1 victim

• Brady Glen Allen

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  • 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime scenes: Online,
  • Case report »

• Benjamin Aaron Alyk

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  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • was an LDS church member from Utah and a missionary in Dominican Republic; confessed to making child porn; LDS church leaders allegedly didn't report his crime.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime scenes: Online,
  • Case report »

• Darcy Finlinson Anderson

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  • 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 »

• Cortney Ted Andrew

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  • was a Mormon church member and bishopric counselor in Logan, Utah; charged in early 2023 in Utah with four second degree felony counts of enticing a minor by internet or text: sentenced in January 2024 to 60 days in jail.
  • Criminal case: Jail, Probation,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Case report »

• Alan Roman Andrus

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  • was a Mormon bishop in Placerville, El Dorado County, California; accused of sexual abuse in 2020; as of June 2024, the case is proceeding through the trial setting process.
  • Criminal case: Jury trial, Ongoing,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 2010s,
  • Convicted in: Never convicted,
  • Case report »

• Adam Brent Archibald

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  • 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

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  • 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 »

• Jose Antonio Arias

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  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • was a Mormon church missionary in Palm Desert, California; accused of sexual abuse; civil suit filed against LDS church and Arias; judge awarded judgment by default for the plaintiff (victim) against Arias in 2017 in the amount of approximately $4.2 million; the LDS church was not found liable.
  • Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
  • Civil case: Civil judgment in favor of plaintiff, lawsuit against LDS church,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 1980s,
  • Convicted in: Never convicted,
  • Case report »

• Larren Bybee Arnold

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  • was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Idaho; in 1984, arrested for lewd conduct with a minor under sixteen (molested a nine year-old boy) in Idaho; convicted in October 1984; received a five year suspended sentence and three years probation.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s,
  • Convicted in: 1980s,

  • Settlement paid by LDS church: Yes (undisclosed amount)

  • Case report »

• Arlo Kay Atkin

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  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • was a former LDS bishop in or near Chandler, Maricopa County, Arizona; accused of raping and impregnating a 14-year-old girl in his ward while he was her bishop; pleaded guilty, served time in prison.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 1980s, 1990s,
  • Case report »

• Kayla Kehaunani Atkin

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  • 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

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  • 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 »

• John Ray Baca

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  • was an LDS church member in California; found guilty of LEWD OR LASCIVIOUS ACTS WITH A CHILD UNDER 14 YEARS OF AGE.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Prison, Released,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 1990s,
  • Convicted in: 1990s,
  • Case report »

• Bishop Baldwin

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  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • was a Mormon bishop in Pittsburg, California in 1989; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse that allegedly lasted from 1989 to 1997, when the victim was 5 to 13 years old; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church.
  • Criminal case: Never charged,
  • Civil case: lawsuit against LDS church, Ongoing civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime scenes: LDS bishop's office, LDS church activity, LDS church building, Recreational trip/outing,
  • Crime years: 1980s, 1990s,
  • Convicted in: Never convicted,
  • Case report »

• Wanda Barzee

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  • was an LDS church member in Utah; with Brian David Mitchell, held Elizabeth Smart captive.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Case report »

• Brandon Clay Beckham

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  • 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 »

• Brandon Kyle Bednarz

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  • was an LDS church member; found guilty of sexual abuse of a minor.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Case report »

• Gary Lee Bell

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  • 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 »

• Keith Kenneth Bergstresser

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  • was an LDS church member in Oregon and Idaho; convicted in 2002 in Oregon of contributing to sexual delinquency of a minor; made a registered sex offender; in 2019, was assigned a position in an elders quorum presidency in Idaho.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Case report »

• Cristifer Kalen Biggs

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  • was an LDS returned missionary and BYU-Idaho student; convicted in July 2023 of one first degree felony count of aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 2020s,
  • Convicted in: 2020s, 2023,
  • Case report »

• Donald Nelson Bills

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  • was a school teacher and former Mormon bishopric member in Provo, Utah; pleaded guilty to multiple felonies, including rape of a 17-year-old girl; sentenced in 2015 to a minimum of eight years in prison.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Case report »

• Stanley Lyn Bitsoi

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  • was a Mormon church member in Rigby, Idaho; convicted of .
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 2020s,
  • Convicted in: 2020s, 2023,
  • Case report »

• Thomas Grant Black

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  • was an LDS church member and BYU greenhouse manager in Provo, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; sentenced to prison in Utah in 2003 for rape.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Parole, Prison, Released,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 2000s,
  • Convicted in: 2000s, 2002,
  • Case report »

• David Michael Blackner

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  • was an LDS church member in or near Washington Terrace, Weber County, Utah; registered sex offender who used an alias while in leadership positions.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Case report »

• Donald Mark Blanchard

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  • 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 »

• Gordon Brent Bodily

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  • was a Mormon bishop and physical education teacher in Hyrum, Cache Valley, Utah; accused in 2000 of luring a 17-year-old North Carolina girl to Utah for sex while serving as an LDS bishop; sentenced in 2001 to 21 months in federal prison.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 2000s,
  • Convicted in: 2000s, 2001,
  • Case report »

• Glen Douglas Borst

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  • 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 »

• Kevin Gerald Bowman

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  • was an LDS first counselor in a ward bishopric and a restaurant owner in Spanish Fork, Utah; was an LDS missionary in Taiwan 1999-2001; accused of sexual abuse of a teenage girl who worked in his restaurant; arrested in July 2023; in June 2024, found guilty by a jury of forcible sexual abuse (second-degree felony) and lewdness (class B misdemeanor); sentencing set for July 29, 2024.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace, Victim's workplace,
  • Case report »

• Stephen Dwayne Boyd

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  • was a Mormon church member in Colorado and Eagle Mountain, Utah; graduated from Brigham Young University (BYU) in 1991; accused in November 2023 of felony enticing a minor, a sex crime; allegedly asked an undercover police officer posing as a 13-year-old girl in an online chat to meet up for sex; police statement said he sent a photo of his face and crotch via text to the officer.
  • Criminal case: Ongoing,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Case report »

• Peter Curtis Brackner

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  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • was an LDS church member in Purvis, Mississippi; served as second counselor in an LDS ward bishopric, and as scoutmaster; accused of sexual abuse.
  • Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
  • Civil case: lawsuit against LDS church, Unknown result,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 1980s,
  • Convicted in: Never convicted,
  • Case report »

• Brian Gordon Briggs

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  • was an LDS church member in Utah; pleaded guilty to sexual abuse charges; sentenced to a year in jail; violated probation and was sentenced to one to 15 years in the Utah State Prison.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, Violated parole/probation,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Case report »

• Rachel Katherine Brock

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  • 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

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  • 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 »

• Ronald Terry Brockner

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  • was a former Mormon bishop and stake president in Louisiana; found guilty in Idaho in 2020 of sexually exploiting a minor; sentenced to 5 to 10 years in prison.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Case report »

