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- Cortney Andrew was a Mormon church member and bishopric counselor in Logan, Utah; charged in 2023 in Utah with four second degree felony counts of enticing a minor by internet or text; pleaded guilty to reduced charges in December 2023; sentenced in January 2024 to 60 days in jail
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
Was Bishopric counselor, Missionary,
Convicted: 2023,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1984
- Mission: United States Lansing
- Places lived: Cache County (Utah), Utah,
- Latest update: January 2024: sentenced to 60 days in jail with work release
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- Arlo Atkin was a former LDS bishop in or near Chandler, Maricopa County, Arizona; accused of raping and impregnating a 14-year-old girl in his ward while he was her bishop; pleaded guilty, spent 132 days in jail
Alleged failure to report
Excommunicated,
Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Violated parole/probation,
Dismissed with prejudice, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
Was Bishop, Missionary,
Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in Arizona,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1956
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Arizona, California,
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- Kayla Atkin was an LDS church member and therapist in Lehi, Utah; charged in 2022 with three felony counts of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in April 2023 to one count of attempted object rape (victim was 14-15 years old at the time of the crime); sentenced in September 2023 to 180 days in jail
Convicted, Jail,
Was Unknown position,
Crime: 2010s, in Utah, Utah County (Utah),
Convicted: 2023,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1993
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: September 2023: sentenced in Utah to 180 days in jail after pleading guilty to one felony count of attempted object rape
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- John Baysden was an LDS missionary from North Carolina who, while serving his mission in Roy, Utah (Ogden Utah mission), videotaped himself molesting two victims, ages 15 and 18; pleaded guilty to 2 counts of forcible sex abuse with minors; sentenced to 180 days in jail
Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
Was Missionary,
Crime: 2000s, in Utah,
Convicted: 2006,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: 2005-2005 United States Ogden
- Places lived: North Carolina, Utah,
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- Robert Berchtold was a Mormon church member in Idaho; sexually abused a child; in 1986, was found guilty of rape of a child and spent one year in jail
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Jail,
Was Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Temple worker,
Crime: 1970s, 1980s, in Idaho,
- Crime scenes: Victim's home,
- Victims: 7 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1936
Died: 2005 - Mission: Switzerland Swiss Austrian
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Latest update: died in 2005
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- Stanley Bitsoi was a Mormon church member in Rigby, Idaho; convicted of a felony sex crime (Lewd Conduct with Child Under 16); sentenced to jail and probation
Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
Crime: 2020s, in Idaho,
Convicted: 2023,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1960
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Latest update: is a registered sex offender living in Ririe, Idaho Children-Lewd Conduct with Child Under 16; is a registered sex offender
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- Timothy Bothell was a LDS church employee and stake high council member in Utah; pleaded guilty and was sentenced in 2013 to two years in jail for sexual abuse of two girls, ages 11 and 13
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
Was Church employee, Stake high council,
Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
Convicted: 2013,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1969
- Mission: 1989-1991 United States Texas Dallas
- Places lived: Utah,
- Latest update: Pleaded guilty
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- Stephen Boyd was a Mormon church member in Colorado and Eagle Mountain, Utah; graduated from Brigham Young University (BYU) in 1991; accused in 2023 asking a person he thought was a 13 year old girl in an online chat to meet up for sex; April 2025 plead guilty; May 2025 plea was held in abeyance; Boyd was ordered to register as sex offender for 36 months and serve 90 days in jail with credit for 7 days
Admitted guilt, Jail, Plea deal, plead held in abeyance, Registered sex offender,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1964
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Colorado, Utah,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: 2023-11-27: charged in Utah with one felony count of enticement of a minor; lives in Eagle Mountain, Utah
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- Brian Briggs was an LDS church member in Utah; pleaded guilty to sexual abuse charges; sentenced to a year in jail; violated probation and was sentenced to one to 15 years in the Utah State Prison
Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, Violated parole/probation,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1984
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
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- James Broom was a LDS church member in Scotland; jailed in 2009 for sexually abusing a 15-year-old girl
Convicted, Jail,
Was Unknown position,
Crime: 2000s, in Scotland, United Kingdom,
