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George William Aaron
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- 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.
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case: Civil judgment in favor of plaintiff, Liable,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
- Crime years: 1980s, 1990s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
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Nicholas Alahverdian
- was an LDS church member in Orem, Utah; accused of rape; recently extradited from Scotland; has a lengthy history of criminal behavior.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Crime years: 2000s,
- Convicted in: 2000s, 2008,
- Case report »
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Brady Glen 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.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: Online,
- Case report »
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Benjamin Aaron Alyk
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was an LDS church member from Utah and a missionary in Dominican Republic; confessed to making child porn; LDS church leaders allegedly didn't report his crime.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: Online,
- Case report »
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Darcy Finlinson Anderson
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Dale Lynn 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.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 1990s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2023,
- Case report »
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Cortney Ted Andrew
- was a Mormon church member and bishopric counselor in Logan, Utah; charged in early 2023 in Utah with four second degree felony counts of enticing a minor by internet or text: sentenced in January 2024 to 60 days in jail.
- Criminal case: Jail, Probation,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Case report »
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Kayla Kehaunani Atkin
- was an LDS church member and therapist in Lehi, Utah; charged in 2022 with three felony counts of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in April 2023 to one count of attempted object rape (victim was 14-15 years old at the time of the crime); sentenced in September 2023 to 180 days in jail.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2023,
- Case report »
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Richard Curtis Baker
- was an LDS church member in Clearfield, Utah; accused of voyeurism and child sexual exploitation.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Victims: 7 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 2010s, 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2023,
- Case report »
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Lynn Earl Baldwin
- was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of child sexual abuse; convicted of lewdness in 1996 and sexual exploitation of a minor in 2002 (attempted); released in 2006; is a registered sex offender.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Case report »
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Timothy Blain 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.
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted, Ongoing, Police investigation,
- Civil case: Ongoing civil case,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Case report »
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Michael Roy Banks
- was a Mormon church member in Lehi, Utah; accused in 2019 of child sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Case report »
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Norman Carl Barber
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- 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.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Healthcare appointment, Perpetrator's workplace,
- Crime years: 1980s,
- Convicted in: 1980s,
- Case report »
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Wanda Barzee
- was an LDS church member in Utah; with Brian David Mitchell, held Elizabeth Smart captive.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Case report »
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Alan Brower Bassett
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was a Mormon church member and retired air traffic controller in Fruit Heights, Davis County, Utah; accused in a 2019 civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse (dismissed without prejudice); charged in June 2024 with child sexual abuse; reportedly admitted to molesting many neighbor children; tried to get his case dismissed due to a 35-year-old agreement with the Davis County Attorney's Office.
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- Civil case: Civil case dismissed without prejudice,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Crime years: 1980s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
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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.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Crime years: 2000s,
- Convicted in: 2000s, 2006,
- Case report »
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Brandon Clay 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.
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Case report »
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Gary Lee 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.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Case report »
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Arthur Gus 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.
- Criminal case: Died awaiting trial, Not convicted, Suicide,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Case report »
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Donald Nelson Bills
- was a school teacher 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.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Case report »
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Arthur Gary 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.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Crime years: 1970s, 1980s,
- Convicted in: 1980s,
- Case report »
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Andrew Mack 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.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2016,
- Case report »
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Joseph Layton Bishop
- was a Mormon church member and president of the Provo, Utah Missionary Training Center (MTC) in the 1980s; allegedly sexually abused multiple sister missionaries; not criminally charged because the statute of limitations had expired (in 1984, the legal deadline in Utah for filing a rape charge was four years); civil lawsuit was dismissed after an agreement by the plaintiff and the LDS church.
- Criminal case: Police investigation,
- Civil case: Civil case dismissed, Civil case dismissed with prejudice,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: LDS church building,
- Crime years: 1970s, 1980s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
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Thomas Grant Black
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David Michael Blackner
- was an LDS church member in or near Washington Terrace, Weber County, Utah; registered sex offender who used an alias while in leadership positions.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Case report »
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Donald Mark Blanchard
- was an LDS church member in Utah; convicted of two counts of lewd and lascivious acts with a child under 14.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Case report »
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Gordon Brent Bodily
- was a Mormon bishop and physical education teacher in Hyrum, Cache Valley, Utah; accused in 2000 of luring a 17-year-old North Carolina girl to Utah for sex while serving as an LDS bishop; sentenced in 2001 to 21 months in federal prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2000s,
- Convicted in: 2000s, 2001,
- Case report »
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Glen Douglas Borst
- was a Mormon church member in Utah; sentenced to prison in 2004 for child sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2000s,
- Convicted in: 2000s, 2004,
- Case report »
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Timothy William Bothell
- was a LDS church employee and LDS church member in Utah; pleaded guilty and was sentenced in 2013 for sexual abuse of 2 girls ages 11 and 13.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2013,
- Case report »
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Douglas Ray Bowen
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was an LDS church member and Boy Scout leader in Washington, California, Utah and Idaho; was convicted of attempted aggravated sexual abuse of a child.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 1970s,
- Convicted in: 1990s,
- Case report »
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Jack Earl Bowers
- was a Mormon church member in St. George, Utah; pleaded guilty in 2010 to two second degree felony counts of child sex exploitation; sentenced to two consecutive terms of 1 to 15 years in prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2000s, 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010, 2010s,
- Case report »
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Kevin Gerald 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.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace, Victim's workplace,
- Case report »
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Stephen Dwayne Boyd
- was a Mormon church member in Colorado and Eagle Mountain, Utah; graduated from Brigham Young University (BYU) in 1991; accused in November 2023 of felony enticing a minor, a sex crime; allegedly asked an undercover police officer posing as a 13-year-old girl in an online chat to meet up for sex; police statement said he sent a photo of his face and crotch via text to the officer.
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Case report »
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Brian Gordon Briggs
- was an LDS church member in Utah; pleaded guilty to sexual abuse charges; sentenced to a year in jail; violated probation and was sentenced to one to 15 years in the Utah State Prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, Violated parole/probation,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Case report »
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David Harrison 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; as of October 2023, nearly 300 victims had come forward; in June 2024, was charged with forcible sexual abuse; in August 2024, the Utah Supreme Court ruled that the lawsuit could proceed.
