Utah

• George William Aaron

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  • 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 »

• Brady Glen Allen

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  • 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 »

• Benjamin Aaron Alyk

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  • 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 »

• Jared Anderson

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  • was a high school teacher (and one-time "teacher of the year") and Mormon church group leader in the San Antonio, Texas area; also lived in Millington, Tennessee and Ogden, Utah; sentenced to 10 years in prison for hosting sex parties for teenage boys.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Sleepover,
  • Crime years: 2010s,
  • Convicted in: 2010s, 2017,
  • Case report »

• Darcy Finlinson Anderson

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  • was an LDS church member in Utah; convicted of sexually abusing a 10-year-old girl; sentenced in 2022 to serve a minimum of 16 years in prison.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 2020s,
  • Convicted in: 2020s, 2022,
  • Case report »

• Dale Lynn Andreason

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  • 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 »

• Cortney Ted Andrew

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  • 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 »

• Richard Curtis Baker

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  • 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 »

• Lynn Earl Baldwin

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  • 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 »

• Timothy Blain Ballard

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  • 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 »

• Michael Roy Banks

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  • 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 »

• Norman Carl Barber

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  • 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 »

• Wanda Barzee

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  • was an LDS church member in Utah; with Brian David Mitchell, held Elizabeth Smart captive.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Case report »

• Alan Brower Bassett

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  • 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 »

• John Baysden

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  • 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 »

• Brandon Clay Beckham

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  • 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 »

• Gary Lee Bell

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  • 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 »

• Arthur Gus Bennett

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  • 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 »

• Donald Nelson Bills

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  • 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 »

• Arthur Gary Bishop

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  • 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 »

• Andrew Mack Bishop

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  • was a Mormon church member in Pleasant Grove, Utah; 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 »

• Joseph Layton Bishop

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  • 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 »

• David Michael Blackner

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  • 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 »

• Donald Mark Blanchard

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  • 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 »

• Gordon Brent Bodily

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  • 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 »

• Glen Douglas Borst

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  • 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 »

• Timothy William Bothell

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  • 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 »

• Douglas Ray Bowen

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  • 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 »

• Jack Earl Bowers

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  • 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 »

• Kevin Gerald Bowman

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  • 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 »

• Stephen Dwayne Boyd

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  • 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 »

• Brian Gordon Briggs

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  • 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 »

• David Harrison Broadbent

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  • 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 »

• Michael Lynn Bronson

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  • was a former Mormon bishop in Utah; sentenced to prison in 2017 for first-degree felony attempted aggravated child sexual abuse.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 2010s,
  • Convicted in: 2010s, 2017,
  • Case report »

• Gary Wade Brown

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  • 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 »

• Jarom Christopher Brown

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  • 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 »

• William Guymon Bruhn

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  • 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 »

• Paul J Bryant

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  • 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 »

• Eddie Aulton Bunch

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  • 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 »

• Gerald Wayne Burgie

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  • 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 »

• Revere Wedekind Burnett

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  • 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 »

• Sheril Dale Burton

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  • 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 »

• Samuel Heber Butler

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  • 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 »

• Timothy Morgan Butler

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  • was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Case report »

• Roland Shea Byrd

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  • was an LDS church member in Caldwell, Idaho; convicted of sexual abuse of a child under 16 years; as of 2024, lives in Toquerville, Utah as a registered sex offender.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Registered sex offender,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Convicted in: 2000s, 2008,
  • Case report »

• Cory Clyde Campbell

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  • 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 »

• Charles Lynn Camper

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  • 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 »

• Samuel Wallace Cantrell

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  • 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 »

• Jonathan Raymond Carver

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  • 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 »

• David M Chadwick

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  • 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 »

• Max Todd Cheatham

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  • 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 »

• Kami Lee Chesnut

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  • 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 »

• Prue Jeremy Christopher

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  • was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Case report »

• Tanner Paul Clark

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  • 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 »

• Michael James Clay

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  • 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 »

• Stephen J Coleman

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  • 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 »

• Gerald Arthur Collingwood

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  • 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 »

• Keldon Severn Cook

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  • 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 »

• Allan Colman Cook

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  • 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 »

• Brandon Scott Cordero

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  • 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 »

• Mark Nielson Cram

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  • 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 »

• Curtis Reed Crittenden

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  • 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 »

• Clark Elwood Crookston

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  • 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 »

• Alan Lee Croshaw

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  • 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 »

• Russell George Crosland

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  • was a Mormon church member in Fillmore, Utah; tried meeting a 13 year old that he chatted with online for sex; it was an undercover agent; he was arrested.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 2020s,
  • Convicted in: 2020s, 2024,
  • Case report »

• Abraham Isaac (possibly Issac) Cruz

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  • 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 »

