795 LDS sex abuse cases found
defendant was convicted
- Criminal case result: Convicted
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- Bryce Johnson (1984 – ) was an LDS church member in Heber City, Utah; convicted of three counts of aggravated child sex abuse/1st degree felony and sexual exploitation of a minor/2nd degree felony; sentenced to prison
Crime: 2010s, 
Crime state:
Utah,
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- Convicted:
2017,
LDS positions: Missionary, Youth leader, 
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, - View report »
Crime state:
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- Brent Johnson (1973 – ) was a Mormon church member in Cedar Hills, Utah; charged in 2024 with multiple felonies related to child sexual abuse; police said they found three videos of Johnson in 2013 where he was recording himself sexually abusing an 11-year-old child while she was sleeping
- Crime: 2010s, 2020s,
- Crime county:
UT - Utah,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Crime county:
Convicted:
2025, 
LDS positions: Missionary, 
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Unknown result, -
- Jordan Jolley (1987 – ) was an LDS church member in Syracuse, Utah; convicted of voyeurism in January 2024
- Crime: 2020s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2024, LDS positions: Primary, Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, -
- Harry Jones (1970 – ) was an LDS church member in Illinois; sentenced to 30 months of probation for possession of child pornography (child sexual abuse material or CSAM)
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Illinois,
Convicted:
2015, LDS positions: Scout leader, Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Probation, -
- Eric Jones (1981 – ) was an LDS church member in Blackfoot, Idaho; arrested for alleged sexual contact with a toddler; convicted in January 2024 of battery with the intent to commit lewd conduct of a child after a one-day trial; sentenced in March 2024 to two to 20 years in prison; required to register as a sex offender
- Convicted:
2024,
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- View report »
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- Harry Jones IV (1970 – ) was a Mormon church member in Buffalo Grove, Illinois; convicted of possessing CSAM; is a registered sex offender
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Illinois,
Convicted:
2015, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Registered sex offender, -
- Michael Jordan (1980 – ) was an LDS church member in West Valley, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 2015 of 33 felonies related to child sexual abuse (CSA)
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2015, LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result, -
- Larry Judd (1936 – ) was an LDS church member in Mesa, Arizona; accused of sexual abuse; admitted to molesting 12 girls over a period of about 20 years; some of the alleged abuse took place at church and at church-sponsored summer camps
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Unknown result,
- Alleged failure to report
- View report »
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- Daniel Justice (1985 – ) was a Mormon church member in Vernal, Utah; convicted of rape; sentenced to five years to life in prison
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2024, Criminal case(s): Convicted, -
- Neil Karl (1974 – ) was a Mormon church member in Midway, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; registered sex offender
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- View report »
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- Spencer Kartchner (1965 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah; convicted of sex crimes in 2009 and 2021
- Crime: 2000s, 2020s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2009, 2021, LDS positions: Ward mission leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, -
- Stephen Kay (1940 – ) was a Mormon church member, school teacher and scout leader in Brisbane, Australia; charged multiple times with child sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in 1996 and was sentenced to jail
- Crime: 1990s,
- Crime country:
Australia,
Crime country:
LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, -
- That Keeng was a Mormon missionary in Accra, Ghana; convicted of child sexual abuse in 2010 and sentenced to prison, along with his missionary companion, Omale Ojonugwu Uwa; in 2011, an Accra High Court acquitted them, ruling that the trial court was wrong in convicting the missionaries
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime country:
Ghana,
Convicted:
2010, LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Acquitted, Convicted, Prison, -
- Isaac Kemp was a Mormon church member in Draper, Utah; allegedly sexually abused children in Draper and Nebraska; sentenced to prison in Nebraska until 2038
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime county:
UT - Salt Lake,
- Crime state:
Nebraska, Utah,
Convicted:
2017, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Ongoing, Prison, -
- Lon Kennard (1941 – 2019) was a former Mormon bishop in Heber City, Utah; in 2011, pleaded guilty to three felony counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child; sentenced in 2011 to three consecutive terms of five years to life in the Utah State Prison
- Crime: 1990s, 2000s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2011, LDS positions: Bishop, Missionary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, 
Alleged failure to report-
- Ronald Kerlee was a Mormon seminary teacher, Sunday school leader and youth leader in Corvallis, Oregon; convicted of Sodomy III (Class C Felony) for sexual abuse of a child; accused of sexually abusing multiple children; was also a licensed counselor in Oregon until his license was revoked in 2014 after he allegedly engaged in sexual activities with a male client
- LDS positions: Seminary teacher, Sunday school, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Alleged failure to report
- View report »