Convicted: 2009,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1947
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Scotland, United Kingdom,
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- Paul Bryant 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, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender,
Was Branch president, Missionary, Other leader, Primary, Scout leader, Youth leader,
Convicted: 2016,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1968
Died: 2024 - Mission: 1987-1989 Argentina Argentina Cordoba
- Places lived: Argentina, Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: December 2024: died by suicide
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- Eddie Bunch 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
Convicted, Jail, Probation, Registered sex offender,
Was Temple worker,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1943
- Mission: Unknown country
- Places lived: Utah, Washington County (Utah),
- Latest update: March 2024: is a registered sex offender in St. George, Utah
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- Robert Bunker 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
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1990
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Latest update: 2024: is a registered sex offender; lives in Pocatello, Idaho
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- Paul Burdick was an LDS bishop and drivers education teacher in Oregon; arrested in 2019 and charged with child sexual abuse; pleaded guilty to third-degree sex abuse involving underage female students in his job as a drivers ed teacher
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Jail, Probation,
Was Bishop, Elders quorum,
Crime: 2010s, in Oregon,
Convicted: 2020,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1972
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Oregon,
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- Raphael Caccioppoli was a Mormon Sunday school teacher, lawyer and Justice Ministry judicial officer in New Zealand; confessed sex crime behavior to a Mormon bishop in 1998; LDS leaders did not tell police or local parents of children he was left alone to supervise; turned himself in to police in 2007; sentenced to five years in jail for child sexual abuse and animal sex abuse (bestiality)
Alleged failure to report
Excommunicated,
Convicted, Jail,
Was Sunday school,
Crime: 1990s, 2000s, in New Zealand,
Convicted: 2008,
- Crime scenes: Victim's home,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1971
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: New Zealand,
- Latest update: 2008: sentenced in New Zealand to five years in jail for child sexual abuse and animal sex abuse (bestiality)
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- Michael Carnegie was a Mormon church member and high school teacher in Kitsap, Washington; convicted in 2017 of one misdemeanor count of fourth-degree assault with sexual motivation; sentenced to 30 days in jail
Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
Was Scout leader, Youth leader,
Crime: 2010s, in Washington,
Convicted: 2017,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1970
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Washington,
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- James Carnegie was a Mormon bishop in Silverdale, Washington in the mid-1980s (Silverdale 3rd Ward, Silverdale Washington Stake); convicted in 2009 and sentenced to jail for child molestation
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Jail,
Was Bishop,
Convicted: 2009,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Washington,
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- Jack Cash was a Mormon bishopric counselor and stake high council member in San Luis Obispo, California; was a practicing chiropractor for over 30 years; between 1979 and 1995, allegedly fondled at least 11 women's breasts during chiropractic visits; license suspended in 1985; in 1995, convicted by jury of seven misdemeanor counts of sexual battery; sentenced to 2 months in jail, 3 years probation; died in 2023
Convicted, Found guilty, Jail, Jury trial, Probation,
Was Bishopric counselor, ever-senior-missionary, High priest, Missionary, Other leader, Seminary teacher, Stake high council, Sunday school,
- Victims: 10 or more victims,
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Born: 1934
Died: 2023 - Mission: 1954-1956 United States Gulf States Mission
- Places lived: California,
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- Al Childress was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse; convicted and sentenced to jail
Convicted, Jail,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Unknown location,
- View report »
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- Tanner Clark was an LDS church member in Utah; sentenced in 2019 to 90 days in jail for two counts of unlawful sexual conduct with a 16 or 17 year old, two counts of attempted sexual exploitation of a minor, and two counts of dealing in materials harmful to minors; may have had over 100 victims; arrested in 2021 (while on probation) for enticing a minor; convicted and sentenced to 1 to 5 years in prison
Convicted, Jail, Prison, Probation, Violated parole/probation,
Was Unknown position,
Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
Convicted: 2019,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1993
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
- Latest update: 2021: arrested for enticing a minor; convicted and sentenced to 1 to 5 years in prison
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- Alan Croshaw was a Mormon bishop in Springville, Utah from at least 1991 to 1995; admitted to having a lifelong sexual addiction with a preference for prepubescent girls; downloaded and distributed child pornography; in 2015, sentenced to 30 days in jail for felony voyeurism and misdemeanor lewdness; violated probation by downloading porn
