1009 LDS sex abuse cases found
- Criminal case result: Convicted
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- John Hackett (1963 – ) was a Mormon church member in Bentonville, Arkansas; pleaded guilty sexual assault in Dec. 2010; confessed to sexually abusing a victim when she was four and five years old; is a registered sex offender living in Anderson, Missouri as of August 2026
Convicted:
2010,
Positions: Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, - View report »
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- Eric Hacking was an LDS church member in Utah; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, - View report »
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- Billy Hagen was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; convicted, sentenced to prison; died in 2005
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Mike Haire was a Mormon church member and middle school principal in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada; arrested on suspicion of possession and distribution of CSAM; convicted, sentenced to 20 months in prison
Criminal case(s): Convicted, - View report »
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- Douglas Hall (1952 – ) was an LDS bishop and retired Utah Highway Patrol sergeant in Monticello, Utah; pleaded guilty in 2001 to two third degree felony counts of attempted forcible sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in 2002 to one second degree felony count of sex abuse of a child
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2001, 2002,
Positions: Bishop,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Ronald Hall (1931 – 2023) was an LDS church member and former Mormon Tabernacle Choir member in Utah and Washington; accused of sexually molesting three underage girls in 1997 or 1998; acquitted in 2000; accused of sexual abuse of a fourth victim, an underage girl, in approximately 2003; convicted in 2005 of third-degree felony attempted child sexual abuse; died in 2023
Convicted:
2005,
Positions: Seminary teacher, Tabernacle Choir,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Frank Hall (1970 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah; former award-winning first grade schoolteacher; sentenced in 2007 to prison for sexually abusing his students
Convicted:
2007,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Douglas Hall (1982 – ) was a Mormon church member and real estate agent in Idaho; pleaded guilty in 2025 to first-degree felony object rape in Utah, and to lewd conduct with a minor under the age of 16 in Idaho; other charges in both cases were dropped via plea agreements; sentenced to five years to life in prison in Utah, and to eight years to life in prison in Idaho, per court documents
Convicted:
2025,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
"Doug [...] would use religious manipulation to pressure [the victim] to stop listening to heavy metal music, promising her that if she stopped listening to inappropriate music, 'Heavenly Father and Jesus would help her forgive him.'"Hall allegedly assaulted a child hundreds of times, per Utah court documents -
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- Albert Halladay (1930 – ) was a former LDS bishop in Sandy, Utah; accused of sexual abuse in 1988; pleaded guilty in 1989 to one second degree felony charge of sex abuse of a child; convicted
Positions: Bishop,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, - View report »
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- Brandon Halley (1976 – ) was a Mormon church member in Esparto, California; convicted of LEWD & LASCIVIOUS ACTS W/CHILD UNDER 14 and MOLEST/ANNOY CHILD in 2007; is a registered sex offender living in Springville, Utah
Convicted:
2007,
Positions: Nursery, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
Alleged church actions: Disfellowshipped, - View report »
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- Brandon Halley (1996 – ) Brandon Carl Halley was a Mormon church member and returned missionary who served in Canada, and who taught youth and worked in nursery in his ward in Esparto, California; was arrested, served two weeks in the county jail, and in February 2008 was charged with felony lewd acts on a child for the first incident; the second charge was reduced to a misdemeanour on the condition that he register as a sex offender for life
Convicted:
2008,
Positions: Missionary, Nursery, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Probation, Registered sex offender, Violated parole/probation,
Alleged church actions: Disfellowshipped, - View report »
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- Timothy Hallows (1958 – ) was a Mormon bishop in Kaysville, Utah when he perpetrated sex crimes; sentenced to 46 months in federal prison for possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM); released in January 2023; as of February 2024, lives in Pleasant View, Utah
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2020,
Positions: Bishop,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Released, - View report »
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- Jake Hally (1995 – ) was an LDS church member in Idaho Falls, Idaho; accused of sexual abuse
Convicted:
2023,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Leroy Hamblin (1947 – ) was a Webelos scout leader in Kaysville, Utah; pleaded guilty in 1987 to lewdness with a child; served prison time
Positions: Missionary, Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, - View report »