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- Jimmy Kilpatrick was a Mormon church member in Alabama; pleaded guilty to charges of child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2015 to 10 years in prison
- Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- Crime state:
Alabama,
Convicted:
2015, LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, -
- Willis King was an LDS church member in California; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty
- Crime: 1980s,
- Crime state:
California,
LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, -
- Louis Kinyon (1954 – ) was an LDS church member in Provo, Utah; convicted in 2005 of aggravated murder
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime city:
UT - Provo,
- Crime county:
UT - Utah,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Crime city:
Convicted:
2005, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, -
- Kevin Kirkland (1959 – ) was a Mormon seminary teacher and school teacher in the Redlands, California area; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in 2016 to molesting four female students from May 2015 to May 2016; sentenced to two years in jail; released in June 2017
- LDS positions: Seminary teacher,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Released,
- Civil case(s): Settlement,
- View report »
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- Marion Klingler (1944 – ) was an LDS church member in California; convicted of sexual abuse; now lives in Springville Utah as registered sex offender
- LDS positions: Primary, Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- View report »
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- Eric Knight (1968 – ) was an LDS church member; former physician; pleaded guilty in 2021 in New Hampshire to two felony counts of second-degree assault in a plea deal that would allow him to get his medical license back and avoid the sex offender registry
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
New Hampshire,
Convicted:
2021, LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result, -
- Justin Knight (1983 – ) was a Mormon church member in Tucson, Arizona; in 2023, pled guilty to one third-degree count of SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR and one fourth-degree felony charge of Aggravated Taking Id Of Another Person Or Entity; sentenced to prison; registered sex offender as of Oct. 2025
- Crime: 2020s,
- Crime city:
AZ - Tucson,
- Crime county:
AZ - Pima,
- Crime state:
Arizona,
Convicted:
2023, LDS positions: Primary, Scout leader, Ward executive secretary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, -
- James Knudsen (1980 – ) was a Mormon church member in Nampa, Idaho; pleaded guilty in 2015 of sexual abuse of a child under 16
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
Convicted:
2015, LDS positions: Primary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, Released, -
- Keith Knutson (1968 – ) was a Mormon church member in Lynnwood, Washington; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse charges in 1995; a Mormon bishop allegedly failed to report abuse allegations to police
- Crime: 1990s,
- Crime county:
WA - Snohomish,
- Crime state:
Washington,
Convicted:
1995, LDS positions: Sunday school, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, Released, Alleged failure to report-
- Antonio Lacy (1994 – ) was an LDS church member and BYU student in Provo, Utah; convicted in 2012 of forcible sexual abuse
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime city:
UT - Provo,
- Crime county:
UT - Utah,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2012, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result, -
- Jeffrey Lamborn (1974 – ) was a Mormon church member in Washington and Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 1999 in Washington; registered sex offender, lives in Idaho as of 2025
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- View report »
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- Robert Lant (1970 – ) was a Mormon church member in Utah County, Utah; accused of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- View report »
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- Cody Lara (1990 – ) was an LDS church member in Arizona City, Pinal County, Arizona; accused of sexual abuse in 2018; convicted in 2019 of three reduced counts of abuse of a child or vulnerable adult
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- View report »
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- Thomas Larkin was a Mormon church member in St. George, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted, sentenced to prison
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- View report »
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- Michael Larsen (1963 – ) was an LDS church member and scout leader in Utah; convicted in the 1980s of child sexual abuse; as of 2023, lives in Tooele, Utah
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- View report »
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- James Larsen (1977 – ) was a Mormon church member (possibly a ward clerk or bishop) in Magna, Utah; accused in 2017 of putting cameras in LDS church bathrooms as well as a private rental; pleaded guilty; sentenced in 2018 to prison; released; as of 2025, lives in Magna, Utah as a registered sex offender
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime county:
UT - Salt Lake,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2018, LDS positions: Missionary, Ward clerk, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released, -
- Robert Larsen (1965 – ) was an LDS church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; convicted of LEWDNESS INVOLVING A CHILD in 1993, and SEX ABUSE CHILD in 1998, as well as POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY in 2009
- Crime: 1990s, 2000s,
- Crime county:
UT - Salt Lake,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2009, LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Released, -
- Gannon Larson (2003 – ) was an LDS church member in Taylor, Arizona; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- View report »
