4023 LDS sex abuse cases found
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- Edwin Dyer (1935 – 1986) was a Mormon church member and scoutmaster in central Oregon; accused of sexual abuse; allegedly molested as many as 15 boys over a 28-year period; convicted in 1985 of two misdemeanors related to sexual abuse; shot and killed in 1986 by one of his victims; the Mormon church settled out of court for $200,000 with one victim
Alleged failure to report-
Church paid $200,000
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
Alleged church actions: Disfellowshipped, Excommunicated, - View report »
"Until we use names, until people understand that this happened to Johnny next door, it will keep on happening."Church officials asked Dyer to resign as scoutmaster and later disfellowshipped and excommunicated him, but allegedly did not tell police-
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- Larry Dyke was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- Timur Dykes was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Portland, Oregon; accused of sexual abuse; reportedly admitted to molesting 17 boys; convicted multiple times; in 1987, three plaintiffs sued the Mormon church and the Boy Scouts of America; in about 2009, the Mormon church paid $350,000 to a victim to settle its portion of a civil lawsuit
Alleged failure to report-
Church paid $350,000
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Probation,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
Alleged church actions: Church officials accused of failure to protect victims after learning of possible abuse, Church officials accused of failure to warn ward members, Excommunicated, - View report »
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- Oliver Eames (1948 – 2005) was an LDS church member, sixth grade teacher and Mormon Tabernacle Choir singer in Farmington, Utah; admitted to trying to fondle several children he had been hired to tutor; pleaded guilty in 1988 to two felony counts of attempted aggravated sexual abuse of a child; local police had documented 52 alleged child sexual abuse incidents involving him
Positions: Other leader, Scout leader, Tabernacle Choir,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, - View report »
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- Frederick Edvalson (1920 – 2009) was a Mormon in Utah and Camp Springs, Prince George's County, Maryland; convicted 3 times of sexual abuse in Maryland in the 1980s; third conviction: while on probation, groomed a 10-year-old girl and sexually assaulted her in a room inside a Mormon chapel on multiple occasions from 1983 to 1984; reportedly told her he was giving her "special religious training;" sentenced to 8 years in prison
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Ministering/home teacher, Other leader, Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing, - View report »
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- Todd Edwards (1964 – ) was a Mormon bishop in Menifee, Riverside County, California; in 2013, sentenced to three years in prison for sexual abuse of one teenage girl in 2006 and another in 2012; was bishop at the time of the 2012 abuse; in 2024, two victims sued the LDS church in separate lawsuits; one said a stake president and LDS law firm Kirton McConkie hindered police
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2013,
Positions: Bishop, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
Alleged church actions: Church officials accused of failure to warn ward members, Counseling/therapy for victim, Ward official accused of failure to report, - View report »
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- Douglas Egan (1980 – ) was a Mormon church member in McMinnville, Oregon; indicted in January 2026 by a grand jury on 16 charges related to alleged sexual abuse of two minor victims
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Chet Egley (1982 – ) was a Mormon church member in Weston, Idaho; tried to meet a 13 year old girl for sex in Utah; pleaded guilty and convicted to one count sexual abuse of a child and two counts of enticing a minor by internet or text
Convicted:
2023,
Positions: Elders quorum president/counselor, Sunday school, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Lynn Egley (1964 – ) was a former Mormon bishop in Benson, Cache County, Utah; accused of sexual abuse in 2018; the alleged abuse took place in the 1990s
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Bishop,
Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
Alleged church actions: Church officials accused of allowing interaction with children after notice of wrongdoing, Church officials accused of failure to warn stake members, No church discipline, Unknown church action, - View report »
"The brethren are aware of the issue and it has been handled properly despite what [victim] and [victim's wife] have stated.""My [stake president] informed me that “Salt Lake” had called and asked him if there was a need for a disciplinary council for my wife and I because of our public opposition to the brethren. He told them no and that instead they should drive up to Idaho and apologize to us." -Alleged victim, Reddit 2019-
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- Michael Ehlert (1961 – ) was a Mormon church member and former BYU professor in Utah; convicted in 2017 in Guam of sexual abuse
Convicted:
2017,
Positions: BYU,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Jay Elggren (1972 – ) was a Mormon church member in Salt Lake County, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; sentenced to jail and probation
Convicted:
2017,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Probation, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Gerald Elison (1930 – 2019) was an LDS church member and junior high school drama teacher in Orem, Utah; accused in 2014 in a civil lawsuit of sexually abusing a boy student in the early 1980s; died in 2019
Positions: Bishopric counselor, Primary, Stake high council,
Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Never charged, Not convicted,
Civil case(s): Dismissed, - View report »
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- Anthon Ellsworth (1982 – ) was an LDS bishopric counselor in Arizona; in 2021, pleaded guilty to three felony counts of sexual exploitation of a minor and was sentenced to seven years in prison
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2021,
Positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, - View report »
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- Rowan Ellsworth (1948 – ) was an LDS church member and schoolteacher in Arizona; allegedly molested a 14-year-old girl at an LDS girls camp in mid-1990; the abuse was reported to a bishop Burgess, who allegedly failed to report to police, but instead encouraged the victim to forgive; sentenced to prison in 1999 for two counts of child sexual abuse; released in 2007; is a registered sex offender living in Mesa, Arizona.
