945 LDS sex abuse cases found
defendant was convicted
- Criminal case result: Convicted
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- Bradley Platt (1971 – ) Bradley Platt was a man that lived in Chandler, Arizona; in 2006 pleaded guilty to SEXUAL ABUSE, SEXUAL CONDUCT WITH MINOR and MOLESTATION OF CHILD; is a registered sex offender living in Springville, Utah; might work at Harold B. Lee Library at BYU in Provo, Utah
Convicted:
2006, 
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, - Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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- Byron Poelman (1934 – 2014) was a bishop and stake president in Utah and partner in a law firm that represented the LDS church; arrested in 1994 for soliciting a prostitute; pleaded guilty to a class B misdemeanor charge of patronizing a prostitute
Alleged failure to report- Positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Mission president, Missionary, Stake high council, Stake president, Sunday school,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
- Alleged church actions: Excommunicated,
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"President and sister Poelman's lives need to be private now. [...] We are a family. A family keeps things private. A family draws close together. These things are to be kept private."The woman was taken to jail, while Poelman was released immediately.-
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- Cody Polatis (1995 – ) was a Mormon church member in Rexburg, Idaho; committed a series of crimes; was convicted multiple times of crimes related to child sex abuse
- Convicted:
2016, 2022,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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""what I've done to these little (victims)is something I get to live with the rest of my life""-
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- Harry Poll (1936 – 2007) was a Mormon church member in Utah; convicted in 2000 of one Class A misdemeanor count of sexual abuse of a minor; registered sex offender as of 2007; died in 2007
- Convicted:
2000,
- Positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Registered sex offender,
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- Carl Pollard (1964 – ) was a Mormon church member in Paul, Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; convicted, sentenced to prison
- Positions: Elders quorum president/counselor,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
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- Lloyd Pond (1945 – 2019) was a Mormon church spokesman and leader of an LDS church radio program in Utah; pleaded guilty in 1996 to one count of second-degree felony forcible sexual abuse; sentenced in 1997 to prison; died in 2019
- Positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil case(s): Unknown result,
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- Craig Pope (1963 – ) was a Mormon bishop or former Mormon bishop in St. Louis, Missouri; convicted in or prior to 2013 of possession of child pornography (child sexual abuse material); charge info: Child Porn - 2nd Subsequent Offense Or Poss > 20 Pictures/1 Film/video
- Positions: Bishop,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown result,
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- Mark Porter (1942 – ) was a Mormon church member and former stake presidency member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse in 2022 after allegedly groping women in a Logan grocery store; pleaded guilty in December 2022
- Convicted:
2022,
- Positions: Missionary, Other leader, Stake presidency counselor,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Alleged church actions: Excommunicated,
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- Justin Porter (1992 – ) was a Mormon church member in Layton, Utah; convicted of enticement of a minor online or text in 2022 and attempted sexual abuse of a child in 2023; is a registered sex offender living in Layton, Utah, as of February 2026
- Convicted:
2022, 2023,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, failed abeyance,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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- George Potter (1986 – ) was a Mormon church member in Gulf Breeze, Florida; federally convicted of Receipt, Possession, or Distribution of material containing Child Pornography, in 2013; released from prison in Feb. 2025; is a registered sex offender living in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
- Convicted:
2013,
- Positions: Ward mission leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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- Steven Powell was an LDS church member in Washington and Utah; in 2011, was arrested and charged in Washington with possession of child pornography (now commonly referred to as child sexual abuse material); in 2015, was convicted and sentenced to five years in prison
- Convicted:
2015,
- Positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
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- Geoffrey Powell (1947 – ) was an LDS bishop in Western Australia; accused of sexually abusing a seven-year-old girl in his ward; the alleged abuse took place while he was a bishop; the victim twice complained to the LDS church, but said she was not believed and was chastised, and it was suggested she should move away if she felt uncomfortable; in 2019, he was sentenced to 12 months in jail
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted:
2019,
- Positions: Bishop,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail,
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- Joshua Powell (2001 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of child sexual abuse; convicted and sentenced to jail and probation
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
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- Michael Pratt was an LDS seminary principal in Utah; arrested in 2009; convicted and sentenced in 2010 for the sexual abuse of a 16-year-old seminary student
- Convicted:
2010,
- Positions: Bishopric counselor, Church employee, Other leader, Seminary teacher,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