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- Civil case: Civil case dismissed, Ongoing civil case,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, 100 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Healthcare appointment, Perpetrator's workplace,
- Crime years: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
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Michael Lynn Bronson
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Keith Brown
- was an LDS church member; father of five famous piano playing children; pleaded guilty to sexually abusing his daughters when they were children; sentenced to a minimum of ten years and up-to-life in prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Case report »
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Gary Wade Brown
- was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Utah; sentenced to one year in prison for sexually abusing one of his scouts.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Crime years: 2000s,
- Convicted in: 2000s, 2006,
- Case report »
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Jarom Christopher Brown
- was a Mormon church member and Utah Valley University professor; accused in 2021 of voyeurism and electronic communication harassment; convicted and sentenced in 2022.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Crime years: 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2022,
- Case report »
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William Guymon Bruhn
- was an LDS church member and civic leader in Utah; accused of masturbating in a public restroom; convicted.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Crime scenes: Public building,
- Crime years: 1970s,
- Convicted in: 1900 to 1979,
- Case report »
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Paul J Bryant
- was a Mormon church member and former LDS Primary teacher in Utah; was a branch president while on a Mormon mission to Argentina in the 1980s; in 2016, pleaded guilty to three first-degree felony counts of attempted aggravated sexual abuse of a child; in 2016, was sentenced to prison; in 2023, pleaded not guilty to failure to register as sex offender; was an HOA president in Lehi, Utah.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Ongoing, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2016,
- Case report »
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Eddie Aulton 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.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Probation, Registered sex offender,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Case report »
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Gerald Wayne Burgie
- was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Utah; charged in 1981 with third degree felony foriclbe sexual abuse; convicted of attempted sexual abuse of a child.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Probation,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Convicted in: 1980s,
- Case report »
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Revere Wedekind 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.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Unknown,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2000s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2019,
- Case report »
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Sheril Dale 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.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Crime years: 1980s,
- Convicted in: 1990s,
- Case report »
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William Butcher
- was a Mormon church member; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Crime years: 2000s,
- Convicted in: 2000s, 2009,
- Case report »
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Samuel Heber Butler
- was a Mormon church member; sentenced in 2020 to 15 years to life in prison for child sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Crime years: 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2020, 2020s,
- Case report »
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Timothy Morgan Butler
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Case report »
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Cory Clyde Campbell
- was a Mormon church member in Ogden, Utah; accused of sexually abusing five underage girls; sentenced in 2010 to prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Crime years: 2000s,
- Convicted in: 2010, 2010s,
- Case report »
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Charles Lynn 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.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Ongoing, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2000s, 2010s, 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2000s, 2004, 2020s, 2024,
- Case report »
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Samuel Wallace Cantrell
- was an LDS church member in Farmington, Utah; found guilty of sexual abuse of a 14-year-old girl.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Case report »
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Jon Rick Carpenter
- was an LDS church member; sentenced to prison for child sexual abuse; the day after sentencing, injured himself to avoid serving longer in prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Crime years: 1980s,
- Convicted in: 1980s,
- Case report »
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Jonathan Raymond Carver
- was a Mormon church member and returned missionary in Utah; accused of sexual abuse of a 17-year-old girl at a counseling center where he worked; pleaded guilty and sentenced in 2009 to prison; as of 2023, lives in Clearfield, Utah.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Released,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2000s,
- Convicted in: 2000s, 2009,
- Case report »
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David M Chadwick
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was an LDS church member in Eagle Mountain, Utah; convicted in 2019 of sex abuse of a child.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Unknown,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2019,
- Case report »
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Max Todd Cheatham
- was an LDS church member in Utah and Colorado; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in Colorado of child sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, 100 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Crime years: 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s,
- Convicted in: 1990s,
- Case report »
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Kami Lee Chesnut
- was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2022,
- Case report »
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Prue Jeremy Christopher
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Case report »
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Tanner Paul Clark
- was an LDS church member in Utah; sentenced in 2019 to 90 days in jail for two counts of unlawful sexual conduct with a 16 or 17 year old, two counts of attempted sexual exploitation of a minor, and two counts of dealing in materials harmful to minors; may have had over 100 victims; arrested in 2021 (while on probation) for enticing a minor; convicted and sentenced to 1 to 5 years in prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Prison, Probation, Violated parole/probation,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2019,
- Case report »
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Michael James Clay
- was an LDS church member and BYU professor in Provo, Utah; charged with sexually abusing three students; entered a plea bargain in May 2023 in which he agreed to plead no contest to three class A misdemeanor charges of sexual battery, complete 24 months of probation, do 50 hours of community service, and take a sexual boundaries course; sentenced in June 2023 according to the plea deal.
- Criminal case: Community service, Convicted, No contest, Probation,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Case report »
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Stephen J 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.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
- Case report »
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Gerald Arthur Collingwood
- was a Mormon bishopric counselor in Alabama; moved to Utah; convicted of child sexual abuse in 1996 in Utah.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 1990s,
- Convicted in: 1990s,
- Case report »
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Keldon Severn Cook
- was a Mormon church member; pleaded guilty of child sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2015,
- Case report »
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Allan Colman Cook
- was a Mormon church member in Utah; accused of child sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in 2020 to three second degree felony charges of aggravated child sexual abuse; sentenced to prison in 2020.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Case report »
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Brandon Scott Cordero
- was a Mormon church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2000s,
- Case report »
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Mark Nielson 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.
- Criminal case: Admitted guilt, Criminal case expunged, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: Healthcare appointment,
- Case report »
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Justin Thayne Crawley
- was an LDS church member in Orem, Utah; convicted in 2019 of enticing a minor / 3rd degree felony and sexual exploitation of a minor / 3rd degree felony attempted.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2019,
- Case report »
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Curtis Reed Crittenden
- was a Mormon church member and LDS full-time missionary in Guatemala in 1993-1995; admitted to sexually abusing boys while on his mission and later when he was the head of 4-H in Tooele County; sentenced to prison in 2007 in Utah for child sexual abuse of several boys in his care as their 4-H leader.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 1990s, 2000s,
- Convicted in: 2000s, 2007,
- Case report »
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Clark Elwood Crookston
- was a former Mormon bishop, dentist and college professor in Orem, Utah; accused of nearly 60 years of sex abuse of multiple children; found guilty of attempted aggravated child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2022 to up to 35 years in prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Case report »
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Alan Lee 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.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Probation,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2015,
- Case report »
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Russell George Crosland
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Abraham Isaac (possibly Issac) 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.
- Criminal case: Criminal charges dropped, Not convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2020s,
- Case report »
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John Gardner Cummings
- was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 2000s,
- Case report »
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Robert Norman Dahle
- was an LDS church member, Utah Highway Patrol trooper; alleged rapist of a 13-year-old girl.
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Case report »
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Luke Elbert Dalton
- was a Mormon church member; admitted to sexually abusing dozens of boys over decades in Ohio, Montana and Utah; arrested in 1997 in Utah for sexually abusing his only son; convicted and sentenced to prison; served 3.5 years in prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s,
- Convicted in: 1990s,
- Case report »
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James Rowley Danenon
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was an LDS church member in American Fork, Utah; guilty of sexual abuse of a minor abuse.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Case report »
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Michael Adam Davis
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was an LDS church member in Utah and later an elders quorum president in Minnesota; pleaded guilty in 2003 in Utah to misdemeanor lewdness involving a child; pleaded guilty in Utah in 2006 to felony forcible sexual abuse; arrested in 2019 in Minnesota; sentenced in 2022 to 30 years in prison for sexual abuse of a juvenile under his care; in March 2024, appealed his 2022 Minnesota conviction.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 2000s, 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2000s, 2003, 2006, 2020s, 2022,
- Case report »
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David R Dawson
- was an LDS church member and primary teacher in Logan, Utah; accused of child sexual abuse; convicted.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Unknown,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Case report »
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Reed Nathaniel 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.