Convicted, Jail, Probation,
Was Bishop,
Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
Convicted: 2015,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1946
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
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- Candon Dahle was a Mormon BYU baseball pitcher in Utah; in 2025, charged in two Idaho counties with crimes related to child sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in Fremont County in May 2025; sentenced to 180 days in jail for sexually assaulting a young girl for five years; Floodlit.org is seeking court documents
- Multiple Mormon church members wrote letters of support after Dahle pleaded guilty
Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
Was Unknown position,
Crime: 2010s, 2020s, in Idaho,
Convicted: 2025,
- Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing, Victim's home,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 2003
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Idaho, Utah,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: May 2025: convicted in Idaho (plea agreement)
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"You forced me to keep your secret for seven years. I sat through your baseball games, I watched the world cheer for you. I watched you achieve every church standing and be celebrated, all while I screamed inside because I knew the truth."-
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- Troy Dameron was a Mormon church member, electrician and sheriff's deputy in Teton County, Idaho; lived in Rexburg, Idaho; a 911 dispatcher said he asked her sexually charged questions, shared sexual fantasies and masturbated in a bathroom near her work desk; pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of indecent exposure; sentenced in May 2024 to 15 days in jail (with work release) and two years of probation
Convicted, Jail, Probation,
Was Unknown position,
Crime: 2020s, in Idaho,
Convicted: 2024,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Latest update: May 2024: sentenced in Idaho to 15 days in jail (with work release) and two years of probation
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- David Denton was an LDS church member; accused of attempted voyeurism; convicted; sentenced to 14 days in jail and fined $1,000
Convicted, Jail,
Was Missionary,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Unknown location,
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- Adam Dimond was an LDS church member and dancer in Farmington, Utah; pleaded guilty in 2020 to a second-degree felony charge of enticing a minor by Internet or text; sentenced to 40 days in jail and 4 years of probation
Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
Was Missionary,
Crime: 2020s, in Utah,
Convicted: 2020,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1987
- Mission: 2006-2008 Unknown country
- Places lived: Utah,
- Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender; lives in Lehi, Utah
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in Ipswich, Australia; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; sentenced to 7 years in jail
Convicted, Jail,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Australia,
- View report »
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in Brisbane, Australia; accused of child sexual abuse; convicted and sentenced to 15 months in jail
Convicted, Jail,
Was Scout leader,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Australia,
- View report »
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- Jane Doe was an LDS church member in Australia; accused of sexual abuse
Jail,
Was Sunday school,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Australia,
- View report »
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- Donovan Doras was a Mormon church member in Mesa, Arizona; accused of sexual abuse; convicted, sentenced to one year in jail; registered sex offender
Convicted, Jail, Registered sex offender,
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Born: 2004
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Arizona,
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- Edwin Dyer was a Mormon church member and scoutmaster in central Oregon; accused of sexual abuse; allegedly molested as many as 15 boys over a 28-year period; shot and killed in 1986 by one of his victims; the Mormon church settled out of court for $200,000 with one victim
Alleged failure to report
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Church paid $200,000
Disfellowshipped,
- Church officials asked Dyer to resign as scoutmaster and later disfellowshipped him, but did not tell police
Convicted, Jail, Probation,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
Was Scout leader,
Crime: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, in Oregon,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1935
Died: 1986 - Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Oregon,
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"Until we use names, until people understand that this happened to Johnny next door, it will keep on happening."-
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- Timur Dykes was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Portland, Oregon; accused of sexual abuse; convicted multiple times; in 1987, three plaintiffs sued the Mormon church and the Boy Scouts of America; in about 2009, the Mormon church paid $350,000 to a victim to settle its portion of a civil lawsuit
Alleged failure to report
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Church paid $350,000