• John Gardner Cummings

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  • 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 »

• Robert Norman Dahle

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  • was an LDS church member, Utah Highway Patrol trooper; alleged rapist of a 13-year-old girl.
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Case report »

• Luke Elbert Dalton

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  • 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 »

• James Rowley Danenon

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  • 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 »

• Michael Adam Davis

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  • 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• James Edrick Denos

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  • 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 »

• 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 »

• Michael Driggs

  • 
  • was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted.
  • Case report »

• 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 »

• Cesar Duran

  • 
  • was a Mormon bishopric member in Salt Lake City, Utah; arrested for alleged sexual abuse of a 13-year-old girl in his ward.
  • Criminal case: Unknown,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime scenes: LDS church building,
  • Crime years: 2010s,
  • Case report »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• Frederick Merlin Edvalson

  • 
  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • was a Mormon in Utah and Camp Springs, Prince George's County, Maryland; convicted 3 times of sexual abuse in Maryland in the 1980s; third conviction: while on probation, groomed a 10-year-old girl and sexually assaulted her in a room inside a Mormon chapel on multiple occasions from 1983 to 1984; reportedly told her he was giving her "special religious training;" sentenced to 8 years in prison.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Civil case: lawsuit against LDS church, Ongoing civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime scenes: LDS church building,
  • Case report »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• Gerald Howard Elison

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  • 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 »

• Gary Edward Erickson

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  • 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 »

• Robert Lee Erickson

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  • 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• Scott Fredrich Farr

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  • 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 »

• 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 »

• Jeffrey Vern Fox

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  • 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 »

• 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 »

• Richard Freeman

  • 
  • was an LDS church member and high school teacher in Fresno, California; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; moved to Provo, Utah.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 1990s, 2000s,
  • Case report »

• Michael W Fritchen

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  • 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• Jeffrey Alan Gatlin

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  • 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• Scott Logan Gollaher

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  • 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• Timothy James Hallows

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  • 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• Kyle Mark Hill

  • 
  • was a Mormon church member; accused of child sexual abuse; convicted in 2019 and sentenced to 15 years in prison and a lifetime of supervised release.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Prison, Probation, Unknown,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 2010s,
  • Convicted in: 2010s, 2019,
  • Case report »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• Hayden Hoss Hunter

  • 
  • was a Mormon missionary in California; he was from Pleasant Grove, Utah; arrested in 2020 for distribution of child sexual abuse material (child pornography) while on his mission; convicted of possession of CSAM in 2021.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Released,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
  • Crime scenes: Online,
  • Crime years: 2020s,
  • Convicted in: 2020s, 2021,
  • Case report »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• Paul Maxce Jellum

  • 
  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • was a Mormon scout leader in Logan, Utah in the 1980s; suspended by the BSA in 1987 after being accused of sexually abusing a 14-year-old Boy Scout in his troop during a 1986 Scouting event at Camp Hunt near Bear Lake, Utah; in 1990, Jellum became a scoutmaster in a Nevada LDS ward despite his prior suspension; in 1991, Jellum admitted to the abuse.
  • Criminal case: Police investigation, Unknown,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Case report »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• Timothy David Kimball

  • 
  • was an LDS church member in San Antonio, Texas; charged in 2022 with child sexual abuse; died by suicide in June 2023 while awaiting indictment.
  • Criminal case: Died awaiting trial, Not convicted, Suicide,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
  • Case report »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• David George McConkie

  • 
  • was a former Mormon stake president, Mormon bishop and deputy district attorney in Colorado, and paternal grandson of former Mormon apostle Bruce R. McConkie; arrested in August 2023; charged in September 2023 with felony sexual assault on a child by someone in a position of trust; in November 2023, granted permission by the judge to move to Utah; pleaded not guilty in February 2024.
  • Criminal case: Ongoing,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
  • Crime years: 2000s, 2010s,
  • Convicted in: Never convicted,
  • Case report »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• Sergey Tyler Millett

  • 
  • was a Mormon church member; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 2000s,
  • Convicted in: 2000s, 2009,
  • Case report »

• David Lawson Millett

  • 
  • was a Mormon church member in Utah; found guilty of sexual abuse and sentenced in 2022 to prison.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 2020s,
  • Convicted in: 2020s, 2022,
  • Case report »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• Mark Evan Morgan

  • 
  • was an LDS church member in Springville, Utah; accused of sexual abuse.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Unknown,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Case report »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• Demar Wesley Nilson

  • 
  • was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse.
  • Criminal case: Unknown,
  • Victims: Unknown number of victims,
  • Case report »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• Lonnie Kent Nyman

  • 
  • was a Mormon church member and funeral director in Utah; accused of sex crimes; pleaded guilty; sentenced in August 2019.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Unknown,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 2010s,
  • Convicted in: 2010s, 2019,
  • Case report »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• Terry Wayne Parker