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Released,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, Rebaptized, - View report »
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- Karl Elvik (1963 – ) was a Mormon church youth leader in Glasgow, Scotland; admitted indecency offenses against eight boys; was jailed for 18 months
Convicted:
2014,
Positions: Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Dennis Empey (1957 – ) was a Mormon church member in Driggs, Idaho and scout leader in Provo, Utah; accused of sexually abusing many children between 1981 and 1990; a stake president and four Mormon bishops allegedly failed to report abuse for years; convicted in 1991 in Utah of child molestation; sentenced to one year in jail and three years probation; charged in 2025 in Idaho with sex crimes
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
1991,
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Ongoing, Probation, Registered sex offender,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result, - View report »
"This man has molested so many children that it involved four Bishops from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints."Empey's alleged sex crimes span at least 44 years (1981 - 2025)-
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- Gary Erickson (1968 – ) was an LDS church member, boy scout leader and Mesquite, Nevada police detective; was arrested in 2018; in 2019, pleaded guilty in Utah to a charge of crossing state lines to engage in illicit sexual conduct
Convicted:
2019,
Positions: Missionary, Other leader, Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Kelly Erickson was an LDS church member and US Air Force military member in Washington; accused of child sexual abuse; convicted and sentenced to prison; as of 2023, incarcerated in Tucson, Arizona
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, - View report »
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- Robert Erickson (1932 – ) was an LDS church member in Eagle Mountain, Utah; in 2023, charged with three first degree felony counts of aggravated child sexual abuse; he was 91 years old at the time of the charges
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, - View report »
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- Neil Erickson (1970 – ) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
Positions: Other leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, - View report »
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- Verd Erickson (1936 – 2022) was a former Mormon bishop and dentist in Riverton, Wyoming who moved to Utah; was accused of sexual misconduct and lost his dentistry license in 2010; died in 2022
Positions: Bishop,
Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, - View report »
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- Dallas Erickson (1980 – ) was a Mormon church member in Terreton, Idaho; pleaded guilty to felony lewd conduct with a child under 16 years old June 2026; sentenced 7 years fixed and 20 years indeterminate in prison; Erickson will have to register as sex offender
Convicted:
2026,
Alleged church actions: unknown, - View report »
"It essentially stated that it’s not just Mr. Erickson’s fault, it’s the victim’s fault, and says punishment should be divided […] The court needs to, for the benefit of not only the victim but to send a message to society, deterrence of you, Mr. Erickson."-
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- Carlos Escalante was an LDS branch president in San Nicolas, Argentina; sexually abused his stepdaughter for 5 years, including while branch president; the victim asked local LDS leaders for support, but allegedly received none; she was punished by the church for "refusing to forgive" and for "failing to comply with worthiness standards;" Escalante was sentenced in 2018 to 14 years in prison
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2018,
Positions: Branch president,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, Rebaptized, - View report »
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- Aaron Esplin (1973 – ) was a Mormon church member and high school teacher in Hurricane, Utah; accused of sexual exploitation of a 17-year-old student; convicted, sentenced in 2018 to jail
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, - View report »
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- Miguel Estudillo (1969 – ) was an LDS primary teacher in Baker City, Oregon; arrested for crimes related to child sexual abuse; sentenced to prison
Positions: Primary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Pierre Euvrard (1949 – 2000) was a Mormon mission president from 1991 to 1994 in the Mascarene Islands mission / South Africa Durban mission; died in 2000; accused in a 2020 Arizona lawsuit of sexually abusing two underage teen boys for years while working as a mission president
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Mission president, Missionary, Other leader, Stake high council, Temple worker,
Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result, - View report »
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- William Evans (1909 – 1991) was a prominent Mormon church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; was bishop twice of the Grant 6th ward; from 1957 to 1962, was in the Utah State Legislature; served as Salt Lake County Clerk from 1968 to 1983; died in 1991; allegedly raped a relative in Salt Lake City in the early 1980s
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Bishop, Stake presidency counselor,
Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
