233 LDS sex abuse cases found
- Criminal case result: Pleaded guilty
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- Michael Hiatt (1990 – ) was a Mormon church member in Clinton, Utah; charged in Utah in March 2023 with two second degree felony counts of enticing a minor, and one third degree felony count of dealing in materials harmful to a minor; pleaded guilty in June 2023 to one second degree felony count of enticing a minor; sentenced in August 2023 to 45 days in jail, with credit for 15 days served, and 4 years probation
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Convicted:
2023, 
Was Missionary, 
Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
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- Grant Hildreth (1962 – 2022) was an LDS church member in Montana; sentenced to prison in 1992 for felony child sexual abuse; in 2011, pleaded guilty to two class A misdemeanor counts of sexual battery; died in 2022
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- Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Places lived: Montana,
- Crime state: Montana,
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- Convicted:
2011,
- Was Missionary,
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
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- Clayton Hildreth (1952 – ) was a Mormon stake president in Butte, Montana; from Dillon, Montana; arrested in June 2004 by Boise, Idaho police for soliciting sex from a person he thought was a 14-year-old girl online; was stake president at the time of his arrest; pleaded guilty in October to a charge of interstate travel with intent to have sex with a minor; sentenced in 2005 to three years and five months in prison
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Places lived: Idaho, Montana,
- Crime state: Idaho,
Convicted:
2005, 
Was Bishop, Stake president, 
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, 
Alleged failure to report-
- James Hogan (1939 – ) was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Oregon; in 1989, was sentenced to five years in prison for child sexual abuse; released in 1994; in 2011, a victim filed a civil lawsuit against the Boy Scouts of America, seeking $5.2 million; the Mormon church settled with two victims for $800,000 and $75,000
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- Crime: 1970s, 1980s,
- Places lived: Oregon,
- Crime state: Oregon,
Was Church employee, Scout leader, Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Released, Settlement, Alleged failure to report-
- Paul Horlacher was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Texas,
- Crime state: Texas,
Convicted:
2019, Was Unknown position, Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result, -
- Craig Housley (1980 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah; found guilty in 2018 of child sexual exploitation; sentenced to 210 days in state prison and five years of probation
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
Convicted:
2018, Was Missionary, Other leader, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, -
- Lawrence Huffman (1967 – ) was an LDS church member in Mound City, Kansas; pleaded guilty to charges related to sodomizing a minor; as of 2024, lives in Hutchinson, Kansas as a registered sex offender
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Places lived: Kansas,
- Crime state: Kansas,
Convicted:
2007, Was Unknown position, Convicted, Pleaded guilty, -
- Roy Hunt (1959 – ) was a Mormon church member in Maricopa County, Arizona; former city manager in Snowflake and Holbrook and a public finance banker at the National Bank of Arizona; accused of child sexual abuse in 2004; pleaded guilty in 2005 to a reduced charge; sentenced to prison in Arizona in 2005
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- Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
- Crime state: Arizona,
- Crime county: AZ - Maricopa,
Convicted:
2005, Was Unknown position, Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Alleged failure to report-
- Stanley Hunt (1953 – ) was an LDS church member and custodian in the Washington County School District in St. George, Utah; convicted of second-degree felony sex abuse of a child via a plea agreement; convicted in 2023 of violation of the terms of his sex offender registration
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- Was Bishopric counselor, Ward clerk,
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
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- Lance Jacks (1994 – ) was a Mormon church member in Roy, Utah; convicted of sexually abusing a 4 year old girl; had just gone through the temple right before sexually abusing the child
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Roy, Utah,
Convicted:
2013, Was Unknown position, Convicted, Pleaded guilty, -
- Albert Jackson (1906 – 2010) was a Mormon church member in Lewiston, Utah and Centerville, Utah; accused of child sexual abuse; convicted in 2002 (at age 96) via plea agreement to two second-degree felony counts of sex abuse of a child; was sentenced to two concurrent prison terms of one to 15 years each
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- Crime: 1990s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime country: United States,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Cache,
Was Utah's oldest prison inmate when released to home confinement at age 99
Convicted:
2002, Was Unknown position, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released, "You're in pretty good health for a 99-year-old man. We don't want you touching anybody anymore, OK?"