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- Arthur Laws (1946 – 2014) was a Mormon church member in West Bountiful, Utah; convicted of ATTEMPTED - SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD - 3rd Degree Felony in 2010
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime city:
UT - West Bountiful,
- Crime county:
UT - Davis,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2009, LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, librarian, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, -
- Derek Layton was an LDS church member in Arizona; accused of sexual abuse in the late 1980s; convicted and sentenced to 25 years in prison for "sexual conduct with minor and dangerous crimes against children"
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Alleged failure to report
- View report »
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- Francois Le Corguille was an LDS church member in France; accused of sexual abuse; convicted and sentenced to prison in 2011
- Convicted:
2011,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- View report »
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- Tammy Leask (1981 – ) was an LDS church member in Forks, Washington; accused of sexual abuse; convicted, sentenced to prison
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- View report »
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- George Lee (1943 – 2010) was a Mormon general authority in Utah; member of the First Quorum of the Seventy from 1975 to 1989; in 1994, pleaded guilty to attempted sexual abuse of a child, a third-degree felony; registered sex offender; died in 2010
- LDS positions: General authority, Mission president, Other leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, Unknown result,
- Alleged failure to report
- View report »
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- Frank Lefrandt (1961 – 2009) was an LDS church member in Honolulu, Hawaii; served a Mormon mission to Guatemala; accused of sexual abuse; admitted in 2007 to sexually molesting a 13-year-old newspaper carrier; pleaded guilty in November 2008; disappeared while out on bail awaiting sentencing
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state:
Hawaii,
Convicted:
2008, LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Fled or failed to appear, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, -
- Kurt Leppert (1958 – ) was a former LDS church primary teacher in Spokane Valley, Washington; found guilty in 2018 by a jury of seven counts of sexually abusing 3 children between the ages of 8 and 12; sentenced in 2018 to 21 years and 4 months in prison
- LDS positions: Primary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
- View report »
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- Nicholas Lewis (1992 – ) was a Mormon church member and BYU student; accused of sexually abusing young girls and attempting to solicit sex from a teen online; sentenced in 2017 to jail and probation; 2023: registered sex offender living in Bremerton, Washington
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2017, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Probation, Registered sex offender, -
- Frank Lind (1956 – ) was a Mormon church member in California; sentenced before the early 2000s to 30 years to life in prison for sexually molesting a child; in the 2000s, a Mormon bishop allegedly supported Lind's decision to be baptized into the LDS church despite his prior conviction; in 2022, again convicted of child sexual abuse; sentenced to three consecutive terms of 25 years to life in prison
- Convicted:
2022,
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Alleged failure to report
- View report »
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- Michael Lister (1960 – ) was an LDS church member in or near Cedar City, Utah and Bunkerville, Nevada; accused in Utah in 2023 of sexual abuse of two young girls; pleaded guilty to one count of sodomy on a child; sentenced in June 2023 to 25 years to life in prison
- Crime: 2020s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2023, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, -
- Bryant Litchfield (1953 – 2023) was an LDS church member and physician in Alberta, Canada; accused of sexual abuse; acquitted; in 2008, was found guilty by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta of inappropriately touching women patients during breast and vaginal exams in 2001; stripped of his medical license
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime country:
Canada,
Convicted:
2008, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, -
- Brett Long (1959 – ) was an LDS church member in Nez Perce County, Idaho; convicted of sexually abusing a child under the age of 16
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result,
- View report »
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- Robert Longman was a Mormon missionary in Corpus Christi, Texas; molested a three-year old in a bedroom while two other missionaries talked with the mother; pleaded no contest to charges filed in May 1989 of indecency with a child; sentenced to eight years probation, a $1,000 fine, and required to pay $400 in court costs
- Crime: 1980s,
- Crime state:
Texas,
LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, No contest, Plea deal, Probation, -
- Rafael Lopez was a Mormon church member in Falls Church, Virginia; convicted of aggravated sexual abuse; registered sex offender
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- View report »
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- Boyd Lords was a Mormon church member in Winnemucca, Nevada; accused of child sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in 2022 to one felony count of lewdness with a child under the age of 14; was sentenced to prison
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Nevada,
Convicted:
2022, LDS positions: High priest, Missionary, Ward executive secretary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, -
- Leonard Loschen (1948 – ) was a Mormon church member; sentenced in 2022 to prison in Utah for sexually abusing LDS missionaries
