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- Dennis Schult (1935 – ) was a Mormon church member and scout leader in southern California; pleaded no contest to two counts of child molestation as part of a plea agreement wherein six other molestation charges were dropped; sentenced in 1991 to eight years in prison for sexually abusing two of his scouts for several years; as of 2024, registered sex offender living in Granada Hills, California
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted: 1991,
- Positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, No contest, Plea deal, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Alleged church actions: Excommunicated,
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- Gysbertus Schuurman (1931 – 2015) was a Mormon church member in Sandy, Utah; pleaded guilty in 1994 to one second-degree felony count of sex abuse of a child; accused of sexual touching of a 10- or 11-year-old girl; the alleged abuse took place in 1992; sentenced to one year in jail with time out for counseling and group therapy once a week; completed probation in 1997; registered sex offender as of 2007; died in 2015
- Convicted: 1994,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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- Wade Schvaneveldt (1971 – ) was an LDS church member and high school girl's basketball coach in or near Grace, Idaho; accused of raping a child numerous times over a period of several years, including at his home while his family was attending LDS church meetings; in April 2023, accepted a plea deal to two felony counts of rape; in June 2023, was sentenced to 8 to 18 years in prison
- Convicted: 2023,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
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- Brad Scoffield (1959 – ) was a Mormon church member; convicted of sex abuse of a child under 16 years in 2007; served 80 days in jail; is a registered sex offender that lives in Pocatello, Idaho
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted: 2007,
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
- Alleged church actions: Stake official accused of pressuring victim not to seek accountability,
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- Darran Scott (1964 – ) was a Mormon church member and filmmaker in Archies Creek, Victoria, Australia; pleaded guilty in 2017 to 16 charges related to the sexual abuse of 11 boys over a 25-year period; sentenced in 2017 to 10 years in prison
- Convicted: 2017,
- Positions: Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
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- Gary Scritchfield was a male Mormon church member in Little Rock, Arkansas in the Pinnacle Mountain Ward; convicted in 1993 of felony sexual abuse of a minor in the third degree; allegedly abused a victim from 1981 to 1993 (from age 4 to 15); in January 2026, the victim filed a lawsuit against the LDS church naming G.S. as the perpetrator and accusing church officials of multiple failures
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted: 1993,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Alleged church actions: Church officials accused of allowing interaction with children after notice of wrongdoing, Church officials accused of failure to warn ward members, Unknown church action, Ward official accused of saying victim was responsible,
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- Carl Sepos (1945 – ) was an LDS temple worker and high priest in Payson, Utah; pleaded guilty in 2015 to sexually abusing an adult woman with Down syndrome and autism at a hotel swimming pool; he blamed his sex crime in part on an addiction to pornography; sentenced to 150 days in jail, 36 months of probation and 100 hours of community service
- Convicted: 2015,
- Positions: High priest, Temple worker,
- Criminal case(s): Community service, Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
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- Stewart Singley (1937 – ) was an LDS church member in Ohio; convicted in 1975 of child molestation that occurred in 1974; in 1997, convicted and sentenced to one year in jail or prison; as of 2024, is a registered sex offender; lives in East Waterford, Pennsylvania
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, Released,
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- 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,
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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,
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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,
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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,
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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,
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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,
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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,
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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,
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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,
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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,
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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
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted: 2019,
- Positions: Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
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- Corey Taylor (1960 – ) was a Mormon church member in Baltimore, Maryland; pleaded guilty to two felony counts related to sexual abuse of two minor children; in 2026, sentenced to 15 years in prison
- Convicted: 2026,
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
- Alleged church actions: Approved for rebaptism, Church member allegedly wrote to First Presidency in support of accused, Excommunicated, Rebaptized,
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- Arturo Tenorio (1953 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse
- Convicted: 2013,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
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- George Tilson (1942 – 2020) was a Mormon church member in the Salt Lake City, Utah area (including Holladay); pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse in the 1990s; alleged coverup by Mormon leaders
- Alleged failure to report
- Positions: High priest, Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
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- Russell Tolbert (1980 – ) was a Mormon church member in Rigby, Idaho; accused of sexual abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
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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
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted: 2023,
- Positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, No contest, Plea deal, Probation,
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- Joseph Walker (1955 – ) was a former Mormon bishop, stake presidency counselor and LDS Public Affairs employee in Utah; charged in 2025 with three third-degree felony counts related to child sexual exploitation; allegedly "engaged in several sexually explicit conversations […] to seduce, lure, and entice [a 14-year-old girl] into engaging in multiple sexual acts;" released from jail after letters from church members
- Convicted: 2025,
- Positions: Bishop, Church employee, Missionary, Stake presidency counselor,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, Released,
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- 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
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted: 2015,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
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- 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,
- 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,
- 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
- Convicted: 2004,
- Positions: Primary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Probation,
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- 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
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted: 2022,
- Positions: Bishop,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender,
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- 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
- Positions: Primary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
- Alleged church actions: Excommunicated,
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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
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted: 2023,
- Positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
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- 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
- Alleged failure to report
- Positions: Bishopric counselor, Stake high council,
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
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- 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
- Convicted: 2017,
- Positions: BYU, Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender,
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- 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
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender,
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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,
- 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")
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
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- Stephen Young (1951 – ) was an LDS church member and police officer in Idaho; allegedly abused 20 babies over a 30-year period; pleaded guilty in 2010 to lewd conduct with a child under 16; sentenced to 25 years in prison
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted: 2010,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Alleged church actions: Excommunicated,
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- 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)
- Convicted: 2017,
- Positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
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- 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,
- Positions: LDS status unknown, Sunday school teacher, 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,
- 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
- Convicted: 2025,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
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