1009 LDS sex abuse cases found
- Criminal case result: Convicted
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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, - View report »
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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, - View report »
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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, - View report »
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- Aaron Robison (1987 – ) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
Positions: Nursery,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, - View report »
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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, - View report »
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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, - View report »
"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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- Caleb Rodgers (1994 – ) Caleb Jarom Rodgers (born 1994) is a Mormon church member from Orem, Utah; utah's sex offender registry lists him for sexual exploitation of a minor, a second-degree felony, in connection with conduct in 2019-2020
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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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, - View report »
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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, - View report »
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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, - View report »
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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, - View report »
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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, - View report »
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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, - View report »
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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, - View report »
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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, - View report »
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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, - View report »
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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, - View report »
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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, - View report »
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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, - View report »
"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, - View report »
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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, - View report »
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- James Salsgiver was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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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, - View report »
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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, - View report »
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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, - View report »
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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, - View report »
"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, - View report »
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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, - View report »
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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, - View report »
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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, - View report »
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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, - View report »
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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, - View report »
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- Rick Schofield was a Mormon church member in Rigby, Idaho; accused of sexual abuse
Criminal case(s): Convicted, - View report »
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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, - View report »
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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, - View report »
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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, - View report »
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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, - View report »
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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, - View report »
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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, - View report »
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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, - View report »
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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, - View report »
"[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, - View report »
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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, - View report »
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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, - View report »
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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, - View report »
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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-
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, - View report »
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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, - View report »
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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, - View report »
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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, - View report »
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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, - View report »
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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, - View report »
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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, - View report »
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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, - View report »
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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, - View report »
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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, - View report »
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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, - View report »
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- James Sirles (1924 – 2018) was a Mormon church member in Chesterfield, Virginia; convicted of possession of child pornography and production and distribution of child pornography
Convicted:
2005,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result, - View report »
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- James Skipper was a Mormon church member in Terre Haute, Indiana; arrested June 14, 2026 for alleged sexual abuse of a child; due in court June 18, 2026; previously convicted in 1992 in Missouri of sexual assault and sentenced to 6 years in prison; reportedly joined Mormon church in about 2024; is a registered sex offender living in Terre Haute, Indiana