- Crime: 2020s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2022, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Alleged failure to report-
- Leslie Loveland (1994 – ) was an LDS church member in Provo, Utah; pleaded guilty of rape in 2019; sentenced to one year in prison and three years of probation
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime city:
UT - Provo,
- Crime county:
UT - Utah,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2019, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, -
- Dennis Loveless was a Mormon church member in Farmington, Utah; accused of sexual abuse in 1977 and 1984; sentenced to prison both times; died in 2016
- Crime: 1970s, 1980s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, -
- W Loveless (1979 – ) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Missionary, Ward clerk, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- View report »
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- Andrew Loveless was a Mormon church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 2023 of third-degree felony attempted forcible sexual abuse; as of 2025, registered sex offender living in Santaquin, Utah
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown result,
- View report »
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- Mark Lowder was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- View report »
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- Devin MacCabe was a Mormon church member in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- View report »
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- Martin MacNeill was a former Mormon bishop in Salt Lake City, Utah; convicted of sexual abuse in 2014; convicted of murdering his wife
- Convicted:
2014,
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result,
- View report »
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- Major Madon was an LDS church member in Mapleton, Utah; convicted of child sexual abuse; as of 2024, serving time in prison in Central Utah Correctional Facility
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Nursery, Stake high council, Sunday school, Ward clerk,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- View report »
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- Nathan Madsen was a Mormon church member and University of Tampa, Florida music professor; pleaded guilty in 2017 to charges of enticing a child to produce child pornography and possessing child pornography; sentenced to 17 years and 6 months in federal prison, followed by a life term of supervised release
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Florida,
Convicted:
2017, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Probation, -
- Brandon Manning (1973 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah and Georgia; convicted three times of sex crimes: Scotland in the 1990s, Utah in 2001, Georgia in 2020; assigned to be a young men's president in a Georgia LDS branch in 2017; arrested in 2019 and charged with eight felony counts of child sexual exploitation; convicted; as of November 2023, lives in Fort Valley, Georgia as a registered sex offender
- Crime: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s,
- Crime state:
Georgia, Utah,
- Crime country:
Scotland, United Kingdom,
Convicted:
2001, 2020, Unknown, LDS positions: Missionary, Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, Alleged failure to report-
- Benjamin Manning (1991 – ) was a Mormon church member in Massachusetts and Utah; in 2014, molested a child while living with her family in Salt Lake City, Utah; charged with child sexual abuse in 2019; was a Sunday school teacher at some point between 2014 and 2024; found guilty by a jury in February 2024; sentenced in April 2024 to 120 years in prison
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime county:
UT - Salt Lake,
- Crime state:
Massachusetts, Utah,
Convicted:
2024, LDS positions: Sunday school, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, -
- Mikel Marshall was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- View report »
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- Jayson Martineau (1973 – ) was an LDS church member in Idaho and Tremonton, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in December 2023 in Utah and was sent on a one-year rider program
- Convicted:
2023,
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- View report »
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- Herbert Mataele (1967 – ) was an LDS church member in Bluffdale, Utah; convicted of sexually abusing a disabled girl he was caring for; sentenced in October 2023 to between three years and life in prison, but that prison sentence was suspended; the judge ordered him to serve three years in jail, with credit for the almost year and a half he had already served, followed by six years of probation
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Probation,
- View report »
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- Craig Mathias (1960 – ) was a Mormon scout leader in Santa Clarita, California; was in the Northridge 1st Ward until 1983; convicted in 1987 of sexually molesting five boy scouts at his home; the alleged abuse involved up to 11 scouts; reportedly urged one victim on a recorded phone call not to tell police about the abuse; sentenced to six years in prison; released in 1990; registered sex offender (2025)
- Crime: 1980s,
- Crime city:
CA - Los Angeles, CA - Santa Clarita,
- Crime county:
CA - Los Angeles,
- Crime state:
California,
Convicted:
1987, LDS positions: Missionary, Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released, Alleged failure to report-
- Franklin Mathias (1934 – ) was a Mormon church member and Boy scout leader in La Grande, Oregon; had a career as a schoolteacher; accused in 1987 of sexual abuse; sentenced in 1988 to four years in prison for molesting a child; he said that he had 242 victims over a 30-year period; convicted in 1997 of failure to register as a sex offender and was placed on probation for 24 months
- Crime: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s,
