7 LDS sex abuse cases found
- LDS position during crime: Church employee
-

- 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
- View report »
Crime: 2010s,
Crime county:
UT - Utah,
Crime state:
Utah,
-
Convicted:
2023,
LDS positions: BYU, Church employee, Scout leader, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Community service, Convicted, No contest, Plea deal, Probation,
-

- Elwood Haws (1951 – ) was an 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
- View report »
Crime: 2010s, 2020s,
Crime state:
Utah,
-

- Erik Hughes (1966 – ) 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
- View report »
Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
Crime state:
Utah,
-

- Ángel Jaramillo was an LDS church member and city councilor in El Carmen, Jujuy, Argentina; arrested on child pornography and abuse charges (which includes distribution, tenancy, and production of material); in 2025, sentenced to two years of "prisión condicional" (akin to probation)
- View report »
Crime: 2020s,
Crime city:
Argentina - Jujuy,
Crime country:
Argentina,
-

- David Novak (1951 – ) 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
- View report »
LDS positions: Church employee,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Released,
-

- Michael Pratt was an LDS seminary principal in Utah; arrested in 2009; convicted and sentenced in 2010 for the sexual abuse of a 16-year-old seminary student
- View report »
Crime: 2000s,
Crime state:
Utah,
-

- Richard Sampson (1945 – ) was a Mormon bishop, stake high council member and doctor in Provo, Utah; was director of medical affairs for the LDS Missionary Training Center; allegedly sexually abused at least seven children; convicted and sentenced in 2014 to one to 15 years in prison for child sexual abuse; as of 2024, was out on parole living in Holladay, Utah
- View report »
Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
Crime city:
UT - Provo,
Crime county:
AZ - Maricopa, UT - Utah,
Crime state:
Arizona, Utah,
Filters
Select one or more criteria from the dropdown menus below to refine results.

Crime county:
Crime state:



Crime city:
Crime country:


