4023 LDS sex abuse cases found
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- John Thiele (1956 – ) was a Mormon church stake high council member in Idaho; convicted in 2018 of sexual abuse, no jail time served; registered as sex offender
Convicted:
2018,
Positions: Stake high council,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- John Tholen (1952 – ) was a Mormon church member; sentenced to 10 years in prison for sexually abusing children he babysat with his wife Judith Tholen, who also sexually abused them
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Mark Thomas was an LDS church member in Illinois; convicted of child sexual abuse; in a federal lawsuit filed in 2004 against the LDS church, the plaintiff alleged that Thomas molested a 4-year-old girl in about 2002 when her parents were worshipping at the Nauvoo, Illinois Temple
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown result,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, Rebaptized, - View report »
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- Thomas Thompson (1944 – ) was an LDS church member in Oregon, California and Arkansas; convicted of sex crimes in Oregon in about 2002; as of 2024, was a registered sex offender living in Yellville, Arkansas
Convicted:
2002,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Released, - View report »
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- Wendell Thompson (1963 – ) was a former LDS bishop and stake presidency member in Clinton, Mississippi; convicted in 2011 of felony child sexual abuse (gratification of lust); some of the abuse took place while Thompson was in an LDS stake presidency role
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2011,
Positions: Bishop, Stake presidency counselor,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Jerry Thompson (1973 – ) was an LDS church member in Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada; accused of sexual abuse
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- Nathaniel Thompson (1987 – ) was a Mormon church member in Nampa, Idaho; pleaded guilty of two counts of raping a minor in 2024; is a registered sex offender living in Nampa, Idaho as of May 2026;
Convicted:
2024,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Kevin Thorpe (1978 – ) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
Positions: Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- Jared Tichy (1978 – ) was an LDS church member and elementary school teacher in Salt Lake City, Utah; in April 2023, charged with child sexual abuse; several other victims came forward in April 2023
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Ongoing, Unknown result, - View report »
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- George Tilson (1942 – 2020) was a Mormon church member in the Salt Lake City, Utah area (including Holladay); pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse in the 1990s; alleged coverup by Mormon leaders
Alleged failure to report
Positions: High priest, Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Russell Tolbert (1980 – ) was a Mormon church member in Rigby, Idaho; accused of sexual abuse
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, - View report »
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- Donald Tolman (1943 – ) was an LDS church member and former bishop in Provo, Utah (Provo 10th Ward, starting in 1975); convicted in 2020 of six felony counts related to child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2020 to 25 years to life in prison
Convicted:
2020,
Positions: Bishop, Missionary, Stake high council,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Released, - View report »
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- James Tolman (1972 – ) was an LDS church member in Orem, Utah and Cheyenne, Wyoming; convicted of UNLAWFUL SEXUAL INTERCOURSE in 1994 in Utah and SEXUAL ABUSE OF A MINOR IN THE SECOND DEGREE in Wyoming
Convicted:
2006,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Jay Toombs (1956 – ) was an LDS scout leader and private investigator in Benson, Utah; allegedly told his stake president (a Cache County prosecutor) in 1994 that he had molested boys; three LDS bishops and stake president Jerry Toombs (his older brother) allegedly knew of abuse but did not tell police; convicted in 2000 and sentenced to five years to life in prison; released in 2025; lives in Logan, Utah
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2000,
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released, - View report »
"I felt like I was going to the authorities [by reporting to multiple bishops]. I wanted to do what was right. I didn't want to see him go to prison. I wanted him to get help. [...] I was always told to be patient with Jay, he was a good man. That's what I was told again and again and again. I was even given priesthood blessings that I had been chosen to help him."admitted to molesting at least 53 victims-
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- Blaine Tracy was an LDS church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; accused of sexual abuse
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- Mark Treter (1954 – ) was a Mormon church member and environmental lawyer in Greendale, Indiana; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded no contest to one felony count; sentenced in 2023 to probation; local LDS church leaders allegedly knew of Treter's criminal behavior but did not report to police
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2023,
Positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, No contest, Plea deal, Probation, - View report »
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- Nathan Tripp (1962 – ) was a Mormon church member in Webster Groves, Missouri; charged with two counts of statutory sodomy or attempted statutory sodomy of a person less than 12 years old, charged in 2025.
