906 LDS sex abuse cases found
defendant was convicted
- Criminal case result: Convicted
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- John d'Aquin (1966 – ) was an LDS church member; convicted in 1994 in Louisiana of contributing to the delinquency of juveniles performing sexually immoral acts; convicted in 2007 in Louisiana of indecent behavior with juveniles
Crime: 1990s, 
Crime state:
Louisiana,
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- Convicted:
2007,
LDS positions: Missionary, 
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result, - Alleged failure to report
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Crime state:
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- Candon Dahle (2003 – ) was a Mormon BYU baseball pitcher in Utah; in 2025, charged in two Idaho counties with crimes related to child sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in Fremont County in May 2025; sentenced to 180 days in jail for sexually assaulting a young girl for five years; set for early jail release Jan. 21, 2026; not required to register as sex offender; Floodlit.org is seeking court documents
- Crime: 2010s, 2020s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
Convicted:
2025, 
LDS positions: Unknown position, 
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Multiple Mormon church members wrote letters of support after Dahle pleaded guilty
"You forced me to keep your secret for seven years. I sat through your baseball games, I watched the world cheer for you. I watched you achieve every church standing and be celebrated, all while I screamed inside because I knew the truth."
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- Luke Dalton (1941 – ) was a Mormon church member; admitted to sexually abusing dozens of boys over decades in Ohio, Montana and Utah; arrested in 1997 in Utah for sexually abusing his only son; convicted and sentenced to prison; served 3.5 years in prison
- Crime: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s,
- Crime state:
Montana, Ohio, Utah,
LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, 
Alleged failure to report-
- Troy Dameron was a Mormon church member, electrician and sheriff's deputy in Teton County, Idaho; lived in Rexburg, Idaho; a 911 dispatcher said he asked her sexually charged questions, shared sexual fantasies and masturbated in a bathroom near her work desk; pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of indecent exposure; sentenced in May 2024 to 15 days in jail (with work release) and two years of probation
- Crime: 2020s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
Convicted:
2024, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Probation, -
- James Danenon (1989 – ) was an LDS church member in American Fork, Utah; convicted in 2017 of sexual abuse of a minor and unlawful sexual conduct with a 16 or 17 year old, both third-degree felonies; sentenced to two months in jail and 10 years on the Utah sex offender registry
- Convicted:
2017,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Registered sex offender,
- Alleged failure to report
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- George Dansie (1937 – 2017) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
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- Buckland Darrell (1979 – ) was a former LDS Primary teacher in Redmond, Washington; accused of molesting young boys in sacrament meeting and at their homes; charged with first-degree felony child molestation in 2022-23 (5 victims); admitted to sexually abusing around 6 to 8 boys; pleaded guilty; sentenced in 2024 to at least 8 years in prison; faced two additional counts in March 2025 after two more victims came forward
- Crime: 2010s, 2020s,
- Crime state:
Washington,
Convicted:
2024, LDS positions: Primary, Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Alleged failure to report
Alleged church actions: Ward official accused of failure to report, Ward official accused of pressuring victim not to seek accountability, -
- Scott Darrington (1967 – ) was a former LDS bishop and assistant school principal in Fallon, Nevada; convicted of possession of child pornography, spent a year in prison
- Crime: 2020s,
- Crime state:
Nevada,
Convicted:
2021, LDS positions: Bishop, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, -
- Michael Davies was a Mormon church member in Wales; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime country:
United Kingdom, Wales,
Crime country:
Convicted:
2005, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, -
- Michael Davis (1985 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah and later an elders quorum president in Minnesota; pleaded guilty in 2003 in Utah to misdemeanor lewdness involving a child; pleaded guilty in Utah in 2006 to felony forcible sexual abuse; arrested in 2019 in Minnesota; sentenced in 2022 to 30 years in prison for sexual abuse of a juvenile under his care; in March 2024, appealed his 2022 Minnesota conviction
- Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- Crime state:
Minnesota, Utah,
Convicted:
2003, 2006, 2022, LDS positions: Elders quorum, Other leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Alleged failure to reportAlleged church actions: Church position after conviction, -
- George Davis was an LDS church member in Rhode Island; accused of sexual abuse that allegedly took place in an LDS chapel; found guilty in a jury trial; sentenced to 10 to 25 years in prison and 15 years probation
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Crime state:
Rhode Island,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jury trial, Prison, Probation, Alleged failure to report-
- Robert Davis (1949 – ) was a Mormon church member in Eugene, Oregon; convicted of 5 counts of Sexual Abuse in the First Degree and sentenced to 75 months in prison
- Crime: 2020s,
- Crime state:
Oregon,
Convicted:
2021, LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Alleged failure to report-
- Kevin Davis (1951 – ) was a Mormon church member in Washington, Utah and a retired Utah highway patrol trooper; convicted of sexual abuse of a child felonies and lewdness with a child misdemeanors in 2012; sentenced 15-life prison and 365 days in jail; is still in prison as of Feb. 2026
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2011, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, -
- Thomas Dawkins was an LDS church member in Columbia, South Carolina; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 1986; the conviction was later overturned
- Crime: 1980s,
- Crime state:
South Carolina,
LDS positions: Sunday school, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Overturned/reversed, -
- David Dawson was an LDS church member and primary teacher in Logan, Utah; accused of child sexual abuse; convicted
- LDS positions: Elders quorum, Primary, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result,
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- Prescott De Jean (1955 – ) was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Texas; accused of sexual abuse; convicted between 1991 and 1997 of indecency with a child by contact; victim was 6 years old at the time of the abuse; convicted in 2013 of third degree felony failure to comply with sex offender registration requirements; as of March 2024, lives in Port Lavaca, Texas as a registered sex offender
- Convicted:
2013,
- LDS positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender, Violated parole/probation,
- Alleged failure to report
- Alleged church actions: Excommunicated,
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- Randall Deaton (1959 – ) was an LDS church member in the Holmes Lake Ward, Lincoln Nebraska Stake; convicted in 2002 of attempted 1st degree sexual assault of a minor; the abuse took place before Deaton joined the LDS church; subsequently called as counselor in a YSA ward bishopric
- Crime: 1990s, 2000s,
- Crime state:
Nebraska,
Convicted:
2002, LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown result, Alleged failure to reportAlleged church actions: Church officials accused of failure to warn ward members, Ward official accused of failure to report, -
- Reed Decker (1944 – ) was a Mormon church member in Davis County, Utah; charged in March 2023 with two felony counts of child sexual abuse; as of March 2024, a jury trial is scheduled for September 2024
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, -
- Richard DeCrescenzo (1959 – ) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown result,
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- Broch DeGraff (1985 – ) was an LDS church member and private school teacher at Liahona Preparatory Academy in Pleasant Grove, Utah; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse charges; sentenced in 2013 to up to 20 years in prison
- Convicted:
2013,
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
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- James Denos (1929 – 2017) was a former LDS bishop and junior high school teacher in Utah; previously lived and served as a Mormon bishop in 1970 in Westminster, Orange County, California; sentenced in 2002 to a minimum of 20 years in a Utah state prison for sexually abusing four minor girls living in Utah; allegedly began molesting kids as early as 1950
- Crime: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2002, LDS positions: Bishop, Missionary, Stake high council, Temple worker, Ward clerk, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Alleged failure to report"In public, my father was always so perfect, and he told us he was perfect. [...] He went to church every Sunday, we had family home evening and we read the Scriptures. People put him on a pedestal. But he was molesting children … right under our noses."
