890 LDS sex abuse cases found
- Criminal case result: Convicted
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- 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,
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Convicted:
2022,
LDS positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
Alleged failure to report- View report »
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- 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 state:
Utah,
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- 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,
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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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- 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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- 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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- Stephen Lowe was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse
LDS positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Douglas Lund (1950 – ) was a former Mormon bishopric counselor in Pahrump, Nevada; arrested in 2011 and accused of repeated sexual abuse of two young girls; the alleged abuse occurred over a period of several years; convicted in 2012 of lewdness with a child under 14; as of January 2026, lives in Nevada as a registered sex offender
Convicted:
2012,
LDS positions: Bishopric counselor,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Released,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Duane Lyon (1951 – ) was a Mormon church member; in August 2015 charged with 10 counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child; September 9 2015 protective order filed against Lyon for 4 minor children/granted September 21, 2015; accepted plea deal, pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated sexual abuse; sentenced Jan. 2017 to 3 years to life; lives in Cedar City, Utah; is a registered sex offender
Crime: 2010s,
Crime state:
Utah,
Alleged church actions: No church discipline, nothing, Unknown church action, -

- 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, Registered sex offender,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, - 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,
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- 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,
Alleged church actions: Church position after conviction, -

- 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 state:
Massachusetts, Utah,
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- Mikel Marshall was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, - 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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- Nicholas Mason (1989 – ) was a Mormon church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; p.c. affidavit states found multiple videos of CSAM on his iPhone, CD evidence and icloud storage with CSAM
Crime: 2010s,
Crime state:
Utah,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, -

- 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 state:
California,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, Ward official accused of discouraging victim or others from reporting, Ward official accused of failure to report, Ward official accused of pressuring victim not to seek accountability, Ward official accused of saying victim was responsible, -

- 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 state:
Oregon,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, -

- 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,
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- 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,
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- 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,
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- 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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- Paul Mayer (1975 – ) was a former Mormon bishop in Sandy, Utah; accused of recording a 16-year-old in a bedroom and bathroom on a GoPro; charged with 19 counts related to sexual abuse of a minor; pled guilty to aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor and voyeurism; sentenced in 2025 to 1-15 years in prison and 0-364 days in jail
Crime: 2020s,
Crime state:
Utah,
Alleged church actions: No church discipline, repentence, -

- Edward McAffee was a Mormon church member in Salt Lake County, Utah; pleaded guilty in 2003 to two felony counts of aggravated sex abuse of a child (second-degree, amended from first-degree); sentenced to one year in jail and probation
Convicted:
2003,
LDS positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, 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,
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- 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,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, Rebaptized, -

- 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,
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- Richard McClung (1943 – 2026) was a Mormon bishopric counselor in Rockford, Illinois in 2006; convicted in 2007 and 2014 of charges related to child sexual abuse; accused in a 2025 lawsuit against the Mormon church of sexually abusing an 8-year-old girl on church property in 2006 despite facing criminal charges at the time and remaining in the bishopric; died in plane crash Feb. 14, 2026 in Poplar Grove, Illinois
Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
Crime state:
Illinois,
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, Excommunicated, Ward official accused of pressuring victim not to seek accountability, -

- 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,
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- 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,
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- 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,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, -

- 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,
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- 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,
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- 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,
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- Paul McKee was a Mormon church member in England; accused of sexual abuse
LDS positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, - View report »
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- Troy McKee (1967 – ) was a Mormon church member in Utah; convicted in 1992 of ENTICING A MINOR/2ND DEGREE FELONY, ENTICE SOLICIT SEDUCE OR LURE A MINOR BY INTERNET OR TEXT - 2nd Degree Felony,LEWDNESS INVOLVING A CHILD/CLASS A MISDEMEANOR; is registered sex offender living in Spanish Fork, Utah
Crime: 1990s,
Crime state:
Utah,
Alleged church actions: unknown, -

