140 LDS sex abuse cases found
- Criminal case result: Registered sex offender
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- Scott Abraham (1969 – ) was a Mormon church member in Powell, Wyoming; set up a hidden camera in women's bathroom at work place; convicted in 2020; as of 2024, lives in Wyoming as a registered sex offender
Convicted:
2020,
LDS positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, - View report »
An employee spotted the camera as she changed clothes"I was stupid enough to put a camera in the women's bathroom as an experiment, I guess you would say."-
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- Terry Alexander (1942 – 2021) was a Mormon church member in Roosevelt, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; was a registered sex offender in Roosevelt, Utah as of 2007; died in 2021
LDS positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Terry Allen (1943 – ) was an LDS church member in California; in 1987, was found guilty of sexual abuse of a child and was sentenced to six years in prison; was assigned to multiple trusted church positions, including Sunday school president, despite the Mormon church being aware that he had raped a teenager; LDS leaders were accused of hiding his abuse from local church members; as of 2024, lives in Grapevine, Texas
Crime: 1980s,
Crime state:
California, Connecticut,
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LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Other leader, Stake high council, Sunday school, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
Alleged failure to report- View report »
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- Mark Anderson (1959 – ) was a Mormon church branch president and dentist in Woodland, California; accused by 27 former female patients of touching them inappropriately in office visits; found guilty in 2009 of 11 felony counts and one misdemeanor count of sexual battery for sexual abuse of several of his female patients; sentenced to six years in prison; required to register for life as a sex offender
Crime: 2000s,
Crime state:
California,
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- John Archer was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Lynn Baldwin (1960 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of child sexual abuse; convicted of lewdness in 1996 and sexual exploitation of a minor in 2002 (attempted); released in 2006; is a registered sex offender
LDS positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown result, - View report »
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- James Bayless (1946 – ) was a Mormon church member in Gilbert, Arizona; pleaded guilty in 2015 to two counts of molestation of a child; as of 2024, is a registered sex offender living in Mesa, Arizona
Crime: 2010s,
Crime county:
AZ - Maricopa,
Crime state:
Arizona,
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- Donald Bills (1959 – ) was a school teacher (one-time "teacher of the year") and former Mormon bishopric member in Provo, Utah; pleaded guilty to multiple felonies, including rape of a 17-year-old girl; sentenced in 2015 to a minimum of eight years in prison; as of January 2025, lives in Orem, Utah as a registered sex offender
Crime: 2010s,
Crime county:
UT - Utah,
Crime state:
Utah,
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- David Blackner was an LDS church member in or near Washington Terrace, Weber County, Utah; registered sex offender who used an alias while in leadership positions
LDS positions: Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Douglas Bowen (1950 – ) was an LDS church member and Boy Scout leader in Washington, California, Utah and Idaho; was convicted of attempted aggravated sexual abuse of a child; in a 2017 lawsuit filed against the Mormon church, two plaintiffs alleged that Bowen abused them in Scouting in approximately 1974 or 1975
Crime: 1970s,
Crime state:
Utah,
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- Paul Bryant (1968 – 2024) was an HOA president and former Mormon primary teacher in Lehi, Utah; was a branch president during an LDS mission to Argentina in the 1980s; in 2016, pleaded guilty to three first-degree felony counts of attempted aggravated sexual abuse of a child and was sentenced to prison; in 2023, pleaded not guilty to failure to register as sex offender; died by suicide in December 2024
Convicted:
2016,
LDS positions: Branch president, Missionary, Other leader, Primary, Scout leader, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Eddie Bunch (1943 – ) was an LDS church member in St. George, Utah; convicted in 2016 of misdemeanor lewdness involving a child and misdemeanor sexual battery; one victim was 16 years old and the second victim was 12 years old; served 135 days in jail and had 36 months of probation; as of March 2024, is a registered sex offender living in St. George, Utah
LDS positions: Temple worker,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Probation, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Robert Bunker (1990 – ) was an LDS church member in McCammon, Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 2006; sentenced to 33 days in jail; as of 2023, is a registered sex offender living in Idaho
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender,
Alleged failure to report- View report »
