179 matching Mormon sex abuse cases

      • George Aaron was a former Mormon bishop in a college ward in Provo, Utah; allegedly sexually abused his two teenage daughters in the 1980s and early 1990s; found civilly liable in 2001 to have "inflicted emotional distress," "breached fiduciary duty," and behaved with "reckless disregard" toward his younger daughter; paid $25,000 in punitive damages
      • Alleged coverup
      • Brady Allen was a Mormon church youth leader and Utah teacher in Davis County, Utah; admitted to trying to meet 13-year-old for sex; convicted; sentenced to 1-15 years in Utah State Prison
      • Dale Andreason was a Mormon church member in Magna, Utah; found guilty of three counts of AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD a 1st Degree Felony and was sentenced 6 years to life
      • Cortney Andrew was a Mormon church member and bishopric counselor in Logan, Utah; charged in 2023 in Utah with four second degree felony counts of enticing a minor by internet or text; pleaded guilty to reduced charges in December 2023; sentenced in January 2024 to 60 days in jail
      • Alleged coverup
      • Timothy Ballard was a Mormon anti-sex trafficking activist; claimed to be friends with LDS apostle Russell Ballard (no relation); accused in 2023 of sexual misconduct by at least eight women and a couple; in June 2024, one civil case was dismissed; in July 2024, a lawsuit said his DNA was found on a victim’s skirt
      • Church discipline: Excommunicated,
      • Norman Barber was a Mormon church member and dentist in Layton, Utah; was a scout leader; pleaded guilty in 1988 to sexually abusing two girls who were his dental patients; the sexual abuse occurred in his dental office and included drugging one or both girls with nitrous oxide
      • Alleged coverup
      • Wanda Barzee was an LDS church member in Utah; with Brian David Mitchell, held Elizabeth Smart captive from 2002 to 2003; sentenced in 2009 to 15 years in federal prison; granted early release in 2018
      • Alan Bassett was a Mormon church member and air traffic controller in Fruit Heights, Utah; accused in a 2019 civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse (dismissed without prejudice); charged in June 2024 with child sexual abuse; over 80 victims came forward; admitted to molesting many neighbor girls; tried to get his case dismissed due to an unsigned 1989 agreement with a deputy Davis County attorney
      • Alleged coverup
      • Charles Bates was a Mormon church member and Boy Scout leader in the Salt Lake City, Utah area; accused in 2025 of sexual abuse of four boys that allegedly took place from at least 2006 to 2020; the alleged abuse took place on numerous occasions in Bates's home and vehicle, the Kearns Community Pool, and Boy Scouts trips; Bates allegedly created child sex abuse material (CSAM) of multiple victims
      • John Baysden was an LDS missionary from North Carolina who, while serving his mission in Roy, Utah (Ogden Utah mission), videotaped himself molesting two victims, ages 15 and 18; pleaded guilty to 2 counts of forcible sex abuse with minors; sentenced to 180 days in jail
      • Brandon Beckham was a Republican candidate for Utah Senate; charged in 2022 with one second degree felony count of forcible sexual abuse; pleaded not guilty; as of January 16, 2024, the case was headed toward a final pretrial hearing on January 17
      • Gary Bell was an LDS church member and former prosecutor in Utah; pleaded guilty in December 2022 to four second degree felony charges related to child sexual abuse; sentenced in January 2023 to one to 15 years in prison; in June 2023, was convicted of 15 counts of 2nd degree felony sexual exploitation of a minor and two counts of class B misdemeanor voyeurism; no additional prison time was added
      • Arthur Bennett was an LDS church member in Hurricane, Utah; accused of sexual abuse of two teenage girls; allegedly faked a suicide to collect insurance money; was arrested and charged with murder and sexual abuse; died by suicide in jail while awaiting trial
      • Donald Bills was a school teacher (one-time "teacher of the year") and former Mormon bishopric member in Provo, Utah; pleaded guilty to multiple felonies, including rape of a 17-year-old girl; sentenced in 2015 to a minimum of eight years in prison; as of January 2025, lives in Orem, Utah as a registered sex offender
      • Alleged coverup
      • Arthur Bishop was a Mormon boy scout leader in Utah; was excommunicated in the 1970s; later molested multiple children and killed five young boys; was sentenced to death by lethal injection in 1988
      • Church discipline: Excommunicated,
      • Andrew Bishop was a Mormon church member in Pleasant Grove, Utah (Manila Creek Stake); arrested in 2015 and admitted to sexually abusing 5 individuals in 10 years; convicted of sexual abuse of a minor in the first and second degree in February 2016; sentenced in 2016 to prison in Utah