- Criminal case: Jury trial, Ongoing,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Case report »
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Broch Clyde 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.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Perpetrator's workplace,
- Case report »
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James Edrick Denos
- was a former LDS bishop and junior high school teacher in Utah; previously lived and served as a Mormon bishop in California; sentenced in 2002 to a minimum of 20 years in a Utah state prison for sexually abusing four of his granddaughters living in Utah; allegedly began molesting kids as early as 1950.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Case report »
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Ryan Michael Didier
- was an LDS church member in Orem, Utah; accused of sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Case report »
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Adam Robert Dimond
- was an LDS church member and dancer in Farmington, Utah; pleaded guilty in 2020 to a second-degree felony charge of enticing a minor by Internet or text; sentenced to 40 days in jail and 4 years of probation.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2020, 2020s,
- Case report »
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Robert Virgil Dindinger
- was an LDS church member and psychologist in Orem, Utah; accused of sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Case report »
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Spencer Remde Dixon
- was a Mormon bishop in Salt Lake City, Utah; accused in 2002 of touching a 13-year-old girl inappropriately inside the LDS chapel of the Monument Park 7th Ward; acquitted in a jury trial.
- Criminal case: Found not guilty, Jury trial,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2000s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
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John Doe
- was a Mormon bishop in or near Salt Lake City, Utah; accused of sexual abuse of a 13-year-old boy; the alleged sexual assault took place in the Salt Lake Temple in the 1980s (approximately 1986), during a visit to perform baptisms for the dead.
- Criminal case: Never charged,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: LDS church building, LDS temple,
- Crime years: 1980s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
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Michael Driggs
- was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted.
- Case report »
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Joseph Thomas Dunlop
- was a Mormon church member in South Jordan, Utah; accused of sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Admitted guilt, Ongoing,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Case report »
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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.
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: LDS church building,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Case report »
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Joseph Paul Durborow
- was a Mormon church member in Orem, Utah; convicted of sexual abuse in Federal and State courts in 2003.
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 2000s,
- Convicted in: 2000s, 2003,
- Case report »
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Oliver Dean Eames
- was an LDS church member, sixth grade teacher and Mormon Tabernacle Choir singer in Farmington, Utah; admitted to trying to fondle several children he had been hired to tutor; pleaded guilty in 1988 to two felony counts of attempted aggravated sexual abuse of a child; local police had documented 52 alleged child sexual abuse incidents involving him.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Crime years: 1980s,
- Convicted in: 1980s,
- Case report »
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Chet Barry Egley
- was a Mormon church member in Weston, Idaho; tried to meet a 13 year old girl for sex; pleaded guilty and convicted to one count sexual abuse of a child and two counts o f entice a minor by internet or text.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2023,
- Case report »
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Jay Benjamin Elggren
- was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Probation,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime scenes: Online,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2017,
- Case report »
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Gerald Howard Elison
- was an LDS church member and junior high school drama teacher in Orem, Utah; accused in 2014 in a civil lawsuit of sexually abusing a boy student in the early 1980s; died in 2019.
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Case report »
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Gary Edward Erickson
- was an LDS church member, boy scout leader and Mesquite, Nevada police detective; was arrested in 2018, pleaded guilty to a charge of crossing state lines to engage in illicit sexual conduct; convicted in Utah.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2019,
- Case report »
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Robert Lee 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.
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Case report »
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Verd Jene 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.
- Criminal case: Never charged,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace,
- Case report »
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William Sterling Evans
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- 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.
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Case report »
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Samuel Whitney Faber
- was an LDS church member in Sandy, Utah; charged in 2022 of sexually assaulting a woman he met on an LDS dating app called Mutual; in 2024, admitted to sexually assaulting three women and pleaded guilty to amended first-degree felony charges of rape and forcible sodomy, and third-degree felony aggravated sexual assault and two counts of third-degree felony forcible sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Admitted guilt, Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2024,
- Case report »
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Matthew LeRoy Faerber
- was an LDS church member and high school choir director in Murray, Utah; pleaded guilty in 1990 or 1991 to two counts of attempted sexual abuse of a child; sentenced in February 1991 to six months in jail (two of those months under house arrest) followed by three years of supervised release.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Probation, Released,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 1980s, 1990s,
- Convicted in: 1990s,
- Case report »
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John Wood Fanning
- was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Utah; accused of sexual abuse in 1987 of a teenage boy during an overnight scouting activity.
- Criminal case: Admitted guilt, Unknown,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: Scout activity/event,
- Case report »
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Scott Fredrich Farr
- was an LDS church member in Ogden, Utah; found guilty in 1981 of forcible sexual abuse and 1991 of sex solicitation.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Case report »
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Armando Flores
- was a Mormon branch president in West Valley City, Utah for five years; accused of sexually abusing a 16-year-old girl on two separate occasions at their local LDS chapel: once in his office and once in another room; convicted in 2012 of misdemeanor forcible sexual abuse and unlawful detention; sentenced to zero to one year in jail.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: LDS bishop's office, LDS church building,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2012,
- Case report »
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Jeffrey Vern 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.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Ongoing, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Online,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2013,
- Case report »
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Patrick Brady Fox
- was a Mormon church member in Saratoga Springs, Utah; found guilty of a sex crime; registered sex offender in Utah.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2020s,
- Case report »
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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.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2000s,
- Convicted in: 2010, 2010s,
- Case report »
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Michael W Fritchen
- was a Mormon church member in Utah; sentenced to prison twice for child sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 1990s, 2010s,
- Convicted in: 1990s, 2010s, 2011,
- Case report »
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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.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2012,
- Case report »
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Francis Heber Fuller
- was a Mormon bishop in Highland, Utah in 1993; also was a stake high council member in Utah; in 2018 or 2019, pleaded guilty to two second degree felony counts of child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2019 in Utah to two years in prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2019,
- Case report »
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Brad Gale
- was an LDS church member; sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for photographing a teenage boy engaging in sexual acts.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace,
- Crime years: 2000s,
- Convicted in: 2000s, 2006,
- Case report »
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Kevin Stacy Garn
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was a former Utah House majority leader and LDS bishop in Utah; admitted in 2010 to a nude encounter with a 15-year-old girl in a hot tub in 1985, when he was 28.
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Case report »
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Jeffrey Alan Gatlin
- was an LDS church member in Utah; found guilty of aggravated sexual abuse of a child/1st degree felony; as of October 2023, serving in Central Utah Correctional Facility Housing in Boulder, Utah, CUCF Boulder.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Case report »
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Thomas Ray Gibbons
- was an LDS church member in Tennessee and Layton, Utah; worked as a police officer; pleaded guilty to two felony charges of forcible sex abuse; sentenced in 2000 in Utah to prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Crime years: 1990s,
- Convicted in: 2000, 2000s,
- Case report »
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Thomas Alan 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.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement, Released,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Case report »
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Gabe Ryan Gilbert
- was an LDS missionary; convicted in 2021 of five counts of first-degree felony aggravated sexual extortion of a child and four counts of second-degree felony sexual exploitation of a minor; was sentenced to terms of five years to life in state prison for each of the first-degree felonies.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2019,
- Case report »
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Keith Lorraine Gillins
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was a former mayor, LDS bishop and high school teacher in Fillmore, Utah; arrested on charges of having sex with a 17-year-old girl; convicted in 2009 of first degree felony attempted rape, first degree felony attempted sodomy and second degree felony forcible sexual abuse; sentenced in 2009 to three sentences of three years to life in prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2000s,
- Convicted in: 2000s, 2009,
- Case report »
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Farrell Nephi Gledhill
- was an LDS church member in Springville, Utah; accused of sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Unknown,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Case report »
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Scott Logan Gollaher
- was an LDS church member in Utah; sentenced to prison for child sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Case report »
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David James Gomez
- was a former LDS bishop and department of corrections administrator in Utah; arrested in 2004 and charged with 125 counts of sexual abuse; charges were dropped in 2005 due to issues related to the statutes of limitations.