"Glen Elden VanWagenen (d. 2002). VanWagenen, a former bishop, worked for the LDS Church Welfare and Missionary Departments. Glen allegedly said that the two relatives should just let the matter lie, that they shouldn't report the abuse to authorities, and that God would take care of Evans in the next life."When Evans died, the family of one of his children reportedly received a condolence letter from the First Presidency of the LDS church-
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- Thomas Evans-Southall was an LDS bishop in Charlottesville, Virginia; originally from England; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 2018 and sentenced to two consecutive terms of two years in prison
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2018,
Positions: Bishop, Elders quorum president/counselor, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Samuel Faber (1981 – ) was an LDS church member in Sandy, Utah; accused in 2022 of sexually assaulting a woman he met on an LDS dating app; in 2024, admitted to sexually assaulting three women and pleaded guilty to felony charges of rape, forcible sodomy, aggravated sexual assault and forcible sexual abuse; sentenced to five years to life in prison
Convicted:
2024,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
"You are a monster. My religion asks that we forgive. I don't feel this warrants forgiveness. Only God will give you forgiveness. You deserve everything that's coming to you. [...] You took away all the joy and happiness in my life."One victim reported that she told Faber "no" 83 times on the night of her assault-
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- Brandon Fadely was a Mormon church member in Stevensville, Montana; accused of sexual abuse
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Matthew Faerber (1962 – ) was an LDS church member and high school choir director in Murray, Utah; pleaded guilty in 1990 or 1991 to two counts of attempted sexual abuse of a child; sentenced in February 1991 to six months in jail (two of those months under house arrest) followed by three years of supervised release
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Probation, Released, - View report »
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- Nicolas Faivre (1979 – ) was a former LDS bishop in Australia; charged with sending sexually explicit messages to a child
Positions: Bishop,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Unknown result, - View report »
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- John Fanning (1932 – 2012) was a Mormon branch president in Texas, bishop in Oklahoma and Boy Scout executive in several US states, including Utah; accused in 1986 in Utah of sexually abusing at least three boys, including during LDS-sponsored scouting activities; admitted guilt; convicted via plea agreement in 1986 or 1987; sentenced to 30 days in jail and spent approximately 18 months on probation; died in 2012
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
1987,
Positions: Bishop, Branch president, Missionary, Scout leader, Senior missionary,
Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
"I told [John Fanning] we had two options. Immediate termination or he could resign and I would pay him through the end of next month but he had to leave as of now. He elected to resign."A Mormon scout executive agreed to continue paying Fanning for a month after he admitted to sexually assaulting two children-
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- David Farley (1958 – ) was a former doctor in West Linn, Oregon; accused of sexually abusing more than 200 patients over a span of many years, during some of which Farley was an LDS stake high council member; in 2024, the city of West Linn, Oregon released a report about the way its police department investigated Farley; in October 2025, a grand jury indicted him on 11 felony sexual assault charges
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Bishopric counselor, Primary, Stake high council, Sunday school,
Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Not convicted, Ongoing,
Civil case(s): Ongoing,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
"When I was assaulted, I thought I was alone, I thought I had misread things."Church fought in court to keep records on Farley secret-
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- Scott Farr (1953 – ) was an LDS church member in Ogden, Utah; found guilty in 1981 of forcible sexual abuse and 1991 of sex solicitation; molested a girl inside a Mormon church building
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Kenneth Farris was a Mormon church member in Norco, California; accused of sexual abuse
Positions: Bishopric counselor,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- Harold Fast (1938 – ) was a Mormon church member; convicted of attempted to commit child molestation in Mesa, Arizona, in 2014; served 7 years in prison; is a registered sex offender living in Mesa, Arizona
Positions: Young Mens President,
Criminal case(s): Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Andrew Fedorowicz was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse
Positions: Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Matthew Felshaw (1980 – ) was a Mormon church member in Caldwell, Idaho; charged with sexually assaulting a young child; took a plea deal and was convicted of Injury to child; received suspended prison sentence and 8 years probation and has to register as a sex offender
Convicted:
2024,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Probation, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Frank Ferrara was a Mormon church member and doctor in Northern Virginia; convicted in 1997 of four counts of forcible sodomy