      • Herman Blom was a Mormon church member in the Netherlands and in Pleasant Grove, Utah; allegedly sexually abused a child in 2018; died in 2023
      • Alleged coverup
      • Michael Bolingbroke was a Mormon bishop and stake seventy president in Granada Hills, Los Angeles, California; accused of child sexual abuse in a 2022 lawsuit; died in 2024
      • Alleged coverup
      • Kevin Bowman was an LDS first counselor in a ward bishopric and a restaurant owner in Spanish Fork, Utah; was an LDS missionary in Taiwan 1999-2001; accused of sexual abuse of a teenage girl who worked in his restaurant; arrested in July 2023; in June 2024, found guilty by a jury of forcible sexual abuse (second-degree felony) and lewdness (class B misdemeanor); sentencing set for July 29, 2024
      • Alleged coverup
      • Stephen Boyd was a Mormon church member in Colorado and Eagle Mountain, Utah; graduated from Brigham Young University (BYU) in 1991; accused in 2023 asking a person he thought was a 13 year old girl in an online chat to meet up for sex; April 2025 plead guilty; May 2025 plea was held in abeyance; Boyd was ordered to register as sex offender for 36 months and serve 90 days in jail with credit for 7 days
      • David Broadbent was a Mormon and obstetrician/gynecologist (OB/GYN) doctor in Provo, Utah; in 2022, dozens of women joined a class action lawsuit accusing him of sexual assault; in 2022, a Utah judge dismissed the case; by 2023, nearly 300 victims had come forward; in 2024, was charged with forcible sexual abuse, and the Utah Supreme Court ruled that the lawsuit could proceed; 2025: more charges, 2nd lawsuit
      • William Bruhn was an LDS church member and civic leader in Utah; accused of masturbating in a public restroom; convicted
      • Eddie Bunch was an LDS church member in St. George, Utah; convicted in 2016 of misdemeanor lewdness involving a child and misdemeanor sexual battery; one victim was 16 years old and the second victim was 12 years old; served 135 days in jail and had 36 months of probation; as of March 2024, is a registered sex offender living in St. George, Utah
      • Gerald Burgie was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Utah; charged in 1981 with third-degree felony forcible sexual abuse; convicted of attempted sexual abuse of a child
      • Revere Burnett was an LDS church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; accused of sexual abuse and found guilty of multiple felonies; appealed and received a lesser conviction sentence for misdemeanors; was not required to register as a sex offender
      • Sheril Burton was a Mormon church member and BYU professor in Utah; found guilty of sexual abuse of two underage girls; sentenced to up to 15 years in prison; as of January 2024, lives in Pleasant Grove, Utah
      • William Butcher was a Mormon church member in Provo, Utah; turned himself in to police in 2013, three days before he was planning to begin a Mormon mission, and admitted to sexually abusing 12 boys and girls; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse charges; sentenced in 2014 to 18 years to life in prison; as of 2025, lives in Provo, Utah
      • Charles Camper was a Mormon church member in Layton, Utah; convicted of child sexual abuse in 2004; charged in 2023 with aggravated child sexual abuse, voyeurism and sexual exploitation of a minor; convicted in June 2024
      • Samuel Cantrell was an LDS church member in Farmington, Utah; convicted of sexual abuse of a 14-year-old girl
      • Albert Carlson was a Mormon church member in Utah, New Mexico and Texas; arrested in the 1980s in Utah on a molestation charge after allegedly molesting an underage boy who he met through the church; the case was dropped to a lewdness charge which did not require him to register as a sex offender; in 2025, sentenced in Texas to life in prison for child sexual abuse
      • William Carstensen was a Mormon church member in Bountiful, Utah; accused of child sexual abuse; charged; died by suicide
      • Kevin Christensen was a Mormon church member and judge in Brigham City, Utah; accused of receiving and distributing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) to individuals he believed to be minor children
      • Stephen Coleman was an LDS church member and analyst in the Utah state Office of Planning and Budget; accused of sexual abuse in 2011; convicted and sentenced to prison; as of 2016, was serving two sentences of 15 years to life in prison in Utah
      • Gerald Collingwood was a Mormon bishopric counselor in Alabama; moved to Utah; convicted of child sexual abuse in 1996 in Utah
      • Kenneth Cordova was a Mormon church member in Utah; convicted of three counts of sexual battery in February 2024; lives in Salt Lake City, Utah