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"I am no longer blinded by your craftiness. My eyes are wide open. I am no longer your puppet, your toy or your game."Until his 2009 arrest, Pratt was principal of the Lone Peak High School LDS seminary, where the victim was a student-
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- Spencer Pratt (1975 – ) was a Mormon church member and former bank vice president of a Zions Bank branch in or near Spanish Fork, Utah; arrested in January 2025 on suspicion of child sexual abuse; pled guilty to FORCIBLE SEXUAL ABUSE - 2nd Degree Felony and AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD - 1st Degree Felony(amended to) - 2nd Degree Felony; sentencing December 31, 2025
- Positions: Primary teacher,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Ongoing, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
- Alleged church actions: Church members wrote letters of support,
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"I wen [sic] to the Bishop on my own to start this process, and am accepting the consequences that come."Pratt received multiple letters of support in his criminal trial, including from his former LDS bishop to whom he allegedly confessed abuse-
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- Kent Prestwich (1977 – ) was an LDS church member and nursery leader (Primary teacher/worker) in Lewiston, Utah; arrested in 2023 for allegedly downloading child sexual abuse material (CSAM) for 15 years "because it aroused him;" pleaded guilty to two 2nd degree felony counts of child sexual exploitation; January 2024: sentenced to two concurrent terms of one to 15 years in prison, with credit for 91 says served
- Convicted:
2023,
- Positions: Nursery, Primary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
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- Robert Price (1962 – ) was an LDS church member and scout leader in Idaho; convicted in 2002 and sentenced to prison for child sexual abuse
- Convicted:
2002,
- Positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
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- Keith Price (1956 – ) was a Mormon bishop in Pleasant Grove, Utah; convicted in 2018 of class A misdemeanor voyeurism; secretly recorded underage girls; the crime occurred while he was serving as bishop
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted:
2018,
- Positions: Bishop,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown result,
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- Byard Price (1940 – ) was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Salt Lake City, Utah; convicted of sexual abuse, then reapplied to be a scout volunteer after his conviction
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
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- Kenneth Prince (1952 – ) was a Mormon church member in Ogden, Utah; convicted of 5 counts of SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR, 2ND DEGREE FELONY in 2014; 2014 two counts of aggravated sex abuse of a child, dropped as part of plea deal; attempted suicide by drinking half a bottle of mercury, charged with reckless endangerment & use or possession of psychotoxic chemical; 2008 plead guilty lewd act, abeyance 2010 dismissed
- Convicted:
2014,
- Positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea held in abeyance, Pleaded guilty,
- Alleged church actions: unknown,
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"But back then, he said he began molesting and sexually exploiting young boys and young men because he had "needs.""After my last daughter was born, my wife didn't want to have sex anymore. And I had some needs. Especially when my doctor put me on testosterone replacement therapy because of the cancer. That's not an excuse. It was stupid. It's not a good excuse or any excuse at all. But that's the way I felt at that time. I don't now," "Prince blamed his behavior on a painful past, saying he was sexually abused as a child.-
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- Kevin Prodromides was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Positions: Stake high council,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
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- Paul Protzman (1995 – ) was a Mormon church member in Ogden, Utah; convicted in two separate cases in 2019 of multiple offenses related to sexual abuse of a minor; is a registered sex offender living in Ogden, Utah as of February 2026
- Convicted:
2018,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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""Rumors need to be silenced, or he will silence them himself" and "he isn't going to jail or be on the list""-
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- Christopher Prue (1991 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah; convicted of sexual abuse
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
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- Ryan Pugh (2001 – ) was a former Mormon missionary and BYU-Idaho student in Rexburg, Idaho; arrested and charged in 2024 with sharing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) online; orginally from Washington State; convicted in 2024, in prison in Idaho; earliest parole opportunity January 2027; will be required to register as a sex offender
- Convicted:
2024,
- Positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Ongoing, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Alleged church actions: unknown,
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- Shane Pugh (1973 – ) was a Mormon church member in Cedar Hills, Utah; accused of touching an underage girl while she was sleeping; in 2017, pleaded guilty to forcible sexual abuse (2nd degree felony); sentenced to 1 to 15 years in prison and 3 years probation
- Convicted:
2018,
- Positions: Sunday school,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender,
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- Marco Quintero (1982 – ) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
