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Paul Douglas Adams
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was an LDS church member in Arizona; sexually abused two children for several years after confessing to his bishop; arrested and charged; died by suicide in 2017 while in custody awaiting trial.
- Criminal case: Died awaiting trial, Not convicted, Suicide,
- Civil case: Civil case dismissed,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
Leizza Alcantara Adams
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was the wife of sexual abuser Paul Douglas Adams; sentenced in 2018 in Arizona to 2.5 years in prison after pleading no contest to two felony counts of child abuse (not sexual abuse).
- Criminal case: Convicted, No contest, Plea agreement, Prison,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2018,
- Case report »
Nicholas Alahverdian
- was an LDS church member in Orem, Utah; accused of rape; recently extradited from Scotland; has a lengthy history of criminal behavior.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Crime years: 2000s,
- Convicted in: 2000s, 2008,
- Case report »
Elwood Anderson
- was a LDS church member in Washington state; allegedly downloaded and shared more than 9,000 images of young children engaged in sexually explicit activity; convicted.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Online,
- Case report »
Darcy Finlinson Anderson
- was an LDS church member in Utah; convicted of sexually abusing a 10-year-old girl; sentenced in 2022 to serve a minimum of 16 years in prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2022,
- Case report »
Denny Antreo
- was an LDS church member in Rexburg, Idaho; accused of breaking and entering women's apartments at BYU-Idaho and watching them sleep.
- Criminal case: Ongoing, Unknown,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2020s,
- Case report »
Adam Brent Archibald
- was a Mormon church member in Yakima, Washington; accused of sexual abuse of an adult woman for several years; sentenced to prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2000s, 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2014,
- Case report »
Manuel Joseph Archibeque
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was a Mormon church member in Maricopa County, Arizona; allegedly admitted to his bishop that he had sexually touched a child; charged in two cases in 2006 with sexual conduct with a minor and three counts of molestation of a child, all class two felonies; one case was dismissed in 2006 without prejudice; in the other, pleaded guilty to two reduced charges of child abuse.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Case report »
Mathew Legrand Arrington
- was a Mormon church member and foster child advocate in Arizona; found guilty of child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2021 to 15 years in prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2021,
- Case report »
Kayla Kehaunani Atkin
- was an LDS church member and therapist in Lehi, Utah; charged in 2022 with three felony counts of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in April 2023 to one count of attempted object rape (victim was 14-15 years old at the time of the crime); sentenced in September 2023 to 180 days in jail.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2023,
- Case report »
Joseph Carlton Atwater
- was an LDS church member in Australia; pleaded guilty to trafficking and kidnapping.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2000s,
- Convicted in: 2000s, 2005,
- Case report »
Rodney L Bailey
- was an LDS church member in Medora, Illinois; accused of sexual abuse; convicted.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Unknown,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Case report »
Lynn Earl Baldwin
- was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of child sexual abuse; convicted of lewdness in 1996 and sexual exploitation of a minor in 2002 (attempted); released in 2006; is a registered sex offender.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Case report »
Michael Roy Banks
- was a Mormon church member in Lehi, Utah; accused in 2019 of child sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Case report »
Melvin Eugene Barhite
- was a Mormon church member in Michigan; convicted of sex crimes; sentenced in 2001 to prison; while in prison, argued that prison officials violated his religious rights by confiscating photos of scantily clad females between the ages of 14-26.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2000s, 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2000s, 2001,
- Case report »
Wanda Barzee
- was an LDS church member in Utah; with Brian David Mitchell, held Elizabeth Smart captive.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Case report »
Christian Robert Bearnson
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was a Mormon church member in Los Angeles, California in the early 1990s; molested a 13-year-old girl; the LDS church settled, reportedly for millions of dollars (US).
- Criminal case: Convicted, Probation,
- Civil case: Civil judgment in favor of plaintiff,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: LDS youth activity,
- Settlement paid by LDS church: $2,000,000
- Case report »
Brandon Clay Beckham
- was a Republican candidate for Utah Senate; charged in 2022 with one second degree felony count of forcible sexual abuse; pleaded not guilty; as of January 16, 2024, the case was headed toward a final pretrial hearing on January 17.
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Case report »
Gary Lee Bell
- was an LDS church member and former prosecutor in Utah; pleaded guilty in December 2022 to four second degree felony charges related to child sexual abuse; sentenced in January 2023 to one to 15 years in prison; in June 2023, was convicted of 15 counts of 2nd degree felony sexual exploitation of a minor and two counts of class B misdemeanor voyeurism; no additional prison time was added.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Case report »
Arthur Gus Bennett
- was an LDS church member in Hurricane, Utah; accused of sexual abuse of two teenage girls; allegedly faked a suicide to collect insurance money; was arrested and charged with murder and sexual abuse; died by suicide in jail while awaiting trial.
