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- George Aaron (1941 – ) 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
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- Alleged crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Was Bishop,
- Never charged, Not convicted,
- Judgment for plaintiff,
- Alleged failure to report
- Nicholas Alahverdian (1987 – ) was an LDS church member in Orem, Utah; accused of rape; recently extradited from Scotland; has a lengthy history of criminal behavior
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Crime state: Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Utah,
- Convicted: 2008,
- Was Unknown position,
- Convicted,
- Brady Allen (1990 – ) 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
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- Was Youth leader,
- Convicted, Prison,
- Benjamin Alyk (1997 – ) was an LDS church member from Utah and a missionary in Dominican Republic; confessed to making child sexual abuse material (CSAM); LDS church leaders allegedly knew about but did not report his criminal behavior to law enforcement
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- Was Missionary,
- Convicted,
- Alleged failure to report
- Jared Anderson (1988 – ) 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
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Tennessee, Texas, Utah,
- Crime state: Texas,
- Convicted: 2017,
- Was Missionary,
- Convicted, Prison,
- Darcy Anderson (1951 – ) 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
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- Crime: 2020s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2022,
- Was Unknown position,
- Convicted, Prison,
- Michael Anderson (1965 – ) was a Mormon church member and youth soccer coach in American Fork, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted, sentenced to 25 years to life in prison
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- Convicted, Prison,
- Matthew Anderson was an LDS church member in West Haven, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
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- Was Scout leader,
- Convicted,
- Alleged failure to report
- Dale Andreason (1952 – ) 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
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- Crime: 1990s,
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2023,
- Was Primary, Youth leader,
- Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Cortney Andrew (1984 – ) was a Mormon church member and bishopric counselor in Logan, Utah; charged in 2023 in Utah with four second degree felony counts of enticing a minor by internet or text; pleaded guilty to reduced charges in December 2023; sentenced in January 2024 to 60 days in jail
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- Convicted: 2023,
- Was Bishopric counselor, Missionary,
- Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Alleged failure to report
- Ryan Andrews (1970 – ) was an LDS church member in Logan, Utah and in California; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
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- Was Missionary,
- Convicted,
- David Andrews was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
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- Was Youth leader,
- Convicted,
- Kayla Atkin (1993 – ) was an LDS church member and therapist in Lehi, Utah; charged in 2022 with three felony counts of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in April 2023 to one count of attempted object rape (victim was 14-15 years old at the time of the crime); sentenced in September 2023 to 180 days in jail
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Crime state: Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Utah,
- Convicted: 2023,
- Was Unknown position,
- Convicted, Jail,
- Richard Baker (1978 – ) was an LDS bishopric counselor in Clearfield, Utah; accused of voyeurism and child sexual exploitation
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- Crime: 2010s, 2020s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2023,
- Was Bishopric counselor,
- Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
- Alleged failure to report
- Lynn Baldwin (1960 – ) 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
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- Was Unknown position,
- Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown result,
- Timothy Ballard (1976 – ) 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
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- Was Missionary,
- Never charged, Not convicted, Ongoing, Police investigation,
- Ongoing,
- Michael Banks was a Mormon church member in Lehi, Utah; accused in 2019 of child sexual abuse
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- Alleged crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Crime state: Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Utah,
- Was Unknown position,
- Unknown result,
- Norman Barber (1947 – ) 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
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- Crime: 1980s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Was Scout leader,
- Convicted, Unknown result,
- Alleged failure to report
- McCoy Barney (1939 – 2012) was an LDS church member in Springville, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; died in 2012
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- Wanda Barzee was an LDS church member in Utah; with Brian David Mitchell, held Elizabeth Smart captive from 2002 to 2003; sentenced in 2009 to 15 years in federal prison; granted early release in 2018
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2009,
- Was Unknown position,
- Convicted, Prison,
- Alan Bassett (1948 – ) was a Mormon church member and air traffic controller in Fruit Heights, Utah; accused in a 2019 civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse (dismissed without prejudice); charged in June 2024 with child sexual abuse; over 80 victims came forward; admitted to molesting many neighbor girls; tried to get his case dismissed due to an unsigned 1989 agreement with a deputy Davis County attorney
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- Alleged crime: 1980s,
- Places lived: Davis County (Utah), New York, Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Davis,
- Was Other leader, Scout leader, Ward clerk,
- Ongoing,
- Dismissed without prejudice,
- Alleged failure to report
- Troy Baxter was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse
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- Was Unknown position,
- John Baysden was an LDS missionary from North Carolina who, while serving his mission in Roy, Utah (Ogden Utah mission), videotaped himself molesting two victims, ages 15 and 18; pleaded guilty to 2 counts of forcible sex abuse with minors; sentenced to 180 days in jail
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Places lived: North Carolina, Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2006,
- Was Missionary,
- Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
- Brandon Beckham (1975 – ) 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
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- Was Unknown position,
- Ongoing,
- Douglas Bee (1970 – ) was an LDS church member in Santaquin, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted, sentenced to prison
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- Was Church employee,
- Convicted, Prison,
- Gary Bell (1956 – ) 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
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- Crime: 2020s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2022,
- Was Unknown position,
- Convicted, Prison,
- Arthur Bennett was an LDS church member in Hurricane, Utah; accused of sexual abuse of two teenage girls; allegedly faked a suicide to collect insurance money; was arrested and charged with murder and sexual abuse; died by suicide in jail while awaiting trial
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- Was Unknown position,
- Died awaiting trial, Not convicted, Suicide,
- John Bennett was a Mormon elders quorum president in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
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- Was Elders quorum,
- Convicted,
- Donald Bills (1959 – ) was a school teacher (one-time "teacher of the year") and former Mormon bishopric member in Provo, Utah; pleaded guilty to multiple felonies, including rape of a 17-year-old girl; sentenced in 2015 to a minimum of eight years in prison; as of January 2025, lives in Orem, Utah as a registered sex offender
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Crime state: Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Utah,
- Convicted: 2015,
- Was Bishopric counselor,
- Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Alleged failure to report
- Arthur Bishop (1952 – 1988) 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
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- Crime: 1970s, 1980s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Was Missionary, Scout leader,
- Convicted,
- Andrew Bishop (1981 – ) was a Mormon church member in Pleasant Grove, Utah (Manila Creek Stake); arrested in 2015 and admitted to sexually abusing 5 individuals in 10 years; convicted of sexual abuse of a minor in the first and second degree in February 2016; sentenced in 2016 to prison in Utah
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- Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Crime state: Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Utah,
- Convicted: 2016,
- Was Scout leader,
- Convicted, Prison,
- Joseph Bishop was a Mormon church member and president of the Provo, Utah Missionary Training Center (MTC) in the 1980s; allegedly sexually abused multiple sister missionaries; not criminally charged because the statute of limitations had expired (in 1984, the legal deadline in Utah for filing a rape charge was four years); civil lawsuit was dismissed after an agreement by the plaintiff and the LDS church
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- Alleged crime: 1970s, 1980s,
- Places lived: Argentina, Arizona, Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Was Mission president, Missionary, Other leader,
- Never charged, Not convicted, Police investigation,
- Dismissed, Dismissed with prejudice, Lawsuit v. LDS church,
- Alleged failure to report
- Thomas Black (1961 – ) was an LDS church member and BYU greenhouse manager in Provo, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; sentenced to prison in Utah in 2003 for rape
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Places lived: Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Crime state: Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Utah,
- Crime city: UT - Provo,
- Convicted: 2002,
- Was BYU,
- Convicted, Parole, Prison, Released,
- Shane Blackett was a Mormon church member in Nephi, Utah; accused of criminal sexual behavior; convicted
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- Was Unknown position,
- Convicted,
- David Blackner was an LDS church member in or near Washington Terrace, Weber County, Utah; registered sex offender who used an alias while in leadership positions
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- Was Youth leader,
- Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- Donald Blanchard was an LDS church member in Utah; convicted of two counts of lewd and lascivious acts with a child under 14
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- Was Unknown position,
- Convicted, Unknown result,
- Herman Blom (1948 – 2023) was a Mormon church member in the Netherlands and in Pleasant Grove, Utah; allegedly sexually abused a child in 2018; died in 2023
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- Alleged crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Netherlands, Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Crime country: Netherlands,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Utah,
- Was Bishopric counselor, Other leader, Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Never charged, Not convicted,
- Alleged failure to report
- Gordon Bodily (1949 – ) 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
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2001,
- Was Bishop, Missionary,
- Convicted, Prison,
- Alleged failure to report
- Michael Bolingbroke (1942 – ) was a Mormon bishop and stake seventy president in Granada Hills, Los Angeles, California; accused of child sexual abuse in a 2022 lawsuit; died in 2024
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- Was Bishop, Bishopric counselor, High priest, Other leader, Scout leader, Stake seventy, Sunday school,
- Never charged,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing, Unknown result,
- Alleged failure to report
- Glen Borst (1958 – ) was a Mormon church member in Utah; sentenced to prison in 2004 for child sexual abuse
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2004,
- Was Unknown position,
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation,