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- Thomas Quinton was an LDS church member in Alberta, Canada; allegedly drove to Great Falls, Montana to meet a 12-year-old girl he met through a Craigslist ad; was arrested in a sting operation
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
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- James Raborn (1989 – ) was an LDS church member in Iowa; convicted of four misdemeanor counts related to child sexual abuse and exploitation; 2023: registered sex offender living in Boone, Iowa
- Convicted:
2016,
- Positions: Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
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- Noah Rada (1999 – ) was a Mormon church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; accused of possession of child sexual abuse material in 2022; pleaded guilty; convicted in 2022; sentenced to three years in prison and 20 years probation; registered sex offender living in Millcreek, UT as of July 2026
- Convicted:
2023,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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- Jeff Ranstrom (1986 – ) was an LDS church member, elders quorum president and high school basketball coach in Idaho; accused in 2019 of sexually abusing a student; pleaded guilty to a felony charge of child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2020 to 4 to 15 years in prison; as of December 2023, was out on parole living in Eagle, Idaho as a registered sex offender
- Convicted:
2019,
- Positions: Elders quorum president/counselor,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Parole, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
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- Kenneth Rarick (1950 – ) was a Mormon church member in Alaska; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
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- Richard Ray (1942 – 2019) was an LDS church member in Arizona; sentenced in 1984 to 61 years in prison for molesting five girls; allegedly had more than 30 victims; the LDS church was involved in a lawsuit regarding clergy-penitent privilege; the church settled out of court for an undisclosed amount just before trial
- Alleged failure to report
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Church paid $unknown
- Positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Alleged church actions: Excommunicated,
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- Chance Ray (1980 – ) was a Mormon church member and scout leader in the Mesa, Arizona area; convicted of child sexual abuse and sentenced to prison in Arizona; spent approximately 14 years in prison; released in July 2020
- Convicted:
2005,
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Released,
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- Darin Ray (1966 – ) was an LDS church member in Douglas County, Colorado; convicted in 2004 of felony sex assault on a child by one in a position of trust (victim under 15)
- Positions: Ministering/home teacher,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
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- Willa Ray (1941 – ) was a Mormon church member and wife of Richard Kenneth Ray "Kenny" listed on FLOODLIT; sentenced to two years around 1984.
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, No contest,
- Alleged church actions: unknown,
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- Colley Reed was a Mormon church member in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; registered sex offender
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- View report »
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- Thomas Reed was a Mormon church member in England; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; jailed for 18 years
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail,
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- Alberto Reyes was a Mormon bishop in Argentina who sexually abused a child; allegedly sexually abused the victim for at least nine years; convicted in 2004
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted:
2004,
- Positions: Bishop,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
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- Kenneth Richens (1963 – ) was an LDS church member and chief information officer (CIO) of Central Valley Medical Center in Nephi, Utah; accused in 2023 of child sexual exploitation; pleaded guilty in February 2024 to two felony counts of sexual exploitation of a minor; in April 2024, sentenced to two consecutive terms of one to 15 years in prison
- Convicted:
2024,
- Positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
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- Charles Richmond (1962 – ) was an LDS church member and LDS addiction recovery specialist in Hutchinson, Kansas; convicted of aggravated indecent liberties w child; Offender =>18 fondle child <14; in prison in Kansas as of 2024
- Convicted:
2019,
- Positions: Other leader, Sunday school,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Alleged church actions: Excommunicated,
- View report »
"My daughter is hurt … She's angry at the world. [...] She can't quiet the memory of a childhood robbed from her."Prosecutors said the victim reported her abuse in order to protect another child from getting hurt-
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- Shonn Ricks was an LDS church member in Benson, Cache County, Utah; found guilty by a jury in 1997 of molesting a 6-year-old girl; served about 14 months in prison; attempted to serve a Mormon mission to Chile and was supported by his stake president, Jerry Toombs; his mission call was withdrawn, but Ricks remained free
- Alleged failure to report
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
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- Reese Riggin (1966 – ) was a Mormon church member, chiropractor and business owner in Montana; convicted in 2016 of felony sexual intercourse without consent and sentenced to five years in prison, with 15 suspended; released in 2017 and placed on parole; began serving suspended portion of sentence in 2021; in 2026, accused of inappropriately touching young girls at am elementary school event in Great Falls