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- Larry Deutsch (1966 – ) was a Mormon bishop in Missouri; arrested in 2020 and charged with possession of child pornography (child sexual abuse material, or CSAM) and accused of luring an underage teenager from Arizona to Missouri; pleaded guilty; sentenced in 2021 to 12 years in federal prison plus a lifetime of supervised release; in 2024, the victim filed a civil lawsuit against the LDS church
- Crime: 2010s, 2020s,
- Crime state:
Arizona, Missouri,
Convicted:
2021, LDS positions: Bishop, Scout leader, Sunday school, Temple worker, Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing, Alleged failure to report-
- Gregory Dew (1961 – ) was a former Mormon bishop, chiropractor and gymnastics teacher in Ohio; accused of sexually abusing multiple children; convicted and sentenced to prison in 2008; as of November 2022, serving prison time in Ohio for sexually abusing teenage girls
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state:
Ohio,
Convicted:
2008, LDS positions: Bishop, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, -
- Richard Dilley (1959 – ) was an LDS church member and scout leader in Burien, near Seattle, Washington; dishonorably discharged from the Navy in 1983 after admitting to abusing boys in a Scouting program in Athens, Greece; pleaded guilty in 1990 to one count of third degree child rape and five counts of child molestation for "repeated" offenses over two years of the scouts in his LDS troop; sentenced to 9 years in prison
- Crime: 1980s,
- Crime state:
Washington,
- Crime country:
Greece,
LDS positions: Scout leader, Sunday school, Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, -
- Adam Dimond (1987 – ) was an LDS church member and dancer in Farmington, Utah; pleaded guilty in 2020 to a second-degree felony charge of enticing a minor by Internet or text; sentenced to 40 days in jail and 4 years of probation
- Crime: 2020s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2020, LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, -
- Richard Doan (1963 – ) was a Mormon church member in Douglasville, Georgia; convicted of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown result,
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Convicted:
2012, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Alleged failure to reportAlleged church actions: Excommunicated, Ward official accused of failure to report, -
- John Doe (1955 – ) was a Mormon church member in Lake Elsinore, California; arrested in 1997; pleaded guilty to committing lewd acts with a child under age 14; spent three years in state prison; in December 2022, the LDS church paid $995,000 to settle its part of a related civil lawsuit wherein a jury awarded the victim $2.28 billion
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Crime state:
California,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Released, Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, Alleged failure to reportChurch paid $995,000Convicted:
2021, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, -
- John Doe was an LDS church member in Australia; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; in 2018, sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison
- Convicted:
2018,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
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- Jane Doe was an LDS church member in Australia; accused of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Sunday school,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
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- John Doe was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
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- Richard Donelson was a Mormon church member and junior high school teacher in Utah; accused of taking a 14-year-old girl to New York City and sexually assaulting her; pleaded guilty in 1962 to a charge of "having carnal knowledge of" the girl
- Crime: 1960s,
- Convicted:
1962,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
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- Donovan Doras (2004 – ) was a Mormon church member in Mesa, Arizona; accused of sexual abuse; convicted, sentenced to one year in jail; registered sex offender
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Registered sex offender,
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- Sean Dotson (1966 – ) was an LDS church member in Oregon; convicted of a sex crime
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, Unknown result,
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- Matthew Doyle (1973 – ) was an LDS bishop in Copperas Cove, Texas (2nd Ward) in the 2000s; was a high school basketball coach; convicted in 2011 of sexual assault
- LDS positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- Alleged failure to report
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- Tyler Draper was a Mormon church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
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- Michael Driggs (1950 – ) was a Mormon missionary in Brazil in the early 1970s; allegedly sent to a different mission in the United States after being found having inappropriate relationships with young boys; convicted of child sexual abuse in 1985 in Arizona; convicted again of child sexual abuse in 2013 in Utah; he met his victim in the Utah case at church, according to court documents
- Crime: 1980s, 2000s,
- Crime state:
Arizona, Utah,
Convicted:
2013, LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Alleged failure to reportAlleged church actions: Excommunicated, -