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- Steven Hammock (1941 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah; pleaded guilty in 1983 to two counts of forcible sex abuse of a child and served six months in an inpatient treatment facility; the LDS church excommunicated him, but during a civil suit filed in 1989 by the victim, it refused to divulge information that Hammock gave to church officials; in 1997, a federal judge awarded $150,000 in damages to the victim
Alleged failure to report-
Church paid $150,000
Positions: Scout leader, Sunday school,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
Civil case(s): Judgment for plaintiff,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, - View report »
"When is everyone going to realize that this shit's got to stop?"landmark abuse case in Utah -
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- Connor Hammond was a Mormon church member and BYU student in Utah; in 2019, pleaded guilty to rape of a child and was sentenced to up to 10 years in prison; was released to the community in 2023 in Oregon; reportedly seen recently in Eugene, Oregon
Convicted:
2019,
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, - View report »
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- Melvin Hansen (1952 – ) was a Mormon church member, school music teacher and former Tabernacle Choir member in Utah; convicted in 2021 in Utah of first degree felony attempted aggravated child sexual abuse; also accused of sexual abuse in Arizona
Convicted:
2021,
Positions: Other leader, Tabernacle Choir,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Police investigation,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Steven Hansen (1953 – ) was a former LDS bishop; accused of sexual abuse
Convicted:
2018,
Positions: Bishop,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Willard Hansen (1938 – 2013) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
Positions: Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum president/counselor, Missionary, Scout leader, Seminary teacher, Stake high council, Ward clerk, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- William Hanson (1962 – ) was a Mormon youth leader who allegedly sexually abused children in several US states, including Arkansas, Indiana, Iowa, Utah, Texas, Wisconsin and New Jersey; sentenced to prison for child sexual abuse; in the 2000s, the Mormon church settled a civil lawsuit in which the victim accused it of failing to protect him
Alleged failure to report-
Church paid $unknown
Positions: High priest, Scout leader, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Probation,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, - View report »
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- Russell Harbin (1974 – ) was a Mormon church member in Polson, Montana; convicted of sexual intercourse without consent with an 11-year-old child; the alleged abuse lasted from 2022 to 2024; he allegedly was assigned to be a Primary teacher sometime after the abuse began; sentenced in 2025 to 40 years in prison; the judge suspended 20 years of the 40-year term
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2025,
Positions: Primary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
Alleged church actions: Ward official accused of failure to report, - View report »
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- Jeffrey Hardin was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Idaho; convicted of lewd conduct with a minor in October 1991
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, - View report »
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- William Harding (1940 – ) was a Mormon branch president, elders quorum president and ward clerk in Tasmania and Queensland, Australia; charged in or before 2023 with multiple counts of sexual assault of a minor in two states in Australia; allegedly had as many as 40 victims; in 2024, pleaded guilty to reduced charges and was sentenced to 9 months in jail in Brisbane; in 2025, faced new charges in Tasmania
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Bishopric counselor, Branch president, Ward clerk,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Ongoing, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
Alleged church actions: Church officials accused of failure to warn ward members, Church position after conviction, Excommunicated, Rebaptized, Released from church position, Ward official accused of failure to report, - View report »
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- Michael Hare (1978 – ) was an LDS church member in Tooele, Utah; pleaded guilty of sexual abuse
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Marvin Harker (1968 – ) was an LDS bishop in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada in 2016; reportedly confessed to his mission president in 1987 to sexually abusing multiple children; also reportedly confessed to his bishop; both leaders told him not to report to police, according to records in a 2016 criminal case; convicted in 2019 (alleged abuse 1986-93); sentenced in 2020 to five years in prison; registered sex offender
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2019,
Positions: Bishop, Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Larry Harmon (1932 – 2012) was a Mormon in Utah; sentenced to jail and probation in 2005 for aggravated sex abuse of a child; charged in 2012 with first-degree felony aggravated sex abuse of a child; according to police, Harmon was allowed to be around children at an LDS ward Christmas party (where the alleged abuse took place in 2011) despite being a registered sex offender; died in 2012, so the charge was dismissed
Convicted:
2005,
Positions: Missionary, Senior missionary, Temple worker,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Died awaiting trial, Jail, Probation, Registered sex offender,
