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- Terry Allen (1943 – ) was an LDS church member in California; in 1987, was found guilty of sexual abuse of a child and was sentenced to six years in prison; was assigned to multiple trusted church positions, including Sunday school president, despite the Mormon church being aware that he had raped a teenager; LDS leaders were accused of hiding his abuse from local church members; as of 2024, lives in Grapevine, Texas
- Crime: 1980s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: California, Connecticut,
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Other leader, Stake high council, Sunday school, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Alleged failure to report
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- Michael Angus was an LDS church member in Star, Idaho; accused of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Stake high council,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Prison,
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- Donnie Boring (1950 – 2017) was a former 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
- Convicted: 2017,
- LDS positions: Bishop, Missionary, Seminary teacher, Stake high council, Temple worker, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
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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
- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2013,
- LDS positions: Church employee, Stake high council,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender,
- Alleged failure to report
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- David Cannata (1965 – ) was a Mormon bishop in Tucson, Arizona in 2005 when he sexually abused a child who was 5 or 6 years old; was a stake high council member sometime in the 2010s; was confronted by the victim and turned himself into the police; convicted in 2019 and sentenced to seven and a half years in prison; was excommunicated from the Mormon church because of the abuse
- Crime: 2000s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: Arizona,
- Convicted: 2019,
- LDS positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Stake high council,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Alleged failure to report
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- Jack Cash (1934 – 2023) was a Mormon bishopric counselor and stake high council member in San Luis Obispo, California; was a practicing chiropractor for over 30 years; between 1979 and 1995, allegedly fondled at least 11 women's breasts during chiropractic visits; license suspended in 1985; in 1995, convicted by jury of seven misdemeanor counts of sexual battery; sentenced to 2 months in jail, 3 years probation; died in 2023
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, High priest, Missionary, Other leader, Seminary teacher, Senior missionary, Stake high council, Sunday school,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jail, Jury trial, Probation,
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- Raymond Casillas (1970 – ) was a Mormon bishop and middle school teacher in San Antonio, Texas; arrested in 2014 and charged with felony aggravated sexual assault of a child; via a plea agreement, pleaded no contest to indecent contact with a child and agreed to a fine of $1,500; was sentenced in 2016 to 8 years in prison; as of March 2024, lives in San Antonio, Texas as a registered sex offender
- LDS positions: Bishop, Stake high council,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, No contest, Plea deal, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
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- Kevin Christensen (1960 – ) was a Mormon church member and judge in Brigham City, Utah; accused of receiving and distributing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) to individuals he believed to be minor children; pleaded not guilty in July 2025
- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Places lived:
- Alleged crime city: UT - Tremonton,
- Alleged crime county: UT - Box Elder,
- Alleged crime state: Utah,
- LDS positions: Stake high council,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
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- 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
- Alleged crime: 2000s,
- Places lived:
- Alleged crime state: Utah,
- LDS positions: Bishop, Church employee, Stake high council, Stake presidency counselor,
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Expunged, Not convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Alleged failure to report
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- Clark Crookston (1949 – ) was a former Mormon bishop, dentist and college professor in Orem, Utah; accused of nearly 60 years of sex abuse of multiple children; pleaded guilty to attempted aggravated child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2022 to up to 35 years in prison
- Crime: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s,
- Places lived:
- Crime county: UT - Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2022,
- LDS positions: Bishop, High priest, Missionary, Stake high council,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Alleged failure to report