- Criminal case: Died awaiting trial, Not convicted, Suicide,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Case report »
Layne Schuyler Bingham
- was an LDS church member in Boise, Idaho; convicted of child sexual abuse in 2008; as of 2023, was a registered sex offender living in Boise.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Unknown,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2000s,
- Convicted in: 2000s, 2008,
- Case report »
Andrew Mack Bishop
- was a Mormon church member in Pleasant Grove, Utah; arrested in 2015 and admitted to sexually abusing 5 individuals in 10 years; convicted of sexual abuse of a minor in the first and second degree in February 2016; sentenced in 2016 to prison in Utah.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2016,
- Case report »
Donald Mark Blanchard
- was an LDS church member in Utah; convicted of two counts of lewd and lascivious acts with a child under 14.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Case report »
Charles John Blome
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was a Mormon church member and US Army veteran in or near Houston or Beaumont, Texas; admitted to sexually molesting at least five boys; pleaded guilty to two counts of indecency with a child; sentenced to 15 years in prison; the LDS church was ordered to pay $4 million to a 13-year-old boy victim; Blome died in 2005.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil case: Civil judgment in favor of plaintiff, lawsuit against LDS church, LDS church found negligent, LDS church ordered to make payment, Liable,
- Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Crime years: 1980s, 1990s,
- Convicted in: 1990s,
- Settlement paid by LDS church: $4,000,000
- Case report »
Ferrin Kay Bodily
- was a Mormon church member; convicted of sexual abuse; died in 2023.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Unknown,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Case report »
Glen Douglas Borst
- was a Mormon church member in Utah; sentenced to prison in 2004 for child sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2000s,
- Convicted in: 2000s, 2004,
- Case report »
Dennis Bough
- was a Mormon church member in Washington; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse charges.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Crime years: 1980s,
- Convicted in: 1980s,
- Case report »
Gerald Wayne Bowen
- was an LDS church member in Tennessee; convicted in 2008 of: SOLICITATION TO COMMIT SOLICITATION OF A MINOR, AGGRAVATED SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR, EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR BY ELECTRONIC MEANS .
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2000s, 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2000s, 2008,
- Case report »
Rachel Katherine Brock
- was a Mormon church member; pleaded guilty to sexually abusing the same boy that her mother, Susan Brock, was convicted of molesting.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Case report »
Susan Marie Brock
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was an LDS church member; was sentenced in April 2011 to 13 years in prison for engaging in a three-year-long sexual relationship with a boy, beginning when he was 14 years old; was released in December 2021.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Case report »
Dane C Broderick
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Case report »
James Broom
- was a LDS church member in Scotland; jailed in 2009 for sexually abusing a 15-year-old girl.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2000s,
- Convicted in: 2000s, 2009,
- Case report »
Keith Brown
- was an LDS church member; father of five famous piano playing children; pleaded guilty to sexually abusing his daughters when they were children; sentenced to a minimum of ten years and up-to-life in prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Case report »
Jarom Christopher Brown
- was a Mormon church member and Utah Valley University professor; accused in 2021 of voyeurism and electronic communication harassment; convicted and sentenced in 2022.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Crime years: 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2022,
- Case report »
William Guymon Bruhn
- was an LDS church member and civic leader in Utah; accused of masturbating in a public restroom; convicted.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Crime scenes: Public building,
- Crime years: 1970s,
- Convicted in: 1900 to 1979,
- Case report »
Ted Bundy
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison, Unknown,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Case report »
Ralph Hayden Burlingame
- was an LDS church member in Minnesota; sentenced in 1989 to prison for 2nd degree criminal sexual abuse of a child.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Case report »
John Haws Burrell
- was a Mormon church member; pleaded guilty of child sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Crime years: 1990s,
- Convicted in: 1990s,
- Case report »
William Butcher
- was a Mormon church member; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Crime years: 2000s,
- Convicted in: 2000s, 2009,
- Case report »
Samuel Heber Butler
- was a Mormon church member; sentenced in 2020 to 15 years to life in prison for child sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Crime years: 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2020, 2020s,
- Case report »
Timothy Morgan Butler
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Case report »
Roland Shea Byrd
- was an LDS church member in Caldwell, Idaho; convicted of sexual abuse of a child under 16 years; as of 2024, lives in Toquerville, Utah as a registered sex offender.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Convicted in: 2000s, 2008,
- Case report »
Brett Candelaria
- was a Mormon church member in Colorado; pleaded guilty to charges of child sexual abuse on multiple occasions; sentenced in 2008 to two consecutive terms of 10 years to life in prison; later sentenced to 36 more years to life.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Crime years: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s,
- Convicted in: 2000s, 2008,
- Case report »
Samuel Wallace Cantrell
- was an LDS church member in Farmington, Utah; found guilty of sexual abuse of a 14-year-old girl.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Case report »
Bryce Conrad Chatland
- was an LDS church member in San Antonio, Texas; charged in 2023 with felony child sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Case report »
Kami Lee Chesnut
- was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2022,
- Case report »
David Gerald Chesser
- was an LDS church member and track and field athlete in Texas and at BYU-Provo; joined the airforce and moved to Japan; In 2016, was convicted of 2 counts of child sexual abuse and was sentenced to 13 years of confinement accused of sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2016,
- Case report »
Chad Daniel Christensen
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Case report »
Prue Jeremy Christopher
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Case report »
Tanner Paul Clark
- was an LDS church member in Utah; sentenced in 2019 to 90 days in jail for two counts of unlawful sexual conduct with a 16 or 17 year old, two counts of attempted sexual exploitation of a minor, and two counts of dealing in materials harmful to minors; may have had over 100 victims; arrested in 2021 (while on probation) for enticing a minor; convicted and sentenced to 1 to 5 years in prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Prison, Probation, Violated parole/probation,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2019,
- Case report »
Stephen J Coleman
- was an LDS church member and analyst in the Utah state Office of Planning and Budget; accused of sexual abuse in 2011; convicted and sentenced to prison; as of 2016, was serving two sentences of 15 years to life in prison in Utah.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
- Case report »
Frank James Collins
- was an LDS church member and traveling professional clown (as "Windy the Clown") in Whittier, California; accused of sexual abuse in 1986; charges dropped.
