1009 LDS sex abuse cases found
- Criminal case result: Convicted
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- Andrew Bishop (1981 – ) was a Mormon church member in Pleasant Grove, Utah (Manila Creek Stake); arrested in 2015 and admitted to sexually abusing 5 individuals in 10 years; convicted of sexual abuse of a minor in the first and second degree in February 2016; sentenced in 2016 to prison in Utah
Convicted:
2016,
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Douglas Bishop (1960 – ) was a raised Mormon; arrested in 1983 and convicted in 1984 of three counts of sodomy on a child and one count of forcible sodomy.
Convicted:
1984,
Criminal case(s): Convicted,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- 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
Convicted:
2023,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Thomas Black (1961 – ) was an LDS church member and BYU greenhouse manager in Provo, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; sentenced to prison in Utah in 2003 for rape
Convicted:
2002,
Positions: BYU,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Parole, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released, - View report »
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- William Black was an LDS church member in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
Alleged church actions: Church position after conviction, Church position after excommunication, Excommunicated, Rebaptized, - View report »
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- Shane Blackett (1987 – ) was a Mormon church member, former teacher and assistant football coach at Juab High School, Nephi, Utah; pleaded guilty to OBSTRUCTING JUSTICE in Dec 2014; according to court docs he "solicited inappropriate pictures by phone and she had sent pictures to him"; after he learned of a criminal investigation against him "he took steps to erase evidence of a crime from his phone," -court documents
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
Alleged church actions: unknown, - View report »
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- David Blackner was an LDS church member in or near Washington Terrace, Weber County, Utah; registered sex offender who used an alias while in leadership positions
Positions: Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Donald Blake (1942 – ) was a Mormon church member in Elmore, Idaho; convicted of lewd & lascivious acts with a child under 16 in 2009; lives in Trenton, Missouri is a registered sex offender as of February 2026
Criminal case(s): Convicted,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, Rebaptized, Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Donald Blanchard was an LDS church member in Utah; convicted of two counts of lewd and lascivious acts with a child under 14
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Wyman Blankenship was a Mormon church member; scout leader, pleaded guilty to molesting boys
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Parole, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Released, - View report »
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- Charles Blome (1928 – 2005) was a Mormon church member and US Army veteran in or near Houston or Beaumont, Texas; admitted to sexually molesting at least five boys; pleaded guilty to two counts of indecency with a child; sentenced to 15 years in prison; the LDS church was ordered to pay $4 million to a 13-year-old boy victim; another lawsuit was filed against the church in 1998; Blome died in 2005
Alleged failure to report-
Church paid $4,000,000
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
Civil case(s): Judgment for plaintiff, Lawsuit v. LDS church, - View report »
"Why would you preach to the membership of a church not to discuss a case of child abuse when it becomes known? They do that. The whole belief is that the men, the leaders who are all men, can take care of everything. If someone in a family is abused, the family won't go to the police. They'll go to the bishop."a Mormon bishop tipped Blome off about the pending investigation, and Blome burned evidence before it could be seized, investigators said -
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- Noah Bloomfield (1999 – ) was a Mormon church member in McKinney, Texas; convicted of charges related to sexual abuse in 2017; and given a deferred judgement in 2022
Convicted:
2017, 2022,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Withheld judgment, - View report »
"the girl said Bloomfield touched her private parts "multiple times" while buckling the jacket. He then asked the child if he could do something else to her, and she told him no."The girl said Bloomfield told her it was their secret and had her "pinky promise that she would not tell anyone," -
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- David Boatwright (1970 – ) was a Mormon church member in Providence, Utah; pleaded guilty to two counts of forcible sexual abuse in 2007; is not a registered sex offender; reportedly actively attends LDS church and is in good standing with church; lives in Ogden, Utah
Convicted:
2007,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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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
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2001,
Positions: Bishop, Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, - View report »
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- Ferrin Bodily (1944 – 2023) was a Mormon church member; convicted of sexual abuse; died in 2023