- Positions: LDS status unknown, Sunday school teacher, Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Ongoing, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Alleged church actions: unknown,
- View report »
arrested in 2026 while being a registered sex offender with two previous convictions for offenses at places of employment-
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- Phillip Rimmasch (1937 – 2009) was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Utah in the 1980s; had a 50-plus year career as a mortician; convicted of child sexual abuse; on appeal, the Utah Supreme Court ordered a new trial in 1989
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Overturned/reversed, Unknown result,
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- Jeffrey Ringstad (1971 – ) was a Mormon church member in Utah; convicted in the 2010s of two counts of rape of a child, one count of object rape of a child, two counts of sodomy on a child, and three counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child, all first degree felonies
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Unknown result,
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- Brian Robbins (1982 – ) was a Mormon church member and Boy Scout leader in Colorado; in 2013, was arrested and charged with two counts of sexual exploitation of a child; was a scoutmaster at the time of his arrest
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
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- Paul Roberts was a Mormon church member in England; accused of sexual abuse; convicted and sentenced to 12 years in jail
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail,
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- Chad Robertson (1984 – ) was an LDS church member and high school assistant basketball coach in Parowan, Utah; accused in 2023 of unlawful sexual activity with a child; admitted to having sex with a 16-year-old boy on five separate occasions; in March 2024, pleaded guilty to two felonies; in June 2024, was sentenced to one year in the Iron County Jail, with credit for time served, and four years of probation
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Registered sex offender,
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- Denim Robinson (1977 – ) was a Mormon church member in Payson, Utah; pleaded guilty to three counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child; sentenced in 2015 in Utah to one to 10 years in prison
- Convicted:
2015,
- Positions: Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
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- Aaron Robison (1987 – ) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Positions: Nursery,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
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- Percy Rock (1943 – ) was an LDS church member in Greencastle, Pennsylvania; accused of possessing CSAM; pleaded guilty in 2023
- Convicted:
2023,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
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- Jeffrey Rock (1955 – ) was a former Mormon branch president and U.S. State Department employee; lived in California, Utah, Fiji and Thailand; pleaded guilty in 2025 to three charges of sexual battery; sentenced in February 2026 in Utah to 18 months in jail; the Mormon church knew about alleged child sex abuse but failed multiple times over years to alert civil authorities, according to Rock’s relatives
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted:
2025,
- Positions: Bishopric counselor, Branch president, Elders quorum president/counselor, Nursery, Primary, Scout leader, Stake high council, temple liaison, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
- Alleged church actions: Church officials accused of allowing interaction with children after notice of wrongdoing, Counseling/therapy for victim, Disfellowshipped, High-level official accused of failure to report, Officials allegedly gave the accused a church duty after admission of wrongdoing, Ward official accused of failure to report,
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"Myself, my mom and my sister reached out to the LDS Church for help. He lied to them. They protected him with misguided mercy."Mormon officials were accused of failure to report Rock’s sexual abuse of children-
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- Rene Rodriguez (1982 – ) was a Mormon elders quorum presidency member and sheriff in Shoshone, Lincoln County, Idaho; accused in 2019 of child sexual abuse that allegedly took place from 2005 to 2014; faced criminal charges in multiple Idaho counties; in one, was acquitted by a jury; in another, was convicted in 2020 and sentenced to 14 to 28 years in prison
- Convicted:
2020,
- Positions: Elders quorum president/counselor,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
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- Dwayne Rogers was an LDS church member in Utah and Texas; accused of sexual abuse; convicted of aggravated sex abuse of a child
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
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- Tracy Rogers (1968 – ) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Positions: Missionary, Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
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- Trent Rogers (1917 – 1995) was a Mormon church member in Arizona; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in 1986 and was sentenced to three years probation; a woman sued the Mormon church for $16 million in 1986; FLOODLIT is trying to find out the results of that suit
- Alleged failure to report
- Positions: Ministering/home teacher, Missionary, Sunday school teacher,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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- Raymond Rorvik (1961 – ) was a Mormon church member in Benicia, California; convicted of LEWD OR LASCIVIOUS ACTS WITH A CHILD UNDER 14 YEARS OF AGE
- Convicted:
2003,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