- Criminal case: Criminal charges dropped, Not convicted,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 1980s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
John Patrick Conway
- was a Mormon church member in Cambridge, UK; accused of child sexual abuse after his twin brother Martyn Conway was convicted of child sexual abuse; in both cases; the victim was the same underage boy.
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Case report »
Martyn Conway
- was a Mormon church member; pleaded guilty of child sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 1980s,
- Convicted in: 1990s,
- Case report »
Keldon Severn Cook
- was a Mormon church member; pleaded guilty of child sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2015,
- Case report »
Kenneth Ray Copple
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was a Mormon church member in Arizona; found guilty of child sexual abuse and sentenced in 2019 to prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 1980s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2019,
- Case report »
Brandon Scott Cordero
- was a Mormon church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2000s,
- Case report »
Donald Marden Cornell
- was an LDS church member in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; convicted.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Unknown,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Case report »
John Lee Cox
- was a Mormon church member in Clackamas County, Oregon; convicted of child sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 1980s,
- Convicted in: 1980s,
- Case report »
Gordon Terrence Crawford
- was an LDS church member in Australia; accused of sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Case report »
Justin Thayne Crawley
- was an LDS church member in Orem, Utah; convicted in 2019 of enticing a minor / 3rd degree felony and sexual exploitation of a minor / 3rd degree felony attempted.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2019,
- Case report »
John Gardner Cummings
- was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 2000s,
- Case report »
Troy Dameron
- was a Mormon church member, electrician and sheriff's deputy in Teton County, Idaho; lived in Rexburg, Idaho; a 911 dispatcher said he asked her sexually charged questions, shared sexual fantasies and masturbated in a bathroom near her work desk; pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of indecent exposure; sentenced in May 2024 to 15 days in jail (with work release) and two years of probation.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Probation,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2024,
- Case report »
Michael Davies
- was a Mormon church member in Wales; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 2000s,
- Convicted in: 2000s, 2005,
- Case report »
Brett Dayley
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Case report »
Ryan Michael Didier
- was an LDS church member in Orem, Utah; accused of sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Case report »
Robert Virgil Dindinger
- was an LDS church member and psychologist in Orem, Utah; accused of sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Case report »
John Doe
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was a Mormon church member in Tacoma, Washington; sexually abused a preschooler in his ward in the 1980s; the LDS church settled with the abuse survivor for $1.1 million in 2023.
- Criminal case: Never charged,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: LDS church building,
- Crime years: 1980s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Settlement paid by LDS church: $1,100,000
- Case report »
John Doe
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was a Mormon church member in Lake Elsinore, California; arrested in 1997; pleaded guilty to committing lewd acts with a child under age 14; spent three years in state prison; in December 2022, the LDS church paid $995,000 to settle its part of a related civil lawsuit wherein a jury awarded the victim $2.28 billion.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Released,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 1980s, 1990s,
- Convicted in: 1990s,
- Settlement paid by LDS church: $995,000
- Case report »
John Doe
- was an LDS church member in Adelaide, Australia; sentenced in 2021 to 10 years in prison for child sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 1980s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2021,
- Case report »
Sean Stirling Dotson
- was an LDS church member in Oregon; convicted of a sex crime.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Unknown,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Case report »
Brian Matthew Drake
- was an LDS church member in the Bellingham, Washington area; accused of sexually abusing two underage girls, along with his brother Aaron Drake, from 2002 to 2009.
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 2000s,
- Case report »
Aaron Joseph Drake
- was an LDS church member in the Bellingham, Washington area; accused of sexually abusing two underage girls, along with his brother Brian Drake, from 2002 to 2009.
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 2000s,
- Case report »
Alan Craig Dunlap
- was a Mormon church member in Fresno, California; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 1970s,
- Case report »
Nathan J Dupuis
- was a Mormon church member in New York; sentenced in 2018 to four and a half years in prison for molesting a child.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2018,
- Case report »
David Eldredge
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse; convicted.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Unknown,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Case report »
Kelly Stephen Erickson
- was an LDS church member and US Air Force military member in Washington; accused of child sexual abuse; convicted and sentenced to prison; as of 2023, incarcerated in Tucson, Arizona.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Case report »
Robert Lee Erickson
- was an LDS church member in Eagle Mountain, Utah; in 2023, charged with three first degree felony counts of aggravated child sexual abuse; he was 91 years old at the time of the charges.
