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- Mark Anderson (1959 – ) was a Mormon church branch president and dentist in Woodland, California; accused by 27 former female patients of touching them inappropriately in office visits; found guilty in 2009 of 11 felony counts and one misdemeanor count of sexual battery for sexual abuse of several of his female patients; sentenced to six years in prison; required to register for life as a sex offender
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state: California,
- Convicted: 2009,
- LDS positions: Branch president, Other leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Alleged failure to report
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- Alan Andrus (1963 – ) was a Mormon bishop in California from 2004 to 2009 (El Dorado Hills / Silva Valley Ward, El Dorado Stake); in 2020, arrested and accused of drugging and sexually assaulting a woman in 2019; in 2025, found guilty by a jury of one misdemeanor count of simple battery; sentenced to 32 days in jail and probation; registered sex offender; as of February 2026, defendant in ongoing lawsuit
- Crime: 1990s, 2010s,
- Crime state: California, Utah,
- Convicted: 2025,
- LDS positions: Bishop, Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Registered sex offender,
- Civil case(s): Ongoing,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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- Kevin Bowman (1980 – ) was an LDS first counselor in a ward bishopric and a restaurant owner in Spanish Fork, Utah; was an LDS missionary in Taiwan 1999-2001; accused of sexual abuse of a teenage girl who worked in his restaurant; arrested in July 2023; in June 2024, found guilty by a jury of forcible sexual abuse (second-degree felony) and lewdness (class B misdemeanor); sentencing set for July 29, 2024
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Other leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial,
- Alleged failure to report
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- Revere Burnett (1972 – ) was an LDS church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; accused of sexual abuse and found guilty of multiple felonies; appealed and received a lesser conviction sentence for misdemeanors; was not required to register as a sex offender
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2019,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Unknown result,
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- Jack Cash (1934 – 2023) was a Mormon bishopric counselor and stake high council member in San Luis Obispo, California; was a practicing chiropractor for over 30 years; between 1979 and 1995, allegedly fondled at least 11 women's breasts during chiropractic visits; license suspended in 1985; in 1995, convicted by jury of seven misdemeanor counts of sexual battery; sentenced to 2 months in jail, 3 years probation; died in 2023
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, High priest, Missionary, Other leader, Seminary teacher, Senior missionary, Stake high council, Sunday school,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jail, Jury trial, Probation,
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- Kenneth Copple was a Mormon church member in Arizona; found guilty of child sexual abuse and sentenced in 2019 to prison
- Crime: 1980s,
- Crime state: Arizona,
- Convicted: 2019,
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
- Alleged failure to report
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- George Davis was an LDS church member in Rhode Island; accused of sexual abuse that allegedly took place in an LDS chapel; found guilty in a jury trial; sentenced to 10 to 25 years in prison and 15 years probation
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Crime state: Rhode Island,
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jury trial, Prison, Probation,
- Alleged failure to report
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- Spencer Dixon (1964 – ) was a Mormon bishop in Salt Lake City, Utah; accused in 2002 of touching a 13-year-old girl inappropriately inside the LDS chapel of the Monument Park 7th Ward; acquitted in a jury trial
- Alleged crime: 2000s,
- Alleged crime state: Utah,
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- Criminal case(s): Acquitted, Found not guilty, Jury trial,
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- Jonathan Gonzalez (1990 – ) was an LDS church member in Layton, Utah; found guilty of BURGLARY - 2nd Degree Felony, LEWDNESS INVOLVING A CHILD - Class A Misdemeanor, LEWDNESS - FIRST OR SECOND OFFENSE - Class B Misdemeanor
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Unknown result,
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- Stephen Goode (1981 – ) was a Mormon church member in Gresham, Oregon; arrested in 2019 and accused of sexually abusing a child during a trip in 2018; in 2022, found guilty in a jury trial of four felony charges; sentenced to 8.5 years in prison and 20 years supervision
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state: Oregon,
- Convicted: 2022,
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, Probation,
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- Gene Guinn (1932 – 2008) was an LDS church member in the Dallas Seventh Ward, Texas; in 2000, found guilty by a jury of indecency with a child and sentenced to 68 years in prison; the victim was 10 years old at the time of the crime; Mormon officials allegedly knew about the abuse but failed to report to police
- Crime: 1990s,
- Crime state: Texas,
- Convicted: 2000,
- LDS positions: High priest,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
- Alleged failure to report
- Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, Ward official accused of failure to report, Ward official accused of pressuring victim not to seek accountability,
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- Jeffrey Head (1964 – ) was an LDS bishop in Draper, Utah; committed sex crimes while serving as a Mormon bishop; in 2019, a jury found him guilty of attempted forcible sexual abuse, two counts of lewdness and sexual battery; sentenced to four months in jail and four years of probation
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2019,
- LDS positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jail, Jury trial, Probation, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Alleged failure to report
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- Dale Heath (1959 – ) was an LDS church member and chiropractor in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jury trial, Unknown result,