- Robert McKell was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
LDS positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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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, - View report »
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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, - View report »
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- Jerry Mecham (1937 – 2014) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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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,
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- Charles Merrell (1977 – ) was a Mormon church member in Wyoming; was reportedly an LDS Primary teacher as of approximately 2019; criminally charged in the 2020s with multiple felonies related to child sexual abuse; found guilty by a jury in 2025 of two third-degree felony counts of sexual abuse of a minor
Crime: 2020s,
Crime state:
Wyoming,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, -

- 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,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, -

- 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,
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- 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, - View report »
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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,
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- 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,
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- 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, - View report »
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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,
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- 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,
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- 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,
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- Brian Mitchell (1953 – ) was a Mormon church member and temple worker in Utah; abductor, with Wanda Barzee, of Elizabeth Smart
Crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s,
Crime state:
Utah,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, -

- David Mits was an LDS church member and police officer in Melbourne, Australia; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; sentenced to nine months in jail
LDS positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, - View report »
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- Thomas Monson (1951 – ) was an attorney for the LDS church's law firm, Kirton McConkie and son of an LDS apostle; In 1989, paid a $75 fine and was placed on probation after he pleaded guilty to a charge of soliciting sex from a prostitute; sued in the 1990s for sexual harassment; reached a settlement with the victim; despite his crime, was assigned to be a Mormon bishop in Salt Lake City, Utah; was a bishop in 2008
Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
Crime state:
Utah,
Alleged church actions: Church position after conviction, -

- Daniel Montoya was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Long Beach, California; pleaded guilty in 1986 to charges of child sexual abuse
LDS positions: Missionary, Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, - View report »
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- Aaron Montoya (1972 – ) was a Mormon children's Primary teacher and law enforcement officer in Utah; found guilty in 2005 of sexually abusing children during LDS church meetings and at his home; later pleaded guilty in another case; in all, at least nine victims came forward; sentenced to prison in 2005; as of March 2025, is out of prison on parole and lives in Woods Cross, Utah as a registered sex offender
Crime: 2000s,
Crime state:
Utah,
Alleged church actions: Counseling/therapy for victim, -

- Daniel Mooy (1972 – ) was a Mormon church member in St. George, Utah; pleaded guilty to two counts of lewdness and intoxication in April 2026; took off his clothes while shooting content for a luxury house that was to be listed for sale.
Crime: 2020s,
Crime state:
Utah,
Alleged church actions: unknown, -

- Julio Morais was a Mormon church member in Pawtucket, Rhode Island; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse
Crime: 2000s,
Crime state:
Rhode Island,
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- Luis Morales Silva (1987 – ) was an LDS church member in Lehi, Utah; in 2022, pleaded guilty to four counts of second-degree felony sex abuse of a child; sentenced to one to 15 years in prison
Convicted:
2022,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, - View report »
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- Marcelo Moreno Pérez was a former Mormon church young men's leader in Argentina; arrested in 2021 for alleged sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl in 2017; sentenced in 2022 to 13.5 years in prison; the Mormon church allegedly paid the victim's parents 4.5 million pesos (approximately $40,000) to keep the abuse secret
Crime: 2010s,
Crime country:
Argentina,
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- Mark Morgan was an LDS church member in Springville, Utah; accused of sexual abuse
LDS positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Steven Morris was a Mormon church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
LDS positions: Elders quorum,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, - View report »
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- Shawn Mortensen (1965 – ) was a former Mormon bishop and stake presidency member in Albuquerque, New Mexico; in February 2021, admitted to police that he had sexually abused an 11-year-old girl in January 2021; convicted of child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2022 to prison in New Mexico
Crime: 2020s,
Crime state:
New Mexico,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, -