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Case report »
Christopher Roy Evans
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Case report »
Samuel Whitney Faber
- was an LDS church member in Sandy, Utah; charged in 2022 of sexually assaulting a woman he met on an LDS dating app called Mutual; in 2024, admitted to sexually assaulting three women and pleaded guilty to amended first-degree felony charges of rape and forcible sodomy, and third-degree felony aggravated sexual assault and two counts of third-degree felony forcible sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Admitted guilt, Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2024,
- Case report »
Scott Fredrich Farr
- was an LDS church member in Ogden, Utah; found guilty in 1981 of forcible sexual abuse and 1991 of sex solicitation.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Case report »
Michael W Fritchen
- was a Mormon church member in Utah; sentenced to prison twice for child sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 1990s, 2010s,
- Convicted in: 1990s, 2010s, 2011,
- Case report »
Brad Gale
- was an LDS church member; sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for photographing a teenage boy engaging in sexual acts.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace,
- Crime years: 2000s,
- Convicted in: 2000s, 2006,
- Case report »
Jeffrey Alan Gatlin
- was an LDS church member in Utah; found guilty of aggravated sexual abuse of a child/1st degree felony; as of October 2023, serving in Central Utah Correctional Facility Housing in Boulder, Utah, CUCF Boulder.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Case report »
Farrell Nephi Gledhill
- was an LDS church member in Springville, Utah; accused of sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Unknown,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Case report »
Andrew James Gwilliam
- was a Mormon church member; pleaded guilty of child sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Victims: 6 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 2000s,
- Convicted in: 2000s, 2003,
- Case report »
Lincoln A Gygi
- was a Mormon church member in Pleasant Grove, Utah; convicted in 2020 of sexually abusing a 7-year-old boy.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2020, 2020s,
- Case report »
Eric Hacking
- was an LDS church member; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 1980s,
- Case report »
Frank Laine Hall
- was an LDS church member in Utah; former award-winning first grade schoolteacher; sentenced in 2007 to prison for sexually abusing his students.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2000s,
- Convicted in: 2000s, 2007,
- Case report »
Jake S Hally
- was an LDS church member in Idaho Falls, Idaho; accused of sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2023,
- Case report »
Michael Colby Hare
- was an LDS church member in Tooele, Utah; found guilty of sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Case report »
Harvey William Harper
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was an LDS church member and deputy county district attorney in Los Angeles, California; arrested in 1984 and charged with child sexual abuse; jumped bail; found guilty; sentenced in absentia to 14 years in prison; lived secretly in Colorado for 20 months until federal investigators found him; local LDS church coverup alleged.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Case report »
Darren John Haymond
- was an LDS church member in Provo, Utah and a custodian at Provo High School; pleaded guilty to voyeurism, a class B misdemeanor; sentenced in 2011.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime scenes: Victim's school,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2011,
- Case report »
Dale Harland Heath
- was an LDS church member and chiropractor in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jury trial, Unknown,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Case report »
Samuel M Heavilon
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was an LDS church member in Frankfort, Indiana; convicted in 2018 of child exploitation.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2018,
- Case report »
Roger Franklin Hester
- was an LDS church member in Rockwall, Texas; accused of child sexual abuse; convicted of injury to a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual with intent to cause bodily harm.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Unknown,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Case report »
Benjamin Robert Hicks
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2020s,
- Case report »
Kenneth Higa
- was an LDS church member in Orem Utah and karate teacher; accused of sexual abuse of a 14 year old girl, one of his karate students; Higa unable to pass a court ordered competency test the case was unable to proceed.
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Case report »
Kyle Mark Hill
- was a Mormon church member; accused of child sexual abuse; convicted in 2019 and sentenced to 15 years in prison and a lifetime of supervised release.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison, Probation, Unknown,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2019,
- Case report »
David Oliver Homack
- was a Mormon church member in Colorado; convicted of sexual abuse in 2009 in Colorado.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Unknown,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2000s,
- Convicted in: 2000s, 2009,
- Case report »
Evan Douglas Hopper
- was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Unknown,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Case report »
Paul Bernard Horlacher
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2019,
- Case report »
Caleb Horner
- was an LDS church member in Melbourne, Australia; accused of raping a teenage boy; awaiting trial.
