775 LDS sex abuse cases found
- Criminal case result: Convicted
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- Wendell Thompson (1963 – ) was a former LDS bishop and stake presidency member in Clinton, Mississippi; convicted in 2011 of felony child sexual abuse (gratification of lust); some of the abuse took place while Thompson was in an LDS stake presidency role
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Crime: 2010s,
Crime state: Mississippi,
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Convicted: 2011,
LDS positions: Bishop, Stake presidency counselor,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result,
Alleged failure to report
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- Jared Tichy (1978 – ) was an LDS church member and elementary school teacher in Salt Lake City, Utah; in April 2023, charged with child sexual abuse; several other victims came forward in April 2023
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Crime: 2010s, 2020s,
Crime city: UT - Salt Lake City,
Crime county: UT - Salt Lake,
Crime state: Utah,


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- George Tilson (1942 – 2020) was a Mormon church member in the Salt Lake City, Utah area (including Holladay); pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse in the 1990s; alleged coverup by Mormon leaders
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Crime: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s,
Crime state: Utah,




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- Patrick Tissier was an LDS church member in Perpignan, France; accused of sexual abuse; convicted, sentenced to prison
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Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
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- Donald Tolman (1943 – ) was an LDS church member and former bishop in Provo, Utah (Provo 10th Ward, starting in 1975); convicted in 2020 of six felony counts related to child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2020 to 25 years to life in prison
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Crime: 2010s,
Crime state: Utah,



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- James Tolman (1972 – ) was an LDS church member in Orem, Utah and Cheyenne, Wyoming; convicted of UNLAWFUL SEXUAL INTERCOURSE in 1994 in Utah and SEXUAL ABUSE OF A MINOR IN THE SECOND DEGREE in Wyoming
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Crime: 1990s, 2000s,
Crime county: UT - Utah,
Crime state: Utah, Wyoming,


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- Jay Toombs (1956 – ) was an LDS scout leader and private investigator in Benson, Utah; allegedly told his stake president (a Cache County prosecutor) in 1994 that he had molested boys; three LDS bishops and stake president Jerry Toombs (his older brother) allegedly knew of abuse but did not tell police; convicted in 2000 and sentenced to five years to life in prison; released in 2025; lives in Logan, Utah
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Crime: 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s,
Crime state: Utah,




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- Mark Treter (1954 – ) was a Mormon church member and environmental lawyer in Greendale, Indiana; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded no contest to one felony count; sentenced in 2023 to probation; local LDS church leaders allegedly knew of Treter's criminal behavior but did not report to police
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Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
Crime state: Indiana,




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- Robert Tubbs (1952 – ) was an LDS scout leader in Slaterville, Weber County, Utah; admitted he told a Mormon bishop in the early 1970s he had molested multiple boys; Tubbs said the bishop kept the abuse secret; nearly 20 years passed and Tubbs molested others; in the 1990s, Tubbs pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse charges; sentenced to six years to life in prison; paroled in 2000; violated parole; released in 2008
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Crime: 1990s,
Crime state: Utah,



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- Timothy Turner was an LDS church member and middle school band teacher in West Virginia; convicted in 2020 of child sexual abuse
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Crime: 2010s,
Crime state: West Virginia,



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- Marc Turner was a former Mormon bishopric member and former Boy Scout leader in Austin, Texas; arrested in 2017 and charged with promotion of child pornography, a second-degree felony; convicted; sentenced to prison
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LDS positions: Bishopric counselor,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
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- Drew Tutt (1988 – ) was a Mormon church member, school teacher and soccer coach in Ogden, Utah; accused of sexual abuse of two girls on his soccer team; in 2017, convicted of two counts of third degree felony sexual abuse of a minor student; in 2018, sentenced to prison
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LDS positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
Civil case(s): Dismissed, Dismissed with prejudice,
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- Timothy Tuttle (1962 – 2016) was an LDS church member in Utah; convicted in 2016 of three counts of class A misdemeanor sexual battery
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Crime: 2010s,
Crime city: UT - Provo,
Crime state: Utah,



