138 LDS sex abuse cases found
- LDS position: Youth leader
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- Brady Allen (1990 – ) was a Mormon church youth leader and Utah teacher in Davis County, Utah; admitted to trying to meet 13-year-old for sex; convicted; sentenced to 1-15 years in Utah State Prison
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Was Youth leader, 
Convicted, Prison,
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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
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Crime: 1980s, - Places lived: California, Connecticut, Texas,
- Crime state: California, Connecticut,
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- Was Bishopric counselor, Other leader, Stake high council, Sunday school, Youth leader,
- Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Alleged failure to report
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- Dale Andreason (1952 – ) was a Mormon church member in Magna, Utah; found guilty of three counts of AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD a 1st Degree Felony and was sentenced 6 years to life
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- Crime: 1990s,
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
Convicted:
2023, 
Was Primary, Youth leader, 
Convicted, Pleaded guilty, -
- Michael Andrew (1977 – ) was a Mormon church member, former LDS church employee and part-owner of a children's gymnastics academy in or near Prescott, Arizona; accused in 2024 of child sexual abuse; convicted via a plea agreement in 2025; set to be sentenced Oct. 29
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- Crime: 2020s,
- Places lived: Arizona, Idaho,
- Crime country: United States,
- Crime state: Arizona,
Convicted:
2025, Was Church employee, Youth leader, Convicted, Pleaded guilty, -
- David Andrews was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
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- Was Youth leader,
- Convicted,
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- Scott Ashton (1976 – ) was an LDS church member in Pasco, Washington; charged with prostitution-Patronizing a Prostitute 04/30/2015; Ashton's sentence was modified on 1/29/2016 to Disturbing the Peace
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Idaho, Washington,
- Crime state: Idaho, Washington,
Convicted:
2016, Was Youth leader, Convicted, Probation, -
- Daniel Bake (1970 – ) was a Mormon church member in Fernley, Nevada; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; registered sex offender
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- Was Youth leader,
- Convicted, Registered sex offender,
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- Brandon Bednarz (1982 – ) was an LDS church member in Kansas; convicted of sexual abuse of a minor
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- Was Primary, Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Convicted,
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- David Bennett (1954 – ) was an LDS church member and scout leader in California and Korea; convicted in 1987 in California of child sexual abuse; moved to Korea; was assigned to be an LDS young men's president and scoutmaster; was accused of molesting several boys; disappeared in 1991; FLOODLIT is attempting to locate him
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- Was Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Convicted, Fled or failed to appear, Pleaded guilty,
- Unknown result,
- Alleged failure to report
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- Patrick Bennett was a Mormon church member in Arizona; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; sentenced to nine years in prison
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- Was Youth leader,
- Convicted, Prison,
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- David Blackner was an LDS church member in or near Washington Terrace, Weber County, Utah; registered sex offender who used an alias while in leadership positions
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- Was Youth leader,
- Convicted, Registered sex offender,
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- David Blain (1970 – 2015) was an LDS church member in Washington; accused of sexual abuse
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- Was Youth leader,
- Alleged failure to report
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- Herman Blom (1948 – 2023) was a Mormon church member in the Netherlands and in Pleasant Grove, Utah; allegedly sexually abused a child in 2018; died in 2023
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- Alleged crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Netherlands, Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Crime country: Netherlands,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Utah,
Was Bishopric counselor, Other leader, Scout leader, Youth leader, Never charged, Not convicted, 
Alleged failure to report-
- David Borg was a Mormon church member and scout leader; pleaded guilty to molesting multiple boys; sentenced to 34 years in prison
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- Crime: 1980s,
- Places lived: Arizona,
- Crime state: Arizona,
Was Scout leader, Youth leader, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, -
- 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
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- Convicted:
2017,
- Was Bishop, Missionary, Seminary teacher, Stake high council, Temple worker, Youth leader,
