318 LDS sex abuse cases found
sentenced to prison
- Criminal case result: Prison
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- Sydney Wengreen (1959 – ) was a Mormon church member in Utah; pleaded guilty to felony sexual abuse of a child; sentenced in 2003 to five years to life in prison
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LDS positions: Unknown position, 
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
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- Ryan Whitaker (1953 – ) was an LDS church member and divorce lawyer in Vancouver, Washington; charged with sexually abusing a 9-year-old girl in his Sunday School class during church meetings; convicted in 2013 and sentenced to prison; registered sex offender
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Crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 
Crime state:
Washington,
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- Convicted:
2013,
- LDS positions: Missionary, Primary, Sunday school,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Alleged failure to report
Crime state:
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- Shawn Whiting was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Utah; sentenced in 2012 to one to 15 years in prison for collecting and creating child pornography
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2012, 
LDS positions: Scout leader, 
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, -
- Edwin Wilcox was a Mormon church member in Idaho; ran a therapy center for "handicapped people" (as described in 1989 news article); convicted of child sexual abuse in 1988 and sentenced to up to 20 years in prison
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- Crime: 1980s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, -
- Alan Willey (1954 – ) was a Mormon church member and schoolteacher in Utah; honored as teacher of the year twice at local schools; sentenced to prison in 2007 for sexually molesting a child who was one of his students; accused of sexually abusing many other little children in his classes
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- Crime: 1990s, 2000s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2007, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, -
- David Williams (1948 – ) was an LDS church member in West Valley, Utah; in 2019, found guilty of sexually abusing seven little girls for 14 years; the abuse was reported to parents and bishop and they allegedly did not report to police
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- Convicted:
2019,
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
- Alleged failure to report
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- George Willoughby was an LDS church member in California; sentenced to 24 years in prison for raping a five-year-old girl
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- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Unknown result,
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- Alexander Winward was an LDS church member in Utah; pleaded guilty to 4 felony counts of child sex abuse, with all victims under the age of 7
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2018, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, -
- 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
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- Crime: 2010s, 2020s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
Convicted:
2023, LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, 
Alleged failure to report-
- 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
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2017, LDS positions: BYU, Missionary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, -
- Laury Wolfley was an LDS church member and attorney in Idaho; in 2008, pleaded guilty to one count of felony sexual battery of a minor and was sentenced to six months in the Bonneville County work release center
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- Convicted:
2007,
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Probation,
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- Michael Woodbury (1968 – ) was a Mormon young men's president and attorney in Sacramento, California; sentenced in 2006 to six months in prison for sexually abusing a boy; contrary to a news article report, did not register as a sex offender
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- Convicted:
2006,
- LDS positions: Missionary, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
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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
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- Convicted:
2015,
- LDS positions: BYU, Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation,
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- Mitchell Young (1960 – ) was an LDS missionary in Canada; in 1980, was sent home after allegedly molesting children; convicted in Arizona (1985) and Utah (1988) of child sexual abuse; in 1993, sentenced in Utah to 15 years in prison for molesting a child for five years; a 2002 lawsuit against the LDS church accused Mormon leaders of providing a safe harbor for him; as of 2024, lives in Ogden, Utah; registered sex offender
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- Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Crime county:
UT - Weber,
- Crime state:
Arizona, Utah,
- Crime country:
Canada,
Crime county:
Crime country:
LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result, Alleged failure to report-
- 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
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- Crime: 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
Convicted:
2010, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Alleged failure to report-
- Laron Zaugg (1967 – ) was a Mormon church member in Utah; went on an LDS mission to Vienna, Austria in 1986; in 2017, sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for receiving child sexual abuse material (CSAM), and sentenced in Utah to three years to life in prison for first-degree felony attempted sodomy on a child; as of 2025, in federal prison in Colorado (release date 2028)
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2017, LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, -
- Scott Zaugg (1970 – ) was allegedly a Mormon church member in Utah; was raised in the Mormon church; convicted in 2000 of second-degree felony sex abuse of a child; was sentenced to one to 15 years in prison; as of 2025, was a registered sex offender living in Roy, Utah
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- Convicted:
2000,
- LDS positions: LDS status unknown, Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
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- Jeffrey Zaugg was allegedly a Mormon church member in Utah; was raised in the Mormon church; convicted in 1995 of first-degree felony sodomy on a child; was sentenced to 10 years to life in prison; as of 2025, was out on parole (Utah offender #73345)
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- Convicted:
1995,
- LDS positions: LDS status unknown, Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Parole, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender,
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