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- James Denos (1929 – 2017) was a former LDS bishop and junior high school teacher in Utah; previously lived and served as a Mormon bishop in 1970 in Westminster, Orange County, California; sentenced in 2002 to a minimum of 20 years in a Utah state prison for sexually abusing four minor girls living in Utah; allegedly began molesting kids as early as 1950
- Crime: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2002,
- LDS positions: Bishop, Missionary, Stake high council, Temple worker, Ward clerk,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Alleged failure to report
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- Gerald Elison (1930 – 2019) was an LDS church member and junior high school drama teacher in Orem, Utah; accused in 2014 in a civil lawsuit of sexually abusing a boy student in the early 1980s; died in 2019
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Primary, Stake high council,
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case(s): Dismissed,
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- Pierre Euvrard (1949 – 2000) was a Mormon mission president from 1991 to 1994 in the Mascarene Islands mission / South Africa Durban mission; died in 2000; accused in a 2020 Arizona lawsuit of sexually abusing two underage teen boys for years while working as a mission president
- LDS positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Mission president, Missionary, Other leader, Stake high council, Temple worker,
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Alleged failure to report
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- David Farley (1958 – ) was a former doctor in West Linn, Oregon; accused of sexually abusing more than 200 patients over a span of many years, during some of which Farley was an LDS stake high council member; in 2024, the city of West Linn, Oregon released a report about the way its police department investigated Farley; in October 2025, a grand jury indicted him on 11 felony sexual assault charges
- Alleged crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s,
- Places lived:
- Alleged crime city: OR - West Linn,
- Alleged crime county: OR - Clackamas,
- Alleged crime state: Oregon,
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Primary, Stake high council, Sunday school,
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Not convicted, Ongoing,
- Civil case(s): Ongoing,
- Alleged failure to report
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- Francis Fuller (1940 – ) was a Mormon bishop in Highland, Utah in 1993; also was a stake high council member in Utah; in 2018 or 2019, pleaded guilty to two second degree felony counts of child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2019 in Utah to two years in jail and four years probation; registered sex offender
- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2019,
- LDS positions: Bishop, Missionary, Stake high council,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Registered sex offender,
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- Samuel Gardner (1932 – 1968) was an LDS bishop in the Oklahoma City First Ward in the early 1960s; accused of sexually abusing a teenage boy in the bishop's office at a Mormon chapel in about 1961; died in 1968
- Alleged crime: 1960s,
- Places lived:
- Alleged crime state: Oklahoma,
- LDS positions: Bishop, Stake high council,
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Alleged failure to report
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- Martin Gilmour was a Mormon church member in Portadown, County Armagh, Northern Ireland; accused of sexual abuse of a 13-year-old child; was arrested in November 2024
- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Places lived:
- Alleged crime country: Ireland,
- LDS positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Stake high council, Temple worker,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Unknown result,
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- Shawn Gooden (1974 – ) was an LDS bishop in Lebanon, Pennsylvania from 2016-2020; arrested in 2022 and charged with sexual abuse of two children in Virginia from 1997-2000; pleaded guilty in July 2023 in Virginia to four felony counts; sentenced in November 2023 in Virginia to prison time and supervised probation on release; charged in July 2023 in Pennsylvania with more child sex abuse charges
- Crime: 1990s, 2000s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: Pennsylvania, Virginia,
- Convicted: 2023,
- LDS positions: Bishop, Scout leader, Stake high council, Stake presidency counselor, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Ongoing, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation,
- Alleged failure to report
- View report »
- Tyson Green was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Places lived:
- Alleged crime state: Utah,
- LDS positions: Stake high council, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
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- Matthew Hack was a Mormon church member and stake high council member in Oklahoma; accused in 2019 of child sexual abuse; pleaded no contest to an amended charge of child neglect
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Stake high council,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, No contest, Plea deal,