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Stephen Field was a Mormon church member in California; convicted of sexual abuse; sentenced to prison
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Derek Finlinson (1984 – ) was a Mormon church member in Orem, Utah; accused of recording a woman in a dressing room while she was changing clothes in Oct 2009; in 2010, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of voyeurism
Convicted:
2010,
Positions: LDS status unknown,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Michael Fischer was a Mormon church member and young men's president in Washington; accused of sexual abuse; sentenced to prison
Positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Richard Fisco (1936 – 2019) was an LDS branch president and scout leader in Oklahoma and Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
Positions: Branch president, Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, - View report »
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- Tomas Fisher was an LDS church member in Nampa, Idaho; accused of sexual abuse
Positions: Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Jacob Fisher (1978 – ) was a Mormon church member and ward young men's leader in Eagle Mountain, Utah; arrested in August 2025 for allegedly sending explicit videos of himself to, and attempting to meet to sexually assault, a person he thought was a 13-year-old girl
Positions: Missionary, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, - View report »
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- Douglas Flagg (1980 – ) was a Mormon church member in Nebraska; convicted of possession of CSAM in June 2004; is a registered sex offender living in Lincoln, Nebraska
Convicted:
2004,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Christopher Fleming was an LDS church member in Chesapeake, Virginia; found guilty of 10 counts of various sexual abuse to a minor; currently incarcerated in Virginia
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Juan Flores Atenco (1955 – ) was a Mormon branch president in West Valley City, Utah for five years, including in the early 2000s; accused of sexually abusing a 16-year-old girl in his office and another room at an LDS church building; convicted in 2012 of misdemeanor forcible sexual abuse and unlawful detention; sentenced to zero to one year in jail; in March 2025, charged with rape and object rape (alleged crimes in 2002)
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2012,
Positions: Branch president,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Ongoing, - View report »
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- Micahel Florio (1958 – ) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Jeremy Flygare was an LDS church member and high school drama teacher in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted, sentenced to prison
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Craig Ford was a Mormon church member in Oregon; convicted of sexual abuse; in 2025, a $25 million lawsuit against the Mormon church said a Vancouver, Washington bishop knew of the abuse but failed to report to police
Alleged failure to report
Criminal case(s): Convicted,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing, - View report »
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- Thomas Forrest (1941 – ) was an LDS church member in Mississippi; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
Convicted:
2005,
Positions: Bishopric counselor,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Released,
Alleged church actions: Church position after conviction, Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Alfred Forrester (1936 – 2013) was a Mormon church member in California; excommunicated in the 1950s after conviction for child molestation; moved to Iowa, reoffended, incarcerated; returned to California, convicted once or twice more, then assigned to be a Mormon church scoutmaster; abused again, caught, sentenced to prison in 1979; a 2024 lawsuit against the LDS church alleged that a bishop failed to protect kids
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
1956, 1960, 1966, 1979,
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender, Released,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
Alleged church actions: Church officials accused of failure to warn ward members, Church position after conviction, Excommunicated, - View report »
2024 lawsuit said Mormon church excommunicated Forrester after child sex abuse conviction, then later re-baptized him and assigned him to work with kids-
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- Jay Forscutt (1958 – ) was a Mormon church member in Nephi, Utah; convicted in 2022 of sexual exploitation of a minor; sentenced to eight months in jail and four years of probation; is a registered sex offender living in Nephi, Utah as of May 2026
Convicted:
2022,
Positions: Missionary, Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, No contest, Probation, Registered sex offender, Released, - View report »
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- Vernon Foster was an LDS church member in Louisiana; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, - View report »
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- Harry Fougeron (1990 – ) was a Mormon church member in Richmond Hill, Georgia; accused of sexually abusing teenage girls; had 5 open cases of various charges of sex abuse charges in two cases in 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024; is a registered sex offender in Georgia; was deported to France, reportedly will register as sex offender in France too.