- Criminal case: Criminal charges dropped,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Crime years: 1980s, 1990s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
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Jonathan A 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.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Case report »
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Alan R Grant
- was an LDS church member and primary teacher in Utah; found guilty of child sexual abuse; sentenced in August 1998 to two months in jail.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: LDS church activity, Perpetrator's home,
- Crime years: 1990s,
- Convicted in: 1990s,
- Case report »
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Jeffrey Allen Graton
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Roger David 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.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Case report »
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Efrey Antonio 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.
- Criminal case: Found not guilty,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Case report »
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Andrew James Gwilliam
- was a Mormon church member; pleaded guilty of child sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Victims: 6 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 2000s,
- Convicted in: 2000s, 2003,
- Case report »
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Lincoln A Gygi
- was a Mormon church member in Pleasant Grove, Utah; convicted in 2020 of sexually abusing a 7-year-old boy.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2020, 2020s,
- Case report »
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Eric Hacking
- was an LDS church member; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 1980s,
- Case report »
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Douglas Bruce Hall
- was an LDS bishop and retired Utah Highway Patrol sergeant; pleaded guilty in 2001 to two third degree felony counts of attempted forcible sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in 2002 to one second degree felony count of sex abuse of a child.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 1990s,
- Convicted in: 2000s, 2001, 2002,
- Case report »
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Ronald Devere Hall
- was an LDS church member and former Mormon Tabernacle Choir member in Utah and Washington; accused of sexually molesting three underage girls in 1997 or 1998; acquitted in 2000; accused of sexual abuse of a fourth victim, an underage girl, in approximately 2003; convicted in 2005 of third degree felony attempted child sexual abuse; sentenced.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Found not guilty,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Crime years: 1990s,
- Convicted in: 2000s, 2005,
- Case report »
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Frank Laine Hall
- was an LDS church member in Utah; former award-winning first grade schoolteacher; sentenced in 2007 to prison for sexually abusing his students.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2000s,
- Convicted in: 2000s, 2007,
- Case report »
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Albert Dee 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.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 1980s,
- Convicted in: 1980s,
- Case report »
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Timothy James 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.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison, Released,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2020, 2020s,
- Case report »
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Jake S Hally
- was an LDS church member in Idaho Falls, Idaho; accused of sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2023,
- Case report »
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David Lee Hamblin
- was an LDS church member in Utah; arrested in 2022 and charged with sexual abuse of a child; connected to an ongoing investigation into ritualistic sexual abuse in Utah; ex-husband of Roselle Stevenson, who was arrested in 2023 and charged with child sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
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Leroy Ball Hamblin
- was a Webelos scout leader in Kaysville, Utah; pleaded guilty in 1987 to lewdness with a child; served prison time.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 1980s,
- Convicted in: 1980s,
- Case report »
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Steven LeRoy Hammock
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was an LDS church member in Utah; pleaded guilty in 1983 to two counts of forcible sex abuse of a child and served six months in an inpatient treatment facility; the LDS church excommunicated him, but during a civil suit filed in 1989 by the victim, it refused to divulge information that Hammock had previously revealed to church officials; in 1994, a federal judge awarded damages to the victim.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: Civil judgment in favor of plaintiff,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Case report »
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Connor Hammond
- was a Mormon church member and BYU student in Utah; in 2019, pleaded guilty to rape of a child and was sentenced to up to 10 years in prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2019,
- Case report »
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Melvin Eugene Hansen
- was a Mormon church member, school music teacher and former Tabernacle Choir member in Utah; convicted in 2021 in Utah of first degree felony attempted aggravated child sexual abuse; also accused of sexual abuse in Arizona.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Police investigation,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Crime years: 2000s, 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2021,
- Case report »
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Brent Dixson 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.
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace,
- Case report »
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Kent Blaine 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.
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Case report »
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William Scott Hanson
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was a Mormon youth leader; 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.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
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Settlement paid by LDS church: Yes (undisclosed amount)
- Case report »
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Michael Colby Hare
- was an LDS church member in Tooele, Utah; found guilty of sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Case report »
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Maurice Wade Harker
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- 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.
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace,
- Crime years: 2010s, 2020s,
- Case report »
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Larry E Harmston
- was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse which allegedly took place at a Mormon chapel in Orem, Utah; convicted; charged again (result unknown).
- Criminal case: Convicted, Unknown,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime scenes: LDS church building,
- Crime years: 2000s, 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2000s, 2005, 2010s,
- Case report »
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Lynn William Harrison
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Convicted, No contest,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 1980s, 1990s,
- Convicted in: 1990s,
- Case report »
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Devin Richard Hartman
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was an LDS church member in Mableton, near Atlanta, Georgia; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; given two consecutive sentences of life in prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Victims: 6 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Crime years: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2016,
- Case report »
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Ashlyn Amy 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.
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Case report »
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Elwood Bruce Haws
- was a longtime employee and vice president of an LDS church-owned trust company in Utah; charged in 2020 with 13 second degree felony counts of sexual exploitation of a minor (related to possession of child pornography); admitted that he viewed child pornography 3-4 times a week over a 3-4 year span; in 2021, pleaded guilty to three counts and was sentenced to 180 days in jail; in 2023, violated probation.
- Criminal case: Admitted guilt, Convicted, Jail, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Violated parole/probation,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2010s, 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2021,
- Case report »
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Darren John 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.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime scenes: Victim's school,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2011,
- Case report »
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Christopher Zachariah Hazlett
- was an LDS church member in Kansas and Utah; accused of sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Case report »
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Jeffrey Byron Head
- was an LDS bishop in Utah; committed sex crimes while serving as a Mormon bishop; convicted of attempted forcible sexual abuse, two counts of lewdness and sexual battery; sentenced to four months in prison and four years of probation.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2019,
- Case report »
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Dale Harland Heath
- was an LDS church member and chiropractor in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jury trial, Unknown,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Case report »
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Daniel Smoot Henshaw
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was a Mormon church member in Logan, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 2019 of sexually abusing a 3-year-old girl; sentenced to seven months in jail; arrested in 2023 and found competent to stand trial on charges of plotting to rape and murder a Logan, Utah woman.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Ongoing,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Case report »
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Michael William Hiatt
- was a Mormon church member in Clinton, Utah; charged in Utah in March 2023 with two second degree felony counts of enticing a minor, and one third degree felony count of dealing in materials harmful to a minor; pleaded guilty in June 2023 to one second degree felony count of enticing a minor; sentenced in August 2023 to 45 days in jail, with credit for 15 days served, and 4 years probation.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims,
- Case report »
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Kenneth Higa
- was an LDS church member in Orem Utah and karate teacher; accused of sexual abuse of a 14 year old girl, one of his karate students; Higa unable to pass a court ordered competency test the case was unable to proceed.