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- Jeremy Rose (1977 – ) was a Mormon church member and police officer in Tremonton, Utah; accused and charged with 16 charges in Box Elder, County; case was transferred to Ogden, Utah courts
- Convicted:
2014,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
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- Shane Ross was an LDS church member and public school teacher in Salem, Oregon; accused of child sexual abuse of a former student; convicted in 2018 and sentenced to prison
- Convicted:
2018,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
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- Michael Rosser (1961 – ) was an LDS church member in Indiana; accused in 2023 of child sexual abuse; made a plea agreement in February 2024, agreeing to plead guilty to reduced charges; convicted in 2024 and sentenced to six years in prison with two years probation
- Convicted:
2024,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation,
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- Bradley Roylance (1969 – ) was a Mormon church member and attorney in Utah; convicted in 2010 of two counts of sexual abuse of a minor; sentenced to 180 days in jail
- Convicted:
2010,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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- Lance Rushton (1970 – ) was an LDS church member in Provo, Utah; accused of photo shopping faces of family members, ward church members of adults and children on to pornographic material and distributing them; convicted in 2007 and sentenced to three months in jail and three years of probation
- Convicted:
2007,
- Positions: Music leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
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- Tim Ryan was allegedly an LDS church member in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in 2008 to a felony charge of sexual abuse of a child under the age of 16; detectives said the victim's family reported the abuse in 1999, but that it was dropped when they wouldn't cooperate with investigators
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted:
2008,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
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- Gerald Salcido (1954 – ) was a Mormon church member and police officer in Mesa, Arizona and in Provo, Utah; accused of child sexual abuse of at least five children; Mormon officials knew in 1995 of alleged abuse, and excommunicated Salcido in 2006, but allegedly never reported abuse to police; convicted in 2020, sentenced to at least six years of probation
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted:
2020,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender,
- Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, Ward official accused of failure to report,
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"I am angry. I feel like [church leaders] cover up a lot of things, and I honestly feel like that’s what happened. He went to his bishop. He was excommunicated. So why were the police never called?"-
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- Eldon Saling (1963 – ) was a Mormon church member in California and Utah; convicted in 1987 in California and in 1993 in Utah of charges related to sexual abuse; as of 2024, lives in Burley, Idaho as a registered sex offender
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
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- Keith Salmon (1966 – ) was an LDS church member in Tennessee; found guilty of distributing CSAM
- Convicted:
2013,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
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- James Salsgiver was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
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- Douglas Saltsman was an LDS church member in Utah; convicted in 2020 of sexual abuse; sentenced to jail and probation
- Convicted:
2020,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Probation,
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- Richard Sampson (1945 – ) was a Mormon bishop, stake high council member and doctor in Provo, Utah; was director of medical affairs for the LDS Missionary Training Center; allegedly sexually abused at least seven children; convicted and sentenced in 2014 to one to 15 years in prison for child sexual abuse; as of 2024, was out on parole living in Holladay, Utah
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted:
2014,
- Positions: Bishop, Church employee, Other leader, Stake high council,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Parole, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
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- James Samuels (1943 – ) was a Mormon church member in Thornton, Idaho; found guilty of LEWD COND WITH A MINOR CHILD U/16 Date : 03-18-1980
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty,
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- Stephen Sanders (1950 – 2010) was a Mormon church member and Elko High School music teacher in Elko, Nevada; charged with 2 felony counts of committing homosexual acts, 1 count of soliciting a minor to engage in infamous crimes against nature, 1 count of abuse of a minor resulting in substantial mental harm; convicted in 1991 of 1 count of abuse or neglect of a child causing substantial mental harm for abusing his student
- Convicted:
1991,
- Positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, guilty,
- Alleged church actions: unknown,
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"Stephen Paul Sanders denied he was a homosexual and said he had a “father-son” relationship with a student who is accusing him of sexual misconduct."-
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- Richard Saunders (1944 – ) was a Mormon church member in Newtown, Connecticut; convicted in 2018 of crimes related to child sexual abuse; his sex offender registry listing says he "engaged in inappropriate touching of 4 minor female victims ages 13 - 5 and also exposed himself to the 4 minor victims"
- Convicted:
2018,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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- Bryan Scadden was a Mormon church member in Wyoming; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; registered sex offender