Convicted:
Ongoing,
Positions: Bishop, primary chorister, primary pianest, Scout leader, ward music leader,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
Alleged church actions: Email to stake leaders, - View report »
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- Robert Tubbs (1951 – ) was an LDS scout leader in Slaterville, Weber County, Utah; admitted he told a Mormon bishop in the early 1970s he had molested multiple boys; Tubbs said the bishop kept the abuse secret; nearly 20 years passed and Tubbs molested others; in the 1990s, Tubbs pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse charges; sentenced to six years to life in prison; paroled in 2000; violated parole; released in 2008
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Missionary, Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Parole, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released, Violated parole/probation,
Alleged church actions: Ward official accused of failure to report, - View report »
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- David Tupou was a Mormon church member in California; accused of sexual abuse
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- Timothy Turner was an LDS church member and middle school band teacher in West Virginia; convicted in 2020 of child sexual abuse
Convicted:
2020,
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Spencer Turner (1977 – ) was a Mormon church member in Murray, Utah; In June of 2007 arrested via an undercover sting operation for attempting to meet with a person he thought was a girl so he could kiss and fondle her; also alleged sexually abused three other minor girls
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Police investigation, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Marc Turner was a former Mormon bishopric member and former Boy Scout leader in Austin, Texas; arrested in 2017 and charged with promotion of child pornography, a second-degree felony; convicted; sentenced to prison
Positions: Bishopric counselor,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Benjamin Turner (1959 – ) was a Mormon church member and LDS Primary teacher in Davis County, Utah; accused in the 2000s of child sexual abuse and possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM); convicted on federal charges; sentenced to prison
Positions: Primary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Drew Tutt (1988 – ) was a Mormon church member, school teacher and soccer coach in Ogden, Utah; accused of sexual abuse of two girls on his soccer team; in 2017, convicted of two counts of third degree felony sexual abuse of a minor student; in 2018, sentenced to prison
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
Civil case(s): Dismissed, Dismissed with prejudice, - View report »
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- Timothy Tuttle (1962 – 2016) was an LDS church member in Utah; convicted in 2016 of three counts of class A misdemeanor sexual battery
Convicted:
2016,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Devin Tuttle (1997 – ) was a Mormon church member in Draper, Utah; convicted of UNLAWFUL SEXUAL CONDUCT WITH A 16 OR 17 YEAR OLD/CLASS A MISDEMEANOR
Convicted:
2023,
Positions: Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Joshua Twelves (1976 – ) was a Mormon church member in Utah; convicted in 2016 of two second-degree felony counts of sexual exploitation of a minor; as of April 2026, is a registered sex offender in Magna, Utah
Convicted:
2016,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Veloy Twitchell (1954 – ) was a former Mormon bishopric counselor in Marysville, Washington; accused in 2015 of perpetrating a sex crime that allegedly took place in approximately 2004; convicted
Convicted:
2015,
Positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Stake high council,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, Rebaptized, - View report »
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- Charles Tyhurst (1947 – ) was a former LDS bishop and optometrist in southwest Virginia; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; 2020: sentenced in Virginia to prison for five years for aggravated sexual battery of a minor; 2024: registered sex offender; lives in Richmond, Virginia
Positions: Bishop,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, - View report »
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- Jordan Udall (1978 – ) was a Mormon church member and police officer in St. Johns Arizona; pleaded guilty in 2022 to knowing access to child pornography
Convicted:
2022,
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Marcus Udall (1996 – ) was an LDS church member in Maricopa County, Arizona; accused of child sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in 2014 to a reduced felony charge;
Alleged failure to report
Criminal case(s): Convicted, - View report »
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- Kimball Ungerman (1957 – ) was an LDS bishopric counselor in California; moved to Utah; pleaded guilty in 2020 to one felony count related to child sexual abuse; sentenced to prison, but term was suspended; sentenced to probation; as of 2023, registered sex offender, lives in Orem, Utah; a 2021 California lawsuit against the church said bishop Phil Stewart failed to protect a victim, and a mission president didn't report
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Seminary teacher,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Registered sex offender,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, - View report »
"The Church does not keep a repository of documents relating to allegations, claims, or notification of child sexual abuse. There is no 'sexual abuse' file."-
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- James Ungricht was a Mormon church member and junior high school science and math teacher in San Diego, California; arrested in 2017 for lewd conduct in public; pleaded no contest in 2018 to a misdemeanor charge of lewd conduct in a public place; sentenced to serve 30 days in county jail, plus three years probation