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Case report »
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Kyle Mark Hill
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Evan Douglas Hopper
- was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Unknown,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Case report »
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Craig Aaron Housley
- was an LDS church member in Utah; found guilty in 2018 of child sexual exploitation; sentenced to 210 days in state prison and five years of probation.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2018,
- Case report »
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Allan Turner Howe
- was an LDS church member and Utah politician; accused of a sex crime; convicted.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 1970s,
- Convicted in: 1900 to 1979,
- Case report »
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Erik Wayne 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.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Parole, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 2000s, 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2017,
- Case report »
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Stanley Lloyd 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.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Case report »
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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.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 1990s,
- Convicted in: 1990s,
- Case report »
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Robert Bentley Jackson
- was a former assistant BYU professor and Mormon bishopric member (second counselor) in Provo, Utah; sentenced to two years in prison in 2006 for video recording a 14-year-old undressing.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Case report »
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Floyd C 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.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Unknown,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2019,
- Case report »
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Bruce T Jeppesen
- was a former Mormon elders quorum president; sentenced to two concurrent terms of 15 years in the Utah State Prison for raping a child .
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Case report »
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Carl Matthew Johnson
- was a former mayor of West Bountiful, UT; former Mormon bishop in Utah; arrested for and charged with sexually abusing several children; pleaded guilty in January 2023 to four felony counts of child sexual abuse; sentenced in March 2023 to prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 1980s, 1990s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2023,
- Case report »
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Melvin Kay Johnson
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was a seminary teacher, BYU religion professor; accused by his children of sexually abusing his daughters; excommunicated, rebaptized; confessed to sexual abuse, but has not been arrested or criminally charged.
- Criminal case: Never charged,
- Civil case: Unknown result,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
- Crime years: 1960s, 1970s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
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Les Ernest Johnson
- was a Mormon church member in northern Utah; found guilty of child sexual abuse; was granted parole in 1984 in Utah after serving 7 months of a 0-5 year prison sentence; as of 2023, lives in Bountiful, Utah.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison, Released,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 1980s,
- Convicted in: 1980s,
- Case report »
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Bryce Johnson
- was an LDS church member in Heber City, Utah; three counts of aggravated child sex abuse/1st degree felony and sexual exploitation of a minor/2nd degree felony.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2017,
- Case report »
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Jordan Lyn Jolley
- was an LDS church member in Syracuse, Utah; convicted of voyeurism in January 2024.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2024,
- Case report »
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Michael Alan Jordan
- was an LDS church member in West Valley, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted of 33 felonies related to child sexual abuse (CSA).
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2015,
- Case report »
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Dennis L 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.
- Criminal case: Plea agreement, Probation,
- Civil case: Ongoing civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace,
- Crime years: 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2024,
- Case report »
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Spencer Kay Kartchner
- was an LDS church member in Utah; convicted of sex crimes in 2009 and 2021.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Online,
- Crime years: 2000s, 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2000s, 2009, 2020s, 2021,
- Case report »
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David John 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.
- Criminal case: Admitted guilt, Ongoing,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
- Crime years: 2000s, 2010s,
- Case report »
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Lon Harvey Kennard
- was a former Mormon bishop in Utah; in 2011, pleaded guilty to three felony counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child; sentenced in November 2011 to three consecutive terms of five years to life in the Utah State Prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Victims: 7 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 1990s, 2000s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2011,
- Case report »
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Thomas Smith Kimball
- was a Mormon church member in Logan, Utah; accused of sexual abuse by multiple women; died by suicide in October 2020, shortly after allegations became public.
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted, Suicide,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2000s, 2010s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
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Louis Darrell Kinyon
- was an LDS church member in Provo, Utah; convicted in 2005 of aggravated murder.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2000s,
- Convicted in: 2000s, 2005,
- Case report »
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Antonio Rubalcaba Lacy
- was an LDS church member and BYU student in Provo, Utah; convicted in 2012 of forcible sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Unknown,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2012,
- Case report »
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Michael Lynn 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.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Case report »
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James Steven 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.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime scenes: LDS church building, Victim's home,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2018,
- Case report »
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Robert Wayne 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.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Released,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 1990s, 2000s,
- Convicted in: 1990s, 2000s, 2009,
- Case report »
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George Patrick Lee
- was a former LDS general authority; pleaded guilty to attempted sexual abuse of a child, a third-degree felony.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Case report »
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Nicholas Randy Lewis
- was a Mormon church member and BYU student; accused of sexually abusing young girls and attempting to solicit sex from a teen online; sentenced to jail time and probation; 2023: registered sex offender living in Bremerton, Washington.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Probation,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2017,
- Case report »
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Michael James Lister
- was an LDS church member in or near Cedar City, Utah and Bunkerville, Nevada; accused in Utah in 2023 of sexual abuse of two young girls; pleaded guilty to one count of sodomy on a child; sentenced in June 2023 to 25 years to life in prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2023,
- Case report »
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Leonard Loschen
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was a Mormon church member; sentenced in 2022 to prison in Utah for sexually abusing LDS missionaries.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2022,
- Case report »
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Leslie Brandt Loveland
- was an LDS church member in Provo, Utah; pleaded guilty of rape in 2019; sentenced to one year in prison and three years of probation.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2019,
- Case report »
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Dennis Joe Loveless
- was a Mormon church member in Farmington, Utah; accused of sexual abuse in 1977 and 1984; sentenced to prison both times; died in 2016.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 1970s, 1980s,
- Convicted in: 1900 to 1979, 1980s,
- Case report »
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Doug Lovell
- was a Mormon church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse of a woman he murdered; he claimed the LDS church meddled in his 2015 trial by discouraging a former prison bishop from testifying in his defense.
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Case report »
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Seth Thomas Lyon
- was a Mormon church member and returned missionary in Utah; arrested in 2006 in a police sting operation and charged with enticement of a child over the internet.
- Criminal case: Police investigation, Unknown,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2000s,
- Case report »
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Martin Joseph MacNeill
- was a former Mormon bishop in Utah; convicted of sexual abuse in 2014.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Unknown,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2014,
- Case report »
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Major Lynn 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.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Case report »
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Kelly Arthur Mangrum
- was an LDS church member and dentist in West Valley City, Utah; accused of sexual misconduct, prescribing medications for a drug addict for sex.