• Michael Lynn Bronson

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  • was a former Mormon bishop in Utah; sentenced to prison in 2017 for first-degree felony attempted aggravated child sexual abuse.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 2010s,
  • Convicted in: 2010s, 2017,
  • Case report »

• James Broom

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  • 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 »

• Gary Wade Brown

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  • was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Utah; sentenced to one year in prison for sexually abusing one of his scouts.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
  • Crime years: 2000s,
  • Convicted in: 2000s, 2006,
  • Case report »

• Jarom Christopher Brown

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  • 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 »

• Paul J Bryant

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  • was a Mormon church member and former LDS Primary teacher in Utah; was a branch president while on a Mormon mission to Argentina in the 1980s; in 2016, pleaded guilty to three first-degree felony counts of attempted aggravated sexual abuse of a child; in 2016, was sentenced to prison; in 2023, pleaded not guilty to failure to register as sex offender; was an HOA president in Lehi, Utah.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Ongoing, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
  • Convicted in: 2010s, 2016,
  • Case report »

• Gerald Wayne Burgie

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  • was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Utah; charged in 1981 with third degree felony foriclbe sexual abuse; convicted of attempted sexual abuse of a child.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Probation,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
  • Convicted in: 1980s,
  • Case report »

• Ralph Hayden Burlingame

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  • 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 »

• Roland Shea Byrd

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  • 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 »

• Samuel Wallace Cantrell

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  • 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 »

• Jonathan Raymond Carver

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  • was a Mormon church member and returned missionary in Utah; accused of sexual abuse of a 17-year-old girl at a counseling center where he worked; pleaded guilty and sentenced in 2009 to prison; as of 2023, lives in Clearfield, Utah.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Released,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 2000s,
  • Convicted in: 2000s, 2009,
  • Case report »

• Raymond Casillas

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  • was a Mormon bishop and middle school teacher in San Antonio, Texas; arrested in 2014 and charged with felony aggravated sexual assault of a child; via a plea agreement, pleaded no contest to indecent contact with a child and agreed to a fine of $1,500; was sentenced in 2016 to 8 years in prison; as of March 2024, lives in San Antonio, Texas as a registered sex offender.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, No contest, Plea agreement, Prison, Registered sex offender,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace, Victim's school,
  • Case report »

• Robert Tanner Cervo

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  • was an LDS youth leader and schoolteacher in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada; accused of sexual abuse; agreed in 2015 to sign a peace bond (often referred to in other jurisdictions as a restraining order) and the four criminal charges against him were stayed..
  • Criminal case: Criminal charges dropped, Protective/restraining order,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Case report »

• David M Chadwick

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  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • was an LDS church member in Eagle Mountain, Utah; convicted in 2019 of sex abuse of a child.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Unknown,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 2010s,
  • Convicted in: 2010s, 2019,
  • Case report »

• Kami Lee Chesnut

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  • 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 »

• Richard Cole

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  • was an LDS church member in Santa Rosa, California; accused of sexually and physically abusing his wife; in 1975 was murdered by his wife when she said needed the abuse to stop.
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Case report »

• John Patrick Conway

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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 »

• Allan Colman Cook

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  • was a Mormon church member in Utah; accused of child sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in 2020 to three second degree felony charges of aggravated child sexual abuse; sentenced to prison in 2020.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Case report »

• Brandon Scott Cordero

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  • 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 »

• John Lee Cox

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  • 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 »

• David Otis Cox

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  • was an LDS church member in Seminole County, Florida; found guilty of Lewd or lascivious molestation victim under 12 years offender 18 or older and LEWD,LASCIVIOUS CHILD U/16; F.S. 800.04 (PRINCIPAL IN ATTEMPT); also found guilty of LEWD,LASCIVIOUS CHILD U/16; F.S. 800.04 (PRINCIPAL IN ATTEMPT) Adjudication Date : 03/23/2000 .
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Case report »

• Mark Nielson Cram

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  • was a former Mormon bishop and stake presidency counselor, and city manager in Riverton, Utah; charged in 2006 with voyeurism; admitted climbing a 9-foot wall at a tanning salon to watch a 16-year-old girl undress; pleaded guilty; plea was held in abeyance; he completed the terms set by the court, charge was dismissed and case was expunged in 2008; as of February 2024, lives in Riverton, Utah.
  • Criminal case: Admitted guilt, Criminal case expunged, Pleaded guilty,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime scenes: Healthcare appointment,
  • Case report »

• Justin Thayne Crawley

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  • 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 »

• Russell George Crosland

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  • was a Mormon church member in Fillmore, Utah; tried meeting a 13 year old that he chatted with online for sex; it was an undercover agent; he was arrested.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 2020s,
  • Convicted in: 2020s, 2024,
  • Case report »

• Abraham Isaac (possibly Issac) Cruz

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  • was a Mormon missionary in Saratoga Springs, Utah; arrested in May 2024 on suspicion of sexual assault; charged with three first-degree felony counts (two of forcible sodomy, one of rape); charges were dismissed without prejudice in June 2024.
  • Criminal case: Criminal charges dropped, Not convicted,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 2020s,
  • Case report »

• Kevin F Curlew

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  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • was an LDS church member in Methuen, Massachusetts; accused of sexually abusing a child in an LDS chapel; convicted and sentenced to prison; in 2008, a victim's mother filed a civil lawsuit against the the Mormon church, claiming the church allowed the accused to babysit children despite his prior convictions for child sexual abuse, and that LDS leaders failed to report her child's abuse to police.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
  • Civil case: Civil judgment in favor of plaintiff, Claims against LDS church dismissed, Unknown result,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime scenes: LDS church building,
  • Crime years: 2000s,
  • Convicted in: 2000s, 2006,
  • Case report »

• Robert Norman Dahle

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  • was an LDS church member, Utah Highway Patrol trooper; alleged rapist of a 13-year-old girl.
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Case report »

• Troy Dameron

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  • 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 »

• James Rowley Danenon

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  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • was an LDS church member in American Fork, Utah; guilty of sexual abuse of a minor abuse.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Case report »

• Thomas Eugene Dawkins

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  • was an LDS church member in Columbia, South Carolina; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 1986; the conviction was later overturned.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Overturned/reversed,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime scenes: LDS church activity,
  • Crime years: 1980s,
  • Convicted in: 1980s,
  • Case report »

• Anastasia Elizabeth Dawson

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  • was a Mormon church member in Missouri; arrested in 2023 and charged with several counts relating to sexual abuse of a minor.
  • Criminal case: Ongoing, Unknown,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 2020s,
  • Case report »

• Prescott Louis De Jean

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  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender, Violated parole/probation,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Case report »

• Larry Deutsch

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  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
  • Civil case: lawsuit against LDS church, Ongoing civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime scenes: LDS church building, Online,
  • Crime years: 2010s, 2020s,
  • Convicted in: 2020s, 2021,
  • Case report »

• Adam Robert Dimond

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  • was an LDS church member and dancer in Farmington, Utah; pleaded guilty in 2020 to a second-degree felony charge of enticing a minor by Internet or text; sentenced to 40 days in jail and 4 years of probation.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 2020s,
  • Convicted in: 2020, 2020s,
  • Case report »