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- William Butcher was a Mormon church member in Provo, Utah; turned himself in to police in 2013, three days before he was planning to begin a Mormon mission, and admitted to sexually abusing 12 boys and girls; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse charges; sentenced in 2014 to 18 years to life in prison; as of 2025, lives in Provo, Utah
Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
Crime city:
UT - Provo,
Crime county:
UT - Utah,
Crime state:
Utah,
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- Roland Byrd (1971 – ) was an LDS church member in Caldwell, Idaho; convicted of sexual abuse of a child under 16 years; as of 2024, lives in Toquerville, Utah as a registered sex offender
Convicted:
2008,
LDS positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Craig Capron (1965 – ) was a podiatrist; Mormon branch president in Macy, Nebraska (1999-2002), then a stake/ward executive secretary in Wyoming; allegedly sexually abused at least five children over a span of 20-plus years, despite LDS officials allegedly knowing of the first victim and prohibiting Capron from teaching kids; convicted in 2024 in Wyoming; sentenced to six to 12 years in prison; convicted again in 2025
Convicted:
2024,
LDS positions: Branch president, Other leader, Ward executive secretary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Raymond Casillas (1970 – ) was a Mormon bishop and middle school teacher in San Antonio, Texas; arrested in 2014 and charged with felony aggravated sexual assault of a child; via a plea agreement, pleaded no contest to indecent contact with a child and agreed to a fine of $1,500; was sentenced in 2016 to 8 years in prison; as of March 2024, lives in San Antonio, Texas as a registered sex offender
LDS positions: Bishop, Stake high council,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, No contest, Plea deal, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released, - View report »
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- Dustin Cassady (1981 – ) was a Mormon church member in the Sacramento, California area (Carmichael); accused of child sexual exploitation; pleaded guilty; as of March 2024, lives in Roseville, California as a registered sex offender
Crime: 2010s,
Crime state:
California,
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- Danny Cassidy (1942 – ) was a Mormon church member in California; accused of sexual abuse
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Mark Chapman (1971 – ) was an LDS church member, church janitor and scout leader in Michigan; served 9 years in prison in New York for charges of engaging in criminal sexual conduct with a person below the age of 17; sentenced to prison in 2022 in Michigan for sexually assaulting two children; some of the abuse took place at an LDS chapel
Convicted:
2022,
LDS positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Prison, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Huey Cole was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
LDS positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Justin Crawley (1993 – ) was an LDS church member in Orem, Utah; convicted in 2019 of enticing a minor / 3rd degree felony and sexual exploitation of a minor / 3rd degree felony attempted
Crime: 2010s,
Crime county:
UT - Utah,
Crime state:
Utah,
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- Michael Cunningham (1947 – ) was a Mormon church member in England; accused of sexual abuse; a judge sentenced Cunningham to ten years imprisonment and told him that he must register as a sex offender for the rest of his life
LDS positions: Missionary, Ward clerk, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
Alleged failure to report- View report »
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- Ross Curtis was a Mormon church member in California; in 2009, was convicted of crimes related to child sexual abuse and sentenced to prison; as of 2025, was a registered sex offender living in Los Angeles, California
LDS positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released, - View report »
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- George Dansie (1937 – 2017) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
LDS positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Prescott De Jean (1955 – ) was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Texas; accused of sexual abuse; convicted between 1991 and 1997 of indecency with a child by contact; victim was 6 years old at the time of the abuse; convicted in 2013 of third degree felony failure to comply with sex offender registration requirements; as of March 2024, lives in Port Lavaca, Texas as a registered sex offender
Convicted:
2013,
LDS positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender, Violated parole/probation,
Alleged failure to report- View report »
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- Richard DeCrescenzo (1959 – ) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Donovan Doras (2004 – ) was a Mormon church member in Mesa, Arizona; accused of sexual abuse; convicted, sentenced to one year in jail; registered sex offender
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Michael Driggs (1950 – ) was a Mormon missionary in Brazil in the early 1970s; allegedly sent to a different mission in the United States after being found having inappropriate relationships with young boys; convicted of child sexual abuse in 1985 in Arizona; convicted again of child sexual abuse in 2013 in Utah; he met his victim in the Utah case at church, according to court documents
Crime: 1980s, 2000s,
Crime county:
AZ - Maricopa, UT - Salt Lake,
