179 LDS sex abuse cases found
plea agreement (plea deal)
- Criminal case result: Plea deal
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- James Larsen (1977 – ) was a Mormon church member (possibly a ward clerk or bishop) in Magna, Utah; accused in 2017 of putting cameras in LDS church bathrooms as well as a private rental; pleaded guilty; sentenced in 2018 to prison; released; as of 2025, lives in Magna, Utah as a registered sex offender
Crime: 2010s, 
Crime county:
UT - Salt Lake, - Crime state:
Utah,
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- Convicted:
2018,
LDS positions: Missionary, Ward clerk, 
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released, - View report »
Crime county:
Crime state:
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- Robert Larsen (1965 – ) was an LDS church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; convicted of LEWDNESS INVOLVING A CHILD in 1993, and SEX ABUSE CHILD in 1998, as well as POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY in 2009
- Crime: 1990s, 2000s,
- Crime county:
UT - Salt Lake,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2009, 
LDS positions: Scout leader, 
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Released, -
- George Lee (1943 – 2010) was a Mormon general authority in Utah; member of the First Quorum of the Seventy from 1975 to 1989; in 1994, pleaded guilty to attempted sexual abuse of a child, a third-degree felony; registered sex offender; died in 2010
- LDS positions: General authority, Mission president, Other leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, Unknown result,
- Alleged failure to report
- View report »
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- Frank Lefrandt (1961 – 2009) was an LDS church member in Honolulu, Hawaii; served a Mormon mission to Guatemala; accused of sexual abuse; admitted in 2007 to sexually molesting a 13-year-old newspaper carrier; pleaded guilty in November 2008; disappeared while out on bail awaiting sentencing
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state:
Hawaii,
Convicted:
2008, LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Fled or failed to appear, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, -
- Michael Lister (1960 – ) was an LDS church member in or near Cedar City, Utah and Bunkerville, Nevada; accused in Utah in 2023 of sexual abuse of two young girls; pleaded guilty to one count of sodomy on a child; sentenced in June 2023 to 25 years to life in prison
- Crime: 2020s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2023, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, -
- Robert Longman was a Mormon missionary in Corpus Christi, Texas; molested a three-year old in a bedroom while two other missionaries talked with the mother; pleaded no contest to charges filed in May 1989 of indecency with a child; sentenced to eight years probation, a $1,000 fine, and required to pay $400 in court costs
- Crime: 1980s,
- Crime state:
Texas,
LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, No contest, Plea deal, Probation, -
- Leslie Loveland (1994 – ) was an LDS church member in Provo, Utah; pleaded guilty of rape in 2019; sentenced to one year in prison and three years of probation
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime city:
UT - Provo,
- Crime county:
UT - Utah,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Crime city:
Convicted:
2019, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, -
- Franklin Mathias (1934 – ) was a Mormon church member and Boy scout leader in La Grande, Oregon; had a career as a schoolteacher; accused in 1987 of sexual abuse; sentenced in 1988 to four years in prison for molesting a child; he said that he had 242 victims over a 30-year period; convicted in 1997 of failure to register as a sex offender and was placed on probation for 24 months
- Crime: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s,
- Crime county:
crime-county-or-union,
- Crime state:
Oregon,
Convicted:
1988, LDS positions: High priest, Scout leader, Stake high council, Sunday school, Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, Mathias reportedly admitted that he had 242 victims over a 30-year period
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- James Matlock was a Mormon church member in Washington; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
- View report »
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- Robert Matthews was a Mormon church member and singer in the Mormon Tabernacle Choir; arrested in 2006, after police received evidence that he swam naked with four young boys during a trip in July 2006; he allegedly took pictures of the nude swim and later processed the images on his computer; charged with four counts of sexual exploitation of a minor and lewdness involving a child; convicted
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2007, LDS positions: Tabernacle Choir, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result, -
- Daphney Matthews (1970 – ) was a Mormon church member in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; accused of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
- View report »
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- David McConkie (1978 – ) was a Mormon bishop (approximately 2013-16), stake president (2016-21) and deputy district attorney in Colorado; paternal grandson of Mormon apostle Bruce R. McConkie; arrested in 2023 and charged with felony sexual assault on a child by someone in a position of trust; allegedly confessed child sexual assault to a Mormon church leader in 2008; in July 2025, sentenced to five years probation
- Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- Crime state:
Colorado,
LDS positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Scout leader, Stake president, Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, 
Alleged failure to report-
- Calvin McGee (2002 – ) was an LDS missionary in Virginia in 2022; accused of soliciting sexually explicit pictures and video from a person he believed to be an 11-year-old girl, and inviting her to meet in person; arrested in Boise, Idaho in July 2023 and accused of rape of a minor; pleaded guilty to two charges related to child sexual abuse; sentenced in May 2024 to three to 25 years in prison
- Crime: 2020s,
- Crime state:
Idaho, Virginia,
Convicted:
2024, LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Ongoing, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Alleged failure to report-
- John Midgett (1962 – ) was a Mormon Sunday school teacher in the San Diego area, California; also was a Navy petty officer first class; accused of 43 felony counts of child molestation for allegedly sexually abusing eight girls, ages 5 to 10, in his Sunday school class; pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 30 years in prison; as of 2024, lives in Bountiful, Utah as a registered sex offender
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Crime state:
California,
Convicted:
1992, LDS positions: Primary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, -
- Sergey Millett was a Mormon church member in Utah; pleaded guilty in 2009 to child sexual abuse
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2009, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, -
- 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, -
- Luis Morales Silva (1987 – ) was an LDS church member in Lehi, Utah; in 2022, pleaded guilty to four counts of second-degree felony sex abuse of a child; sentenced to one to 15 years in prison
- Convicted:
2022,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- View report »
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- Shawn Mortensen (1965 – ) was a former Mormon bishop and stake presidency member in Albuquerque, New Mexico; in February 2021, admitted to police that he had sexually abused an 11-year-old girl in January 2021; convicted of child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2022 to prison in New Mexico
- Crime: 2020s,
- Crime state:
New Mexico,
Convicted:
2022, LDS positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Other leader, Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, -
- Erick Mosteller (1965 – ) was a Mormon church member and former youth leader in Utah; was caught downloading child sexual abuse material (CSAM); admitted to soliciting sex acts from trafficked women at Asian massage parlors; pleaded guilty in March 2023 to two second degree felony charges of child sexual exploitation; sentenced in August 2023 to 250 days in jail, with credit for 79 days served; placed on 4 years probation
- Crime: 2020s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2023, LDS positions: Missionary, Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, -
- Steven Murdock (1963 – ) was a Mormon stake high council member and former LDS bishop in Holladay, Salt Lake County, Utah; allegedly sexually harassed multiple women in his ward while he was their bishop (he was bishop from 2013 to 2017); in 2019, was caught taking photos of a young woman in a dressing room in Tennessee; pleaded guilty in November 2019; sentenced in 2019 to one year probation, 48 hours community service
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Tennessee,
Convicted:
2019, LDS positions: Bishop, Stake high council, Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Community service, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Released, Alleged failure to report-
- Shane Murray (1982 – ) was an LDS church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; pleaded and convicted of 2 counts of FORCIBLE SEX ABUSE - 2nd Degree Felony the victim was 14 year old female
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
- View report »
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- Matthew Nash was a former Mormon missionary from Utah who served a mission in North Carolina in 1999; accused in 2001 of sexually molesting 11 girls while on his mission; pleaded guilty to charges of child sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- View report »
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- Richard Nelson was an LDS church member in Colorado; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse
- Crime: 1980s,
- Crime state:
Colorado,
LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, -
- Kim Nelson was a Mormon church member in St. George, Utah; pleaded guilty to charges of child sexual abuse and was sentenced to prison; LDS leaders allegedly knew about the abuse and failed to report to police
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Unknown result,
- Alleged failure to report
- View report »
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- Aaron Nelson (1976 – 2020) was a Mormon church member in Idaho Falls, Idaho; charged with 3 counts of Battery-Actual, Intentional and Unlawful Touching or Striking of Another Against their Will and 3 counts of Disturbing the Peace; accepted plea deal and found guilty of Disturbing the Peace; died 31 days after convicted
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
Convicted:
2020, LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, -
- Porter Nelson (1982 – ) was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Alaska; charged in 2009 with child sexual abuse; pleaded guilty to reduced charges and was sentenced in 2010 to jail or prison; as of 2025, lives in Marsing, Idaho as a registered sex offender
- Convicted:
2010,
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Unknown result,
- View report »
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- Rand Newby (1953 – ) was an LDS church member and scout leader in Washington, Oregon and San Francisco, California; had a career as a schoolteacher; charged in Oregon in 1986 with sexual abuse of two children; convicted of two counts, one class C felony and one class A misdemeanor; sentenced in 1987 to 5 years probation
- Crime: 1980s,
- Crime state:
Oregon,
LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, -
- Gregg Nielsen (1947 – ) was an LDS church member and dentist in South Ogden, Utah; pleaded guilty in the 1990s to five felonies for molesting three girls, ages 11, 12 and 15, for six years in his home, office and on family outings; was sentenced to one year in jail, with releases to go to work and therapy
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
- View report »
Nielsen told one victim he had known her in a previous life, a reference to the Mormon belief in a pre-life existence, according to a civil lawsuit she filed against him in 1995
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- Bryce Norton (1981 – ) was a Mormon church member in South Jordan, Utah; convicted of sexually abusing four young karate students
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime county:
UT - Salt Lake,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2011, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, -
- Christopher Nuttall (1981 – ) was an LDS church member in Mesa, Arizona; arrested in an FBI sting operation; convicted in 2019 of LURE MINOR FOR SEX EXPLOIT and ATTEMPT TO COMMIT - SEXUAL CONDUCT WITH MINOR
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime county:
AZ - Maricopa,
- Crime state:
Arizona,
Convicted:
2019, LDS positions: Primary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, -
- Scott Owen (1959 – ) was a Mormon bishop (twice), stake presidency counselor and therapist in Provo, Utah; called himself the "Porn King;" accused by 7 former patients of sexually abusing them during sessions, and by a cousin (alleged sex abuse in 1980s); an LDS bishop, a stake president (his business partner) and Utah DOPL all allegedly failed to report to police; arrested in Nov. 2023; sentenced in 2025 to prison
- Crime: 1980s,
- Crime city:
UT - Provo,
- Crime county:
UT - Utah,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2025, LDS positions: Bishop, Missionary, Stake presidency counselor, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Alleged failure to report-
- Robert Paisola (1967 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 2008 and sentenced to 90 days in jail
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime county:
UT - Salt Lake,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2008, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, No contest, Plea deal, -
- Steven Paris (1952 – ) was an LDS church member in Anaheim, California; accused in 1986 of sexual abuse of seven boys; pleaded guilty to abusing six of them; was scheduled to receive a 30-year sentence
- Crime: 1980s,
- Crime state:
California,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Unknown result, Alleged failure to report-
- Jeffery Parks was a Mormon church member in Tennessee; in 2003, pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual battery by an authority figure, two counts of incest, and two counts of statutory rape; sentenced to prison
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state:
Tennessee,
Convicted:
2003, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, -
- Brian Peterson (1964 – ) was an LDS church member and scout leader in Orem, Utah; accused in 1988 of child sexual abuse; convicted and sentenced to prison in 1990
- Crime: 1980s,
- Crime county:
UT - Utah,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
1989, LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, No contest, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Alleged failure to reportA Mormon scout leader knew of allegations against Peterson for at least 10 months before reporting him to law enforcement
"I've had little boys all over the state of Utah in conjunction with the Boy Scout program. Give me an 11-year-old boy for a week, and I'll make him a homosexual for life."
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- David Phipps/Verity was an LDS church member and dentist in Sacramento, California; pleaded no contest in 1987 to two counts of misdemeanor sexual battery involving two of his patients; In 1994, also pleaded no contest to two counts of misdemeanor sexual battery; served time in jail and had dental license revoked
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Crime state:
California,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, No contest, Plea deal, Civil case(s): Judgment for plaintiff, -
- 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
- Crime: 1990s,
- Crime city:
UT - Salt Lake City,
- Crime county:
UT - Salt Lake,
- Crime state:
Utah,
LDS 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 failure to reportThe woman was taken to jail, while Poelman was released immediately.