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- Brent Hansen (1938 – ) was an LDS bishop and dentist in Spanish Fork, Utah; was also mayor of Spanish Fork and president of its chamber of commerce; accused in a civil lawsuit of receiving sexual favors from a dentistry patient in return for prescriptions for narcotics; his dentistry license was suspended for 30 days; died in 2015; twin brother of Kent Hansen, another accused Mormon dentist
- Alleged crime: 1980s,
- Places lived:
- Alleged crime county: UT - Utah,
- Alleged crime state: Utah,
- LDS positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Scout leader, Stake high council, Sunday school, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case(s): Settlement, Unknown result,
- Alleged failure to report
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- Willard Hansen (1938 – 2013) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum, Missionary, Scout leader, Seminary teacher, Stake high council, Ward clerk, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
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- James Haskell (1982 – ) was a former Mormon bishop and practicing attorney in Vacaville, California; charged with 14 felonies and three misdemeanors for allegedly sexually abusing four children; was an LDS stake high council member when charged; in June 2024, found not guilty of 16 of 17 counts; jurors deadlocked on one count of felony injury upon a child; as of October 2025, civil lawsuit is ongoing
- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Places lived:
- Alleged crime state: California,
- LDS positions: Bishop, Scout leader, Stake high council,
- Criminal case(s): Acquitted, Found not guilty, Hung jury, Ongoing,
- Civil case(s): Ongoing,
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- Samuel Heavilon (1960 – ) was allegedly a former LDS branch president in Frankfort, Indiana; convicted in 2018 and in 2024 of child exploitation; sentenced both times to prison
- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: Indiana,
- Convicted: 2018,
- LDS positions: Branch president, Stake high council, Temple worker,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Alleged failure to report
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- 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
- Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2017,
- LDS positions: Bishop, Church employee, Missionary, Stake high council, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Parole, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Alleged failure to report
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- 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)
- Crime: 2020s,
- Places lived:
- Crime city: Argentina - Jujuy,
- Crime country: Argentina,
- Convicted: 2024,
- LDS positions: Church employee, Stake clerk, Stake high council,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Alleged failure to report
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- Ronald Jenkins (1942 – ) was a Mormon scout leader, bishopric counselor and stake high council member in Idaho; worked as a high school teacher; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 1996 of 10 counts of lewd conduct with a minor; sentenced to 17 years in prison; registered sex offender
- Crime: 1990s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: Idaho,
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Scout leader, Stake high council,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Alleged failure to report
- View report »
- Kelly Jenkins (1982 – ) was a man in Idaho Falls, Idaho; convicted in 2004 of multiple crimes related to child sexual abuse; registered sex offender
- Crime: 2000,
- Places lived:
- Crime city: Boise,
- Crime county: Ada,
- Crime state: Idaho,
- Convicted: 2004,
- LDS positions: Stake high council,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, guilty, Registered sex offender,
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- Gordon Jenkins (1945 – ) was a Mormon church member in Idaho Falls, Idaho; pled guilty to Sexual Battery Of Minor Child 16/17 Years Of Age in 2002; was sentenced to 2-14 years; in 1992 was disbarred as an attorney for professional misconduct and unauthorized solicitation; in 2016 the SEC permanently barred him from serving as a director or officer of any public company for offenses related to investment fraud
- Crime: 2000s,
- Places lived:
- Crime city: Idaho Falls,
- Crime county: Bonneville,
- Crime state: Idaho,
- Convicted: 2002,
- LDS positions: Stake high council,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, guilty, pled guilty,
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- Carl Johnson (1945 – ) was a former Mormon bishop and former mayor of West Bountiful, Utah; arrested in 2022 and charged with sexually abusing several children between 1983 and 1997; pleaded guilty in 2023 to four felony counts of child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2023 to three consecutive terms of nine years to life each for first-degree felonies, plus one term of one to 15 years on a second-degree felony
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2023,
- LDS positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum, Missionary, Stake high council,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- View report »
- 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
- Alleged crime: 1960s, 1970s,
- Places lived:
- Alleged crime city: UT - Provo,
- Alleged crime county: UT - Utah,
- Alleged crime state: California, Utah,
