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- James Garrett Mortensen (1995 – )
- was a Mormon church member in Nephi, Utah; convicted of SEX ABUSE OF A CHILD in 2024; as of May 2026, is a registered sex offender living in Logan, Utah
- Criminal results: Convicted,
- Church positions: Missionary,
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- Todd Mortenson (1995 – )
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
- Criminal results: Convicted, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
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- Gerald Elbert Mortimer (1943 – )
- was an OB/GYN doctor in Idaho and former Mormon temple president and mission president in the Philippines; admitted in 2019 to secretly using his sperm to artificially inseminate multiple women; a civil suit against him was dismissed with prejudice in 2021, possibly because of a private settlement agreement
- Alleged crime: 1980s,
- Criminal results: Admitted guilt, Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil results: Dismissed with prejudice,
- Church positions: Mission president, Missionary, Temple president,
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- Jonathon Kent Moser (1981 – )
- was an LDS church member and middle school teacher in Rawlins, Wyoming; found guilty of sexually abusing two minor girls; sentenced to a minimum of 36 years in prison; a source told FLOODLIT that North Dakota LDS church leaders knew about the abuse but "did nothing"
- Convicted: 2017,
- Criminal results: Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Church positions: Missionary, Other leader, Unknown position,
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- David Neil Moss (1967 – )
- was an LDS bishop (2015-19) and police officer in Lehi, Utah; arrested in 2019 for soliciting an undercover cop for sex; pleaded guilty in 2019 to a 3rd degree felony charge of exploiting a prostitute and a misdemeanor charge of patronizing a prostitute; sentenced to prison, but both terms were suspended
- Crime: 2010s,
- Convicted: 2019,
- Criminal results: Convicted,
- Church positions: Bishop, Missionary, Youth leader,
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- Erick Allen Mosteller (1965 – )
- was a Mormon church member and former youth leader in Utah; was caught downloading child sexual abuse material (CSAM); admitted to soliciting sex acts from trafficked women at Asian massage parlors; pleaded guilty in March 2023 to two second degree felony charges of child sexual exploitation; sentenced in August 2023 to 250 days in jail, with credit for 79 days served; placed on 4 years probation
- Crime: 2020s,
- Convicted: 2023,
- Criminal results: Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Church positions: Missionary, Youth leader,
- "The objective computer evidence and the admissions of the Defendent during his police interview show that the Defendent has been viewing child sex abuse material (child pornography) since 2002" -prosectutors state of Utah
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- Borzin Mottaghian (1983 – )
- was a Mormon church member in Provo, Utah; convicted of 8 various counts of sexual abuse; pretended to be a doctor posted ad on Craigslist for women needed for anatomy measurements for medical study; sexually assaulted 2 women with metal rod; police learned about it and sent in undercover police officer as volunteer for study; arrested; convicted in 2021; incarcerated in Utah Correctional Facility
- Crime: 2020s,
- Convicted: 2021,
- Criminal results: Convicted, Found guilty, Prison,
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- Tevita Hoihoi Mounga (1946 – )
- was a former Mormon bishop and ward mission leader in Salt Lake City, Utah; arrested and charged in May 2024 with sexual assault and kidnapping
- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Criminal results: Ongoing,
- Church positions: Bishop, Ward mission leader,
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- Dardo Moura (1970 – )
- was an LDS bishop in Bahia Blanca, Argentina; accused of sexual abuse; convicted, sentenced to 14 years in prison
- Criminal results: Convicted, Prison,
- Church positions: Bishop,
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- Colby Dean Mower (1985 – )
- was a Mormon church member in Utah and Colorado; convicted of sexual abuse related charges in 2007 in Orem, Utah; convicted in 2022 in Adams County, Colorado, and is currently incarcerated in Fremont Correctional Facility at the time of this report in May 2026, reportedly because of charges related to sexual abuse and domestic violence.