- Todd Mortenson was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
LDS positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Jonathon Moser (1981 – ) was an LDS church member and middle school teacher in Rawlins, Wyoming; found guilty of sexually abusing two minor girls; sentenced to a minimum of 36 years in prison; a source told FLOODLIT that North Dakota LDS church leaders knew about the abuse but "did nothing"
Convicted:
2017,
LDS positions: Missionary, Other leader, Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
Alleged failure to report- View report »
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- David Moss (1967 – ) was an LDS bishop (2015-19) and police officer in Lehi, Utah; arrested in 2019 for soliciting an undercover cop for sex; pleaded guilty in 2019 to a 3rd degree felony charge of exploiting a prostitute and a misdemeanor charge of patronizing a prostitute; sentenced to prison, but both terms were suspended
Crime: 2010s,
Crime state:
Utah,
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- Erick Mosteller (1965 – ) was a Mormon church member and former youth leader in Utah; was caught downloading child sexual abuse material (CSAM); admitted to soliciting sex acts from trafficked women at Asian massage parlors; pleaded guilty in March 2023 to two second degree felony charges of child sexual exploitation; sentenced in August 2023 to 250 days in jail, with credit for 79 days served; placed on 4 years probation
Crime: 2020s,
Crime state:
Utah,
Alleged church actions: Church members wrote letters of support, -

- Borzin Mottaghian was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Prison, - View report »
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- Dardo Moura (1970 – ) was an LDS bishop in Bahia Blanca, Argentina; accused of sexual abuse; convicted, sentenced to 14 years in prison
LDS positions: Bishop,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Eustacio Munioz (1946 – ) was an LDS ward religious and missionary class leader in the Brownsville, Texas area; in 2011, was accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old boy; the victim, as an adult, filed a lawsuit against the LDS church and won
Crime: 1990s, 2000s,
Crime state:
Texas,
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- Steven Murdock (1963 – ) was a Mormon stake high council member and former LDS bishop in Holladay, Salt Lake County, Utah; allegedly sexually harassed multiple women in his ward while he was their bishop (he was bishop from 2013 to 2017); in 2019, was caught taking photos of a young woman in a dressing room in Tennessee; pleaded guilty in November 2019; sentenced in 2019 to one year probation, 48 hours community service
Crime: 2010s,
Crime state:
Tennessee,
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- Jared Murray (1942 – ) was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Rexburg, Idaho; pleaded guilty in 1989 to a child sexual abuse charge
LDS positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Shane Murray (1982 – ) was an LDS church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; pleaded and convicted of 2 counts of FORCIBLE SEX ABUSE - 2nd Degree Felony the victim was 14 year old female
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, - View report »
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- Matthew Nash was a former Mormon missionary from Utah who served a mission in North Carolina in 1999; accused in 2001 of sexually molesting 11 girls while on his mission; pleaded guilty to charges of child sexual abuse
LDS positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, - View report »
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- Craig Nebeker (1960 – ) was a Mormon church member in California and St. George, Utah; accused of sexual abuse and convicted of three counts of AGGRAVATED SEX ABUSE OF A CHILD and one count SODOMY ON A CHILD
Crime: 2010s,
Crime state:
California, Utah,
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- Ralph Neeley (1949 – 2020) was an LDS church member in the Beaumont, Texas area; was sentenced in January 1994 to life in prison in Texas for repeated sexual abuse of an 8-year-old girl in an LDS chapel during church meetings and in other locations; died in prison in 2020; the Mormon church reportedly paid several million US dollars in a settlement to the victim
Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
Crime state:
Arkansas, Texas,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, -

- Gordon Neeley (1935 – 2018) was an LDS church member and daycare owner in Salt Lake City, Utah; pleaded guilty to ATTEMPTED - AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD; convicted; died in 2018
LDS positions: High priest, Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, - View report »
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- Todd Nef (1983 – ) was a Mormon church member in Rigby, Idaho and Richland, Washington; accused of child sexual abuse; reportedly confessed to sexually abusing young girls over 100 times; convicted in 2019 in Washington and sentenced to prison
Crime: 2010s,
Crime state:
Washington,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, -