- Timothy Bothell (1969 – ) was a LDS church employee and stake high council member in Utah; pleaded guilty and was sentenced in 2013 to two years in jail for sexual abuse of two girls, ages 11 and 13
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2013,
- Was Church employee, Stake high council,
- Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
- Alleged failure to report
- Alexander Boulton (1917 – 2015) was a former Mormon bishop of the 28th Ward in South Ogden, Utah; in 1995, convicted via plea deal of one second-degree felony count of child sex abuse; sentenced to probation
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- Crime: 1990s,
- Places lived: Australia, England, United Kingdom, Utah,
- Crime country: United States,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Utah,
- Convicted: 1995,
- Was Bishop, Bishopric counselor,
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
- Douglas Bowen (1950 – ) 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
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- Crime: 1970s,
- Places lived: California, Idaho, Utah, Washington,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Was Scout leader,
- Convicted,
- Alleged failure to report
- Jack Bowers was a Mormon church member in St. George, Utah; pleaded guilty in 2010 to two second degree felony counts of child sex exploitation; sentenced to two consecutive terms of 1 to 15 years in prison
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- Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- Places lived: Utah, Washington County (Utah),
- Crime state: Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Washington,
- Convicted: 2010,
- Was Scout leader,
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Kevin Bowman (1980 – ) 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
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- Was Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Other leader,
- Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial,
- Alleged failure to report
- Ronald Boyce (1961 – ) was a Mormon seminary teacher and home teacher in Schenectady, New York in the 1990s; accused of child sexual abuse in a 2024 civil lawsuit against the LDS church
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- Alleged crime: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s,
- Places lived: New York, Utah,
- Crime state: New York, Utah,
- Was Seminary teacher, Youth leader,
- Never charged, Not convicted, Unknown result,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Alleged failure to report
- Stephen Boyd (1964 – ) was a Mormon church member in Colorado and Eagle Mountain, Utah; graduated from Brigham Young University (BYU) in 1991; accused in 2023 asking a person he thought was a 13 year old girl in an online chat to meet up for sex; April 2025 plead guilty; May 2025 plea was held in abeyance; Boyd was ordered to register as sex offender for 36 months and serve 90 days in jail with credit for 7 days
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- Admitted guilt, Jail, Plea deal, Plea held in abeyance, Registered sex offender,
- Brian Briggs (1984 – ) 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
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- Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, Violated parole/probation,
- Jared Briggs was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- Was Unknown position,
- David Broadbent (1947 – ) was a Mormon and obstetrician/gynecologist (OB/GYN) doctor in Provo, Utah; in 2022, dozens of women joined a class action lawsuit accusing him of sexual assault; in 2022, a Utah judge dismissed the case; by 2023, nearly 300 victims had come forward; in 2024, was charged with forcible sexual abuse, and the Utah Supreme Court ruled that the lawsuit could proceed; 2025: more charges, 2nd lawsuit
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- Alleged crime: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s,
- Places lived: Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Crime state: Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Utah,
- Crime city: UT - Provo,
- Was Youth leader,
- Ongoing,
- Dismissed, Ongoing,
- Michael Bronson (1964 – ) was a former Mormon bishop in Vineyard, Utah County, Utah; sentenced to prison in 2017 for first-degree felony attempted aggravated child sexual abuse
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2017,
- Was Bishop, Missionary,
- Convicted, Prison,
- Keith Brown was an LDS church member; father of five famous piano playing children; pleaded guilty to sexually abusing his daughters when they were children; sentenced to a minimum of ten years and up-to-life in prison
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- Was Unknown position,
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Gary Brown (1967 – ) was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Utah; sentenced to one year in prison for sexually abusing one of his scouts
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2006,
- Was Scout leader,
- Convicted, Prison,
- Joshua Brown was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
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- Was Sunday school,
- Convicted,
- William Bruhn (1924 – 1985) was an LDS church member and civic leader in Utah; accused of masturbating in a public restroom; convicted
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- Crime: 1970s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Was Unknown position,
- Convicted,
- Paul Bryant (1968 – 2024) was an HOA president and former Mormon primary teacher in Lehi, Utah; was a branch president during an LDS mission to Argentina in the 1980s; in 2016, pleaded guilty to three first-degree felony counts of attempted aggravated sexual abuse of a child and was sentenced to prison; in 2023, pleaded not guilty to failure to register as sex offender; died by suicide in December 2024
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- Convicted: 2016,
- Was Branch president, Missionary, Other leader, Primary, Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender,
- Jared Buckley (1984 – ) was a Mormon church member and charter school director (Leadership Learning Academy) in Clearfield, Utah; was a Mormon missionary in the Philippines from 2004 to 2006 (Quezon City Mission); arrested in April 2025 on suspicion of child sexual exploitation; was reportedly a stake young men's president when arrested
