138 LDS sex abuse cases found
- LDS position: Youth leader
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- DeRon Olsen (1944 – ) was a former Mormon bishop and stake presidency counselor in Spokane, Washington; in 2024, pleaded guilty to one felony count of child molestation and one felony count of child rape; sentenced to prison
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Crime: 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, - Places lived: Washington,
- Crime state: Washington,
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- Convicted:
2024,
Was Bishop, Nursery, Primary, Stake presidency counselor, Sunday school, Youth leader, 
Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, - Alleged failure to report
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- David Olson (1980 – ) was an LDS church member in Bozeman, Montana; convicted of of sexually abusing a teenage boy; sentenced to eight years in prison and 12 years probation
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- Was Missionary, Seminary teacher, Youth leader,
- Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation,
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- Greg Orton (1957 – ) was a Mormon church member in La Grande, Oregon; accused and arrested for alleged sexual abuse with a minor who was under 14 at the time of the alleged abuse
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- Alleged crime: 2010s, 2020s,
- Places lived: Oregon,
- Crime state: Oregon,
Was Youth leader, 
Ongoing, -
- Grant Packer (1925 – 2008) was an LDS church member in Idaho; served a full-time mission to Canada in 1946-48 and two senior missions to Atlanta, Georgia and San Bernardino, California; charged with child sexual abuse; pleaded guilty; sentenced to three to 10 years in prison and 10 years probation; died in 2008
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- Crime: 1990s,
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Crime state: Idaho,
Was Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum, Missionary, Youth leader, Convicted, Pleaded guilty, -
- Kenny Parcell was an LDS church member and president of the National Association of Realtors; former Mormon ward young men's leader in Utah and bishopric counselor at BYU-Provo; accused in 2023 of sexual harassment by three women; resigned
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- Was Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Youth leader,
- Never charged, Not convicted,
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- Terry Parker (1953 – ) was a former Mormon bishop and school teacher at Lincoln High School in Tacoma, Washington; in 1996, two former students filed a civil lawsuit against the school district, Parker and the school's former principal, saying Parker sexually abused them; they said they reported to the school district, which then allegedly did nothing to protect them; the suit was dismissed with prejudice in Feb. 1998
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- Alleged crime: 1990s,
- Places lived: Utah, Washington,
- Crime state: Washington,
Was Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Nursery, Youth leader, Never charged, Not convicted, Dismissed with prejudice, -
- Randall Pickett was an LDS church member in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada; accused of sexual abuse
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- Was Stake high council, Youth leader,
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- Robert Price was an LDS church member and scout leader in Idaho; convicted in 2002 and sentenced to prison for child sexual abuse
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- Crime: 1990s,
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Crime state: Idaho,
Convicted:
2002, Was Scout leader, Youth leader, Convicted, Prison, -
- J R was a Mormon church member in Las Vegas, Nevada; accused of sexual abuse
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- Was Youth leader,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
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- James Raborn (1989 – ) was an LDS church member in Iowa; convicted of four misdemeanor counts related to child sexual abuse and exploitation; 2023: registered sex offender living in Boone, Iowa
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Iowa,
- Crime state: Iowa,
Convicted:
2016, Was Youth leader, Convicted, Registered sex offender, -
- Denim Robinson (1977 – ) was a Mormon church member in Payson, Utah; pleaded guilty to three counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child; sentenced in 2015 in Utah to one to 10 years in prison
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
Convicted:
2015, Was Youth leader, Convicted, Prison, -
- Lowell Robison (1944 – 2018) was a Mormon mission president in the Mexico Leon mission (1995-1998) and stake president of the Provo, Utah Edgemont Stake (2001-2006); accused in 2018 of sexual abuse of multiple people; two months later, died by suicide
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- Alleged crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Places lived: Mexico, Utah,
- Crime country: Mexico,
Was Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum, Mission president, Missionary, Scout leader, Stake high council, Stake presidency counselor, Stake president, Sunday school, Youth leader, Never charged, Not convicted, 
Alleged failure to report-