Convicted, Jail, Probation,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
Was Scout leader,
Crime: 1980s, in Oregon,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Oregon,
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- Jay Elggren was a Mormon church member in Salt Lake County, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; sentenced to jail and probation
Convicted, Jail, Probation,
Crime: 2010s, in Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
Convicted: 2017,
- Crime scenes: Online,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1972
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Latest update: is a registered sex offender, lives in Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Karl Elvik was a Mormon church youth leader in Glasgow, Scotland; admitted indecency offenses against eight boys; was jailed for 18 months
Convicted, Jail, Registered sex offender,
Was Youth leader,
Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in Scotland, United Kingdom,
Convicted: 2014,
- Victims: 8 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1963
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Scotland, United Kingdom,
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- Matthew Faerber was an LDS church member and high school choir director in Murray, Utah; pleaded guilty in 1990 or 1991 to two counts of attempted sexual abuse of a child; sentenced in February 1991 to six months in jail (two of those months under house arrest) followed by three years of supervised release
Convicted, Jail, Probation, Released,
Was Missionary,
Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1962
- Mission: 1981-1982 Brazil Brazil Porto Alegre
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Latest update: 2023: not a registered sex offender; lives in Duluth, Minnesota
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- Juan Flores Atenco was a Mormon branch president in West Valley City, Utah for five years, including in the early 2000s; accused of sexually abusing a 16-year-old girl in his office and another room at an LDS church building; convicted in 2012 of misdemeanor forcible sexual abuse and unlawful detention; sentenced to zero to one year in jail; in March 2025, charged with rape and object rape (alleged crimes in 2002)
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Jail, Ongoing,
Was Branch president,
Crime: 2000s, 2010s, in Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
Convicted: 2012,
- Crime scenes: Bishop's office, LDS building, Vehicle,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1955
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: 2025: charged with rape and object rape in Utah
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- Richard Fowler was a Mormon church member in Sandpoint, Idaho; pleaded guilty to two felony counts of Children-Lewd Conduct with Child Under 16 in 20
Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
Crime: 2000s, 2010s, in Idaho,
Convicted: 2020,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1944
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Latest update: is a registered sex offender living in Post Falls, Idaho
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- Ryan Frandsen was an LDS church member and fireman in Davis County, Utah; pleaded guilty in 2010 to five counts of lewdness involving a child; child sexual abuse material (CSAM) was found on his computer; sentenced in 2010 to 90 days in jail and three years of probation
Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
Crime: 2000s, in Davis County (Utah), Utah,
Convicted: 2010,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1976
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Davis County (Utah), Utah,
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- Francis Fuller 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
Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Registered sex offender,
Was Bishop, Missionary, Stake high council,
Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
Convicted: 2019,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1940
- Mission: Australia Australia [unknown]
- Places lived: Australia, Utah,
- Latest update: May 2023: registered sex offender living in Washington, Utah
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- Thomas Gibby was an LDS church member and dentist in Salt Lake County, Utah; sexually assaulted a 13-year-old boy and a 17-year-old boy; pleaded guilty to two felony counts: one second-degree felony charge of sex abuse of a child, and one third-degree charge of attempted sex abuse of a child
Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Released,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1948
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Latest update: 2006: released from prison
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- Alan Grant was an LDS church member and primary teacher in Utah; found guilty of child sexual abuse; sentenced in August 1998 to two months in jail
Convicted, Jail,
Was Primary,
Crime: 1990s, in Utah,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, Perpetrator's home,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1959
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
- Latest update: 1998: sentenced to prison in Utah
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- Cory Grint 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
Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Registered sex offender,
Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
Convicted: 2022,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1982
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
- Latest update: Found guilty in 2022 of LEWDNESS INVOLVING A CHILD a Class A Misdemeanor; is a registered sex offender living in Vernal, Utah.