Alleged church actions: Church officials accused of allowing interaction with children after notice of wrongdoing, Church officials accused of failure to protect victims after learning of possible abuse, - View report »
"[T]he defendant was at his LDS Church building in Orem assisting members of the ward in setting up for a Christmas party. He located the 12-year-old female victim alone in the kitchen of the church."According to police, Harmon was allowed to be around children at an LDS ward Christmas party despite being a registered sex offender -
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- Larry Harmston was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse which allegedly took place at a Mormon chapel in Orem, Utah; convicted; charged again (result unknown)
Convicted:
2005,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Harvey Harper (1935 – 2014) was an LDS church member and deputy county district attorney in Los Angeles, California; arrested in 1984 and charged with child sexual abuse; jumped bail; found guilty; sentenced in absentia to 14 years in prison; lived secretly in Colorado for 20 months until federal investigators found him; local LDS church coverup alleged
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Prison, - View report »
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- Kenneth Harper was an LDS church member in California; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, - View report »
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- Joseph Harris was a Mormon church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, - View report »
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- Lynn Harrison (1935 – 2016) was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded no contest
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, No contest, - View report »
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- Richard Harrison (1989 – ) was a Mormon church member and high school teacher in Grantsville, Utah; pleaded guilty in November 2024 to sexually abusing one his students; the abuse happened in the 2017-2018 school year; as of 2025, is in Tooele County Jail
Convicted:
2024,
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, - View report »
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- Kim Hartley (1963 – 2025) was a Mormon bishopric counselor in Clinton, Davis County, Utah; accused of sexual abuse of multiple children; the alleged abuse took place in 1999; pleaded guilty in March 2002 to two second-degree felony counts of forcible sexual abuse; sentenced to two concurrent terms of one to 15 years in prison
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2002,
Positions: Bishopric counselor,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Devin Hartman (1975 – ) was an LDS church member in Mableton, near Atlanta, Georgia; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; given two consecutive sentences of life in prison
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2016,
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Craig Harward (1948 – ) was a Mormon ward executive secretary and former elementary "teacher of the year" in Santa Clara County, California; accused of sexual abuse of at least 10 children; pleaded guilty to charges related to sexual abuse of four children over a six-year period; sentenced to 14 years in prison; in 2024, a lawsuit said the LDS church failed to report abuse; as of 2024, lives in St. George, Utah
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2004,
Positions: Missionary, Other leader, Ward executive secretary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
Civil case(s): Dismissed, Dismissed without prejudice, Lawsuit v. LDS church, - View report »
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- Joseph Hastings (1987 – ) was a Mormon church member in Clevedon, UK; sentenced to prison for sending child pornography to an undercover police officer online in 2015; sentenced to 13 years and eight months in prison, including a custodial term of eight years and eight months
Convicted:
2015,
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Aurell Hatch (1932 – 2015) was a Mormon church member in Highland, Utah; convicted in 2001 via plea agreement of one second-degree felony count of attempted sex abuse of a child (later amended to a third-degree felony); sentenced to 90 days in jail and granted work diversion; also placed on 24 months of probation; died in 2015
Convicted:
2001,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Probation, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Elwood Haws (1951 – ) was vice president of an LDS church-owned trust company in Utah; charged in 2020 with 13 second degree felony counts of sexual exploitation of a minor; admitted that he viewed child sexual abuse material 3-4 times a week over a 3-4 year span; in 2021, pleaded guilty to three counts and was sentenced to 180 days in jail; in 2023, violated probation; as of 2026, lives in Taylorsville, Utah
Convicted:
2021,
Positions: Church employee,
Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, Released, Violated parole/probation,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Mark Haws (1957 – ) was a Mormon church member in Lehi, Utah; accused of sexually abusing a girl for 14 years; convicted in 2010 of second-degree felony forcible sexual abuse; excommunicated; rebaptized in or before June 2025; as of March 2026, lives in Lehi, Utah as a registered sex offender
Convicted:
2010,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, Rebaptized, - View report »
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- James Hayes (1956 – ) was an LDS bishop in the Timmins - North Bay area, Ontario, Canada; convicted of sexual exploitation in November 2001; molested an underage girl in his ward while serving as her bishop