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- Devin Tuttle (1997 – ) was a Mormon church member in Draper, Utah; convicted of UNLAWFUL SEXUAL CONDUCT WITH A 16 OR 17 YEAR OLD/CLASS A MISDEMEANOR
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Crime: 2020s,
Crime state: Utah,



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- Charles Tyhurst (1947 – ) was a former LDS bishop and optometrist in southwest Virginia; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; 2020: sentenced in Virginia to prison for five years for aggravated sexual battery of a minor; 2024: registered sex offender; lives in Richmond, Virginia
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LDS positions: Bishop,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
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- Jordan Udall (1978 – ) was a Mormon church member and police officer in St. Johns Arizona; pleaded guilty in 2022 to knowing access to child pornography
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Crime: 2010s,
Crime state: Arizona,



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- Marcus Udall (1996 – ) was an LDS church member in Maricopa County, Arizona; accused of child sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in 2014 to a reduced felony charge;
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Criminal case(s): Convicted,
Alleged failure to report
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- Kimball Ungerman (1957 – ) was an LDS bishopric counselor in California; moved to Utah; pleaded guilty in 2020 to one felony count related to child sexual abuse; sentenced to prison, but term was suspended; sentenced to probation; as of 2023, registered sex offender, lives in Orem, Utah; a 2021 California lawsuit against the church said bishop Phil Stewart failed to protect a victim, and a mission president didn't report
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LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Seminary teacher,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Registered sex offender,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
Alleged failure to report
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- James Ungricht was a Mormon church member and junior high school science and math teacher in San Diego, California; arrested in 2017 for lewd conduct in public; pleaded no contest in 2018 to a misdemeanor charge of lewd conduct in a public place; sentenced to serve 30 days in county jail, plus three years probation
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Crime: 2010s,
Crime state: California,


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- Keith Vallejo (1974 – ) was a Mormon bishop in Utah; accused of sexually abusing and raping two underage girls; in 2017, was found guilty in a jury trial of ten counts of second-degree felony forcible sexual abuse and one count of first-degree felony object rape; sentenced to five years to life in prison
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Crime: 2010s,
Crime state: Utah,




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- Homer Van Matre (1947 – 2017) was an LDS church member in Salt Lake County, Utah; found guilty of sexual abuse of child and sodomy on a child; charges were reversed on appeal when child recanted her story
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Crime: 1980s,
Crime county: UT - Salt Lake,
Crime state: Utah,


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- Sterling Van Wagenen (1947 – ) was a co-founder of Sundance Film Festival and director of some Mormon temple endowment videos; publicly accused of sexual abuse of two children in two separate instances; sentenced to prison in 2019 for child sexual abuse
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Crime: 1990s, 2010s,
Crime state: Utah,




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- Alva Van Wagoner (1929 – 2019) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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Convicted: 1999,
LDS positions: Branch president, Ministering/home teacher, Other leader, Sunday school,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
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- Jeffrey Vargo was an LDS church member in Washington County, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty
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Crime: 2000s,
Crime county: UT - Washington,
Crime state: Utah,


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- Daniel Waddington (1955 – ) was an LDS church member and retired police officer in American Fork, Utah; arrested in August 2023 and charged with 11 felony counts related to child sexual exploitation
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Crime: 2000s, 2020s,
Crime county: UT - Utah,
Crime state: Utah,


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- Jamie Waite was a Mormon church member in Ogden, Utah; accused of sexual abuse
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LDS positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted,
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- Thomas Waitman (1944 – ) was an LDS church member in Cupertino, California; convicted of felony child sexual abuse in 1995 in California; as of 2023, registered sex offender living in Redmond, Washington
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Crime: 1990s,
Crime state: California,


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- Kay Walker (1942 – ) was a Mormon church member and Nauvoo Inn owner in Nauvoo, Illinois; charged with sexually abusing his employees; entered an Alford plea in 2004, resulting in a conviction while maintaining his innocence before the court; January 2024: lives in Idaho Falls, Idaho
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Convicted: 2004,
LDS positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Alford plea, Convicted,
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- Thomas Wallin (1999 – ) was a Mormon church member in South Jordan, Utah; admitted to sexually abusing a child within an LDS chapel; in 2022, sentenced to 18 years in prison
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Crime: 2010s,
Crime county: UT - Salt Lake,
Crime state: Utah,



