- Richard Blaine Sampson (1945 – )
- was a Mormon bishop, stake high council member and doctor in Provo, Utah; was director of medical affairs for the LDS Missionary Training Center; allegedly sexually abused at least seven children; convicted and sentenced in 2014 to one to 15 years in prison for child sexual abuse; as of 2024, was out on parole living in Holladay, Utah
- Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- Convicted: 2014,
- Criminal results: Convicted, Parole, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Church positions: Bishop, Church employee, Other leader, Stake high council,
- James Vetro Samuels (1943 – )
- was a Mormon church member in Thornton, Idaho; found guilty of LEWD COND WITH A MINOR CHILD U/16 Date : 03-18-1980
- Criminal results: Convicted, Found guilty,
- Church positions: Scout leader,
- Jonathan Lane Sanders (1993 – )
- was a Mormon church member and dentist in Mesa, Arizona; accused in 2025 of crimes related to child sexual abuse
- Criminal results: Ongoing,
- Church positions: Primary,
- Vernon Sanford Jr (1951 – )
- was an LDS church member in San Diego, California; died in 2000; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse, along with his father, Vernon Sanford Sr; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church; the alleged abuse occurred between 1961 and 1970; the Sanfords were the plaintiff's LDS home teachers
- Alleged crime: 1960s, 1970s,
- Criminal results: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil results: Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Vernon Sanford Sr (1951 – )
- was an LDS church member in San Diego, California; died in 2000; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse, along with his son, Vernon Sanford Jr; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church; the alleged abuse occurred between 1961 and 1970; the Sanfords were the plaintiff's LDS home teachers
- Alleged crime: 1960s, 1970s,
- Criminal results: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil results: Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Other leader,
- Kyle Michael Saucier (1951 – )
- was a Mormon missionary in Utah; charged in 2007 with aggravated sexual abuse of a child, but the charges were dropped after prosecutors said they could not proceed due to "witness problems"
- Criminal results: Charges dropped, Not convicted,
- Church positions: Missionary,
- Richard Harrison Saunders (1944 – )
- was a Mormon church member in Newtown, Connecticut; convicted in 2018 of crimes related to child sexual abuse; his sex offender registry listing says he "engaged in inappropriate touching of 4 minor female victims ages 13 - 5 and also exposed himself to the 4 minor victims"
- Convicted: 2018,
- Criminal results: Convicted, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Alex Leonard Saunders (2004 – )
- was a Mormon church member in Payson, Utah; accused of sexual abuse
- Criminal results: Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Bryan Scadden (2004 – )
- was a Mormon church member in Wyoming; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; registered sex offender
- Criminal results: Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- Church positions: Bishopric counselor, Youth leader,
- Kent Leroy Schank (1986 – )
- was a Mormon church member in Henderson, Nevada; pleaded guilty to POSSESSION OF VISUAL PRESENTATION DEPICTING SEXUAL CONDUCT OF A CHILD in 2023; is a registered sex offender living in Henderson, Nevada
- Crime: 2020s,
- Convicted: 2023,
- Criminal results: Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
- Church positions: Young Mens Leader, Youth leader,
- Shawn Edward Scherick (1970 – )
- was an LDS church member in Utah; convicted three times of sex crimes between 2004 and 2012
- Crime: 2000s,
- Convicted: 2010,
- Criminal results: Convicted, Jail, Registered sex offender,
- George Martin Schliesser (1958 – )
- was a Mormon church member, scout leader and Primary teacher in Utah; charged in 1990 with two counts of sodomy on a child and two counts of sex abuse on a child; in September 2021, was arrested after a third alleged attempt at voyeurism, the first two in 2020
- Crime: 1980s,
- Criminal results: Convicted, Ongoing, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Primary, Scout leader,
- James Phillip Schmidt (1944 – )
- was an LDS church member and scout leader, with multiple charges of child sexual abuse over six years; convicted in Idaho; convicted in the late 1990s in Maryland; as of 2024, registered as a sex offender
- Crime: 1970s, 1980s, 1990s,
- Criminal results: Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- Civil results: Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Scout leader,
- Jack Lund Schofield (1923 – 2015)
- was an LDS church member, school administrator and state senator in Las Vegas, Nevada; accused of sexual harassment; died in 2015; a victim told FLOODLIT he sold her repeatedly to sex trafficking clients at a motel in Las Vegas
- Criminal results: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Thomas Theron Schofield (1955 – )
- was a Mormon bishop in Elk Grove, Sacramento County, California; accused in a 2024 civil lawsuit of sexually abusing a 16-year-old child in 2004-05 while he was a Mormon Bishop; some of the alleged abuse took place in the Salt Lake City and Oakland LDS temples and the bishop's office at church
- Alleged crime: 2000s,
- Criminal results: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil results: Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Bishop,
- Rick Dwain Schofield (1955 – )
- was a Mormon church member in Rigby, Idaho; accused of sexual abuse
- Criminal results: Convicted,
- William Schubeck (1955 – )
- was a Mormon church member in California; accused of sexual abuse
- Alleged crime: 1960s,
- Criminal results: Unknown result,
- Civil results: Lawsuit v. LDS church,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Dennis Walter Schult (1935 – )
- was a Mormon church member and scout leader in southern California; pleaded no contest to two counts of child molestation as part of a plea agreement wherein six other molestation charges were dropped; sentenced in 1991 to eight years in prison for sexually abusing two of his scouts for several years; as of 2024, registered sex offender living in Granada Hills, California
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Convicted: 1991,
- Criminal results: Convicted, No contest, Plea deal, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Church positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Gysbertus Schuurman (1931 – 2015)
- was a Mormon church member in Sandy, Utah; pleaded guilty in 1994 to one second-degree felony count of sex abuse of a child; accused of sexual touching of a 10- or 11-year-old girl; the alleged abuse took place in 1992; sentenced to one year in jail with time out for counseling and group therapy once a week; completed probation in 1997; registered sex offender as of 2007; died in 2015
- Crime: 1990s,
- Convicted: 1994,
- Criminal results: Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Wade Lee Schvaneveldt (1971 – )
- was an LDS church member and high school girl's basketball coach in or near Grace, Idaho; accused of raping a child numerous times over a period of several years, including at his home while his family was attending LDS church meetings; in April 2023, accepted a plea deal to two felony counts of rape; in June 2023, was sentenced to 8 to 18 years in prison
- Crime: 2010s, 2020s,
- Convicted: 2023,
- Criminal results: Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Brad A Scoffield (1959 – )
- was a Mormon church member; convicted of sex abuse of a child under 16 years in 2007; served 80 days in jail; is a registered sex offender that lives in Pocatello, Idaho
- Crime: 2000s,
- Convicted: 2007,
- Criminal results: Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
- Church positions: Scout leader,
- Jeffery David Scofield (1974 – )
- was an LDS church member in Provo, Utah; found guilty in 2004 of two counts of sexual abuse of a child (a 6-year-old girl); spent six years in prison and underwent therapy; in 2017, was arrested and charged with rape of a 73-year-old woman; the case was dismissed because the victim could not be located to testify in court
- Criminal results: Convicted, Found guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Church positions: Missionary,
- Darran Scott (1964 – )
- was a Mormon church member and filmmaker in Archies Creek, Victoria, Australia; pleaded guilty in 2017 to 16 charges related to the sexual abuse of 11 boys over a 25-year period; sentenced in 2017 to 10 years in prison
- Crime: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s,
- Convicted: 2017,
- Criminal results: Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Church positions: Youth leader,
- Travis Julian Scott (1981 – )
- was an LDS church member in Centennial, Colorado; found guilty of SEXUAL EXPLOITATION/CHILD-INDUCE/ENTICE
- Criminal results: Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- Church positions: Seminary teacher,
- Orin Ervin Searle (1926 – 2014)
- was an LDS church member in Ogden, Utah; accused of sexual abuse in 2013 but was deemed incompetent to stand trial; a victim said that Searle's predatory behavior began as early as the late 1950s, and that several family members, and multiple members of the LDS 44th Ward (Mount Ogden Stake), knew that Searle was a child molester but did nothing to stop him; died in 2014