- Michael Nef (1950 – 2025) was a Mormon church member in Rigby, Idaho that was convicted of sexually abusing two female family members for 23 years; sentenced to five years in Cottonwood minimum security prison in Idaho.
Crime: 2000s,
Crime state:
Idaho,
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- Aaron Neff (1972 – ) was a Mormon church member in Grand Junction, Colorado; convicted of abusing two teenage girls, one for many years; sentenced to 89 years prison
Convicted:
2019,
LDS positions: Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Joseph Neipp was a former LDS bishop in San Jose, California; in 2021, pleaded no contest to four molestation counts and was given an 18-year prison sentence, with credit for the three years he spent in county jail prior to his sentencing; father of convicted Mormon child sexual abuser Samuel Neipp
Convicted:
2021,
LDS positions: Bishop,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, No contest, Prison,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
Alleged failure to report
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, Rebaptized, - View report »
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- Samuel Neipp (1982 – ) was an LDS church member and middle school teacher in California; once named "teacher of the year" by the Union School District in the San Jose, California area; son of convicted child sexual abuser Joseph Neipp; pleaded no contest in 2019 to 12 charges related to sexual abuse; sentenced to 56 years in prison
Crime: 2010s,
Crime state:
California,
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- Steve Nelson (1945 – ) was an LDS church member in Idaho; in 2009, pleaded guilty to a charge of lewd conduct; sentenced to 30 years in prison; Mormon leaders allegedly failed to report abuse to police in the 1980s
Crime: 1980s, 2000s,
Crime state:
Idaho,
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- Richard Nelson was an LDS church member in Colorado; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse
Crime: 1980s,
Crime state:
Colorado,
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- Kim Nelson was a Mormon church member in St. George, Utah; pleaded guilty to charges of child sexual abuse and was sentenced to prison; LDS leaders allegedly knew about the abuse and failed to report to police
LDS positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Unknown result,
Alleged failure to report- View report »
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- Robert Nelson (1949 – ) was an LDS bishop in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; accused of sexual abuse of a "mentally handicapped" woman; pleaded guilty in 1989; placed on two years probation, ordered to do 150 hours of community service, and ordered to take a conducted tour of a local jail
Crime: 1980s,
Crime country:
Canada,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, -

- Jayden Nelson (1997 – ) was an LDS church member in South Ogden, Utah; accused of sexual abuse of a 4-year-old child and of a teenage female; sentenced in 2018 to 15 years to life in prison for aggravated sexual abuse of a child
LDS positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, - View report »
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- Paul Nelson (1976 – ) was an LDS church member in Arizona; accused of sexual abuse; sentenced to prison in November 2023; failed to appear at his sentencing and went missing; reportedly planned to turn himself in in March 2024 on the condition that his $100k bail be returned to his family; arrested in April 2024 in Tucson, Arizona and extradited to Gilbert, Arizona
LDS positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Fled or failed to appear, Prison, - View report »
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- Aaron Nelson (1976 – 2020) was a Mormon church member in Idaho Falls, Idaho; charged with 3 counts of Battery-Actual, Intentional and Unlawful Touching or Striking of Another Against their Will and 3 counts of Disturbing the Peace; accepted plea deal and found guilty of Disturbing the Peace; died 31 days after convicted
Crime: 2010s,
Crime state:
Idaho,
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- Porter Nelson (1982 – ) was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Alaska; charged in 2009 with child sexual abuse; pleaded guilty to reduced charges and was sentenced in 2010 to jail or prison; as of 2025, lives in Marsing, Idaho as a registered sex offender
Convicted:
2010,
LDS positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Ben Nelson was a Mormon church member in Portland, Oregon; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 2015 and sentenced to prison
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Daniel Nelson (1954 – ) was a Mormon church member in Bountiful, Utah; pleaded guilty to lewdness & lewdness involving a child in 1989; pleaded guilty to two counts of attempted forcible sexual abuse in 1993; pleaded guilty to failure to register as sex offender in 2004; victim was granted a protective order against Nelson in 2019, recorded court notes state sexual violence protective order
Crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s,
Crime state:
Utah,
Alleged church actions: Church officials accused of failure to warn ward members, No church discipline, nothing, Ward official accused of pressuring victim not to seek accountability, -

- Rand Newby (1953 – ) was an LDS church member and scout leader in Washington, Oregon and San Francisco, California; had a career as a schoolteacher; charged in Oregon in 1986 with sexual abuse of two children; convicted of two counts, one class C felony and one class A misdemeanor; sentenced in 1987 to 5 years probation
Crime: 1980s,
Crime state:
Oregon,
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