- Crime county:
crime-county-or-union,
- Crime state:
Oregon,
Convicted:
1988, LDS positions: High priest, Scout leader, Stake high council, Sunday school, Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, Mathias reportedly admitted that he had 242 victims over a 30-year period
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- James Matlock was a Mormon church member in Washington; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
- View report »
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- David Matlock (1969 – ) was a Mormon church member; arrested and convicted in 2022 of open and gross lewdness
- Crime: 2020s,
- Crime state:
Nevada,
Convicted:
2022, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result, -
- Robert Matthews was a Mormon church member and singer in the Mormon Tabernacle Choir; arrested in 2006, after police received evidence that he swam naked with four young boys during a trip in July 2006; he allegedly took pictures of the nude swim and later processed the images on his computer; charged with four counts of sexual exploitation of a minor and lewdness involving a child; convicted
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2007, LDS positions: Tabernacle Choir, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result, -
- Daphney Matthews (1970 – ) was a Mormon church member in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; accused of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
- View report »
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- Norman Maxfield (1944 – ) was an LDS church member and high school drama teacher in Utah; convicted in 1988 of sexually abusing boys
- Crime: 1980s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result, -
- Raymond Maxson (1951 – ) was a Mormon church member in Lincoln, Nebraska; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; registered sex offender
- LDS positions: Stake high council,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- View report »
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- Edward McAffee was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- View report »
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- Bruce McAskill (1928 – ) was a Mormon church ward clerk in Jackson, Michigan; before becoming ward clerk, was convicted of rape; after becoming ward clerk, in 1994, was found guilty by a judge of kissing and fondling an 8-year-old boy whom he was babysitting; McAskill had met the boy's mother at church; a police officer said McAskill told him 'he didn't see any problem' with an adult sleeping naked with a child
- Crime: 1990s,
- Crime state:
Michigan,
LDS positions: Other leader, Ward clerk, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Prison, -
- Michael McClellan (1957 – ) was an LDS church member in Las Vegas, Nevada; arrested; convicted of attempted lewdness with a minor; sentenced to prison; as of 2024, lives in Cottonwood, Arizona
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state:
Nevada,
Convicted:
2004, LDS positions: Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released, -
- Timothy McCleve (1956 – ) was a former Mormon bishop in Harrisville, Utah when he was charged with sexually abusing three children; some of the abuse took place while he was bishop; sentenced in 2008 to up to 30 years in prison for child sexual abuse; in 2024, charged in Utah with threatening a witness in a parole violation investigation
- Crime: 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2008, LDS positions: Bishop, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Alleged failure to report-
- Richard McClung (1943 – ) was a Mormon bishopric counselor in the Rockford, Illinois area; convicted in 2007 and 2014 of child sexual abuse; accused in a 2025 lawsuit against the Mormon church of sexually abusing an 8-year-old girl; allegedly was not removed from bishopric despite charges
- Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- Crime state:
Illinois,
Convicted:
2007, LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing, Alleged failure to report-
- Charles McCombs (1938 – ) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- View report »
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- David McConkie (1978 – ) was a Mormon bishop (approximately 2013-16), stake president (2016-21) and deputy district attorney in Colorado; paternal grandson of Mormon apostle Bruce R. McConkie; arrested in 2023 and charged with felony sexual assault on a child by someone in a position of trust; allegedly confessed child sexual assault to a Mormon church leader in 2008; in July 2025, sentenced to five years probation
- Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- Crime state:
Colorado,
LDS positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Scout leader, Stake president, Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Alleged failure to report-
- Steven McDill (1959 – ) was an LDS church member in Tippecanoe County, Indiana; found guilty of child molestation; sentenced to 9 year/5 suspended in July 1996
- Crime: 1990s,
- Crime state:
Indiana,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, -
- Spencer McDougal (1957 – ) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- View report »
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- Maynard McFarland (1959 – ) was an LDS church member in California and Minnesota; sentenced in 2005 to 32 years in prison for sexually abusing his daughter for many years; released from prison in 2020; as of 2024, lives in Chula Vista, California as a registered sex offender
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s,
- Crime state:
California, Minnesota,
Convicted:
2005, LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released, Civil case(s): Dismissed with prejudice, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, Alleged failure to reportAccording to a 2022 lawsuit, a bishop knew McFarland was abusing his daughter, but didn't report the abuse to police, and continued to let McFarland participate actively in church ceremonies and meetings, including baptizing his daughter
"I allowed Satan to be my lord."
