557 LDS sex abuse cases found
- Crime state: Utah
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- James Larsen (1977 – ) was a Mormon church member (possibly a ward clerk or bishop) in Magna, Utah; accused in 2017 of putting cameras in LDS church bathrooms as well as a private rental; pleaded guilty; sentenced in 2018 to prison; released; as of 2025, lives in Magna, Utah as a registered sex offender
Convicted:
2018,
Positions: Missionary, Ward clerk,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Robert Larsen (1965 – ) was an LDS church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; convicted of LEWDNESS INVOLVING A CHILD in 1993, and SEX ABUSE CHILD in 1998, as well as POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY in 2009
Convicted:
2009,
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Released, - View report »
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- Colton Larsen (1985 – ) was a Mormon church member in Kearns, Utah; accused of sexually abusing two girls, ages 10 and 13 for the last five years; arrested and charged with 35 various counts related to child sexual abuse; court records state he is being held in jail with no bail; due back in court June 29, 2026
Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
Alleged church actions: unknown, - View report »
"Colton stated that if he is released he will be killed."-
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- Arthur Laws (1946 – 2014) was a Mormon church member in West Bountiful, Utah; convicted of ATTEMPTED - SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD - 3rd Degree Felony in 2010
Convicted:
2009,
Positions: Bishopric counselor, librarian,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, - View report »
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- Steven Layland (1946 – ) was a Mormon church member in Tampa, Florida; in 2000 was federally convicted for sending child pornography in the mail
Convicted:
2000,
Positions: High priest group leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, Rebaptized, - View report »
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- George Lee (1943 – 2010) was a Mormon general authority in Utah; member of the First Quorum of the Seventy from 1975 to 1989; in 1994, pleaded guilty to attempted sexual abuse of a child, a third-degree felony; registered sex offender; died in 2010
Alleged failure to report
Positions: General authority, Mission president, Other leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, Unknown result,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, - View report »
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- Nicholas Lewis (1992 – ) was a Mormon church member and BYU student; accused of sexually abusing young girls and attempting to solicit sex from a teen online; sentenced in 2017 to jail and probation; 2023: registered sex offender living in Bremerton, Washington
Convicted:
2017,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Probation, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Steven Lichfield was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- Michael Lister (1960 – ) was an LDS church member in or near Cedar City, Utah and Bunkerville, Nevada; accused in Utah in 2023 of sexual abuse of two young girls; pleaded guilty to one count of sodomy on a child; sentenced in June 2023 to 25 years to life in prison
Convicted:
2023,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, - View report »
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- Theodore Livingston was a Mormon church member; accused in 1989 of child sexual abuse
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- Leonard Loschen (1948 – ) was a Mormon church member; sentenced in 2022 to prison in Utah for sexually abusing LDS missionaries
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2022,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Leslie Loveland (1994 – ) was an LDS church member in Provo, Utah; pleaded guilty of rape in 2019; sentenced to one year in prison and three years of probation
Convicted:
2019,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Dennis Loveless was a Mormon church member in Farmington, Utah; accused of sexual abuse in 1977 and 1984; sentenced to prison both times; died in 2016
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, - View report »
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- Andrew Loveless was a Mormon church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 2023 of third-degree felony attempted forcible sexual abuse; as of 2025, registered sex offender living in Santaquin, Utah
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Douglas Lovell (1958 – ) was a Mormon church member in Clearfield, Utah; accused of sexual abuse of a woman he murdered, Joyce Yost; Lovell claimed the LDS church meddled in his 2015 trial by discouraging a former prison bishop from testifying in his defense
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- Mark Lowder was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, - View report »
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- Chet Ludlow was a Mormon church member in Utah; went on a Mormon mission to Louisiana; accused of sexual abuse
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- Hali Lunt (1981 – ) was a Mormon church member in Layton, Utah; in January 2026, Lunt was charged with unlawful kissing of a minor, a class A misdemeanor; at the time of the alleged crime, Lunt was the Primary president in the Weaver Lane Ward, Layton Utah Shoreline Stake
Positions: Primary,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
Alleged church actions: Released from church position, - View report »
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- Seth Lyon (1982 – ) was a Mormon church member and returned missionary in Utah; arrested in 2006 in a police sting operation and charged with enticement of a child over the internet