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Nelson Bogero (1953 – ) was an LDS church member and Primary children's teacher in Cordoba, Argentina; accused in 2017 of sexual abuse of two girls who were in his Primary class; a local LDS leader allegedly knew about the abuse but failed to report to police; in August 2024, Bogero was sentenced to 16 years in prison
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2024,
Positions: Primary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Police investigation, Prison, - View report »
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- Jared Bonkosky (1978 – ) was a parole agent in South Jordan, Utah; charge with 5 various counts of child sexual abuse in December 2019; convicted of AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD in 2021; charged with VIOLATION OF PROTECTIVE ORDER and CHILD ABUSE - INFLICT SERIOUS PHYSICAL INJURY RECKLESSLY in March 2020, charges dropped and this case was expunged; is currently in SAN JUAN CO JAIL; is a registered sex offender
Convicted:
2021,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Charges dropped, Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty,
Alleged church actions: unknown, - View report »
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- David Borg was a Mormon church member and scout leader in New Jersey and Arizona; pleaded guilty in Arizona to molesting multiple boys; admitted to having at least 15 victims; sentenced to 34 years in prison; Borg's BSA "perversion file" suggested that the LDS church might bear "potential liability" since Borg said he had spoken with a "Brother Perry" at LDS Social Services; released in 2022, lives in Utah
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
1989,
Positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
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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- Donnie Boring (1950 – 2017) was a former Mormon bishop and stake high council member in California / Arizona; pleaded guilty in 2017 to a felony charge of sexual abuse; died in December 2017
Convicted:
2017,
Positions: Bishop, Missionary, Seminary teacher, Stake high council, Temple worker, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Glen Borst (1958 – ) was a Mormon church member in Utah; sentenced to prison in 2004 for child sexual abuse
Convicted:
2004,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, - View report »
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- Timothy Bothell (1969 – ) was a LDS church employee and stake high council member in Utah; pleaded guilty and was sentenced in 2013 to two years in jail for sexual abuse of two girls, ages 11 and 13
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2013,
Positions: Church employee, Stake high council,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender,
Alleged church actions: Church members wrote letters of support, Counseling/therapy for victim, - View report »
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- Dennis Bough was a Mormon church member in Washington; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse charges
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result, - View report »
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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
Convicted:
1995,
Positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Leslie Bowcut Leslie Peter "Pete" Bowcut was a Mormon church member and returned missionary in Burley, Idaho, who served in the South Carolina mission; between 1998 and 2002 he abused his own children as part of an international child pornography network; the arrests of American and European parents in that case were reported by the New York Times in August 2002
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Douglas Bowen (1950 – ) was an LDS church member and Boy Scout leader in Washington, California, Utah and Idaho; was convicted of attempted aggravated sexual abuse of a child; in a 2017 lawsuit filed against the Mormon church, two plaintiffs alleged that Bowen abused them in Scouting in approximately 1974 or 1975
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Registered sex offender,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Gerald Bowen (1950 – ) was an LDS church member in Tennessee; convicted in 2008 of: SOLICITATION TO COMMIT SOLICITATION OF A MINOR, AGGRAVATED SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR, EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR BY ELECTRONIC MEANS
Convicted:
2008,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Jack Bowers was a Mormon church member in St. George, Utah; pleaded guilty in 2010 to two second degree felony counts of child sex exploitation; sentenced to two consecutive terms of 1 to 15 years in prison
Convicted:
2010,
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, - View report »
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- Scott Bowers (1955 – ) was a Mormon church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; April 2006 was convicted of 2 counts of: SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD/2ND DEGREE FELONY and August 2006 was convicted of 2 counts of: AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD/1ST DEGREE FELONY and 1 count of: RAPE OF A CHILD/1ST DEGREE FELONY; is a registered sex offender living in Richfield, Utah
Convicted:
2006,