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- William Harding was a Mormon branch president, elders quorum president and ward clerk in Tasmania and Queensland, Australia; charged in or before 2023 with multiple counts of sexual assault of a minor in two states in Australia; allegedly had as many as 40 victims; in 2024, pleaded guilty to reduced charges and was sentenced to 9 months in jail in Brisbane; in 2025, faced new charges in Tasmania
Alleged failure to report
Church position after confession/conviction, Excommunicated, Release from Mormon church position,
Convicted, Jail, Ongoing, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
Was Branch president, Ward clerk,
Crime: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, in Australia,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1940
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Australia,
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- Richard Harrison was a Mormon church member and high school teacher in Grantsville, Utah; pleaded guilty in November 2024 to sexually abusing one his students; the abuse happened in the 2017-2018 school year; as of 2025, is in Tooele County Jail
Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
Was Missionary,
Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
Convicted: 2024,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace, Victim's school,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1989
- Mission: Unknown country Unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
- Latest update: Pleaded Guilty to sexual abuse is serving 1 year sentence in Tooele County Jail
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- Elwood Haws was an employee and vice president of an LDS church-owned trust company in Utah; charged in 2020 with 13 second degree felony counts of sexual exploitation of a minor (related to possession of child pornography); admitted that he viewed child pornography 3-4 times a week over a 3-4 year span; in 2021, pleaded guilty to three counts and was sentenced to 180 days in jail; in 2023, violated probation
Admitted guilt, Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Violated parole/probation,
Was Church employee,
Crime: 2010s, 2020s, in Utah,
Convicted: 2021,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1951
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: January 2023: violated probation
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- Jeffrey Head 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
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Found guilty, Jail, Jury trial, Probation, Registered sex offender, Released,
Was Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Youth leader,
Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
Convicted: 2019,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1964
- Mission: 1983-1985 United States Missouri St. Louis
- Places lived: Missouri, Utah,
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- Matthias Heinrichs was an LDS missionary in England; originally from the Netherlands; accused of sexual abuse that allegedly occurred during his mission; pleaded guilty; jailed for two years
Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty,
Was Missionary,
Crime: 2010s, in England, United Kingdom,
Convicted: 2012,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: United Kingdom England [unknown]
- Places lived: England, Netherlands, United Kingdom,
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- Daniel Henshaw was a Mormon church member in Logan, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 2019 of sexually abusing a 3-year-old girl; sentenced to seven months in jail; arrested in 2023 and found competent to stand trial on charges of plotting to rape and murder a Logan, Utah woman
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Jail, Ongoing,
Was Missionary,
Convicted: 2019,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1990
- Mission: Brazil
- Places lived: Brazil, Cache County (Utah), Utah,
- Latest update: 2023: found competent to stand trial on charges of plotting to rape and murder a Logan, Utah woman
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- David Herget was a Mormon church member in Washington; convicted of child rape and child molestation in 1993; spent time in jail and was labeled a level-1 sex offender (least likely to re-offend); arrested in 2004 or 2005 and charged with child sex abuse; detectives identified at least seven victims; one child estimated that Herget abused him 1,400 times; in 2005, died by suicide in jail while awaiting trial
Alleged failure to report
Excommunicated, Rebaptized,
Convicted, Jail, Prison, Registered sex offender, Suicide,
Was High priest,
Crime: 1990s, 2000s, in Washington,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Victims: 8 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1943
Died: 2005 - Mission: no
- Places lived: Washington,
- Latest update: 2005: died by suicide while in jail awaiting trial
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- Michael Hiatt 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
Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
Was Missionary,
Convicted: 2023,
- Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1990
- Mission: Unknown country
- Places lived: Davis County (Utah), Utah,
- Latest update: August 2023: sentenced to 45 days in jail, with credit for 15 days served, and 4 years probation
- View report »
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- Caleb Horner was an LDS church member in Melbourne, Australia; arrested in November 2021 and accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old boy he met in 2020; found guilty in 2024 of two counts of sexual assault by touch of a child under 16; sentenced in October 2024 to three years "community corrections," avoiding additional jail time
Excommunicated,
Convicted, Found guilty, Jail, Ongoing,