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- Richard James (1966 – ) was a Mormon church member in Potomac, Maryland; accused of sexually abusing a boy from 1995 to 1999 at billionaire Bill Marriott's home, an LDS church and other locations; pleaded guilty to reduced child abuse charges; sentenced to 10 years in prison (nine suspended); was a registered sex offender; the victim sued the church, Marriott and six others in 2024
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- Convicted:
2002,
- Was Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Alleged failure to report
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- William Jansen (1983 – ) was an LDS church member and police officer in Twin Falls, Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty
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- Was Missionary,
- Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
- Alleged failure to report
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- Bryce Johnson (1984 – ) was an LDS church member in Heber City, Utah; convicted of three counts of aggravated child sex abuse/1st degree felony and sexual exploitation of a minor/2nd degree felony; sentenced to prison
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
Convicted:
2017, Was Missionary, Youth leader, Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, -
- Harry Jones IV (1970 – ) was a Mormon church member in Buffalo Grove, Illinois; convicted of possessing CSAM; is a registered sex offender
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Illinois,
- Crime state: Illinois,
Convicted:
2015, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Registered sex offender, -
- Spencer Kartchner (1965 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah; convicted of sex crimes in 2009 and 2021
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- Crime: 2000s, 2020s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
Convicted:
2009, 2021, Was Ward mission leader, Convicted, Pleaded guilty, -
- Stephen Kay (1940 – ) was a Mormon church member, school teacher and scout leader in Brisbane, Australia; charged multiple times with child sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in 1996 and was sentenced to jail
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- Crime: 1990s,
- Places lived: Australia,
- Crime country: Australia,
Was Scout leader, Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, -
- Willis King was an LDS church member in California; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty
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- Crime: 1980s,
- Places lived: California,
- Crime state: California,
Was Scout leader, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, -
- Louis Kinyon (1954 – ) was an LDS church member in Provo, Utah; convicted in 2005 of aggravated murder
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Places lived: Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Crime state: Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Utah,
- Crime city: UT - Provo,
Convicted:
2005, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, -
- Kevin Kirkland (1959 – ) was a Mormon seminary teacher and school teacher in the Redlands, California area; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in 2016 to molesting four female students from May 2015 to May 2016; sentenced to two years in jail; released in June 2017
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- Was Seminary teacher,
- Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Released,
- Settlement,
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- Eric Knight (1968 – ) was an LDS church member; former physician; pleaded guilty in 2021 in New Hampshire to two felony counts of second-degree assault in a plea deal that would allow him to get his medical license back and avoid the sex offender registry
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: New Hampshire,
- Crime state: New Hampshire,
Convicted:
2021, Was Missionary, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result, -
- Keith Knutson (1968 – ) was a Mormon church member in Seattle, Washington; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse charges in 1995; a Mormon bishop allegedly failed to report abuse allegations to police
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- Crime: 1990s,
- Places lived: Washington,
- Crime state: Washington,
Was Sunday school, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, Released, Alleged failure to report-
- 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
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Salt Lake,
Convicted:
2018, Was Missionary, Ward clerk, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released, -
- 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
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- Crime: 1990s, 2000s,
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Salt Lake,
Convicted:
2009, Was Scout leader, 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
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- Was General authority, Mission president, Other leader,
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, Unknown result,
- Alleged failure to 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
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Places lived: Guatemala, Hawaii,
- Crime state: Hawaii,
Convicted:
2008, Was Missionary, 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
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- Crime: 2020s,
- Places lived: Nevada, Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
Convicted:
2023, Was Unknown position, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, -
- 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
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Crime state: Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Utah,
- Crime city: UT - Provo,
Convicted:
2019, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, -
- Brandon Manning (1973 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah and Georgia; convicted three times of sex crimes: Scotland in the 1990s, Utah in 2001, Georgia in 2020; assigned to be a young men's president in a Georgia LDS branch in 2017; arrested in 2019 and charged with eight felony counts of child sexual exploitation; convicted; as of November 2023, lives in Fort Valley, Georgia as a registered sex offender
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- Crime: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s,
- Places lived: Georgia, Scotland, United Kingdom, Utah,
- Crime country: Scotland, United Kingdom,
- Crime state: Georgia, Utah,
Convicted:
2001, 2020, Unknown, Was Missionary, Youth leader, Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, Alleged failure to report-