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
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- Ronald Boyce (1961 – ) was a Mormon seminary teacher and home teacher in Schenectady, New York in the 1990s; accused of child sexual abuse in a 2024 civil lawsuit against the LDS church
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- Alleged crime: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s,
- Places lived: New York, Utah,
- Crime state: New York, Utah,
Was Seminary teacher, Youth leader, Never charged, Not convicted, Unknown result, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing, Alleged failure to report-
- David Broadbent (1947 – ) was a Mormon and obstetrician/gynecologist (OB/GYN) doctor in Provo, Utah; in 2022, dozens of women joined a class action lawsuit accusing him of sexual assault; in 2022, a Utah judge dismissed the case; by 2023, nearly 300 victims had come forward; in 2024, was charged with forcible sexual abuse, and the Utah Supreme Court ruled that the lawsuit could proceed; 2025: more charges, 2nd lawsuit
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- Alleged crime: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s,
- Places lived: Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Crime state: Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Utah,
- Crime city: UT - Provo,
Was Youth leader, Ongoing, Dismissed, Ongoing, -
- Paul Bryant (1968 – 2024) was an HOA president and former Mormon primary teacher in Lehi, Utah; was a branch president during an LDS mission to Argentina in the 1980s; in 2016, pleaded guilty to three first-degree felony counts of attempted aggravated sexual abuse of a child and was sentenced to prison; in 2023, pleaded not guilty to failure to register as sex offender; died by suicide in December 2024
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- Convicted:
2016,
- Was Branch president, Missionary, Other leader, Primary, Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender,
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- Brian Call (1975 – ) was a Mormon church member and dentist; accused of sexual abuse
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- Was Primary, Youth leader,
- Unknown result,
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- Cory Campbell was a Mormon church member in Ogden, Utah; accused of sexually abusing five underage girls; sentenced in 2010 to prison
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
Convicted:
2010, Was Youth leader, Convicted, Prison, -
- Michael Carnegie (1970 – ) was a Mormon church member and high school teacher in Kitsap, Washington; convicted in 2017 of one misdemeanor count of fourth-degree assault with sexual motivation; sentenced to 30 days in jail
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Washington,
- Crime state: Washington,
Convicted:
2017, Was Scout leader, Youth leader, Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, -
- Dustin Cassady (1981 – ) was a Mormon church member in the Sacramento, California area (Carmichael); accused of child sexual exploitation; pleaded guilty; as of March 2024, lives in Roseville, California as a registered sex offender
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: California,
- Crime state: California,
Convicted:
2011, Was Youth leader, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, -
- Robert Cervo (1976 – ) was an LDS youth leader and schoolteacher in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada; accused of sexual abuse; agreed in 2015 to sign a peace bond (not a conviction, but an agreement to comply with certain conditions for a specified period) and the four criminal charges against him were stayed
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- Was Youth leader,
- Unknown result,
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- Daniel Christensen was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- Was Elders quorum, Ward clerk, Youth leader,
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- Michael Clay (1974 – ) was an LDS church member and BYU professor in Provo, Utah; charged with sexually abusing three students; entered a plea bargain in May 2023 in which he agreed to plead no contest to three class A misdemeanor charges of sexual battery, complete 24 months of probation, do 50 hours of community service, and take a sexual boundaries course; sentenced in June 2023 according to the plea deal
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Crime state: Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Utah,
Convicted:
2023, Was BYU, Church employee, Scout leader, Youth leader, Community service, Convicted, No contest, Plea deal, Probation, -
- Michael Cunningham (1947 – ) was a Mormon church member in England; accused of sexual abuse; a judge sentenced Cunningham to ten years imprisonment and told him that he must register as a sex offender for the rest of his life
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- Was Missionary, Ward clerk, Youth leader,
- Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Alleged failure to report
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- Kenneth Curtis (1970 – ) was a Mormon church member in Utah and Maryland; accused of sexual abuse; convicted, sentenced to prison; excommunicated; released from prison; rebaptized
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- Was Missionary, Stake high council, Sunday school, Youth leader,
- Convicted, Prison,