- James Duffin (1952 – ) was an LDS church member in California; accused of child sexual abuse; convicted in 2006; incarcerated 2006 to 2011; allegedly groomed female students ages 7-10 with attention and candy and then forcing sexual contact in his classroom after school
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state:
California,
Convicted:
2006, LDS positions: Music leader, Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released, -
- Daniel Duke (1987 – ) was a BYU student in Provo, Utah; in January 2006 Duke attempted to meet with a person he thought was a 13-year-old girl for sex; the person was an undercover agent of the Utah Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force; convicted of ATTEMPTED - ENTICING A MINOR OVER THE INTERNET
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2007, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, He told investigators he had been feeling lonely and jealous of his college friends'' [sic] sexual escapades over Christmas break, according to a statement released by Paul Amann, assistant attorney general. -The Daily Universe, Jan. 24, 2006
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- Jeremy Dumas (1968 – ) was a Mormon bishop and boy scout leader in Indiana; pleaded guilty to charges related to child sexual abuse material (CSAM) in 2024; sentenced in September 2024 to 10 years in federal prison
- Crime: 2010s, 2020s,
- Crime state:
Indiana,
Convicted:
2024, LDS positions: Bishop, Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, -
- Alan Dunlap was a Mormon church member in Fresno, California; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse
- Crime: 1970s,
- Crime state:
California,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, -
- Joseph Dunlop (1983 – ) was a Mormon church member and Primary teacher in South Jordan, Utah; accused in 2024 of attempting to meet a person he thought was a 9-year-old girl to sexually abuse her; pleaded guilty to aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor and solicitation to commit sodomy on a child, both first-degree felonies; sentenced in 2024 to five years to life in prison
- Crime: 2020s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2024, LDS positions: Primary, Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Ongoing, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, -
- Nathan Dupuis (1978 – ) was a Mormon church member in New York; sentenced in 2018 to four and a half years in prison for molesting a child
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
New York,
Convicted:
2018, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, -
- Joseph Durborow (1961 – ) was a Mormon church member in Orem, Utah; convicted of sexual abuse in Federal and State courts in 2003
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2003, LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, -
- Isaac Durfey (1991 – ) was a Mormon church member in Eagle Mountain, Utah; convicted of sex crimes in 2014, 2015 and 2018; accused each time of offering money or gifts to teen boys (ages 16-17) in exchange for sex or explicit pictures; charges of which he was convicted included sexual exploitation of a minor, sexual battery and sexual solicitation of a child
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2014, 2015, 2018, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released, Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, "When he saw the victim on Instagram he had intentions of helping him, but the bad side kicked in and it progressed from there,"
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- Thomas Durham was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
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- Gary Durrant was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
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- Adele Dye was a Mormon church member in Rexburg, Idaho; convicted in 2008 of child sexual abuse; sentenced to at least six months in prison; registered sex offender
- LDS positions: Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
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- Edwin Dyer (1935 – 1986) was a Mormon church member and scoutmaster in central Oregon; accused of sexual abuse; allegedly molested as many as 15 boys over a 28-year period; convicted in 1985 of two misdemeanors related to sexual abuse; shot and killed in 1986 by one of his victims; the Mormon church settled out of court for $200,000 with one victim
- Crime: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s,
- Crime state:
Oregon,
LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, Alleged failure to reportChurch paid $200,000Alleged church actions: Disfellowshipped, Excommunicated, Church officials asked Dyer to resign as scoutmaster and later disfellowshipped and excommunicated him, but allegedly did not tell police
"Until we use names, until people understand that this happened to Johnny next door, it will keep on happening."
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- Timur Dykes was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Portland, Oregon; accused of sexual abuse; reportedly admitted to molesting 17 boys; convicted multiple times; in 1987, three plaintiffs sued the Mormon church and the Boy Scouts of America; in about 2009, the Mormon church paid $350,000 to a victim to settle its portion of a civil lawsuit
- Crime: 1980s,
- Crime state:
Oregon,
LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Probation, Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, Alleged failure to reportChurch paid $350,000Alleged church actions: Church officials accused of failure to protect victims after learning of possible abuse, Church officials accused of failure to warn ward members, Excommunicated, -
- Kevin Eagar was a Mormon church member in Eagar, Arizona; accused of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
