147 LDS sex abuse cases found
- Criminal case result: Ongoing
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- Michael Morris (1950 – ) was a Mormon church member and former bishop in Livermore, California; accused of sexually abusing 4 young men in his ward; arrested May 15, 2026 and charged with 18 felony counts related to child sexual abuse; due in court May 22, 2026
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Bishop, Scout leader, Young Mens Leader, young mens teacher advisor, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, Rebaptized, - View report »
"This case involves deeply troubling allegations of abuse of trust and authority involving children."Morris was excommunicated, but apparently never criminally charged; he was later rebaptized -
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- Tevita Mounga (1946 – ) was a former Mormon bishop and ward mission leader in Salt Lake City, Utah; arrested and charged in May 2024 with sexual assault and kidnapping
Positions: Bishop, Ward mission leader,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, - View report »
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- Wyatt Mullen (1997 – ) was a Sandy, Utah man charged with sex crimes in October 2025; based on our initial research, FLOODLIT believes he is a former Mormon missionary and was active in the Mormon church at the time of his alleged crimes
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Police investigation, - View report »
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- Robert Musson (1961 – ) was an LDS church member in Ontario, Canada; arrested and charged with two counts of sexual assault and two counts of sexual interference
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Police investigation, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Zander Nunley (1998 – ) was a police officer and former Mormon missionary in Salt Lake City, Utah; went on an LDS mission to Nicaragua in 2018 to 2019; accused in December 2024 of sexual assault of a woman who said he met her via an online dating app; she said he invited her to his home to watch a Christmas devotional broadcast by worldwide Mormon leaders; she said he removed his LDS temple garments to assault her
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Greg Orton (1957 – ) was a Mormon church member in La Grande, Oregon; accused and arrested for alleged sexual abuse with a minor who was under 14 at the time of the alleged abuse
Positions: Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Amanda Parks was a Mormon church member in Cody, Wyoming; accused in 2025 of destroying evidence related to child sexual abuse allegedly perpetrated by her husband, James Parks AKA Jimmy Parks
Convicted:
2026,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Ongoing,
Alleged church actions: unknown, - View report »
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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, - View report »
"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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- 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, - View report »
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- William Purdy (1997 – ) was a Mormon missionary in Tonga in 2017; originally from Utah; in July 2025, was arrested in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania after a federal grand jury indictment on charges related to child sexual exploitation; allegedly sexually abused multiple children while on his mission
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, - View report »
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- Ryan Rampton (1967 – ) was a Mormon church member in Syracuse, Utah and a Roy Utah fireman; allegedly sexually abused a child from age 4-8; accused of rape in 2017, but prosecutors didn't investigate; charged in October 2025 with AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD - 1st Degree Felony, SODOMY ON A CHILD - 1st Degree Felony and AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD - 1st Degree Felony; trial scheduled October 26, 2026
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, Rebaptized, Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Darlene Ramsey (1946 – ) was a Mormon church member in Richmond, VA.; Darlene was charged with ABDUCT BY FORCE/INTIMIDATION; 3 days after her husband was charge with: OBJ SEXUAL PENETRATION / FELONY,ASSAULT & BATTERY / MISDEMEANOR (dismissed), OBJECT SEX PEN: BY FORCE allegedly sexually assaulted Darlene's "best friend" while she was recovering in the hospital
Positions: Service Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, - View report »
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- Roger Rawle (1988 – ) is believed to be a Mormon church member in Springville, Utah; charged in two cases with a total of 21 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor and aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor (CSAM-related)
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, - View report »
"Will said […] his curiosity got the best of him."Rawle admitted to viewing CSAM “about 50 times” -
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- Bryce Ray (1975 – ) was a Mormon church member and former bank officer in West Haven, Utah; arrested in July 2024 and charged with enticing a minor and sexual solicitation of a child
Positions: Scout leader, Sunday school,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Police investigation, - View report »
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- Douglas Richens (1972 – ) was former international director of the Mormon church's disability services and prison ministry; worked for the LDS church for 23 years; retired, became a professional life coach in Tooele, Utah; charged with sodomy on a child and aggravated sexual abuse; court ordered him held without bail as of Mar. 21, 2025
Positions: Church employee, Missionary, Other leader, Seminary teacher, Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Police investigation, - View report »