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Police investigation, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Duane Lyon (1951 – ) was a Mormon church member; in August 2015 charged with 10 counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child; September 9 2015 protective order filed against Lyon for 4 minor children/granted September 21, 2015; accepted plea deal, pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated sexual abuse; sentenced Jan. 2017 to 3 years to life; lives in Cedar City, Utah; is a registered sex offender
Convicted:
2016,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
Alleged church actions: No church discipline, - View 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,
Positions: Bishop,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Major Madon was an LDS church member in Mapleton, Utah; convicted of child sexual abuse; as of 2024, serving time in prison in Central Utah Correctional Facility
Positions: Bishopric counselor, Nursery, Stake high council, Sunday school, Ward clerk,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, - View report »
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- David Magarrell was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- Richard Mallard (1981 – ) was a Mormon church member in Orem, Utah; charged in July 2025 with 41 felony counts related to child sexual exploitation; in August 2025, was released on bond, despite initially being held without bail; several LDS church members sent the court letters of support on Mallard's behalf prior to his detention hearing
Positions: Missionary, Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, - View report »
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- Jorge Mañan Moreno was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- Kelly Mangrum (1952 – ) was an LDS church member and dentist in West Valley City, Utah; accused of sexual misconduct, prescribing medications for a drug addict for sex
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- Brandon Manning (1973 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah and Georgia; convicted three times of sex crimes: Scotland in the 1990s, Utah in 2001, Georgia in 2020; assigned to be a young men's president in a Georgia LDS branch in 2017; arrested in 2019 and charged with eight felony counts of child sexual exploitation; convicted; as of July 2026, lives in Eatonton, Georgia as a registered sex offender
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2001, 2020, Unknown,
Positions: Missionary, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender,
Alleged church actions: Church position after conviction, - View report »
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- Benjamin Manning (1991 – ) was a Mormon church member in Massachusetts and Utah; in 2014, molested a child while living with her family in Salt Lake City, Utah; charged with child sexual abuse in 2019; was a Sunday school teacher at some point between 2014 and 2024; found guilty by a jury in February 2024; sentenced in April 2024 to 120 years in prison
Convicted:
2024,
Positions: Sunday school,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, - View report »
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- Dennis Marriott (1953 – ) was an LDS church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; accused of sexual abuse
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- Jayson Martineau (1973 – ) was an LDS church member in Idaho and Tremonton, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in December 2023 in Utah and was sent on a one-year rider program
Convicted:
2023,
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, - View report »
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- Nicholas Mason (1989 – ) was a Mormon church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; p.c. affidavit states found multiple videos of CSAM on his iPhone, CD evidence and icloud storage with CSAM
Convicted:
2015,
Criminal case(s): Convicted,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
"I then asked MASON about the files on the iPhone. MASON explained that he knew the files were in fact on his iPhone but had not told me because he was hoping the files would not be located. He stated he wanted to "chance it" and then stated there should be three files of child pornography. ""MASON made several statements regarding the child pornography being an error and that he had not meant to download the files [...] He told me files were located in his video files and that he accessed them as recently as three to four days prior. MASON said he accessed the files on average two times a week."-
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- Herbert Mataele (1967 – ) was an LDS church member in Bluffdale, Utah; convicted of sexually abusing a disabled girl he was caring for; sentenced in October 2023 to between three years and life in prison, but that prison sentence was suspended; the judge ordered him to serve three years in jail, with credit for the almost year and a half he had already served, followed by six years of probation
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Probation, - View report »
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- Robert Matthews was a Mormon church member and singer in the Mormon Tabernacle Choir; arrested in 2006, after police received evidence that he swam naked with four young boys during a trip in July 2006; he allegedly took pictures of the nude swim and later processed the images on his computer; charged with four counts of sexual exploitation of a minor and lewdness involving a child; convicted
Convicted:
2007,