- Positions: Bishopric counselor, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
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- Kent Schank (1986 – ) was a Mormon church member in Henderson, Nevada; pleaded guilty to POSSESSION OF VISUAL PRESENTATION DEPICTING SEXUAL CONDUCT OF A CHILD in 2023; is a registered sex offender living in Henderson, Nevada
- Convicted:
2023,
- Positions: Young Mens Leader, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
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- Shawn Scherick (1970 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah; convicted three times of sex crimes between 2004 and 2012
- Convicted:
2010,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Registered sex offender,
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- George Schliesser (1958 – ) was a Mormon church member, scout leader and Primary teacher in Utah; charged in 1990 with two counts of sodomy on a child and two counts of sex abuse on a child; in September 2021, was arrested after a third alleged attempt at voyeurism, the first two in 2020
- Positions: Primary, Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Ongoing, Unknown result,
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- James Schmidt (1944 – ) was an LDS church member and scout leader, with multiple charges of child sexual abuse over six years; convicted in Idaho; convicted in the late 1990s in Maryland; as of 2024, registered as a sex offender
- Alleged failure to report
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
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- Rick Schofield was a Mormon church member in Rigby, Idaho; accused of sexual abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
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- Dennis Schult (1935 – ) was a Mormon church member and scout leader in southern California; pleaded no contest to two counts of child molestation as part of a plea agreement wherein six other molestation charges were dropped; sentenced in 1991 to eight years in prison for sexually abusing two of his scouts for several years; as of 2024, registered sex offender living in Granada Hills, California
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted:
1991,
- Positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, No contest, Plea deal, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Alleged church actions: Excommunicated,
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- Gysbertus Schuurman (1931 – 2015) was a Mormon church member in Sandy, Utah; pleaded guilty in 1994 to one second-degree felony count of sex abuse of a child; accused of sexual touching of a 10- or 11-year-old girl; the alleged abuse took place in 1992; sentenced to one year in jail with time out for counseling and group therapy once a week; completed probation in 1997; registered sex offender as of 2007; died in 2015
- Convicted:
1994,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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- Wade Schvaneveldt (1971 – ) was an LDS church member and high school girl's basketball coach in or near Grace, Idaho; accused of raping a child numerous times over a period of several years, including at his home while his family was attending LDS church meetings; in April 2023, accepted a plea deal to two felony counts of rape; in June 2023, was sentenced to 8 to 18 years in prison
- Convicted:
2023,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
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- Brad Scoffield (1959 – ) was a Mormon church member; convicted of sex abuse of a child under 16 years in 2007; served 80 days in jail; is a registered sex offender that lives in Pocatello, Idaho
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted:
2007,
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
- Alleged church actions: Stake official accused of pressuring victim not to seek accountability,
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- Jeffery Scofield (1974 – ) was an LDS church member in Provo, Utah; found guilty in 2004 of two counts of sexual abuse of a child (a 6-year-old girl); spent six years in prison and underwent therapy; in 2017, was arrested and charged with rape of a 73-year-old woman; the case was dismissed because the victim could not be located to testify in court
- Positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender,
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- Darran Scott (1964 – ) was a Mormon church member and filmmaker in Archies Creek, Victoria, Australia; pleaded guilty in 2017 to 16 charges related to the sexual abuse of 11 boys over a 25-year period; sentenced in 2017 to 10 years in prison
- Convicted:
2017,
- Positions: Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
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- Travis Scott (1981 – ) was an LDS church member in Centennial, Colorado; found guilty of SEXUAL EXPLOITATION/CHILD-INDUCE/ENTICE
- Positions: Seminary teacher,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
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- Gary Scritchfield was a male Mormon church member in Little Rock, Arkansas in the Pinnacle Mountain Ward; convicted in 1993 of felony sexual abuse of a minor in the third degree; allegedly abused a victim from 1981 to 1993 (from age 4 to 15); in January 2026, the victim filed a lawsuit against the LDS church naming G.S. as the perpetrator and accusing church officials of multiple failures
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted:
1993,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Alleged church actions: Church officials accused of allowing interaction with children after notice of wrongdoing, Church officials accused of failure to warn ward members, Unknown church action, Ward official accused of saying victim was responsible,
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"[Church officials] gave a convicted child rapist a position of authority in the Church [...] and allowed him to interact regularly with the children of the Pinnacle Mountain Ward."the alleged abuse lasted for nearly 12 years, beginning when the victim was 4 years old-