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 1990s,
- Case report »
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Brandon Lee Manning
- was an LDS church member in Utah and Georgia; convicted three times of sex crimes: Scotland in the 1990s, Utah in 2001, Georgia in 2020; assigned to be a young men's president in a Georgia LDS branch in 2017; arrested in 2019 and charged with eight felony counts of child sexual exploitation; convicted; as of November 2023, lives in Fort Valley, Georgia as a registered sex offender.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s,
- Convicted in: 1990s, 2000s, 2001, 2020, 2020s,
- Case report »
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Benjamin Michael Manning
- was a Mormon church member in Massachusetts and Utah; in 2014, molested a child while living with her family in Salt Lake City, Utah; charged with child sexual abuse in 2019; was a Sunday school teacher at some point between 2014 and 2024; found guilty by a jury in February 2024; sentenced in April 2024 to 120 years in prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2024,
- Case report »
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Jayson Heath 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.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Case report »
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Herbert Calvin Mataele
- was an LDS church member in Bluffdale, Utah; convicted of sexually abusing a disabled girl he was caring for; sentenced in October 2023 to between three years and life in prison, but that prison sentence was suspended; the judge ordered him to serve three years in jail, with credit for the almost year and a half he had already served, followed by six years of probation.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Case report »
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Robert Matthews
- was a Mormon church member and singer in the Mormon Tabernacle Choir; arrested in 2006, after police received evidence that he swam naked with four young boys during a trip in July 2006; he took pictures of the nude swim and later processed the images on his computer; charged with four counts of sexual exploitation of a minor and lewdness involving a child; convicted.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
- Case report »
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Norman Arthur Maxfield
- was an LDS church member and high school drama teacher in Utah; convicted in 1988 of sexually abusing boys.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Unknown,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 1980s,
- Convicted in: 1980s,
- Case report »
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Timothy O'Sean 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.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Victim's home,
- Crime years: 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s,
- Convicted in: 2000s, 2008,
- Case report »
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David Marlen McGhie
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was an LDS church member; accused of child sexual abuse; convicted; an LDS bishop was accused of failing to report the abuse.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 1990s, 2000s,
- Convicted in: 2000, 2000s,
- Case report »
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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.
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Case report »
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Blake Cornell Mendenhall
- was an LDS church member in American Fork, Utah; accused of sexual abuse.
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Case report »
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Richard Lorin Miles
- was an LDS church member in Bountiful, Utah; accused of sexual abuse in a civil lawsuit; case was dismissed with prejudice in 2020.
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Case report »
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Brenda Nelson Miles
- was an LDS church member in Bountiful, Utah; accused of child sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case: Civil case dismissed with prejudice,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 1980s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
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Sergey Tyler Millett
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David Lawson Millett
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Trevor Robert Milton
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was a Mormon church member and former technology billionaire (Nikola) in Utah; accused of sexual assault of two minors.
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Case report »
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Brian David Mitchell
- was a Mormon church member and temple worker in Utah; abductor, with Wanda Barzee, of Elizabeth Smart.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s,
- Convicted in: 2000s, 2009,
- Case report »
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Thomas Lee 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.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil case: Settlement,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 1980s, 1990s,
- Convicted in: 1980s,
- Case report »
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Aaron Marcos Montoya
- was a Mormon primary teacher in Utah; pleaded guilty to sexually abusing children; as of March 2024, is out of prison on parole and lives in Woods Cross, Utah as a registered sex offender.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime scenes: LDS church building, LDS Primary activity,
- Case report »
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Luis Andres Morales Silva
- was an LDS church member in Lehi, Utah; found guilty 4 counts of sexual abusing a child in the 2nd degree.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Case report »
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Mark Evan Morgan
- was an LDS church member in Springville, Utah; accused of sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Unknown,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Case report »
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Scotty Hyrum Mortensen
- was an LDS church member and scout leader in Utah; accused in 1988 of child sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 1980s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
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David Neil 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.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: Public building,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2019,
- Case report »
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Erick Allen 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.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2023,
- Case report »
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Tevita Hoihoi Mounga
- was a former Mormon bishop and ward mission leader in Salt Lake City, Utah; arrested and charged in May 2024 with sexual assault and kidnapping.
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Vehicle,
- Crime years: 2020s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
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Jesse Paul Murff
- was an LDS church member and attorney in Utah; arrested in May 2020 on 26 counts related to alleged sexual abuse; died in June 2020 at a hospital several days after he apparently attempted suicide in his cell.
- Criminal case: Died awaiting trial, Suicide,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2010s, 2020s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
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Shane Michael 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.
- Criminal case: Pleaded guilty,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: Vehicle,
- Case report »
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Craig Steven Nebeker
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- 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.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2023,
- Case report »
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Gordon Ariel Neeley
- was an LDS church member and daycare owner in Salt Lake City, Utah; plead guilty to ATTEMPTED - AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD; convicted; died in 2018.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: LDS church building, Perpetrator's workplace,
- Case report »
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Kim Charles Nelson
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was a Mormon church member in St. George, Utah; pleaded guilty to charges of child sexual abuse; LDS leaders allegedly knew about the abuse and failed to report to police.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Case report »
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Jayden Becker Nelson
- was an LDS church member in South Ogden, Utah; accused of sexual abuse of a 4-year-old child and of a teenage female; sentenced in 2018 to 15 years to life in prison for aggravated sexual abuse of a child.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Case report »
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Paul William Newman
- was a former Mormon bishop in Utah; charged in 2020 with child sexual abuse; convicted of a sex crime.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2020s,
- Case report »
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Hugh Winder Nibley
- was a prominent LDS scholar in Utah; in 2005, was publicly accused by his daughter of childhood sexual abuse against her; died in 2005 in Provo, Utah; was never charged with a sex crime.
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Case report »
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Gregg Terry Nielsen
- was an LDS church member and dentist in South Ogden, Utah; accused of sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Case report »
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Demar Wesley Nilson
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Case report »
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Johnathon Damian Nixon
- was a Mormon church member in Indiana and Utah; convicted guilty of sexual abuse in 2005 in Davis County, Utah; convicted again in 2018 and sentenced to prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2000s,
- Convicted in: 2000s, 2005, 2010s, 2018,
- Case report »
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Brent David Noorda
- was a Mormon church member and chiropractor in St. George, Utah; arrested in 2019 and accused of sexual abuse; convicted and sentenced to prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted, No contest, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
- Case report »
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David Mark 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.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Case report »
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Lonnie Kent Nyman
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Jeffrey Paul Olson
- was a Mormon church member in Utah; found guilty of first-degree felony aggravated sex abuse of a child and was sentenced in 2020 to four consecutive terms of three years to life in prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2020, 2020s,
- Case report »
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Thomas Opfar
- was a Mormon church member; pleaded guilty of child sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 1980s,
- Convicted in: 1980s,
- Case report »
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Scott Dale Owen
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- 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 November 2023; charged in December 2023.
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Case report »
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Alan Byron Pace
- was a Mormon church member in Orem, Utah; sentenced in 2015 to 30 days in prison and 36 months of probation for felony child sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison, Probation,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2000s, 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2015,
- Case report »
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Robert Henry Paisola
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 2008 and sentenced to 90 days in jail.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, No contest, Plea agreement,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2000s,
- Convicted in: 2000s, 2008,
- Case report »
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Spencer John Palmer
- was a Mormon temple endowment ceremony actor, BYU professor, mission president, temple president, LDS church area authority; posthumously accused of child sexual abuse by his grandson.
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Case report »
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Kenny Van Parcell
- was an LDS church member and president of the National Association of Realtors; former Mormon ward young men's leader in Utah and bishopric counselor at BYU-Provo; accused in 2023 of sexual harassment by three women; resigned.