- Jayson Martineau (1973 – ) was an LDS church member in Idaho and Tremonton, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in December 2023 in Utah and was sent on a one-year rider program
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- Convicted:
2023,
- Was Missionary,
- Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
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- James Matlock was a Mormon church member in Washington; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse
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- Was Scout leader,
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
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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
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
Convicted:
2007, Was Tabernacle Choir, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result, -
- 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
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- Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- Places lived: Bolivia, Colorado, Utah, Virginia,
- Crime state: Colorado,
Was Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Scout leader, Stake president, Youth leader, 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
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- Crime: 2020s,
- Places lived: Idaho, Virginia,
- Crime state: Idaho, Virginia,
Convicted:
2024, Was Missionary, 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
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- Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Places lived: California,
- Crime state: California,
Convicted:
1992, Was Primary, 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
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
Convicted:
2009, Was Unknown position, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, -
- Thomas Monson (1951 – ) was an attorney for the LDS church's law firm, Kirton McConkie and son of an LDS apostle; In 1989, paid a $75 fine and was placed on probation after he pleaded guilty to a charge of soliciting sex from a prostitute; sued in the 1990s for sexual harassment; reached a settlement with the victim; despite his crime, was assigned to be a Mormon bishop in Salt Lake City, Utah; was a bishop in 2008
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- Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Salt Lake,
Was Bishop, Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Settlement, -
- Daniel Montoya was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Long Beach, California; pleaded guilty in 1986 to charges of child sexual abuse
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- Was Missionary, Scout leader,
- Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
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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
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
Convicted:
2005, Was Primary, Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released, -
- Julio Morais was a Mormon church member in Pawtucket, Rhode Island; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Places lived: Rhode Island,
- Crime state: Rhode Island,
Convicted:
2005, 2010, Was Unknown position, Convicted, Pleaded guilty, -
- 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
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- Convicted:
2022,
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
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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
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- Crime: 2020s,
- Places lived: New Mexico, Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Crime state: New Mexico,
Convicted:
2022, Was Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Other leader, 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
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- Crime: 2020s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
Convicted:
2023, Was Missionary, Youth leader, 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
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Tennessee, Utah,
- Crime state: Tennessee,
Convicted:
2019, Was Bishop, Stake high council, Admitted guilt, Community service, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Released, Alleged failure to report-
- Jared Murray (1942 – ) was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Rexburg, Idaho; pleaded guilty in 1989 to a child sexual abuse charge
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- Was Scout leader,
- Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
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- 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
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- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
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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
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- Was Missionary,
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
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- Gordon Neeley (1935 – 2018) was an LDS church member and daycare owner in Salt Lake City, Utah; pleaded guilty to ATTEMPTED - AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD; convicted; died in 2018
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- Was High priest, Missionary,
- Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
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- Richard Nelson was an LDS church member in Colorado; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse
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- Crime: 1980s,
- Places lived: Colorado,
- Crime state: Colorado,
Was Scout leader, 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
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- Was Unknown position,
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Unknown result,
- Alleged failure to report
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- Robert Nelson (1949 – ) was an LDS bishop in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; accused of sexual abuse of a "mentally handicapped" woman; pleaded guilty in 1989; placed on two years probation, ordered to do 150 hours of community service, and ordered to take a conducted tour of a local jail
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- Crime: 1980s,
- Places lived: Canada,
- Crime country: Canada,
Was Bishop, Community service, Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Probation, -
- 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
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Argentina, Idaho,
- Crime state: Idaho,