• Robert Virgil Dindinger

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  • was an LDS church member and psychologist in Orem, Utah; accused of sexual abuse.
  • Criminal case: Unknown,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Case report »

• Spencer Remde Dixon

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  • was a Mormon bishop in Salt Lake City, Utah; accused in 2002 of touching a 13-year-old girl inappropriately inside the LDS chapel of the Monument Park 7th Ward; acquitted in a jury trial.
  • Criminal case: Found not guilty, Jury trial,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 2000s,
  • Convicted in: Never convicted,
  • Case report »

• John Doe

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  • was a Mormon bishop in or near Salt Lake City, Utah; accused of sexual abuse of a 13-year-old boy; the alleged sexual assault took place in the Salt Lake Temple in the 1980s (approximately 1986), during a visit to perform baptisms for the dead.
  • Criminal case: Never charged,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime scenes: LDS church building, LDS temple,
  • Crime years: 1980s,
  • Convicted in: Never convicted,
  • 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 »

• John Doe

  • 
  • was an LDS church member in Argentina; accused of sexual abuse in 2017; an LDS bishop learned of the abuse in a private confession by the accused, and the bishop told the victim's mother, who told police.
  • Criminal case: Unknown,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 2010s,
  • Case report »

• John Doe

  • 
  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • was an LDS church member in Australia; accused of sexual abuse.
  • Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime scenes: LDS church building,
  • Case report »

• John Doe

  • 
  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse.
  • Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
  • Civil case: Failed attempt to sue LDS church,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 1980s,
  • Convicted in: Never convicted,
  • Case report »

• Jane Doe

  • 
  • was an LDS church member in Australia; accused of sexual abuse.
  • Criminal case: Jail,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
  • Case report »

• Matthew Thomas Doyle

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  • was an LDS church member in Texas; found guilty of sexual assault.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Case report »

• Alan Craig Dunlap

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  • 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 »

• Alan Keith Dunn

  • 
  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Venice, California (Los Angeles); accused in 1978 of child sexual abuse; confessed to the police.
  • Criminal case: Unknown,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing, Scout activity/event,
  • 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 »

• Cesar Duran

  • 
  • was a Mormon bishopric counselor in a Spanish-speaking LDS ward in Orem, Utah (Geneva Height Stake); arrested for alleged sexual abuse of a 13-year-old girl in his ward; the alleged abuse took place inside an LDS church building.
  • Criminal case: Unknown,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime scenes: LDS church building,
  • Crime years: 2010s,
  • Case report »

• Frederick Merlin Edvalson

  • 
  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • was a Mormon in Utah and Camp Springs, Prince George's County, Maryland; convicted 3 times of sexual abuse in Maryland in the 1980s; third conviction: while on probation, groomed a 10-year-old girl and sexually assaulted her in a room inside a Mormon chapel on multiple occasions from 1983 to 1984; reportedly told her he was giving her "special religious training;" sentenced to 8 years in prison.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Civil case: lawsuit against LDS church, Ongoing civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime scenes: LDS church building,
  • Case report »

• Chet Barry Egley

  • 
  • was a Mormon church member in Weston, Idaho; tried to meet a 13 year old girl for sex; pleaded guilty and convicted to one count sexual abuse of a child and two counts o f entice a minor by internet or text.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 2020s,
  • Convicted in: 2020s, 2023,
  • Case report »

• Gerald Howard Elison

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  • was an LDS church member and junior high school drama teacher in Orem, Utah; accused in 2014 in a civil lawsuit of sexually abusing a boy student in the early 1980s; died in 2019.
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Case report »

• Anthon Taylor Ellsworth

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  • was an LDS bishopric counselor and returned missionary in Arizona; in 2021, pleaded guilty to three felony counts of sexual exploitation of a minor and was sentenced to seven years in prison.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 2020s,
  • Convicted in: 2020s, 2021,
  • Case report »

• Gary Edward Erickson

  • 
  • was an LDS church member, boy scout leader and Mesquite, Nevada police detective; was arrested in 2018, pleaded guilty to a charge of crossing state lines to engage in illicit sexual conduct; convicted in Utah.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Convicted in: 2010s, 2019,
  • 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 »

• Carlos Escalante

  • 
  • was an LDS branch president in San Nicolas, Argentina; sexually abused his stepdaughter for 5 years, including while branch president; the victim asked local LDS leaders for support, but allegedly received none; she was punished by the church for "refusing to forgive" and for "failing to comply with worthiness standards;" the accused was sentenced in 2018 to 14 years in prison.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
  • Case report »

• Miguel Angel Estudillo

  • 
  • was an LDS primary teacher in Baker City, Oregon; arrested for crimes related to child sexual abuse; sentenced to prison.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 2010s,
  • Case report »

• William Sterling Evans

  • 
  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • was a prominent Mormon church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; was bishop twice of the Grant 6th ward; from 1957 to 1962, was in the Utah State Legislature; served as Salt Lake County Clerk from 1968 to 1983; died in 1991; allegedly raped a relative in Salt Lake City in the early 1980s.
  • Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Case report »

• Thomas Evans-Southall

  • 
  • was an LDS bishop in Charlottesville, Virginia; originally from England; accused of sexual abuse; convicted and sentenced to prison.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 2010s,
  • Convicted in: 2010s, 2018,
  • Case report »

• Nicolas Pierre Faivre

  • 
  • was a former LDS bishop in Australia; charged with sending sexually explicit messages to a child.
  • Criminal case: Ongoing, Unknown,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Case report »

• John Wood Fanning

  • 
  • was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Utah; accused of sexual abuse in 1987 of a teenage boy during an overnight scouting activity.
  • Criminal case: Admitted guilt, Unknown,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime scenes: Scout activity/event,
  • Case report »

• Matthew Collin Felshaw

  • 
  • was a Mormon church member in Caldwell, Idaho; charged with sexually assaulting a young child; took a plea deal and was convicted of Injury to child; received suspended prison sentence and 8 years probation and has to register as a sex offender.
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Convicted in: 2020s, 2024,
  • Case report »

• Michael James Fischer

  • 
  • was a Mormon church member and young men's president; accused of sexual abuse; sentenced to prison.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime scenes: LDS church activity, Vehicle,
  • Crime years: 1980s,
  • Case report »

• Christopher Lee Fleming

  • 
  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • was an LDS church member in Chesapeake, Virginia; found guilty of 10 counts of various sexual abuse to a minor; currently incarcerated in Virginia.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime scenes: LDS church building,
  • Case report »

• Armando Flores

  • 
  • was a Mormon branch president in West Valley City, Utah for five years; accused of sexually abusing a 16-year-old girl on two separate occasions at their local LDS chapel: once in his office and once in another room; convicted in 2012 of misdemeanor forcible sexual abuse and unlawful detention; sentenced to zero to one year in jail.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Jail,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime scenes: LDS bishop's office, LDS church building,
  • Crime years: 2010s,
  • Convicted in: 2010s, 2012,
  • Case report »

