16 LDS sex abuse cases found
- LDS position: Church employee
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- Michael Andrew (1977 – ) was a Mormon church member, former LDS church employee and part-owner of a children's gymnastics academy in or near Prescott, Arizona; accused in 2024 of child sexual abuse; convicted via a plea agreement in 2025; set to be sentenced Oct. 29
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Crime: 2020s, - Places lived: Arizona, Idaho,
- Crime country: United States,
- Crime state: Arizona,
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- Convicted:
2025,
Was Church employee, Youth leader, 
Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
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- 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,
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- 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-
- 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, -
- 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-
- 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
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- Crime: 2010s, 2020s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
Convicted:
2021, Was Church employee, Admitted guilt, Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Violated parole/probation, -
- James Hogan (1939 – ) was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Oregon; in 1989, was sentenced to five years in prison for child sexual abuse; released in 1994; in 2011, a victim filed a civil lawsuit against the Boy Scouts of America, seeking $5.2 million; the Mormon church settled with two victims for $800,000 and $75,000
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- Crime: 1970s, 1980s,
- Places lived: Oregon,
- Crime state: Oregon,
Was Church employee, Scout leader, Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Released, Settlement, Alleged failure to report-
- 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
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- Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
Convicted:
2017, Was Bishop, Church employee, Missionary, Stake high council, Youth leader, Convicted, Parole, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released, Alleged failure to report-
- Ángel Jaramillo was an LDS church member in Jujuy, Argentina; arrested on child pornography and abuse charges (which includes distribution, tenancy, and production of material)
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- Was Church employee, Stake clerk, Stake high council,
- Ongoing, Prison, Unknown result,
- Alleged failure to report
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- Melvin Johnson (1936 – ) was a Mormon seminary teacher and Brigham Young University (BYU) religion professor; accused by multiple victims of sexually abusing them when they were children; excommunicated and rebaptized; reportedly confessed to sexual abuse, but was not criminally charged; two victims filed lawsuits against him; one named the Mormon church as a defendant; it settled out of court
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- Alleged crime: 1960s, 1970s,
- Places lived: California, Utah,
- Crime state: California, Utah,
Was BYU, Church employee, Other leader, Stake high council, Admitted guilt, Never charged, Not convicted, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, Unknown result, Alleged failure to report-
- Larry Johnson was a Mormon mission president from 1989 to 1992 (Virginia Roanoke) and a longtime LDS institute teacher in California; accused of sexual abuse in a lawsuit filed in 2021 in Orange County, California against Johnson and the LDS church; case ended in a settlement
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- Was Church employee, Mission president, Other leader,
- Never charged,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Alleged failure to report
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- 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
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- Was Church employee,
- Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Released,
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- 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
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
Convicted:
2010, Was Bishopric counselor, Church employee, Other leader, Seminary teacher, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, -
- Douglas Richens (1972 – ) was former international director of the Mormon church's disability services and prison ministry; worked for the LDS church for 23 years; retired, became a professional life coach in Tooele, Utah; charged with sodomy on a child and aggravated sexual abuse; court ordered him held without bail as of Mar. 21, 2025
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- Was Church employee, Missionary, Other leader, Seminary teacher, Unknown position,
- Ongoing, Police investigation,
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- 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
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- Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona), Provo (Utah), Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Crime state: Arizona, Utah,
- Crime county: AZ - Maricopa, UT - Utah,
- Crime city: UT - Provo,
Convicted:
2014, Was Bishop, Church employee, Other leader, Stake high council, Convicted, Parole, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released, Alleged failure to report-
- Joseph Walker (1955 – ) was a former Mormon bishop, stake presidency counselor and LDS Public Affairs employee in Utah; charged in 2025 with three third-degree felony counts related to child sexual exploitation; allegedly "engaged in several sexually explicit conversations […] to seduce, lure, and entice [a 14-year-old girl] into engaging in multiple sexual acts;" released from jail after letters from church members
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- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
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