- Ruth Zurcher Worthen (1949 – )
- was a Mormon church member in Hyde Park, Cache County, Utah; accused of child sexual abuse by one adult in a 2019 civil lawsuit and in 2023 by four adults (one of whom was the 2019 plaintiff); arrested and charged in June 2024 with numerous felonies related to child sexual abuse; died in 2025
- Alleged crime: 1980s, 2000s,
- Criminal results: Ongoing,
- Civil results: Dismissed with prejudice,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Harvey Dee Wright (1945 – )
- 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")
- Crime: 1980s,
- Criminal results: Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Church positions: Scout leader,
- Donald L Wright (1960 – )
- was allegedly a Mormon church member; was a Boy scout leader, allegedly sexually abused multiple children
- Criminal results: Unknown result,
- Church positions: Scout leader,
- Orson Davis Wright (1928 – 2017)
- was a Mormon mission president in Sydney, Australia from 1978 to 1980; accused of grooming some of the sister missionaries in his care to be his polygamous wives; removed early from his mission assignment; LDS church leaders in Salt Lake City, Utah allegedly covered up the reasons for Wright's removal
- Alleged crime: 1970s, 1980s,
- Criminal results: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Church positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Branch president, Mission president, Missionary, Stake high council, Temple worker,
- Skyler Wright (1928 – 2017)
- was a Mormon church member in Arizona; accused of a sex crime
- Criminal results: Unknown result,
- Timothy Ruf Wright (1928 – 2017)
- 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
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Convicted: 1994,
- Criminal results: Convicted, Jail,
- Civil results: Dismissed, Lawsuit v. LDS church,
- Church positions: Other leader,
- Mitchell Blake Young (1960 – )
- was an LDS missionary in Canada; in 1980, was sent home after allegedly molesting children; convicted in Arizona (1985) and Utah (1988) of child sexual abuse; in 1993, sentenced in Utah to 15 years in prison for molesting a child for five years; a 2002 lawsuit against the LDS church accused Mormon leaders of providing a safe harbor for him; as of 2024, lives in Ogden, Utah; registered sex offender
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Criminal results: Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil results: Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Missionary,
- Jimmy D Young (1966 – )
- was a Mormon church member and scout volunteer in Texas; arrested for sexually abusing a scout in his troop
- Alleged crime: 1980s,
- Criminal results: Admitted guilt, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Scout leader,
- Stephen Ronald Young (1951 – )
- was an LDS church member and police officer in Idaho; allegedly abused 20 babies over a 30-year period; pleaded guilty in 2010 to lewd conduct with a child under 16; sentenced to 25 years in prison
- Crime: 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s,
- Convicted: 2010,
- Criminal results: Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Brigham Young (1801 – 1877)
- was the second president of the Mormon church; married 56 women, including a 15-year-old and three 16-year-olds; was publicly accused during his life (1801-1877) of sexual misconduct, including adultery and illegal polygamy; never charged with a sex crime; arrested and charged with adultery in 1871; not convicted
- Alleged crime: 1840s,
- Criminal results: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Church positions: Apostle, Missionary,
- Jeffrey Aaron Young (1976 – )
- was a Mormon church member in Lehi, Utah; convicted of 12 counts of VOYEURISM BY ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT CONCEALED OR DISGUISED, one count of sexual exploitation of a minor and one count of obstructing justice
- Crime: 2010s,
- Convicted: 2016,
- Criminal results: Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- Luis Zarate (1976 – )
- was a Mormon bishop in Panama; accused of sexual abuse of a 4-year-old
- Alleged crime: 2010s,
- Criminal results: Unknown result,
- Church positions: Bishop,
- Krew Mario Zaugg (2003 – )
- was a Mormon church member in Idaho Falls, Idaho; went on an LDS mission to Louisiana and Mississippi from August 2022 to 2024; charged in June 2025 with multiple felonies after police said he sexually assaulted a minor; charged with rape of a victim under the age of 16 and lewd conduct with a child under 16
- Criminal results: Ongoing,
- Church positions: Missionary,
- Laron Thomas Zaugg (1967 – )
- was a Mormon church member in Utah; went on an LDS mission to Vienna, Austria in 1986; in 2017, sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for receiving child sexual abuse material (CSAM), and sentenced in Utah to three years to life in prison for first-degree felony attempted sodomy on a child; as of 2025, in federal prison in Colorado (release date 2028)
- Crime: 2010s,
- Convicted: 2017,
- Criminal results: Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Church positions: Missionary,
- Scott Leroy Zaugg (1970 – )
- was allegedly a Mormon church member in Utah; was raised in the Mormon church; convicted in 2000 of second-degree felony sex abuse of a child; was sentenced to one to 15 years in prison; as of 2025, was a registered sex offender living in Roy, Utah
- Convicted: 2000,
- Criminal results: Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Church positions: LDS status unknown, Sunday school teacher, Unknown position,
- Jeffrey Brent Zaugg (1970 – )
- was allegedly a Mormon church member in Utah; was raised in the Mormon church; convicted in 1995 of first-degree felony sodomy on a child; was sentenced to 10 years to life in prison; as of 2025, was out on parole (Utah offender #73345)
- Convicted: 1995,
- Criminal results: Convicted, Parole, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Church positions: LDS status unknown, Unknown position,
- Jared King Zierenberg (1954 – )
- was a Mormon church member in Camarillo, California; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; registered sex offender
- Criminal results: Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- Justin Dean Zierke (1980 – )
- was a Mormon church member and middle school teacher in Idaho Falls, Idaho; Zierke accepted a plea deal and pled guilty of injury to a child; received 30 days in jail and 2 years probation; lost teaching license
- Crime: 2020s,
- Convicted: 2025,
- Criminal results: Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Alexis Misael Ziga Miranda (1991 – )
- was a Mormon church member in Utah County, Utah; accused of sexual abuse
- Criminal results: Unknown result,
- Karey Clark Zimmerman (1962 – )
- was a Mormon church member in Utah and Nevada; in 2025, was accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse that allegedly took place in Nevada and Utah; the Mormon church was also named as a defendant; the lawsuit said a Utah bishop failed to report abuse allegations to police
- Alleged crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- Criminal results: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil results: Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Missionary,
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