Positions: History specialist,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Ongoing, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
Alleged church actions: unknown, - View report »
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- Jason Smith (1970 – ) was an LDS church member in Indiana; in 2019, confessed to sexually abusing a child; pleaded guilty and was sentenced in 2021 to 728 days of probation for battery against a child under 14 years old
Convicted:
2021,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Probation,
Alleged church actions: No church discipline, - View report »
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- Douglas Smith Jr. (1943 – ) was not a Mormon church member; worked as a BSA national executive; notified in letters, to at least one LDS man in the Floodlit database, to boy scout leaders that their registration was denied and or suspended active boy scout leaders registration once sexual abuse allegation were made or confirmed; was later convicted possessing CSAM
Convicted:
2005,
Positions: not LDS,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, - View report »
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- Charles Snider was an LDS church member in Georgia; accused of sexual abuse
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, - View report »
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- Peter Sorensen was a Mormon church member in Cache County, Utah; accused of sexual abuse
Criminal case(s): Convicted, - View report »
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- Wendi Sorenson (1976 – ) was a Mormon church member in Visalia, California; convicted in 2017 of multiple types of sex crimes involving alleged abuse of a minor
Convicted:
2017,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, No contest,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Sidney Spencer was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Idaho; convicted in 1984 of child sexual abuse; a Mormon bishop approved his application to be a scout leader despite his prior sex crime conviction
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, - View report »
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- Bradley Spencer (1958 – ) was a Mormon church member and Middleton city councilman in Idaho; convicted in 2015 of sexual battery of a minor; sentenced to eight years in prison; registered sex offender
Convicted:
2015,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, - View report »
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- Timothy Spencer was a Mormon church member in Indiana; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, - View report »
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- George Squire (1976 – ) was a Mormon church member in Mesa, Arizona; accused of sexual abuse; convicted and sentenced to prison
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Kent Staheli (1958 – ) was an LDS church member in California and Utah; served as first counselor in a Mormon bishopric; convicted in federal court in 2010 of charges related to child sex trafficking
Convicted:
2010,
Positions: Bishopric counselor,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Robert Stahn (1958 – ) was an LDS church member and therapist in Idaho Falls, Idaho; accused in April 2023 of sexual abuse; once served as clinical director of Operation Shield, counseling child sexual trauma survivors; pleaded guilty in October 2023 to felony sexual abuse or exploitation of a vulnerable adult
Convicted:
2023,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Allen Stailey was an LDS church member in Colorado and Utah; convicted in 1999 in Colorado of sexual assault on a child
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Jason Stark (1985 – ) was a former full-time Mormon missionary in Kentucky; accused of sexually abusing three people in 2005 while on his mission; a lawsuit was filed against the Mormon church; in 2025, sentenced to 30 years in prison in Idaho
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Prison,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, - View report »
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- James Stark was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Derrick Starley (1991 – ) was a full-time LDS missionary in Chubbuck, Idaho; from Utah; was charged in 2013 with sexual battery of a child 16 or 17 year old; per Idaho State Journal, the alleged crime occurred during his mission in October 2012; pled guilty in 2013 to felony injury to a child; sentenced to 10 days in jail; was given a withheld judgment; in 2016, guilty plea was set aside and case was dismissed
Convicted:
2013,
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Withheld judgment,
Alleged church actions: unknown, - View report »
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- Keaton Steck (2001 – ) was a former Mormon missionary who lived in Maricopa County, Arizona; went on a Mormon mission to Washington in approximately 2019-21; worked as a plumber after his LDS mission; charged in 2025 with second-degree felony child sex trafficking of a minor between the ages of 15 and 17; convicted; registered sex offender living in Mesa, Arizona as of January 2026
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- David Stephenson David Stephenson (1973-2018) was a Mormon church member and returned missionary in Mount Airy, Maryland; was convicted of child abuse relating to conduct between 2005 and 2009 and was imprisoned
Convicted:
2010,
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Richard Stewart was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, - View report »
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- Terry Stidd (1960 – ) was an LDS church member in Kearns, Utah; in 1998, pleaded guilty to rape in the first degree and sodomy in the first degree and was sentenced to 10 years in prison; as of 2024, is out on parole and lives in Salt Lake City, Utah
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Released, - View report »
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- Robert Stillwell (1964 – ) was a Mormon church member and boy scout leader in Salt Lake City, Utah; accused of sexual abuse in 1987; convicted in 1993 and 1998 in separate cases of child sexual abuse; a Mormon bishop reportedly became aware of the abuse, but did not take any church disciplinary action or report to police
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Missionary, Scout leader, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, - View report »
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- Douglas Stoddard (1949 – ) was an LDS bishop in Hurst, Texas; convicted in 1992 of a felony child sexual abuse charge of indecency with a child by contact; sentenced to 8 years of probation; a lifetime registered sex offender in Texas; named publicly in August 2023 by a victim who said Stoddard molested him and three other boys in his Mormon ward while serving as bishop
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Bishop,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Probation, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Phillip Stokes (1981 – ) was a Mormon church member in Utah; composed music for multiple videos posted to official LDS church websites and social media accounts; in 2022, sentenced in Utah to two terms of 25 years to life in prison for rape of a child and sodomy on a child, first-degree felonies
Convicted:
2022,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- James Stokes (1948 – ) was a Mormon church member in Farmington, Utah; Was a drama teacher at a high school in Utah found guilty of forcible sexual abuse of a 14 year old drama student
Convicted:
2011,
Positions: Sunday school, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Ronald Stone was a teacher at Hayden Meadows Elementary School in Coeur d'alene, Idaho; was convicted of two counts of LEWD CONDUCT in June 2022; sentenced to 30 years in prison
Convicted:
2022,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, guilty,