Was Missionary,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Australia,
- Latest update: October 2024: Sentenced to three years of "community corrections," avoiding additional jail time
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- Joel Houck was an LDS church member in California; accused in the 1960s of sexual abuse; convicted of vagrancy in 1966 and served 10 days in jail; in 1967, placed in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) "perversion files"
Jail, Unknown result,
Was Scout leader,
Alleged crime: 1960s, in California,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: California,
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- Jason Hoyt was an LDS church member in Tabiona, Duchesne County, Utah; accused of soliciting sex from a minor and sending lewd messages; convicted in 2015 and sentenced to jail
Convicted, Jail,
Was Missionary,
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Born: 1988
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
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- Stephen Kay 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
Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty,
Was Scout leader,
Crime: 1990s, in Australia,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1940
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Australia,
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- Kevin Kirkland 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
Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Released,
Settlement,
Was Seminary teacher,
- Victims: 6 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1959
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
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- Nicholas Lewis 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
Convicted, Jail, Probation, Registered sex offender,
Was Unknown position,
Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
Convicted: 2017,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1992
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
- Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender living in Bremerton, Washington
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- Herbert Mataele was an LDS church member in Bluffdale, Utah; convicted of sexually abusing a disabled girl he was caring for; sentenced in October 2023 to between three years and life in prison, but that prison sentence was suspended; the judge ordered him to serve three years in jail, with credit for the almost year and a half he had already served, followed by six years of probation
Convicted, Jail, Probation,
Was Unknown position,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1967
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
- Latest update: October 2023: ordered to serve 3 years in jail in Utah, with credit for the almost year and a half he has already served, followed by six years of probation
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- Ronald Mills was an LDS church member in Orange, New South Wales, Australia; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; sentenced in or around 1982 to 3 years in jail
Convicted, Jail,
Was Unknown position,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Australia,
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- David Mits was an LDS church member and police officer in Melbourne, Australia; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; sentenced to nine months in jail
Convicted, Jail,
Was Unknown position,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Australia,
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- Erick Mosteller 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
Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
Was Missionary, Youth leader,
Crime: 2020s, in Utah,
Convicted: 2023,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1965
- Mission: Unknown country
- Places lived: Utah,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: August 2023: sentenced
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- Joseph Neipp was a former LDS bishop in San Jose, California; in 2021, pleaded no contest to four molestation counts and was given an 18-year prison sentence, with credit for the three years he spent in county jail prior to his sentencing; father of convicted Mormon child sexual abuser Samuel Neipp
Alleged failure to report
Excommunicated, Rebaptized,
Convicted, Jail, No contest, Prison,
Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
Was Bishop,
Convicted: 2021,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, LDS building,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
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- Robert Nelson 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
Excommunicated,
Community service, Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
Was Bishop,
Crime: 1980s, in Canada,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1949
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Canada,
- Latest update: 1989: pleaded guilty to sexual abuse of a "mentally handicapped" woman
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- David Novak 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
Excommunicated,
Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Released,
Was Church employee,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1951
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
- Latest update: 2000: released from jail in Utah after serving about 40 days for sexually abusing a girl
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- Robert Paisola was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 2008 and sentenced to 90 days in jail
Convicted, Jail, No contest, Plea deal,
Was Unknown position,
Crime: 2000s, in Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
Convicted: 2008,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1967
