384 LDS sex abuse cases found
- LDS position: Unknown position
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- Thomas Reed was a Mormon church member in England; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; jailed for 18 years
LDS positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, - View report »
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- Lyle Richardson was an LDS church member in Wyoming; accused of sexual abuse
LDS positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- 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
LDS positions: Church employee, Missionary, Other leader, Seminary teacher, Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Police investigation, - View report »
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- Shonn 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attempted to serve a Mormon mission and was supported by his stake president, Jerry Toombs; his mission call was withdrawn
Crime: 1990s,
Crime state:
Utah,
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LDS positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
Alleged failure to report- View report »
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- Daniel 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
LDS positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, - View report »
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- Shane Ross was an LDS church member and public school teacher in Salem, Oregon; accused of child sexual abuse of a former student; convicted in 2018 and sentenced to prison
Crime: 2010s,
Crime state:
Oregon,
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- Bradley Roylance (1969 – ) 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
Crime: 2000s,
Crime state:
Utah,
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- Tim Ryan was allegedly an LDS church member in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in 2008 to a felony charge of sexual abuse of a child under the age of 16; detectives said the victim's family reported the abuse in 1999, but that it was dropped when they wouldn't cooperate with investigators
Crime: 1990s,
Crime state:
Idaho,
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- Eldon Saling (1963 – ) 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
Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
Crime state:
California, Utah,
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- Keith Salmon (1966 – ) was an LDS church member in Tennessee; found guilty of distributing CSAM
Crime: 2010s,
Crime state:
Tennessee,
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- Douglas Saltsman was an LDS church member in Utah; convicted in 2020 of sexual abuse; sentenced to jail and probation
Crime: 2010s,
Crime county:
UT - Salt Lake,
Crime state:
Utah,
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- Vernon Sanford Jr was an LDS church member in San Diego, California; died in 2000; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse, along with his father, Vernon Sanford Sr; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church; the alleged abuse occurred between 1961 and 1970; the Sanfords were the plaintiff's LDS home teachers
Alleged crime: 1960s, 1970s,
Alleged crime state:
California,
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- Richard Saunders was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
LDS positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, - View report »
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- Jack Schofield (1923 – 2015) was an LDS church member, school administrator and state senator in Las Vegas, Nevada; accused of sexual harassment; died in 2015; a victim told FLOODLIT he sold her repeatedly to sex trafficking clients at a motel in Las Vegas
LDS positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
Alleged failure to report- View report »
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- William Schubeck was a Mormon church member in California; accused of sexual abuse
Alleged crime: 1960s,
Alleged crime state:
California,
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- Wade Schvaneveldt (1971 – ) was an LDS church member and high school girl's basketball coach in or near Grace, Idaho; accused of raping a child numerous times over a period of several years, including at his home while his family was attending LDS church meetings; in April 2023, accepted a plea deal to two felony counts of rape; in June 2023, was sentenced to 8 to 18 years in prison
Crime: 2010s, 2020s,
Crime state:
Idaho,
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- Fred Schwendiman (1941 – 2011) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
LDS positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- Glen Sexton was a Mormon church member in Texas; accused of sexual abuse
Alleged crime: 1980s,
Alleged crime state:
Texas,
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- Matthew Shepard (1974 – ) 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 Duchesne, Utah
Crime: 2010s,
Crime city:
UT - Salt Lake City,
Crime county:
UT - Salt Lake,
Crime state:
Utah,
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- William Shubeck was a Mormon church member in San Bernardino, California; accused in 2003 of sexual abuse in a civil lawsuit against the LDS church
Alleged crime: 1960s,
Alleged crime state:
California,
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- Richard Simcock was an LDS church member in the United Kingdom (UK); accused of sexual abuse; sentenced in 2013 to 10 years in prison
Convicted:
2013,
LDS positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Michael Simms was a Latter-day Saints (LDS) church member, organist and music teacher in Oregon; accused in a 2009 civil lawsuit against the LDS church of sexually abusing a boy about 100 times between 1974 and 1976; case settled in 2010 in federal court