Positions: Tabernacle Choir,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Norman Maxfield (1944 – ) was an LDS church member and high school drama teacher in Utah; convicted in 1988 of sexually abusing boys
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result, - View report »
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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
Convicted:
2025,
Positions: Bishop,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
Alleged church actions: No church discipline, - View report »
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- Edward McAffee was a Mormon church member in Salt Lake County, Utah; pleaded guilty in 2003 to two felony counts of aggravated sex abuse of a child (second-degree, amended from first-degree); sentenced to one year in jail and probation
Convicted:
2003,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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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
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2008,
Positions: Bishop,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Charles McCombs (1938 – ) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Jacob McConkie (1980 – ) was raised as a Mormon church member in Utah; charged in 2025 with nine sexual exploitation of a minor charges for possessing CSAM
Positions: LDS status unknown,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, - View report »
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- David McGhie (1963 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah; convicted in 2000 of child sexual abuse; an LDS bishop was accused of failing to report the abuse
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2000,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, - View report »
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- Stephen McKean (1993 – ) was a Mormon church member in Springville, Utah and a BYU professor; arrested in April 2026 and charged with distributing material harmful to a minor (third-degree felony), and three counts of enticing a minor (class A misdemeanor); allegedly sent an explicit photo to an undercover police officer he thought was a 17-year-old girl
Convicted:
Ongoing,
Positions: Sunday school teacher, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
"You’re going to make me like you better than my wife."Police documents say McKean sent an explicit photo of himself, then quickly deleted it. But the agent was able to quickly save the photo-
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- Mitchell McKee (1966 – ) was a Mormon church member and retired Utah State Highway Patrol officer in Heber City, Utah; when arrested in 2024, was a licensed marriage and family therapist with experience helping LDS clients address "pre and post mission sexual issues;" accused of sexual abuse of a minor
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, - View report »
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- Troy McKee (1967 – ) was a Mormon church member in Utah; convicted in 1992 of ENTICING A MINOR/2ND DEGREE FELONY, ENTICE SOLICIT SEDUCE OR LURE A MINOR BY INTERNET OR TEXT - 2nd Degree Felony,LEWDNESS INVOLVING A CHILD/CLASS A MISDEMEANOR; is registered sex offender living in Spanish Fork, Utah
Convicted:
1992,
Positions: Bishopric counselor,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Robert McKell was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Scott McMurray (1954 – ) was a Mormon church member and elementary school teacher in Ogden, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 2013 and sentenced to prison; remained incarcerated as of August 2025
Criminal case(s): Convicted, - View report »
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- Jerry Mecham (1937 – 2014) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Richard Mellor (1981 – ) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
Positions: Scout leader, Sunday school, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- Richard Mellor was a Mormon church member; accused of stalking
Positions: Scout leader, Sunday school, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- Jonathan Merrill was a Mormon church member and Timpview High School sport club coach in Provo, Utah; accused of sexual abuse
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- Richard Miles (1951 – ) was an LDS church member in Bountiful, Utah; accused of sexual abuse in a civil lawsuit; case was dismissed with prejudice in 2020
Positions: Mission president,
Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
Civil case(s): Dismissed with prejudice, - View report »
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- Brenda Miles was an LDS church member in Bountiful, Utah; accused of child sexual abuse
Positions: Bishop's wife, Mission president's wife, Relief Society,
Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
Civil case(s): Dismissed with prejudice, - View report »
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- Allen Miller (1949 – ) was a Mormon church member in Panguitch, Utah; accused of sexually abusing a Panguitch high school student and a sports staff member; was arrested March 27, 2025
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, - View report »
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- Ronald Miller (1970 – ) was a Mormon church member and psychology professor in Hawaii (at Brigham Young University-Hawaii) and Orem, Utah (Utah Valley University); charged in 2024 in Utah with multiple felonies related to child sexual abuse
Positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, - View report »
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- Sergey Millett was a Mormon church member in Utah; pleaded guilty in 2009 to child sexual abuse
Convicted:
2009,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, - View report »