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
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- David Phipps/Verity was an LDS church member and dentist in Sacramento, California; pleaded no contest in 1987 to two counts of misdemeanor sexual battery involving two of his patients; In 1994, also pleaded no contest to two counts of misdemeanor sexual battery; served time in jail and had dental license revoked
Convicted, Jail, No contest, Plea deal,
Judgment for plaintiff,
Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in California,
- Crime scenes: Health appointment, Perpetrator's workplace,
- Victims: 8 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Latest update: 2024: Lives in Scottsdale, Arizona and works as a business consultant to dentists offices; has legally changed his name to David Verity
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- Geoffrey Powell was an LDS bishop in Western Australia; accused of sexually abusing a seven-year-old girl in his ward; the alleged abuse took place while he was a bishop; the victim twice complained to the LDS church, but said she was not believed and was chastised, and it was suggested she should move away if she felt uncomfortable; in 2019, he was sentenced to 12 months in jail
Alleged failure to report
Convicted, Jail,
Was Bishop,
Crime: 1980s, in Australia,
Convicted: 2019,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1947
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Australia,
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- Thomas Reed was a Mormon church member in England; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; jailed for 18 years
Convicted, Jail,
Was Unknown position,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: England, United Kingdom,
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- Paul Roberts was a Mormon church member in England; accused of sexual abuse; convicted and sentenced to 12 years in jail
Convicted, Jail,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: England, United Kingdom,
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- Chad Robertson 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
Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Registered sex offender,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1984
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
- Latest update: June 2024: sentenced in Utah to one year in the Iron County Jail, with credit for time served, and four years of probation
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- Lance Rushton 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
Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
Was Music leader,
Crime: 2000s, in Provo (Utah), Utah,
Convicted: 2007,
- Crime scenes: Online,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1970
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Latest update: Lives in Provo, Utah
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- Douglas Saltsman was an LDS church member in Utah; convicted in 2020 of sexual abuse; sentenced to jail and probation
Convicted, Jail, Probation,
Was Unknown position,
Crime: 2010s, in Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
Convicted: 2020,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, 100 or more victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
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- Shawn Scherick was an LDS church member in Utah; convicted three times of sex crimes between 2004 and 2012
Convicted, Jail, Registered sex offender,
Crime: 2000s, in Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
Convicted: 2010,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1970
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
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- Carl Sepos 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
Community service, Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
Was High priest, Temple worker,
Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
Convicted: 2015,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1945
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: 2015: convicted of third degree felony attempted forcible sexual abuse
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- Joseph Shanks was an LDS senior missionary and temple worker in Chorley, Lancashire, England; convicted of ten charges related to sex crimes after he was caught in a police sting operation trying to meet three young children for sex; called from a landline registered to the Mormon Church's missionary training center
Convicted, Jail,
Was Missionary, Temple worker,
Crime: 2010s, in England, United Kingdom,
Convicted: 2017,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: United Kingdom
- Places lived: England, United Kingdom,
- Latest update: 2017: convicted of sex crimes
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- Matthew Shepard was an LDS church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; In October of 2019 chatted with online 13year old persona to try and meet for sex; found guilty to 3 counts of entice a minor by internet or text; currently in jail in Duchesne, Utah
Convicted, Jail,
Was Unknown position,
Crime: 2010s, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
Convicted: 2021,
- Crime scenes: Online,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1974
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Latest update: Currently in DUCHESNE CO JAIL in Utah
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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
Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
Was Missionary,
Crime: 2010s, in Idaho,
Convicted: 2013,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: United States Unknown (Idaho)
- Places lived: Idaho, Utah,
