- Sydney Arthur Wengreen (1959 – )
- was a Mormon church member in Utah; pleaded guilty to felony sexual abuse of a child; sentenced in 2003 to five years to life in prison
- Criminal results: Convicted, Prison,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Brad Lee West (1974 – )
- was an LDS church member in Boise, Idaho; charged with sexual battery; took plea deal for battery; his RN license was revoked because of the sexual abuse
- Crime: 2010s,
- Convicted: 2012,
- Criminal results: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- James LaMar Westergard (1955 – )
- was an LDS church member in Tennessee; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
- Criminal results: Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Jeffery Thomas Westerman (1977 – )
- was a Provo, Utah police officer; was arrested for allegedly threatening to jail a woman unless she exposed herself to him
- Alleged crime: 2010s,
- Criminal results: Police investigation, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Gary Westlund (1977 – )
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse of a Navajo child placed in an LDS foster home as part of the Indian Student Placement Program, also called the Lamanite Placement Program
- Criminal results: Unknown result,
- Civil results: Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Robert Fleming Westover (1972 – )
- was a former LDS bishop and attorney in Dallas, Texas; arrested in 2021 for allegedly recording a minor; pleaded guilty in 2023 and sentenced to 4 years probation
- Convicted: 2023,
- Criminal results: Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Church positions: Bishop, Missionary,
- Roland Edwin Westrup (1999 – )
- was a Mormon church member and returned missionary (St. Louis, Missouri) in approximately 2018-2020; arrested in Salt Lake County, Utah in March 2023; charged with 10 felony counts of sexual exploitation of a minor; admitted to possessing and sharing child pornography, and to having sexual fantasies for many years about having sex with male children as young as infants to teens
- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Criminal results: Ongoing, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Missionary,
- Ryan Dee Whitaker (1953 – )
- was an LDS church member and divorce lawyer in Vancouver, Washington; charged with sexually abusing a 9-year-old girl in his Sunday School class during church meetings; convicted in 2013 and sentenced to prison; registered sex offender
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s,
- Convicted: 2013,
- Criminal results: Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Church positions: Missionary, Primary, Sunday school,
- Lynn Mark Whitaker (1950 – )
- was a Mormon church member in Kanosh, Utah; convicted of two counts of sex abuse of a child in March 2016; is incarcerated in Central Utah Correctional Facility as of May 2026; is a registered sex offender as of May 2026
- Convicted: 2016,
- Criminal results: Convicted,
- Church positions: Temple worker,
- Robert Lewis White (1950 – )
- was a Mormon missionary in South Dakota in the late 1960s; in 2008, a civil lawsuit filed against the Mormon church said he sexually abused a boy while on his mission
- Alleged crime: 1960s,
- Criminal results: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil results: Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Missionary,
- Emmett White (1950 – )
- was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Florida; was caught in 1966 by local police soliciting an adult sex worker (prostitute); denied any inappropriate behavior around scouts
- Alleged crime: 1960s,
- Criminal results: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Church positions: Scout leader,
- Kevin Michael White (1968 – )
- was a therapist in Nephi, Utah who was raised in the Mormon church; accused of sexual abuse in 2025; Floodlit is trying to determine whether White was an active LDS church member at the time of the alleged crime
- Criminal results: Unknown result,
- Church positions: LDS status unknown, Unknown position,
- Walter Andrew White (1968 – )
- was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
- Criminal results: Convicted,
- Waylon Rolley White (1982 – )
- was a Mormon church member in Payson, Arizona; was a licensed practiced nurse (PN); charged in 2025 with 18 felonies related to child sexual abuse
- Criminal results: Ongoing,
- Church positions: Youth leader,
- Michael Francis Whitehead (1964 – )
- was an LDS church member in Orem, Utah; convicted in 2004 of ENTICING A MINOR OVER THE INTERNET - Class A Misdemeanor
- Crime: 2000s,
- Convicted: 2004,
- Criminal results: Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Probation,
- Church positions: Primary,
- Dylan Kevin Whiting (1988 – )
- was an LDS bishop in Nampa, Idaho; was removed from his position in 2021 after child sexual abuse allegations surfaced; was charged with four sex crimes; pleaded guilty to one felony count; sentenced in 2022; FLOODLIT is seeking info on the sentence
- Crime: 2010s, 2020s,
- Convicted: 2022,
- Criminal results: Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender,
- Church positions: Bishop,
- Shawn Thomas Whiting (1988 – )
- was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Utah; sentenced in 2012 to one to 15 years in prison for collecting and creating child pornography
- Crime: 2010s,
- Convicted: 2012,
- Criminal results: Convicted, Prison,
- Church positions: Scout leader,
- Craig David Whiting (1971 – )
- was an LDS church member in Bluffdale, Utah; charged in 2018 with child sexual abuse; as of Feb 2023, pleaded not guilty and requested a jury trial; jury trial was scheduled to move forward in 2023;
- Alleged crime: 2010s,
- Criminal results: Jury trial, Ongoing, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Morris Brent Whitlock (1955 – )
- was a Mormon church member in American Fork, Utah; convicted of two counts of sexual abuse in the 2nd degree in 2001; convicted of sexually abusing 2 former students; Whitlock gave police 19 more names of students he confessed to abusing, ages 12-14 from 1978-2000; , is not a registered sex offender as of August 2026; Online records show Whitlock lives in Saratoga Springs, UT.
