8 LDS sex abuse cases found
- LDS position: Young Mens Leader
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- Daniel Bake (1978 – ) was a Mormon church member in Fernley, Nevada; in February 2021 was convicted of two counts of LEWDNESS W/CHILD, UNDER 14; is a registered sex offender living in Fallon, Nevada as of March 2026
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2021, - Positions: Young Mens Leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, - Alleged church actions: Church officials accused of failure to protect victims after learning of possible abuse,
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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
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted:
2019,
- Positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Young Mens Leader, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jail, Jury trial, Probation, Registered sex offender, Released,
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- Jason Kilgore (1982 – ) was a Mormon church member in Mountain Green, Utah; charged in 2024 with four felony counts of aggravated child sexual abuse and four felony counts of sodomy upon a child
- Positions: Sunday school teacher, Young Mens Leader,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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- Leo Lopshire (1945 – ) was a Mormon church member in Utah, Iowa and South Carolina; arrested June 30, 2026 and charged with multiple felonies related to child sexual abuse; a source told FLOODLIT that the church excommunicated Lopshire in the 2010s
- Positions: Boyscouts, Church employee, Elders Quorum President, high priest president, Young Mens Leader,
- Alleged church actions: Church officials accused of failure to warn ward members, Excommunicated,
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"He is still allowed to attend his ward and while the local leaders are aware of his crimes, they have not warned or told adults with young children in his ward about him."June 30, 2026: arrested and charged with four felonies related to child sex abuse-
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- Michael Morris (1950 – ) was a Mormon church member and former bishop in Livermore, California; accused of sexually abusing 4 young men in his ward; arrested May 15, 2026 and charged with 18 felony counts related to child sexual abuse; due in court May 22, 2026
- Alleged failure to report
- Positions: Bishop, Scout leader, Young Mens Leader, young mens teacher advisor, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, Rebaptized,
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"This case involves deeply troubling allegations of abuse of trust and authority involving children."Morris was excommunicated, but apparently never criminally charged; he was later rebaptized-
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- Colby Mower (1985 – ) was a Mormon church member in Utah and Colorado; convicted of sexual abuse related charges in 2007 in Orem, Utah; convicted in 2022 in Adams County, Colorado, and is currently incarcerated in Fremont Correctional Facility at the time of this report in May 2026, reportedly because of charges related to sexual abuse and domestic violence.
- Positions: Young Mens Leader,
- Alleged church actions: No church discipline,
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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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- Ryan Sherry (1983 – ) was a Mormon church member in Spanish Fork, Utah; tried to meet a 13-year-old girl for sex after online contact; arrested in a police sting operation; convicted in 2015 of forcible sexual abuse and attempted lewdness involving a child
- Convicted:
2015,
- Positions: Young Mens Leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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