Criminal case(s): Convicted,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Andrew Bowers (1988 – ) was a Mormon church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; convicted of SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD/2ND DEGREE FELONY in 2020; is a registered sex offender that is non compliant with his registration; has moved out of Utah and is not registered anywhere else as of April 2026
Convicted:
2020,
Criminal case(s): Convicted,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Kevin Bowman (1980 – ) was an LDS first counselor in a ward bishopric and a restaurant owner in Spanish Fork, Utah; was an LDS missionary in Taiwan 1999-2001; accused of sexual abuse of a teenage girl who worked in his restaurant; arrested in July 2023; in June 2024, found guilty by a jury of forcible sexual abuse (second-degree felony) and lewdness (class B misdemeanor); sentencing set for July 29, 2024
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Other leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, - View report »
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- Cade Boyle (2004 – ) was a Mormon church member in Lehi, Utah; convicted February 2026 of five counts ENTICEMENT OF A MINOR a 1st degree felony and six counts of SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR a 2nd degree felony; sentenced to 1-15 years for each count; all prison terms to be served concurrent; is an inmate in the Utah Department of Corrections as of February 2026
Convicted:
2026,
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
Alleged church actions: Released from church position, - View report »
"While he was serving an religious mission in Hawaii he had stared [sic] an inappropriate conversation with a 15 year old and his religious leaders had to send him home for his actions in Hawaii."Cade dropped his head and exclaimed im a pedo. (slang for pedophile) -
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- Benjamin Brady (1998 – ) was a Mormon church member; convicted in Benjamin Beau Brady, an assistant coach at Maple Mountain High School, offered two 17 year old girls alcohol in exchange for sex, then abused them in his truck in Provo; He was fired and charged with forcible sodomy and sexual abuse, but pleaded down to lesser charges; is a registered sex offender living in Mapleton, Utah as of Sept. 2026
Convicted:
2025,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
Alleged church actions: unknown, - View report »
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- Douglas Bray was an LDS church member in California; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, - View report »
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- Allen Brinkerhoff (1929 – 2019) was a Mormon bishop and stake president and manager of an LDS stake welfare farm in Nevada; arrested in Nevada in 2007 and admitted to sexually abusing two children; was convicted and sentenced to 5 to 15 years in prison for battery with intent to commit sexual assault, and 12 to 32 months in prison for sexual abuse of a child; died in 2019
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2007,
Positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Other leader, Stake president,
Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Rachel Brock was a Mormon church member in Arizona; pleaded guilty to sexually abusing the same boy that her mother, Susan Brock, was convicted of molesting
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Susan Brock (1962 – ) was an LDS church member in Arizona; was sentenced in April 2011 to 13 years in prison for engaging in a three-year-long sexual relationship with a boy, beginning when he was 14 years old; was released in December 2021
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2011,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Released, - View report »
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- 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
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2020,
Positions: Bishop, Stake president,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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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
Convicted:
2017,
Positions: Bishop, Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, - View report »
"A lot of what I was involved with, I was very selfish" -
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- Douglas Brooks was an LDS church member in Illinois; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, - View report »
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- James Broom (1947 – ) was a LDS church member in Scotland; jailed in 2009 for sexually abusing a 15-year-old girl
Convicted:
2009,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, - View report »
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- John Brost was an LDS church member in Colorado; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- John Brost (1949 – ) John Dewayne Brost (born 1949) is a Mormon church member in Thornton, Colorado; has a 2009 Colorado conviction for felony internet sexual exploitation of a child and appears on the Colorado sex offender registry
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Keith Brown (1955 – ) was an LDS church member; father of five famous piano playing children; pleaded guilty to sexually abusing his daughters when they were children; sentenced to a minimum of ten years and up-to-life in prison
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, - View report »
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- David Brown was an LDS church member and boy scout leader in Missouri; charged with 32 counts of statutory sodomy; pleaded guilty in 2003 to five counts related to statutory sodomy; sentenced to prison for 15 years; a victim sued the Mormon church in 2003