- Crime: 1970, 1980, 1990, 2000s,
- Convicted: 2001,
- Criminal results: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Church positions: Bishopric counselor, Tabernacle Choir, Youth leader,
- William Arthur Whitmore (1962 – )
- was an LDS church member in Mesa, Arizona; convicted of sexual abuse
- Criminal results: Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Bert Whitney (1924 – 2005)
- was an LDS church member; accused of allegedly sexually abusing at least 11 children through out at least 40 years of abuse. Was never charged to civil authorities; reportedly excommunicated for sexual abuse of children, rebaptized one year later
- Criminal results: Never charged,
- Church positions: Bishop,
- John Wichmann (1924 – 2005)
- was an LDS bishop in the San Diego California South Stake in 2015-16; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of sexual abuse of a 16-year-old boy; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church; the alleged sexual assaults took place in an unlocked church classroom in San Diego 25 times while other congregants were nearby
- Criminal results: Unknown result,
- Civil results: Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Bishop,
- Edwin Jay Wilcox (1924 – 2005)
- was a Mormon church member in Idaho; ran a therapy center for "handicapped people" (as described in 1989 news article); convicted of child sexual abuse in 1988 and sentenced to up to 20 years in prison
- Crime: 1980s,
- Criminal results: Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Daniel Aaron Willard (1988 – )
- was a Mormon church member in St. Charles, Missouri; pleaded guilty to Possession Of Child Pornography and Furnish Pornographic Material Or Attempt To Furnish To A Minor; registered sex offender
- Criminal results: Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Primary,
- Alan Roy Willey (1954 – )
- was a Mormon church member and schoolteacher in Utah; honored as teacher of the year twice at local schools; sentenced to prison in 2007 for sexually molesting a child who was one of his students; accused of sexually abusing many other little children in his classes
- Crime: 1990s, 2000s,
- Convicted: 2007,
- Criminal results: Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Keith G Williams (1956 – )
- was a Mormon church member in Clearfield, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; allegedly molested a boy for three years; Mormon leaders allegedly failed to report the abuse to police, but approved Williams for an LDS temple wedding; convicted in 1991
- Crime: 1980s,
- Criminal results: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- David Allen Williams (1948 – )
- was an LDS church member in West Valley, Utah; in 2019, found guilty of sexually abusing seven little girls for 14 years; the abuse was reported to parents and bishop and they allegedly did not report to police
- Convicted: 2019,
- Criminal results: Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Dane Allen Williams (1967 – )
- was an LDS scout leader in Concord, California; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 1988
- Criminal results: Convicted,
- Jeffrey Niels Williamson (1985 – )
- was a Mormon church member in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; registered sex offender
- Criminal results: Convicted,
- George F Willoughby (1985 – )
- was an LDS church member in California; sentenced to 24 years in prison for raping a five-year-old girl
- Criminal results: Convicted, Prison, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Jared Harding Wilson (1976 – )
- was an LDS church member in Raleigh, North Carolina; convicted in 2011 of crimes related to child sexual abuse (six total counts of indecent liberties with a child); released from prison in 2015; no longer a registered sex offender as of 2025; in 2013, the alleged victims' mother sued the Mormon church, a stake president and two bishops; the case settled in 2015
- Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- Convicted: 2011,
- Criminal results: Convicted,
- Civil results: Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, Unknown result,
- Church positions: ever-ward-missionary, Music leader, Sunday school, Sunday school teacher,
- Kenneth Wilstead (1976 – )
- was an LDS church member and dentist in Garland, Texas; accused of sexual misconduct
- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Criminal results: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Robert Preston Wily (1979 – )