- Criminal case: Jail, Ongoing, Unknown,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Case report »
Allan Turner Howe
- was an LDS church member and Utah politician; accused of a sex crime; convicted.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 1970s,
- Convicted in: 1900 to 1979,
- Case report »
Christine Shreeve Hubbs
- was an LDS church member in California; was charged with sexual abuse of two underage boys (ages 14 and 15); convicted in 2011, sentenced to five years in prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Parole, Prison, Violated parole/probation,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 2000s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2011,
- Case report »
Roy Webb Hunt
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was a Mormon church member in Maricopa County, Arizona; former city manager in Snowflake and Holbrook and a public finance banker at the National Bank of Arizona; accused of child sexual abuse in 2004; pleaded guilty in 2005 to a reduced charge; sentenced to prison in Arizona in 2005.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 1980s, 1990s,
- Convicted in: 2000s, 2005,
- Case report »
Cecil Bryan Jacobson
- was a Mormon church member and fertility doctor in Virginia; found guilty of secretly using his own sperm to artificially inseminate patients.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Case report »
Rowland Wayne James
- was an LDS church member in Lansing, Michigan; found guilty of sexually abusing young girls and a young boy he met at church; serving time in prison as of January 2024.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Case report »
Christopher Michael Jensen
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was a Mormon church member in Utah and West Virginia; sentenced to 35 to 75 years in prison for sexually abusing two children; local LDS church coverup alleged; LDS church settled civil lawsuit out of court for an undisclosed amount.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: lawsuit against LDS church, Settlement,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2000s, 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2013,
- Settlement paid by LDS church: Yes (undisclosed amount)
- Case report »
Timothy Samuel Johnson
- was a Mormon church member in Oregon; found guilty of sexual abuse; sentenced to prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: Failed attempt to sue LDS church, lawsuit against LDS church,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2017,
- Case report »
Allen Brent Johnson
- was an LDS church member; drove from Utah to Idaho to meet up with a person he believed was a 15-year-old girl for sex; sentenced to eight years in prison; as of March 2024, is a registered sex offender living in Provo, Utah.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2015,
- Case report »
Les Ernest Johnson
- was a Mormon church member in northern Utah; found guilty of child sexual abuse; was granted parole in 1984 in Utah after serving 7 months of a 0-5 year prison sentence; as of 2023, lives in Bountiful, Utah.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison, Released,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 1980s,
- Convicted in: 1980s,
- Case report »
Eric Whitney Jones
- was an LDS church member in Blackfoot, Idaho; arrested for alleged sexual contact with a toddler; convicted in January 2024 of battery with the intent to commit lewd conduct of a child after a one-day trial; sentenced in March 2024 to two to 20 years in prison; required to register as a sex offender.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 2 victims, 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2024,
- Case report »
McKenna Aileen Kindred
- was an LDS church member and high school teacher in Spokane Valley, Washington; accused of having a sexual relationship with a 17 year old student at the high school where she taught.
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Case report »
Antonio Rubalcaba Lacy
- was an LDS church member and BYU student in Provo, Utah; convicted in 2012 of forcible sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Unknown,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2012,
- Case report »
Cody Jonathan Lara
- was an LDS church member in Arizona City, Pinal County, Arizona; accused of sexual abuse in 2018; convicted in 2019 of three reduced counts of abuse of a child or vulnerable adult.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Case report »
Michael Lynn Larsen
- was an LDS church member and scout leader in Utah; convicted in the 1980s of child sexual abuse; as of 2023, lives in Tooele, Utah.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Case report »
James Steven Larsen
- was a Mormon church member in Magna, Utah; accused of putting cameras in LDS church bathrooms as well as a private rental; pleaded guilty; sentenced in 2018 to prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime scenes: LDS church building, Victim's home,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2018,
- Case report »
Nicholas Randy Lewis
- was a Mormon church member and BYU student; accused of sexually abusing young girls and attempting to solicit sex from a teen online; sentenced to jail time and probation; 2023: registered sex offender living in Bremerton, Washington.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Probation,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2017,
- Case report »
Frank Arthur Lind
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was a Mormon church member in California; sentenced before the early 2000s to 30 years to life in prison for sexually molesting a child; in the 2000s, a Mormon bishop allegedly supported Lind's decision to be baptized into the LDS church despite his prior conviction; in 2022, again convicted of child sexual abuse; sentenced to three consecutive terms of 25 years to life in prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Case report »
Michael James Lister
- was an LDS church member in or near Cedar City, Utah and Bunkerville, Nevada; accused in Utah in 2023 of sexual abuse of two young girls; pleaded guilty to one count of sodomy on a child; sentenced in June 2023 to 25 years to life in prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2023,
- Case report »
Bryant Floyd Litchfield
- was an LDS church member and physician in Alberta, Canada; accused of sexual abuse; acquitted; in 2008, was found guilty by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta of inappropriately touching women patients during breast and vaginal exams in 2001; stripped of his medical license.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Found guilty,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2000s,
- Convicted in: 2000s, 2008,
- Case report »
Brett Lee Long
- was an LDS church member in Nez Perce County, Idaho; convicted of sexually abusing a child under the age of 16.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Unknown,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Case report »
Carlo Alan Lorge
- was an LDS church member in Clarksville, Tennessee; arrested in 2022 for sexual exploitation of a minor.
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2020s,
- Case report »
Leonard Loschen
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was a Mormon church member; sentenced in 2022 to prison in Utah for sexually abusing LDS missionaries.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2022,
- Case report »
Dennis Joe Loveless
- was a Mormon church member in Farmington, Utah; accused of sexual abuse in 1977 and 1984; sentenced to prison both times; died in 2016.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 1970s, 1980s,
- Convicted in: 1900 to 1979, 1980s,
- Case report »
Doug Lovell
- was a Mormon church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse of a woman he murdered; he claimed the LDS church meddled in his 2015 trial by discouraging a former prison bishop from testifying in his defense.