Convicted:
2003, 2005,
Positions: Music leader, Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Gary Brown (1967 – ) was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Utah; sentenced to one year in prison for sexually abusing one of his scouts
Convicted:
2006,
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, - 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
Convicted:
2025,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Alford plea, Convicted, Ongoing, Plea deal,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Kevin Brown (1988 – ) was a Mormon church member in Bartlesville, Oklahoma; convicted of LEWD OR INDECENT PROPOSALS OR ACTS TO CHILD CHARGE ; is a registered sex offender living in Idaho as of July 2026
Convicted:
2017,
Positions: Boyscouts,
Criminal case(s): Convicted,
Alleged church actions: unknown, - View report »
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- William Bruhn (1924 – 1985) was an LDS church member and civic leader in Utah; accused of masturbating in a public restroom; convicted
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, - View report »
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- Jason Brumble (1972 – ) was a Mormon church member and stake Sunday school presidency member in Oregon; convicted in 2015 of child sexual abuse of multiple children; is in prison in Oregon as of March 2023
Convicted:
2015,
Positions: Sunday school,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, - View report »
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- Paul Bryant (1968 – 2024) was an HOA president and former Mormon primary teacher in Lehi, Utah; was a branch president during an LDS mission to Argentina in the 1980s; in 2016, pleaded guilty to three first-degree felony counts of attempted aggravated sexual abuse of a child and was sentenced to prison; in 2023, pleaded not guilty to failure to register as sex offender; died by suicide in December 2024
Convicted:
2016,
Positions: Branch president, Missionary, Other leader, Primary, Scout leader, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Jared Buckley (1984 – ) was a Mormon church member and charter school director (Leadership Learning Academy) in Clearfield, Utah; was a Mormon missionary in the Philippines from 2004-2006 (Quezon City Mission); arrested in April 2025 on suspicion of child sexual exploitation; was reportedly a stake young men's president when arrested; pleaded guilty to producing, distributing & possessing CSAM; sentencing June 17, 2026
Convicted:
2026,
Positions: Missionary, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Ongoing, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
"For the group, I created flyers which stated: 'This group is for parents who have little girls ages 0-9 only.' I required three steps of verification to join the group."Buckley was reportedly an LDS stake young men's president when arrested -
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- Eddie Bunch (1943 – ) was an LDS church member in St. George, Utah; convicted in 2016 of misdemeanor lewdness involving a child and misdemeanor sexual battery; one victim was 16 years old and the second victim was 12 years old; served 135 days in jail and had 36 months of probation; as of March 2024, is a registered sex offender living in St. George, Utah
Positions: Temple worker,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Probation, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Ted Bundy (1946 – 1989) was baptized into the LDS church in 1975, but was not an active participant in church services and ignored most church restrictions; accused of rape and murder of dozens of women and girls; convicted of murder; executed by electric chair in Florida in 1989
Positions: Not active LDS,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Unknown result, - View report »
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- 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
Alleged failure to report
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender,
Alleged church actions: Ward official accused of pressuring victim not to seek accountability, - View report »
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- Paul Burdick (1972 – ) was an LDS bishop and drivers education teacher in Oregon; arrested in 2019 and charged with child sexual abuse; pleaded guilty to third-degree sex abuse involving underage female students in his job as a drivers ed teacher
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2020,
Positions: Bishop, Elders quorum president/counselor,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Probation, - View report »
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- Gerald Burgie (1939 – ) was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Utah; charged in 1981 with third-degree felony forcible sexual abuse; convicted of attempted sexual abuse of a child
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Probation, - View report »
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- Tony Burleson was an LDS church member; accused of a sex crime
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, - View report »
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- Ralph Burlingame (1947 – ) was an LDS church member in Minnesota; sentenced in 1989 to work release for six months, convicted of 2nd degree criminal sexual abuse of a child in 1989
Convicted:
1989,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Work release,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, Rebaptized, - View report »