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- David Curtis (1969 – ) was a Mormon church member and middle school counselor in St. George, Utah; in 2025, pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse charges and was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison
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- Was Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
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- Anastasia Dawson (1993 – ) was a Mormon church member in Missouri; arrested in 2023 and charged with several counts relating to sexual abuse of a minor
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- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Places lived: Missouri,
- Crime state: Missouri,
Was Youth leader, Ongoing, Unknown result, Alleged failure to report-
- David Dawson was an LDS church member and primary teacher in Logan, Utah; accused of child sexual abuse; convicted
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- Was Elders quorum, Primary, Youth leader,
- Convicted, Unknown result,
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- Brett Dayley was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- Was Elders quorum, Youth leader,
- Unknown result,
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- Prescott De Jean (1955 – ) was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Texas; accused of sexual abuse; convicted between 1991 and 1997 of indecency with a child by contact; victim was 6 years old at the time of the abuse; convicted in 2013 of third degree felony failure to comply with sex offender registration requirements; as of March 2024, lives in Port Lavaca, Texas as a registered sex offender
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- Convicted:
2013,
- Was Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Convicted, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender, Violated parole/probation,
- Alleged failure to report
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- Larry Deutsch (1966 – ) was a Mormon bishop in Missouri; arrested in 2020 and charged with possession of child pornography (child sexual abuse material, or CSAM) and accused of luring an underage teenager from Arizona to Missouri; pleaded guilty; sentenced in 2021 to 12 years in federal prison plus a lifetime of supervised release; in 2024, the victim filed a civil lawsuit against the LDS church
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- Crime: 2010s, 2020s,
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona), Missouri,
- Crime state: Arizona, Missouri,
- Crime county: AZ - Maricopa,
Convicted:
2021, Was Bishop, Scout leader, Sunday school, Temple worker, Youth leader, Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing, Alleged failure to report-
- Eddy Diaz was an LDS church member in Los Angeles, California; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
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- Was Youth leader,
- Convicted,
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- Richard Doan (1963 – ) was a Mormon church member in Douglasville, Georgia; convicted of sexual abuse
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- Was Youth leader,
- Convicted, Unknown result,
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in Germany; accused of sexual abuse
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- Was Bishopric counselor, Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Unknown result,
- Alleged failure to report
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- James Duffin (1952 – ) was an LDS church member in California; accused of child sexual abuse; convicted in 2006; incarcerated 2006 to 2011; allegedly groomed female students ages 7-10 with attention and candy and then forcing sexual contact in his classroom after school
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Places lived: California,
- Crime state: California,
Convicted:
2006, Was Music leader, Youth leader, Convicted, Prison, Released, -
- Adele Dye was a Mormon church member in Rexburg, Idaho; convicted in 2008 of child sexual abuse; sentenced to at least six months in prison; registered sex offender
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- Was Youth leader,
- Convicted, Registered sex offender,
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- Todd Edwards (1964 – ) was a Mormon bishop in Menifee, Riverside County, California; in 2013, sentenced to three years in prison for sexual abuse of one teenage girl in 2006 and another in 2012; was bishop at the time of the 2012 abuse; in 2024, two victims sued the LDS church in separate lawsuits; one said a stake president and LDS law firm Kirton McConkie hindered police
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- Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- Places lived: California, Nevada,
- Crime state: California,
Convicted:
2013, Was Bishop, Youth leader, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing, Alleged failure to report-
- Chet Egley (1982 – ) was a Mormon church member in Weston, Idaho; tried to meet a 13 year old girl for sex in Utah; pleaded guilty and convicted to one count sexual abuse of a child and two counts of enticing a minor by internet or text
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- Crime: 2020s,
- Places lived: Idaho, Utah,
- Crime country: United States,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Cache,
Convicted:
2023, Was Elders quorum, Sunday school, Youth leader, Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result, -
- Craig Elford was a Mormon church member in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; accused of child sexual abuse