Alleged crime: 1970s,
Alleged crime state:
Oregon,
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- Stewart Singley (1937 – ) was an LDS church member in Ohio; convicted in 1975 of child molestation that occurred in 1974; in 1997, convicted and sentenced to one year in jail or prison; as of 2024, is a registered sex offender; lives in East Waterford, Pennsylvania
Crime: 1970s, 1990s,
Crime state:
Ohio,
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- Jason Smith (1970 – ) was an LDS church member in Indiana; in 2019, confessed to sexually abusing a child; pleaded guilty and was sentenced in 2021 to 728 days of probation for battery against a child under 14 years old
Crime: 2010s,
Crime state:
Indiana,
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- Charles Snider was an LDS church member in Georgia; accused of sexual abuse
Crime: 1980s,
Crime state:
Georgia,
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- Timothy Spencer was a Mormon church member in Indiana; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
LDS positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, - View report »
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- Robert Stahn (1958 – ) was an LDS church member and therapist in Idaho Falls, Idaho; accused in April 2023 of sexual abuse; once served as clinical director of Operation Shield, counseling child sexual trauma survivors; pleaded guilty in October 2023 to felony sexual abuse or exploitation of a vulnerable adult
Convicted:
2023,
LDS positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Allen Stailey was an LDS church member in Colorado and Utah; convicted in 1999 in Colorado of sexual assault on a child
Crime: 1990s,
Crime state:
Colorado,
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- Jason Steadman was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
LDS positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- Robert Stevenson was an LDS church member in Las Vegas, Nevada; accused of sexual abuse
Alleged crime: 2000s,
Alleged crime state:
Nevada,
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- Roselle Stevenson (1953 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah; accused in August 2023 of child sexual abuse; ex-wife of ritualistic abuse suspect David Hamblin; charge dismissed with prejudice in May 2025
Alleged crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s,
Alleged crime city:
UT - Provo,
Alleged crime county:
UT - Utah,
Alleged crime state:
Utah,
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- Richard Stewart was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
LDS positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- Phillip Stokes (1981 – ) was a Mormon church member in Utah; composed music for multiple videos posted to official LDS church websites and social media accounts; in 2022, sentenced in Utah to two terms of 25 years to life in prison for rape of a child and sodomy on a child, first-degree felonies
Crime: 2020s,
Crime state:
Utah,
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- Larry Strain was a Mormon church member in Missouri; accused of sexual abuse
Alleged crime: 1970s,
Alleged crime state:
Missouri,
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- Jason Strong was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; a victim sued the Mormon church after a bishop and stake president allegedly failed to report the abuse to police; the claims against the church were dismissed by a trial court, and the Utah Supreme Court upheld the dismissal in 2001, citing the First Amendment
Alleged crime: 1980s,
Alleged crime state:
Utah,
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- Murray Stubbs (1965 – ) was a Mormon church member in Canberra ACT Australia; accused of grooming a child using the internet because of sexually explicit texts; was found guilty in 2010 of using the internet in an offensive way
Crime: 2000s,
Crime country:
Australia,
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- Darren Swift was an LDS church member in England; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
LDS positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, - View report »
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- Daniel Taggart was an LDS church member in Highland, Utah; co-founder of Ancestry.com, LDSAudio.com and Infobases; in 2015, sentenced to prison in Utah for sexually abusing a 15-year-old girl
Crime: 2010s,
Crime state:
Utah,
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- Wesley Tanner (1940 – 2022) was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse
LDS positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- Heidi Tasso (1968 – ) 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
Crime: 2010s,
Crime county:
UT - Washington,
Crime state:
Utah,
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- Peter Taylor was a Mormon church member in Washington; confessed to sexual abuse of his two underage stepdaughters; convicted; Mormon church lost a civil lawsuit and was court ordered to pay the victims $2.5 million; the church appealed and the amount was reduced to $1.2 million
Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
Crime state:
Washington,
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- Christopher Taylor (1979 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah; arrested in January 2022 for possession of child pornography; case pending as federal charges are being evaluated
Alleged crime: 2010s,
Alleged crime state:
Utah,
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- Arturo Tenorio (1953 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse
Crime: 2010s,