Crime state:
Arizona, Utah,
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- Isaac Durfey (1991 – ) was a Mormon church member in Eagle Mountain, Utah; convicted of sex crimes in 2014, 2015 and 2018; accused each time of offering money or gifts to teen boys (ages 16-17) in exchange for sex or explicit pictures; charges of which he was convicted included sexual exploitation of a minor, sexual battery and sexual solicitation of a child
Crime: 2010s,
Crime city:
crime-city-ut-highland, crime-city-ut-lehi,
Crime county:
UT - Utah,
Crime state:
Utah,
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- Adele Dye was a Mormon church member in Rexburg, Idaho; convicted in 2008 of child sexual abuse; sentenced to at least six months in prison; registered sex offender
LDS positions: Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Donald Eastman (1938 – 2022) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
LDS positions: High priest, Missionary, Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Todd Edwards (1964 – ) was a Mormon bishop in Menifee, Riverside County, California; in 2013, sentenced to three years in prison for sexual abuse of one teenage girl in 2006 and another in 2012; was bishop at the time of the 2012 abuse; in 2024, two victims sued the LDS church in separate lawsuits; one said a stake president and LDS law firm Kirton McConkie hindered police
Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
Crime state:
California,
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- Ryan Ellsworth (1966 – ) was a Mormon church member in Lakeside, Navajo County, Arizona; accused in 1998 of child sexual abuse; convicted in 2000; sentenced to two consecutive terms of six years in prison; released in 2010; violated probation in the 2010s; as of 2025, registered sex offender living in Show Low, Arizona
Crime: 1990s,
Crime city:
crime-city-az-lakeside,
Crime county:
crime-county-az-navajo,
Crime state:
Arizona,
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- Karl Elvik (1963 – ) was a Mormon church youth leader in Glasgow, Scotland; admitted indecency offenses against eight boys; was jailed for 18 months
Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
Crime country:
Scotland, United Kingdom,
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- Matthew Felshaw (1980 – ) was a Mormon church member in Caldwell, Idaho; charged with sexually assaulting a young child; took a plea deal and was convicted of Injury to child; received suspended prison sentence and 8 years probation and has to register as a sex offender
Convicted:
2024,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Probation, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Alfred Forrester (1936 – 2013) was a Mormon church member in California; excommunicated in the 1950s after conviction for child molestation; moved to Iowa, reoffended, incarcerated; returned to California, convicted once or twice more, then assigned to be a Mormon church scoutmaster; abused again, caught, sentenced to prison in 1979; a 2024 lawsuit against the LDS church alleged that a bishop failed to protect kids
Crime: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s,
Crime state:
California, Iowa,
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- Patrick Fox (1972 – ) was a Mormon church member in Saratoga Springs, Utah; found guilty of a sex crime; registered sex offender in Utah
Crime: 2020s,
Crime county:
UT - Utah,
Crime state:
Utah,
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- Michael Fritchen (1955 – ) was a Mormon church member in Utah; sentenced to prison in the 1990s and again in 2011 for child sexual abuse
Crime: 1990s, 2010s,
Crime state:
Utah,
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- Francis Fuller (1940 – ) was a Mormon bishop in Highland, Utah in 1993; also was a stake high council member in Utah; in 2018 or 2019, pleaded guilty to two second degree felony counts of child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2019 in Utah to two years in jail and four years probation; registered sex offender
Crime: 2010s,
Crime state:
Utah,
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- Martin Fullmer (1947 – ) was a Mormon church member in Oroville, California; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; registered sex offender
LDS positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Clint Gibson (1977 – ) was an LDS church member in St. George, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; registered sex offender
LDS positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Daniel Goins was an LDS church member in Florida; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; registered sex offender
LDS positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Cory Grint (1982 – ) was a Mormon church member in Vernal, Utah; pleaded guilty to lewdness involving a child; sentenced to 364 days in jail, with a suspended jail sentence of 364 days and 36 months of probation; as of 2025, lives in Vernal, Utah as a registered sex offender
Crime: 2010s,
Crime state:
Utah,
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- Andrew Gwilliam was a Mormon church member in Utah; pleaded guilty of child sexual abuse; sentenced to prison; registered sex offender
Crime: 2000s,
Crime county:
UT - Salt Lake,
Crime state:
Utah,