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- Was Youth leader,
- Unknown result,
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- Karl Elvik (1963 – ) was a Mormon church youth leader in Glasgow, Scotland; admitted indecency offenses against eight boys; was jailed for 18 months
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- Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Places lived: Scotland, United Kingdom,
- Crime country: Scotland, United Kingdom,
Convicted:
2014, Was Youth leader, Convicted, Jail, Registered sex offender, -
- Thomas Evans-Southall was an LDS bishop in Charlottesville, Virginia; originally from England; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 2018 and sentenced to two consecutive terms of two years in prison
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: England, United Kingdom, Virginia,
- Crime state: Virginia,
Convicted:
2018, Was Bishop, Elders quorum, Youth leader, Convicted, Alleged failure to report-
- Andrew Fedorowicz was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse
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- Was Youth leader,
- Convicted, Prison,
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- Michael Fischer was a Mormon church member and young men's president in Washington; accused of sexual abuse; sentenced to prison
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- Crime: 1980s,
- Places lived: Washington,
- Crime state: Washington,
Was Scout leader, Youth leader, Convicted, Prison, -
- Tomas Fisher was an LDS church member in Nampa, Idaho; accused of sexual abuse
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- Was Youth leader,
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- Jacob Fisher (1978 – ) was a Mormon church member and ward young men's leader in Eagle Mountain, Utah; arrested in August 2025 for allegedly sending explicit videos of himself to, and attempting to meet to sexually assault, a person he thought was a 13-year-old girl
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- Was Missionary, Youth leader,
- Ongoing,
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- Christopher Fleming was an LDS church member in Chesapeake, Virginia; found guilty of 10 counts of various sexual abuse to a minor; currently incarcerated in Virginia
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- Was Youth leader,
- Convicted,
- Alleged failure to report
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- Patrick Fox (1972 – ) was a Mormon church member in Saratoga Springs, Utah; found guilty of a sex crime; registered sex offender in Utah
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- Crime: 2020s,
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Crime state: Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Utah,
Was Youth leader, Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown result, -
- Shawn Frost (1970 – ) was an LDS church member in Virginia; arrested in 2022 and charged with child sexual abuse; in 2023, sued in $10.3 million lawsuit alleging child sexual abuse of three more victims; he was the victim's home teacher / ministering brother
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- Was Ministering/home teacher, Missionary, Other leader, Stake clerk, Youth leader,
- Ongoing,
- Settlement,
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- Jason Gagnon (1969 – ) was a Mormon church member who allegedly perpetrated sex crimes in Colorado, Oregon and Virginia
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- Was Youth leader,
- Unknown result,
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- Daniel Galloway (1973 – ) was an LDS church member in Arizona City, Pinal County, Arizona; found guilty of sexually abusing an 8 year old foster child
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- Was Youth leader,
- Convicted, Unknown result,
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- Cory Gaylor (1971 – ) was an school teacher and LDS deacons quorum adviser in Idaho; arrested and charged with lewd conduct and enticing a child via the Internet; in July 2023, pleaded guilty; sentenced in September 2023 to 60 years in prison, with 13 years fixed before being eligible for parole
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- Crime: 2010s, 2020s,
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Crime state: Idaho,
Convicted:
2023, Was Other leader, Youth leader, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, -
- Mark Gibbons was an LDS church member in Arizona, Michigan and Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
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- Was Sunday school, Youth leader,
- Convicted,
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- Scott Gollaher was an LDS church member in Utah; sentenced to prison for child sexual abuse
- View report »
- Was Missionary, Youth leader,
- Convicted, Prison,
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- Kenneth Good (1950 – ) was a Mormon church member in Georgia; accused of molesting 4 underage girls; pleaded guilty of child sexual abuse; sentenced in 1991 to 8 years in prison; released on parole in December 1993; as of 2023, lives in Taylorsville Utah
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- Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Places lived: Georgia, Utah,
- Crime state: Georgia,
Was Scout leader, Youth leader, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Released, -
- 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
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- Crime: 1990s, 2000s,