• Elvin Jose Flores Lima

  • 
  • was a Mormon church member in Layton, Utah; accused of sexual abuse.
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Case report »

• Thomas C Forrest

  • 
  • was an LDS church member in Mississippi; accused of sexual abuse; convicted.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Released,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Case report »

• Vernon Foster

  • 
  • was an LDS church member in Louisiana; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty; was convicted.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 1980s,
  • Convicted in: 1980s,
  • Case report »

• Richard Freeman

  • 
  • was an LDS church member and high school teacher in Fresno, California; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; moved to Provo, Utah.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 1990s, 2000s,
  • Case report »

• Jayne Allen Furness

  • 
  • was a Mormon church member and boy scout leader in Arroyo Grande, California; accused of sex abuse; found guilty of voyeurism charges in or before 1972, and found guilty of sexual abuse charges in 1976; sentenced in 1976 or 1977 to prison; died in 1987.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Found guilty, Prison,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 1970s,
  • Convicted in: 1900 to 1979,
  • Case report »

• Rex Lyle Furness

  • 
  • was a former Idaho state senator and Mormon bishop in Idaho; in 1996, pleaded guilty to sexual battery for fondling an underage girl; was sentenced to 60 days in jail; given a withheld judgment: if he did not violate the terms of his probation, the felony conviction would be kept from his record.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Withheld judgment,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 1990s,
  • Convicted in: 1990s,
  • Case report »

• Don Furtys

  • 
  • was an LDS church member in Tallahassee, Florida; accused sexual abuse; had 14 charges brought against him 14 2014-02-12 and 5 charges 2014-06-13.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 2010s,
  • Convicted in: 2010s, 2015,
  • 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 »

• Daniel Adam Galloway

  • 
  • was an LDS church member in Arizona City, Pinal County, Arizona; found guilty of sexually abusing an 8 year old foster child.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Case report »

• Kevin Stacy Garn

  • 
  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • was a former Utah House majority leader and LDS bishop in Utah; admitted in 2010 to a nude encounter with a 15-year-old girl in a hot tub in 1985, when he was 28.
  • Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • 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 »

• Keith Lorraine Gillins

  • 
  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • was a former mayor, LDS bishop and high school teacher in Fillmore, Utah; arrested on charges of having sex with a 17-year-old girl; convicted in 2009 of first degree felony attempted rape, first degree felony attempted sodomy and second degree felony forcible sexual abuse; sentenced in 2009 to three sentences of three years to life in prison.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 2000s,
  • Convicted in: 2000s, 2009,
  • Case report »

• Luis Gonzales

  • 
  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • was a Mormon bishop in Sacramento, California; charged with 20 counts of child molestation, battery, rape, bigamy, stalking, and fraud; in 2002, was found guilty of bigamy, spousal abuse (battery) and child molestation.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Case report »

• Stephen Andrew Goode

  • 
  • was a Mormon church member; found guilty of sexual abuse.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing,
  • Crime years: 2010s,
  • Convicted in: 2020s, 2022,
  • Case report »

• Jeffrey Allen Graton

  • 
  • was a Mormon church counselor in a bishopric in Utah; sentenced to prison in 2018 for child sexual abuse.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 2010s,
  • Convicted in: 2010s, 2018,
  • Case report »

• Mark Gum

  • 
  • was an LDS church member and scout leader; accused of sexual abuse; could not be located, so the plaintiff filed against the Boy Scouts of America; plaintiff won his case.
  • Criminal case: Never charged,
  • Civil case: Settlement,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 1980s,
  • Convicted in: Never convicted,

  • Settlement paid by LDS church: Yes (undisclosed amount)

  • Case report »

• Roger David Gunn

  • 
  • was an LDS church member in Spanish Fork, Utah; found guilty of SEX ABUSE OF A CHILD - 2nd Degree Felony; currently lives in Bonita, California.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Case report »

• Matthew John Hack

  • 
  • was a Mormon church member and stake high council member in Oklahoma; accused in 2019 of child sexual abuse; pleaded no contest to an amended charge of child neglect.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, No contest,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • 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 »

• Billy Joe Hagen

  • 
  • was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; convicted, sentenced to prison; died in 2005.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 1970s,
  • Convicted in: 1900 to 1979,
  • Case report »

• Douglas Bruce Hall

  • 
  • was an LDS bishop and retired Utah Highway Patrol sergeant; pleaded guilty in 2001 to two third degree felony counts of attempted forcible sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in 2002 to one second degree felony count of sex abuse of a child.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 1990s,
  • Convicted in: 2000s, 2001, 2002,
  • Case report »

• Albert Dee Halladay

  • 
  • was a former LDS bishop in Sandy, Utah; accused of sexual abuse in 1988; pleaded guilty in 1989 to one second degree felony charge of sex abuse of a child; convicted.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 1980s,
  • Convicted in: 1980s,
  • Case report »

• Leroy Ball Hamblin

  • 
  • was a Webelos scout leader in Kaysville, Utah; pleaded guilty in 1987 to lewdness with a child; served prison time.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 1980s,
  • Convicted in: 1980s,
  • Case report »

• Steven LeRoy Hammock

  • 
  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • was an LDS church member in Utah; pleaded guilty in 1983 to two counts of forcible sex abuse of a child and served six months in an inpatient treatment facility; the LDS church excommunicated him, but during a civil suit filed in 1989 by the victim, it refused to divulge information that Hammock had previously revealed to church officials; in 1994, a federal judge awarded damages to the victim.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Civil case: Civil judgment in favor of plaintiff,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Case report »

• Connor Hammond

  • 
  • was a Mormon church member and BYU student in Utah; in 2019, pleaded guilty to rape of a child and was sentenced to up to 10 years in prison.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 2010s,
  • Convicted in: 2010s, 2019,
  • Case report »

• Cletus James Hanifin

  • 
  • was an LDS church member in Boulder, Colorado; accused of sexually abusing a young teenage girl in his home, while his wife was away.
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
  • Case report »

• Brent Dixson Hansen

  • 
  • was an LDS church member and dentist in Spanish Fork, Utah; accused of receiving sexual favors from a dentistry patient in return for prescriptions for narcotics.
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace,
  • Case report »

• Kent Blaine Hansen

  • 
  • was an LDS church member and dentist in Spanish Fork, Utah; accused of receiving sexual favors from a dentistry patient in return for prescriptions for narcotics.
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Case report »

• Maurice Wade Harker

  • 
  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • was an LDS church member and therapist in Utah; accused of psychologically and physically harming sexual abuse victims who came to him as patients; charged in September 2023 with felony aggravated abuse of a vulnerable adult and kidnapping.
  • Criminal case: Ongoing,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace,
  • Crime years: 2010s, 2020s,
  • Case report »

• Ashlyn Amy Harvey

  • 
  • was an LDS church member in Gunnison, Utah; accused in 2024 of sexual contact with a 17-year-old student for whom she was a substitute teacher.
  • Criminal case: Ongoing,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Case report »