- Church positions: Young Mens Leader,
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- Wyatt Charles Mullen (1997 – )
- was a Sandy, Utah man charged with sex crimes in October 2025; based on our initial research, FLOODLIT believes he is a former Mormon missionary and was active in the Mormon church at the time of his alleged crimes
- Criminal results: Ongoing, Police investigation,
- Church positions: Missionary,
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- Eustacio Munioz (1946 – )
- was an LDS ward religious and missionary class leader in the Brownsville, Texas area; in 2011, was accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old boy; the victim, as an adult, filed a lawsuit against the LDS church and won
- Crime: 1990s, 2000s,
- Criminal results: Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- Civil results: Judgment for plaintiff, Lawsuit v. LDS church,
- Church positions: Other leader, Youth leader,
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- Steven Dean Murdock (1963 – )
- was a Mormon stake high council member and former LDS bishop in Holladay, Salt Lake County, Utah; allegedly sexually harassed multiple women in his ward while he was their bishop (he was bishop from 2013 to 2017); in 2019, was caught taking photos of a young woman in a dressing room in Tennessee; pleaded guilty in November 2019; sentenced in 2019 to one year probation, 48 hours community service
- Crime: 2010s,
- Convicted: 2019,
- Criminal results: Admitted guilt, Community service, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Released,
- Church positions: Bishop, Stake high council,
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- Jesse Paul Murff (1980 – 2020)
- was an LDS church member and attorney in Utah; arrested in May 2020 on 26 counts related to alleged sexual abuse; died in June 2020 at a hospital several days after he apparently attempted suicide in his cell
- Alleged crime: 2010s, 2020s,
- Criminal results: Died awaiting trial, Not convicted, Suicide,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
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- Jared Chabot Murray (1942 – )
- was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Rexburg, Idaho; pleaded guilty in 1989 to a child sexual abuse charge
- Criminal results: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Scout leader,
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- Shane Michael Murray (1982 – )
- was an LDS church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; pleaded and convicted of 2 counts of FORCIBLE SEX ABUSE - 2nd Degree Felony the victim was 14 year old female
- Criminal results: Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
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- Robert Scott Musson (1961 – )
- was an LDS church member in Ontario, Canada; arrested and charged with two counts of sexual assault and two counts of sexual interference
- Alleged crime: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s,
- Criminal results: Ongoing, Police investigation, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
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- Robert E. Muttenthaler (1966 – )
- was a Mormon church building representative in Welland, Ontario, Canada; arrested in 2014 and charged with 11 charges related to child sexual abuse and CSAM; convicted in December 2020 of possession of child pornography; reportedly convicted in April 2026 of multiple related charges; FLOODLIT is seeking court documents
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s,
- Convicted: 2020,
- Criminal results: Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Released,
- Church positions: ward building representative,
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- F N (1966 – )
- was an LDS bishop in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
- Alleged crime: 1960s, 1970s,
- Criminal results: Unknown result,
- Civil results: Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Bishop,
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- G N (1966 – )
- was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Criminal results: Unknown result,
- Civil results: Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
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- Matthew Alan Nash (1966 – )
- was a former Mormon missionary from Utah who served a mission in North Carolina in 1999; accused in 2001 of sexually molesting 11 girls while on his mission; pleaded guilty to charges of child sexual abuse
- Criminal results: Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Church positions: Missionary,
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- Craig Steven Nebeker (1960 – )
- was a Mormon church member in California and St. George, Utah; accused of sexual abuse and convicted of three counts of AGGRAVATED SEX ABUSE OF A CHILD and one count SODOMY ON A CHILD
- Crime: 2010s,
- Convicted: 2023,
- Criminal results: Convicted,
- Church positions: Youth leader,
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- Ralph Edward Neeley (1949 – 2020)
- was an LDS church member in the Beaumont, Texas area; was sentenced in January 1994 to life in prison in Texas for repeated sexual abuse of an 8-year-old girl in an LDS chapel during church meetings and in other locations; died in prison in 2020; the Mormon church reportedly paid several million US dollars in a settlement to the victim
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Criminal results: Admitted guilt, Convicted, Prison,
- Civil results: Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
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- Gordon Ariel Neeley (1935 – 2018)
- was an LDS church member and daycare owner in Salt Lake City, Utah; pleaded guilty to ATTEMPTED - AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD; convicted; died in 2018
- Criminal results: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
- Church positions: High priest, Missionary,
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- Todd Michael Nef (1983 – )
- was a Mormon church member in Rigby, Idaho and Richland, Washington; accused of child sexual abuse; reportedly confessed to sexually abusing young girls over 100 times; convicted in 2019 in Washington and sentenced to prison
- Crime: 2010s,
- Convicted: 2019,
- Criminal results: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Nef confessed to sexually abusing young girls over 100 times
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- Michael J Nef (1950 – 2025)
- was a Mormon church member in Rigby, Idaho that was convicted of sexually abusing two female family members for 23 years; sentenced to five years in Cottonwood minimum security prison in Idaho.