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2001,
Positions: Bishop,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, - View report »
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- Darren Haymond (1987 – ) was an LDS church member in Provo, Utah and a custodian at Provo High School; pleaded guilty to voyeurism, a class B misdemeanor; sentenced in 2011; Haymond's conviction was expunged in 2017
Convicted:
2011,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Expunged, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Laurel Hayward (1938 – 2020) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Jeffrey Head (1964 – ) was an LDS bishop in Draper, Utah; committed sex crimes while serving as a Mormon bishop; in 2019, a jury found him guilty of attempted forcible sexual abuse, two counts of lewdness and sexual battery; sentenced to four months in jail and four years of probation
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2019,
Positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Young Mens Leader, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jail, Jury trial, Probation, Registered sex offender, Released, - View report »
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- Dale Heath (1959 – ) was an LDS church member and chiropractor in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jury trial, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Jeremy Heath (1986 – ) was a Mormon church member in Anchorage, Alaska; pleaded guilty in 2019 of Sexual Abuse of Minor 2 Vict Undr 13 (Class B Felony; sentenced to prison
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, - View report »
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- Samuel Heavilon (1960 – ) was allegedly a former LDS branch president in Frankfort, Indiana; convicted in 2018 and in 2024 of child exploitation; sentenced both times to prison
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2018,
Positions: Branch president, Stake high council, Temple worker,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Dale Heckel (1976 – ) was a Mormon church member in West Valley, Utah; convicted of sexual abuse in 2009; is a registered sex offender living in West Valley, Utah as of May 2026
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2009,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
"they didn't want to 'ruin his life'" -
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- Vance Hein (1951 – ) was an LDS church member and scoutmaster in West Bradford, Pennsylvania; was convicted in 1999 of a misdemeanor for sexually abusing one of his boy scouts; sentenced in 2000 to 15 years of probation; arrested in 2011 for possessing child pornography; sentenced in 2012 to 15 to 30 years in prison; the Mormon church settled a related lawsuit in 2014
Alleged failure to report-
Church paid $unknown
Convicted:
1999, 2000, 2012,
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Probation,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, - View report »
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- Matthias Heinrichs was an LDS missionary in England; originally from the Netherlands; accused of sexual abuse that allegedly occurred during his mission; pleaded guilty; jailed for two years
Convicted:
2012,
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, - View report »
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- Mark Helms (1962 – 2009) was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted and sentenced to prison; was killed in 2009 while in prison
Positions: Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Kyle Hendrickson was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
Positions: Bishopric counselor,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, - View report »
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- Daniel Henshaw (1990 – ) was a Mormon church member in Logan, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 2019 of sexually abusing a 3-year-old girl; sentenced to seven months in jail; arrested in 2023 and found competent to stand trial on charges of plotting to rape and murder a Logan, Utah woman
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2019,
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Ongoing, - View report »
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- Michael Hepworth was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- David Herget (1943 – 2005) was a Mormon high priest in Washington; convicted of child rape and child molestation in 1993; sentenced to 180 days in jail and was a registered sex offender; arrested in 2005, died by suicide in jail the next day; detectives identified at least seven victims; one child estimated that Herget abused him 1,400 times; in a 2025 lawsuit against the church, four plaintiffs said officials failed them
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
1993,
Positions: High priest, Seminary teacher, Ward Santa Claus,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Died awaiting trial, Jail, Prison, Registered sex offender, Suicide,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
Alleged church actions: Church members wrote letters of support, Church officials accused of allowing interaction with children after notice of wrongdoing, Church officials accused of failure to protect victims after learning of possible abuse, Church officials accused of failure to warn ward members, Excommunicated, Rebaptized, Ward official accused of pressuring victim not to seek accountability, - View report »