Alleged church actions: unknown, - View report »
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- William Stone (1960 – ) William Taylor "Bill" Stone II (born 1960) was a Mormon church member in Idaho who served as a seminary president in high school and as a priest quorum group leader; in the 2000s he sexually abused his stepdaughter over a period of time; he was convicted and sentenced to ten years in prison
Positions: Other leader, Seminary teacher,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Bradley Stowell (1972 – ) was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Idaho; confessed to sexually abusing 24 boys; pleaded guilty to molesting two boys; sentenced in 1997 to 150 days in prison and 15 years of probation; local LDS church coverup alleged; one of Stowell's victims, Adam Steed, came forward, spurring lawsuits against the Mormon church and the BSA; as of 2024, lived in Herriman, Utah
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2005, 2008,
Positions: Missionary, Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result, - View report »
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- David Stratton (1980 – ) was a Mormon church member that was convicted of UNLAW SEX INTERCOURSE in 2003; Is a registered sex offender living in Ammon, Idaho
Convicted:
2003,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
Alleged church actions: unknown, - View report »
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- James Stringham (1928 – 2017) was a Mormon church member and pediatric physician in Salt Lake City, Utah; in 1980, he made a video recording of a sexual nature involving a child patient; in 1982, pleaded no contest to a second-degree felony charge of sexual exploitation of a minor; sentenced to five years probation and ordered to pay $7,500 restitution; his medical license was suspended for 90 days
Positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, No contest, Probation, - View report »
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- Murray Stubbs (1965 – ) was a Mormon church member in Canberra ACT Australia; accused of grooming a child using the internet because of sexually explicit texts; was found guilty in 2010 of using the internet in an offensive way
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2010,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Hung jury,
Alleged church actions: Ward official accused of failure to report, - View report »
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- Dennis Stutz (1942 – 2024) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Sean Sund (1972 – ) was an LDS primary teacher in Utah; arrested in 2018 and accused of sexually abusing an 8-year-old girl from his LDS ward during sleepovers at his home on multiple occasions; pleaded guilty in 2022 to second-degree felony sex abuse of a child and was sentenced to 361 days in jail; registered sex offender for life
Convicted:
2022,
Positions: Other leader, Primary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Richard Swank (1961 – ) was an LDS church member in Apple Valley, California; convicted in 2009 of 11 counts of sexual abuse and one count of physical abuse and torture and sentenced to 96 years in prison; eligible for parole March 2029; is in prison in San Bernardino, CA prison; is a registered sex offender as of July 2026
Positions: Primary, Ward executive secretary, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, - View report »
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- Richard Swank Richard Jay Swank was a Mormon church member in Apple Valley, California, where he served as ward executive secretary and as a Primary teacher; in 2009 he was convicted of child abuse including sexual abuse and torture, and is serving two life sentences plus 96 years
Convicted:
2009,
Positions: Primary, Ward executive secretary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, Ward official accused of failure to report, - View report »
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- Mark Swanson was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Idaho; convicted in the 1980s of child sexual abuse; in 1988, Darwin Matthews, a Mormon bishop in Shelley, Idaho, recommended Swanson for a scout leader position, reportedly because he felt Swanson was "completely rehabilitated"
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, - View report »
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- Darren Swift was an LDS church member in England; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, - View report »
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- Kevin Sykes (1967 – ) was an LDS church youth leader in Utah; arrested for possessing child pornography; later arrested for forcible sodomy, human trafficking, sexual abuse of a minor, child abuse and obstructing justice; pleaded guilty in February 2023 to four counts of felony child sexual abuse; in November 2023, was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison in Utah
Convicted:
2023,
Positions: Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, - View report »
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- Daniel Taggart was an LDS church member in Highland, Utah; co-founder of Ancestry.com, LDSAudio.com and Infobases; in 2015, sentenced to prison in Utah for sexually abusing a 15-year-old girl
Convicted:
2015,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- James Takane (1930 – 2023) was a Mormon church member in Logan, Utah; accused of molesting a 9-year-old girl at his home in 2001; convicted in 2002 of child sexual abuse; sentenced to 90 days in the Cache County jail
Convicted:
2002,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, No contest, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Todd Tanner (1970 – ) was a Mormon church member in the Cortez/Durango, Colorado area and St, George, Utah; co-founder of Utah-based dirty soda business Swig Drinks in approximately 2010; charged in 2010 in Colorado with crimes related to child sexual abuse; convicted in 2011 and sentenced to 48 months probation; allegedly was a Sunday School teacher in St. George, Utah after his conviction
Convicted:
2011,
Positions: Stake high council, Sunday school,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Ongoing, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Registered sex offender, - View report »
"All I wanted was to go far away to a place where you could not hurt me [..] Now I speak for the 12-year-old girl I once was. [...] You changed how I feel about myself [...] You don't deserve that kind of power. [...] Many days, it seems I feel ready to give up. [...] I continually uncover the hidden wounds that will need to be healed. [...] I choose to take back my power and relinquish the power he held over me."After Tanner's 2011 conviction in Colorado, the Mormon church allegedly assigned him to be a Sunday School teacher for LDS teenagers in St. George, Utah -
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- Dennis Tanner (1952 – 1999) was a Mormon church member and elementary/middle school teacher in Heber City and West Valley City, Utah; accused of sexual abuse of multiple students; pleaded no contest in 1993 to multiple battery charges; died in 1999
Convicted:
1993,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, No contest, Plea deal,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Gerald Tapp (1952 – ) was a Mormon bishop in Gravesend, England; in 2008, sentenced to three and a half years in jail for distributing and possessing indecent images of children
Convicted:
2008,
Positions: Bishop,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, - View report »
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- Bagley Tara was an LDS church member in Idaho; pleaded guilty to two counts of Sexual Battery of a Child 16 or 17 years of age and was sentenced to 13 years in prison
Positions: Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, - View report »
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