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- David Millett (1976 – ) was a Mormon church member in Utah; sentenced in 2022 to prison for first-degree felony sexual abuse
Convicted:
2022,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Trevor Milton (1982 – ) was a Mormon church member and former technology billionaire (Nikola) in Utah; accused in a 2020 lawsuit of sexual assault of two minors
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
Civil case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- Brian Mitchell (1953 – ) was a Mormon church member and temple worker in Utah; abductor, with Wanda Barzee, of Elizabeth Smart
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2009,
Positions: Stake high council, Temple worker,
Criminal case(s): Convicted,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Samuel Mitchell (1983 – ) was raised in the Mormon church; in 2025, was charged with multiple felony counts related to child sexual exploitation
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, - View 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
Positions: Bishop,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
Civil case(s): Settlement,
Alleged church actions: Church position after conviction, - View report »
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- Aaron Montoya (1972 – ) was a Mormon children's Primary teacher and law enforcement officer in Utah; found guilty in 2005 of sexually abusing children during LDS church meetings and at his home; later pleaded guilty in another case; in all, at least nine victims came forward; sentenced to prison in 2005; as of March 2025, is out of prison on parole and lives in Woods Cross, Utah as a registered sex offender
Convicted:
2005,
Positions: Primary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
Alleged church actions: Counseling/therapy for victim, - View report »
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- Daniel Mooy (1972 – ) was a Mormon church member in St. George, Utah; pleaded guilty to two counts of lewdness and intoxication in April 2026; took off his clothes while shooting content for a luxury house that was to be listed for sale.
Convicted:
2026,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Luis Morales Silva (1987 – ) was an LDS church member in Lehi, Utah; in 2022, pleaded guilty to four counts of second-degree felony sex abuse of a child; sentenced to one to 15 years in prison
Convicted:
2022,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, - View report »
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- Mark Morgan was an LDS church member in Springville, Utah; accused of sexual abuse
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Steven Morris was a Mormon church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
Positions: Elders quorum president/counselor,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, - View report »
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- Scotty Mortensen was an LDS church member and scout leader in Utah; accused in 1988 of child sexual abuse
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- James Mortensen (1995 – ) was a Mormon church member in Nephi, Utah; convicted of SEX ABUSE OF A CHILD in 2024; as of May 2026, is a registered sex offender living in Logan, Utah
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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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
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2019,
Positions: Bishop, Missionary, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, - View report »
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- Erick Mosteller (1965 – ) was a Mormon church member and former youth leader in Utah; was caught downloading child sexual abuse material (CSAM); admitted to soliciting sex acts from trafficked women at Asian massage parlors; pleaded guilty in March 2023 to two second degree felony charges of child sexual exploitation; sentenced in August 2023 to 250 days in jail, with credit for 79 days served; placed on 4 years probation
Convicted:
2023,
Positions: Missionary, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
Alleged church actions: Church members wrote letters of support, - View report »
"That must have been a bad day for me. ""The objective computer evidence and the admissions of the Defendent during his police interview show that the Defendent has been viewing child sex abuse material (child pornography) since 2002" -prosectutors state of Utah-
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- Borzin Mottaghian (1983 – ) was a Mormon church member in Provo, Utah; convicted of 8 various counts of sexual abuse; pretended to be a doctor posted ad on Craigslist for women needed for anatomy measurements for medical study; sexually assaulted 2 women with metal rod; police learned about it and sent in undercover police officer as volunteer for study; arrested; convicted in 2021; incarcerated in Utah Correctional Facility
Convicted:
2021,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Prison,
Alleged church actions: unknown, - View report »
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- Tevita Mounga (1946 – ) was a former Mormon bishop and ward mission leader in Salt Lake City, Utah; arrested and charged in May 2024 with sexual assault and kidnapping
Positions: Bishop, Ward mission leader,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, - View report »
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- Colby Mower (1985 – ) was a Mormon church member in Utah and Colorado; convicted of sexual abuse related charges in 2007 in Orem, Utah; convicted in 2022 in Adams County, Colorado, and is currently incarcerated in Fremont Correctional Facility at the time of this report in May 2026, reportedly because of charges related to sexual abuse and domestic violence.