      • Mark Cram was a former Mormon bishop and stake presidency counselor, and city manager in Riverton, Utah; charged in 2006 with voyeurism; admitted climbing a 9-foot wall at a tanning salon to watch a 16-year-old girl undress; pleaded guilty; plea was held in abeyance; he completed the terms set by the court, charge was dismissed and case was expunged in 2008; as of February 2024, lives in Riverton, Utah
      • Alleged coverup
      • Clark Crookston was a former Mormon bishop, dentist and college professor in Orem, Utah; accused of nearly 60 years of sex abuse of multiple children; pleaded guilty to attempted aggravated child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2022 to up to 35 years in prison
      • Alleged coverup
      • Alan Croshaw was a Mormon bishop in Utah in the 1990s; admitted to having a lifelong sexual addiction with a preference for prepubescent girls; downloaded and distributed child pornography; in 2015, sentenced to 30 days in jail for felony voyeurism and misdemeanor lewdness; violated probation by downloading porn
      • Russell Crosland was a Mormon church member in Fillmore, Utah; tried meeting with a person he thought was a 13-year-old child that he chatted with online for sex; it was an undercover agent; he was arrested
      • Abraham Cruz was a Mormon missionary in Saratoga Springs, Utah; arrested in May 2024 on suspicion of sexual assault; charged with three first-degree felony counts (two of forcible sodomy, one of rape); charges were dismissed without prejudice in June 2024
      • David Curtis was a Mormon church member and middle school counselor in St. George, Utah; in 2025, pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse charges and was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison
      • Candon Dahle was a Mormon church member in Blackfoot, Idaho and Provo, Utah; in February 2025, was arrested in Utah and extradited to Idaho; at the time of his arrest, he was a starting pitcher for the Brigham Young University (BYU) baseball team; charged in Fremont County, Idaho with felony lewd conduct with a child under 16 years old; also charged in Bingham County for a juvenile case re: child sex abuse
      • Reed Decker was a Mormon church member in Davis County, Utah; charged in March 2023 with two felony counts of child sexual abuse; as of March 2024, a jury trial is scheduled for September 2024
      • Broch DeGraff was an LDS church member and private school teacher at Liahona Preparatory Academy in Pleasant Grove, Utah; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse charges; sentenced in 2013 to up to 20 years in prison
      • Robert Dindinger was an LDS church member, psychologist and pornography addiction book author in Orem, Utah; was an LDS missionary in Scotland 1995-97; worked at Brigham Young University; charged in 2025 with convincing child patients to undress so he could secretly record them; in 2018, his license was placed on probation after he "inappropriately touched" a 17-year-old during "masturbation satiation therapy"
      • Joseph Dunlop was a Mormon church member in South Jordan, Utah; accused of sexual abuse
      • Cesar Duran was a Mormon bishopric counselor in a Spanish-speaking LDS ward in Orem, Utah (Geneva Height Stake); arrested for alleged sexual abuse of a 13-year-old girl in his ward; the alleged abuse took place inside an LDS church building
      • Alleged coverup
      • Joseph Durborow was a Mormon church member in Orem, Utah; convicted of sexual abuse in Federal and State courts in 2003
      • Chet Egley 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
      • Jay Elggren was a Mormon church member in Salt Lake County, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; sentenced to jail and probation
      • Robert Erickson 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
      • Verd Erickson 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
      • William Evans 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 coverup
      • John Fanning was a former Mormon bishop and scout leader in Utah; accused of sexual abuse in 1987 of a teenage boy during an overnight scouting activity; two victims later sued the Mormon church; died in 2012
      • Scott Farr was an LDS church member in Ogden, Utah; found guilty in 1981 of forcible sexual abuse and 1991 of sex solicitation
      • Jeffrey Fox 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
      • Ryan Frandsen 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
      • Leeroy Fry 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
      • Thomas Gibby 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
      • Jonathan Gonzalez 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
      • Jay Grant 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
      • Church discipline: Excommunicated,
      • Roger Gunn was an LDS church member in Spanish Fork, Utah; found guilty of SEX ABUSE OF A CHILD - 2nd Degree Felony; currently lives in Bonita, California