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- Oliver Eames (1948 – 2005) was an LDS church member, sixth grade teacher and Mormon Tabernacle Choir singer in Farmington, Utah; admitted to trying to fondle several children he had been hired to tutor; pleaded guilty in 1988 to two felony counts of attempted aggravated sexual abuse of a child; local police had documented 52 alleged child sexual abuse incidents involving him
- Crime: 1980s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
LDS positions: Other leader, Scout leader, Tabernacle Choir, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, -
- Frederick Edvalson (1920 – 2009) was a Mormon in Utah and Camp Springs, Prince George's County, Maryland; convicted 3 times of sexual abuse in Maryland in the 1980s; third conviction: while on probation, groomed a 10-year-old girl and sexually assaulted her in a room inside a Mormon chapel on multiple occasions from 1983 to 1984; reportedly told her he was giving her "special religious training;" sentenced to 8 years in prison
- LDS positions: Ministering/home teacher, Other leader, Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Alleged failure to report
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- Todd Edwards (1964 – ) was a Mormon bishop in Menifee, Riverside County, California; in 2013, sentenced to three years in prison for sexual abuse of one teenage girl in 2006 and another in 2012; was bishop at the time of the 2012 abuse; in 2024, two victims sued the LDS church in separate lawsuits; one said a stake president and LDS law firm Kirton McConkie hindered police
- Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- Crime state:
California,
Convicted:
2013, LDS positions: Bishop, Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing, Alleged failure to reportAlleged church actions: Church officials accused of failure to warn ward members, Counseling/therapy for victim, Ward official accused of failure to report, -
- Chet Egley (1982 – ) was a Mormon church member in Weston, Idaho; tried to meet a 13 year old girl for sex in Utah; pleaded guilty and convicted to one count sexual abuse of a child and two counts of enticing a minor by internet or text
- Crime: 2020s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2023, LDS positions: Elders quorum, Sunday school, Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result, -
- Michael Ehlert (1961 – ) was a Mormon church member and former BYU professor in Utah; convicted in 2017 in Guam of sexual abuse
- Convicted:
2017,
- LDS positions: BYU,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
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- David Eldredge was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result,
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- Jay Elggren (1972 – ) was a Mormon church member in Salt Lake County, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; sentenced to jail and probation
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2017, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Probation, Registered sex offender, -
- Anthon Ellsworth (1982 – ) was an LDS bishopric counselor in Arizona; in 2021, pleaded guilty to three felony counts of sexual exploitation of a minor and was sentenced to seven years in prison
- Crime: 2020s,
- Crime state:
Arizona,
Convicted:
2021, LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Alleged failure to report-
- Rowan Ellsworth (1948 – ) was an LDS church member and schoolteacher in Arizona; allegedly molested a 14-year-old girl at an LDS girls camp in mid-1990; the abuse was reported to a bishop Burgess, who allegedly failed to report to police, but instead encouraged the victim to forgive; sentenced to prison in 1999 for two counts of child sexual abuse; released in 2007
- Crime: 1990s,
- Crime state:
Arizona,
LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Released, Alleged failure to reportAlleged church actions: Excommunicated, Rebaptized, -
- Ryan Ellsworth (1966 – ) was a Mormon church member in Lakeside, Navajo County, Arizona; accused in 1998 of child sexual abuse; convicted in 2000; sentenced to two consecutive terms of six years in prison; released in 2010; violated probation in the 2010s; as of 2025, registered sex offender living in Show Low, Arizona
- Crime: 1990s,
- Crime state:
Arizona,
Convicted:
2000, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender, Violated parole/probation, Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, -
- Karl Elvik (1963 – ) was a Mormon church youth leader in Glasgow, Scotland; admitted indecency offenses against eight boys; was jailed for 18 months
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Crime country:
Scotland, United Kingdom,
Convicted:
2014, LDS positions: Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Registered sex offender, -
- Dennis Empey (1957 – ) was a Mormon church member in Driggs, Idaho and scout leader in Provo, Utah; accused of sexually abusing many children between 1981 and 1990; a stake president and four Mormon bishops allegedly failed to report abuse for years; convicted in 1991 in Utah of child molestation; sentenced to one year in jail and three years probation; charged in 2025 in Idaho with sex crimes
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Crime state:
Idaho, Utah,
Convicted:
1991, LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Ongoing, Probation, Registered sex offender, Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result, Alleged failure to reportEmpey's alleged sex crimes span at least 44 years (1981 - 2025)
"This man has molested so many children that it involved four Bishops from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints."