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- Ronald Hall (1931 – 2023) was an LDS church member and former Mormon Tabernacle Choir member in Utah and Washington; accused of sexually molesting three underage girls in 1997 or 1998; acquitted in 2000; accused of sexual abuse of a fourth victim, an underage girl, in approximately 2003; convicted in 2005 of third-degree felony attempted child sexual abuse; died in 2023
Crime: 1990s,
Crime state:
Utah,
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- Steven Hansen (1953 – ) was a former LDS bishop; accused of sexual abuse
Convicted:
2018,
LDS positions: Bishop,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Willard Hansen (1938 – 2013) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum, Missionary, Scout leader, Seminary teacher, Stake high council, Ward clerk, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Marvin Harker (1968 – ) was an LDS bishop in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada in 2016; reportedly confessed to his mission president in 1987 to sexually abusing multiple children; also reportedly confessed to his bishop; both leaders told him not to report to police, according to records in a 2016 criminal case; convicted in 2019 (alleged abuse 1986-93); sentenced in 2020 to five years in prison; registered sex offender
Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
Crime country:
Canada,
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- Craig Harward (1948 – ) was a Mormon ward executive secretary and former elementary "teacher of the year" in Santa Clara County, California; accused of sexual abuse of at least 10 children; pleaded guilty to charges related to sexual abuse of four children over a six-year period; sentenced to 14 years in prison; in 2024, a lawsuit said the LDS church failed to report abuse; as of 2024, lives in St. George, Utah
Crime: 1990s, 2000s,
Crime state:
California,
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- Laurel Hayward (1938 – 2020) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Jeffrey Head (1964 – ) was an LDS bishop in Draper, Utah; committed sex crimes while serving as a Mormon bishop; in 2019, a jury found him guilty of attempted forcible sexual abuse, two counts of lewdness and sexual battery; sentenced to four months in jail and four years of probation
Crime: 2010s,
Crime state:
Utah,
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- David Herget (1943 – 2005) was a Mormon high priest in Washington; convicted of child rape and child molestation in 1993; sentenced to 180 days in jail and was a registered sex offender; arrested in 2005, died by suicide in jail the next day; detectives identified at least seven victims; one child estimated that Herget abused him 1,400 times; in a 2025 lawsuit against the church, four plaintiffs said officials failed them
Crime: 1990s, 2000s,
Crime county:
WA - King,
Crime state:
Washington,
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- Erik Hughes (1966 – ) was a Mormon bishop in Mapleton, Utah and a Mormon church senior product manager when he sexually abused two underage children in his LDS ward dozens of times; was sentenced to prison in 2017; released in 2023; as of 2024, registered sex offender living in Utah
Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
Crime state:
Utah,
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- James Hunsaker (1946 – 2020) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
LDS positions: Sunday school,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Craig Huntington (1957 – ) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
LDS positions: Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Loren Hurd (1964 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah; found guilty of sexual abuse; convicted; registered sex offender as of 2023; lives in Ogden, Utah
Crime: 1990s,
Crime state:
Utah,
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- 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
Crime: 1990s,
Crime county:
UT - Cache,
Crime state:
Utah,
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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
Crime: 1990s,
Crime city:
MD - Bethesda,
Crime state:
Maine, Maryland, North Carolina,
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- Ronald Jenkins (1942 – ) was a Mormon scout leader, bishopric counselor and stake high council member in Idaho; worked as a high school teacher; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 1996 of 10 counts of lewd conduct with a minor; sentenced to 17 years in prison; registered sex offender
Crime: 1990s,
Crime state:
Idaho,
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- Kenneth Jenks (1941 – ) was an LDS church member in California (Milpitas Ward); was a ward executive secretary and ward librarian; charged with sexual abuse; convicted; served 14 years in prison for sexual abuse of a minor under duress; three victims sued the LDS church, claiming it knew about Jenks's abuse but allowed him to work with children
Crime: 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s,
Crime state:
California,
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- Christopher Jensen (1991 – ) was a Mormon church member in Utah and West Virginia; sentenced to 35 to 75 years in prison for sexually abusing two children; local LDS church coverup alleged; LDS church settled civil lawsuit mid-trial in 2018 for $32 million, also spending over $27 million on legal fees; FLOODLIT.org discovered the settlement details in 2025 and made them public for the first time
Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
Crime state:
Utah, West Virginia,