• James Hayes

  • 
  • was an LDS bishop in the Timmins - North Bay area, Ontario, Canada; convicted of sexual exploitation in November 2001; molested an underage girl in his ward while serving as her bishop.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime scenes: LDS bishop's office, LDS church building,
  • Crime years: 2000s,
  • Convicted in: 2000s, 2001,
  • Case report »

• Matthias Heinrichs

  • 
  • was an LDS church member and missionary from the Netherlands, serving his mission in England; accused of sexual abuse that allegedly occurred during his mission; pleaded guilty; jailed for two years.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 2010s,
  • Convicted in: 2010s, 2012,
  • Case report »

• Daniel Smoot Henshaw

  • 
  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • was a Mormon church member in Logan, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 2019 of sexually abusing a 3-year-old girl; sentenced to seven months in jail; arrested in 2023 and found competent to stand trial on charges of plotting to rape and murder a Logan, Utah woman.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Ongoing,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Case report »

• Brandon Osorio Hernandez

  • 
  • was an LDS church member in Tempe, Arizona; accused of sexually abusing a victim inside a Mormon church; convicted of four fourth degree felony counts of abuse of a child or vulnerable adult.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Unknown,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime scenes: LDS church building,
  • Convicted in: 2010s, 2019,
  • 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 »

• Clayton Ray Hildreth

  • 
  • was a Mormon stake president in Butte, Montana; from Dillon, Montana; arrested in June 2004 by Boise, Idaho police for soliciting sex from a person he thought was a 14-year-old girl online; was stake president at the time of his arrest; pleaded guilty in October to a charge of interstate travel with intent to have sex with a minor; sentenced in 2005 to three years and five months in prison.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 2000s,
  • Convicted in: 2000s, 2005,
  • 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 »

• Douglas Edwin Holyoak

  • 
  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • was a Mormon bishop in Sycamore, Illinois from about 1999 to 2004; accused in a 2024 civil lawsuit of sexual assault of an underage girl in his office at church when she reported sexual harassment by other youth; allegedly covered up the assault with the help of a stake presidency counselor (Michael John Evans).
  • Criminal case: Never charged,
  • Civil case: lawsuit against LDS church, Ongoing civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime scenes: LDS bishop's office, LDS church building,
  • Crime years: 2000s,
  • Convicted in: Never convicted,
  • Case report »

• Joel Elisla Houck

  • 
  • was an LDS church member in California; accused in the 1960s of sexual abuse; convicted of vagrancy in 1966 and served 10 days in jail; in 1967, placed in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) "perversion files".
  • Criminal case: Unknown,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 1960s,
  • Convicted in: 1900 to 1979,
  • Case report »

• Lawrence Steven Huffman

  • 
  • was an LDS church member in Mound City, Kansas; pleaded guilty to charges related to sodomizing a minor; as of 2024, lives in Hutchinson, Kansas as a registered sex offender.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 2000s,
  • Convicted in: 2000s, 2007,
  • 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 »

• Edward Ralph Hunter

  • 
  • was a Mormon church member in Peoria, Arizona; accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl who was his patient; pleaded guilty to three counts of child abuse; sentenced to two years in prison and lifetime probation.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Prison, Probation, Unknown,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 2010s,
  • Convicted in: 2010s, 2016,
  • Case report »

• Robert Bentley Jackson

  • 
  • was a former assistant BYU professor and Mormon bishopric member (second counselor) in Provo, Utah; sentenced to two years in prison in 2006 for video recording a 14-year-old undressing.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Case report »

• Paul Maxce Jellum

  • 
  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • was a Mormon scout leader in Logan, Utah in the 1980s; suspended by the BSA in 1987 after being accused of sexually abusing a 14-year-old Boy Scout in his troop during a 1986 Scouting event at Camp Hunt near Bear Lake, Utah; in 1990, Jellum became a scoutmaster in a Nevada LDS ward despite his prior suspension; in 1991, Jellum admitted to the abuse.
  • Criminal case: Police investigation, Unknown,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Case report »

• Bruce T Jeppesen

  • 
  • was a former Mormon elders quorum president; sentenced to two concurrent terms of 15 years in the Utah State Prison for raping a child .
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Case report »

• Kenneth I Johnson

  • 
  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • was a Mormon church member and home teacher in Beaverton, Oregon; a victim filed a $55.7 million lawsuit against the Mormon church saying Johnson had sexually molested him when Johnson was his home teacher; the alleged sexual abuse took place as often as twice a week for two years between 1987 and 1989.
  • Criminal case: Unknown,
  • Civil case: lawsuit against LDS church, Unknown result,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 1980s,
  • Convicted in: Never convicted,
  • 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 »

• That Ayono Keeng

  • 
  • was a Mormon church member; pleaded guilty of child sexual abuse.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 2000s,
  • Convicted in: 2010, 2010s,
  • Case report »

• David John Keller

  • 
  • was a Mormon temple worker, Sunday school teacher and former stake presidency member in Paradise, Cache Valley, Utah; admitted in May 2024 to child sexual abuse and was charged with seven first-degree felony counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child.
  • Criminal case: Admitted guilt, Ongoing,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
  • Crime years: 2000s, 2010s,
  • Case report »

• Robert Glenn Kempton

  • 
  • 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.
  • Criminal case: Police investigation, Unknown,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 2010s,
  • Convicted in: Never convicted,
  • Case report »

• Ronald Lynn Kerlee

  • 
  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Civil case: Ongoing civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Case report »

• Timothy David Kimball

  • 
  • was an LDS church member in San Antonio, Texas; charged in 2022 with child sexual abuse; died by suicide in June 2023 while awaiting indictment.
  • Criminal case: Died awaiting trial, Not convicted, Suicide,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
  • 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 »

• Christopher W Kite

  • 
  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • was an LDS church member in Chicago, Illinois; accused of sexual abuse.
  • Criminal case: Unknown,
  • Civil case: lawsuit against LDS church, Unknown result,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime scenes: LDS church building,
  • Case report »

• Keith Benjamin Knutson

  • 
  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • was a Mormon church member in Seattle, Washington; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse charges in 1995; a Mormon bishop allegedly failed to report abuse allegations to police.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, Released,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 1990s,
  • Convicted in: 1990s,
  • 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 »

• Jason Chad Larsen

  • 
  • was an LDS missionary from Idaho in Bakersfield, California; accused in 1997 of sexual abuse of an 8-year-old girl at a school; as of 2024, lives in Meridian, Idaho.
  • Criminal case: Unknown,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime scenes: Victim's school,
  • Crime years: 1990s,
  • Case report »

• Kip E Later

  • 
  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • was an LDS church member and scout leader in Idaho; accused in the 1980s of sexual abuse; Mormon church leaders allegedly failed to tell police about abuse allegations.
  • Criminal case: Unknown,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing, Scout activity/event,
  • Crime years: 1980s,
  • Case report »

