4023 LDS sex abuse cases found
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- 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 failure to report
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Vernon Sanford Sr 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 failure to report
Positions: Other leader,
Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing, - View report »
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- Kyle Saucier 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"
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Charges dropped, Not convicted, - View report »
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- Richard 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,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Released,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Alex Saunders (2004 – ) was a Mormon church member in Payson, Utah; accused of sexual abuse
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Bryan Scadden was a Mormon church member in Wyoming; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; registered sex offender
Positions: Bishopric counselor, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Kent 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
Convicted:
2023,
Positions: Young Mens Leader, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, - View report »
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- Shawn Scherick (1970 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah; convicted three times of sex crimes between 2004 and 2012
Convicted:
2010,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- George 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
Positions: Primary, Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Ongoing, Unknown result, - View report »
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- James 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
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Jack 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
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, - View report »
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- Thomas 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 failure to report
Positions: Bishop,
Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
Alleged church actions: Ward official accused of failure to report, - View report »
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- Rick Schofield was a Mormon church member in Rigby, Idaho; accused of sexual abuse
Criminal case(s): Convicted, - View report »
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- William Schubeck was a Mormon church member in California; accused of sexual abuse
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, - View report »
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- Dennis 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
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
1991,
Positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, No contest, Plea deal, Prison, Registered sex offender,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, - View report »
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- Wade 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
Convicted:
2023,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, - View report »
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- Brad 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
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2007,
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
Alleged church actions: Stake official accused of pressuring victim not to seek accountability, - View report »
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- Jeffery 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
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- 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
Convicted:
2017,
Positions: Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, - View report »
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- Travis Scott (1981 – ) was an LDS church member in Centennial, Colorado; found guilty of SEXUAL EXPLOITATION/CHILD-INDUCE/ENTICE
Positions: Seminary teacher,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Gary Scritchfield was a male Mormon church member in Little Rock, Arkansas in the Pinnacle Mountain Ward; convicted in 1993 of felony sexual abuse of a minor in the third degree; allegedly abused a victim from 1981 to 1993 (from age 4 to 15); in January 2026, the victim filed a lawsuit against the LDS church naming G.S. as the perpetrator and accusing church officials of multiple failures
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
1993,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
Alleged church actions: Church officials accused of allowing interaction with children after notice of wrongdoing, Church officials accused of failure to warn ward members, Unknown church action, Ward official accused of saying victim was responsible, - View report »
"[Church officials] gave a convicted child rapist a position of authority in the Church [...] and allowed him to interact regularly with the children of the Pinnacle Mountain Ward."the alleged abuse lasted for nearly 12 years, beginning when the victim was 4 years old-
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- Orin 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 failure to report
Positions: Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum president/counselor, High priest, Other leader, Temple worker,
Criminal case(s): Case dismissed due to incompetence, Not convicted, - View report »
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- Frank 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
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, - View report »
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- Eric Senior 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
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Carl 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
Convicted:
2015,
Positions: High priest, Temple worker,
Criminal case(s): Community service, Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, - View report »
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- Glen Sexton was a Mormon church member in Texas; accused of sexual abuse
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- Joseph Shanks 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
Convicted:
2017,
Positions: Missionary, Temple worker,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, - View report »