"This isn't a case of ignorance, it's a case of betrayal. The church knew exactly who this man was and what he had done. Nonetheless, they gave a convicted predator a position of trust and authority, which allowed him to exercise power over young boys. These kids deserved safety. Instead, they were left vulnerable to unimaginable harm."one boy estimated that Herget abused him 1,400 times -
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- Brandon Hernandez (1999 – ) was an LDS church member in Tempe, Arizona; accused of sexually abusing a victim inside a Mormon church; convicted of four fourth degree felony counts of abuse of a child or vulnerable adult
Convicted:
2019,
Positions: Other leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Marco Herrera (1955 – ) Marco R; pleaded guilty to three second-degree felony counts of forcible sexual abuse; seven further felonies, including rape, were dismissed under the plea agreement
Convicted:
2008,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Roger Hester (1956 – ) was an LDS church member in Rockwall, Texas; accused of child sexual abuse; convicted of injury to a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual with intent to cause bodily harm
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Michael Hiatt (1990 – ) was a Mormon church member in Clinton, Utah; charged in Utah in March 2023 with two second degree felony counts of enticing a minor, and one third degree felony count of dealing in materials harmful to a minor; pleaded guilty in June 2023 to one second degree felony count of enticing a minor; sentenced in August 2023 to 45 days in jail, with credit for 15 days served, and 4 years probation
Convicted:
2023,
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, - View report »
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- Michael Hicks was an LDS church member in Washington; accused of sexual abuse; sentenced to prison
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Grant Hildreth (1962 – 2022) was an LDS church member in Montana; sentenced to prison in 1992 for felony child sexual abuse; in 2011, pleaded guilty to two class A misdemeanor counts of sexual battery; died in 2022
Convicted:
2011,
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, - View report »
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- Clayton Hildreth (1952 – ) was a Mormon stake president in Butte, Montana; from Dillon, Montana; arrested in June 2004 by Boise, Idaho police for soliciting sex from a person he thought was a 14-year-old girl online; was stake president at the time of his arrest; pleaded guilty in October to a charge of interstate travel with intent to have sex with a minor; sentenced in 2005 to three years and five months in prison
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2005,
Positions: Bishop, Stake president,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, - View report »
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- Kyle Hill was a Mormon church member; accused of child sexual abuse; convicted in 2019 and sentenced to 15 years in prison and a lifetime of supervised release
Convicted:
2019,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Probation, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Craig Hill (1972 – ) was an LDS church member in Ogden, Utah; convicted of sexual abuse in 1990;
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
1990,
Positions: Bishopric counselor, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
Alleged church actions: Ward official accused of failure to report, - View report »
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- Lynn Hill was a Mormon scoutmaster in Utah; worked from 1976 to 1984 as a financial auditor for the LDS church, including in Japan and other Asian countries; sentenced in 2004 to up to five years in prison for sexually abusing a 17-year-old developmentally disabled girl; Hill molested her while driving her to an LDS church activity for disabled children, and at her home, according to charging documents
Convicted:
2004,
Positions: Missionary, Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Prison, Released,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Jerry Hill (1959 – ) was a Mormon church member in Boise, Idaho. Federally convicted in 2009 of possession of CSAM; reportedly attends Star 2nd Ward and holds the calling Building Representative; is a registered sex offender living in Star, Idaho
Convicted:
2009,
Positions: Building Representative,
Criminal case(s): Convicted,
Alleged church actions: unknown, - View report »
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- James Hogan (1937 – ) was a Mormon scout leader in California and Oregon; in 1989, was sentenced to five years in prison for child sexual abuse; in 1989, two teenagers sued the church and Hogan (settled 1990); in 2002, two men sued the church and the BSA (church settled for $800,000 and $75,000); in 2011, a man sued the BSA for $5.2 million (he previously settled with the church); in all, 12 alleged victims 1967-1989
Alleged failure to report-
Church paid $875,000
Convicted:
1989,
Positions: Church employee, Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Released,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, - View report »
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- Michael Holt (1980 – ) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 2024 in Utah of aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor; sentenced to five years to life in prison
Positions: Elders quorum president/counselor, Missionary, Primary, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Mason Holzendorf (2000 – ) was a Mormon church member; convicted of enticing a minor by internet or text in 2023
Convicted:
2023,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, - View report »
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- David Homack (1964 – ) was a Mormon church member in Colorado; convicted of sexual abuse in 2009 in Colorado