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- Matthew Wallis (1984 – ) was a Mormon church member in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana and in Ogden, Utah; pleaded guilty to a charge related to child sexual abuse
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Crime: 1990s, 2000s,
Crime state: Louisiana,




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- Stephen Wanlass (1939 – 2018) was a Mormon church member in Monroe, Sevier County, Utah; accused of child sexual abuse; in 1997, pleaded no contest to one third-degree felony count of attempted sex abuse of a child; was sentenced to up to five years in prison; registered sex offender; died in 2018
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Crime: 1980s,
Crime city: UT - Monroe,
Crime county: UT - Sevier,
Crime state: Utah,



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- Nathan Ward (1961 – ) was a Mormon church member and OBGYN in Missisippi and Utah; sentenced to prison in 2019 for production of child pornography
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Crime: 2010s,
Crime state: Utah,



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- Curtis Ware (1968 – ) was a Mormon church member and football coach for Grantsville High School in Utah; convicted in June 2018 of one count of unlawful sexual conduct with a 16- or 17-year-old and two counts of dealing in materials harmful to a minor, all class A misdemeanors; also pleaded guilty to class B misdemeanor tampering with a witness in a separate case
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Crime: 2010s,
Crime state: Utah,



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- Christopher Warnock (1950 – ) was a Mormon church member in Waukesha County, Wisconsin; pleaded guilty to two counts of 1st Degree Sexual Assault of Child and one 2nd Degree Sex Assault-Intoxicated Victim
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Crime: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s,
Crime state: Wisconsin,




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- Michael Watson (1964 – ) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Stake high council, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
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- Mark Webb (1966 – ) was an LDS church member in Murray, Utah; pleaded guilty in 2014 to two counts of unlawful sexual activity with a minor
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Crime: 2010s,
Crime county: UT - Salt Lake,
Crime state: Utah,



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- Charles Weber (1947 – ) was an LDS church member and principal in Heber, Utah; convicted of forcible sodomy, forcible sexual abuse unlawful sexual activity with a minor; admitted to sexually abusing children throughout his 35 year career
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Crime: 2000s,
Crime county: UT - Salt Lake,
Crime state: Utah,


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- Anthony Webster was an LDS church member and fitness center employee in Collierville, Tennessee; accused of sexually molesting three young girls; in 2013, pleaded guilty to four counts of aggravated sexual battery and was sentenced to 16 years in prison
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Convicted: 2013,
LDS positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
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- Kevin Weisenberger (1970 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 1993
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Criminal case(s): Convicted,
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- Sydney Wengreen (1959 – ) was a Mormon church member in Utah; pleaded guilty to felony sexual abuse of a child; sentenced in 2003 to five years to life in prison
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LDS positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
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- Brad West (1974 – ) was an LDS church member in Boise, Idaho; charged with sexual battery; took plea deal for battery; his RN license was revoked because of the sexual abuse
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Crime: 2010s,
Crime state: Idaho,


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- James Westergard (1955 – ) was an LDS church member in Tennessee; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
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LDS positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result,
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- Robert Westover (1972 – ) was a former LDS bishop and attorney in Dallas, Texas; arrested in 2021 for allegedly recording a minor; pleaded guilty in 2023 and sentenced to 4 years probation
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Convicted: 2023,
LDS positions: Bishop, Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
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- Ryan Whitaker (1953 – ) was an LDS church member and divorce lawyer in Vancouver, Washington; charged with sexually abusing a 9-year-old girl in his Sunday School class during church meetings; convicted in 2013 and sentenced to prison; registered sex offender
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Crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s,
Crime state: Washington,




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- Walter White was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
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Criminal case(s): Convicted,
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- Michael Whitehead (1964 – ) was an LDS church member in Orem, Utah; convicted in 2004 of ENTICING A MINOR OVER THE INTERNET - Class A Misdemeanor
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Crime: 2000s,
Crime county: UT - Utah,
Crime state: Utah,