Crime county:
UT - Salt Lake,
Crime state:
Utah,
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- Kelly Teters (1963 – ) was an LDS church member in Montana; in 2001, accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl in 1997; in 2002, found guilty of sexual intercourse without consent and sentenced to 10 years in prison
Crime: 1990s,
Crime state:
Montana,
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- John Tholen (1952 – ) was a Mormon church member; sentenced to 10 years in prison for sexually abusing children he babysat with his wife Judith Tholen, who also sexually abused them
Crime: 1970s, 1980s,
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- Judith Tholen (1956 – ) was a Mormon church member; sentenced to 10 years in prison for sexually abusing children she babysat with her husband John Tholen, who also sexually abused them
Crime: 1970s, 1980s,
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- Mark Thomas was an LDS church member in Illinois; accused of sexual abuse; a plaintiff sued the LDS church
LDS positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
Alleged failure to report- View report »
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- Thomas Thompson (1944 – ) was an LDS church member in Oregon, California and Arkansas; convicted of sex crimes in Oregon in about 2002; as of 2024, was a registered sex offender living in Yellville, Arkansas
Crime: 2000s,
Crime state:
Oregon,
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- Edgar Tisdale was a Mormon church member in Washington; accused of sexual abuse
Alleged crime: 1980s,
Alleged crime state:
Washington,
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- David Tupou was a Mormon church member in California; accused of sexual abuse
LDS positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- Marc Turner was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse
LDS positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- Spencer Turner (1977 – ) was a Mormon church member in Murray, Utah; In June of 2007 arrested via an undercover sting operation for attempting to meet with a person he thought was a girl so he could kiss and fondle her; also alleged sexually abused three other minor girls
Alleged crime: 2000s,
Alleged crime state:
Utah,
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- Timothy Tuttle (1962 – 2016) was an LDS church member in Utah; convicted in 2016 of three counts of class A misdemeanor sexual battery
Crime: 2010s,
Crime city:
UT - Provo,
Crime state:
Utah,
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- Bob UNKNOWN was a Mormon church member and Melchizedek priesthood holder in Lancaster, California; a 2024 civil lawsuit said he took part with a Mormon bishop and another Melchizedek priesthood holder in sexually assaulting an underage boy inside an LDS church building on a weekly basis from 2001 to 2003, starting when the victim was 15 years old
Alleged crime: 2000s,
Alleged crime state:
California,
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- Homer Van Matre (1947 – 2017) was an LDS church member in Salt Lake County, Utah; found guilty of sexual abuse of child and sodomy on a child; charges were reversed on appeal when child recanted her story
Crime: 1980s,
Crime county:
UT - Salt Lake,
Crime state:
Utah,
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- Daniel Waddington (1955 – ) was an LDS church member and retired police officer in American Fork, Utah; arrested in August 2023 and charged with 11 felony counts related to child sexual exploitation
Crime: 2000s, 2020s,
Crime county:
UT - Utah,
Crime state:
Utah,
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- Jamie Waite was a Mormon church member in Ogden, Utah; accused of sexual abuse
LDS positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, - View report »
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- Thomas Wallin (1999 – ) was a Mormon church member in South Jordan, Utah; admitted to sexually abusing a child within an LDS chapel; in 2022, sentenced to 18 years in prison
Crime: 2010s,
Crime county:
UT - Salt Lake,
Crime state:
Utah,
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- Matthew Wallis (1984 – ) was a Mormon church member in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana and in Ogden, Utah; pleaded guilty to a charge related to child sexual abuse
Crime: 1990s, 2000s,
Crime state:
Louisiana,
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- Stephen Wanlass (1939 – 2018) was a Mormon church member in Monroe, Sevier County, Utah; accused of child sexual abuse; in 1997, pleaded no contest to one third-degree felony count of attempted sex abuse of a child; was sentenced to up to five years in prison; registered sex offender; died in 2018
Crime: 1980s,
Crime city:
UT - Monroe,
Crime county:
UT - Sevier,
Crime state:
Utah,
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- Thomas Weaver (1973 – ) was a Mormon church member in Utah; arrested in 2023 and charged with felony child sexual abuse
Alleged crime: 2020s,
Alleged crime state:
Utah,
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- David Webb (1977 – ) was an LDS church member and oral surgeon in Vacaville, California; accused of sexual abuse of multiple patients in 2021 and again in 2022; gave up his license to practice in 2023; got a license to practice dentistry in Idaho; as of March 2024, a criminal case and several civil cases in California are ongoing
Alleged crime: 2010s, 2020s,
Alleged crime state:
California,
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- Mark Webb (1966 – ) was an LDS church member in Murray, Utah; pleaded guilty in 2014 to two counts of unlawful sexual activity with a minor
Crime: 2010s,
Crime county:
UT - Salt Lake,
Crime state:
Utah,