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- Frank Selas (1939 – 2021) was an former childrens TV host/entertainer in California who joined the LDS church in the 1990s; pleaded guilty to one count of indecent behavior with a child; the crime took place in the 1970s
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
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- Eric Senior was an LDS church member in Santa Clara County, California; accused of sexual abuse in the 1990s; convicted; sentenced to prison; lost an appeal with the California Supreme Court; as of March 2024, lives in Provo, Utah as a registered sex offender
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
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- Carl Sepos (1945 – ) was an LDS temple worker and high priest in Payson, Utah; pleaded guilty in 2015 to sexually abusing an adult woman with Down syndrome and autism at a hotel swimming pool; he blamed his sex crime in part on an addiction to pornography; sentenced to 150 days in jail, 36 months of probation and 100 hours of community service
- Convicted:
2015,
- Positions: High priest, Temple worker,
- Criminal case(s): Community service, Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
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- Joseph Shanks was an LDS senior missionary and temple worker in Chorley, Lancashire, England; convicted of ten charges related to sex crimes after he was caught in a police sting operation trying to meet three young children for sex; called from a landline registered to the Mormon Church's missionary training center
- Convicted:
2017,
- Positions: Missionary, Temple worker,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail,
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- Michael Shean (1947 – ) was a Mormon bishopric counselor and temple worker, and deputy district attorney in Santa Maria, Santa Barbara County, California; convicted of sexually molesting boys; sentenced to prison; the Mormon church allegedly made at least one settlement payment to a victim who said a stake president covered up the abuse for years
- Alleged failure to report
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Church paid $unknown
- Convicted:
1995,
- Positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Seminary teacher, Temple worker,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Civil case(s): Judgment for plaintiff, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Alleged church actions: Church position after conviction, Excommunicated, Rebaptized, Released from church position,
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- Matthew Shepard (1974 – ) was an LDS church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; In October of 2019 chatted with online 13year old persona to try and meet for sex; found guilty to 3 counts of entice a minor by internet or text; currently in jail in Duchesne, Utah
- Convicted:
2021,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail,
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- Mark Sherry (1964 – ) was an LDS ward mission leader and church building supervisor in Kansas City, Missouri; found guilty in 2000 of Sexual Misconduct - 2nd Degree; sentenced to two years of supervised probation
- Convicted:
2000,
- Positions: ever-church-building-supervisor, Missionary, Other leader, Sunday school, Ward mission leader, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Probation,
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- Ryan Sherry (1983 – ) was a Mormon church member in Spanish Fork, Utah; tried to meet a 13-year-old girl for sex after online contact; arrested in a police sting operation; convicted in 2015 of forcible sexual abuse and attempted lewdness involving a child
- Convicted:
2015,
- Positions: Young Mens Leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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- Charles Shield (1942 – ) was an LDS ward executive secretary in England and Scotland; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; sentenced in 2017 to six years in prison
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted:
2017,
- Positions: Ward executive secretary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
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- Timothy Shoemaker (1976 – ) was a Mormon church member in Newnan, Georgia; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; as of 2024, lives in Newnan, Georgia as a registered sex offender
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
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- Neil Shumate (1945 – ) was an LDS church member and scout leader in Pleasanton, California; was also a kindergarten teacher; arrested in 1994 and charged with molesting several of his students; convicted on all 16 counts; sentenced to 12 years in prison
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Civil case(s): Unknown result,
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- David Shurtz was a former Mormon bishop in 1999 in Clearfield, Davis County, Utah; accused in 2018 of sexual abuse
- Positions: Bishop,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result,
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- Richard Simcock was an LDS church member in the United Kingdom (UK); accused of sexual abuse; sentenced in 2013 to 10 years in prison
- Convicted:
2013,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
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- UNKNOWN Simpkins was an LDS stake seventy in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
- Alleged failure to report
- Positions: Stake seventy,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church,
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- Stewart Singley (1937 – ) was an LDS church member in Ohio; convicted in 1975 of child molestation that occurred in 1974; in 1997, convicted and sentenced to one year in jail or prison; as of 2024, is a registered sex offender; lives in East Waterford, Pennsylvania
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, Released,
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