- Places lived: Pennsylvania, Virginia,
- Crime state: Pennsylvania, Virginia,
Convicted:
2023, Was Bishop, Scout leader, Stake high council, Stake presidency counselor, Youth leader, Convicted, Ongoing, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, Alleged failure to report-
- Ernest Gourley (1927 – 2011) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- Was Music leader, Other leader, Ward clerk, Youth leader,
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- Jay Grant (1902 – 1988) was a Mormon bishop of the Adams Ward in Los Angeles, California; charged in 1981, at age 79, with five counts of forcible sexual abuse; sexually assaulted three young girls; convicted of all five counts; died in 1988 in Orem, Utah; ran "Grandpa Grant's Memory Club," a neighborhood study group for up to 175 LDS children; Grant sometimes had "students" spend the night at his apartment
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- Was Bishop, Youth leader,
- Convicted,
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- Tyson Green was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime country: United States,
- Crime state: Utah,
Was Stake high council, Youth leader, Ongoing, 
Was Bishopric counselor, Other leader, Sunday school, Youth leader, Ongoing, -
- Brent Hansen (1938 – ) was an LDS church member 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
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- Alleged crime: 1980s,
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Crime state: Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Utah,
Was Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Scout leader, Stake high council, Sunday school, Youth leader, Never charged, Not convicted, Settlement, Unknown result, Alleged failure to report-
- Willard Hansen (1938 – 2013) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- Was Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum, Missionary, Scout leader, Seminary teacher, Stake high council, Ward clerk, Youth leader,
- Convicted, Registered sex offender,
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- William Hanson was a Mormon youth leader in several US states; sentenced to prison for child sexual abuse; the Mormon church settled a civil lawsuit in which the victim accused it of failing to protect him
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- Was High priest, Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Convicted, Prison,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Alleged failure to report
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- Cameron Harrison (1978 – ) was a Mormon church member in San Diego, California; accused of sexual abuse
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- Was Elders quorum, Scout leader, Sunday school, Youth leader,
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- Jeffrey Head (1964 – ) was an LDS bishop in Draper, Utah; committed sex crimes while serving as a Mormon bishop; in 2019, a jury found him guilty of attempted forcible sexual abuse, two counts of lewdness and sexual battery; sentenced to four months in jail and four years of probation
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Missouri, Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
Convicted:
2019, Was Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Youth leader, Convicted, Found guilty, Jail, Jury trial, Probation, Registered sex offender, Released, Alleged failure to report-
- Mark Helms (1962 – 2009) was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted and sentenced to prison; was killed in 2009 while in prison
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- Was Youth leader,
- Convicted, Prison,
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- Craig Hill (1972 – ) was an LDS church member in Ogden, Utah and Memphis, Tennessee; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
- View report »
- Was Bishopric counselor, Youth leader,
- Convicted,
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- Michael Hobson (1981 – ) was a Mormon church member in Boise, Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; later assigned by the LDS church to be a scout leader, but allegedly released within hours after parents expressed concern
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- Was Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Convicted,
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- Michael Holt (1980 – ) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- Was Elders quorum, Missionary, Primary, Youth leader,
- Unknown result,
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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
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- Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
Convicted:
2017, Was Bishop, Church employee, Missionary, Stake high council, Youth leader, Convicted, Parole, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released, Alleged failure to report-
- Craig Huntington (1957 – ) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- Was Youth leader,
- Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
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- Richard James (1966 – ) was a Mormon church member in Potomac, Maryland; accused of sexually abusing a boy from 1995 to 1999 at billionaire Bill Marriott's home, an LDS church and other locations; pleaded guilty to reduced child abuse charges; sentenced to 10 years in prison (nine suspended); was a registered sex offender; the victim sued the church, Marriott and six others in 2024
- View report »