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- Calvin McGee (2002 – ) was an LDS missionary in Virginia in 2022; accused of soliciting sexually explicit pictures and video from a person he believed to be an 11-year-old girl, and inviting her to meet in person; arrested in Boise, Idaho in July 2023 and accused of rape of a minor; pleaded guilty to two charges related to child sexual abuse; sentenced in May 2024 to three to 25 years in prison
- Crime: 2020s,
- Crime state:
Idaho, Virginia,
Convicted:
2024, LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Ongoing, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Alleged failure to report-
- David McGhie (1963 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah; convicted in 2000 of child sexual abuse; an LDS bishop was accused of failing to report the abuse
- Crime: 1990s, 2000s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2000, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Alleged failure to report-
- Glen McGhie (1958 – ) was a Mormon church member in Santa Clara, California; found guilty of lewd or lascivious act on a child age 14/15, a felony; lost his physical therapy license
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state:
California,
Convicted:
2002, LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, -
- Paul McKee was a Mormon church member in England; accused of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
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- Troy McKee was a Mormon church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; registered sex offender
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
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- Keith McMullin was an LDS church member in Oregon; accused of sexual abuse; sentenced in or around 2004 to 25 years in prison for 10 counts of first degree rape, 10 counts of sexual abuse and two counts of sodomy
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
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- Scott McMurray (1954 – ) was a Mormon church member and elementary school teacher in Ogden, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 2013 and sentenced to prison; remained incarcerated as of August 2025
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
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- Jerry Mecham (1937 – 2014) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
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- Chester Meek was a Mormon bishop in Grand Prairie, Alberta, Canada from 1990 to 1995; while bishop, he allegedly sexually sexual assaulted multiple female church members; at least one alleged incident of abuse occurred in the bishop's office inside an LDS church
- Crime: 1990s,
- Crime country:
Canada,
Convicted:
2000, LDS positions: Bishop, Other leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, -
- Robert Metcalf (1949 – ) was a Mormon in California, Arizona; convicted of child sexual abuse in 1974; sentenced in 1979 to six years in prison; excommunicated; after prison, was rebaptized, made a scout leader and allegedly molested a scout on a campout in about 1987, according to a 1990 civil lawsuit against the LDS church; sentenced in Arizona in 1989 to 37 years in prison; 2020 lawsuit vs. LDS church
- Crime: 1970s, 1980s,
- Crime state:
Arizona, California,
LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result, Alleged failure to report-
- John Midgett (1962 – ) was a Mormon Sunday school teacher in the San Diego area, California; also was a Navy petty officer first class; accused of 43 felony counts of child molestation for allegedly sexually abusing eight girls, ages 5 to 10, in his Sunday school class; pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 30 years in prison; as of 2024, lives in Bountiful, Utah as a registered sex offender
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Crime state:
California,
Convicted:
1992, LDS positions: Primary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, -
- Daniel Miller was a Mormon church member in Tucson, Arizona; accused of a sex crime; convicted, sentenced to prison; released, was allegedly permitted to attend LDS family ward; re-offended
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
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- Sergey Millett was a Mormon church member in Utah; pleaded guilty in 2009 to child sexual abuse
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2009, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, -
- David Millett (1976 – ) was a Mormon church member in Utah; sentenced in 2022 to prison for first-degree felony sexual abuse
- Crime: 2020s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2022, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, -
- Ronald Mills was an LDS church member in Orange, New South Wales, Australia; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; sentenced in or around 1982 to 3 years in jail
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail,
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- Russell Millsaps (1947 – ) was an LDS church member and retired police sergeant in Arizona; sentenced in 2016 to 323 years in prison for child sexual exploitation
- Crime: 1990s, 2010s,
- Crime state:
Arizona,
Convicted:
2016, LDS positions: Other leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, -
- John Misseldine (1982 – ) was a Mormon missionary in Nevada; charged with sexually abusing two children at an LDS chapel in the Las Vegas area; in 2005, made a plea deal to avoid prison, via an Alford plea to two counts; a lawsuit said a local Mormon leader failed to report abuse to police; in 2008, sentenced to prison after violating the plea deal; as of 2024, lives in Las Vegas, Nevada as a registered sex offender
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state:
Nevada,
Convicted:
2005, LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Alford plea, Convicted, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender, Civil case(s): Dismissed, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, Unknown result, Alleged failure to report-
- Jay Mitchell was an Mormon church member and scout leader in Oregon; sentenced to a total of sixty years in prison with a minimum of thirty years, for child sexual abuse
- Crime: 1980s,
- Crime state:
Oregon,
LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Filters
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