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- Daniel Robison (1960 – ) was a Mormon church member and bankruptcy attorney in St. George, Utah; charged in 2024 with 11 felonies related to sexual abuse of four children
Positions: elders quorum counselor, Other leader,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Philip Salt (1989 – ) was an LDS church member in Perth, Western Australia; accused in April 2023 of 16 charges of sexual abuse against two teenage male victims he met as their LDS youth leader
Positions: Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, - View report »
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- Jonathan Sanders (1993 – ) was a Mormon church member and dentist in Mesa, Arizona; accused in 2025 of crimes related to child sexual abuse
Positions: Primary,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, - View report »
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- Alex Saunders (2004 – ) was a Mormon church member in Payson, Utah; accused of sexual abuse
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - 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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- Evan Shelline (1982 – ) was a Mormon church member in Teton, Idaho; charged with two counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Child in Oct. 2024; criminal case is ongoing as of Feb. 7, 2026
Positions: LDS status unknown, Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - 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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- Robert Smith (1957 – ) was a Mormon church member in Tooele, Utah; worked for the FBI; accused in 2022 of sexual abuse of several girls; as of April 2023, case is still underway in the Utah court system; in November 2023, charged with more sex crimes; Preliminary hearing date has been moved to June 30 2025 at 10 AM in third District Court, Tooele Utah
Positions: Stake high council,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Paul Spencer (1970 – ) was a Mormon church temple prep instructor and mission leader in Riverton, Salt Lake County, Utah; charged in December 2024 with multiple felonies related to arranging to meet a police detective posing as a 13-year-old girl for sexual assault in Lehi, Utah
Positions: Other leader, Ward mission leader, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Police investigation,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Mark Stevens (1956 – ) was a Mormon bishop in West Jordan, Utah in 2006; charged in 2025 with sexual assault of a 16-year-old girl that allegedly took place in his office at church
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Bishop, Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, - View report »
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- Roselle Stevenson (1953 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah; accused in August 2023 of child sexual abuse; ex-wife of ritualistic abuse suspect David Hamblin; charge dismissed with prejudice in May 2025
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, - View report »
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- Corey Stock (1978 – ) was a Mormon church member and former bishop in Eagle Mountain, Utah; charged with 9 counts of aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor and one count of sexual exploitation of a minor on March 13, 2026
Positions: Bishop,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
" I showed the youngest I could find," "Keep them coming," and "I'm a perv." -probable cause affidavit, from his Kik messenger conversations" -
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- Andrew Stringer (2005 – ) was a Mormon church member in Pflugerville, Texas; assigned by the Mormon church to a mission in Argentina, then to a service mission in Texas; arrested in 2023 and charged with possession of child pornography
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, - View report »
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- Keaton Tanner (1995 – ) was a Mormon church member and school teacher in Pleasant Grove, Utah; accused and arrested for alleged rape of a child; authorities requested no bail because they feared he might flee to Germany, where he was once a Mormon missionary
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - 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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- Tyce Tanner was a Mormon church member in St. George, Utah; June 2024 was accused of rape; charged with 4 counts rape, object rape, forcible sodomy and forcible sexual abuse on May 2025; case is ongoing as of August 2026
Convicted:
Ongoing,
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
Alleged church actions: unknown, - View report »
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- Brent Taylor (1948 – ) was the Utah Valley Youth Symphony orchestra director and an LDS Sunday school teacher; accused in 2018 of sexually abusing multiple boys; a judge ruled in 2023 that he had exaggerated his health issues to avoid trial; pleaded guilty in June 2024; sentenced twice to prison in two separate child sex abuse cases in 2024
Convicted:
2024,
Positions: Sunday school, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Fled or failed to appear, Ongoing, Pleaded guilty, Prison, - View report »
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- Christopher Taylor (1979 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah; arrested in January 2022 for possession of child pornography; case pending as federal charges are being evaluated
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Jared Tichy (1978 – ) was an LDS church member and elementary school teacher in Salt Lake City, Utah; in April 2023, charged with child sexual abuse; several other victims came forward in April 2023
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Ongoing, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Nathan Tripp (1962 – ) was a Mormon church member in Webster Groves, Missouri; charged with two counts of statutory sodomy or attempted statutory sodomy of a person less than 12 years old, charged in 2025.