Convicted:
2009,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Wilford Honsvick (1930 – 2022) Wilford Honsvick (1930-2022) was a Mormon church member in Bountiful, Utah, who held many callings including president of an elders quorum and leadership positions working with children; according to the report, church leaders were told by the reporting grandchild and by two adult relatives who had been abused as teenagers, and nothing was done; he died holding a full temple recommend, denying the abuse
Positions: Elders quorum president/counselor, Other leader, Primary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted,
Alleged church actions: No church discipline, Ward official accused of failure to report, - View report »
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- Evan Hopper was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Caleb Horner was an LDS church member in Melbourne, Australia; arrested in November 2021 and accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old boy he met in 2020; found guilty in 2024 of two counts of sexual assault by touch of a child under 16; sentenced in October 2024 to three years "community corrections," avoiding additional jail time
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jail, Ongoing,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, - View report »
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- Joel Houck was an LDS church member in California; accused in the 1960s of sexual abuse; convicted of vagrancy in 1966 and served 10 days in jail; in 1967, placed in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) "perversion files"
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Craig Housley (1980 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah; found guilty in 2018 of child sexual exploitation; sentenced to 210 days in state prison and five years of probation
Convicted:
2018,
Positions: Missionary, Other leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Allan Howe was an LDS church member and Utah politician; accused of a sex crime; convicted
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, - View report »
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- Jason Hoyt (1988 – ) was an LDS church member in Tabiona, Duchesne County, Utah; accused of soliciting sex from a minor and sending lewd messages; convicted in 2015 and sentenced to jail
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, - View report »
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- Christine Hubbs was an LDS church member in California; was charged with sexual abuse of two underage boys (ages 14 and 15); convicted in 2011, sentenced to five years in prison; violated parole
Convicted:
2011,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Parole, Prison, Violated parole/probation, - View report »
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- Lawrence Huffman (1967 – ) was an LDS church member in Mound City, Kansas; pleaded guilty to charges related to sodomizing a minor; as of 2024, lives in Hutchinson, Kansas as a registered sex offender
Convicted:
2007,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, - View report »
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- Erik Hughes (1966 – ) was a Mormon bishop in Mapleton, Utah and a Mormon church senior product manager when he sexually abused two underage children in his LDS ward dozens of times; was sentenced to prison in 2017; released in 2023; as of 2024, registered sex offender living in Utah
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2017,
Positions: Bishop, Church employee, Missionary, Stake high council, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Parole, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released, - View report »
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- James Hunsaker (1946 – 2020) was a Mormon church member in Bountiful, Utah; convicted in 2014 of two Class A misdemeanor counts of sexual battery; sentenced to 60 days in jail and one year of probation
Convicted:
2014,
Positions: Sunday school,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Probation, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Roy Hunt (1959 – ) was a Mormon church member in Maricopa County, Arizona; former city manager in Snowflake and Holbrook and a public finance banker at the National Bank of Arizona; accused of child sexual abuse in 2004; pleaded guilty in 2005 to a reduced charge; sentenced to prison in Arizona in 2005
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2005,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, Rebaptized, - View report »
"Her parents took her to their bishop, who urged them to call police but said there was little else he or the church could do." -
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- Stanley Hunt (1953 – ) was an LDS church member and custodian in the Washington County School District in St. George, Utah; convicted of second-degree felony sex abuse of a child via a plea agreement; convicted in 2023 of violation of the terms of his sex offender registration
Positions: Bishopric counselor, Ward clerk,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, - View report »
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- Hayden Hunter (2001 – ) was a Mormon missionary in California; he was from Pleasant Grove, Utah; arrested in 2020 for distribution of child sexual abuse material (child pornography) while on his mission; convicted of possession of CSAM in 2021
Convicted:
2021,
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Released, - View report »