  • 
  • was a Mormon church member in Tacoma, Washington; accused of sexual abuse by 6 former students, that claimed they reported to school district that did nothing to protect students.
  • Victims: 6 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: Victim's school,
  • Crime years: 1990s,
  • Case report »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• Danny P Pitcher

  • 
  • was a Mormon church member and youth sports coach in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; sentenced in 2000 to 15 years to life in prison; as of 2024, remained in prison.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
  • Case report »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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,
  • Crime scenes: Public building,
  • Crime years: 2020s,
  • Convicted in: Never convicted,
  • Case report »

• 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 »

• Leroy Harvey Richins

  • 
  • was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
  • Criminal case: Unknown,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 1970s,
  • Case report »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• Christine Hinckley Robinson

  • 
  • was an LDS church member in Utah; sister of Mormon church president Gordon Hinckley; accused posthumously of child sexual abuse, along with her husband Preston Robinson.
  • Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Case report »

• 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 »

• Lowell Robison

  • 
  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • was a Mormon mission president in the Mexico Leon mission (1995-1998) when he allegedly sexually abused multiple missionaries; accused in 2018 of the alleged abuse; two months later, died by suicide.
  • Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
  • Crime years: 1980s, 1990s,
  • Convicted in: Never convicted,
  • Case report »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• Michael David Rosser

  • 
  • was an LDS church member in Indiana; accused in 2023 of child sexual abuse; made a plea agreement in February 2024, agreeing to plead guilty to reduced charges; convicted in 2024 and sentenced to six years in prison with two years probation.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: Unknown number of victims,
  • Convicted in: 2020s, 2024,
  • Case report »

• Bradley Newell Roylance

  • 
  • was a Mormon church member and attorney; convicted in 2010 of two counts of sexual abuse of a minor, sentenced to 180 days in prison.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 2000s,
  • Convicted in: 2010, 2010s,
  • Case report »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• Keith Eric Salmon

  • 
  • was an LDS church member in Tennessee; found guilty of distributing CSAM.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Prison, Released,
  • Victims: Unknown number of victims,
  • Crime years: 2010s,
  • Convicted in: 2010s, 2013,
  • Case report »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• Thomas Theron Schofield

  • 
  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • was a Mormon bishop in Elk Grove, Sacramento County, California; accused in a 2024 civil lawsuit of sexually abusing a 16-year-old child in 2004-05 while he was a Mormon Bishop; some of the alleged abuse took place in the Salt Lake City and Oakland LDS temples and the bishop's office at church.
  • Criminal case: Never charged,
  • Civil case: lawsuit against LDS church, Ongoing civil case,
  • Victims: 1,
  • Crime scenes: LDS bishop's office, LDS church activity, LDS church building, LDS temple,
  • Crime years: 2000s,
  • Convicted in: Never convicted,
  • Case report »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• Eric Robertson Senior

  • 
  • was an LDS church member in Santa Clara County, California; accused of sexual abuse in the 1990s; convicted; sentenced to prison; lost an appeal with the California Supreme Court; as of March 2024, lives in Provo, Utah as a registered sex offender.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 1990s,
  • Convicted in: 1990s,
  • Case report »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• Allen Quinn Stailey

  • 
  • was an LDS church member in Colorado and Utah; convicted in 1999 in Colorado of sexual assault on a child.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 1990s,
  • Convicted in: 1990s,
  • Case report »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• James D. Stokes

  • 
  • was a Mormon church member in Farmington, Utah; Was a drama teacher at a high school in Utah found guilty of forcible sexual abuse of a 14 year old drama student.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 2010s,
  • Convicted in: 2010s, 2011,
  • Case report »

• Bradley Grant Stowell

  • 
  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Idaho; confessed to sexually abusing 24 boys; pleaded guilty to molesting two boys; sentenced in 1997 to 150 days in prison and 15 years of probation; local LDS church coverup alleged; one of Stowell's victims, Adam Steed, came forward, spurring lawsuits against the Mormon church and the BSA; as of 2024, lived in Herriman, Utah.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender,
  • Civil case: Unknown result,
  • Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: Scout activity/event,
  • Crime years: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s,
  • Convicted in: 1990s, 2000s, 2005, 2008,
  • Case report »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• Daniel David Taggart

  • 
  • was an LDS church member and co-founder of Ancestry.com; found guilty and sent to prison in Utah for sexually abusing a 15-year-old girl.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Unknown,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 2010s,
  • Convicted in: 2010s, 2015,
  • Case report »

• 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 »