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- Sean Sund was an LDS primary teacher in Utah; arrested in 2018 and accused of sexually abusing an 8-year-old girl from his LDS ward during sleepovers at his home on multiple occasions; pleaded guilty in 2022 to second-degree felony sex abuse of a child and was sentenced to 361 days in jail; registered sex offender for life
Convicted, Jail, Registered sex offender,
Was Other leader, Primary,
Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
Convicted: 2022,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1972
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah,
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- Gerald Tapp was a Mormon bishop in Gravesend, England; in 2008, sentenced to three and a half years in jail for distributing and possessing indecent images of children
Convicted, Jail,
Was Bishop,
Crime: 2000s, in England, United Kingdom,
Convicted: 2008,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1952
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: England, United Kingdom,
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- Heidi Tasso was an LDS church member and school teacher/counselor in St. George, Utah; charged in 2016 with child sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in June 2018 to one third-degree felony count of unlawful sexual activity with a minor; sentenced in August 2018 to 120 days in jail, 36 months probation and 200 hours of community service
Community service, Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
Was Unknown position,
Crime: 2010s, in Utah, Washington County (Utah),
Convicted: 2018,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1968
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah, Washington County (Utah),
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- James Ungricht was a Mormon church member and junior high school science and math teacher in San Diego, California; arrested in 2017 for lewd conduct in public; pleaded no contest in 2018 to a misdemeanor charge of lewd conduct in a public place; sentenced to serve 30 days in county jail, plus three years probation
Convicted, Jail, No contest, Probation,
Crime: 2010s, in California,
Convicted: 2018,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
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- Mark Webb was an LDS church member in Murray, Utah; pleaded guilty in 2014 to two counts of unlawful sexual activity with a minor
Convicted, Jail, Probation,
Was Unknown position,
Crime: 2010s, in Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
Convicted: 2014,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1966
- Mission: 1985- Unknown country Unknown
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
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- Michael Whitehead was an LDS church member in Orem, Utah; convicted in 2004 of ENTICING A MINOR OVER THE INTERNET - Class A Misdemeanor
Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Probation,
Was Primary,
Crime: 2000s, in Utah, Utah County (Utah),
Convicted: 2004,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1964
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Latest update: Was living in Orem, Utah. Possibly lives in Spanish Fork, Utah as of 2024
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- Robert Wily was an Mormon church member in Utah; in 2004, pleaded guilty to four class A misdemeanor counts of sexual battery; arrested in 2020 for allegedly possessing several child exploitation images; convicted of one felony count in 2022; sentenced to 365 days in jail and 48 months probation
Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
Was Unknown position,
Crime: 2000s, 2020s, in Utah,
Convicted: 2004, 2020,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1979
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Utah,
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- LaVar Withers was a Mormon and physician in Rexburg, Idaho; accused of sexually abusing at least 133 women and children as young as 13 years old over a period of 30 or more years; admitted to sexual abuse; in 1996, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor battery; sentenced to 30 to 60 days in jail and two years probation; the Mormon church placed him on probation and took his temple recommend; died in 2005
Alleged failure to report
Admitted guilt, Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
Was Bishopric counselor, Stake high council,
Crime: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, in Idaho, Rexburg (Idaho),
- Crime scenes: Health appointment,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, 100 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1936
Died: 2005 - Mission: no
- Places lived: Idaho, Rexburg (Idaho),
- Latest update: 2005: died
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- Harvey Wright was an LDS church member and scout leader in Flagstaff, AZ; in 1988, pleaded guilty to "Attempted Sexual Abuse/Dangerous Crimes Against Children" and was sentenced to 90 days in jail and four years probation; placed in the BSA Confidential Files ("Perversion Files")
Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
Was Scout leader,
Crime: 1980s, in Arizona,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1945
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Arizona,
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- Timothy Wright was a Mormon church member in Santa Clara, California; convicted in 1994 of one or more felonies related to child sexual abuse; a 1994 civil lawsuit against the Mormon church said he molested a boy between 1989 and 1992, when the boy was 14 to 17 years old (actions for which he was convicted); the suit was dismissed in 1995 for failure to appear by the plaintiff's attorneys
Convicted, Jail,
Dismissed, Lawsuit v. LDS church,
Was Other leader,
Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in California,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
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