• George Patrick Lee

  • 
  • was a former LDS general authority; pleaded guilty to attempted sexual abuse of a child, a third-degree felony.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Case report »

• Frank Cornelis Lefrandt

  • 
  • was an LDS church member in Honolulu, Hawaii; served a Mormon mission to Guatemala; accused of sexual abuse; admitted in 2007 to sexually molesting a 13-year-old newspaper carrier; pleaded guilty in November 2008; disappeared while out on bail awaiting sentencing.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Fled or failed to appear, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 2000s,
  • Convicted in: 2000s, 2008,
  • Case report »

• Paul H Lewis

  • 
  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Seattle, Washington; accused of sexual abuse; the victim sued the Mormon church in 2006.
  • Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
  • Civil case: Unknown result,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Case report »

• Robert Eric Longman

  • 
  • was a Mormon missionary in Corpus Christi, Texas; molested a three-year old in a bedroom while two other missionaries talked with the mother; pleaded no contest to charges filed in May 1989 of indecency with a child; sentenced to eight years probation, a $1,000 fine, and required to pay $400 in court costs.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, No contest, Probation,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime scenes: Victim's home,
  • Case report »

• Boyd K Lords

  • 
  • was a Mormon church member in Winnemucca, Nevada; accused of child sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in 2022 to one felony count of lewdness with a child under the age of 14; was sentenced to prison.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 2010s,
  • Convicted in: 2020s, 2022,
  • Case report »

• Leslie Brandt Loveland

  • 
  • was an LDS church member in Provo, Utah; pleaded guilty of rape in 2019; sentenced to one year in prison and three years of probation.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 2010s,
  • Convicted in: 2010s, 2019,
  • 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 »

• Seth Thomas Lyon

  • 
  • was a Mormon church member and returned missionary in Utah; arrested in 2006 in a police sting operation and charged with enticement of a child over the internet.
  • Criminal case: Police investigation, Unknown,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 2000s,
  • Case report »

• Melvin MacNeil

  • 
  • was a Mormon church member in Ontario, Canada; accused of sexual abuse.
  • Criminal case: Unknown,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Case report »

• Major Lynn Madon

  • 
  • was an LDS church member in Mapleton, Utah; convicted of child sexual abuse; as of 2024, serving time in prison in Central Utah Correctional Facility.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • 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 »

• Kelly Arthur Mangrum

  • 
  • was an LDS church member and dentist in West Valley City, Utah; accused of sexual misconduct, prescribing medications for a drug addict for sex.
  • Criminal case: Unknown,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 1990s,
  • Case report »

• Isaac Vernon Mardis

  • 
  • was a Mormon church member in Idaho Falls, Idaho; charged with Lewd Conduct with Child Under 16 in April 2024; was also accused in 2022 by the same victim.
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 2020s,
  • 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 »

• James R Matlock

  • 
  • was a Mormon church member; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Case report »

• Bruce A McAskill

  • 
  • was a Mormon church ward clerk in Jackson, Michigan; before becoming ward clerk, was convicted of rape; after becoming ward clerk, in 1994, was found guilty by a judge of kissing and fondling an 8-year-old boy whom he was babysitting; McAskill had met the boy's mother at church; a police officer said McAskill told him 'he didn't see any problem' with an adult sleeping naked with a child.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Found guilty, Prison,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • 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 »

• Melvin E McKinney

  • 
  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse.
  • Criminal case: Unknown,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 1970s,
  • Case report »

• Chester Lewis Meek

  • 
  • was a Mormon bishop in Grand Prairie, Alberta, Canada when he sexually abused a woman; convicted of sexual assault against a female church member; there were several victims in this case over a period of five years; at least one reported abuse taking place in the bishop's office inside an LDS chapel.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime scenes: LDS bishop's office, LDS church building, Victim's home,

  • Settlement paid by LDS church: Yes (undisclosed amount)

  • Case report »

• Blake Cornell Mendenhall

  • 
  • was an LDS church member in American Fork, Utah; accused of sexual abuse.
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • 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 »

• Ronald Albert Mills

  • 
  • was an LDS church member in Orange, New South Wales, Australia; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; sentenced in or around 1982 to 3 years in jail.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime scenes: LDS church building,
  • Case report »

• Thomas Lee Monson

  • 
  • was an attorney for the LDS church's law firm, Kirton McConkie; In 1989, Monson paid a $75 fine and was placed on probation after he pleaded guilty to charges of soliciting sex from a prostitute; sued in the 1990s for sexual harassment; reached a settlement with the victim; was a Mormon bishop in Utah in 2008.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
  • Civil case: Settlement,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 1980s, 1990s,
  • Convicted in: 1980s,
  • Case report »

• Joseph Montanino

  • 
  • was an LDS church member and scout leader in Massachusetts; had a career as a police officer; accused in 1982 of sexual abuse.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 1980s,
  • Convicted in: 1980s,
  • Case report »

• Timothy Bradbury Monzello

  • 
  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • was a Mormon bishop in Azusa, California (Azusa 1st Ward, Glendora California Stake) from about 2005 to 2010; accused in a 2024 civil lawsuit of sexual abuse that allegedly took place between 2008 and 2010, starting when the victim was seven years old; the alleged abuse took place in the bishop's office at church and at Monzello's home.
  • Criminal case: Never charged,
  • Civil case: lawsuit against LDS church, Ongoing civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime scenes: LDS bishop's office, Perpetrator's home,
  • Crime years: 2000s,
  • Convicted in: Never convicted,
  • Case report »

• Julio Morais

  • 
  • was a Mormon church member in Pawtucket, Rhode Island; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 2000s,
  • Convicted in: 2000s, 2005, 2010, 2010s,
  • Case report »

• Luis Andres Morales Silva

  • 
  • was an LDS church member in Lehi, Utah; found guilty 4 counts of sexual abusing a child in the 2nd degree.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Case report »

• Marcelo Moreno Pérez

  • 
  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,

  • Settlement paid by LDS church: $40,000

  • 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 »

• Shawn Tyler Mortensen

  • 
  • was a former Mormon bishop and stake presidency member in Albuquerque, New Mexico; in February 2021, admitted to police that he had sexually abused an 11-year-old girl in January 2021; convicted of child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2022 to prison in New Mexico.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 2020s,
  • Convicted in: 2020s, 2022,
  • Case report »

• David Neil Moss

  • 
  • was an LDS bishop (2015-19) and police officer in 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime scenes: Public building,
  • Crime years: 2010s,
  • Convicted in: 2010s, 2019,
  • 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 »

• Shane Michael Murray

  • 
  • was an LDS church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; pleaded and convicted of 2 counts of FORCIBLE SEX ABUSE - 2nd Degree Felony the victim was 14 year old female.
  • Criminal case: Pleaded guilty,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime scenes: Vehicle,
  • 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 »

• 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 »

• Robert Kenneth Nelson

  • 
  • was an LDS bishop in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; accused of sexual abuse of a "mentally handicapped" woman; pleaded guilty in 1989; placed on two years probation, ordered to do 150 hours of community service, and ordered to take a conducted tour of a local jail.
  • Criminal case: Community service, Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 1980s,
  • Convicted in: 1980s,
  • Case report »