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- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Places lived: Davis County (Utah), Philippines, Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Davis,
- Was Missionary,
- Ongoing,
- Eddie Bunch (1943 – ) 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
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- Was Temple worker,
- Convicted, Jail, Probation, Registered sex offender,
- Ted Bundy (1946 – 1989) was baptized into the LDS church in 1975, but was not an active participant in church services and ignored most church restrictions; accused of rape and murder of dozens of women and girls; convicted of murder; executed by electric chair in Florida in 1989
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- Was Not active LDS,
- Convicted, Prison, Unknown result,
- Zachery Bundy was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
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- Was Unknown position,
- Gerald Burgie (1939 – ) was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Utah; charged in 1981 with third-degree felony forcible sexual abuse; convicted of attempted sexual abuse of a child
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- Was Scout leader,
- Convicted, Probation,
- Revere Burnett (1972 – ) 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
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Salt Lake,
- Convicted: 2019,
- Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Unknown result,
- Mitchell Burnett was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse
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- Was Missionary,
- Lee Burns was a Mormon church member in Wyoming and Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
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- Was Bishopric counselor,
- Convicted,
- Sheril Burton (1935 – ) 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
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- Crime: 1980s,
- Places lived: Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Crime state: Utah,
- Was BYU,
- Convicted,
- Paydan Bussey (1998 – ) was a Mormon church member in Washington and Utah; convicted of child sexual abuse charges while a minor in Washington; removed from sex offender registries in Washington and Utah; allegedly molested a child in 2019 while on a trip to Spain paid for by the Mormon church; charged in Washington and Utah in 2024 with child sexual abuse felonies; named in a 2025 lawsuit against the Mormon church
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- Was Unknown position,
- Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Alleged failure to report
- William Butcher was a Mormon church member in Provo, Utah; turned himself in to police in 2013, three days before he was planning to begin a Mormon mission, and admitted to sexually abusing 12 boys and girls; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse charges; sentenced in 2014 to 18 years to life in prison; as of 2025, lives in Provo, Utah
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- Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- Places lived: Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Crime state: Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Utah,
- Crime city: UT - Provo,
- Was Unknown position,
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Samuel Butler (1995 – ) was a Mormon church member; sentenced in 2020 to 15 years to life in prison for child sexual abuse
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- Crime: 2020s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2020,
- Was Unknown position,
- Convicted, Prison,
- Timothy Butler (1959 – ) was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- Was Unknown position,
- Convicted,
- Roland Byrd (1971 – ) 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
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- Convicted: 2008,
- Was Unknown position,
- Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- F C was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- Was Unknown position,
- Marc Cameron (1978 – ) was a Mormon church member and former BYU hip-hop dance instructor in Utah; arrested and charged in June 2025 after allegedly sexually assaulting underage students at a dance studio he owned in Cottonwood Heights; some of the alleged abuse took place as early as 2019
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- Was Unknown position,
- Ongoing,
- Cory Campbell was a Mormon church member in Ogden, Utah; accused of sexually abusing five underage girls; sentenced in 2010 to prison
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2010,
- Was Youth leader,
- Convicted, Prison,
- Charles Camper (1961 – ) 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
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- Crime: 2000s, 2010s, 2020s,
- Places lived: Pennsylvania, Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2004, 2024,
- Was Missionary,
- Convicted, Ongoing, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
- Samuel Cantrell (1973 – ) was an LDS church member in Farmington, Utah; convicted of sexual abuse of a 14-year-old girl
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- Was Unknown position,
- Convicted,
- Craig Capron (1965 – ) was a podiatrist; Mormon branch president in Macy, Nebraska (1999-2002), then a stake/ward executive secretary in Wyoming; allegedly sexually abused at least five children over a span of 20-plus years, despite LDS officials allegedly knowing of the first victim and prohibiting Capron from teaching kids; convicted in 2024 in Wyoming; sentenced to six to 12 years in prison; convicted again in 2025
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- Convicted: 2024,
- Was Branch president, Other leader, Ward executive secretary,
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Albert Carlson (1944 – ) was a Mormon church member in Utah, New Mexico and Texas; arrested in the 1980s in Utah on a molestation charge after allegedly molesting an underage boy who he met through the church; the case was dropped to a lewdness charge which did not require him to register as a sex offender; in 2025, sentenced in Texas to life in prison for child sexual abuse
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- Crime: 1980s, 2010s, 2020s,
- Places lived: New Mexico, Texas, Utah,
- Crime state: Texas, Utah,
- Was Unknown position,
- Convicted, Found guilty, No contest, Prison,
- Alleged failure to report
- Jon Carpenter (1964 – ) was an LDS church member; sentenced to prison for child sexual abuse; the day after sentencing, injured himself to avoid serving longer in prison
