928 LDS sex abuse cases found
defendant was convicted
- Criminal case result: Convicted
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- 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
Positions: Unknown position, 
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, 
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, - View report »
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- Daniel Willard (1988 – ) was a Mormon church member in St. Charles, Missouri; pleaded guilty to Possession Of Child Pornography and Furnish Pornographic Material Or Attempt To Furnish To A Minor; registered sex offender
- Positions: Primary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
- Alleged church actions: Excommunicated,
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- Alan Willey (1954 – ) was a Mormon church member and schoolteacher in Utah; honored as teacher of the year twice at local schools; sentenced to prison in 2007 for sexually molesting a child who was one of his students; accused of sexually abusing many other little children in his classes
- Convicted:
2007,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
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- Keith Williams (1956 – ) was a Mormon church member in Clearfield, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; allegedly molested a boy for three years; Mormon leaders allegedly failed to report the abuse to police, but approved Williams for an LDS temple wedding; convicted in 1991
- Alleged failure to report
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
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- David Williams (1948 – ) was an LDS church member in West Valley, Utah; in 2019, found guilty of sexually abusing seven little girls for 14 years; the abuse was reported to parents and bishop and they allegedly did not report to police
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted:
2019,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
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- Dane Williams (1967 – ) was an LDS scout leader in Concord, California; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 1988
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
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- 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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- George Willoughby was an LDS church member in California; sentenced to 24 years in prison for raping a five-year-old girl
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Unknown result,
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- Jared Wilson (1976 – ) was an LDS church member in Raleigh, North Carolina; convicted in 2011 of crimes related to child sexual abuse (six total counts of indecent liberties with a child); released from prison in 2015; no longer a registered sex offender as of 2025; in 2013, the alleged victims' mother sued the Mormon church, a stake president and two bishops; the case settled in 2015
- Alleged failure to report
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Church paid $unknown
- Convicted:
2011,
- Positions: ever-ward-missionary, Music leader, Sunday school, Sunday school teacher,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, Unknown result,
- Alleged church actions: Church officials accused of failure to warn stake members, Stake official accused of failure to report, Stake official accused of pressuring victim not to seek accountability, Ward official accused of failure to report,
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- Robert Wily (1979 – ) was an Mormon church member in Utah; in 2004, pleaded guilty to four class A misdemeanor counts of sexual battery; arrested in 2020 for allegedly possessing several child exploitation images; convicted of one felony count in 2022; sentenced to 365 days in jail and 48 months probation
- Convicted:
2004, 2020,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
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- Alexander Winward was an LDS church member in Utah; pleaded guilty to 4 felony counts of child sex abuse, with all victims under the age of 7
- Convicted:
2018,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
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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
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted:
2023,
- Positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
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- 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
- Alleged failure to report
- Positions: Bishopric counselor, Stake high council,
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
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- Stephen Wold (1988 – ) was a Mormon church member and former full-time missionary (to Panama) who lived in Highland, Utah; convicted in 2017 of first-degree felony aggravated sexual abuse of a 10-year-old girl and sentenced to 15 years to life in prison
- Convicted:
2017,
- Positions: BYU, Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender,
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- 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,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Probation,
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- Michael Woodbury (1968 – ) was a Mormon young men's president and attorney in Sacramento, California; sentenced in 2006 to six months in prison for sexually abusing a boy; contrary to a news article report, did not register as a sex offender
- Convicted:
2006,
- Positions: Missionary, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
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- Lamar Woodbury (1954 – ) was a Mormon church member; pleaded guilty of sexual abuse on a child under the age of 14, a second degree felony
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender,
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- Kenne Worthen (1988 – ) was a Mormon elementary school teacher and BYU-Idaho adjunct professor in Arizona who sexually abused a 12-year-old child; in 2015, pleaded guilty to sexual conduct with a minor and two counts of attempt to commit child molestation; sentenced to 25 years in prison and a lifetime of probation after
- Convicted:
2015,
- Positions: BYU, Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation,
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- Harvey Wright (1945 – ) was an LDS church member and scout leader in Flagstaff, AZ; in 1988, pleaded guilty to "Attempted Sexual Abuse/Dangerous Crimes Against Children" and was sentenced to 90 days in jail and four years probation; placed in the BSA Confidential Files ("Perversion Files")
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
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- Timothy Wright was a Mormon church member in Santa Clara, California; convicted in 1994 of one or more felonies related to child sexual abuse; a 1994 civil lawsuit against the Mormon church said he molested a boy between 1989 and 1992, when the boy was 14 to 17 years old (actions for which he was convicted); the suit was dismissed in 1995 for failure to appear by the plaintiff's attorneys
- Convicted:
1994,
- Positions: Other leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail,
- Civil case(s): Dismissed, Lawsuit v. LDS church,
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- Mitchell Young (1960 – ) was an LDS missionary in Canada; in 1980, was sent home after allegedly molesting children; convicted in Arizona (1985) and Utah (1988) of child sexual abuse; in 1993, sentenced in Utah to 15 years in prison for molesting a child for five years; a 2002 lawsuit against the LDS church accused Mormon leaders of providing a safe harbor for him; as of 2024, lives in Ogden, Utah; registered sex offender
- Alleged failure to report
- Positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
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- Stephen Young (1951 – ) was an LDS church member and police officer in Idaho; allegedly abused 20 babies over a 30-year period; pleaded guilty in 2010 to lewd conduct with a child under 16; sentenced to 25 years in prison
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted:
2010,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Alleged church actions: Excommunicated,
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- Jeffrey Young (1976 – ) was a Mormon church member in Lehi, Utah; convicted of 12 counts of VOYEURISM BY ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT CONCEALED OR DISGUISED, one count of sexual exploitation of a minor and one count of obstructing justice
- Convicted:
2016,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
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- Laron Zaugg (1967 – ) was a Mormon church member in Utah; went on an LDS mission to Vienna, Austria in 1986; in 2017, sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for receiving child sexual abuse material (CSAM), and sentenced in Utah to three years to life in prison for first-degree felony attempted sodomy on a child; as of 2025, in federal prison in Colorado (release date 2028)
- Convicted:
2017,
- Positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
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- Scott Zaugg (1970 – ) was allegedly a Mormon church member in Utah; was raised in the Mormon church; convicted in 2000 of second-degree felony sex abuse of a child; was sentenced to one to 15 years in prison; as of 2025, was a registered sex offender living in Roy, Utah
- Convicted:
2000,
- Positions: LDS status unknown, Sunday school teacher, Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
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- Jeffrey Zaugg was allegedly a Mormon church member in Utah; was raised in the Mormon church; convicted in 1995 of first-degree felony sodomy on a child; was sentenced to 10 years to life in prison; as of 2025, was out on parole (Utah offender #73345)
- Convicted:
1995,
- Positions: LDS status unknown, Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Parole, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender,
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- Jared Zierenberg (1954 – ) was a Mormon church member in Camarillo, California; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; registered sex offender
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
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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
- Convicted:
2025,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
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