Convicted:
2020,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Ongoing, Pleaded guilty,
Civil case(s): Ongoing,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, - View report »
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- Richard Fowler (1944 – ) was a Mormon church member in Sandpoint, Idaho; pleaded guilty to two felony counts of Children-Lewd Conduct with Child Under 16 in 20
Convicted:
2020,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Jeffrey Fox (1947 – ) was a former state legislator (1977-1982) in Utah; convicted federally for possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) in 2013 and placed on probation for 15 years; in 2019, probation was terminated for completing terms; in 2022, arrested and charged in Utah with 8 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor; case dismissed without prejudice due to a federal charge
Convicted:
2013,
Positions: LDS status unknown, Not active LDS,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Ongoing, Pleaded guilty, Probation, - View report »
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- Patrick Fox (1972 – ) was a Mormon church member in Saratoga Springs, Utah; found guilty of a sex crime; registered sex offender in Utah
Positions: Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Ryan Frandsen (1976 – ) was an LDS church member and fireman in Davis County, Utah; pleaded guilty in 2010 to five counts of lewdness involving a child; child sexual abuse material (CSAM) was found on his computer; sentenced in 2010 to 90 days in jail and three years of probation
Convicted:
2010,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, - View report »
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- David Frank was an LDS Sunday school teacher in Colorado; accused of sexual abuse in a civil lawsuit against the Mormon church
Positions: Sunday school,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Michael Fritchen (1955 – ) was a Mormon church member in Utah; sentenced to prison in the 1990s and again in 2011 for child sexual abuse
Convicted:
2011,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Stephen Fritz (1974 – ) was a Mormon church member in California; accused of sexual abuse; convicted, sentenced to prison
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Shawn Frost (1970 – ) was an LDS church member in Virginia; arrested in 2022 and charged with child sexual abuse; in 2023, sued in $10.3 million lawsuit alleging child sexual abuse of three more victims; he was the victim's home teacher / ministering brother
Positions: Ministering/home teacher, Missionary, Other leader, Stake clerk, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Unknown result,
Civil case(s): Settlement, - View report »
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- Leeroy Fry (1936 – ) was a former Mormon bishop in Farmington, Utah; in 1982-83, was an LDS bishop in the Hunter 1st Ward of the Hunter Central Stake in Magna, Utah; in 2012, pleaded guilty to two charges of attempted aggravated sexual abuse of a child, a 1st degree felony
Convicted:
2012,
Positions: Bishop,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Francis Fuller (1940 – ) was a Mormon bishop in Highland, Utah in 1993; also was a stake high council member in Utah; in 2018 or 2019, pleaded guilty to two second degree felony counts of child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2019 in Utah to two years in jail and four years probation; registered sex offender
Convicted:
2019,
Positions: Bishop, Missionary, Stake high council,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Martin Fullmer (1947 – ) was a Mormon church member in Oroville, California; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; registered sex offender
Positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Jayne Furness (1935 – 1987) was a Mormon church member and boy scout leader in Arroyo Grande, California; accused of sex abuse; found guilty of voyeurism charges in or before 1972, and found guilty of sexual abuse charges in 1976; sentenced in 1976 or 1977 to prison; died in 1987
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Prison, - View report »
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- Don Furtys (1964 – ) was an LDS church member in Tallahassee, Florida; accused sexual abuse; had 14 charges brought against him 14 2014-02-12 and 5 charges 2014-06-13
Convicted:
2015,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Brad Gale was an LDS church member in Provo, Utah; sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for photographing a teenage boy engaging in sexual acts
Convicted:
2006,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Griffen Gale (1979 – ) was an LDS church member in Roy, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; registered sex offender
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, - View report »
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- Daniel Galloway (1973 – ) was an LDS church member in Arizona City, Pinal County, Arizona; found guilty of sexually abusing an 8 year old foster child
Positions: Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Samuel Gardner (1932 – 1968) was an LDS bishop in the Oklahoma City First Ward in the early 1960s; accused of sexually abusing a teenage boy in the bishop's office at a Mormon chapel in about 1961; died in 1968
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Bishop, Stake high council,
Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, - View report »