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- Crime: 1980s,
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Crime state: Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Utah,
- Was Sunday school,
- Convicted, Prison,
- William Carstensen (1952 – 1995) was a Mormon church member in Bountiful, Utah; accused of child sexual abuse; charged; died by suicide
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- Alleged crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Not convicted, Police investigation, Suicide, Unknown result,
- Dismissed, Dismissed without prejudice,
- Jonathan Carver (1979 – ) 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
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2009,
- Was Missionary,
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Released,
- Matthew Catherall was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- Was Unknown position,
- David Chadwick (1966 – ) was an LDS church member in Eagle Mountain, Utah; convicted in 2019 of sex abuse of a child
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2019,
- Convicted, Unknown result,
- Alleged failure to report
- Max Cheatham (1960 – ) was an LDS church member in Wyoming, Utah and Colorado; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in Colorado of child sexual abuse
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- Crime: 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s,
- Places lived: Argentina, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, Utah, Wyoming,
- Crime state: Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, Utah, Wyoming,
- Was Missionary,
- Convicted, Unknown result,
- Kami Chesnut was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2022,
- Was Unknown position,
- Convicted, Plea deal,
- David Chesser was an LDS church member and track and field athlete in Texas and at BYU-Provo; joined the airforce and moved to Japan; In 2016, was convicted of 2 counts of child sexual abuse and was sentenced to 13 years of confinement accused of sexual abuse
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Japan, Provo (Utah), Texas, Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2016,
- Was Unknown position,
- Convicted, Prison,
- Kevin Christensen (1960 – ) was a Mormon church member and judge in Brigham City, Utah; accused of receiving and distributing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) to individuals he believed to be minor children; pleaded not guilty in July 2025
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- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime country: United States,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Box Elder,
- Crime city: UT - Tremonton,
- Was Stake high council,
- Ongoing,
- Daniel Christensen was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- Was Elders quorum, Ward clerk, Youth leader,
- Prue Christopher (1991 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah; convicted of sexual abuse
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- Was Unknown position,
- Convicted,
- Tanner Clark (1993 – ) 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
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2019,
- Was Unknown position,
- Convicted, Jail, Prison, Probation, Violated parole/probation,
- Michael Clay (1974 – ) 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
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Crime state: Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Utah,
- Convicted: 2023,
- Was BYU, Church employee, Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Community service, Convicted, No contest, Plea deal, Probation,
- Dustin Clouse was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse
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- Was Unknown position,
- Stephen Coleman (1971 – ) 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
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- Was Unknown position,
- Convicted, Prison,
- Gerald Collingwood (1943 – ) was a Mormon bishopric counselor in Alabama; moved to Utah; convicted of child sexual abuse in 1996 in Utah
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- Crime: 1990s,
- Places lived: Alabama, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah, Weber County (Utah),
- Crime state: Utah,
- Was Bishopric counselor,
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
- Keldon Cook was a Mormon church member in Utah; pleaded guilty of child sexual abuse
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2015,
- Was Unknown position,
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
- Allan Cook (1948 – ) 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
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- Convicted: 2020,
- Was Missionary,
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Stephen Cooper was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- View report »
- Was Unknown position,
- Brandon Cordero was a Mormon church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse
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- Alleged crime: 2000s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Was Unknown position,
- Unknown result,
- Benjamin Covey (1792 – 1868) was a Mormon church member in the 1840s and 1850s; in 1848, was excommunicated for having sexual intercourse with two girls "less than Twelve years of age" who were his foster daughters; was rebaptized and soon thereafter was made bishop of the Salt Lake City Twelfth Ward from 22 February 1849 until 1856
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- Crime: 1840s,
- Places lived: Nebraska, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Crime state: Nebraska,
- Was Bishop,
- Convicted,
- Mark Cram (1956 – ) 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
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- Alleged crime: 2000s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Was Bishop, Church employee, Stake high council, Stake presidency counselor,
- Admitted guilt, Expunged, Not convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Alleged failure to report
- Justin Crawley (1993 – ) was an LDS church member in Orem, Utah; convicted in 2019 of enticing a minor / 3rd degree felony and sexual exploitation of a minor / 3rd degree felony attempted
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Crime state: Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Utah,
- Convicted: 2019,
- Was Unknown position,
- Convicted, Registered sex offender,

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