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- James Johannes (1982 – ) was a Mormon youth leader and US Army soldier assigned to the National Security Agency (NSA) in San Antonio, Texas; sentenced in 2017 to six years in prison for spying on two teenage sisters and recording them preparing to attend LDS seminary classes
Crime: 2010s,
Crime state:
Texas,
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- Allen Johnson (1965 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah; drove from Utah to Idaho to meet up with a person he believed was a 15-year-old girl for sex; sentenced in 2015 to eight years in prison; as of March 2024, is a registered sex offender living in Provo, Utah
Crime: 2010s,
Crime state:
Idaho,
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- Eric Jones (1981 – ) was an LDS church member in Blackfoot, Idaho; arrested for alleged sexual contact with a toddler; convicted in January 2024 of battery with the intent to commit lewd conduct of a child after a one-day trial; sentenced in March 2024 to two to 20 years in prison; required to register as a sex offender
Convicted:
2024,
LDS positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Harry Jones IV (1970 – ) was a Mormon church member in Buffalo Grove, Illinois; convicted of possessing CSAM; is a registered sex offender
Crime: 2010s,
Crime state:
Illinois,
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- Marion Klingler (1944 – ) was an LDS church member in California; convicted of sexual abuse; now lives in Springville Utah as registered sex offender
LDS positions: Primary, Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Justin Knight (1983 – ) was a Mormon church member in Tucson, Arizona; in 2023, pled guilty to one third-degree count of SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR and one fourth-degree felony charge of Aggravated Taking Id Of Another Person Or Entity; sentenced to prison; registered sex offender as of Oct. 2025
Crime: 2020s,
Crime city:
AZ - Tucson,
Crime county:
AZ - Pima,
Crime state:
Arizona,
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- James Knudsen (1980 – ) was a Mormon church member in Nampa, Idaho; pleaded guilty in 2015 of sexual abuse of a child under 16
Crime: 2010s,
Crime state:
Idaho,
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- Keith Knutson (1968 – ) was a Mormon church member in Lynnwood, Washington; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse charges in 1995; a Mormon bishop allegedly failed to report abuse allegations to police
Crime: 1990s,
Crime county:
WA - Snohomish,
Crime state:
Washington,
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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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- 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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- Nicholas Lewis (1992 – ) was a Mormon church member and BYU student; accused of sexually abusing young girls and attempting to solicit sex from a teen online; sentenced in 2017 to jail and probation; 2023: registered sex offender living in Bremerton, Washington
Crime: 2010s,
Crime state:
Utah,
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- Frank Lind (1956 – ) was a Mormon church member in California; sentenced before the early 2000s to 30 years to life in prison for sexually molesting a child; in the 2000s, a Mormon bishop allegedly supported Lind's decision to be baptized into the LDS church despite his prior conviction; in 2022, again convicted of child sexual abuse; sentenced to three consecutive terms of 25 years to life in prison
Convicted:
2022,
LDS positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
Alleged failure to report- View report »
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- W Loveless (1979 – ) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
LDS positions: Missionary, Ward clerk, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Andrew Loveless was a Mormon church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 2023 of third-degree felony attempted forcible sexual abuse; as of 2025, registered sex offender living in Santaquin, Utah
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown result, - View report »
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- 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
Crime: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s,
Crime state:
Georgia, Utah,
Crime country:
Scotland, United Kingdom,
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- Craig Mathias (1960 – ) was a Mormon scout leader in Santa Clarita, California; was in the Northridge 1st Ward until 1983; convicted in 1987 of sexually molesting five boy scouts at his home; the alleged abuse involved up to 11 scouts; reportedly urged one victim on a recorded phone call not to tell police about the abuse; sentenced to six years in prison; released in 1990; registered sex offender (2025)
Crime: 1980s,
Crime city:
CA - Los Angeles, CA - Santa Clarita,
Crime county:
CA - Los Angeles,
Crime state:
California,
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- Raymond Maxson (1951 – ) was a Mormon church member in Lincoln, Nebraska; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; registered sex offender
LDS positions: Stake high council,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Edward McAffee was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Michael McClellan (1957 – ) was an LDS church member in Las Vegas, Nevada; arrested; convicted of attempted lewdness with a minor; sentenced to prison; as of 2024, lives in Cottonwood, Arizona