      • Efrey Guzman was an LDS church member and branch president in Sandy, Utah; charged with aggravated sexual assault, aggravated burglary, both first-degree felonies, and sexual abuse of a child and forcible sexual abuse, both second-degree felonies; acquitted
      • Lincoln Gygi was a Mormon church member in Pleasant Grove, Utah; convicted in 2020 of sexually abusing a 7-year-old boy
      • Albert Halladay was a former LDS bishop in Sandy, Utah; accused of sexual abuse in 1988; pleaded guilty in 1989 to one second degree felony charge of sex abuse of a child; convicted
      • Timothy Hallows was a Mormon bishop in Utah when he perpetrated sex crimes; sentenced to 46 months in federal prison for possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM); released in January 2023; as of February 2024, lives in Pleasant View, Utah
      • Alleged coverup
      • David Hamblin was a Mormon church member and former elders quorum president in Utah; arrested in 2022 and charged with child sexual abuse in three separate cases; investigated along with ex-wife Roselle Stevenson (arrested in 2023) for alleged ritualistic sexual abuse; in 2025, a court dismissed one case with prejudice after "discovery issues;" one case remained as of March 2025
      • Alleged coverup
      • Brent Hansen was an LDS church member and dentist in Spanish Fork, Utah; was also mayor of Spanish Fork and president of its chamber of commerce; accused in a civil lawsuit of receiving sexual favors from a dentistry patient in return for prescriptions for narcotics; his dentistry license was suspended for 30 days; died in 2015
      • Kent Hansen was an LDS church member and dentist in Spanish Fork, Utah; accused of receiving sexual favors from a dentistry patient in return for prescriptions for narcotics
      • Ned Hansen was a fire chief/EMS in Jackson Hole, Wyoming; retired, then became Tremonton, Utah fire chief; arrested in Jan. 2025, charged with child sexual exploitation; accused of discussing ways to sexually abuse children with Box Elder County judge Kevin Christensen (a Mormon)
      • William Hanson was a Mormon youth leader in several US states; sentenced to prison for child sexual abuse; the Mormon church settled a civil lawsuit in which the victim accused it of failing to protect him
      • Alleged coverup
      • LDS church payment: Undisclosed amount
      • Michael Hare was an LDS church member in Tooele, Utah; pleaded guilty of sexual abuse
      • Maurice Harker was an LDS church member and therapist in Utah; accused of psychologically and physically harming sexual abuse victims who came to him as patients; charged in September 2023 with felony aggravated abuse of a vulnerable adult and kidnapping
      • Alleged coverup
      • Lynn Harrison was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded no contest
      • Richard Harrison was a Mormon church member and high school teacher in Grantsville, Utah; pleaded guilty in November 2024 to sexually abusing one his students; the abuse happened in the 2017-2018 school year; as of 2025, is in Tooele County Jail
      • Ashlyn Harvey was an LDS church member in Gunnison, Utah; accused in 2024 of sexual contact with a 17-year-old student for whom she was a substitute teacher
      • Collin Hawkins was a Mormon church member and adjunct Russian professor at Brigham Young University-Idaho; was a Mormon missionary in St. Petersburg, Russia from 2015 to 2017; arrested in 2025 on suspicion of 20 felony counts of sexual exploitation of a minor; the charges were related to CSAM (child sexual abuse material)
      • Darren Haymond was an LDS church member in Provo, Utah and a custodian at Provo High School; pleaded guilty to voyeurism, a class B misdemeanor; sentenced in 2011
      • Dale Heath was an LDS church member and chiropractor in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
      • Kenneth Higa was an LDS church member and karate teacher in Orem, Utah; accused of sexual abuse of a 14-year-old girl, one of his karate students; was unable to pass a court ordered competency test, so the case was unable to proceed
      • Douglas Holyoak was a Mormon bishop in Sycamore, Illinois from about 1999 to 2004; accused in a 2024 civil lawsuit of sexual assault of an underage girl in his office at church when she reported sexual harassment by other youth; allegedly covered up the assault with the help of a stake presidency counselor (Michael John Evans)
      • Alleged coverup
      • Erik Hughes was a Mormon bishop in Mapleton, Utah and a Mormon church senior product manager when he sexually abused two underage children in his LDS ward dozens of times; was sentenced to prison in 2017; released in 2023; as of 2024, registered sex offender living in Utah
      • Alleged coverup
      • Stanley Hunt was an LDS church member in St. George, Utah; Hunt was a custodian in the Washington County School District in St. George Utah; Hunt was found guilty of 2 counts of SEX ABUSE OF A CHILD - 2nd Degree Felony