Convicted:
2020, Was Missionary, 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
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- Convicted:
2010,
- Was Scout leader,
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Unknown result,
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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
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- Crime: 1980s,
- Places lived: California, Oregon, Washington,
- Crime state: Oregon,
Was Scout leader, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, -
- Bryce Norton (1981 – ) was a Mormon church member in South Jordan, Utah; convicted of sexually abusing four young karate students
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Salt Lake,
Convicted:
2011, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, -
- David Novak (1951 – ) was an LDS Social Services counselor in Utah who worked for 12 years with child sexual abuse victims; convicted in 1999 of sexually abusing a girl; released from jail after serving about 40 days
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- Was Church employee,
- Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Released,
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- 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
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
- Crime state: Arizona,
- Crime county: AZ - Maricopa,
Convicted:
2019, Was Primary, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, -
- 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
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Crime state: Idaho,
Convicted:
2020, Was Unknown position, Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result, -
- DeRon Olsen (1944 – ) was a former Mormon bishop and stake presidency counselor in Spokane, Washington; in 2024, pleaded guilty to one felony count of child molestation and one felony count of child rape; sentenced to prison
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- Crime: 2000s, 2010s, 2020s,
- Places lived: Washington,
- Crime state: Washington,
Convicted:
2024, Was Bishop, Nursery, Primary, Stake presidency counselor, Sunday school, Youth leader, Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Alleged failure to report-
- David Olson (1980 – ) was an LDS church member in Bozeman, Montana; convicted of of sexually abusing a teenage boy; sentenced to eight years in prison and 12 years probation
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- Was Missionary, Seminary teacher, Youth leader,
- Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation,
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- 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
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- Crime: 1980s,
- Places lived: Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Crime state: Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Utah,
- Crime city: UT - Provo,
Convicted:
2025, Was Bishop, Missionary, Stake presidency counselor, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Alleged failure to report-
- Grant Packer (1925 – 2008) was an LDS church member in Idaho; served a full-time mission to Canada in 1946-48 and two senior missions to Atlanta, Georgia and San Bernardino, California; charged with child sexual abuse; pleaded guilty; sentenced to three to 10 years in prison and 10 years probation; died in 2008
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- Crime: 1990s,
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Crime state: Idaho,
Was Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum, Missionary, Youth leader, Convicted, Pleaded guilty, -
- 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
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- Crime: 1980s,
- Places lived: California,
- Crime state: California,
Was Unknown position, 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
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Places lived: Tennessee,
- Crime state: Tennessee,
Convicted:
2003, Was Unknown position, 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
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- Crime: 1980s,
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Crime state: Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Utah,
A Mormon scout leader knew of allegations against Peterson for at least 10 months before reporting him to law enforcement
Convicted:
1989, Was Scout leader, Convicted, No contest, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Alleged failure to report"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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- Keith Peterson (1948 – 2020) was a Mormon church member and former high school teacher in Nampa, Idaho; accused in 1991 of inappropriate sexual contact; sentenced to 180 days suspended jail time and two years of probation; charge was dismissed in 1998 after he completed probation; pleaded guilty in October 2019 to one count of lewd conduct with a child under 16; sentenced in 2020 to 17 years in prison
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- Crime: 1990s, 2010s,
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Crime state: Idaho,
Convicted:
2020, Was Unknown position, Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, -
- Ronald Phelps was an LDS bishop and stake executive secretary, and attorney, in Oklahoma; arrested for indecent exposure before becoming an LDS bishop; accused of child sexual abuse; Mormon church leaders allegedly covered up the abuse
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- Was Bishop, Other leader,
- Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Alleged failure to report
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- Errol Pilling (1942 – ) was a Mormon bishop and licensed psychologist in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; went on an LDS mission to England in the early 1960s; pleaded guilty in 1988 and in 1994 to charges of sexual misconduct; in September 1994, his registration as a chartered psychologist with the Psychologists Association of Alberta was cancelled; in 1994, was excommunicated; as of February 2024, lives in Twin Falls, Idaho
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- Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Places lived: Canada,
- Crime country: Canada,
Was Bishop, Missionary, Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result, Alleged failure to report-
- 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
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- Crime: 1990s,
- Places lived: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Salt Lake,
- Crime city: UT - Salt Lake City,
The woman was taken to jail, while Poelman was released immediately.