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Case report »
Stephen Sullivan Lowe
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Case report »
Nathan A Madsen
- was a Mormon church member and University of Tampa, Florida music professor; pleaded guilty in 2017 to charges of enticing a child to produce child pornography and possessing child pornography; sentenced to 17 years and 6 months in federal prison, followed by a life term of supervised release.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison, Probation,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2017,
- Case report »
Herbert Calvin Mataele
- was an LDS church member in Bluffdale, Utah; convicted of sexually abusing a disabled girl he was caring for; sentenced in October 2023 to between three years and life in prison, but that prison sentence was suspended; the judge ordered him to serve three years in jail, with credit for the almost year and a half he had already served, followed by six years of probation.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Case report »
David Allen Matlock
- was a Mormon church member; arrested and convicted in 2022 of open and gross lewdness.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Unknown,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2022,
- Case report »
Steven N McDill
- was an LDS church member in Tippecanoe County, Indiana; found guilty of child molestation; sentenced to 9 year/5 suspended in July 1996.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 1990s,
- Convicted in: 1990s,
- Case report »
Maynard Scott McFarland
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was an LDS church member in California and Minnesota; sentenced in 2005 to 32 years in prison for sexually abusing his daughter for many years; released from prison in 2020; as of 2024, lives in Chula Vista, California as a registered sex offender.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil case: Ongoing civil case,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
- Convicted in: 2000s, 2005,
- Case report »
David Marlen McGhie
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was an LDS church member; accused of child sexual abuse; convicted; an LDS bishop was accused of failing to report the abuse.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 1990s, 2000s,
- Convicted in: 2000, 2000s,
- Case report »
Bill McKay
- was an LDS church member and mayor of Kennewick, Washington; admitted in 2023 to police he paid for sexual services at multiple massage parlors in Kennewick; was not criminally charged.
- Criminal case: Admitted guilt, Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2020s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
Blake Cornell Mendenhall
- was an LDS church member in American Fork, Utah; accused of sexual abuse.
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Case report »
Brenda Nelson Miles
- was an LDS church member in Bountiful, Utah; accused of child sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case: Civil case dismissed with prejudice,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 1980s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
Sergey Tyler Millett
- was a Mormon church member; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2000s,
- Convicted in: 2000s, 2009,
- Case report »
David Lawson Millett
- was a Mormon church member in Utah; found guilty of sexual abuse and sentenced in 2022 to prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2022,
- Case report »
Burrell Mohler
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was an LDS church member in Missouri; accused of sexual abuse; criminal charges dropped; civil case in 2013, results unknown.
- Criminal case: Criminal charges dropped, Unknown,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 1990s, 2000s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
Mark Evan Morgan
- was an LDS church member in Springville, Utah; accused of sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Unknown,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Case report »
Todd Mortenson
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse; convicted.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Unknown,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Case report »
Jonathon Kent Moser
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was an LDS church member and middle school teacher in Rawlins, Wyoming; found guilty of sexually abusing two minor girls; sentenced to a minimum of 36 years in prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2017,
- Case report »
Jesse Paul Murff
- was an LDS church member and attorney in Utah; arrested in May 2020 on 26 counts related to alleged sexual abuse; died in June 2020 at a hospital several days after he apparently attempted suicide in his cell.
- Criminal case: Died awaiting trial, Suicide,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2010s, 2020s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
Scott Musson
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was an LDS church member in Ontario, Canada; arrested and charged with two counts of sexual assault and two counts of sexual interference.
- Criminal case: Police investigation, Unknown,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s,
- Case report »
Ralph Edward Neeley
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was an LDS church member in the Beaumont, Texas area; was sentenced in January 1994 to life in prison in Texas for repeated sexual abuse of an 8-year-old girl in an LDS chapel during church meetings and in other locations; died in prison in 2020; the Mormon church reportedly paid several million US dollars in a settlement to the victim.