- Criminal case: Never charged,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Case report »
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Matthew Scott Patton
- was an LDS church member in Ogden, Utah; found guilty sexual abuse and sentenced to time in prison; crossed state lines after being released from prison and got pulled over by police; tried to flee from police and then charged police with knives; died my police homicide.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Case report »
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Curtis William Payne
- was a Mormon church member and elementary school teacher in St. George, Utah; convicted in 2019 of child sexual abuse and sentenced to four consecutive terms of 15 years to life in prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2019,
- Case report »
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Jason Michael Pedersen
- was an LDS church member in Heber City, Utah; found 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.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
- Case report »
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James William Penrod
- was a Mormon church missionary in Pennsylvania in 1997; originally from Utah; sent home to Utah from his mission and arrested in July 1997 and charged with child sexual abuse; sentenced to prison for sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 1990s,
- Convicted in: 1990s,
- Case report »
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Brian Richard Peterson
- was an LDS church member and scout leader in Orem, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted and sentenced to prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 1980s,
- Convicted in: 1980s,
- Case report »
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Eneudo Luis 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.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Fled or failed to appear, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2022,
- Case report »
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Scott Elvin Phister
- was a Mormon bishop and stake president in Wyoming; later moved to Utah and worked as a massage therapist; pleaded no contest in 2022 to two class A misdemeanor charges of sexual battery for touching a female massage client in a sexual manner.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2022,
- Case report »
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Derrick Evan 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.
- Criminal case: Never charged,
- Civil case: Ongoing civil case,
- Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Healthcare appointment, Perpetrator's workplace,
- Case report »
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Byron Lloyd Poelman
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was a bishop and stake president in Utah and partner in a law firm that represented the LDS church; arrested in 1994 for soliciting a prostitute; pleaded guilty to a class B misdemeanor charge of patronizing a prostitute.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 1990s,
- Convicted in: 1990s,
- Case report »
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Lloyd Gerald Pond
- was a Mormon church member and leader of an LDS church radio program in Utah; found guilty of child sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 1990s,
- Convicted in: 1990s,
- Case report »
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Mark Chadwick Porter
- was a Mormon church member and former stake presidency member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse in 2022 after allegedly groping women in a Logan grocery store; pleaded guilty in December 2022.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2022,
- Case report »
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Michael Jay Pratt
- was a former LDS seminary principal; arrested in 2009; convicted and sentenced in 2010 for the sexual abuse of a 16-year-old seminary student.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Case report »
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Kent Daniel Prestwich
- was an LDS church member and nursery leader (Primary teacher/worker) in Lewiston, Utah; arrested in 2023 for allegedly downloading child sexual abuse material (CSAM) for 15 years "because it aroused him;" pleaded guilty to two 2nd degree felony counts of child sexual exploitation; January 2024: sentenced to two concurrent terms of one to 15 years in prison, with credit for 91 says served.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2023,
- Case report »
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Keith Richard Price
- was a Mormon bishop in Pleasant Grove, Utah; convicted in 2018 of class A misdemeanor voyeurism; secretly recorded underage girls; the crime occurred while he was serving as bishop.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Unknown,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2018,
- Case report »
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Byard James Price
- was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Salt Lake City, Utah; convicted of sexual abuse, then reapplied to be a scout volunteer after his conviction.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Case report »
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Shane Cameron Pugh
- was a Mormon church member in Cedar Hills, Utah; accused of touching an underage girl while she was sleeping; in 2017, found guilty of forcible sexual abuse (2nd degree felony); sentenced to 1 to 15 years in prison and 3 years probation.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2018,
- Case report »
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Bryce Stephen Ray
- was a Mormon church member and former bank officer in West Haven, Utah; arrested in July 2024 and charged with enticing a minor and sexual solicitation of a child.
- Criminal case: Ongoing, Police investigation,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: Public building,
- Crime years: 2020s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
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Kenneth Merlin Richens
- was an LDS church member and chief information officer (CIO) of Central Valley Medical Center in Nephi, Utah; accused in 2023 of child sexual exploitation; pleaded guilty in February 2024 to two felony counts of sexual exploitation of a minor; in April 2024, sentenced to two consecutive terms of one to 15 years in prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Online,
- Crime years: 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2024,
- Case report »
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Leroy Harvey Richins
- was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 1970s,
- Case report »
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Shonn M Ricks
- was an LDS church member in Benson, Cache County, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; found guilty by a jury in 1997; served about 14 months in prison; attempted to serve a Mormon mission and was supported by his stake president, Jerry Toombs; his mission call was withdrawn.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 1990s,
- Convicted in: 1990s,
- Case report »
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Phillip Kowalewski Rimmasch
- was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Utah in the 1980s; had a 50-plus year career as a mortician; convicted of child sexual abuse; on appeal, the Utah Supreme Court ordered a new trial in 1989.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Overturned/reversed,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 1980s,
- Convicted in: 1980s,
- Case report »
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Jeffrey Parnell 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.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison, Unknown,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s,
- Case report »
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Chad Kaye 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.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Registered sex offender,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Case report »
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Denim Lee Robinson
- was a Mormon church member in Payson, Utah; found guilty of 3 counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child and was sentenced to 1-10 years in June 2015.
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2015,
- Case report »
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Daniel Roy 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.
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: LDS church building,
- Case report »
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Jeremy Roland 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.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace, Victim's home,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2014,
- Case report »
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Bradley Newell Roylance
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Lance Mark Rushton
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was an LDS church member in Provo; accused of photo shopping faces of family members, ward church members of adults and children on to pornographic material and distributed them; convicted in 2007 and sentenced to three months in jail and three years of probation.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime scenes: Online,
- Crime years: 2000s,
- Convicted in: 2000s, 2007,
- Case report »
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Eldon Andrew 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.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 1980s, 1990s,
- Convicted in: 1980s, 1990s,
- Case report »
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Douglas Saltsman
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Probation,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, 100 or more victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2020, 2020s,
- Case report »
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Richard Blaine Sampson
- was a Mormon bishop, stake high council member and doctor in Provo, Utah; Director of Medical Affairs for the LDS Missionary Training Center; 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.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Parole, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Victims: 7 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 2000s, 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2014,
- Case 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".
- Criminal case: Criminal charges dropped,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Case report »
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Shawn Edward Scherick
- was an LDS church member in Utah; convicted three times of sex crimes between 2004 and 2012.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Registered sex offender,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2000s,
- Convicted in: 2010, 2010s,
- Case report »
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George Martin Schliesser
- was a Mormon church member and primary teacher in Utah; was a scout leader and a primary leader who was charged with two counts of sodomy on a child and two counts of sex abuse on a child in 1990; in September 2021 he was arrested after a third attempt at voyeurism, the first two in 2020.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 1980s,
- Convicted in: 1990s,
- Case report »
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Jeffery David Scofield
- was an LDS church member in Provo, Utah; found guilty of sexual abuse of a 6 year old girl in 2001 and served 6 years in prison; 2017 was arrested and charged with rape of a 73 year old woman.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Case report »
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Orin Ervin Searle
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Not convicted, Unknown,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s,
- Case report »
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Carl Edward Sepos
- 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.
- Criminal case: Community service, Convicted, Jail, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2015,
- Case report »
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Matthew Gregory 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 Duchese, Utah..
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: Online,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2021,
- Case report »
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Ryan Chad 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.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2015,
- Case report »
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Robert Alexander Smith
- 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.
