29 LDS sex abuse cases found
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- Leizza Adams was the wife of Paul Douglas Adams, a Mormon church member in Bisbee, Arizona, who sexually abused two of their daughters; she was never accused of a sex crime; in 2018, pleaded no contest to two felony counts of child abuse for failing to protect the children and agreed to sever parental rights to all six; sentenced to 2.5 years in prison plus four years of probation; released in October 2020
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2018, - Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, No contest, Plea deal, Prison, - Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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"one of the most horrendous cases of child molestation"A bishop included her in a counseling session where her husband's ongoing abuse of their children was discussed, but neither she nor the bishop notified police-
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- Emily Anderson was a Mormon Primary president in the New Braunfels, Texas area; accused of child sexual abuse; convicted
- Positions: Primary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
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- Kayla Atkin (1993 – ) 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:
2023,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail,
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- Wanda Barzee was an LDS church member in Utah; with Brian David Mitchell, held Elizabeth Smart captive from 2002 to 2003; sentenced in 2009 to 15 years in federal prison; granted early release in 2018
- Convicted:
2009,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
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- Rachel Brock was a Mormon church member in Arizona; pleaded guilty to sexually abusing the same boy that her mother, Susan Brock, was convicted of molesting
- Alleged failure to report
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
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- Susan Brock (1962 – ) was an LDS church member in Arizona; was sentenced in April 2011 to 13 years in prison for engaging in a three-year-long sexual relationship with a boy, beginning when he was 14 years old; was released in December 2021
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted:
2011,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Released,
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- Kami Chesnut was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
- Convicted:
2022,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal,
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- Lisa Davis (1965 – ) was a Mormon church member in Othello, Washington and school teacher at Othello Elementary School; accused of sexually abusing a 10-year-old student; pleaded guilty to in 2012 to first degree child molestation; sentenced 12 months in prison; ordered to register as a sex offender; as of June 2026 is not a registered sex offender; online records indicate Davis lives in Kennewick, Washington
- Convicted:
2012,
- Positions: assistant resource specialist, primary presidency,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Alleged church actions: unknown,
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"I have spent my entire life helping others. It's a crushing feeling to know I have failed." She also stated to the court, "I take full responsibility for my actions. I am very sorry."-
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- Anastasia Dawson (1993 – ) was a Mormon church member in Missouri; arrested in 2023 and charged with several counts relating to sexual abuse of a minor
- Alleged failure to report
- Positions: Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Unknown result,
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- Jane Doe was an LDS church member in Australia; accused of sexual abuse
- Positions: Sunday school,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
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- Adele Dye was a Mormon church member in Rexburg, Idaho; convicted in 2008 of child sexual abuse; sentenced to at least six months in prison; registered sex offender
- Positions: Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
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- Tamara Funk (1983 – ) was a Mormon church member in Eagle Mountain, Utah; accused of sexual abuse of a minor
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
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- Alisha George (1984 – ) was a middle school teacher in West Jordan, Utah; was an active Mormon church member at age 18 in 2003; accused of sexually abusing a middle school student where she worked; charged with 22 counts related to child sexual abuse; due in court Dec. 9, 2025
- Positions: Young Womens President,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
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- Ashlyn Harvey (1989 – ) was an LDS church member in Gunnison, Utah; accused in 2024 of sexual contact with a 17-year-old student for whom she was a substitute teacher
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
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- Christine Hubbs was an LDS church member in California; was charged with sexual abuse of two underage boys (ages 14 and 15); convicted in 2011, sentenced to five years in prison; violated parole
- Convicted:
2011,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Parole, Prison, Violated parole/probation,
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- McKenna Kindred (1998 – ) was an LDS church member and high school teacher in Spokane Valley, Washington; accused of having a sexual relationship with a 17 year old student at the high school where she taught
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
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- Hali Lunt (1981 – ) was a Mormon church member in Layton, Utah; in January 2026, Lunt was charged with unlawful kissing of a minor, a class A misdemeanor; at the time of the alleged crime, Lunt was the Primary president in the Weaver Lane Ward, Layton Utah Shoreline Stake
- Positions: Primary,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- Alleged church actions: Released from church position,
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- Daphney Matthews (1970 – ) was a Mormon church member in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; accused of sexual abuse
- Convicted:
2012,
- Positions: Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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- Brenda Miles was an LDS church member in Bountiful, Utah; accused of child sexual abuse
- Positions: Bishop's wife, Mission president's wife, Relief Society,
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case(s): Dismissed with prejudice,
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- Jeena Nilson was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
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- Amanda Parks was a Mormon church member in Cody, Wyoming; accused in 2025 of destroying evidence related to child sexual abuse allegedly perpetrated by her husband, James Parks AKA Jimmy Parks
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
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- Willa Ray (1941 – ) was a Mormon church member and wife of Richard Kenneth Ray "Kenny" listed on FLOODLIT; sentenced to two years around 1984.
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, No contest,
- Alleged church actions: unknown,
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- Wendi Sorenson (1976 – ) was a Mormon church member in Visalia, California; convicted in 2017 of multiple types of sex crimes involving alleged abuse of a minor
- Convicted:
2017,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, No contest,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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- Roselle Stevenson (1953 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah; accused in August 2023 of child sexual abuse; ex-wife of ritualistic abuse suspect David Hamblin; charge dismissed with prejudice in May 2025
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
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- Bagley Tara was an LDS church member in Idaho; pleaded guilty to two counts of Sexual Battery of a Child 16 or 17 years of age and was sentenced to 13 years in prison
- Positions: Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
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- Heidi Tasso (1968 – ) 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
- Convicted:
2018,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Community service, Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
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- Judith Tholen (1956 – ) was a Mormon church member; sentenced to 10 years in prison for sexually abusing children she babysat with her husband John Tholen, who also sexually abused them
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
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- Jamie Waite was a Mormon church member in Ogden, Utah; accused of sexual abuse
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
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- Ruth 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 failure to report
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- Civil case(s): Dismissed with prejudice,
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