- LDS positions: BYU, Church employee, Other leader, Seminary teacher, Stake high council,
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, Unknown result,
- Alleged failure to report
- View report »
- Major Madon was an LDS church member in Mapleton, Utah; convicted of child sexual abuse; as of 2024, serving time in prison in Central Utah Correctional Facility
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Nursery, Stake high council, Sunday school, Ward clerk,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
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- Franklin Mathias (1934 – ) was a Mormon church member and Boy scout leader in La Grande, Oregon; had a career as a schoolteacher; accused in 1987 of sexual abuse; sentenced in 1988 to four years in prison for molesting a child; he said that he had 242 victims over a 30-year period; convicted in 1997 of failure to register as a sex offender and was placed on probation for 24 months
- Crime: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s,
- Places lived:
- Crime county: crime-county-or-union,
- Crime state: Oregon,
- Convicted: 1988,
- LDS positions: High priest, Scout leader, Stake high council, Sunday school,
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation,
- View report »
- Raymond Maxson (1951 – ) was a Mormon church member in Lincoln, Nebraska; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; registered sex offender
- LDS positions: Stake high council,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- View report »
- Brian Mitchell (1953 – ) was a Mormon church member and temple worker in Utah; abductor, with Wanda Barzee, of Elizabeth Smart
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2009,
- LDS positions: Stake high council, Temple worker,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- View report »
- Steven Murdock (1963 – ) was a Mormon stake high council member and former LDS bishop in Holladay, Salt Lake County, Utah; allegedly sexually harassed multiple women in his ward while he was their bishop (he was bishop from 2013 to 2017); in 2019, was caught taking photos of a young woman in a dressing room in Tennessee; pleaded guilty in November 2019; sentenced in 2019 to one year probation, 48 hours community service
- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: Tennessee,
- Convicted: 2019,
- LDS positions: Bishop, Stake high council,
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Community service, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Released,
- Alleged failure to report
- View report »
- Brian Pickett was a Mormon branch president and leader at a youth program picking pineapples in Maui, Hawaii; accused of sexual abuse in a civil lawsuit that also named the LDS church; the suit was dismissed with prejudice after a settlement in 2016
- Alleged crime: 1980s,
- Places lived:
- Alleged crime state: Hawaii,
- LDS positions: Branch president, Stake high council,
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case(s): Dismissed with prejudice, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Alleged failure to report
- View report »
- Randall Pickett was an LDS church member in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada; accused of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Stake high council, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- Byron Poelman (1934 – 2014) 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
- Crime: 1990s,
- Places lived:
- Crime city: UT - Salt Lake City,
- Crime county: UT - Salt Lake,
- Crime state: Utah,
- LDS positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Mission president, Missionary, Stake high council, Stake president, Sunday school,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
- Alleged failure to report
- View report »
- Kevin Prodromides was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Stake high council,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- View report »
- Lowell Robison (1944 – 2018) was a Mormon mission president in the Mexico Leon mission (1995-1998) and stake president of the Provo, Utah Edgemont Stake (2001-2006); accused in 2018 of sexual abuse of multiple people; two months later, died by suicide
- Alleged crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Places lived:
- Alleged crime country: Mexico,
- LDS positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum, Mission president, Missionary, Scout leader, Stake high council, Stake presidency counselor, Stake president, Sunday school, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, Suicide,
- Alleged failure to report
- View report »
- Jeffrey Rock (1955 – ) was an LDS church member in California, Utah, Fiji and Thailand; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in December 2025 to three charges of sexual battery; set to be sentenced on Feb. 3, 2026
- Crime: 2000s,
- Places lived:
- Crime county: United States,
- Crime state: California,
- Convicted: 2025,
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum, Nursery, Primary, Scout leader, Stake high council, temple liaison, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Found guilty, Pleaded guilty,
- View report »
- 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
- Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- Places lived:
- Crime city: UT - Provo,
- Crime county: AZ - Maricopa, UT - Utah,
- Crime state: Arizona, Utah,
- Convicted: 2014,