- Alleged crime: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s,
- Criminal results: Case dismissed due to incompetence, Not convicted,
- Church positions: Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum president/counselor, High priest, Other leader, Temple worker,
- Frank John Selas (1939 – 2021)
- was an former childrens TV host/entertainer in California who joined the LDS church in the 1990s; pleaded guilty to one count of indecent behavior with a child; the crime took place in the 1970s
- Crime: 1970s,
- Criminal results: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Church positions: Scout leader,
- Wayne Sells (1939 – 2021)
- was a Mormon church member in South Carolina; accused of sexual abuse
- Alleged crime: 1980s,
- Criminal results: Unknown result,
- Church positions: Scout leader,
- Eric Robertson Senior (1939 – 2021)
- was an LDS church member in Santa Clara County, California; accused of sexual abuse in the 1990s; convicted; sentenced to prison; lost an appeal with the California Supreme Court; as of March 2024, lives in Provo, Utah as a registered sex offender
- Crime: 1990s,
- Criminal results: Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Carl Edward Sepos (1945 – )
- was an LDS temple worker and high priest in Payson, Utah; pleaded guilty in 2015 to sexually abusing an adult woman with Down syndrome and autism at a hotel swimming pool; he blamed his sex crime in part on an addiction to pornography; sentenced to 150 days in jail, 36 months of probation and 100 hours of community service
- Crime: 2010s,
- Convicted: 2015,
- Criminal results: Community service, Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Church positions: High priest, Temple worker,
- Glen Howard Sexton (1945 – )
- was a Mormon church member in Texas; accused of sexual abuse
- Alleged crime: 1980s,
- Criminal results: Unknown result,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Joseph Shanks (1945 – )
- 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
- Crime: 2010s,
- Convicted: 2017,
- Criminal results: Convicted, Jail,
- Church positions: Missionary, Temple worker,
- Michael Rex Shean (1947 – )
- was a Mormon bishopric counselor and temple worker, and deputy district attorney in Santa Maria, Santa Barbara County, California; convicted of sexually molesting boys; sentenced to prison; the Mormon church allegedly made at least one settlement payment to a victim who said a stake president covered up the abuse for years
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Convicted: 1995,
- Criminal results: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil results: Judgment for plaintiff, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Church positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Seminary teacher, Temple worker,
- Evan Mark Shelline (1982 – )
- was a Mormon church member in Teton, Idaho; charged with two counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Child in Oct. 2024; criminal case is ongoing as of Feb. 7, 2026
- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Criminal results: Ongoing,
- Church positions: LDS status unknown, Unknown position,
- Matthew Gregory Shepard (1974 – )
- 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
- Crime: 2010s,
- Convicted: 2021,
- Criminal results: Convicted, Jail,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Mark Daniel Sherry (1964 – )
- was an LDS ward mission leader and church building supervisor in Kansas City, Missouri; found guilty in 2000 of Sexual Misconduct - 2nd Degree; sentenced to two years of supervised probation
- Convicted: 2000,
- Criminal results: Convicted, Found guilty, Probation,
- Church positions: ever-church-building-supervisor, Missionary, Other leader, Sunday school, Ward mission leader, Youth leader,
- Ryan Chad Sherry (1983 – )
- was a Mormon church member in Spanish Fork, Utah; tried to meet a 13-year-old girl for sex after online contact; arrested in a police sting operation; convicted in 2015 of forcible sexual abuse and attempted lewdness involving a child
- Convicted: 2015,
- Criminal results: Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- Church positions: Young Mens Leader,
- Charles Brian Shield (1942 – )
- was an LDS ward executive secretary in England and Scotland; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; sentenced in 2017 to six years in prison
- Crime: 1960s, 1970s,
- Convicted: 2017,
- Criminal results: Convicted, Prison,
- Church positions: Ward executive secretary,
- Timothy Mark Shoemaker (1976 – )