Positions: Young Mens Leader,
Alleged church actions: No church discipline, - View report »
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- Wyatt Mullen (1997 – ) was a Sandy, Utah man charged with sex crimes in October 2025; based on our initial research, FLOODLIT believes he is a former Mormon missionary and was active in the Mormon church at the time of his alleged crimes
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Police investigation, - View report »
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- Jesse Murff was an LDS church member and attorney in Utah; arrested in May 2020 on 26 counts related to alleged sexual abuse; died in June 2020 at a hospital several days after he apparently attempted suicide in his cell
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Died awaiting trial, Not convicted, Suicide, - View report »
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- Shane Murray (1982 – ) was an LDS church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; pleaded and convicted of 2 counts of FORCIBLE SEX ABUSE - 2nd Degree Felony the victim was 14 year old female
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, - View report »
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- Craig Nebeker (1960 – ) was a Mormon church member in California and St. George, Utah; accused of sexual abuse and convicted of three counts of AGGRAVATED SEX ABUSE OF A CHILD and one count SODOMY ON A CHILD
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2023,
Positions: Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, - View report »
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- Gordon Neeley (1935 – 2018) was an LDS church member and daycare owner in Salt Lake City, Utah; pleaded guilty to ATTEMPTED - AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD; convicted; died in 2018
Positions: High priest, Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, - View report »
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- Kim Nelson was a Mormon church member in St. George, Utah; pleaded guilty to charges of child sexual abuse and was sentenced to prison; LDS leaders allegedly knew about the abuse and failed to report to police
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Jayden Nelson (1997 – ) was an LDS church member in South Ogden, Utah; accused of sexual abuse of a 4-year-old child and of a teenage female; sentenced in 2018 to 15 years to life in prison for aggravated sexual abuse of a child
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, - View report »
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- Kim Nelson (1947 – ) was a Mormon church member in St. George, Utah; accused of sexual abuse
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- Daniel Nelson (1954 – ) was a Mormon church member in Bountiful, Utah; pleaded guilty to lewdness & lewdness involving a child in 1989; pleaded guilty to two counts of attempted forcible sexual abuse in 1993; pleaded guilty to failure to register as sex offender in 2004; victim was granted a protective order against Nelson in 2019, recorded court notes state sexual violence protective order
Convicted:
1989, 1993,
Positions: Elders Quorum President,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
Alleged church actions: Church officials accused of failure to warn ward members, No church discipline, Ward official accused of pressuring victim not to seek accountability, - View report »
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- Michael Nelson (1967 – ) was a Mormon church member and doctor of podiatry in Salem, Utah; arrested and charged with aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor, a second-degree felony, and enticing a minor, a Class B misdemeanor July 20, 2026;
Positions: Stake Executive Secretary,
Alleged church actions: unknown, - View report »
"“When you hit me up on chat I thought you were an adult. when you claimed in private to be underage I was skeptical I’m sorry I didn’t believe you – I truly thought you were of age – I even thought you might be a guy trying to play a trick on me. I should have believed you and I should have ended the conversation forthwith. Please accept my apologies – I am sorry for being a creeр. I am sorry I didn’t believe the man who kept threatening me and demanding things from me. It made me feel that the whole thing was a ruse – Please, Forgive me”."-
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- James Neumeyer (1955 – 2024) was a Mormon church member in Centerville, Davis County, Utah; accused of child sexual abuse; died in 2024; a source familiar with the case said Neumeyer died by suicide after a police investigation was initiated regarding accusations against him; never criminally charged
Positions: Missionary, Primary teacher, Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, Police investigation, Suicide,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View 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
Convicted:
2022,
Positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Scout leader, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, No contest, Probation, Registered sex offender,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, - View report »
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- Larry Newton (1957 – ) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 1992 in Utah
Convicted:
1992,
Positions: Ward executive secretary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, - View report »
