moved to Utah and worked as a massage therapist; pleaded no contest in 2022 to two class A misdemeanor charges of sexual battery for touching a female massage client in a sexual manner
- Crime: 2020s,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2022,
- LDS positions: Bishop, Missionary, Stake president,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, No contest,
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- Byron Poelman (1934 – 2014) was a bishop and stake president in Utah and partner in a law firm that represented the LDS church; arrested in 1994 for soliciting a prostitute; pleaded guilty to a class B misdemeanor charge of patronizing a prostitute
- Crime: 1990s,
- Crime state: Utah,
- LDS positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Mission president, Missionary, Stake high council, Stake president, Sunday school,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
- Alleged failure to report
- Alleged church actions: Excommunicated,
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- Keith Price (1956 – ) was a Mormon bishop in Pleasant Grove, Utah; convicted in 2018 of class A misdemeanor voyeurism; secretly recorded underage girls; the crime occurred while he was serving as bishop
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2018,
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown result,
- Alleged failure to report
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- Richard Sampson (1945 – ) was a Mormon bishop, stake high council member and doctor in Provo, Utah; was director of medical affairs for the LDS Missionary Training Center; allegedly sexually abused at least seven children; convicted and sentenced in 2014 to one to 15 years in prison for child sexual abuse; as of 2024, was out on parole living in Holladay, Utah
- Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- Crime state: Arizona, Utah,
- Convicted: 2014,
- LDS positions: Bishop, Church employee, Other leader, Stake high council,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Parole, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Alleged failure to report
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- David Shurtz was a former Mormon bishop in 1999 in Clearfield, Davis County, Utah; accused in 2018 of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result,
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- Donald Tolman (1943 – ) was an LDS church member and former bishop in Provo, Utah (Provo 10th Ward, starting in 1975); convicted in 2020 of six felony counts related to child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2020 to 25 years to life in prison
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2020,
- LDS positions: Bishop, Missionary, Stake high council,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Released,
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- Keith Vallejo (1974 – ) was a Mormon bishop in Utah; accused of sexually abusing and raping two underage girls; in 2017, was found guilty in a jury trial of ten counts of second-degree felony forcible sexual abuse and one count of first-degree felony object rape; sentenced to five years to life in prison
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2017,
- LDS positions: Bishop, High priest, Other leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
- Alleged failure to report
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- Joseph Walker (1955 – ) 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
- Crime: 2020s,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2025,
- LDS positions: Bishop, Church employee, Missionary, Stake presidency counselor,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, Released,
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