- Jeffrey Rock was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- Was Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum, Nursery, Primary, Scout leader, Stake high council, Youth leader,
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- Philip Salt (1989 – ) was an LDS church member in Perth, Western Australia; accused in April 2023 of 16 charges of sexual abuse against two teenage male victims he met as their LDS youth leader
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- Alleged crime: 2010s, 2020s,
- Places lived: Australia,
- Crime country: Australia,
Was Youth leader, Ongoing, -
- Bryan Scadden was a Mormon church member in Wyoming; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; registered sex offender
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- Was Bishopric counselor, Youth leader,
- Convicted, Registered sex offender,
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- Dennis Schult (1935 – ) was a Mormon church member and scout leader in southern California; pleaded no contest to two counts of child molestation as part of a plea agreement wherein six other molestation charges were dropped; sentenced in 1991 to eight years in prison for sexually abusing two of his scouts for several years; as of 2024, registered sex offender living in Granada Hills, California
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- Was Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Convicted, No contest, Plea deal, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Alleged failure to report
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- Darran Scott (1964 – ) was a Mormon church member and filmmaker in Archies Creek, Victoria, Australia; pleaded guilty in 2017 to 16 charges related to the sexual abuse of 11 boys over a 25-year period; sentenced in 2017 to 10 years in prison
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- Crime: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s,
- Places lived: Australia,
- Crime country: Australia,
Convicted:
2017, Was Youth leader, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, -
- Mark Sherry (1964 – ) was an LDS ward mission leader and church building supervisor in Kansas City, Missouri; found guilty in 2000 of Sexual Misconduct - 2nd Degree
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- Was Missionary, Other leader, Sunday school, Youth leader,
- Convicted,
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- Norman Smith (1935 – 2016) was an LDS church member in Texas; accused of sexual abuse
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- Was Youth leader,
- Unknown result,
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- Paul Spencer (1970 – ) was a Mormon church temple prep instructor and mission leader in Riverton, Salt Lake County, Utah; charged in December 2024 with multiple felonies related to arranging to meet a police detective posing as a 13-year-old girl for sexual assault in Lehi, Utah
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- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Salt Lake,
Was Other leader, Ward mission leader, Youth leader, Ongoing, Police investigation, -
- Robert Stillwell (1964 – ) was a Mormon church member and boy scout leader in Salt Lake City, Utah; accused of sexual abuse in 1987; convicted in 1993 and 1998 in separate cases of child sexual abuse; a Mormon bishop reportedly became aware of the abuse, but did not take any church disciplinary action or report to police
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- Crime: 1980s,
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Salt Lake,
Was Missionary, Scout leader, Youth leader, Convicted, Alleged failure to report-
- Stephen Stokes (1948 – 2016) was a Mormon church member and Brigham Young University-Idaho (BYU-I) professor; accused of sexual assault by a former student; died in 2016; in 2022, civil lawsuit against BYU-I was dismissed with prejudice
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- Alleged crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Idaho, Iowa,
- Crime state: Idaho,
Was Bishopric counselor, BYU, Missionary, Scout leader, Stake high council, Temple worker, Youth leader, Never charged, Not convicted, Dismissed, Dismissed with prejudice, -
- James Stokes (1948 – ) was a Mormon church member in Farmington, Utah; Was a drama teacher at a high school in Utah found guilty of forcible sexual abuse of a 14 year old drama student
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Utah, Weber County (Utah),
- Crime state: Utah,
Convicted:
2011, Was Sunday school, Youth leader, Convicted, -
- Kevin Sykes (1967 – ) was an LDS church youth leader in Utah; arrested for possessing child pornography; later arrested for forcible sodomy, human trafficking, sexual abuse of a minor, child abuse and obstructing justice; pleaded guilty in February 2023 to four counts of felony child sexual abuse; in November 2023, was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison in Utah
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- Crime: 2020s,
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Crime state: Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Utah,
Convicted:
2023, Was Youth leader, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, -
- Bagley Tara was an LDS church member in Idaho; pleaded guilty to two counts of Sexual Battery of a Child 16 or 17 years of age and was sentenced to 13 years in prison
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- Was Youth leader,
- Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