• 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 issued a warrant in June 2023 for Taylor's arrest, ruling that he had exaggerated his health issues to avoid trial; as of September 2023, was found to have disappeared after his nurse overdosed on drugs and died; pleaded guilty in June 2024.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Fled or failed to appear, Ongoing, Pleaded guilty,
  • Victims: 6 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
  • Crime years: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s,
  • Convicted in: 2020s, 2024,
  • Case report »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• Charles Edward Weber

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  • 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 »

• Sydney Arthur Wengreen

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  • 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 »

• Jeffery Thomas Westerman

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  • 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 »

• Roland Edwin Westrup

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  • 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 »

• Michael Francis Whitehead

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  • 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 »

• Shawn Thomas Whiting

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  • was a Mormon church member, scout leader; sentenced to prison for collecting and creating child pornography.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
  • Victims: Unknown number of victims,
  • Crime years: 2010s,
  • Convicted in: 2010s, 2012,
  • Case report »

• Craig David Whiting

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  • was an LDS church member in Bluffdale, Utah; charged in 2018 with child sexual abuse; as of Feb 2023, pleaded not guilty and requested a jury trial; jury trial was scheduled to move forward in 2023.
  • Criminal case: Jury trial, Unknown,
  • Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Crime years: 2010s,
  • Case report »

• Dale Ward Wilkinson

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  • was an LDS church member in Salt Lake County and Tooele County, Utah; convicted of LEWDNESS INVOLVING A CHILD - Class A Misdemeanor.
  • Case report »

• Alan Roy Willey

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  • was a Mormon church member and schoolteacher in Utah; honored as teacher of the year twice at local schools; sentenced to prison in 2007 for sexually molesting a child who was one of his students; accused of sexually abusing many other little children in his classes.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
  • Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
  • Crime years: 1990s, 2000s,
  • Convicted in: 2000s, 2007,
  • Case report »

• Keith G Williams

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  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse; allegedly molested a boy for three years; Mormon leaders allegedly failed to report the abuse to police, but approved Williams for an LDS temple wedding.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime scenes: Scout activity/event,
  • Crime years: 1980s,
  • Convicted in: 1990s,
  • Case report »

• David Allen Williams

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  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • was an LDS church member in West Valley, Utah; found guilty of sexually abusing 7 little girls for 14 years; the abuse was reported to parents and bishop and they did nothing.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Victims: 7 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Case report »

• Robert Preston Wily

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  • was an LDS member in Utah arrested for allegedly possessing several child exploitation images ; convicted of one felony count in 2020; Also found guilty of 4 SEXUAL BATTERY - Class A Misdemeanor and sentenced to 365 days in jail and 48 months probation.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
  • Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
  • Crime years: 2020s,
  • Convicted in: 2020, 2020s,
  • Case report »

• Alexander Clifton Winward

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  • was an LDS church member; pleaded guilty to 4 felony counts of child sex abuse, with all victims under the age of 7.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
  • Crime years: 2010s,
  • Convicted in: 2010s, 2018,
  • Case report »

• Stephen Anderson Wold

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  • was a Mormon church member and former full-time missionary (to Panama) who lived in Highland, Utah; convicted in 2017 of first-degree felony aggravated sexual abuse of a 10-year-old girl and sentenced to 15 years to life in prison.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
  • Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Crime years: 2010s,
  • Convicted in: 2010s, 2017,
  • Case report »

• Ruth Zurcher Worthen

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  • was a Mormon church member in Hyde Park, Cache County, Utah; accused of child sexual abuse by one adult in a 2019 civil lawsuit and in 2023 by four adults (one of whom was the 2019 plaintiff); arrested and charged in June 2024 with numerous felonies related to child sexual abuse.
  • Criminal case: Ongoing,
  • Civil case: Civil case dismissed with prejudice,
  • Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
  • Crime scenes: LDS church building, Public building,
  • Crime years: 1980s, 2000s,
  • Convicted in: Never convicted,
  • Case report »

• Mitchell Blake Young

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  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • was an LDS missionary in Canada; in 1980, sent home after allegedly molesting children; convicted in Arizona (1985) and Utah (1988) of child sexual abuse; in 1993, sentenced in Utah to 15 years in prison for molesting a child for five years; a 2002 lawsuit against the LDS church accused Mormon leaders of providing a safe harbor for him; as of 2024, lives in Ogden, Utah; registered sex offender.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Civil case: lawsuit against LDS church, Unknown result,
  • Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
  • Crime years: 1980s, 1990s,
  • Convicted in: 1980s, 1990s,
  • Case report »

• Jeffrey Aaron Young

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  • was a Mormon church member in Lehi, Utah; convicted of 12 counts of VOYEURISM BY ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT CONCEALED OR DISGUISED, one count of sexual exploitation of a minor and one count of obstructing justice.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
  • Crime scenes: LDS church building,
  • Crime years: 2010s,
  • Convicted in: 2010s, 2016,
  • Case report »

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