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- Gary Erickson (1968 – ) was an LDS church member, boy scout leader and Mesquite, Nevada police detective; was arrested in 2018; in 2019, pleaded guilty in Utah to a charge of crossing state lines to engage in illicit sexual conduct
- Convicted:
2019,
- LDS positions: Missionary, Other leader, Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
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- Kelly Erickson was an LDS church member and US Air Force military member in Washington; accused of child sexual abuse; convicted and sentenced to prison; as of 2023, incarcerated in Tucson, Arizona
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
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- Neil Erickson (1970 – ) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Other leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail,
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- Carlos Escalante was an LDS branch president in San Nicolas, Argentina; sexually abused his stepdaughter for 5 years, including while branch president; the victim asked local LDS leaders for support, but allegedly received none; she was punished by the church for "refusing to forgive" and for "failing to comply with worthiness standards;" Escalante was sentenced in 2018 to 14 years in prison
- Convicted:
2018,
- LDS positions: Branch president,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Alleged failure to report
- Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, Rebaptized,
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- Aaron Esplin (1973 – ) was a Mormon church member and high school teacher in Hurricane, Utah; accused of sexual exploitation of a 17-year-old student; convicted, sentenced in 2018 to jail
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail,
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- Miguel Estudillo (1969 – ) was an LDS primary teacher in Baker City, Oregon; arrested for crimes related to child sexual abuse; sentenced to prison
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Oregon,
LDS positions: Primary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, -
- Thomas Evans-Southall was an LDS bishop in Charlottesville, Virginia; originally from England; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 2018 and sentenced to two consecutive terms of two years in prison
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Virginia,
Convicted:
2018, LDS positions: Bishop, Elders quorum, Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Alleged failure to report-
- Samuel Faber (1981 – ) was an LDS church member in Sandy, Utah; accused in 2022 of sexually assaulting a woman he met on an LDS dating app; in 2024, admitted to sexually assaulting three women and pleaded guilty to felony charges of rape, forcible sodomy, aggravated sexual assault and forcible sexual abuse; sentenced to five years to life in prison
- Crime: 2020s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2024, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, One victim reported that she told Faber "no" 83 times on the night of her assault
"You are a monster. My religion asks that we forgive. I don't feel this warrants forgiveness. Only God will give you forgiveness. You deserve everything that's coming to you. [...] You took away all the joy and happiness in my life."
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- Brandon Fadely was a Mormon church member in Stevensville, Montana; accused of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender,
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- Matthew Faerber (1962 – ) was an LDS church member and high school choir director in Murray, Utah; pleaded guilty in 1990 or 1991 to two counts of attempted sexual abuse of a child; sentenced in February 1991 to six months in jail (two of those months under house arrest) followed by three years of supervised release
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Probation, Released, -
- John Fanning (1932 – 2012) was a Mormon branch president in Texas, bishop in Oklahoma and Boy Scout executive in several US states, including Utah; accused in 1986 in Utah of sexually abusing at least three boys, including during LDS-sponsored scouting activities; admitted guilt; convicted via plea agreement in 1986 or 1987; sentenced to 30 days in jail and spent approximately 18 months on probation; died in 2012
- Crime: 1980s,
- Crime state:
Louisiana, Utah,
Convicted:
1987, LDS positions: Bishop, Branch president, Missionary, Scout leader, Senior missionary, Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result, Alleged failure to reportAlleged church actions: Unknown church action, A Mormon scout executive agreed to continue paying Fanning for a month after he admitted to sexually assaulting two children
"I told [John Fanning] we had two options. Immediate termination or he could resign and I would pay him through the end of next month but he had to leave as of now. He elected to resign."