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- Kevin Garn (1955 – ) was a former Utah House majority leader and LDS bishop in Utah; admitted in 2010 to a nude encounter with a 15-year-old girl in a hot tub in 1985, when he was 28
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Bishop, Sunday school,
Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Never charged, Not convicted, - View report »
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- Jeffrey Gatlin (1967 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah; found guilty of aggravated sexual abuse of a child/1st degree felony; as of October 2023, serving in Central Utah Correctional Facility Housing in Boulder, Utah, CUCF Boulder
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Russell Gatrell (1980 – ) was a Mormon or former Mormon church member in Cottonwood Heights, Utah; accused in 2025 of possession of up to 280 million CSAM images
Positions: LDS status unknown, Not active LDS, Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, - View report »
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- Cory Gaylor (1971 – ) was an school teacher and LDS deacons quorum adviser in Idaho; arrested and charged with lewd conduct and enticing a child via the Internet; in July 2023, pleaded guilty; sentenced in September 2023 to 60 years in prison, with 13 years fixed before being eligible for parole
Convicted:
2023,
Positions: Other leader, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, - View report »
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- Thomas Gibbons (1952 – ) was an LDS church member in Tennessee and Layton, Utah; worked as a police officer; pleaded guilty to two felony charges of forcible sex abuse; sentenced in 2000 in Utah to prison
Convicted:
2000,
Positions: Ministering/home teacher, Primary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, - View report »
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- Thomas Gibby (1948 – ) was an LDS church member and dentist in Salt Lake County, Utah; sexually assaulted a 13-year-old boy and a 17-year-old boy; pleaded guilty to two felony counts: one second-degree felony charge of sex abuse of a child, and one third-degree charge of attempted sex abuse of a child
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Registered sex offender, Released, - View report »
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- Clint Gibson (1977 – ) was an LDS church member in St. George, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; registered sex offender
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Lawrence Gilbert (1939 – ) was a Mormon church member and high priest group leader in California; convicted of sexually abusing three girls; sentenced to 10 years in prison
Positions: High priest,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
"I never would have left him alone with my children if he weren't a high priest. We considered him our family."-
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- Gabe Gilbert (2000 – ) was an LDS missionary; convicted in 2021 of five counts of first-degree felony aggravated sexual extortion of a child and four counts of second-degree felony sexual exploitation of a minor; was sentenced to terms of five years to life in state prison for each of the first-degree felonies
Convicted:
2019,
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Martin Gillen was a Mormon church member in Nevada and Colorado; in 2002, Gillen was convicted of sexual assault of a 6-year-old and sentenced to eight years in prison in Colorado; in 2016, arrested and charged again with child sex abuse, but case was dismissed
Convicted:
2002,
Positions: Ministering/home teacher,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- William Gillespie (1936 – ) was an LDS church member in Montgomery, Alabama; accused of reaching inside the swimsuits of two girls and fondling them in his backyard pool in 1987; convicted in 1988 of three charges of first-degree sexual abuse and sentenced to one year in prison, plus four years of probation; conviction was reversed on appeal, then upheld; was allegedly excommunicated from the Mormon church
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Overturned/reversed, Prison, Probation, Unknown result,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, - View report »
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- Keith Gillins (1947 – ) was a former mayor, LDS bishop and high school teacher in Fillmore, Utah; arrested on charges of having sex with a 17-year-old girl; convicted in 2009 of first degree felony attempted rape, first degree felony attempted sodomy and second degree felony forcible sexual abuse; sentenced in 2009 to three sentences of three years to life in prison
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2009,
Positions: Bishop,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Martin Gilmour was a Mormon church member in Portadown, County Armagh, Northern Ireland; accused of sexual abuse of a 13-year-old child; was arrested in November 2024
Positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Stake high council, Temple worker,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Farrell Gledhill (1931 – 1989) was an LDS church member in Springville, Utah; accused of sexual abuse
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Floyd Godfrey was a Mormon church member and sexual orientation conversion therapist in Arizona; accused of sexual misconduct by two employees; in 2023, Godfrey was forced to surrender his license
Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, - View report »
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- Scott Gollaher was an LDS church member in Utah; sentenced to prison for child sexual abuse
Positions: Missionary, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, - View report »
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- David Gomez (1946 – ) was an LDS bishop in West Valley City, Utah in the late 1980s and early 1990s; allegedly raped, sodomized and fondled several boys he met as their bishop; charged in 2004 with six felonies; charges were dropped in 2005 due to statutes of limitations issues; church officials excommunicated Gomez, but allegedly failed to report to civil authorities for six or seven months
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Charges dropped, Expunged, Not convicted, Police investigation,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, Stake official accused of failure to report, Ward official accused of failure to report, Ward officials restricted accused from working with children, - View report »
"We'd like to keep this low key."Despite excommunicating Gomez, church officials did not tell police of the alleged abuse for six or seven months until his 2004 arrest-
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- Jonathan Gonzalez (1990 – ) was an LDS church member in Layton, Utah; found guilty of BURGLARY - 2nd Degree Felony, LEWDNESS INVOLVING A CHILD - Class A Misdemeanor, LEWDNESS - FIRST OR SECOND OFFENSE - Class B Misdemeanor
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Kenneth Good (1950 – ) was a Mormon church member in Georgia; accused of molesting 4 underage girls; pleaded guilty of child sexual abuse; sentenced in 1991 to 8 years in prison; released on parole in December 1993; as of 2023, lives in Taylorsville Utah
Positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Released,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, Rebaptized, - View report »
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- Stephen Goode (1981 – ) was a Mormon church member in Gresham, Oregon; arrested in 2019 and accused of sexually abusing a child during a trip in 2018; in 2022, found guilty in a jury trial of four felony charges; sentenced to 8.5 years in prison and 20 years supervision
Convicted:
2022,
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, Probation, - View report »
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- Shawn Gooden (1974 – ) was an LDS bishop in Lebanon, Pennsylvania from 2016-2020; arrested in 2022 and charged with sexual abuse of two children in Virginia from 1997-2000; pleaded guilty in July 2023 in Virginia to four felony counts; sentenced in November 2023 in Virginia to prison time and supervised probation on release; charged in July 2023 in Pennsylvania with more child sex abuse charges
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2023,
Positions: Bishop, Scout leader, Stake high council, Stake presidency counselor, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Ongoing, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, - View report »
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- John Goodrich (1959 – ) was a former Mormon bishop and dentist in Idaho; a woman accused him of nonconsensual sex; given a withheld judgment; in 2017, the Mormon church paid $300,000 to an alleged victim and her mother under conditions of secrecy; in 2024, charged in Virginia (case dismissed with prejudice); in 2025, a man sued the church in California
Alleged failure to report-
Church paid $300,000
Convicted:
2017,
Positions: Bishop,
Criminal case(s): Charges dropped, Convicted, Ongoing, Withheld judgment,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing, Settlement,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, - View report »
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- Malcolm Goodwin (1940 – ) was a former Mormon bishop and retired pathologist and coroner's physician in O'Fallon, Illinois; US Army Reserves and Air Force veteran; arrested in 2022 for Predatory Sexual Assault of a Child; charged with six felony counts of predatory criminal sexual assault involving minors
Positions: Bishop, High priest,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Unknown result, - View report »
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- John Grandjean (1972 – ) was a Mormon church member that lives in Syracuse, Utah; In 2007 he was convicted of sexual abuse of a child, a 2nd degree felony, that occurred in Draper, Utah; is a registered sex offender
Convicted:
2007,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Alan Grant (1959 – ) was an LDS church member and primary teacher in Utah; found guilty of child sexual abuse; sentenced in August 1998 to two months in jail
Positions: Primary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, - View report »
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- Jay Grant (1902 – 1988) was a Mormon bishop of the Adams Ward in Los Angeles, California; charged in 1981, at age 79, with five counts of forcible sexual abuse; sexually assaulted three young girls; convicted of all five counts; died in 1988 in Orem, Utah; ran "Grandpa Grant's Memory Club," a neighborhood study group for up to 175 LDS children; Grant sometimes had "students" spend the night at his apartment
Positions: Bishop, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, - View report »
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