      • Loren Hurd was an LDS church member in Utah; found guilty of sexual abuse; convicted; registered sex offender as of 2023; lives in Ogden, Utah
      • Floyd Jennings was a former Mormon bishop and school bus driver in Utah; arrested in February 2017 for soliciting sex from two girls he thought were 13 years old; convicted in 2019
      • Christopher Jensen was a Mormon church member in Utah and West Virginia; sentenced to 35 to 75 years in prison for sexually abusing two children; local LDS church coverup alleged; LDS church settled civil lawsuit mid-trial in 2018 for $32 million, also spending over $27 million on legal fees; FLOODLIT.org discovered the settlement details in 2025 and made them public for the first time
      • Alleged coverup
      • LDS church payment: $32,000,000
      • Carl Johnson was a former Mormon bishop and former mayor of West Bountiful, Utah; arrested in 2022 and charged with sexually abusing several children between 1983 and 1997; pleaded guilty in 2023 to four felony counts of child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2023 to three consecutive terms of nine years to life each for first-degree felonies, plus one term of one to 15 years on a second-degree felony
      • Melvin Johnson was a Mormon seminary teacher and Brigham Young University (BYU) religion professor; accused by multiple victims of sexually abusing them when they were children; excommunicated and rebaptized; reportedly confessed to sexual abuse, but was not criminally charged; two victims filed lawsuits against him; one named the Mormon church as a defendant; it settled out of court
      • Alleged coverup
      • LDS church payment: Undisclosed amount
      • Church discipline: Excommunicated, Rebaptized,
      • Bryce Johnson was an LDS church member in Heber City, Utah; convicted of three counts of aggravated child sex abuse/1st degree felony and sexual exploitation of a minor/2nd degree felony; sentenced to prison
      • Jordan Jolley was an LDS church member in Syracuse, Utah; convicted of voyeurism in January 2024
      • Dennis Judd was an LDS church member and Uintah County, Utah attorney; charged with voyeurism and stalking in October 2023 after allegedly filming his female employees in his law firm's bathroom; in January 2024, pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of stalking; plea held in abeyance; in June 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of voyeurism
      • Spencer Kartchner was an LDS church member in Utah; convicted of sex crimes in 2009 and 2021
      • David Keller was a Mormon temple worker, Sunday school teacher and former stake presidency member in Paradise, Cache Valley, Utah; admitted in May 2024 to child sexual abuse and was charged with seven first-degree felony counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child
      • Isaac Kemp was a Mormon church member in Draper, Utah; allegedly sexually abused children in Draper and Nebraska; sentenced to prison in Nebraska until 2038
      • Michael Larsen was an LDS church member and scout leader in Utah; convicted in the 1980s of child sexual abuse; as of 2023, lives in Tooele, Utah
      • James Larsen was a Mormon church member in Magna, Utah; accused of putting cameras in LDS church bathrooms as well as a private rental; pleaded guilty; sentenced in 2018 to prison
      • Robert Larsen was an LDS church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; convicted of LEWDNESS INVOLVING A CHILD in 1993, and SEX ABUSE CHILD in 1998, as well as POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY in 2009
      • Douglas Lovell was a Mormon church member in Clearfield, Utah; accused of sexual abuse of a woman he murdered, Joyce Yost; Lovell claimed the LDS church meddled in his 2015 trial by discouraging a former prison bishop from testifying in his defense
      • Alleged coverup
      • Major Madon was an LDS church member in Mapleton, Utah; convicted of child sexual abuse; as of 2024, serving time in prison in Central Utah Correctional Facility
      • Church discipline: Excommunicated,
      • Jayson Martineau was an LDS church member in Idaho and Tremonton, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in December 2023 in Utah and was sent on a one-year rider program
      • Timothy McCleve was a former Mormon bishop in Harrisville, Utah when he was charged with sexually abusing three children; some of the abuse took place while he was bishop; sentenced in 2008 to up to 30 years in prison for child sexual abuse; in 2024, charged in Utah with threatening a witness in a parole violation investigation
      • Alleged coverup
      • Jacob McConkie was raised as a Mormon church member in Utah; charged in 2025 with nine sexual exploitation of a minor charges for possessing CSAM