Convicted:
2018,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, No contest, Probation, - View report »
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- Bob UNKNOWN was a Mormon church member and Melchizedek priesthood holder in Lancaster, California; a 2024 civil lawsuit said he took part with a Mormon bishop and another Melchizedek priesthood holder 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: 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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- Jim UNKNOWN was a Mormon church member and Melchizedek priesthood holder in Lancaster, California; a 2024 civil lawsuit said he took part with a Mormon bishop and another Melchizedek priesthood holder 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: Other leader,
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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- Keith Vallejo (1974 – ) was a Mormon bishop in Utah; accused of sexually abusing and raping two underage girls; in 2017, was found guilty in a jury trial of ten counts of second-degree felony forcible sexual abuse and one count of first-degree felony object rape; sentenced to five years to life in prison
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2017,
Positions: Bishop, High priest, Other leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, - View report »
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- Bruce Van Horn was a Mormon bishopric counselor in Cerritos, California; accused in a 2025 lawsuit against the Mormon church of sexually abusing a child as part of a sex trafficking ring, and of covering up the abuse; the plaintiff said she was abused over 200 times at the Cerritos LDS stake center from 1979 to 1983
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Bishopric counselor,
Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing, - View report »
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- Homer Van Matre (1947 – 2017) was an LDS church member in Salt Lake County, Utah; found guilty of sexual abuse of child and sodomy on a child; charges were reversed on appeal when child recanted her story
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Overturned/reversed, - View report »
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- Alva Van Wagoner (1929 – 2019) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
Convicted:
1999,
Positions: Branch president, Ministering/home teacher, Other leader, Sunday school,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, Rebaptized, - View report »
"The judge also noted that he had never received so many letters in support of anyone who had come to his court before as a defendant in a criminal case."-
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- Kurt Vanwagoner (1966 – ) was a Mormon church member in Centerville, Utah who worked with young men in his ward as of March 2024; arrested and charged in March 2024 with 10 first degree felony counts of aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor (sharing CSAM); police said he sent online chat messages talking about himself secretly taking photographs of women he found attractive in his LDS ward, during church services
Positions: Missionary, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, - View report »
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- Jeffrey Vargo was an LDS church member in Washington County, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty
Convicted:
2001,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, - View report »
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- James Vaterlaus (1970 – ) was an LDS church member in Cache County, Utah; accused of sexual abuse
Positions: Elders quorum president/counselor,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, - View report »
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- James Verde (1969 – ) was a Mormon church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; pleaded guilty to SEX ABUSE CHILD in 2005, served time in UT State prison; pleaded guilty of UNLAWFUL SEXUAL CONDUCT W/16-17 YEAR OLD; a second case in 2024 pleaded guilty of DEALING IN MATERIALS HARMFUL TO MINOR and SEXUAL BATTERY; is currently incarcerated in Utah State prison as of May 2026; is a registered sex offender
Convicted:
2005, 2024,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
Alleged church actions: unknown, - View report »
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- James Victor (1960 – ) was a Mormon missionary in Canada in the 1980s; allegedly sexually abused a 12-year-old boy while on his mission; an LDS stake president and a mission president (David Sorensen) allegedly covered up abuse allegations; Sorensen later became an LDS general authority
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Police investigation, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Adrian Villar (1958 – ) was an LDS church member in Spanish Fork, Utah; accused of sexually abusing an 8 year old and 11 year old separately
Positions: Primary,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, - View report »
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- Paulo Villegas (1985 – ) was a Mormon church member in Hartford, Connecticut; convicted of risk of injury to a minor after a plea agreement reduction from sexual assault charges; the victim was four years old
Convicted:
2003,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, - View report »
"Being in that jail is like being in hell everyday. There are people who really want to harm me "Before the sentencing, Solomon [judge] said Villegas blamed the victim for initiating the illegal contact. “He deliberately did what he did. It wasn’t a moment. He is way off base.”-
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- Daniel Waddington (1955 – ) was an LDS church member and retired police officer in American Fork, Utah; arrested in August 2023 and charged with 11 felony counts related to child sexual exploitation
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Ongoing, Police investigation, - View report »
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- Levi Wagner (2000 – ) was an LDS church member in Yavapai County, Arizona; accused of sexual abuse
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- Thomas Waitman (1944 – ) was an LDS church member in Cupertino, California; convicted of felony child sexual abuse in 1995 in California; as of 2023, registered sex offender living in Redmond, Washington
Positions: Scout leader, Seminary teacher,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released, - View report »
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- Kay Walker (1942 – ) was a Mormon church member and Nauvoo Inn owner in Nauvoo, Illinois; charged with sexually abusing his employees; entered an Alford plea in 2004, resulting in a conviction while maintaining his innocence before the court; January 2024: lives in Idaho Falls, Idaho
Convicted:
2004,
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Alford plea, Convicted, Found guilty, Probation, - View report »
"Nobody was traumatized by this. It wasn't like anybody was raped ... it's not like anybody has had to go to therapy for five years."Despite having at least eight victims of alleged sexual assault, Walker was able to enter an Alford plea to reduced misdemeanor battery charges-
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- Joseph Walker (1955 – ) was a former Mormon bishop, stake presidency counselor and LDS Public Affairs employee in Utah; charged in 2025 with three third-degree felony counts related to child sexual exploitation; allegedly "engaged in several sexually explicit conversations […] to seduce, lure, and entice [a 14-year-old girl] into engaging in multiple sexual acts;" released from jail after letters from church members
Convicted:
2025,
Positions: Bishop, Church employee, Missionary, Stake presidency counselor,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, Released, - View report »
"[Walker] needs to be with his community. He needs therapy, his ward, his family, his friends. He is not a risk to the community and never has been."Walker helped Mormon apostle Russell Ballard prepare speeches for years-
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- Thomas Wallin (1999 – ) was a Mormon church member in South Jordan, Utah; admitted to sexually abusing a child within an LDS chapel; in 2022, sentenced to 18 years in prison
Convicted:
2022,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Matthew Wallis (1984 – ) was a Mormon church member in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana and in Ogden, Utah; pleaded guilty to a charge related to child sexual abuse
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2015,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, - View report »
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- Stephen Wanlass (1939 – 2018) was a Mormon church member in Monroe, Sevier County, Utah; accused of child sexual abuse; in 1997, pleaded no contest to one third-degree felony count of attempted sex abuse of a child; was sentenced to up to five years in prison; registered sex offender; died in 2018
Convicted:
1997,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, No contest, Prison, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Nathan Ward (1961 – ) was a Mormon church member and OBGYN in Missisippi and Utah; sentenced to prison in 2019 for production of child pornography
Convicted:
2019,
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Curtis Ware (1968 – ) was a Mormon church member and football coach for Grantsville High School in Utah; convicted in June 2018 of one count of unlawful sexual conduct with a 16- or 17-year-old and two counts of dealing in materials harmful to a minor, all class A misdemeanors; also pleaded guilty to class B misdemeanor tampering with a witness in a separate case
Convicted:
2018,
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Christopher Warnock (1950 – ) was a Mormon church member in Waukesha County, Wisconsin; pleaded guilty to two counts of 1st Degree Sexual Assault of Child and one 2nd Degree Sex Assault-Intoxicated Victim
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2021,
Positions: Stake seventy,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Allen Washburn was a Mormon church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- Michael Watson (1964 – ) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
Positions: Bishopric counselor, Stake high council, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Thomas Weaver (1973 – ) was a Mormon church member in Utah; arrested in 2023 and charged with felony child sexual abuse
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Cody Weaver (1993 – ) was a Mormon church member and ward executive secretary in Queen Creek, Arizona; charged in 2024 with three counts of sexual exploitation of a minor for CSAM material investigators said they found on his home electronics
Positions: Ward executive secretary,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
Alleged church actions: Supervised escort, Ward in-person meeting, - View report »
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- David Webb (1977 – ) was an LDS church member and oral surgeon in Vacaville, California; accused of sexual abuse of multiple patients in 2021 and again in 2022; gave up his license to practice in 2023; got a license to practice dentistry in Idaho; as of March 2024, a criminal case and several civil cases in California are ongoing
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
Civil case(s): Ongoing, - View report »
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- Charles Weber (1947 – ) was an LDS church member and principal in Heber, Utah; convicted of forcible sodomy, forcible sexual abuse unlawful sexual activity with a minor; admitted to sexually abusing children throughout his 35 year career
Convicted:
2013, 2014,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, - View report »