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- Revere Burnett (1972 – ) was an LDS church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; accused of sexual abuse and found guilty of multiple felonies; appealed and received a lesser conviction sentence for misdemeanors; was not required to register as a sex offender
Convicted:
2019,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Unknown result, - View report »
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- John Burrell was a Mormon church member; pleaded guilty of child sexual abuse
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, - View report »
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- Sheril Burton (1935 – ) was a Mormon church member and BYU professor in Utah; found guilty of sexual abuse of two underage girls; sentenced to up to 15 years in prison; as of January 2024, lives in Pleasant Grove, Utah; is not a registered sex offender
Positions: BYU,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, - View report »
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- Paydan Bussey (1998 – ) was a Mormon church member in Washington and Utah; convicted of child sexual abuse charges while a minor in Washington; removed from sex offender registries in Washington and Utah; allegedly molested a child in 2019 while on a trip to Spain paid for by the Mormon church; charged in Washington and Utah in 2024 with child sexual abuse felonies; named in a 2025 lawsuit against the Mormon church
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing, - View report »
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- William Butcher was a Mormon church member in Provo, Utah; turned himself in to police in 2013, three days before he was planning to begin a Mormon mission, and admitted to sexually abusing 12 boys and girls; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse charges; sentenced in 2014 to 18 years to life in prison; as of 2025, lives in Provo, Utah
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Samuel Butler (1995 – ) was a Mormon church member; sentenced in 2020 to 15 years to life in prison for child sexual abuse
Convicted:
2020,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Timothy Butler (1959 – ) was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, - 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,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Raphael Caccioppoli (1971 – ) was a Mormon Sunday school teacher, lawyer and Justice Ministry judicial officer in New Zealand; confessed sex crime behavior to a Mormon bishop in 1998; LDS leaders did not tell police or local parents of children he was left alone to supervise; turned himself in to police in 2007; sentenced to five years in jail for child sexual abuse and animal sex abuse (bestiality)
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2008,
Positions: Sunday school,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, - View report »
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- Dwight Cahoon (1957 – ) was a Mormon church member in Logan, Utah; charged with 10 counts aggravated sex abuse of a child and 10 counts forcible sex abuse; statue of limitations ran out on some charges, so the state amended charges to 10 counts of sex abuse of a child; sentenced in 2010 to one to 15 years in prison; as of May 2026, is a registered sex offender living in Logan, Utah
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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- Jason Calder (1976 – ) was a Mormon church member and mental health counselor in Utah; accused of raping a teenage patient; pleaded guilty; sentenced in 2018 to seven years to life in prison
Convicted:
2018,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Guy Caldwell (1968 – ) was a Mormon church member in Washington and Arizona; convicted in 1990 in Washington of child sexual abuse; as of May 2026, is a registered sex offender living in Mesa, Arizona
Convicted:
1990,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Registered sex offender,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Cory Campbell (1972 – ) was a Mormon church member in Ogden, Utah; accused of sexually abusing five underage girls; sentenced in 2010 to prison
Convicted:
2010,
Positions: Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- 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
Convicted:
2019,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, - View report »
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- Charles Camper (1961 – ) was a Mormon church member in Layton, Utah; convicted of child sexual abuse in 2004; charged in 2023 with aggravated child sexual abuse, voyeurism and sexual exploitation of a minor; convicted in June 2024
Convicted:
2004, 2024,
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Ongoing, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, - View report »
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- Brett Candelaria (1972 – ) was a Mormon church member in Colorado; pleaded guilty to charges of child sexual abuse on multiple occasions; sentenced in 2008 to two consecutive terms of 10 years to life in prison; later sentenced to 36 more years to life
Convicted:
2008,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, - View report »
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- David Cannata (1965 – ) was a Mormon bishop in Tucson, Arizona in 2005 when he sexually abused a child who was 5 or 6 years old; was a stake high council member sometime in the 2010s; was confronted by the victim and turned himself into the police; convicted in 2019 and sentenced to seven and a half years in prison; was excommunicated from the Mormon church because of the abuse