- 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
- Crime: 2000s, 2020s,
- Convicted: 2004, 2020,
- Criminal results: Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Alexander Clifton Winward (1979 – )
- was an LDS church member in Utah; pleaded guilty to 4 felony counts of child sex abuse, with all victims under the age of 7
- Crime: 2010s,
- Convicted: 2018,
- Criminal results: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Byron Dean Wiscombe (1977 – )
- was an LDS bishopric counselor and Ammon, Idaho city councilman; signed a plea agreement indicating he would admit to committing lewd conduct with a minor; sentenced to prison in 2023
- Crime: 2010s, 2020s,
- Convicted: 2023,
- Criminal results: Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Church positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary,
- LaVar Madsen Withers (1936 – 2005)
- 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
- Crime: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s,
- Criminal results: Admitted guilt, Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Church positions: Bishopric counselor, Stake high council,
- Stephen Anderson Wold (1988 – )
- was a Mormon church member and former full-time missionary (to Panama) who lived in Highland, Utah; convicted in 2017 of first-degree felony aggravated sexual abuse of a 10-year-old girl and sentenced to 15 years to life in prison
- Crime: 2010s,
- Convicted: 2017,
- Criminal results: Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Church positions: BYU, Missionary,
- Laury Scott Wolfley (1988 – )
- was an LDS church member and attorney in Idaho; in 2008, pleaded guilty to one count of felony sexual battery of a minor and was sentenced to six months in the Bonneville County work release center
- Convicted: 2007,
- Criminal results: Convicted, Prison, Probation,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Michael Scott Woodbury (1968 – )
- was a Mormon young men's president and attorney in Sacramento, California; sentenced in 2006 to six months in prison for sexually abusing a boy; contrary to a news article report, did not register as a sex offender
- Convicted: 2006,
- Criminal results: Convicted, Prison,
- Church positions: Missionary, Youth leader,
- Lamar H Woodbury (1954 – )
- was a Mormon church member; pleaded guilty of sexual abuse on a child under the age of 14, a second degree felony
- Criminal results: Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Sean David Woolf (1974 – )
- was an LDS church member and full-time missionary; accused of sexual abuse of a child; the alleged abuse occurred during his mission; the victim later sued or planned to sue the Mormon church in 2020; the church settled with the victim, according to a person familiar with the case
- Criminal results: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil results: Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Church positions: Missionary,
- Gary Earl Woolstenhulme (1933 – 2002)
- was a Mormon bishop in Imperial Beach, California in 1978; died in 2002; 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 (plaintiff John Roe JB 65 - San Diego 24CU008107, CASD 3:24-cv-02349-AJB-MSB); allegedly sexually assaulted a 14-year-old boy in his office at church
- Alleged crime: 1970s,
- Criminal results: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil results: Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Church positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor,
- Daniel Sterling Workman (1981 – )
- was a Mormon church member and school bus driver in St. George, Utah; charged in 2025 with 20 counts related to child sexual exploitation
- Criminal results: Ongoing,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Kenne Worthen (1988 – )
- was a Mormon elementary school teacher and BYU-Idaho adjunct professor in Arizona who sexually abused a 12-year-old child; in 2015, pleaded guilty to sexual conduct with a minor and two counts of attempt to commit child molestation; sentenced to 25 years in prison and a lifetime of probation after
- Convicted: 2015,
- Criminal results: Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation,
- Church positions: BYU, Scout leader,
- 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 V. Wright (1979 – )
- was a Mormon church member in Arizona; convicted
- Criminal results: Unknown result,
- Timothy Ruf Wright (1979 – )
- 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,
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