- Criminal case: Ongoing, Unknown,
- Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2020s,
- Case report »
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Kent Charles Staheli
- 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.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2000s,
- Convicted in: 2010, 2010s,
- Case report »
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Roselle Anderson Stevenson
- was an LDS church member in Utah; accused in August 2023 of child sexual abuse; ex-wife of ritualistic abuse suspect David Hamblin.
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
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Terry Alan 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.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Crime years: 1990s,
- Convicted in: 1990s,
- Case report »
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Michael Terry Stillman
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- 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.
- Criminal case: Never charged,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Crime years: 1970s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
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Robert David Stillwell
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- 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; reportedly, the local Mormon bishop became aware of the abuse but didn't take any church disciplinary action.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 1980s,
- Convicted in: 1990s,
- Case report »
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Phillip Brandon Stokes
- was an active LDS church member and music composer for multiple videos posted to official Church websites or social media accounts; in 2022, he was found guilty and sentenced to prison for rape of a child.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2022,
- Case report »
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James D. Stokes
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James Grant Stringham
- was an LDS church member and physician in Salt Lake City; in 1982, was found guilty of sexual exploitation of a minor; was sentenced to five years probation and ordered to pay $7,500 restitution.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Healthcare appointment,
- Crime years: 1980s,
- Convicted in: 1980s,
- Case report »
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Jason Strong
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Civil case: Unknown result,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Crime years: 1980s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
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Sean David Sund
- was an LDS primary teacher in Utah; was convicted in 2022 of sexually abusing a girl from his LDS ward.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2022,
- Case report »
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Kevin G Sykes
- 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.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2023,
- Case report »
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Daniel David Taggart
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Heidi Tasso
- was an LDS church member and school teacher/counselor in St. George, Utah; charged in 2016 with child sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in June 2018 to one third-degree felony count of unlawful sexual activity with a minor; sentenced in August 2018 to 120 days in jail, 36 months probation and 200 hours of community service.
- Criminal case: Community service, Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2018,
- Case report »
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Brent E Taylor
- 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.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Fled or failed to appear, Ongoing, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 6 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2024,
- Case report »
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Christopher Mark Taylor
- was an LDS church member in Utah; arrested in January 2022 for possession of child pornography; case pending as federal charges are being evaluated.
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Case report »
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Keele Ryan Taylor
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was a Mormon church member in Farmington, Utah; convicted for possession of child pornography; In July 2019, accepted plea deal to possession, so the distribution charge was dropped.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Online,
- Crime years: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2019,
- Case report »
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Anthony Mark Teeples
- was an LDS church member in Cache County, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 1989 and in 2019.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 1980s, 2010s,
- Convicted in: 1980s, 2010s, 2019,
- Case report »
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Arturo Tenorio
- was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2013,
- Case report »
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Jared Evan Tichy
- 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.
- Criminal case: Ongoing, Unknown,
- Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2010s, 2020s,
- Case report »
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George Kermit Tilson
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- 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.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: lawsuit against LDS church, Unknown result,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s,
- Convicted in: 1990s,
- Case report »
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Donald Ray 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.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2020, 2020s,
- Case report »
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James Addison 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.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Crime years: 1990s, 2000s,
- Convicted in: 1990s, 2000s, 2006,
- Case report »
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Jay Toombs
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was an LDS church member and private investigator in Benson, Cache Valley, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; allegations of his abuse were reportedly known to three LDS bishops and stake president Jerry Toombs (his older brother), who never reported it to police; convicted in 2000 and sentenced to life in prison.
- Criminal case: Never charged, Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Crime years: 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s,
- Convicted in: 2000, 2000s,
- Case report »
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Robert Michael Tubbs
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was an LDS church member and scout leader in Slaterville, Weber County, Utah; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse; sentenced to six years to life in prison; released on parole on March 2008.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Scout activity/event,
- Crime years: 1990s,
- Convicted in: 1990s,
- Case report »
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Spencer C Turner
- was a Mormon church member in Murray, Utah; In June of 2007 arrested for meeting with a girl he thought was a minor for kissing and fondling her; also possibly sexually abused 3 other minor girls.
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 2000s,
- Case report »
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Drew Daniel 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.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil case: Civil case dismissed, Civil case dismissed with prejudice,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Case report »
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Timothy Nathan Tuttle
- was an LDS church member in Utah; was found guilty of three counts of sexual battery.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Unknown,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2016,
- Case report »
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Devin Todd Tuttle
- was a Mormon church member in Draper, Utah; convicted of UNLAWFUL SEXUAL CONDUCT WITH A 16 OR 17 YEAR OLD/CLASS A MISDEMEANOR.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2023,
- Case report »
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Kimball Reid 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.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Sleepover,
- Case report »
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Keith Robert Vallejo
- was a Mormon bishop in Utah; convicted of sexually abusing and raping two underage girls; sentenced in 2017 to five years to life in prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2017,
- Case report »
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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.
- Case report »
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Homer Lewis Van Matre
- was an LDS church member in Salt Lake County, Utah; found guilty of sexual abuse of child and sodomy on a child and charges were reversed in appeal when child recanted her story.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Overturned/reversed,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 1980s,
- Convicted in: 1980s,
- Case report »
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Sterling Gray Van Wagenen
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was a co-founder of Sundance Film Festival and director of some Mormon temple endowment videos; publicly accused of sexual abuse of two children in two separate instances; sentenced to prison in 2019 for child sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 1990s, 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2019,
- Case report »
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Kurt Arthur Vanwagoner
- 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.
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Online,
- Case report »
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Jeffrey Allan Vargo
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2000s,
- Convicted in: 2000s, 2001,
- Case report »
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Adrian Villar
- was an LDS church member in Spanish Fork, Utah; accused of sexually abusing an 8 year old and 11 year old separately .
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Victim's school,
- Case report »
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Daniel Waddington
- 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.
- Criminal case: Ongoing, Police investigation,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2000s, 2020s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
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Nathan Clark Ward
- was a Mormon church member and OBGYN in Missisippi and Utah; sentenced to prison in 2019 for production of child pornography.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2019,
- Case report »
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Allen B Washburn
- was a Mormon church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 1980s,
- Case report »
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Thomas Jared Weaver
- was a Mormon church member in Utah; arrested in 2023 and charged with felony child sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Ongoing, Unknown,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2020s,
- Case report »
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Mark L Webb
- was an LDS church member in Murray, Utah; pleaded guilty in 2014 of 2 counts of UNLAW SEX ACTIVITY WITH A MINOR.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Case report »
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Charles Edward 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.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing, Victim's school,
- Crime years: 2000s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2013, 2014,
- Case report »
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Sydney Arthur 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.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Case report »
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Jeffery Thomas Westerman
- was a Provo, Utah police officer; was arrested for allegedly threatening to jail a woman unless she exposed herself to him.
- Criminal case: Police investigation, Unknown,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Case report »
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Roland Edwin Westrup
- 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.
- Criminal case: Ongoing, Unknown,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2020s,
- Case report »
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Michael Francis Whitehead
- was an LDS church member in Orem, Utah; convicted in 2004 of ENTICING A MINOR OVER THE INTERNET - Class A Misdemeanor.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Plea agreement, Probation,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2000s,
- Convicted in: 2000s, 2004,
- Case report »
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Shawn Thomas Whiting