- Criminal case: Admitted guilt, Convicted, Prison,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: LDS church building, LDS Sunday meetings,
- Crime years: 1980s, 1990s,
- Convicted in: 1990s,
- Settlement paid by LDS church: $5,000,000
- Case report »
Samuel David Neipp
- was an LDS church member and middle school teacher in California; once named "teacher of the year" by the Union School District in the San Jose, California area; son of convicted child sexual abuser Joseph Neipp; pleaded no contest in 2019 to 12 charges related to sexual abuse; sentenced to 56 years in prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted, No contest, Prison,
- Civil case: Ongoing civil case,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2019,
- Case report »
Steve Nelson
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was an LDS church member in Idaho; in 2009, pleaded guilty to a charge of lewd conduct; sentenced to 30 years in prison; Mormon leaders failed to report abuse to police in the 1980s.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 1980s, 2000s,
- Convicted in: 2000s, 2009,
- Case report »
Kim Charles Nelson
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was a Mormon church member in St. George, Utah; pleaded guilty to charges of child sexual abuse; LDS leaders allegedly knew about the abuse and failed to report to police.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Case report »
Jayden Becker Nelson
- was an LDS church member in South Ogden, Utah; accused of sexual abuse of a 4-year-old child and of a teenage female; sentenced in 2018 to 15 years to life in prison for aggravated sexual abuse of a child.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Case report »
Johnathon Damian Nixon
- was a Mormon church member in Indiana and Utah; convicted guilty of sexual abuse in 2005 in Davis County, Utah; convicted again in 2018 and sentenced to prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2000s,
- Convicted in: 2000s, 2005, 2010s, 2018,
- Case report »
Bruce Lavon O'Dell
- was a Mormon church member and dermatologist in Show Low, Navajo County, Arizona; in 1999, was charged with 48 counts of sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Crime years: 1990s,
- Case report »
Darin Ogden
- was a Mormon church member in Idaho; faced eight charges, including four counts of lewd conduct with a child younger than 16; in 2020, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2020, 2020s,
- Case report »
Eric Norman Olsen
- was an LDS church member and schoolteacher in Bakersfield, California; admitted to Ontario, California police that he had sexually abused between 200 to 300 girls, with as many as 30 victims in Kern County; convicted in 2007 in California of 6 felony counts of child sexual abuse; sentenced to five years in prison; lifetime registered sex offender; as of 2023, lives in Brigham City, Utah.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, 100 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace, Victim's school,
- Case report »
Bradley Ott
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Case report »
Alan Byron Pace
- was a Mormon church member in Orem, Utah; sentenced in 2015 to 30 days in prison and 36 months of probation for felony child sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison, Probation,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2000s, 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2015,
- Case report »
Robert Henry Paisola
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 2008 and sentenced to 90 days in jail.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, No contest, Plea agreement,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2000s,
- Convicted in: 2000s, 2008,
- Case report »
Steven Paris
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was an LDS church member in Anaheim, California; accused in 1986 of sexual abuse of seven boys; pleaded guilty to abusing six of them; was scheduled to receive a 30-year sentence.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Case report »
Jeffery Brian Parks
- was a Mormon church member in Tennessee; in 2003, pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual battery by an authority figure, two counts of incest, and two counts of statutory rape; sentenced to prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Crime years: 2000s,
- Convicted in: 2000s, 2003,
- Case report »
Matthew Scott Patton
- was an LDS church member in Ogden, Utah; found guilty sexual abuse and sentenced to time in prison; crossed state lines after being released from prison and got pulled over by police; tried to flee from police and then charged police with knives; died my police homicide.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Case report »
Les Paul
- was an LDS church member in Arizona; charged with child sexual abuse; sentenced in about 1989 to over 400 years in prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
- Case report »
Wesley Gabriel Perez
- was a Mormon church member and school teacher in Washington; pleaded guilty to a felony charge of child sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Unknown,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Case report »
Keith O'Dell (or Odell) Peterson
- 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.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 1990s, 2010s,
- Convicted in: 1990s, 2020, 2020s,
- Case report »
Arthur Frank Phillips
- was a Mormon church member in Arizona; sexually molested a 14-year-old girl; sentenced to prison for one year and placed on probation for four years.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 1990s,
- Convicted in: 1990s,
- Case report »
Adam Scott Phipps
- was an LDS church member in Manassas, Virginia; accused of taking indecent liberties with children; charged and convicted in 1993; registered sex offender.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 1990s,
- Convicted in: 1990s,
- Case report »
Lyle Gordon Richardson
- was an LDS church member in Wyoming; accused of sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Case report »
Shonn M 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.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 1990s,
- Convicted in: 1990s,
- Case report »
Daniel Roy 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.
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: LDS church building,
- Case 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.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2018,
- Case report »
Bradley Newell Roylance
- 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.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2000s,
- Convicted in: 2010, 2010s,
- Case report »
Tim Ryan
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- 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.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Case report »
Keith Eric Salmon
- was an LDS church member in Tennessee; found guilty of distributing CSAM.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison, Released,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2013,
- Case report »
Douglas Saltsman
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Probation,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, 100 or more victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2020, 2020s,
- Case report »
William Schubeck
- was a Mormon church member in California; accused of sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Civil case: lawsuit against LDS church,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 1960s,
- Case report »
Wade Lee Schvaneveldt
- 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.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Crime years: 2010s, 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2023,
- Case report »
Orin Ervin Searle
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Not convicted, Unknown,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s,
- Case report »
Glen Howard Sexton
- was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 1980s,
- Case report »
Matthew Gregory Shepard
- 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 Duchese, Utah..
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: Online,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2021,
- Case report »
Michael Simms
- was a Latter-day Saints (LDS) church member, organist and music teacher in Oregon; accused in a civil lawsuit of sexually abusing a boy about 100 times between 1974 and 1976.
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Civil case: Unknown result,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: LDS church building,
- Crime years: 1970s,
- Case report »
Stewart Leroy Singley
- 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.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Crime years: 1970s, 1990s,
- Convicted in: 1900 to 1979, 1990s,
- Case report »
Jason Buford Smith
- 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.
- Criminal case: Admitted guilt, Convicted, Probation,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2021,
- Case report »
Robert Alexander Smith
- 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.