• Hugh Winder Nibley

  • 
  • was a prominent LDS scholar in Utah; in 2005, was publicly accused by his daughter of childhood sexual abuse against her; died in 2005 in Provo, Utah; was never charged with a sex crime.
  • Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Case report »

• Brett Richard Nichols

  • 
  • was an LDS church member in Arizona; convicted of child sexual abuse; sentenced to 10 years in prison; baptized again after excommunication; ward members reportedly were not told of his criminal past when he returned after his prison time.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Case report »

• David Mark Novak

  • 
  • was an LDS Social Services counselor in Utah who worked for 12 years with child sexual abuse victims; convicted in 1999 of sexually abusing a girl; released from jail after serving about 40 days.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Case report »

• Christopher Ryan Nuttall

  • 
  • was an LDS church member in Mesa, Arizona; arrested in an FBI sting operation and convicted of LURE MINOR FOR SEX EXPLOIT and ATTEMPT TO COMMIT - SEXUAL CONDUCT WITH MINOR .
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 2010s,
  • Convicted in: 2010s, 2019,
  • Case report »

• Lonnie Kent Nyman

  • 
  • was a Mormon church member and funeral director in Utah; accused of sex crimes; pleaded guilty; sentenced in August 2019.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Unknown,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 2010s,
  • Convicted in: 2010s, 2019,
  • 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 »

• Patrick Robert Oliphant

  • 
  • was a Mormon missionary from Carlsbad, New Mexico who was serving a mission in Michigan in 2013; reportedly turned himself in for sexual abuse of a child he was babysitting; charged with six counts of criminal sexual penetration of a minor and three counts of criminal sexual contact with a minor; convicted in 2015 of nine felony charges and sentenced.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Case report »

• David William Olson

  • 
  • was an LDS church member in Bozeman, Montana; found guilty of sexually abusing a teenage boy and sentenced to 8 years in prison, 12 years probation.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime scenes: Vehicle,
  • Case report »

• Spencer John Palmer

  • 
  • was a Mormon temple endowment ceremony actor, BYU professor, mission president, temple president, LDS church area authority; posthumously accused of child sexual abuse by his grandson.
  • Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • 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 »

• Jason Michael Pedersen

  • 
  • was an LDS church member in Heber City, Utah; found guilty of first degree felony attempted aggravated sex abuse of a child; as of April 2024, lives in Riverton, Utah as a registered sex offender and is an LDS elders quorum president.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
  • 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 »

• Richard Peterson

  • 
  • was an LDS church member in Mesa, Arizona; accused of sexual abuse.
  • Criminal case: Unknown,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Case report »

• Ronald Wayne Phelps

  • 
  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • was an LDS bishop and attorney in Oklahoma; arrested for indecent exposure before becoming an LDS bishop; accused of child sexual abuse; Mormon church leaders allegedly covered up the abuse.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • 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 »

• Scott Elvin Phister

  • 
  • was a Mormon bishop and stake president in Wyoming; later moved to Utah and worked as a massage therapist; pleaded no contest in 2022 to two class A misdemeanor charges of sexual battery for touching a female massage client in a sexual manner.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 2020s,
  • Convicted in: 2020s, 2022,
  • Case report »

• Byron Lloyd Poelman

  • 
  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • was a bishop and stake president in Utah and partner in a law firm that represented the LDS church; arrested in 1994 for soliciting a prostitute; pleaded guilty to a class B misdemeanor charge of patronizing a prostitute.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 1990s,
  • Convicted in: 1990s,
  • Case report »

• Lloyd Gerald Pond

  • 
  • was a Mormon church member and leader of an LDS church radio program in Utah; found guilty of child sexual abuse.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 1990s,
  • Convicted in: 1990s,
  • Case report »

• Geoffrey James Powell

  • 
  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • was an LDS bishop in Western Australia; accused of sexually abusing a seven-year-old girl in his ward; the alleged abuse took place while he was a bishop; the victim twice complained to the LDS church, but said she was not believed and was chastised, and it was suggested she should move away if she felt uncomfortable; in 2019, he was sentenced to 12 months in jail.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Jail,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 1980s,
  • Convicted in: 2010s, 2019,
  • Case report »

• Michael Jay Pratt

  • 
  • was a former LDS seminary principal; arrested in 2009; convicted and sentenced in 2010 for the sexual abuse of a 16-year-old seminary student.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Case report »

• Carl Dee Pratt

  • 
  • was a Mormon bishop in San Manuel, Arizona; allegedly sexually abused a boy in his ward, in the bishop's office at an LDS chapel; died in 2006.
  • Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime scenes: LDS bishop's office, LDS church building,
  • Case report »

• Byard James Price

  • 
  • was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Salt Lake City, Utah; convicted of sexual abuse, then reapplied to be a scout volunteer after his conviction.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Case report »

• Shane Cameron Pugh

  • 
  • was a Mormon church member in Cedar Hills, Utah; accused of touching an underage girl while she was sleeping; in 2017, found guilty of forcible sexual abuse (2nd degree felony); sentenced to 1 to 15 years in prison and 3 years probation.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 2010s,
  • Convicted in: 2010s, 2018,
  • Case report »

• Thomas Anderson Quinton

  • 
  • was an LDS church member in Alberta, Canada; Tom drove to Great Falls, Montana to meet a 12 year old girl he met through a Craigslist ad; was arrested in a sting operation.
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 2010s,
  • Case report »

• Jeff Lewis Ranstrom

  • 
  • was an LDS church member, elders quorum president and high school basketball coach in Idaho; accused in 2019 of sexually abusing a student; pleaded guilty to a felony charge of child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2020 to 4 to 15 years in prison; as of December 2023, was out on parole living in Eagle, Idaho as a registered sex offender.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Registered sex offender,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Case report »

• Chance Lee Ray

  • 
  • was a Mormon church member and scout leader in the Mesa, Arizona area; convicted of child sexual abuse and sentenced to prison in Arizona; spent approximately 14 years in prison; released in July 2020.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 2000s,
  • Convicted in: 2000s, 2005,
  • Case report »

• Darin Layne Ray

  • 
  • was an LDS church member in Douglas County Colorado; found guilty of sex assault/child/postrust-vict under 15.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Case report »

• Bryce Stephen Ray

  • 
  • was a Mormon church member and former bank officer in West Haven, Utah; arrested in July 2024 and charged with enticing a minor and sexual solicitation of a child.
  • Criminal case: Ongoing, Police investigation,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime scenes: Public building,
  • Crime years: 2020s,
  • Convicted in: Never convicted,
  • Case report »

• Leroy Harvey Richins

  • 
  • was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
  • Criminal case: Unknown,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 1970s,
  • 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 »

• Brian Robbins

  • 
  • was a Mormon church member in Colorado; accused of child sexual exploitation.
  • Criminal case: Unknown,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 2010s,
  • Case report »