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2019,
Positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Stake high council,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, - View report »
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- Samuel Cantrell (1973 – ) was an LDS church member in Farmington, Utah; convicted of sexual abuse of a 14-year-old girl
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, - View report »
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- Craig Capron (1965 – ) was a podiatrist; Mormon branch president in Macy, Nebraska (1999-2002), then a stake/ward executive secretary in Wyoming; allegedly sexually abused at least five children over a span of 20-plus years, despite LDS officials allegedly knowing of the first victim and prohibiting Capron from teaching kids; convicted in 2024 in Wyoming; sentenced to six to 12 years in prison; convicted again in 2025
Convicted:
2024,
Positions: Branch president, Other leader, Ward executive secretary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender,
Alleged church actions: Church officials accused of failure to warn ward members, Released from church position, Ward official accused of failure to report, Ward officials restricted accused from working with children, - View report »
"I just want what's best for you."Mormon officials allegedly assigned Capron to leadership positions despite forbidding him from teaching children - more than 20 years prior to his conviction -
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- Albert Carlson (1944 – ) was a Mormon church member in Utah, New Mexico and Texas; arrested in the 1980s in Utah on a molestation charge after allegedly molesting an underage boy who he met through the church; the case was dropped to a lewdness charge which did not require him to register as a sex offender; in 2025, sentenced in Texas to life in prison for child sexual abuse
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, No contest, Prison, - View report »
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- Michael Carnegie (1970 – ) was a Mormon church member and high school teacher in Kitsap, Washington; convicted in 2017 of one misdemeanor count of fourth-degree assault with sexual motivation; sentenced to 30 days in jail
Convicted:
2017,
Positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, - View report »
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- James Carnegie was a Mormon bishop in Silverdale, Washington in the mid-1980s (Silverdale 3rd Ward, Silverdale Washington Stake); convicted in 2009 and sentenced to jail for child molestation
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2009,
Positions: Bishop,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, - View report »
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- John Carpenter (1964 – ) was an LDS church member; sentenced to prison for child sexual abuse; the day after sentencing, injured himself to avoid serving longer in prison
Positions: Sunday school,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Niles Carr was a Mormon missionary in Ireland in the late 1980s, originally from California; convicted of child sexual abuse charges; Mormon leaders allegedly assigned Carr to work with Boy Scouts after knowing he was sent home from his mission due to child sex abuse allegations
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted,
Alleged church actions: Released from church position, Ward official accused of failure to report, - View report »
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- Thomas Carter (1941 – 2025) was a Mormon church member in Weber County, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; in 1995, Carter pleaded guilty to one third-degree felony count of attempted forcible sexual abuse; died in 2025
Convicted:
1995,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Jonathan Carver (1979 – ) was a Mormon church member and returned missionary in Utah; accused of sexual abuse of a 17-year-old girl at a counseling center where he worked; pleaded guilty and sentenced in 2009 to prison; as of 2023, lives in Clearfield, Utah
Convicted:
2009,
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Released, - View report »
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- Jack Cash (1934 – 2023) was a Mormon bishopric counselor and stake high council member in San Luis Obispo, California; was a practicing chiropractor for over 30 years; between 1979 and 1995, allegedly fondled at least 11 women's breasts during chiropractic visits; license suspended in 1985; in 1995, convicted by jury of seven misdemeanor counts of sexual battery; sentenced to 2 months in jail, 3 years probation; died in 2023
Positions: Bishopric counselor, High priest, Missionary, Other leader, Seminary teacher, Senior missionary, Stake high council, Sunday school,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jail, Jury trial, Probation, - View report »
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- Raymond Casillas (1970 – ) was a Mormon bishop and middle school teacher in San Antonio, Texas; arrested in 2014 and charged with felony aggravated sexual assault of a child; via a plea agreement, pleaded no contest to indecent contact with a child and agreed to a fine of $1,500; was sentenced in 2016 to 8 years in prison; as of March 2024, lives in San Antonio, Texas as a registered sex offender