      • Mitchell McKee was a Mormon church member and retired Utah State Highway Patrol officer in Heber City, Utah; when arrested in 2024, was a licensed marriage and family therapist with experience helping LDS clients address "pre and post mission sexual issues;" accused of sexual abuse of a minor
      • Richard Miles was an LDS church member in Bountiful, Utah; accused of sexual abuse in a civil lawsuit; case was dismissed with prejudice in 2020
      • Allen Miller was a Mormon church member in Panguitch, Utah; accused of sexually abusing a Panguitch high school student and a sports staff member; was arrested March 27, 2025
      • Trevor Milton was a Mormon church member and former technology billionaire (Nikola) in Utah; accused in a 2020 lawsuit of sexual assault of two minors
      • Alleged coverup
      • Thomas Monson was an attorney for the LDS church's law firm, Kirton McConkie; In 1989, Monson paid a $75 fine and was placed on probation after he pleaded guilty to charges of soliciting sex from a prostitute; sued in the 1990s for sexual harassment; reached a settlement with the victim; was a Mormon bishop in Utah in 2008
      • Aaron Montoya was a Mormon children's Primary teacher and law enforcement officer in Utah; found guilty in 2005 of sexually abusing children during LDS church meetings and at his home; later pleaded guilty in another case; in all, at least nine victims came forward; sentenced to prison in 2005; as of March 2025, is out of prison on parole and lives in Woods Cross, Utah as a registered sex offender
      • Luis Morales Silva was an LDS church member in Lehi, Utah; in 2022, pleaded guilty to four counts of second-degree felony sex abuse of a child; sentenced to one to 15 years in prison
      • Scotty Mortensen was an LDS church member and scout leader in Utah; accused in 1988 of child sexual abuse
      • David Moss was an LDS bishop (2015-19) and police officer in Utah; arrested in 2019 for soliciting an undercover cop for sex; pleaded guilty in 2019 to a 3rd degree felony charge of exploiting a prostitute and a misdemeanor charge of patronizing a prostitute; sentenced to prison, but both terms were suspended
      • Alleged coverup
      • Erick Mosteller was a Mormon church member and former youth leader in Utah; was caught downloading child sexual abuse material (CSAM); admitted to soliciting sex acts from trafficked women at Asian massage parlors; pleaded guilty in March 2023 to two second degree felony charges of child sexual exploitation; sentenced in August 2023 to 250 days in jail, with credit for 79 days served; placed on 4 years probation
      • Shane Murray was an LDS church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; pleaded and convicted of 2 counts of FORCIBLE SEX ABUSE - 2nd Degree Felony the victim was 14 year old female
      • Craig Nebeker was a Mormon church member in California and St. George, Utah; accused of sexual abuse and convicted of three counts of AGGRAVATED SEX ABUSE OF A CHILD and one count SODOMY ON A CHILD
      • Alleged coverup
      • Kim Nelson was a Mormon church member in St. George, Utah; pleaded guilty to charges of child sexual abuse and was sentenced to prison; LDS leaders allegedly knew about the abuse and failed to report to police
      • Alleged coverup
      • Johnathon Nixon was a Mormon church member in Indiana and Utah; convicted of sexual abuse in 2005 in Davis County, Utah; convicted again in 2018 and sentenced to prison
      • Bryce Norton was a Mormon church member in South Jordan, Utah; convicted of sexually abusing four young karate students
      • David Novak was an LDS Social Services counselor in Utah who worked for 12 years with child sexual abuse victims; convicted in 1999 of sexually abusing a girl; released from jail after serving about 40 days
      • Church discipline: Excommunicated,
      • Zander Nunley was a police officer and former Mormon missionary in Salt Lake City, Utah; went on an LDS mission to Nicaragua in 2018 to 2019; accused in December 2024 of sexual assault of a woman who said he met her via an online dating app; she said he invited her to his home to watch a Christmas devotional broadcast by worldwide Mormon leaders; she said he removed his LDS temple garments to assault her
      • Scott Owen was a Mormon bishop (twice), stake presidency counselor and therapist in Provo, Utah; called himself the "Porn King;" accused by 7 former patients of sexually abusing them during sessions, and by a cousin (alleged sex abuse in 1980s); an LDS bishop, a stake president (his business partner) and Utah DOPL all allegedly failed to report to police; arrested in Nov. 2023; sentenced in 2025 to prison
      • Alleged coverup
      • Matthew Patton was an LDS church member in Ogden, Utah; convicted of sexual abuse and sentenced to prison; crossed state lines after being released from prison and was pulled over by police; tried to flee from police; charged police with knives and died