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- Mark Webster was a branch president in New Mexico; accused of rape in a civil lawsuit
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Branch president, Other leader,
Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Anthony Webster was an LDS church member and fitness center employee in Collierville, Tennessee; accused of sexually molesting three young girls; in 2013, pleaded guilty to four counts of aggravated sexual battery and was sentenced to 16 years in prison
Convicted:
2013,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, - View report »
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- Gregory Weinand (1985 – ) was a Cowley, Wyoming man; convicted of two counts of possession with the intent to promote child pornography in 2025; sent CSAM images to an undercover agent in Texas; was extradited to Montgomery County, Texas, to face trial
Positions: Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Jeffrey Welling (1951 – ) was a Mormon church member in Fruit Heights, Utah; convicted of enticing a minor online in 2022;
Criminal case(s): Pleaded guilty,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Sydney Wengreen (1959 – ) was a Mormon church member in Utah; pleaded guilty to felony sexual abuse of a child; sentenced in 2003 to five years to life in prison
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Brad West (1974 – ) was an LDS church member in Boise, Idaho; charged with sexual battery; took plea deal for battery; his RN license was revoked because of the sexual abuse
Convicted:
2012,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, - View report »
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- James Westergard (1955 – ) was an LDS church member in Tennessee; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Jeffery Westerman (1977 – ) was a Provo, Utah police officer; was arrested for allegedly threatening to jail a woman unless she exposed herself to him
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Police investigation, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Robert Westover (1972 – ) was a former LDS bishop and attorney in Dallas, Texas; arrested in 2021 for allegedly recording a minor; pleaded guilty in 2023 and sentenced to 4 years probation
Convicted:
2023,
Positions: Bishop, Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, - View report »
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- Roland Westrup (1999 – ) was a Mormon church member and returned missionary (St. Louis, Missouri) in approximately 2018-2020; arrested in Salt Lake County, Utah in March 2023; charged with 10 felony counts of sexual exploitation of a minor; admitted to possessing and sharing child pornography, and to having sexual fantasies for many years about having sex with male children as young as infants to teens
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Ryan Whitaker (1953 – ) was an LDS church member and divorce lawyer in Vancouver, Washington; charged with sexually abusing a 9-year-old girl in his Sunday School class during church meetings; convicted in 2013 and sentenced to prison; registered sex offender
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2013,
Positions: Missionary, Primary, Sunday school,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Lynn Whitaker (1950 – ) was a Mormon church member in Kanosh, Utah; convicted of two counts of sex abuse of a child in March 2016; is incarcerated in Central Utah Correctional Facility as of May 2026; is a registered sex offender as of May 2026
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2016,
Positions: Temple worker,
Criminal case(s): Convicted,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Robert White was a Mormon missionary in South Dakota in the late 1960s; in 2008, a civil lawsuit filed against the Mormon church said he sexually abused a boy while on his mission
Alleged failure to report-
Church paid $unknown
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Emmett White was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Florida; was caught in 1966 by local police soliciting an adult sex worker (prostitute); denied any inappropriate behavior around scouts
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, - View report »
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- Walter White was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
Criminal case(s): Convicted, - View report »
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- Waylon White (1982 – ) was a Mormon church member in Payson, Arizona; was a licensed practiced nurse (PN); charged in 2025 with 18 felonies related to child sexual abuse
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, - View report »
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- Michael Whitehead (1964 – ) was an LDS church member in Orem, Utah; convicted in 2004 of ENTICING A MINOR OVER THE INTERNET - Class A Misdemeanor
Convicted:
2004,
Positions: Primary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Probation, - View report »
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- Dylan Whiting (1988 – ) was an LDS bishop in Nampa, Idaho; was removed from his position in 2021 after child sexual abuse allegations surfaced; was charged with four sex crimes; pleaded guilty to one felony count; sentenced in 2022; FLOODLIT is seeking info on the sentence
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2022,
Positions: Bishop,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Shawn Whiting was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Utah; sentenced in 2012 to one to 15 years in prison for collecting and creating child pornography
Convicted:
2012,
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Craig Whiting (1971 – ) was an LDS church member in Bluffdale, Utah; charged in 2018 with child sexual abuse; as of Feb 2023, pleaded not guilty and requested a jury trial; jury trial was scheduled to move forward in 2023;