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- Anthony Webster was an LDS church member and fitness center employee in Collierville, Tennessee; accused of sexually molesting three young girls; in 2013, pleaded guilty to four counts of aggravated sexual battery and was sentenced to 16 years in prison
Convicted:
2013,
LDS positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, - View report »
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- Sydney Wengreen (1959 – ) 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
LDS positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- James Westergard (1955 – ) was an LDS church member in Tennessee; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
LDS positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Jeffery Westerman (1977 – ) was a Provo, Utah police officer; was arrested for allegedly threatening to jail a woman unless she exposed herself to him
Alleged crime: 2010s,
Alleged crime state:
Utah,
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- Kevin White (1968 – ) was a therapist in Nephi, Utah who was raised in the Mormon church; accused of sexual abuse in 2025; Floodlit is trying to determine whether White was an active LDS church member at the time of the alleged crime
LDS positions: LDS status unknown, Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- Craig Whiting (1971 – ) 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
Alleged crime: 2010s,
Alleged crime state:
Utah,
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- William Whitmore (1962 – ) was an LDS church member in Mesa, Arizona; convicted of sexual abuse
LDS positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, - View report »
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- Edwin Wilcox was a Mormon church member in Idaho; ran a therapy center for "handicapped people" (as described in 1989 news article); convicted of child sexual abuse in 1988 and sentenced to up to 20 years in prison
Crime: 1980s,
Crime state:
Idaho,
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- Alan Willey (1954 – ) 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
Crime: 1990s, 2000s,
Crime state:
Utah,
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- Keith Williams (1956 – ) was a Mormon church member in Clearfield, Utah; 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; convicted in 1991
Crime: 1980s,
Crime state:
Utah,
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- David Williams (1948 – ) was an LDS church member in West Valley, Utah; in 2019, found guilty of sexually abusing seven little girls for 14 years; the abuse was reported to parents and bishop and they allegedly did not report to police
Convicted:
2019,
LDS positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
Alleged failure to report- View report »
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- George Willoughby was an LDS church member in California; sentenced to 24 years in prison for raping a five-year-old girl
LDS positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Robert Wily (1979 – ) was an Mormon church member in Utah; in 2004, pleaded guilty to four class A misdemeanor counts of sexual battery; arrested in 2020 for allegedly possessing several child exploitation images; convicted of one felony count in 2022; sentenced to 365 days in jail and 48 months probation
Crime: 2000s, 2020s,
Crime state:
Utah,
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- Alexander Winward was an LDS church member in Utah; pleaded guilty to 4 felony counts of child sex abuse, with all victims under the age of 7
Crime: 2010s,
Crime state:
Utah,
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- Laury Wolfley was an LDS church member and attorney in Idaho; in 2008, pleaded guilty to one count of felony sexual battery of a minor and was sentenced to six months in the Bonneville County work release center
Convicted:
2007,
LDS positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Probation, - View report »
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- Lamar Woodbury (1954 – ) was a Mormon church member; pleaded guilty of sexual abuse on a child under the age of 14, a second degree felony
LDS positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, - View report »
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- Daniel Workman (1981 – ) was a Mormon church member and school bus driver in St. George, Utah; charged in 2025 with 20 counts related to child sexual exploitation
LDS positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, - View report »
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- Ruth Worthen (1949 – ) 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; died in 2025
Alleged crime: 1980s, 2000s,
Alleged crime county:
UT - Cache,
Alleged crime state:
Utah,
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- Scott Zaugg (1970 – ) was allegedly a Mormon church member in Utah; was raised in the Mormon church; convicted in 2000 of second-degree felony sex abuse of a child; was sentenced to one to 15 years in prison; as of 2025, was a registered sex offender living in Roy, Utah
Convicted:
2000,
LDS positions: LDS status unknown, Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released, - View report »
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- Jeffrey Zaugg was allegedly a Mormon church member in Utah; was raised in the Mormon church; convicted in 1995 of first-degree felony sodomy on a child; was sentenced to 10 years to life in prison; as of 2025, was out on parole (Utah offender #73345)
Convicted:
1995,
LDS positions: LDS status unknown, Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Parole, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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