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- Christopher Jensen (1991 – ) was a Mormon church member in Utah and West Virginia; sentenced to 35 to 75 years in prison for sexually abusing two children; local LDS church coverup alleged; LDS church settled civil lawsuit mid-trial in 2018 for $32 million, also spending over $27 million on legal fees; FLOODLIT.org discovered the settlement details in 2025 and made them public for the first time
- Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- Crime state: Utah, West Virginia,
- Convicted: 2013,
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Alleged failure to report
- Church paid $32,000,000
- Alleged church actions: Church officials accused of failure to warn stake members, Church officials accused of failure to warn ward members, Excommunicated, Stake official accused of pressuring victim not to seek accountability, Ward official accused of failure to report, Ward official accused of pressuring victim not to seek accountability,
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- Eric Jones (1981 – ) was an LDS church member in Blackfoot, Idaho; arrested for alleged sexual contact with a toddler; convicted in January 2024 of battery with the intent to commit lewd conduct of a child after a one-day trial; sentenced in March 2024 to two to 20 years in prison; required to register as a sex offender
- Convicted: 2024,
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, Registered sex offender,
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- Kurt Leppert (1958 – ) was a former LDS church primary teacher in Spokane Valley, Washington; found guilty in 2018 by a jury of seven counts of sexually abusing 3 children between the ages of 8 and 12; sentenced in 2018 to 21 years and 4 months in prison
- LDS positions: Primary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
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- Jan Manley was a Mormon church member in Virginia; arrested in 2018 on suspicion of various offenses related to child sexual abuse; accused of abusing multiple children; acquitted by a jury in 2023
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Acquitted, Found not guilty, Jury trial, Not convicted,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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- Benjamin Manning (1991 – ) was a Mormon church member in Massachusetts and Utah; in 2014, molested a child while living with her family in Salt Lake City, Utah; charged with child sexual abuse in 2019; was a Sunday school teacher at some point between 2014 and 2024; found guilty by a jury in February 2024; sentenced in April 2024 to 120 years in prison
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state: Massachusetts, Utah,
- Convicted: 2024,
- LDS positions: Sunday school,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
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- Charles Merrell (1977 – ) was a Mormon church member in Wyoming; was reportedly an LDS Primary teacher as of approximately 2019; criminally charged in the 2020s with multiple felonies related to child sexual abuse; found guilty by a jury in 2025 of two third-degree felony counts of sexual abuse of a minor
- Crime: 2020s,
- Crime state: Wyoming,
- Convicted: 2025,
- LDS positions: Primary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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- Aaron Montoya (1972 – ) was a Mormon children's Primary teacher and law enforcement officer in Utah; found guilty in 2005 of sexually abusing children during LDS church meetings and at his home; later pleaded guilty in another case; in all, at least nine victims came forward; sentenced to prison in 2005; as of March 2025, is out of prison on parole and lives in Woods Cross, Utah as a registered sex offender
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2005,
- LDS positions: Primary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Alleged church actions: Counseling/therapy for victim,
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- Darin Ogden was a Mormon church member in Idaho; faced eight charges, including four counts of lewd conduct with a child younger than 16; in 2020, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to prison
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state: Idaho,
- Convicted: 2020,
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
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- John Parkinson (1931 – ) was a Mormon stake president (1981-1991) and physician in Fairfield, California; sentenced to prison in 1997 for sexually abusing two female patients, but the judge delayed the sentence pending an appeal; his conviction was later reversed
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Crime state: California,
- LDS positions: Stake presidency counselor, Stake president, Sunday school,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jury trial, Overturned/reversed, Prison,
- Alleged failure to report
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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
- Crime: 1990s,
- Crime state: Utah,
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
- Alleged failure to report
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- Kelly Teters (1963 – ) was an LDS church member in Montana; in 2001, accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl in 1997; in 2002, found guilty of sexual intercourse without consent and sentenced to 10 years in prison
- Crime: 1990s,
- Crime state: Montana,
- Convicted: 2002,
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
- Alleged failure to report
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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
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2017,
- LDS positions: Bishop, High priest, Other leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
- Alleged failure to report
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- Craig Whiting (1971 – ) was an LDS church member in Bluffdale, Utah; charged in 2018 with child sexual abuse; as of Feb 2023, pleaded not guilty and requested a jury trial; jury trial was scheduled to move forward in 2023
- Alleged crime: 2010s,
- Alleged crime state: Utah,
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Jury trial, Ongoing, 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
- Crime: 1990s, 2000s,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2007,
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
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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
- Convicted: 2019,
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
- Alleged failure to report
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