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Jury trial, Ongoing, Unknown result,
Alleged church actions: unknown, - View report »
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- Brent Whitlock was a Mormon church member in American Fork, Utah; accused of sexual abuse
Positions: Bishopric counselor, Tabernacle Choir, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- William Whitmore (1962 – ) was an LDS church member in Mesa, Arizona; convicted of sexual abuse
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, - View report »
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- John Wichmann was an LDS bishop in the San Diego California South Stake in 2015-16; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of sexual abuse of a 16-year-old boy; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church; the alleged sexual assaults took place in an unlocked church classroom in San Diego 25 times while other congregants were nearby
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Bishop,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing, - View report »
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- Edwin Wilcox was a Mormon church member in Idaho; ran a therapy center for "handicapped people" (as described in 1989 news article); convicted of child sexual abuse in 1988 and sentenced to up to 20 years in prison
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, - View report »
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- Daniel Willard (1988 – ) was a Mormon church member in St. Charles, Missouri; pleaded guilty to Possession Of Child Pornography and Furnish Pornographic Material Or Attempt To Furnish To A Minor; registered sex offender
Positions: Primary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, - View report »
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- Alan Willey (1954 – ) was a Mormon church member and schoolteacher in Utah; honored as teacher of the year twice at local schools; sentenced to prison in 2007 for sexually molesting a child who was one of his students; accused of sexually abusing many other little children in his classes
Convicted:
2007,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, - View report »
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- David Williams (1948 – ) was an LDS church member in West Valley, Utah; in 2019, found guilty of sexually abusing seven little girls for 14 years; the abuse was reported to parents and bishop and they allegedly did not report to police
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2019,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, - View report »
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- Dane Williams (1967 – ) was an LDS scout leader in Concord, California; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 1988
Criminal case(s): Convicted, - View report »
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- Jeffrey Williamson (1985 – ) was a Mormon church member in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; registered sex offender
Criminal case(s): Convicted, - View report »
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- George Willoughby was an LDS church member in California; sentenced to 24 years in prison for raping a five-year-old girl
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Kenneth Wilstead was an LDS church member and dentist in Garland, Texas; accused of sexual misconduct
Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, - View report »
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- Robert Wily (1979 – ) was an Mormon church member in Utah; in 2004, pleaded guilty to four class A misdemeanor counts of sexual battery; arrested in 2020 for allegedly possessing several child exploitation images; convicted of one felony count in 2022; sentenced to 365 days in jail and 48 months probation
Convicted:
2004, 2020,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Probation, - View report »
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- Alexander Winward was an LDS church member in Utah; pleaded guilty to 4 felony counts of child sex abuse, with all victims under the age of 7
Convicted:
2018,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, - View report »
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- Byron Wiscombe (1977 – ) was an LDS bishopric counselor and Ammon, Idaho city councilman; signed a plea agreement indicating he would admit to committing lewd conduct with a minor; sentenced to prison in 2023
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2023,
Positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, - View report »
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- LaVar Withers (1936 – 2005) was a Mormon and physician in Rexburg, Idaho; accused of sexually abusing at least 133 women and children as young as 13 years old over a period of 30 or more years; admitted to sexual abuse; in 1996, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor battery; sentenced to 30 to 60 days in jail and two years probation; the Mormon church placed him on probation and took his temple recommend; died in 2005
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Bishopric counselor, Stake high council,
Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, - View report »
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- Stephen Wold (1988 – ) was a Mormon church member and former full-time missionary (to Panama) who lived in Highland, Utah; convicted in 2017 of first-degree felony aggravated sexual abuse of a 10-year-old girl and sentenced to 15 years to life in prison
Convicted:
2017,
Positions: BYU, Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Michael Woodbury (1968 – ) was a Mormon young men's president and attorney in Sacramento, California; sentenced in 2006 to six months in prison for sexually abusing a boy; contrary to a news article report, did not register as a sex offender
Convicted:
2006,
Positions: Missionary, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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