394 LDS sex abuse cases found
in unknown positions
- LDS position: Unknown position
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- Matthew Patton (1982 – 2020) was an LDS church member in Ogden, Utah; convicted of sexual abuse and sentenced to prison; crossed state lines after being released from prison and was pulled over by police; tried to flee from police; charged police with knives and died
LDS positions: Unknown position, 
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Wesley Perez was a Mormon church member and school teacher in Washington; pleaded guilty to a felony charge of child sexual abuse
Crime: 2010s, 
Crime state:
Washington,
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- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result,
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Crime state:
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- Keith Peterson (1948 – 2020) was a Mormon church member and former high school teacher in Nampa, Idaho; accused in 1991 of inappropriate sexual contact; sentenced to 180 days suspended jail time and two years of probation; charge was dismissed in 1998 after he completed probation; pleaded guilty in October 2019 to one count of lewd conduct with a child under 16; sentenced in 2020 to 17 years in prison
- Crime: 1990s, 2010s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
Convicted:
2020, 
LDS positions: Unknown position, 
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, -
- Michael Peterson was a Mormon church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- Adam Phipps was an LDS church member in Manassas, Virginia; accused of taking indecent liberties with children; charged and convicted in 1993; registered sex offender
- Crime: 1990s,
- Crime state:
Virginia,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown result, -
- Derrick Pickering (1984 – ) was a Mormon church member and nurse practitioner in Utah; accused in 2024 by multiple former patients in a civil lawsuit of touching them in sexually inappropriate ways
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case(s): Ongoing,
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- Lance Pitt was an LDS church member in Wisconsin; accused of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
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- Christopher Prue (1991 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah; convicted of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
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- Ryan Rampton (1967 – ) was a Mormon church member in Syracuse, Utah and a Roy Utah fireman; allegedly sexually abused a child from age 4-8; accused of rape in 2017, but prosecutors didn't investigate; charged in October 2025 with AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD - 1st Degree Felony, SODOMY ON A CHILD - 1st Degree Felony and AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD - 1st Degree Felony; trial scheduled October 26, 2026
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, Rebaptized, Unknown church action,
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LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Not convicted, Police investigation, Suicide, Redd's alleged sexual abuse dated back to 1967
"My first thought was, at least he can't hurt anyone else. The abuse is over for everyone."
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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,
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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,
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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,
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- Shonn Ricks was an LDS church member in Benson, Cache County, Utah; found guilty by a jury in 1997 of molesting a 6-year-old girl; served about 14 months in prison; attempted to serve a Mormon mission to Chile and was supported by his stake president, Jerry Toombs; his mission call was withdrawn, but Ricks remained free
- Crime: 1990s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, 
Alleged failure to report-
- 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,
Convicted:
2018, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, -
- Bradley Roylance (1969 – ) was a Mormon church member and attorney in Utah; convicted in 2010 of two counts of sexual abuse of a minor; sentenced to 180 days in jail
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2010, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, 
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, -
- 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,
Convicted:
2008, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Alleged failure to report-
- G S was a male Mormon church member in Little Rock, Arkansas in the Pinnacle Mountain Ward; convicted in 1993 of felony sexual abuse of a minor in the third degree; allegedly abused a victim from 1981 to 1993 (from age 4 to 15); in January 2026, the victim filed a lawsuit against the LDS church naming G.S. as the perpetrator and accusing church officials of multiple failures
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Crime state:
Arkansas,
Convicted:
1993, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing, Alleged failure to reportAlleged church actions: Church officials accused of allowing interaction with children after notice of wrongdoing, Church officials accused of failure to warn ward members, Unknown church action, Ward official accused of saying victim was responsible, the alleged abuse lasted for nearly 12 years, beginning when the victim was 4 years old
"[Church officials] gave a convicted child rapist a position of authority in the Church [...] and allowed him to interact regularly with the children of the Pinnacle Mountain Ward."