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- Dylan Whiting (1988 – ) was an LDS bishop in Nampa, Idaho; was removed from his position in 2021 after child sexual abuse allegations surfaced; was charged with four sex crimes; pleaded guilty to one felony count; sentenced in 2022; FLOODLIT is seeking info on the sentence
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Crime: 2010s, 2020s,
Crime state: Idaho,




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- Shawn Whiting was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Utah; sentenced in 2012 to one to 15 years in prison for collecting and creating child pornography
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Crime: 2010s,
Crime state: Utah,



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- William Whitmore (1962 – ) was an LDS church member in Mesa, Arizona; convicted of sexual abuse
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LDS positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted,
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- Edwin Wilcox was a Mormon church member in Idaho; ran a therapy center for "handicapped people" (as described in 1989 news article); convicted of child sexual abuse in 1988 and sentenced to up to 20 years in prison
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Crime: 1980s,
Crime state: Idaho,


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- Daniel Willard (1988 – ) was a Mormon church member in St. Charles, Missouri; pleaded guilty to Possession Of Child Pornography and Furnish Pornographic Material Or Attempt To Furnish To A Minor; registered sex offender
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LDS positions: Primary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
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- Alan Willey (1954 – ) was a Mormon church member and schoolteacher in Utah; honored as teacher of the year twice at local schools; sentenced to prison in 2007 for sexually molesting a child who was one of his students; accused of sexually abusing many other little children in his classes
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Crime: 1990s, 2000s,
Crime state: Utah,



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- Keith Williams (1956 – ) was a Mormon church member in Clearfield, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; allegedly molested a boy for three years; Mormon leaders allegedly failed to report the abuse to police, but approved Williams for an LDS temple wedding; convicted in 1991
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Crime: 1980s,
Crime state: Utah,



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- David Williams (1948 – ) was an LDS church member in West Valley, Utah; in 2019, found guilty of sexually abusing seven little girls for 14 years; the abuse was reported to parents and bishop and they allegedly did not report to police
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Convicted: 2019,
LDS positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
Alleged failure to report
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- Dane Williams (1967 – ) was an LDS scout leader in Concord, California; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 1988
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Criminal case(s): Convicted,
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- Jeffrey Williamson (1985 – ) was a Mormon church member in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; registered sex offender
- View report »
Criminal case(s): Convicted,
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- George Willoughby was an LDS church member in California; sentenced to 24 years in prison for raping a five-year-old girl
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LDS positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Unknown result,
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- Robert Wily (1979 – ) was an Mormon church member in Utah; in 2004, pleaded guilty to four class A misdemeanor counts of sexual battery; arrested in 2020 for allegedly possessing several child exploitation images; convicted of one felony count in 2022; sentenced to 365 days in jail and 48 months probation
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Crime: 2000s, 2020s,
Crime state: Utah,



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- Alexander Winward was an LDS church member in Utah; pleaded guilty to 4 felony counts of child sex abuse, with all victims under the age of 7
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Crime: 2010s,
Crime state: Utah,



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- Byron Wiscombe (1977 – ) was an LDS bishopric counselor and Ammon, Idaho city councilman; signed a plea agreement indicating he would admit to committing lewd conduct with a minor; sentenced to prison in 2023
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Crime: 2010s, 2020s,
Crime state: Idaho,




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- LaVar Withers (1936 – 2005) was a Mormon and physician in Rexburg, Idaho; accused of sexually abusing at least 133 women and children as young as 13 years old over a period of 30 or more years; admitted to sexual abuse; in 1996, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor battery; sentenced to 30 to 60 days in jail and two years probation; the Mormon church placed him on probation and took his temple recommend; died in 2005
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Crime: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s,
Crime city: ID - Rexburg,
Crime state: Idaho,



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- Stephen Wold (1988 – ) was a Mormon church member and former full-time missionary (to Panama) who lived in Highland, Utah; convicted in 2017 of first-degree felony aggravated sexual abuse of a 10-year-old girl and sentenced to 15 years to life in prison
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Crime: 2010s,
Crime state: Utah,



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- Laury Wolfley was an LDS church member and attorney in Idaho; in 2008, pleaded guilty to one count of felony sexual battery of a minor and was sentenced to six months in the Bonneville County work release center
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Convicted: 2007,
LDS positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Probation,
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- Michael Woodbury (1968 – ) was a Mormon young men's president and attorney in Sacramento, California; sentenced in 2006 to six months in prison for sexually abusing a boy; contrary to a news article report, did not register as a sex offender
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Convicted: 2006,
LDS positions: Missionary, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
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- Lamar Woodbury (1954 – ) was a Mormon church member; pleaded guilty of sexual abuse on a child under the age of 14, a second degree felony
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LDS positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
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- Kenne Worthen (1988 – ) was a Mormon elementary school teacher and BYU-Idaho adjunct professor in Arizona who sexually abused a 12-year-old child; in 2015, pleaded guilty to sexual conduct with a minor and two counts of attempt to commit child molestation; sentenced to 25 years in prison and a lifetime of probation after
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Convicted: 2015,
LDS positions: BYU, Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation,
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- Harvey Wright (1945 – ) was an LDS church member and scout leader in Flagstaff, AZ; in 1988, pleaded guilty to "Attempted Sexual Abuse/Dangerous Crimes Against Children" and was sentenced to 90 days in jail and four years probation; placed in the BSA Confidential Files ("Perversion Files")
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Crime: 1980s,
Crime state: Arizona,


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- Mitchell Young (1960 – ) was an LDS missionary in Canada; in 1980, was sent home after allegedly molesting children; convicted in Arizona (1985) and Utah (1988) of child sexual abuse; in 1993, sentenced in Utah to 15 years in prison for molesting a child for five years; a 2002 lawsuit against the LDS church accused Mormon leaders of providing a safe harbor for him; as of 2024, lives in Ogden, Utah; registered sex offender
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Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
Crime county: UT - Weber,
Crime state: Arizona, Utah,
Crime country: Canada,




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- Stephen Young (1951 – ) was an LDS church member and police officer in Idaho; allegedly abused 20 babies over a 30-year period; pleaded guilty in 2010 to lewd conduct with a child under 16; sentenced to 25 years in prison
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Crime: 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s,
Crime state: Idaho,




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- Jeffrey Young (1976 – ) was a Mormon church member in Lehi, Utah; convicted of 12 counts of VOYEURISM BY ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT CONCEALED OR DISGUISED, one count of sexual exploitation of a minor and one count of obstructing justice
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Crime: 2010s,
Crime county: UT - Utah,
Crime state: Utah,


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- Laron Zaugg (1967 – ) was a Mormon church member in Utah; went on an LDS mission to Vienna, Austria in 1986; in 2017, sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for receiving child sexual abuse material (CSAM), and sentenced in Utah to three years to life in prison for first-degree felony attempted sodomy on a child; as of 2025, in federal prison in Colorado (release date 2028)
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Crime: 2010s,
Crime state: Utah,



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- Scott Zaugg (1970 – ) was allegedly a Mormon church member in Utah; was raised in the Mormon church; convicted in 2000 of second-degree felony sex abuse of a child; was sentenced to one to 15 years in prison; as of 2025, was a registered sex offender living in Roy, Utah
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Convicted: 2000,
LDS positions: LDS status unknown, Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
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- Jeffrey Zaugg was allegedly a Mormon church member in Utah; was raised in the Mormon church; convicted in 1995 of first-degree felony sodomy on a child; was sentenced to 10 years to life in prison; as of 2025, was out on parole (Utah offender #73345)
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Convicted: 1995,
LDS positions: LDS status unknown, Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Parole, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender,
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- Jared Zierenberg (1954 – ) was a Mormon church member in Camarillo, California; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; registered sex offender
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Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
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- Justin Zierke (1980 – ) was a Mormon church member and middle school teacher in Idaho Falls, Idaho; Zierke accepted a plea deal and pled guilty of injury to a child; received 30 days in jail and 2 years probation; lost teaching license
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Crime: 2020s,
Crime state: Idaho,


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