Crime: 2000s,
Crime state:
Nevada,
-

- Richard McClung (1943 – ) was a Mormon bishopric counselor in the Rockford, Illinois area; convicted in 2007 and 2014 of child sexual abuse; accused in a 2025 lawsuit against the Mormon church of sexually abusing an 8-year-old girl; allegedly was not removed from bishopric despite charges
Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
Crime state:
Illinois,
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- Charles McCombs (1938 – ) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
LDS positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Maynard McFarland (1959 – ) was an LDS church member in California and Minnesota; sentenced in 2005 to 32 years in prison for sexually abusing his daughter for many years; released from prison in 2020; as of 2024, lives in Chula Vista, California as a registered sex offender
Crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s,
Crime state:
California, Minnesota,
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- Troy McKee was a Mormon church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; registered sex offender
LDS positions: Bishopric counselor,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Jerry Mecham (1937 – 2014) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- 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,
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- John Misseldine (1982 – ) was a Mormon missionary in Nevada; charged with sexually abusing two children at an LDS chapel in the Las Vegas area; in 2005, made a plea deal to avoid prison, via an Alford plea to two counts; a lawsuit said a local Mormon leader failed to report abuse to police; in 2008, sentenced to prison after violating the plea deal; as of 2024, lives in Las Vegas, Nevada as a registered sex offender
Crime: 2000s,
Crime state:
Nevada,
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- Aaron Montoya (1972 – ) was a Mormon children's Primary teacher and law enforcement officer in Utah; found guilty in 2005 of sexually abusing children during LDS church meetings and at his home; later pleaded guilty in another case; in all, at least nine victims came forward; sentenced to prison in 2005; as of March 2025, is out of prison on parole and lives in Woods Cross, Utah as a registered sex offender
Crime: 2000s,
Crime state:
Utah,
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- 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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- Paul Newman (1957 – ) was a former Mormon bishop in Highland, Utah; charged in 2020 with one second-degree felony count of attempted sex abuse of a child; the alleged abuse took place in 2013, while Newman was a bishop; in 2022, pleaded no contest to a reduced third-degree count; a prison term of up to five years was suspended; was fined $1,003 and placed on 48 months of probation; registered sex offender
Crime: 2010s,
Crime city:
UT - Alpine,
Crime county:
UT - Utah,
Crime state:
Utah,
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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,
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- Eric Olsen (1977 – ) was an LDS church member and schoolteacher in Bakersfield, California; admitted to Ontario, California police that he had sexually abused between 200 to 300 girls, with as many as 30 victims in Kern County; convicted in 2007 in California of 6 felony counts of child sexual abuse; sentenced to five years in prison; lifetime registered sex offender; as of 2023, lives in Brigham City, Utah
Convicted:
2007,
LDS positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Jonathan Owens (1953 – ) was a Mormon church member in Roy, Utah; accused of downloading child sexual abuse material (CSAM), sending sexual messages to minors, and traveling across states to sexually assault a minor; convicted; registered sex offender
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Jack Payton (1945 – 2022) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Jason Pedersen (1979 – ) was an LDS church member in Heber City, Utah; convicted guilty of first-degree felony attempted aggravated sex abuse of a child; as of April 2024, lives in Riverton, Utah as a registered sex offender and is an LDS elders quorum president
LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum, Missionary, Scout leader, Ward clerk,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Released, - View report »
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- Adam Phipps was an LDS church member in Manassas, Virginia; accused of taking indecent liberties with children; charged and convicted in 1993; registered sex offender
Crime: 1990s,
Crime state:
Virginia,
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- Lance Pitt was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
Crime: 1990s,
Crime city:
WI - Shawano,
Crime state:
Wisconsin,
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- Craig Pope (1963 – ) was a Mormon bishop or former Mormon bishop in St. Louis, Missouri; convicted in or prior to 2013 of possession of child pornography (child sexual abuse material); charge info: Child Porn - 2nd Subsequent Offense Or Poss > 20 Pictures/1 Film/video
LDS positions: Bishop,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Marco Quintero (1982 – ) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
LDS positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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