- LDS positions: Bishop, Church employee, Other leader, Stake high council,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Parole, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Alleged failure to report
- View report »
- Robert Smith (1957 – ) was a Mormon church member in Tooele, Utah; worked for the FBI; accused in 2022 of sexual abuse of several girls; as of April 2023, case is still underway in the Utah court system; in November 2023, charged with more sex crimes; Preliminary hearing date has been moved to June 30 2025 at 10 AM in third District Court, Tooele Utah
- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Places lived:
- Alleged crime state: Utah,
- LDS positions: Stake high council,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Unknown result,
- View report »
- Stephen Stokes (1948 – 2016) was a Mormon church member and Brigham Young University-Idaho (BYU-I) professor; accused of sexual assault by a former student; died in 2016; in 2022, civil lawsuit against BYU-I was dismissed with prejudice
- Alleged crime: 2010s,
- Places lived:
- Alleged crime state: Idaho,
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, BYU, Missionary, Scout leader, Stake high council, Temple worker, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case(s): Dismissed, Dismissed with prejudice,
- View report »
- Todd Tanner (1970 – ) was a Mormon church member in the Cortez/Durango, Colorado area and St, George, Utah; co-founder of Utah-based dirty soda business Swig Drinks in approximately 2010; charged in 2010 in Colorado with crimes related to child sexual abuse; convicted in 2011 and sentenced to 48 months probation; allegedly was a Sunday School teacher in St. George, Utah after his conviction
- Crime: 2000s,
- Places lived:
- Crime county: UT - Washington,
- Crime state: Colorado,
- Convicted: 2011,
- LDS positions: Stake high council, Sunday school,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Ongoing, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Registered sex offender,
- View report »
- John Thiele (1956 – ) was a Mormon church stake high council member in Idaho; convicted in 2018 of sexual abuse, no jail time served; registered as sex offender
- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: Idaho,
- Convicted: 2018,
- LDS positions: Stake high council,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- View report »
- Donald Tolman (1943 – ) was an LDS church member and former bishop in Provo, Utah (Provo 10th Ward, starting in 1975); convicted in 2020 of six felony counts related to child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2020 to 25 years to life in prison
- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2020,
- LDS positions: Bishop, Missionary, Stake high council,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Released,
- View report »
- Veloy Twitchell (1954 – ) was a former Mormon bishopric counselor in Marysville, Washington; accused in 2015 of perpetrating a sex crime that allegedly took place in approximately 2004; convicted
- Crime: 2000s,
- Places lived:
- Crime city: crime-city-wa-marysville,
- Crime county: WA - Snohomish,
- Crime state: Washington,
- Convicted: 2015,
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Stake high council,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- View report »
- Sterling Van Wagenen (1947 – ) was a co-founder of Sundance Film Festival and director of some Mormon temple endowment videos; publicly accused of sexual abuse of two children in two separate instances; sentenced to prison in 2019 for child sexual abuse
- Crime: 1990s, 2010s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2019,
- LDS positions: BYU, Stake high council, Sunday school,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Alleged failure to report
- View report »
- Michael Watson (1964 – ) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Stake high council, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- View report »
- LaVar Withers (1936 – 2005) was a Mormon and physician in Rexburg, Idaho; accused of sexually abusing at least 133 women and children as young as 13 years old over a period of 30 or more years; admitted to sexual abuse; in 1996, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor battery; sentenced to 30 to 60 days in jail and two years probation; the Mormon church placed him on probation and took his temple recommend; died in 2005
- Crime: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s,
- Places lived:
- Crime city: ID - Rexburg,
- Crime state: Idaho,
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Stake high council,
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Alleged failure to report
- View report »
- Orson Wright (1928 – 2017) was a Mormon mission president in Sydney, Australia from 1978 to 1980; accused of grooming some of the sister missionaries in his care to be his polygamous wives; removed early from his mission assignment; LDS church leaders in Salt Lake City, Utah allegedly covered up the reasons for Wright's removal
- Alleged crime: 1970s, 1980s,
- Places lived:
- Alleged crime country: Australia,
- LDS positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Branch president, Mission president, Missionary, Stake high council, Temple worker,
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Alleged failure to report
- View report »

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