132 LDS sex abuse cases found
youth leaders
- LDS position: Youth leader
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- Randall Pickett was an LDS church member in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada; accused of sexual abuse
Positions: Stake high council, Youth leader, 
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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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
Convicted:
2002, - Positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
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- Kenneth Prince (1952 – ) was a Mormon church member in Ogden, Utah; convicted of 5 counts of SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR, 2ND DEGREE FELONY in 2014; 2014 two counts of aggravated sex abuse of a child, dropped as part of plea deal; attempted suicide by drinking half a bottle of mercury, charged with reckless endangerment & use or possession of psychotoxic chemical; 2008 plead guilty lewd act, abeyance 2010 dismissed
- Convicted:
2014,
- Positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea held in abeyance, Pleaded guilty,
- Alleged church actions: unknown,
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"But back then, he said he began molesting and sexually exploiting young boys and young men because he had "needs.""After my last daughter was born, my wife didn't want to have sex anymore. And I had some needs. Especially when my doctor put me on testosterone replacement therapy because of the cancer. That's not an excuse. It was stupid. It's not a good excuse or any excuse at all. But that's the way I felt at that time. I don't now," "Prince blamed his behavior on a painful past, saying he was sexually abused as a child.-
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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
- Convicted:
2016,
- Positions: Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
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- 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
- Convicted:
2015,
- Positions: Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
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- Lowell Robison (1944 – 2018) was a Mormon mission president in the Mexico Leon mission (1995-1998) and stake president of the Provo, Utah Edgemont Stake (2001-2006); accused in 2018 of sexual abuse of multiple people; two months later, died by suicide
- Alleged failure to report
- Positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum president/counselor, Mission president, Missionary, Scout leader, Stake high council, Stake presidency counselor, Stake president, Sunday school, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, Suicide,
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- Jeffrey Rock (1955 – ) was a former Mormon branch president and U.S. State Department employee; lived in California, Utah, Fiji and Thailand; pleaded guilty in 2025 to three charges of sexual battery; sentenced in February 2026 in Utah to 18 months in jail; the Mormon church knew about alleged child sex abuse but failed multiple times over years to alert civil authorities, according to Rock’s relatives
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted:
2025,
- Positions: Bishopric counselor, Branch president, Elders quorum president/counselor, Nursery, Primary, Scout leader, Stake high council, temple liaison, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
- Alleged church actions: Church officials accused of allowing interaction with children after notice of wrongdoing, Counseling/therapy for victim, Disfellowshipped, High-level official accused of failure to report, Officials allegedly gave the accused a church duty after admission of wrongdoing, Ward official accused of failure to report,
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"Myself, my mom and my sister reached out to the LDS Church for help. He lied to them. They protected him with misguided mercy."Mormon officials were accused of failure to report Rock’s sexual abuse of children-
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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
- Positions: Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
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- Bryan Scadden was a Mormon church member in Wyoming; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; registered sex offender
- Positions: Bishopric counselor, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
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- Kent Schank (1986 – ) was a Mormon church member in Henderson, Nevada; pleaded guilty to POSSESSION OF VISUAL PRESENTATION DEPICTING SEXUAL CONDUCT OF A CHILD in 2023; is a registered sex offender living in Henderson, Nevada
- Convicted:
2023,
- Positions: Young Mens Leader, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
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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
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted:
1991,
- Positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, No contest, Plea deal, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Alleged church actions: Excommunicated,
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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
- Convicted:
2017,
- Positions: Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
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- 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; sentenced to two years of supervised probation
- Convicted:
2000,
- Positions: ever-church-building-supervisor, Missionary, Other leader, Sunday school, Ward mission leader, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Probation,
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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
- Positions: Other leader, Ward mission leader, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Police investigation,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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- 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
- Alleged failure to report
- Positions: Missionary, Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
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- 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
- Positions: Bishopric counselor, BYU, Missionary, Scout leader, Stake high council, Temple worker, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case(s): Dismissed, Dismissed with prejudice,
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- 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
- Convicted:
2011,
- Positions: Sunday school, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
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- 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
- Convicted:
2023,
- Positions: Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
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- 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
- Positions: Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): 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
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted:
2013,
- Positions: Seminary teacher, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Prison,
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- 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
- Convicted:
2024,
- Positions: Sunday school, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Fled or failed to appear, Ongoing, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
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- 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
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted:
2019,
- Positions: Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
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- Anthony Teeples (1968 – ) was an LDS church member in Cache County, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 1989 and in 2019
- Convicted:
2019,
- Positions: Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, Unknown result,
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- Kevin Thorpe (1978 – ) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Positions: Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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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
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted:
2023,
- Positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, No contest, Plea deal, Probation,
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- 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
- Convicted:
2023,
- Positions: Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown result,
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- 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
- Positions: Missionary, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
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- Michael Watson (1964 – ) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Positions: Bishopric counselor, Stake high council, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- View report »
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- Gregory Weinand (1985 – ) was a Cowley, Wyoming man; convicted of two counts of possession with the intent to promote child pornography in 2025; sent CSAM images to an undercover agent in Texas; was extradited to Montgomery County, Texas, to face trial
- Positions: Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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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
- Alleged failure to report
- Positions: Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- View report »
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- Brent Whitlock was a Mormon church member in American Fork, Utah; accused of sexual abuse
- Positions: Bishopric counselor, Tabernacle Choir, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
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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
- Convicted:
2006,
- Positions: Missionary, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
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