Was Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Mission president, Missionary, Stake high council, Stake president, Sunday school, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result, Alleged failure to report"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
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- Crime: 1990s,
- Places lived: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Salt Lake,
- Crime city: UT - Salt Lake City,
Was Missionary, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Unknown result, -
- Mark Porter (1942 – ) was a Mormon church member and former stake presidency member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse in 2022 after allegedly groping women in a Logan grocery store; pleaded guilty in December 2022
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- Crime: 2020s,
- Places lived: Cache County (Utah), Utah,
- Crime country: United States,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Cache,
Convicted:
2022, Was Missionary, Other leader, Stake presidency counselor, Convicted, Pleaded guilty, -
- 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
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
Convicted:
2010, Was Bishopric counselor, Church employee, Other leader, Seminary teacher, 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
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- Convicted:
2023,
- Was Nursery, Primary,
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
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- Shane Pugh (1973 – ) was a Mormon church member in Cedar Hills, Utah; accused of touching an underage girl while she was sleeping; in 2017, pleaded guilty to forcible sexual abuse (2nd degree felony); sentenced to 1 to 15 years in prison and 3 years probation
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
Convicted:
2018, Was Sunday school, Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, -
- Noah Rada (1999 – ) was a Mormon church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; accused of possession of child sexual abuse material in 2022; pleaded guilty; sentenced to three years in prison and 20 years probation
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- Crime: 2020s,
- Places lived: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Salt Lake,
- Crime city: UT - Salt Lake City,
Convicted:
2022, Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, -
- 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
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Crime state: Idaho,
Convicted:
2019, Was Elders quorum, 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
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- Crime: 2020s,
- Places lived: Philippines, Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
Convicted:
2024, Was Missionary, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, -
- Charles Richmond (1962 – ) was an LDS church member and LDS addiction recovery specialist in Hutchinson, Kansas; convicted of aggravated indecent liberties w child; Offender =>18 fondle child <14; in prison in Kansas as of 2024
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- Convicted:
2019,
- Was Other leader, Sunday school,
- Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
Prosecutors said the victim reported her abuse in order to protect another child from getting hurt
"My daughter is hurt … She's angry at the world. [...] She can't quiet the memory of a childhood robbed from her."
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- Chad Robertson (1984 – ) was an LDS church member and high school assistant basketball coach in Parowan, Utah; accused in 2023 of unlawful sexual activity with a child; admitted to having sex with a 16-year-old boy on five separate occasions; in March 2024, pleaded guilty to two felonies; in June 2024, was sentenced to one year in the Iron County Jail, with credit for time served, and four years of probation
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- Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Registered sex offender,
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- Percy Rock (1943 – ) was an LDS church member in Greencastle, Pennsylvania; accused of possessing CSAM; pleaded guilty in 2023
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- Crime: 2020s,
- Places lived: Pennsylvania,
- Crime state: Pennsylvania,
Convicted:
2023, Convicted, Pleaded guilty, -
- Trent Rogers (1917 – 1995) was a Mormon church member in Arizona; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in 1986 and was sentenced to three years probation; a woman sued the Mormon church in 1986
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- Crime: 1980s,
- Places lived: Arizona,
- Crime state: Arizona,
Was Ministering/home teacher, Missionary, Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result, Alleged failure to report-
- Michael Rosser (1961 – ) was an LDS church member in Indiana; accused in 2023 of child sexual abuse; made a plea agreement in February 2024, agreeing to plead guilty to reduced charges; convicted in 2024 and sentenced to six years in prison with two years probation
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- Convicted:
2024,
- Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation,
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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
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Places lived: Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Crime state: Utah,
- Crime city: UT - Provo,
Convicted:
2007, Was Music leader, Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, -
- Tim Ryan was allegedly an LDS church member in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in 2008 to a felony charge of sexual abuse of a child under the age of 16; detectives said the victim's family reported the abuse in 1999, but that it was dropped when they wouldn't cooperate with investigators