Positions: Bishop, Stake high council,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, No contest, Plea deal, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
Alleged church actions: Church position after conviction, - View report »
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- Dustin Cassady (1981 – ) was a Mormon church member in the Sacramento, California area (Carmichael); accused of child sexual exploitation; pleaded guilty; as of March 2024, lives in Roseville, California as a registered sex offender
Convicted:
2011,
Positions: Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Danny Cassidy (1942 – ) was a Mormon church member in California; accused of sexual abuse
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- David Chadwick (1966 – ) was an LDS church member in Eagle Mountain, Utah; convicted in 2019 of sex abuse of a child
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2019,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Dennis Chadwick (1939 – 2023) was a Mormon church member in Utah; convicted in 1999 of multiple felonies related to child sexual abuse and sentenced to six months in jail and three years of probation; required to register as a sex offender; in 2013, convicted of failure to register as a sex offender; sentenced to three months in jail and one year of probation; died in 2023
Convicted:
1999, 2013,
Positions: ever-hill-cumorah-pageant, Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Prison, Registered sex offender,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Mark Chapman (1971 – ) was an LDS church member, church janitor and scout leader in Michigan; served 9 years in prison in New York for charges of engaging in criminal sexual conduct with a person below the age of 17; sentenced to prison in 2022 in Michigan for sexually assaulting two children; some of the abuse took place at an LDS chapel
Convicted:
2022,
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Prison, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- James Chapman (1935 – 2022) was a Mormon church member in Utah; convicted via plea agreement in 1991 of third-degree felony attempted sexual abuse of a child; sentenced to two weeks in jail and 18 months probation; pleaded guilty in 2000 to two second-degree felony counts of aggravated sex abuse of a child; sentenced to one to 15 years in prison; registered sex offender; died in 2022
Convicted:
1991, 2000,
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender, Released,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, Rebaptized, - View report »
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- Max Cheatham (1960 – ) was an LDS church member in Wyoming, Utah and Colorado; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in Colorado of child sexual abuse
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown result,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, Rebaptized, - View report »
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- Kami Chesnut was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
Convicted:
2022,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, - View report »
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- David Chesser was an LDS church member and track and field athlete in Texas and at BYU-Provo; joined the airforce and moved to Japan; In 2016, was convicted of 2 counts of child sexual abuse and was sentenced to 13 years of confinement accused of sexual abuse
Convicted:
2016,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Bret Chesworth was a Mormon church member in Australia; pleaded guilty to 7 charges of child abuse and bestiality including downloading images; he was caught in an international sting operation involving Australian and US agencies
Positions: Sunday school,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Al Childress was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse; convicted and sentenced to jail
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, - View report »
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- Kevin Christensen (1960 – ) was a Mormon church member and judge in Brigham City, Utah; accused of receiving and distributing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) to individuals he believed to be minor children; pleaded not guilty in July 2025; convicted via plea agreement in April 2026
Positions: Stake high council,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Ongoing, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
"We can't have it in our lives. It's the only way I can protect my kids. [...] He was a judge. He was a member of the LDS Church. He was a father. He was a grandfather. I mean, he saw his grandkids and his kids every day."Allegedly sent young child's LDS directory photo to adult for rape fantasy -
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- Jacob Christensen (1974 – ) was a Mormon church member; convicted of attempted aggravated sexual abuse of a child in Oct. 2018
Convicted:
2018,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Chad Christensen (1961 – ) was a Mormon church member in Kaysville, Utah ; convicted of 3 counts of ENTICE SOLICIT SEDUCE OR LURE A MINOR BY INTERNET OR TEXT 3rd degree felony and 1 count ENTICE SOLICIT SEDUCE OR LURE A MINOR BY INTERNET OR TEXT a 2nd degree felony in 2017; is a registered sex offender living in Brigham City, Utah; reportedly actively attends LDS ward
Convicted:
2017,
Positions: Boyscouts, librarian,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
Alleged church actions: excommuncated, Excommunicated, Rebaptized, - View report »
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