- Convicted:
2002,
- Was Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Alleged failure to report
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- James Johannes (1982 – ) was a Mormon youth leader and US Army soldier assigned to the National Security Agency (NSA) in San Antonio, Texas; sentenced in 2017 to six years in prison for spying on two teenage sisters and recording them preparing to attend LDS seminary classes
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Texas,
- Crime state: Texas,
Convicted:
2017, Was Youth leader, Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, -
- Bryce Johnson (1984 – ) was an LDS church member in Heber City, Utah; convicted of three counts of aggravated child sex abuse/1st degree felony and sexual exploitation of a minor/2nd degree felony; sentenced to prison
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
Convicted:
2017, Was Missionary, Youth leader, Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, -
- Jordan Jolley (1987 – ) was an LDS church member in Syracuse, Utah; convicted of voyeurism in January 2024
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- Crime: 2020s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
Convicted:
2024, Was Primary, Youth leader, Convicted, -
- Harry Jones (1970 – ) was an LDS church member in Illinois; sentenced to 30 months of probation for possession of child pornography (child sexual abuse material or CSAM)
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Illinois,
- Crime state: Illinois,
Convicted:
2015, Was Scout leader, Youth leader, Convicted, Probation, -
- Robert Kempton (1942 – 2018) was a former Mormon bishop and stake president in Arizona; was an attorney and served a mission as a legal counsel for the LDS church in Africa; arrested in 2014 in a police sting for prostitution
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- Alleged crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Arizona,
- Crime state: Arizona,
Was Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Scout leader, Stake president, Youth leader, Police investigation, Unknown result, -
- Joel Kenney was a Mormon church member in Arizona; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
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- Was Youth leader,
- Convicted,
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- Ronald Kerlee was a Mormon seminary teacher, Sunday school leader and youth leader in Corvallis, Oregon; convicted of Sodomy III (Class C Felony) for sexual abuse of a child; accused of sexually abusing multiple children; was also a licensed counselor in Oregon until his license was revoked in 2014 after he allegedly engaged in sexual activities with a male client
- View report »
- Was Seminary teacher, Sunday school, Youth leader,
- Convicted, Unknown result,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Alleged failure to report
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- Virgil Larson was a Mormon church member and first counselor in an LDS ward bishopric in Chubbuck, Idaho; arrested in September 2024 and charged with sexual abuse of five boys, ages 12-15; he knew the boys from LDS ward activities and was their priesthood leader; as of March 2025, a jury trial was scheduled for April 8
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- Was Bishopric counselor, Youth leader,
- Ongoing,
- Alleged failure to report
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- Jack Loholt was an LDS church member and Boy scout leader in Kent, Washington; accused of sexual abuse in the 1970s; court records show that two Mormon bishops knew about the abuse allegations but did not tell police; the Mormon church was court-ordered in 2006 to pay $87,500 to one victim after it settled with three others for undisclosed sums
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- Alleged crime: 1970s,
- Places lived: Washington,
- Crime state: Washington,
Was Scout leader, Youth leader, Unknown result, Judgment for plaintiff, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Alleged failure to report-
- W Loveless (1979 – ) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- Was Missionary, Ward clerk, Youth leader,
- Unknown result,
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- Brandon Manning (1973 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah and Georgia; convicted three times of sex crimes: Scotland in the 1990s, Utah in 2001, Georgia in 2020; assigned to be a young men's president in a Georgia LDS branch in 2017; arrested in 2019 and charged with eight felony counts of child sexual exploitation; convicted; as of November 2023, lives in Fort Valley, Georgia as a registered sex offender
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- Crime: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s,
- Places lived: Georgia, Scotland, United Kingdom, Utah,
- Crime country: Scotland, United Kingdom,
- Crime state: Georgia, Utah,
Convicted:
2001, 2020, Unknown, Was Missionary, Youth leader, Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, Alleged failure to report-
- Daphney Matthews (1970 – ) was a Mormon church member in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; accused of sexual abuse
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- Was Youth leader,
- Unknown result,
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- Michael McClellan (1957 – ) was an LDS church member in Las Vegas, Nevada; arrested; convicted of attempted lewdness with a minor; sentenced to prison; as of 2024, lives in Cottonwood, Arizona