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- Crime: 1990s,
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Crime state: Idaho,
Convicted:
2008, Was Unknown position, Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Alleged failure to report-
- Richard Sampson (1945 – ) was a Mormon bishop, stake high council member and doctor in Provo, Utah; was director of medical affairs for the LDS Missionary Training Center; allegedly sexually abused at least seven children; convicted and sentenced in 2014 to one to 15 years in prison for child sexual abuse; as of 2024, was out on parole living in Holladay, Utah
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- Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona), Provo (Utah), Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Crime state: Arizona, Utah,
- Crime county: AZ - Maricopa, UT - Utah,
- Crime city: UT - Provo,
Convicted:
2014, Was Bishop, Church employee, Other leader, Stake high council, Convicted, Parole, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released, 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
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- Crime: 2010s, 2020s,
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Crime state: Idaho,
Convicted:
2023, Was Unknown position, 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
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- Crime: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s,
- Places lived: Australia,
- Crime country: Australia,
Convicted:
2017, Was Youth leader, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, -
- Frank Selas (1939 – 2021) was an former childrens TV host/entertainer in California who joined the LDS church in the 1990s; pleaded guilty to one count of indecent behavior with a child; the crime took place in the 1970s
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- Crime: 1970s,
- Places lived: Brazil, California, Louisiana,
- Crime state: California,
Was Scout leader, Convicted, Pleaded guilty, -
- 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
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
Convicted:
2015, Was High priest, Temple worker, 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
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- Crime: 1970s, 1990s,
- Places lived: Ohio, Pennsylvania,
- Crime state: Ohio,
Was Unknown position, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, Released, -
- James Sirles (1924 – 2018) was a Mormon church member in Chesterfield, Virginia; convicted of possession of child pornography and production and distribution of child pornography
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Places lived: Virginia,
- Crime state: Virginia,
Convicted:
2005, Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result, -
- Bradley Spencer (1958 – ) was a Mormon church member and Middleton city councilman in Idaho; convicted in 2015 of sexual battery of a minor; sentenced to eight years in prison; registered sex offender
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Idaho, Nampa,
- Crime state: Idaho,
- Crime city: ID - Nampa,
Convicted:
2015, Convicted, Pleaded guilty, -
- 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
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Places lived: California, Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
Convicted:
2010, Was Bishopric counselor, 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
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- Convicted:
2023,
- Was Unknown position,
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
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- 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
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Idaho, Utah,
- Crime state: Idaho,
Convicted:
2013, Was Missionary, Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, -
- Richard Stewart (1970 – ) was a Mormon church member in Arizona; accused of child sexual abuse; pleaded guilty; sentenced to prison
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- Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
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- Terry Stidd (1960 – ) was an LDS church member in Kearns, Utah; in 1998, pleaded guilty to rape in the first degree and sodomy in the first degree and was sentenced to 10 years in prison; as of 2024, is out on parole and lives in Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Crime: 1990s,
- Places lived: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Released, -
- 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
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- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s,
- Places lived: Idaho, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Crime state: Idaho,
Convicted:
2005, 2008, Was Missionary, Scout leader, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender, 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
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- Crime: 2020s,
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Crime state: Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Utah,
Convicted:
2023, Was Youth leader, 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
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Places lived: Colorado, Utah,
- Crime country: United States,
- Crime state: Colorado,
- Crime county: UT - Washington,
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
Convicted:
2011, Was Stake high council, Sunday school, Convicted, Ongoing, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Registered sex offender, "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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