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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,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, -
- Keith Salmon (1966 – ) was an LDS church member in Tennessee; found guilty of distributing CSAM
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Tennessee,
Convicted:
2013, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released, -
- Douglas Saltsman was an LDS church member in Utah; convicted in 2020 of sexual abuse; sentenced to jail and probation
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2020, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Probation, -
- Vernon Sanford Jr (1951 – ) 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,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing, Alleged failure to reportAlleged church actions: Unknown church action, -
- Richard Saunders was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
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- Alex Saunders (2004 – ) was a Mormon church member in Payson, Utah; accused of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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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
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- William Schubeck was a Mormon church member in California; accused of sexual abuse
- Alleged crime: 1960s,
- Alleged crime state:
California,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Unknown result, Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Alleged failure to report-
- Gysbertus Schuurman (1931 – 2015) was a Mormon church member in Sandy, Utah; pleaded guilty in 1994 to one second-degree felony count of sex abuse of a child; accused of sexual touching of a 10- or 11-year-old girl; the alleged abuse took place in 1992; sentenced to one year in jail with time out for counseling and group therapy once a week; completed probation in 1997; registered sex offender as of 2007; died in 2015
- Crime: 1990s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
1994, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, -
- 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,
Convicted:
2023, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, -
- Glen Sexton was a Mormon church member in Texas; accused of sexual abuse
- Alleged crime: 1980s,
- Alleged crime state:
Texas,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Unknown result, -
- Evan Shelline (1982 – ) was a Mormon church member in Teton, Idaho; charged with two counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Child in Oct. 2024; criminal case is ongoing as of Feb. 7, 2026
- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Alleged crime state:
Idaho,
LDS positions: LDS status unknown, Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, -
- 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 state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2021, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, -
- 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,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result, Alleged failure to report-
- 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,
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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,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, Released, -
- 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,
Convicted:
2021, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Probation, Alleged church actions: No church discipline, -
- Charles Snider was an LDS church member in Georgia; accused of sexual abuse
- Crime: 1980s,
- Crime state:
Georgia,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, -
- Timothy Spencer was a Mormon church member in Indiana; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
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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,
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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,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown result, -
- Jason Steadman was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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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,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Unknown result, Alleged failure to report-
- 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 state:
Utah,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Ongoing, -
- Richard Stewart was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
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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,
Convicted:
2022, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, -
- Larry Strain was a Mormon church member in Missouri; accused of sexual abuse
- Alleged crime: 1970s,
- Alleged crime state:
Missouri,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Unknown result, -
- 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,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Unknown result, Civil case(s): Dismissed, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Alleged failure to report-
- 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,
Crime country:
Convicted:
2010, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Hung jury, Alleged failure to reportAlleged church actions: Ward official accused of failure to report, -
- Darren Swift was an LDS church member in England; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
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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,
Convicted:
2015, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, -
- Wesley Tanner (1940 – 2022) was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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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 state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2018, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Community service, Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Probation, -
- 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,
Convicted:
2001, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Civil case(s): Judgment for plaintiff, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, Alleged failure to reportChurch paid $1,200,000-
- 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,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Unknown result, -
- Arturo Tenorio (1953 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2013, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result, -
- 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,
Convicted:
2002, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, Alleged failure to report-
- 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,
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
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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,
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
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- Mark Thomas was an LDS church member in Illinois; convicted of child sexual abuse; in a federal lawsuit filed in 2004 against the LDS church, the plaintiff alleged that Thomas molested a 4-year-old girl in about 2002 when her parents were worshipping at the Nauvoo, Illinois Temple
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state:
Illinois,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown result, Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result, Alleged failure to reportAlleged church actions: Excommunicated, Rebaptized, -
- 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,
Convicted:
2002, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Released, -
- Edgar Tisdale was a Mormon church member in Washington; accused of sexual abuse
- Alleged crime: 1980s,
- Alleged crime state:
Washington,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Unknown result, -
- David Tupou was a Mormon church member in California; accused of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- Marc Turner was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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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,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Police investigation, Unknown result, -
- 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 state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2016, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result, -
- 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,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing, Alleged failure to reportAlleged church actions: Unknown church action, -
- 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 state:
Utah,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Overturned/reversed, -
- 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 state:
Utah,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Ongoing, Police investigation, -
- 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 state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2022, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, -
- 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,
Convicted:
2015, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Alleged failure to report-
- 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 state:
Utah,
Convicted:
1997, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, No contest, Prison, Registered sex offender, -
- 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,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Unknown result, -
- 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,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Civil case(s): Ongoing, -
- 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, Registered sex offender, 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,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Police investigation, Unknown result, -
- 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,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Jury trial, Ongoing, Unknown result, -
- William Whitmore (1962 – ) was an LDS church member in Mesa, Arizona; convicted of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- Alleged church actions: Excommunicated,
- 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,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, -
- 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,
Convicted:
2007, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, -
- 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,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Alleged failure to report-
- 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
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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,
Convicted:
2004, 2020, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Probation, -
- 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,
Convicted:
2018, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, -
- 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,
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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, Registered sex offender,
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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,
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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 state:
Utah,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Civil case(s): Dismissed with prejudice, Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2010, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Alleged failure to reportAlleged church actions: Excommunicated, -
- 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, Sunday school teacher, Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
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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,
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