Convicted:
Ongoing,
Positions: Bishop, primary chorister, primary pianest, Scout leader, ward music leader,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
Alleged church actions: Email to stake leaders, - View report »
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- Kurt Vanwagoner (1966 – ) was a Mormon church member in Centerville, Utah who worked with young men in his ward as of March 2024; arrested and charged in March 2024 with 10 first degree felony counts of aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor (sharing CSAM); police said he sent online chat messages talking about himself secretly taking photographs of women he found attractive in his LDS ward, during church services
Positions: Missionary, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, - View report »
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- Adrian Villar (1958 – ) was an LDS church member in Spanish Fork, Utah; accused of sexually abusing an 8 year old and 11 year old separately
Positions: Primary,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, - View report »
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- Daniel Waddington (1955 – ) was an LDS church member and retired police officer in American Fork, Utah; arrested in August 2023 and charged with 11 felony counts related to child sexual exploitation
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Ongoing, Police investigation, - View report »
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- Thomas Weaver (1973 – ) was a Mormon church member in Utah; arrested in 2023 and charged with felony child sexual abuse
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Cody Weaver (1993 – ) was a Mormon church member and ward executive secretary in Queen Creek, Arizona; charged in 2024 with three counts of sexual exploitation of a minor for CSAM material investigators said they found on his home electronics
Positions: Ward executive secretary,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
Alleged church actions: Supervised escort, Ward in-person meeting, - View report »
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- David Webb (1977 – ) was an LDS church member and oral surgeon in Vacaville, California; accused of sexual abuse of multiple patients in 2021 and again in 2022; gave up his license to practice in 2023; got a license to practice dentistry in Idaho; as of March 2024, a criminal case and several civil cases in California are ongoing
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
Civil case(s): Ongoing, - View report »
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- Roland Westrup (1999 – ) was a Mormon church member and returned missionary (St. Louis, Missouri) in approximately 2018-2020; arrested in Salt Lake County, Utah in March 2023; charged with 10 felony counts of sexual exploitation of a minor; admitted to possessing and sharing child pornography, and to having sexual fantasies for many years about having sex with male children as young as infants to teens
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Waylon White (1982 – ) was a Mormon church member in Payson, Arizona; was a licensed practiced nurse (PN); charged in 2025 with 18 felonies related to child sexual abuse
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, - View 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;
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Jury trial, Ongoing, Unknown result,
Alleged church actions: unknown, - View report »
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- Daniel Workman (1981 – ) was a Mormon church member and school bus driver in St. George, Utah; charged in 2025 with 20 counts related to child sexual exploitation
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, - View report »
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- Ruth Worthen (1949 – ) was a Mormon church member in Hyde Park, Cache County, Utah; accused of child sexual abuse by one adult in a 2019 civil lawsuit and in 2023 by four adults (one of whom was the 2019 plaintiff); arrested and charged in June 2024 with numerous felonies related to child sexual abuse; died in 2025
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
Civil case(s): Dismissed with prejudice, - View report »
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- Krew Zaugg (2003 – ) was a Mormon church member in Idaho Falls, Idaho; went on an LDS mission to Louisiana and Mississippi from August 2022 to 2024; charged in June 2025 with multiple felonies after police said he sexually assaulted a minor; charged with rape of a victim under the age of 16 and lewd conduct with a child under 16
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, - View report »
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