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Former LDS/Mormon church full-time missionaries who have been publicly accused or found guilty of sexual abuse or sex crimes.

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  • Andrus, Alan Roman was a Mormon bishop in California; accused of sexual abuse in 2020; as of March 2023, the case is proceeding through pretrial motions
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  • Boring, Donnie Rue was a Mormon bishop and stake high council member in California / Arizona; pleaded guilty in 2017 to a felony charge of sexual abuse; died in December 2017
    1950-2017
  • Bronson, Michael Lynn former Mormon bishop in Utah; sentenced to prison in 2017 for first-degree felony attempted aggravated child sexual abuse
    1964-
  • Campbell, Robert D
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  • Crookston, Clark Elwood former bishop in Utah; accused of 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
    1949-n/a
  • d'Aquin, John Scott was an LDS church member; convicted in 1994 in Louisiana of contributing to the delinquency of juveniles performing sexually immoral acts; convicted in 2007 in Louisiana of indecent behavior with juveniles
    1966-
  • Decker, Reed Nathaniel was a Mormon church member in Utah; charged in March 2023 with two felony counts of child sexual abuse
    1944-
  • Ellsworth, Anthon Taylor was an LDS bishopric counselor and returned missionary in Arizona; in 2021, pleaded guilty to three felony counts of sexual exploitation of a minor and was sentenced to seven years in prison
    1982-
  • Ellsworth, Rowan Joseph LDS church member, schoolteacher in Arizona; sentenced to prison in 1999 for two counts of child sexual abuse; released in 2007
    1948-
  • Gilbert, Gabe Ryan 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
    2000-
  • Goode, Stephen Andrew was a Mormon church member; found guilty of sexual abuse
    1981-unknown
  • Hammond, Connor was a Mormon church member, BYU student; in 2019, pleaded guilty to rape of a child and was sentenced to up to 10 years in prison
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  • Head, Jeffrey Byron former LDS bishop in Utah; convicted of attempted forcible sexual abuse, two counts of lewdness and sexual battery; sentenced to four months behind bars and four years of probation
    1964-
  • Hiatt, Michael William former Mormon missionary from Utah, married in an LDS temple; charged in Utah in 2023 with two second-degree felony counts of enticing a minor by internet or text, and one third-degree felony count of dealing in materials harmful to a minor
    1990-
  • Hunter, Hayden Hoss was a Mormon missionary in California; arrested for distribution of child pornoography while on his mission; found guilty
    2001-2023
  • Johnson, Carl Matthew former mayor of West Bountiful, UT; former Mormon bishop; 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 Location: , , unknown unknown
    1945-
  • Kempton, Robert Glenn was an Mormon bishop, stake president and attorney in Arizona; arrested in 2014 in a police sting for underage prostitution
    1942-2018
  • Kinkade, Kristopher Avard was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
    1966-2020
  • Knight, Eric Lee was an LDS church member; former physician; pleaded guilty in 2021 in New Hampshire to two felony counts of second-degree assault in a plea deal that would allow him to get his medical license back and avoid the sex offender registry
    1968-
  • Longman, Robert Eric was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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  • Lyon, Seth Thomas 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
    1982-
  • McGee, Calvin was an LDS missionary in Virginia in 2022; accused of soliciting sexually explicit pictures and video from a person he believed to be an 11-year-old girl, and inviting her to meet in person Location: 2022, Williamsburg area, VA
    2002-
  • Moss, David Neil 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
    1967-
  • Nyman, Lonnie Kent was a Mormon church member and funeral director in Utah; accused of sex crimes; pleaded guilty; sentenced in August 2019
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  • Olson, Jeffrey Paul 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
    1966-2023
  • Penrod, James W was a Mormon church member; sentenced to prison for sexual abuse
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  • Phister, Scott Elvin 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
    1964-2023
  • Pierson, Chesley Nels was an LDS stake president and stake patriarch in Alberta, Canada; accused of sexually abusing multiple young men
    1928-2021
  • Poelman, Byron Lloyd was a bishop and stake president in Utah and partner in a law firm that represented the LDS church; arrested in 1994 for soliciting a prostitute; pleaded guilty to a class B misdemeanor charge of patronizing a prostitute
    1934-2014
  • Porter, Mark Chadwick was a Mormon church member and former stake presidency member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse
    1942-
  • Saucier, Kyle was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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  • Stark, Jason former full-time Mormon missionary; accused of sexually abusing three people in 2005 while on his mission
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  • Stringham, James Grant LDS church member and physician; in 1982, was found guilty of sexual exploitation of a minor; was sentenced to five years probation and ordered to pay $7,500 restitution
    1928-2017
  • Udall, Jordan Thomas was a Mormon church member and police officer in St. Johns Arizona; pleaded guilty to knowing access to child pornography
    1978-
  • unknown, unknown was a Mormon church missionary in California; accused of sexual abuse
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  • unknown, M was a Mormon church member in Alberta, Canada; accused of sexual abuse
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  • Victor, James Mitchell was a Mormon missionary; allegedly sexually abused a 12 year old boy while on his mission
    1960-
  • Ward, Nathan Clark was a Mormon church member and OBGYN in Missisippi and Utah; sentenced to prison in 2019 for production of child pornography
    1961-
  • Westrup, Roland Edwin 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
    1999-
  • Wold, Stephen Anderson 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
    1988-
  • Young, Mitchell Blake was an LDS church member; sentenced in 1985 to five years' probation for sexually abusing two children, ages 4 and 7; a 2002 lawsuit against the LDS church accused Mormon leaders of providing a safe harbor for Young
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