"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."
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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
- Crime: 1990s,
- Crime city:
UT - Salt Lake City,
- Crime county:
UT - Salt Lake,
- Crime state:
Utah,
LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Civil case(s): Unknown result, -
- 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
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2010, LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Church employee, Other leader, Seminary teacher, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, -
- 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,
- LDS positions: Nursery, Primary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- View report »
LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Ongoing, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, -
- 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
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
Convicted:
2019, LDS positions: Elders quorum, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Parole, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released, -
- 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
- Crime: 2020s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2024, LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, -
- 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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- 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
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime city:
UT - Provo,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2007, LDS positions: Music leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, -
- 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
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Crime state:
California,
Convicted:
1991, LDS positions: Scout leader, Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, No contest, Plea deal, Prison, Registered sex offender, Alleged failure to report-
- 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
- Crime: 2010s, 2020s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
Convicted:
2023, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, -
- 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
- Crime: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s,
- Crime country:
Australia,
Crime country:
Convicted:
2017, LDS positions: Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, -
- 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
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2015, LDS positions: High priest, Temple worker, Criminal case(s): Community service, Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, -
- 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
- Crime: 1970s, 1990s,
- Crime state:
Ohio,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, Released, -
- 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
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2010, LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, -
- 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,
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, 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
- Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- Crime state:
Kentucky,
LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Prison, Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Alleged failure to report-
- Derrick Starley was an LDS church member and full-time missionary in Chubbuck, Idaho; originally from Utah; perpetrated a sex crime while on his Mormon mission in October 2012; convicted in 2013 of felony injury to a child and sentenced to 10 days in jail
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
Convicted:
2013, LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, -
- 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
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
Convicted:
2005, 2008, LDS 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, Alleged failure to report-
- 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
- Crime: 2020s,
- Crime county:
UT - Utah,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2023, LDS positions: Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, -
- 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
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime county:
UT - Washington,
- Crime state:
Colorado,
Convicted:
2011, LDS positions: Stake high council, Sunday school, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Ongoing, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Registered sex offender, 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
"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."
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- Keele Taylor was a Mormon church member in Farmington, Utah; convicted of possession of child pornography (child sexual abuse material / CSAM); in July 2019, pleaded guilty to possession of CSAM; the distribution charge was dropped due to a plea agreement
- Crime: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2019, LDS positions: Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Alleged failure to report-
- Arturo Tenorio (1953 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime county:
UT - Salt Lake,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2013, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result, 
LDS positions: High priest, Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result, Alleged failure to report-
- Russell Tolbert (1980 – ) was a Mormon church member in Rigby, Idaho; accused of sexual abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- View report »
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- Mark Treter (1954 – ) was a Mormon church member and environmental lawyer in Greendale, Indiana; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded no contest to one felony count; sentenced in 2023 to probation; local LDS church leaders allegedly knew of Treter's criminal behavior but did not report to police
- Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- Crime state:
Indiana,
Convicted:
2023, LDS positions: Scout leader, Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, No contest, Plea deal, Probation, Alleged failure to report-
- Matthew Wallis (1984 – ) was a Mormon church member in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana and in Ogden, Utah; pleaded guilty to a charge related to child sexual abuse
- Crime: 1990s, 2000s,
- Crime state:
Louisiana,
Convicted:
2015, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Alleged failure to report-
- Anthony Webster was an LDS church member and fitness center employee in Collierville, Tennessee; accused of sexually molesting three young girls; in 2013, pleaded guilty to four counts of aggravated sexual battery and was sentenced to 16 years in prison
- Convicted:
2013,
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
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- Robert Westover (1972 – ) was a former LDS bishop and attorney in Dallas, Texas; arrested in 2021 for allegedly recording a minor; pleaded guilty in 2023 and sentenced to 4 years probation
- Convicted:
2023,
- LDS positions: Bishop, Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
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- Michael Whitehead (1964 – ) was an LDS church member in Orem, Utah; convicted in 2004 of ENTICING A MINOR OVER THE INTERNET - Class A Misdemeanor
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime county:
UT - Utah,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2004, LDS positions: Primary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Probation, -
- Dylan Whiting (1988 – ) was an LDS bishop in Nampa, Idaho; was removed from his position in 2021 after child sexual abuse allegations surfaced; was charged with four sex crimes; pleaded guilty to one felony count; sentenced in 2022; FLOODLIT is seeking info on the sentence
- Crime: 2010s, 2020s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
Convicted:
2022, LDS positions: Bishop, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, Alleged failure to report-
- Daniel Willard (1988 – ) was a Mormon church member in St. Charles, Missouri; pleaded guilty to Possession Of Child Pornography and Furnish Pornographic Material Or Attempt To Furnish To A Minor; registered sex offender
- LDS positions: Primary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
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- Byron Wiscombe (1977 – ) was an LDS bishopric counselor and Ammon, Idaho city councilman; signed a plea agreement indicating he would admit to committing lewd conduct with a minor; sentenced to prison in 2023
- Crime: 2010s, 2020s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
Convicted:
2023, LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Alleged failure to report-
- LaVar Withers (1936 – 2005) was a Mormon and physician in Rexburg, Idaho; accused of sexually abusing at least 133 women and children as young as 13 years old over a period of 30 or more years; admitted to sexual abuse; in 1996, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor battery; sentenced to 30 to 60 days in jail and two years probation; the Mormon church placed him on probation and took his temple recommend; died in 2005
- Crime: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s,
- Crime city:
ID - Rexburg,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Stake high council, Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Alleged failure to report-
- Stephen Wold (1988 – ) was a Mormon church member and former full-time missionary (to Panama) who lived in Highland, Utah; convicted in 2017 of first-degree felony aggravated sexual abuse of a 10-year-old girl and sentenced to 15 years to life in prison
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2017, LDS positions: BYU, Missionary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, -
- Lamar Woodbury (1954 – ) was a Mormon church member; pleaded guilty of sexual abuse on a child under the age of 14, a second degree felony
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
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- Kenne Worthen (1988 – ) was a Mormon elementary school teacher and BYU-Idaho adjunct professor in Arizona who sexually abused a 12-year-old child; in 2015, pleaded guilty to sexual conduct with a minor and two counts of attempt to commit child molestation; sentenced to 25 years in prison and a lifetime of probation after
- Convicted:
2015,
- LDS positions: BYU, Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation,
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- Harvey Wright (1945 – ) was an LDS church member and scout leader in Flagstaff, AZ; in 1988, pleaded guilty to "Attempted Sexual Abuse/Dangerous Crimes Against Children" and was sentenced to 90 days in jail and four years probation; placed in the BSA Confidential Files ("Perversion Files")
- Crime: 1980s,
- Crime state:
Arizona,
LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, 
Convicted:
2010, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Alleged failure to report-
- Laron Zaugg (1967 – ) was a Mormon church member in Utah; went on an LDS mission to Vienna, Austria in 1986; in 2017, sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for receiving child sexual abuse material (CSAM), and sentenced in Utah to three years to life in prison for first-degree felony attempted sodomy on a child; as of 2025, in federal prison in Colorado (release date 2028)
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2017, LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, -
- Scott Zaugg (1970 – ) was allegedly a Mormon church member in Utah; was raised in the Mormon church; convicted in 2000 of second-degree felony sex abuse of a child; was sentenced to one to 15 years in prison; as of 2025, was a registered sex offender living in Roy, Utah
- Convicted:
2000,
- LDS positions: LDS status unknown, Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
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- Jeffrey Zaugg was allegedly a Mormon church member in Utah; was raised in the Mormon church; convicted in 1995 of first-degree felony sodomy on a child; was sentenced to 10 years to life in prison; as of 2025, was out on parole (Utah offender #73345)
- Convicted:
1995,
- LDS positions: LDS status unknown, Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Parole, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender,
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- Justin Zierke (1980 – ) was a Mormon church member and middle school teacher in Idaho Falls, Idaho; Zierke accepted a plea deal and pled guilty of injury to a child; received 30 days in jail and 2 years probation; lost teaching license
- Crime: 2020s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
Convicted:
2025, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Filters
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