- Crime: 2000s,
- Convicted: 2007,
- Criminal results: Convicted,
- Church positions: Scout leader, Sunday school teacher,
- "But she liked it" - Michael Nef to the court, per a family member
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- Aaron Lyman Neff (1972 – )
- was a Mormon church member in Grand Junction, Colorado; convicted of abusing two teenage girls, one for many years; sentenced to 89 years prison
- Convicted: 2019,
- Criminal results: Convicted, Prison,
- Church positions: Youth leader,
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- Joseph H Neipp (1972 – )
- 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
- Convicted: 2021,
- Criminal results: Convicted, Jail, No contest, Prison,
- Civil results: Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Bishop,
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- Samuel David Neipp (1982 – )
- was an LDS church member and middle school teacher in California; once named "teacher of the year" by the Union School District in the San Jose, California area; son of convicted child sexual abuser Joseph Neipp; pleaded no contest in 2019 to 12 charges related to sexual abuse; sentenced to 56 years in prison
- Crime: 2010s,
- Convicted: 2019,
- Criminal results: Convicted, No contest, Prison,
- Civil results: Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
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- Steve Nelson (1945 – )
- was an LDS church member in Idaho; in 2009, pleaded guilty to a charge of lewd conduct; sentenced to 30 years in prison; Mormon leaders allegedly failed to report abuse to police in the 1980s
- Crime: 1980s, 2000s,
- Convicted: 2009,
- Criminal results: Convicted, Prison,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
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- Richard W Nelson (1945 – )
- was an LDS church member in Colorado; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse
- Crime: 1980s,
- Criminal results: Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
- Church positions: Scout leader,
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- Kim Charles Nelson (1945 – )
- was a Mormon church member in St. George, Utah; pleaded guilty to charges of child sexual abuse and was sentenced to prison; LDS leaders allegedly knew about the abuse and failed to report to police
- Criminal results: Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
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- Robert Kenneth Nelson (1949 – )
- was an LDS bishop in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; accused of sexual abuse of a "mentally handicapped" woman; pleaded guilty in 1989; placed on two years probation, ordered to do 150 hours of community service, and ordered to take a conducted tour of a local jail
- Crime: 1980s,
- Criminal results: Community service, Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Church positions: Bishop,
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- Keven Brad Nelson (1949 – )
- was an LDS church member and Boy Scout leader in Idaho Falls, Idaho; accused of grooming and/or sexual abuse by multiple boys in his scout troop; in 1988, his BSA registration was suspended
- Alleged crime: 1980s,
- Criminal results: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Church positions: Scout leader,
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- Jayden Becker Nelson (1997 – )
- was an LDS church member in South Ogden, Utah; accused of sexual abuse of a 4-year-old child and of a teenage female; sentenced in 2018 to 15 years to life in prison for aggravated sexual abuse of a child
- Criminal results: Convicted,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
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- Paul Kimball Nelson (1976 – )
- was an LDS church member in Arizona; accused of sexual abuse; sentenced to prison in November 2023; failed to appear at his sentencing and went missing; reportedly planned to turn himself in in March 2024 on the condition that his $100k bail be returned to his family; arrested in April 2024 in Tucson, Arizona and extradited to Gilbert, Arizona; inmate
- Crime: 2020s,
- Convicted: 2024,
- Criminal results: Convicted, Fled or failed to appear, Prison,
- Church positions: Missionary,
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- Aaron Mark Nelson (1976 – 2020)
- was a Mormon church member in Idaho Falls, Idaho; charged with 3 counts of Battery-Actual, Intentional and Unlawful Touching or Striking of Another Against their Will and 3 counts of Disturbing the Peace; accepted plea deal and found guilty of Disturbing the Peace; died 31 days after convicted
- Crime: 2010s,
- Convicted: 2020,
- Criminal results: Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Church positions: Missionary,
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- Kim Nelson (1947 – )
- was a Mormon church member in St. George, Utah; accused of sexual abuse
- Criminal results: Unknown result,
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- Benjamin Evan Nelson (1988 – )
- was a Mormon church member in Portland, Oregon; arrested in May 2015 and charged with 12 various accounts related to sexual abuse of children; was convicted Oct. 2015 and sentenced to 35 years in prison; reportedly a BYU-Hawaii graduate; earliest release from prison is May 10, 2048.