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Places lived: Arizona, Nevada,
- Crime state: Nevada,
Convicted:
2004, Was Youth leader, Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released, -
- David McConkie (1978 – ) was a Mormon bishop (approximately 2013-16), stake president (2016-21) and deputy district attorney in Colorado; paternal grandson of Mormon apostle Bruce R. McConkie; arrested in 2023 and charged with felony sexual assault on a child by someone in a position of trust; allegedly confessed child sexual assault to a Mormon church leader in 2008; in July 2025, sentenced to five years probation
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- Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- Places lived: Bolivia, Colorado, Utah, Virginia,
- Crime state: Colorado,
Was Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Scout leader, Stake president, Youth leader, Admitted guilt, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Alleged failure to report-
- Richard Mellor (1981 – ) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- Was Scout leader, Sunday school, Youth leader,
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- Richard Mellor was a Mormon church member; accused of stalking
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- Was Scout leader, Sunday school, Youth leader,
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- Danielle Meyer (1970 – ) was an LDS church member in Loomis, California; accused of sexual abuse
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- Was Youth leader,
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- Michael Mitchell (1970 – ) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- Was Elders quorum, Youth leader,
- Unknown result,
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- Sara Moore was a Mormon church member in St. Cloud, Florida; accused of sexual abuse
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- Was Primary, Youth leader,
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- Marcelo Moreno Pérez was a former Mormon church young men's leader in Argentina; arrested in 2021 for alleged sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl in 2017; sentenced in 2022 to 13.5 years in prison; the Mormon church allegedly paid the victim's parents 4.5 million pesos (approximately $40,000) to keep the abuse secret
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Argentina,
- Crime country: Argentina,
Convicted:
2022, Was Youth leader, Convicted, Prison, Alleged failure to report-
- David Moss (1967 – ) was an LDS bishop (2015-19) and police officer in Lehi, Utah; arrested in 2019 for soliciting an undercover cop for sex; pleaded guilty in 2019 to a 3rd degree felony charge of exploiting a prostitute and a misdemeanor charge of patronizing a prostitute; sentenced to prison, but both terms were suspended
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
Convicted:
2019, Was Bishop, Missionary, Youth leader, Convicted, Alleged failure to report-
- Erick Mosteller (1965 – ) was a Mormon church member and former youth leader in Utah; was caught downloading child sexual abuse material (CSAM); admitted to soliciting sex acts from trafficked women at Asian massage parlors; pleaded guilty in March 2023 to two second degree felony charges of child sexual exploitation; sentenced in August 2023 to 250 days in jail, with credit for 79 days served; placed on 4 years probation
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- Crime: 2020s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
Convicted:
2023, Was Missionary, Youth leader, Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, -
- Eustacio Munioz (1946 – ) was an LDS ward religious and missionary class leader in the Brownsville, Texas area; in 2011, was accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old boy; the victim, as an adult, filed a lawsuit against the LDS church and won
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- Alleged crime: 1990s, 2000s,
- Places lived: Texas,
- Crime state: Texas,
Was Other leader, Youth leader, Unknown result, Judgment for plaintiff, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Alleged failure to report-
- Craig Nebeker (1960 – ) was a Mormon church member in California and St. George, Utah; accused of sexual abuse and convicted of three counts of AGGRAVATED SEX ABUSE OF A CHILD and one count SODOMY ON A CHILD
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: California, Utah, Washington County (Utah),
- Crime state: California, Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Washington,
Convicted:
2023, Was Youth leader, Convicted, Alleged failure to report-
- Aaron Neff (1972 – ) was a Mormon church member in Grand Junction, Colorado; convicted of abusing two teenage girls, one for many years; sentenced to 89 years prison
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- Convicted:
2019,
- Was Youth leader,
- Convicted, Prison,
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- Paul Newman (1957 – ) was a former Mormon bishop in Utah; charged in 2020 with child sexual abuse; convicted of a sex crime
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
Was Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Youth leader, Convicted, Alleged failure to report-
- Bruce O'Dell (1970 – ) was a Mormon bishop and dermatologist in Show Low, Navajo County, Arizona; in 1999, was charged with 48 counts of sexual abuse
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- Alleged crime: 1990s,
- Places lived: Arizona,
- Crime state: Arizona,
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