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- Michael 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
Alleged failure to report-
Church paid $unknown
Convicted:
1995,
Positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Seminary teacher, Temple worker,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
Civil case(s): Judgment for plaintiff, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
Alleged church actions: Church position after conviction, Excommunicated, Rebaptized, Released from church position, - View report »
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- Evan 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
Positions: LDS status unknown, Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Matthew 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
Convicted:
2021,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, - View report »
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- Mark 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,
Positions: ever-church-building-supervisor, Missionary, Other leader, Sunday school, Ward mission leader, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Probation, - View report »
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- Ryan 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,
Positions: Young Mens Leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Charles 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
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2017,
Positions: Ward executive secretary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Timothy 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
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released, - View report »
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- William Shubeck was a Mormon church member in San Bernardino, California; accused in 2003 of sexual abuse in a civil lawsuit against the LDS church
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Neil 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
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
Civil case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- Richard Simcock was an LDS church member in the United Kingdom (UK); accused of sexual abuse; sentenced in 2013 to 10 years in prison
Convicted:
2013,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Michael Simms 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 failure to report-
Church paid $unknown
Positions: Music leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
Civil case(s): Unknown result,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, - View report »
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- UNKNOWN Simpkins 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
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Stake seventy,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, - View report »
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- James Sirles (1924 – 2018) was a Mormon church member in Chesterfield, Virginia; convicted of possession of child pornography and production and distribution of child pornography
Convicted:
2005,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result, - View report »
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- James Skipper was a Mormon church member in Terre Haute, Indiana; arrested June 14, 2026 for alleged sexual abuse of a child; due in court June 18, 2026; previously convicted in 1992 in Missouri of sexual assault and sentenced to 6 years in prison; reportedly joined Mormon church in about 2024; is a registered sex offender living in Terre Haute, Indiana
Positions: History specialist,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Ongoing, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
Alleged church actions: unknown, - View report »
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- Philander Smartt 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 failure to report
Positions: Mission president, Other leader, Stake president,
Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, - View report »
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- 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 failure to report
Positions: Apostle,
Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
Alleged church actions: Ward official accused of failure to report, - View report »
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- Jason 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
Convicted:
2021,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Probation,
Alleged church actions: No church discipline, - View report »
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- Robert 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
Positions: Stake high council,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Unknown result, - View report »
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- UNKNOWN Smith was a Mormon bishop in Lancaster, California; a 2024 civil lawsuit said he took part with two Melchizedek priesthood holders in sexually assaulting an underage boy inside an LDS church building on a weekly basis from 2001 to 2003, starting when the victim was 15 years old
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Bishop,
Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Douglas Smith Jr. (1943 – ) was not a Mormon church member; worked as a BSA national executive; notified in letters, to at least one LDS man in the Floodlit database, to boy scout leaders that their registration was denied and or suspended active boy scout leaders registration once sexual abuse allegation were made or confirmed; was later convicted possessing CSAM
Convicted:
2005,
Positions: not LDS,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, - View report »
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- Charles Snider was an LDS church member in Georgia; accused of sexual abuse
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, - View report »
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- Peter Sorensen was a Mormon church member in Cache County, Utah; accused of sexual abuse
Criminal case(s): Convicted, - View report »
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- Paul Spencer (1970 – ) was a Mormon church temple prep instructor and mission leader in Riverton, Salt Lake County, Utah; charged in December 2024 with multiple felonies related to arranging to meet a police detective posing as a 13-year-old girl for sexual assault in Lehi, Utah