- Criminal case: Ongoing, Unknown,
- Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2020s,
- Case report »
Charles Michael Snider
- was an LDS church member in Georgia; accused of sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 1980s,
- Convicted in: 1980s,
- Case report »
Robert Eugene Stahn
- 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.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Case report »
Allen Quinn Stailey
- was an LDS church member in Colorado and Utah; convicted in 1999 in Colorado of sexual assault on a child.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 1990s,
- Convicted in: 1990s,
- Case report »
Roselle Anderson Stevenson
- was an LDS church member in Utah; accused in August 2023 of child sexual abuse; ex-wife of ritualistic abuse suspect David Hamblin.
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
Phillip Brandon Stokes
- was an active LDS church member and music composer for multiple videos posted to official Church websites or social media accounts; in 2022, he was found guilty and sentenced to prison for rape of a child.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2022,
- Case report »
Larry W Strain
- was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Crime years: 1970s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
Daniel David Taggart
- was an LDS church member and co-founder of Ancestry.com; found guilty and sent to prison in Utah for sexually abusing a 15-year-old girl.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Unknown,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2015,
- Case report »
Wesley Reinhard Tanner
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Case report »
Heidi Tasso
- 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.
- Criminal case: Community service, Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2018,
- Case report »
Peter Taylor
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- 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.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil case: Civil judgment in favor of plaintiff, LDS church ordered to make payment, Settlement,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 1980s, 1990s,
- Convicted in: 2000s, 2001,
- Settlement paid by LDS church: $2,500,000
- Case report »
Christopher Mark Taylor
- was an LDS church member in Utah; arrested in January 2022 for possession of child pornography; case pending as federal charges are being evaluated.
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Case report »
Arturo Tenorio
- was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2013,
- Case report »
Kelly James Teters
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was an LDS church member; in 2001, accused of sexual abuse; in 2002, found guilty of sexual intercourse without consent.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Found guilty, Prison,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 1990s,
- Convicted in: 2000s, 2002,
- Case report »
John Tholen
- 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.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 1970s, 1980s,
- Convicted in: 1980s,
- Case report »
Judith Tholen
- 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.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 1970s, 1980s,
- Convicted in: 1980s,
- Case report »
Thomas John Thompson
- 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.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2000s,
- Convicted in: 2000s, 2002,
- Case report »
Edgar A Tisdale
- was a Mormon church member in Washington; accused of sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 1980s,
- Case report »
Marc Turner
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Case report »
Timothy Nathan Tuttle
- was an LDS church member in Utah; was found guilty of three counts of sexual battery.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Unknown,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2016,
- Case report »
Daniel Waddington
- 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.
- Criminal case: Ongoing, Police investigation,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2000s, 2020s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
Thomas Jared Weaver
- was a Mormon church member in Utah; arrested in 2023 and charged with felony child sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Ongoing, Unknown,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2020s,
- Case report »
David Evans Webb
- 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.
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- Civil case: Ongoing civil case,
- Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2010s, 2020s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
Mark L Webb
- was an LDS church member in Murray, Utah; pleaded guilty in 2014 of 2 counts of UNLAW SEX ACTIVITY WITH A MINOR.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Case report »
Anthony Webster
- was an LDS church member in Collierville, Tennessee; sentenced to prison for molesting three girls.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Case report »
Sydney Arthur Wengreen
- 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.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Case report »
James LaMar Westergard
- was an LDS church member in Tennessee; accused of sexual abuse; convicted.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Unknown,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Case report »
Jeffery Thomas Westerman
- was a Provo, Utah police officer; was arrested for allegedly threatening to jail a woman unless she exposed herself to him.
- Criminal case: Police investigation, Unknown,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Case report »
Craig David Whiting
- 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.
- Criminal case: Jury trial, Unknown,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Case report »
William Arthur Whitmore
- was an LDS church member in Mesa, Arizona; found guilty of sexual abuse .
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Case report »
Edwin Jay 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.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 1980s,
- Convicted in: 1980s,
- Case report »
Keith G Williams
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was a Mormon church member; 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.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: Scout activity/event,
- Crime years: 1980s,
- Convicted in: 1990s,
- Case report »
David Allen Williams
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was an LDS church member in West Valley, Utah; found guilty of sexually abusing 7 little girls for 14 years; the abuse was reported to parents and bishop and they did nothing.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 7 victims, Multiple victims,
- Case report »
Robert Preston Wily
- was an LDS member in Utah arrested for allegedly possessing several child exploitation images ; convicted of one felony count in 2020; Also found guilty of 4 SEXUAL BATTERY - Class A Misdemeanor and sentenced to 365 days in jail and 48 months probation.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2020, 2020s,
- Case report »
Alexander Clifton Winward
- was an LDS church member; pleaded guilty to 4 felony counts of child sex abuse, with all victims under the age of 7.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2018,
- Case report »
Lamar Woodbury
- was a Mormon church member; pleaded guilty of sexual abuse on a child under the age of 14, a second degree felony.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Case report »
Ruth Zurcher Worthen
- 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.
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- Civil case: Civil case dismissed with prejudice,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime scenes: LDS church building, Public building,
- Crime years: 1980s, 2000s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
- Case report »
Stephen Ronald Young
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was an LDS church member and police officer in Idaho; allegedly abused 20 babies over a 30 year period; found guilty in 2010 of lewd conduct with a child under 16; sentenced to 25 years in prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Case report »

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