      • Jason Pedersen was an LDS church member in Heber City, Utah; convicted guilty of first-degree felony attempted aggravated sex abuse of a child; as of April 2024, lives in Riverton, Utah as a registered sex offender and is an LDS elders quorum president
      • Church discipline: No action,
      • Eneudo Petit was a Mormon bishop in Provo, Utah; while bishop, allegedly sexually abused a child; accused of molesting another child before becoming a bishop; allegedly avoided arrest warrant for child sexual abuse by fleeing the US to Venezuela; arrested in Texas in 2021; convicted in Utah in 2022 and sentenced to prison; as of July 2024, is in the Uintah County Jail
      • Alleged coverup
      • Derrick Pickering was a Mormon church member and nurse practitioner in Utah; accused in 2024 by multiple former patients in a civil lawsuit of touching them in sexually inappropriate ways
      • Shane Pugh was a Mormon church member in Cedar Hills, Utah; accused of touching an underage girl while she was sleeping; in 2017, pleaded guilty to forcible sexual abuse (2nd degree felony); sentenced to 1 to 15 years in prison and 3 years probation
      • Grayson Redd was a Mormon church member and former sheriff's deputy in Monticello, Utah; accused in 2024 of sexual abuse; died by suicide in July 2024, days after posting bail
      • Jake Retzlaff was a starting quarterback for the Brigham Young University (BYU) football team; not a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse in a civil lawsuit filed in 2025
      • Douglas Richens was former international director of the Mormon church's disability services and prison ministry; worked for the LDS church for 23 years; retired, became a professional life coach in Tooele, Utah; charged with sodomy on a child and aggravated sexual abuse; court ordered him held without bail as of Mar. 21, 2025
      • Jeffrey Ringstad was a Mormon church member in Utah; convicted in the 2010s of two counts of rape of a child, one count of object rape of a child, two counts of sodomy on a child, and three counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child, all first degree felonies
      • Chad Robertson was an LDS church member and high school assistant basketball coach in Parowan, Utah; accused in 2023 of unlawful sexual activity with a child; admitted to having sex with a 16-year-old boy on five separate occasions; in March 2024, pleaded guilty to two felonies; in June 2024, was sentenced to one year in the Iron County Jail, with credit for time served, and four years of probation
      • Denim Robinson was a Mormon church member in Payson, Utah; pleaded guilty to three counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child; sentenced in 2015 in Utah to one to 10 years in prison
      • Lowell Robison was a Mormon mission president in the Mexico Leon mission (1995-1998); accused in 2018 of sexual abuse of multiple people; two months later, died by suicide
      • Alleged coverup
      • Daniel Robison was a Mormon church member and bankruptcy attorney in St. George, Utah; charged in 2024 with 11 felonies related to sexual abuse of four children
      • Jeremy Rose was a Mormon church member in Tremonton, Utah; accused and charged with 16 charges in Box Elder, County; case was transferred to Ogden, Utah courts
      • Lance Rushton was an LDS church member in Provo, Utah; accused of photo shopping faces of family members, ward church members of adults and children on to pornographic material and distributing them; convicted in 2007 and sentenced to three months in jail and three years of probation
      • Eldon Saling was a Mormon church member in California and Utah; convicted in 1987 in California and in 1993 in Utah of charges related to sexual abuse; as of 2024, lives in Burley, Idaho as a registered sex offender
      • Richard Sampson was a Mormon bishop, stake high council member and doctor in Provo, Utah; was director of medical affairs for the LDS Missionary Training Center; allegedly sexually abused at least seven children; convicted and sentenced in 2014 to one to 15 years in prison for child sexual abuse; as of 2024, was out on parole living in Holladay, Utah
      • Alleged coverup
      • 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"
      • Shawn Scherick was an LDS church member in Utah; convicted three times of sex crimes between 2004 and 2012
      • Thomas Schofield 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 coverup
      • Jeffery Scofield 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
      • Orin Searle 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 coverup
      • Matthew Shepard 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
      • Ryan Sherry 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
      • Paul Spencer 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
      • Terry Stidd Terry Alan Stidd 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
      • James Stokes 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