Positions: Other leader, Ward mission leader, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Police investigation,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Bradley Spencer (1958 – ) was a Mormon church member and Middleton city councilman in Idaho; convicted in 2015 of sexual battery of a minor; sentenced to eight years in prison; registered sex offender
Convicted:
2015,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, - View report »
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- George Squire (1976 – ) was a Mormon church member in Mesa, Arizona; accused of sexual abuse; convicted and sentenced to prison
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Kent Staheli (1958 – ) was an LDS church member in California and Utah; served as first counselor in a Mormon bishopric; convicted in federal court in 2010 of charges related to child sex trafficking
Convicted:
2010,
Positions: Bishopric counselor,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Robert Stahn (1958 – ) was an LDS church member and therapist in Idaho Falls, Idaho; accused in April 2023 of sexual abuse; once served as clinical director of Operation Shield, counseling child sexual trauma survivors; pleaded guilty in October 2023 to felony sexual abuse or exploitation of a vulnerable adult
Convicted:
2023,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Allen Stailey was an LDS church member in Colorado and Utah; convicted in 1999 in Colorado of sexual assault on a child
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Jason Stark (1985 – ) was a former full-time Mormon missionary in Kentucky; accused of sexually abusing three people in 2005 while on his mission; a lawsuit was filed against the Mormon church; in 2025, sentenced to 30 years in prison in Idaho
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Prison,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, - View report »
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- Derrick Starley (1991 – ) was a full-time LDS missionary in Chubbuck, Idaho; from Utah; was charged in 2013 with sexual battery of a child 16 or 17 year old; per Idaho State Journal, the alleged crime occurred during his mission in October 2012; pled guilty in 2013 to felony injury to a child; sentenced to 10 days in jail; was given a withheld judgment; in 2016, guilty plea was set aside and case was dismissed
Convicted:
2013,
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Withheld judgment,
Alleged church actions: unknown, - View report »
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- Keaton Steck (2001 – ) was a former Mormon missionary who lived in Maricopa County, Arizona; went on a Mormon mission to Washington in approximately 2019-21; worked as a plumber after his LDS mission; charged in 2025 with second-degree felony child sex trafficking of a minor between the ages of 15 and 17; convicted; registered sex offender living in Mesa, Arizona as of January 2026
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Mark Stevens (1956 – ) was a Mormon bishop in West Jordan, Utah in 2006; charged in 2025 with sexual assault of a 16-year-old girl that allegedly took place in his office at church
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Bishop, Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, - View report »
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- Robert Stevenson was an LDS church member in Las Vegas, Nevada; accused of sexual abuse
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- Terry Stidd (1960 – ) was an LDS church member in Kearns, Utah; in 1998, pleaded guilty to rape in the first degree and sodomy in the first degree and was sentenced to 10 years in prison; as of 2024, is out on parole and lives in Salt Lake City, Utah
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Released, - View report »
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- Michael Stillman (1939 – 2020) was a Mormon Tabernacle Choir member and professional scouter with the Boy Scouts of America in Monroe, Sevier County, Utah; accused in 1989 of having sexually abused a boy between the ages of 13 and 15 in the mid-1970s; decided to resign as district scout executive as long as it did not imply guilt; was never reported to police or charged with a crime
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Scout leader, Tabernacle Choir,
Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, - View report »
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- Robert Stillwell (1964 – ) was a Mormon church member and boy scout leader in Salt Lake City, Utah; accused of sexual abuse in 1987; convicted in 1993 and 1998 in separate cases of child sexual abuse; a Mormon bishop reportedly became aware of the abuse, but did not take any church disciplinary action or report to police
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Missionary, Scout leader, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, - View report »
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- Corey Stock (1978 – ) was a Mormon church member and former bishop in Eagle Mountain, Utah; charged with 9 counts of aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor and one count of sexual exploitation of a minor on March 13, 2026
Positions: Bishop,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
" I showed the youngest I could find," "Keep them coming," and "I'm a perv." -probable cause affidavit, from his Kik messenger conversations"-
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- Douglas Stoddard (1949 – ) was an LDS bishop in Hurst, Texas; convicted in 1992 of a felony child sexual abuse charge of indecency with a child by contact; sentenced to 8 years of probation; a lifetime registered sex offender in Texas; named publicly in August 2023 by a victim who said Stoddard molested him and three other boys in his Mormon ward while serving as bishop
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Bishop,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Probation, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Larry Stoker (1952 – ) was a Mormon church member; arrested and charged with sexual abuse of a minor in 1998, in Post Falls, Idaho.
Alleged church actions: unknown, - View report »
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- Phillip Stokes (1981 – ) was a Mormon church member in Utah; composed music for multiple videos posted to official LDS church websites and social media accounts; in 2022, sentenced in Utah to two terms of 25 years to life in prison for rape of a child and sodomy on a child, first-degree felonies
Convicted:
2022,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Stephen Stokes (1948 – 2016) was a Mormon church member and Brigham Young University-Idaho (BYU-I) professor; accused of sexual assault by a former student; died in 2016; in 2022, civil lawsuit against BYU-I was dismissed with prejudice
Positions: Bishopric counselor, BYU, Missionary, Scout leader, Stake high council, Temple worker, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
Civil case(s): Dismissed, Dismissed with prejudice, - View report »
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- James Stokes (1948 – ) was a Mormon church member in Farmington, Utah; Was a drama teacher at a high school in Utah found guilty of forcible sexual abuse of a 14 year old drama student
Convicted:
2011,
Positions: Sunday school, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Edward Stone was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- Ronald Stone was a teacher at Hayden Meadows Elementary School in Coeur d'alene, Idaho; was convicted of two counts of LEWD CONDUCT in June 2022; sentenced to 30 years in prison
Convicted:
2022,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, guilty,
Alleged church actions: unknown, - View report »
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- Larry Story was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- Arthur Stout was a Mormon church member in Littlerock, California; in 2024, a civil lawsuit said he sexually assaulted a girl "on a weekly basis" from 1991 to 1997, starting when she was 5 years old; some of the alleged abuse took place in an LDS church building
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Other leader,
Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing, - View report »
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- Bradley Stowell (1972 – ) was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Idaho; confessed to sexually abusing 24 boys; pleaded guilty to molesting two boys; sentenced in 1997 to 150 days in prison and 15 years of probation; local LDS church coverup alleged; one of Stowell's victims, Adam Steed, came forward, spurring lawsuits against the Mormon church and the BSA; as of 2024, lived in Herriman, Utah
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2005, 2008,
Positions: Missionary, Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Larry Strain was a Mormon church member in Missouri; accused of sexual abuse
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- Thomas Strickland was an LDS church member and Boy Scout leader; accused of sexual abuse
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- Andrew Stringer (2005 – ) was a Mormon church member in Pflugerville, Texas; assigned by the Mormon church to a mission in Argentina, then to a service mission in Texas; arrested in 2023 and charged with possession of child pornography
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, - View report »
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- James Stringham (1928 – 2017) was a Mormon church member and pediatric physician in Salt Lake City, Utah; in 1980, he made a video recording of a sexual nature involving a child patient; in 1982, pleaded no contest to a second-degree felony charge of sexual exploitation of a minor; sentenced to five years probation and ordered to pay $7,500 restitution; his medical license was suspended for 90 days
Positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, No contest, Probation, - View report »
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- Jason Strong was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; a victim sued the Mormon church after a bishop and stake president allegedly failed to report the abuse to police; the claims against the church were dismissed by a trial court, and the Utah Supreme Court upheld the dismissal in 2001, citing the First Amendment
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
Civil case(s): Dismissed, Lawsuit v. LDS church, - View report »
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- Murray Stubbs (1965 – ) was a Mormon church member in Canberra ACT Australia; accused of grooming a child using the internet because of sexually explicit texts; was found guilty in 2010 of using the internet in an offensive way
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2010,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Hung jury,
Alleged church actions: Ward official accused of failure to report, - View report »
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- Todd Summers was an LDS church member and videographer for local children's events in Costa Mesa, California; accused of child sexual abuse that allegedly took place in a Mormon chapel and other locations; a 2009 civil suit against him ended with a $100,000 settlement payment by the Mormon church to the plaintiff
Alleged failure to report-
Church paid $100,000
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, - View report »
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- Sean Sund (1972 – ) was an LDS primary teacher in Utah; arrested in 2018 and accused of sexually abusing an 8-year-old girl from his LDS ward during sleepovers at his home on multiple occasions; pleaded guilty in 2022 to second-degree felony sex abuse of a child and was sentenced to 361 days in jail; registered sex offender for life
Convicted:
2022,
Positions: Other leader, Primary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Mark Swanson was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Idaho; convicted in the 1980s of child sexual abuse; in 1988, Darwin Matthews, a Mormon bishop in Shelley, Idaho, recommended Swanson for a scout leader position, reportedly because he felt Swanson was "completely rehabilitated"
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, - View report »
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- Kevin Sykes (1967 – ) was an LDS church youth leader in Utah; arrested for possessing child pornography; later arrested for forcible sodomy, human trafficking, sexual abuse of a minor, child abuse and obstructing justice; pleaded guilty in February 2023 to four counts of felony child sexual abuse; in November 2023, was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison in Utah
Convicted:
2023,
Positions: Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, - View report »
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- Daniel Taggart was an LDS church member in Highland, Utah; co-founder of Ancestry.com, LDSAudio.com and Infobases; in 2015, sentenced to prison in Utah for sexually abusing a 15-year-old girl
Convicted:
2015,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Wesley Tanner (1940 – 2022) was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- Keaton Tanner (1995 – ) was a Mormon church member and school teacher in Pleasant Grove, Utah; accused and arrested for alleged rape of a child; authorities requested no bail because they feared he might flee to Germany, where he was once a Mormon missionary
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Todd Tanner (1970 – ) was a Mormon church member in the Cortez/Durango, Colorado area and St, George, Utah; co-founder of Utah-based dirty soda business Swig Drinks in approximately 2010; charged in 2010 in Colorado with crimes related to child sexual abuse; convicted in 2011 and sentenced to 48 months probation; allegedly was a Sunday School teacher in St. George, Utah after his conviction
Convicted:
2011,
Positions: Stake high council, Sunday school,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Ongoing, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Registered sex offender, - View report »
"All I wanted was to go far away to a place where you could not hurt me [..] Now I speak for the 12-year-old girl I once was. [...] You changed how I feel about myself [...] You don't deserve that kind of power. [...] Many days, it seems I feel ready to give up. [...] I continually uncover the hidden wounds that will need to be healed. [...] I choose to take back my power and relinquish the power he held over me."After Tanner's 2011 conviction in Colorado, the Mormon church allegedly assigned him to be a Sunday School teacher for LDS teenagers in St. George, Utah-
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- Dennis Tanner (1952 – 1999) was a Mormon church member and elementary/middle school teacher in Heber City and West Valley City, Utah; accused of sexual abuse of multiple students; pleaded no contest in 1993 to multiple battery charges; died in 1999
Convicted:
1993,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, No contest, Plea deal,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Peter Taylor was a Mormon church member in Washington; confessed to sexual abuse of his two underage stepdaughters; convicted; Mormon church lost a civil lawsuit and was court ordered to pay the victims $2.5 million; the church appealed and the amount was reduced to $1.2 million
Alleged failure to report-
Church paid $1,200,000
Convicted:
2001,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
Civil case(s): Judgment for plaintiff, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, - View report »
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- Daniel Taylor (1979 – ) was an LDS church member and seminary teacher in New Zealand; found guilty in 2013 of sexual abuse of multiple underage boys; local Mormon leaders allegedly failed to report Taylor's abuse
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2013,
Positions: Seminary teacher, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Prison, - View report »
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- Brent Taylor (1948 – ) was the Utah Valley Youth Symphony orchestra director and an LDS Sunday school teacher; accused in 2018 of sexually abusing multiple boys; a judge ruled in 2023 that he had exaggerated his health issues to avoid trial; pleaded guilty in June 2024; sentenced twice to prison in two separate child sex abuse cases in 2024
Convicted:
2024,
Positions: Sunday school, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Fled or failed to appear, Ongoing, Pleaded guilty, Prison, - View report »
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- Christopher Taylor (1979 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah; arrested in January 2022 for possession of child pornography; case pending as federal charges are being evaluated
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Keele Taylor was a Mormon church member in Farmington, Utah; convicted of possession of child pornography (child sexual abuse material / CSAM); in July 2019, pleaded guilty to possession of CSAM; the distribution charge was dropped due to a plea agreement
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2019,
Positions: Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, - View report »
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- Corey Taylor (1960 – ) was a Mormon church member in Baltimore, Maryland; pleaded guilty to two felony counts related to sexual abuse of two minor children; in 2026, sentenced to 15 years in prison
Convicted:
2026,
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
Alleged church actions: Approved for rebaptism, Church member allegedly wrote to First Presidency in support of accused, Excommunicated, Rebaptized, - View report »
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- Anthony Teeples (1968 – ) was an LDS church member in Cache County, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 1989 and in 2019
Convicted:
2019,
Positions: Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Glendon Templeton was a Mormon bishop, Sunday school teacher and scout leader in Arizona; was bishop of the Maryvale Ward in West Phoenix from 2014 to 2019; excommunicated in 2019; also was a volleyball coach for high school-aged girls; accused numerous times and arrested, but never prosecuted for alleged sex crimes; sued in 1997 for alleged sexual abuse; allegedly sexually assaulted multiple teenage girls
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Bishop, Sunday school,
Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, Police investigation,
Civil case(s): Unknown result,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, - View report »
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- Arturo Tenorio (1953 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse
Convicted:
2013,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Patrick Tervort (1992 – ) was a reportedly a Mormon church member in St. George, Utah; pled guilty and convicted of three counts of FORCIBLE SEXUAL ABUSE a 2nd Degree Felony; sentenced 1-15 years for each conviction; all prison time suspended.
Convicted:
2023,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Kelly Teters (1963 – ) was an LDS church member in Montana; in 2001, accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl in 1997; in 2002, found guilty of sexual intercourse without consent and sentenced to 10 years in prison
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2002,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, - View report »
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