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- Edward Hunter (1953 – ) was a Mormon church member in Peoria, Arizona; accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl who was his patient; pleaded guilty to three counts of child abuse; sentenced to two years in prison and lifetime probation
Convicted:
2016,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Probation, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Cotton Hunter (2002 – ) was a Mormon church member in Missouri; accused of sexual abuse
Positions: Music leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, - View report »
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- Craig Huntington (1957 – ) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
Positions: Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Keith Huntsman (1945 – ) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
Convicted:
2002,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, - View report »
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- Loren Hurd (1964 – ) was an LDS church member in Idaho; convicted in Idaho of Hurd was convicted of Kidnapping -First Degree - ransom ; is registered sex offender as of 2023; lives in Ogden, Utah; attempted to kidnap a 16-year-old female from Boise in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, parking lot
Convicted:
1993,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
Alleged church actions: unknown, - View report »
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- Jesus Hurtado (1953 – ) was a Mormon church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
1994,
Positions: Sunday school,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
Civil case(s): Settlement,
Alleged church actions: Church members wrote letters of support, Ward official accused of failure to report, - View report »
"Nobody did anything. Nobody called the police."per a 2016 lawsuit, a victim told two bishops, who did not alert police; she said one told her to repent and the other said he would no longer allow Hurtado to be her Sunday school teacher -
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- Etienne Iriberry (1975 – ) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Brad Isakson (1981 – ) was a Mormon church member; charged with various charges related to child sexual abuse in March 2020; convicted in October 2020; sentenced to 3 years to life for each of his two counts, to run concurrently; Isakson is a registered sex offender living in Salt Lake City, Utah as of May 2026
Convicted:
2020,
Positions: Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Lance Jacks (1994 – ) was a Mormon church member in Roy, Utah; convicted of sexually abusing a 4 year old girl; had just gone through the temple right before sexually abusing the child
Convicted:
2013,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, - View report »
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- Robert Jackson (1942 – ) was a former assistant BYU professor and Mormon bishopric member (second counselor) in Provo, Utah; sentenced to two years in prison in 2006 for video recording a 14-year-old undressing
Convicted:
2006,
Positions: Bishopric counselor, BYU, Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Albert Jackson (1906 – 2010) was a Mormon church member in Lewiston, Utah and Centerville, Utah; accused of child sexual abuse; convicted in 2002 (at age 96) via plea agreement to two second-degree felony counts of sex abuse of a child; was sentenced to two concurrent prison terms of one to 15 years each
Convicted:
2002,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
"You're in pretty good health for a 99-year-old man. We don't want you touching anybody anymore, OK?"Was Utah's oldest prison inmate when released to home confinement at age 99 -
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- Cecil Jacobson (1936 – 2021) was a Mormon church member and fertility doctor in Virginia; found guilty of secretly using his own sperm to artificially inseminate patients
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted,
Civil case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- Rowland James (1968 – ) was an LDS church member in Lansing, Michigan; pleaded guilty to charges related to alleged sexual abuse of young girls and a young boy he met at church; serving time in prison as of January 2024
Convicted:
1997, 2001, 2017,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, Rebaptized, - View report »
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- Richard James (1966 – ) was a Mormon church member in Potomac, Maryland; accused of sexually abusing a boy from 1995 to 1999 at billionaire Bill Marriott's home, an LDS church and other locations; pleaded guilty to reduced child abuse charges; sentenced to 10 years in prison (nine suspended); was a registered sex offender; the victim sued the church, Marriott and six others in 2024
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2002,
Positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, Rebaptized, - View report »
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- William Jansen (1983 – ) was an LDS church member and police officer in Twin Falls, Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Ángel Jaramillo was an LDS church member and city councilor in El Carmen, Jujuy, Argentina; arrested on child pornography and abuse charges (which includes distribution, tenancy, and production of material); in 2025, sentenced to two years of "prisión condicional" (akin to probation)
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2024,
Positions: Church employee, Stake clerk, Stake high council,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Kelly Jasperson (1960 – ) was a Mormon church member in Afton, Wyoming;
Criminal case(s): Convicted, - View report »
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