- Crime: 2010s,
- Convicted: 2015,
- Criminal results: Convicted, Prison,
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- Porter Kiles 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,
- Criminal results: Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Scout leader,
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- Daniel Dale Nelson (1954 – )
- was a Mormon church member in Bountiful, Utah; pleaded guilty to lewdness & lewdness involving a child in 1989; pleaded guilty to two counts of attempted forcible sexual abuse in 1993; pleaded guilty to failure to register as sex offender in 2004; victim was granted a protective order against Nelson in 2019, recorded court notes state sexual violence protective order
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s,
- Convicted: 1989, 1993,
- Criminal results: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Church positions: Elders Quorum President,
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- Michael Lee Nelson (1967 – )
- was a Mormon church member and doctor of podiatry in Salem, Utah; arrested and charged with aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor, a second-degree felony, and enticing a minor, a Class B misdemeanor July 20, 2026;
- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Church positions: Stake Executive Secretary,
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- James Ricky Neumeyer (1955 – 2024)
- was a Mormon church member in Centerville, Davis County, Utah; accused of child sexual abuse; died in 2024; a source familiar with the case said Neumeyer died by suicide after a police investigation was initiated regarding accusations against him; never criminally charged
- Alleged crime: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s,
- Criminal results: Never charged, Not convicted, Police investigation, Suicide,
- Church positions: Missionary, Primary teacher, Scout leader,
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- Rand Darrell Newby (1953 – )
- was an LDS church member and scout leader in Washington, Oregon and San Francisco, California; had a career as a schoolteacher; charged in Oregon in 1986 with sexual abuse of two children; convicted of two counts, one class C felony and one class A misdemeanor; sentenced in 1987 to 5 years probation
- Crime: 1980s,
- Criminal results: Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Church positions: Scout leader,
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- Paul William 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,
- Convicted: 2022,
- Criminal results: Convicted, No contest, Probation, Registered sex offender,
- Church positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Scout leader, Youth leader,
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- Larry Rex Newton (1957 – )
- was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 1992 in Utah
- Convicted: 1992,
- Criminal results: Convicted,
- Church positions: Ward executive secretary,
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- Hugh Winder Nibley (1910 – 2005)
- was a prominent LDS scholar in Utah; in 2005, was publicly accused by his daughter of childhood sexual abuse against her; died in 2005 in Provo, Utah; was never charged with a sex crime
- Criminal results: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Church positions: BYU, Ministering/home teacher, Missionary, Sunday school,
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- Brett Richard Nichols (1967 – )
- was an LDS church member in Arizona; convicted in 2007 of child sexual abuse; sentenced to 10 years in prison; baptized again after excommunication; ward members reportedly were not told of his criminal past when he returned after his prison time
- Convicted: 2007,
- Criminal results: Convicted, Prison,
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- Gregg Terry Nielsen (1947 – )
- was an LDS church member and dentist in South Ogden, Utah; pleaded guilty in the 1990s to five felonies for molesting three girls, ages 11, 12 and 15, for six years in his home, office and on family outings; was sentenced to one year in jail, with releases to go to work and therapy
- Criminal results: Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
- Church positions: Missionary,
- Nielsen told one victim he had known her in a previous life, a reference to the Mormon belief in a pre-life existence, according to a civil lawsuit she filed against him in 1995
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- Russell Cory Nielsen (1987 – )
- was a Mormon church member in Perry City, UT; was involved in a play at theatre and was inappropriate with two teenagers according to p.c. affidavit & police contacted him pretending to be one teen and he became sexual in chats; charged 10-22-2026 with 12 counts of ENTICING A MINOR & one count OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE - VIOLATE (2B)-(2F) RE:F2/F3 CONDUCT ; Nielsen is due in court 11-2-2026
- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Criminal results: Ongoing,
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