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- Hugh Nibley (1910 – 2005) was a prominent LDS scholar in Utah; in 2005, was publicly accused by his daughter of childhood sexual abuse against her; died in 2005 in Provo, Utah; was never charged with a sex crime
Positions: BYU, Ministering/home teacher, Missionary, Sunday school,
Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, - View report »
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- Gregg Nielsen (1947 – ) was an LDS church member and dentist in South Ogden, Utah; pleaded guilty in the 1990s to five felonies for molesting three girls, ages 11, 12 and 15, for six years in his home, office and on family outings; was sentenced to one year in jail, with releases to go to work and therapy
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, - View report »
Nielsen told one victim he had known her in a previous life, a reference to the Mormon belief in a pre-life existence, according to a civil lawsuit she filed against him in 1995-
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- Johnathon Nixon was a Mormon church member in Indiana and Utah; convicted of sexual abuse in 2005 in Davis County, Utah; convicted again in 2018 and sentenced to prison
Convicted:
2005, 2018,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Brent Noorda (1980 – ) was a Mormon church member and chiropractor in St. George, Utah; arrested in 2019 and accused of sexual abuse; convicted and sentenced to prison
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, No contest, Prison, - View report »
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- Bryce Norton (1981 – ) was a Mormon church member in South Jordan, Utah; convicted of sexually abusing four young karate students
Convicted:
2011,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- David Novak (1951 – ) was an LDS Social Services counselor in Utah who worked for 12 years with child sexual abuse victims; convicted in 1999 of sexually abusing a girl; released from jail after serving about 40 days
Positions: Church employee,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Released,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, - View report »
"I will make sure that I will never, ever harm anyone again."-
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- Zander Nunley (1998 – ) was a police officer and former Mormon missionary in Salt Lake City, Utah; went on an LDS mission to Nicaragua in 2018 to 2019; accused in December 2024 of sexual assault of a woman who said he met her via an online dating app; she said he invited her to his home to watch a Christmas devotional broadcast by worldwide Mormon leaders; she said he removed his LDS temple garments to assault her
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Lonnie Nyman was a Mormon church member and funeral director in Utah; accused of sex crimes; pleaded guilty; sentenced in August 2019
Convicted:
2019,
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Arvid Oakley (1943 – ) was a Mormon church member in Springville, Utah; accused of sexually abusing several girls who were between 4 and 6 years old; one alleged instance of abuse took place during his LDS mission to Uruguay in 1963; convicted of child sexual abuse in 1998; as of April 2026, is in prison in Utah
Convicted:
1998,
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
"He has abused so many children that he can't keep his victims straight."Investigators said Oakley inspected some naked children in a room in his house that he called "the tick room" as he operated a daycare-
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- Jeffrey Olson (1966 – ) was a Mormon church member in Utah; convicted of first-degree felony aggravated sex abuse of a child and was sentenced in 2020 to four consecutive terms of three years to life in prison
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2020,
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Thomas Opfar (1937 – 1998) was a Mormon church member in Pennsylvania and Utah; pleaded guilty in Utah to charges related to child sexual abuse; sentenced to five to 15 years in prison
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, - View report »
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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
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2025,
Positions: Bishop, Missionary, Stake presidency counselor,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, - View report »
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- Jonathan Owens was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
Criminal case(s): Convicted, - View report »
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- Jonathan Owens (1953 – ) was a Mormon church member in Roy, Utah; accused of downloading child sexual abuse material (CSAM), sending sexual messages to minors, and traveling across states to sexually assault a minor; convicted; registered sex offender
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Alan Pace (1964 – ) was a Mormon church member in Orem, Utah; sentenced in 2015 to 30 days in prison and 36 months of probation for felony child sexual abuse
Convicted:
2015,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Robert Paisola (1967 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 2008 and sentenced to 90 days in jail
Convicted:
2008,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, No contest, Plea deal, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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