- was a Mormon church member in Newnan, Georgia; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; as of 2024, lives in Newnan, Georgia as a registered sex offender
- Crime: 1990s,
- Criminal results: Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Church positions: Scout leader,
- William Adrian Shubeck (1976 – )
- was a Mormon church member in San Bernardino, California; accused in 2003 of sexual abuse in a civil lawsuit against the LDS church
- Alleged crime: 1960s,
- Criminal results: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil results: Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Neil Rennis Shumate (1945 – )
- was an LDS church member and scout leader in Pleasanton, California; was also a kindergarten teacher; arrested in 1994 and charged with molesting several of his students; convicted on all 16 counts; sentenced to 12 years in prison
- Criminal results: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil results: Unknown result,
- Church positions: Scout leader,
- David Kenneth Shurtz (1945 – )
- was a former Mormon bishop in 1999 in Clearfield, Davis County, Utah; accused in 2018 of sexual abuse
- Criminal results: Convicted, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Bishop,
- Richard Simcock (1945 – )
- was an LDS church member in the United Kingdom (UK); accused of sexual abuse; sentenced in 2013 to 10 years in prison
- Convicted: 2013,
- Criminal results: Convicted, Prison,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Michael Simms (1945 – )
- was a Latter-day Saints (LDS) church member, organist and music teacher in Oregon; accused in a 2009 civil lawsuit against the LDS church of sexually abusing a boy about 100 times between 1974 and 1976; case settled in 2010 in federal court
- Alleged crime: 1970s,
- Criminal results: Unknown result,
- Civil results: Unknown result,
- Church positions: Music leader,
- UNKNOWN Simpkins (1945 – )
- was an LDS stake seventy 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
- Criminal results: Convicted, Unknown result,
- Civil results: Lawsuit v. LDS church,
- Church positions: Stake seventy,
- Stewart Leroy Singley (1937 – )
- was an LDS church member in Ohio; convicted in 1975 of child molestation that occurred in 1974; in 1997, convicted and sentenced to one year in jail or prison; as of 2024, is a registered sex offender; lives in East Waterford, Pennsylvania
- Crime: 1970s, 1990s,
- Criminal results: Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- James Walter Sirles (1924 – 2018)
- was a Mormon church member in Chesterfield, Virginia; convicted of possession of child pornography and production and distribution of child pornography
- Crime: 2000s,
- Convicted: 2005,
- Criminal results: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
- Philander Knox Smartt (1924 – 2018)
- was a Mormon mission president in Puerto Rico; accused of sexually manipulating some of his sister missionaries; in 2014, the LDS church sent him home and called his behavior "immoral and sinful," but no criminal charges or civil lawsuits resulted
- Alleged crime: 2010s,
- Criminal results: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Church positions: Mission president, Other leader, Stake president,
- Joseph Smith (1805 – 1844)
- was the founder of the LDS church (the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or Mormon church); was publicly accused during his life (1805-1844) of sexual misconduct, including adultery and illegal polygamy; in May 1844, a Hancock County, Illinois grand jury indicted Smith for perjury, fornication and polygamy; died in June 1844
- Alleged crime: 1830s, 1840s,
- Criminal results: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Church positions: Apostle,
- Jason Buford Smith (1970 – )
- was an LDS church member in Indiana; in 2019, confessed to sexually abusing a child; pleaded guilty and was sentenced in 2021 to 728 days of probation for battery against a child under 14 years old
- Crime: 2010s,
- Convicted: 2021,
- Criminal results: Admitted guilt, Convicted, Probation,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Robert Alexander Smith (1957 – )
- was a Mormon church member in Tooele, Utah; worked for the FBI; accused in 2022 of sexual abuse of several girls; as of April 2023, case is still underway in the Utah court system; in November 2023, charged with more sex crimes; Preliminary hearing date has been moved to June 30 2025 at 10 AM in third District Court, Tooele Utah
- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Criminal results: Ongoing, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Stake high council,
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