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- Scott Farr (1953 – ) was an LDS church member in Ogden, Utah; found guilty in 1981 of forcible sexual abuse and 1991 of sex solicitation; molested a girl inside a Mormon church building
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
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- Andrew Fedorowicz was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
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- Matthew Felshaw (1980 – ) was a Mormon church member in Caldwell, Idaho; charged with sexually assaulting a young child; took a plea deal and was convicted of Injury to child; received suspended prison sentence and 8 years probation and has to register as a sex offender
- Convicted:
2024,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Probation, Registered sex offender,
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- Frank Ferrara was a Mormon church member and doctor in Northern Virginia; convicted in 1997 of four counts of forcible sodomy
- Crime: 1990s,
- Crime state:
Virginia,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown result, -
- Stephen Field was a Mormon church member in California; convicted of sexual abuse; sentenced to prison
- Crime: 1970s, 1980s,
- Crime state:
California,
LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Alleged failure to report-
- Ronald Fielding was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
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- Rodney Fielding was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
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- Ronald Finch (1938 – 2015) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Missionary, Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail,
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- Derek Finlinson (1984 – ) was a Mormon church member in Orem, Utah; accused of recording a woman in a dressing room while she was changing clothes in Oct 2009; in 2010, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of voyeurism
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2010, LDS positions: LDS status unknown, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result, -
- Michael Fischer was a Mormon church member and young men's president in Washington; accused of sexual abuse; sentenced to prison
- Crime: 1980s,
- Crime state:
Washington,
LDS positions: Scout leader, Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, -
- Richard Fisco (1936 – 2019) was an LDS branch president and scout leader in Oklahoma and Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
- LDS positions: Branch president, Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
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- Tomas Fisher was an LDS church member in Nampa, Idaho; accused of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
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- Christopher Fleming was an LDS church member in Chesapeake, Virginia; found guilty of 10 counts of various sexual abuse to a minor; currently incarcerated in Virginia
- LDS positions: Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- Alleged failure to report
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- Juan Flores Atenco (1955 – ) was a Mormon branch president in West Valley City, Utah for five years, including in the early 2000s; accused of sexually abusing a 16-year-old girl in his office and another room at an LDS church building; convicted in 2012 of misdemeanor forcible sexual abuse and unlawful detention; sentenced to zero to one year in jail; in March 2025, charged with rape and object rape (alleged crimes in 2002)
- Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2012, LDS positions: Branch president, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Ongoing, Alleged failure to report-
- Micahel Florio (1958 – ) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
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- Jeremy Flygare was an LDS church member and high school drama teacher in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted, sentenced to prison
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
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- Craig Ford was a Mormon church member in Oregon; convicted of sexual abuse; in 2025, a $25 million lawsuit against the Mormon church said a Vancouver, Washington bishop knew of the abuse but failed to report to police
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Alleged failure to report
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- Thomas Forrest (1941 – ) was an LDS church member in Mississippi; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
- Convicted:
2005,
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Released,
- Alleged church actions: Church position after conviction, Unknown church action,
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- Alfred Forrester (1936 – 2013) was a Mormon church member in California; excommunicated in the 1950s after conviction for child molestation; moved to Iowa, reoffended, incarcerated; returned to California, convicted once or twice more, then assigned to be a Mormon church scoutmaster; abused again, caught, sentenced to prison in 1979; a 2024 lawsuit against the LDS church alleged that a bishop failed to protect kids
- Crime: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s,
- Crime state:
California, Iowa,
Convicted:
1956, 1960, 1966, 1979, LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender, Released, Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing, Alleged failure to reportAlleged church actions: Church officials accused of failure to warn ward members, Church position after conviction, Excommunicated, 2024 lawsuit said Mormon church excommunicated Forrester after child sex abuse conviction, then later re-baptized him and assigned him to work with kids
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- Jay Forscutt (1958 – ) was a Mormon church member in Nephi, Utah; convicted in 2022 of sexual exploitation of a minor; sentenced to eight months in jail and four years of probation; is a registered sex offender living in Nephi, Utah as of May 2026
- Crime: 2020s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2022, LDS positions: Missionary, Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, No contest, Probation, Registered sex offender, Released, -
- Vernon Foster was an LDS church member in Louisiana; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty
- Crime: 1980s,
- Crime state:
Louisiana,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, -
- Richard Fowler (1944 – ) was a Mormon church member in Sandpoint, Idaho; pleaded guilty to two felony counts of Children-Lewd Conduct with Child Under 16 in 20
- Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
Convicted:
2020, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Registered sex offender, -
- Jeffrey Fox (1947 – ) was a former state legislator (1977-1982) in Utah; convicted federally for possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) in 2013 and placed on probation for 15 years; in 2019, probation was terminated for completing terms; in 2022, arrested and charged in Utah with 8 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor; case dismissed without prejudice due to a federal charge
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2013, LDS positions: LDS status unknown, Not active LDS, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Ongoing, Pleaded guilty, Probation, -
- Patrick Fox (1972 – ) was a Mormon church member in Saratoga Springs, Utah; found guilty of a sex crime; registered sex offender in Utah
- Crime: 2020s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
LDS positions: Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown result, -
- Ryan Frandsen (1976 – ) was an LDS church member and fireman in Davis County, Utah; pleaded guilty in 2010 to five counts of lewdness involving a child; child sexual abuse material (CSAM) was found on his computer; sentenced in 2010 to 90 days in jail and three years of probation
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2010, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Filters
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