      • Keaton Tanner 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
      • Arturo Tenorio was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse
      • Donald Tolman 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
      • James Tolman 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
      • Spencer Turner 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
      • Drew Tutt 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
      • Timothy Tuttle was an LDS church member in Utah; convicted in 2016 of three counts of class A misdemeanor sexual battery
      • Devin Tuttle was a Mormon church member in Draper, Utah; convicted of UNLAWFUL SEXUAL CONDUCT WITH A 16 OR 17 YEAR OLD/CLASS A MISDEMEANOR
      • Kimball Ungerman was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in 2020 to one felony count of 2nd degree aggravated child sexual abuse; sentenced to prison but the prison term was suspended; sentenced to probation; completed probation; as of 2023, registered sex offender; lives in Orem, Utah
      • William Van Dyke was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual harassment of female students at Weber State University that needed financial aid
      • Homer Van Matre 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
      • Jeffrey Vargo was an LDS church member in Washington County, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty
      • Adrian Villar was an LDS church member in Spanish Fork, Utah; accused of sexually abusing an 8 year old and 11 year old separately
      • Curtis Ware 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
      • Mark Webb was an LDS church member in Murray, Utah; pleaded guilty in 2014 to two counts of unlawful sexual activity with a minor
      • Charles Weber 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
      • Sydney Wengreen 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
      • Michael Whitehead was an LDS church member in Orem, Utah; convicted in 2004 of ENTICING A MINOR OVER THE INTERNET - Class A Misdemeanor
      • Dale Wilkinson was an LDS church member in Salt Lake County and Tooele County, Utah; convicted of LEWDNESS INVOLVING A CHILD - Class A Misdemeanor
      • Keith Williams was a Mormon church member in Clearfield, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; allegedly molested a boy for three years; Mormon leaders allegedly failed to report the abuse to police, but approved Williams for an LDS temple wedding; convicted in 1991
      • Alleged coverup
      • David Williams 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 coverup
      • Ruth Worthen was a Mormon church member in Hyde Park, Cache County, Utah; accused of child sexual abuse by one adult in a 2019 civil lawsuit and in 2023 by four adults (one of whom was the 2019 plaintiff); arrested and charged in June 2024 with numerous felonies related to child sexual abuse; died in 2025
      • Mitchell Young was an LDS missionary in Canada; in 1980, was sent home after allegedly molesting children; convicted in Arizona (1985) and Utah (1988) of child sexual abuse; in 1993, sentenced in Utah to 15 years in prison for molesting a child for five years; a 2002 lawsuit against the LDS church accused Mormon leaders of providing a safe harbor for him; as of 2024, lives in Ogden, Utah; registered sex offender
      • Alleged coverup
      • Brigham Young Second president of the Mormon church; married 56 women, including a 15-year-old and three 16-year-olds; was publicly accused during his life (1801-1877) of sexual misconduct, including adultery and illegal polygamy; never charged with a sex crime; arrested and charged with adultery in 1871; not found guilty; died in 1877
      • Alleged coverup
      • Jeffrey Young was a Mormon church member in Lehi, Utah; convicted of 12 counts of VOYEURISM BY ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT CONCEALED OR DISGUISED, one count of sexual exploitation of a minor and one count of obstructing justice
      • Laron Zaugg was a Mormon church member in Utah; went on an LDS mission to Vienna, Austria in 1986; in 2017, sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for receiving child sexual abuse material (CSAM), and sentenced in Utah to three years to life in prison for first-degree felony attempted sodomy on a child; as of 2025, in federal prison in Colorado (release date 2028)
      • Scott Zaugg was allegedly a Mormon church member in Utah; was raised in the Mormon church; convicted in 2000 of second-degree felony sex abuse of a child; was sentenced to one to 15 years in prison; as of 2025, was a registered sex offender living in Roy, Utah
      • Jeffrey Zaugg was allegedly a Mormon church member in Utah; was raised in the Mormon church; convicted in 1995 of first-degree felony sodomy on a child; was sentenced to 10 years to life in prison; as of 2025, was out on parole (Utah offender #73345)

     

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