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- Daniel Taylor (1979 – ) was an LDS church member and seminary teacher in New Zealand; found guilty in 2013 of sexual abuse of multiple underage boys; local Mormon leaders allegedly failed to report Taylor's abuse
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- Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- Places lived: New Zealand,
- Crime country: New Zealand,
Convicted:
2013, Was Seminary teacher, Youth leader, Convicted, Found guilty, Prison, Alleged failure to report-
- Brent Taylor (1948 – ) was the Utah Valley Youth Symphony orchestra director and an LDS Sunday school teacher; accused in 2018 of sexually abusing multiple boys; a judge ruled in 2023 that he had exaggerated his health issues to avoid trial; pleaded guilty in June 2024; sentenced twice to prison in two separate child sex abuse cases in 2024
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- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
Convicted:
2024, Was Sunday school, Youth leader, Convicted, Fled or failed to appear, Ongoing, Pleaded guilty, Prison, -
- Keele Taylor was a Mormon church member in Farmington, Utah; convicted of possession of child pornography (child sexual abuse material / CSAM); in July 2019, pleaded guilty to possession of CSAM; the distribution charge was dropped due to a plea agreement
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- Crime: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
Convicted:
2019, Was Youth leader, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Alleged failure to report-
- Anthony Teeples (1968 – ) was an LDS church member in Cache County, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 1989 and in 2019
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- Crime: 1980s, 2010s,
- Places lived: Cache County (Utah), Utah,
- Crime country: United States,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Cache,
Convicted:
2019, Was Youth leader, Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result, -
- Kevin Thorpe (1978 – ) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- Was Youth leader,
- Unknown result,
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- Kendall Traxler (1969 – 2015) was an LDS church member in Gallman and Hazelhurst, Mississippi; died in 2015; a victim told FLOODLIT that Traxler sexually abused them when they were a child; the abuse allegedly took place during Sunday branch meetings; the branch president and stake president allegedly knew about the abuse but failed to report it to law enforcement
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- Was Sunday school, Youth leader,
- Never charged, Not convicted,
- Alleged failure to report
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- Mark Treter (1954 – ) was a Mormon church member and environmental lawyer in Greendale, Indiana; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded no contest to one felony count; sentenced in 2023 to probation; local LDS church leaders allegedly knew of Treter's criminal behavior but did not report to police
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- Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- Places lived: Indiana,
- Crime state: Indiana,
Convicted:
2023, Was Scout leader, Youth leader, Convicted, No contest, Plea deal, Probation, Alleged failure to report-
- Devin Tuttle (1997 – ) was a Mormon church member in Draper, Utah; convicted of UNLAWFUL SEXUAL CONDUCT WITH A 16 OR 17 YEAR OLD/CLASS A MISDEMEANOR
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- Crime: 2020s,
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
Convicted:
2023, Was Youth leader, Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown result, -
- Kurt Vanwagoner (1966 – ) was a Mormon church member in Centerville, Utah who worked with young men in his ward as of March 2024; arrested and charged in March 2024 with 10 first degree felony counts of aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor (sharing CSAM); police said he sent online chat messages talking about himself secretly taking photographs of women he found attractive in his LDS ward, during church services
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- Was Missionary, Youth leader,
- Ongoing,
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- Michael Watson (1964 – ) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- Was Bishopric counselor, Stake high council, Youth leader,
- Unknown result,
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- Waylon White (1982 – ) was a Mormon church member in Payson, Arizona; was a licensed practiced nurse (PN); charged in 2025 with 18 felonies related to child sexual abuse
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- Was Youth leader,
- Ongoing,
- Alleged failure to report
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- Brent Whitlock was a Mormon church member in American Fork, Utah; accused of sexual abuse
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- Was Bishopric counselor, Tabernacle Choir, Youth leader,
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- Michael Woodbury (1968 – ) was a Mormon young men's president and attorney in Sacramento, California; sentenced in 2006 to six months in prison for sexually abusing a boy; contrary to a news article report, did not register as a sex offender
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- Convicted:
2006,
- Was Missionary, Youth leader,
- Convicted, Prison,
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