• Chad Kaye Robertson

  • 
  • was an LDS church member and high school assistant basketball coach in Parowan, Utah; accused in 2023 of unlawful sexual activity with a child; admitted to having sex with a 16-year-old boy on five separate occasions; in March 2024, pleaded guilty to two felonies; in June 2024, was sentenced to one year in the Iron County Jail, with credit for time served, and four years of probation.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Registered sex offender,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Case report »

• Denim Lee Robinson

  • 
  • was a Mormon church member in Payson, Utah; found guilty of 3 counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child and was sentenced to 1-10 years in June 2015.
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 2010s,
  • Convicted in: 2010s, 2015,
  • Case report »

• Carlos Rodrigues

  • 
  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • was an LDS church member in Dallas, Texas in the 1980s; accused of sexual abuse.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 1980s,
  • Case report »

• Raymond Lewis Rorvik

  • 
  • was a Mormon church member in Benicia, California; convicted of LEWD OR LASCIVIOUS ACTS WITH A CHILD UNDER 14 YEARS OF AGE.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Convicted in: 2000s, 2003,
  • Case report »

• Jeremy Roland Rose

  • 
  • was a Mormon church member in Tremonton, Utah; accused and charged with 16 charges in Box Elder, County; case was transferred to Ogden, Utah courts.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace, Victim's home,
  • Crime years: 2010s,
  • Convicted in: 2010s, 2014,
  • 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 »

• James Vetro Samuels

  • 
  • was a Mormon church member in Thornton, Idaho; found guilty of LEWD COND WITH A MINOR CHILD U/16 Date : 03-18-1980.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Convicted in: 1980s,
  • Case report »

• Kyle Saucier

  • 
  • was a Mormon missionary in Utah; charged in 2007 with aggravated sexual abuse of a child, but the charges were dropped after prosecutors said they could not proceed due to "witness problems".
  • Criminal case: Criminal charges dropped,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
  • Case report »

• Thomas Theron Schofield

  • 
  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • was a Mormon bishop in Elk Grove, Sacramento County, California; accused in a 2024 civil lawsuit of sexually abusing a 16-year-old child in 2004-05 while he was a Mormon Bishop; some of the alleged abuse took place in the Salt Lake City and Oakland LDS temples and the bishop's office at church.
  • Criminal case: Never charged,
  • Civil case: lawsuit against LDS church, Ongoing civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime scenes: LDS bishop's office, LDS church activity, LDS church building, LDS temple,
  • Crime years: 2000s,
  • Convicted in: Never convicted,
  • 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 »

• Travis Julian Scott

  • 
  • was an LDS church member in Centennial, Colorado; found guilty of SEXUAL EXPLOITATION/CHILD-INDUCE/ENTICE .
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • 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 »

• Frank John Selas

  • 
  • was an former childrens TV host/entertainer who joined the LDS church in the 1990's; pleaded guilty to one count of indecent behavior with a child; The crime took place in the 1970's .
  • Criminal case: Pleaded guilty,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing,
  • Case report »

• Eric Robertson Senior

  • 
  • was an LDS church member in Santa Clara County, California; accused of sexual abuse in the 1990s; convicted; sentenced to prison; lost an appeal with the California Supreme Court; as of March 2024, lives in Provo, Utah as a registered sex offender.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 1990s,
  • Convicted in: 1990s,
  • Case report »

• Carl Edward Sepos

  • 
  • was an LDS temple worker and high priest in Payson, Utah; pleaded guilty in 2015 to sexually abusing an adult woman with Down syndrome and autism at a hotel swimming pool; he blamed his sex crime in part on an addiction to pornography; sentenced to 150 days in jail, 36 months of probation and 100 hours of community service.
  • Criminal case: Community service, Convicted, Jail, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 2010s,
  • Convicted in: 2010s, 2015,
  • 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 »

• Mark Daniel Sherry

  • 
  • was an LDS church member in Kansas City, Missouri; found guilty of Sexual Misconduct - 2nd Degree, found guillty on 2000-07-11; .
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Case report »

• Ryan Chad Sherry

  • 
  • 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Convicted in: 2010s, 2015,
  • Case report »

• Charles Brian Shield

  • 
  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • was an LDS ward executive secretary in England and Scotland; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; sentenced in 2017 to six years in prison.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 1960s, 1970s,
  • Convicted in: 2010s, 2017,
  • 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 »

• Wes Leroy Skinner

  • 
  • was an LDS church member and former Mormon bishop in Alabama, Alaska and Texas; in 2022 or 2023, confessed to child sexual abuse to his LDS bishop and stake president in Texas, according to a person familiar with the case; they reported him to local police in 2023; in 2024, a plaintiff filed a civil lawsuit against him.
  • Criminal case: Never charged,
  • Civil case: Ongoing civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Convicted in: Never convicted,
  • 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 »

• Sidney L Spencer

  • 
  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Idaho; convicted in 1984 of child sexual abuse; a Mormon bishop approved his application to be a scout leader despite his prior sex crime conviction.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
  • 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 »

• Derrick Starley

  • 
  • was an LDS church member and full-time missionary in Idaho; sentenced to prison for a sex crime committed while on his Mormon mission.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 2010s,
  • Convicted in: 2010s, 2013,
  • Case report »

• Robert Stevenson

  • 
  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • was an LDS church member in Las Vegas, Nevada; accused of sexual abuse.
  • Criminal case: Unknown,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 2000s,
  • Case report »

• Michael Terry Stillman

  • 
  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • was a Mormon Tabernacle Choir member and professional scouter with the Boy Scouts of America in Monroe, Sevier County, Utah; accused in 1989 of having sexually abused a boy between the ages of 13 and 15 in the mid-1970s; decided to resign as district scout executive as long as it did not imply guilt; was never reported to police or charged with a crime.
  • Criminal case: Never charged,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
  • Crime years: 1970s,
  • 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 »

• Stephen Wayne Stokes

  • 
  • 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.
  • Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
  • Civil case: Civil case dismissed, Civil case dismissed with prejudice,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 2010s,
  • Convicted in: Never convicted,
  • Case report »

• James D. Stokes

  • 
  • 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 2010s,
  • Convicted in: 2010s, 2011,
  • Case report »

• Jason Strong

  • 
  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse.
  • Criminal case: Unknown,
  • Civil case: Unknown result,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
  • Crime years: 1980s,
  • Convicted in: Never convicted,
  • Case report »

• Todd Summers

  • 
  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • was an LDS church member in Costa Mesa, California; accused of child sexual abuse in a Mormon chapel and other locations; civil suit against him ended with a $100,000 settlement payment by the Mormon church to the plaintiff.
  • Criminal case: Unknown,
  • Civil case: Settlement,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime scenes: LDS church building,

  • Settlement paid by LDS church: $100,000

  • Case report »

• Sean David Sund

  • 
  • was an LDS primary teacher in Utah; was convicted in 2022 of sexually abusing a girl from his LDS ward.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
  • Crime years: 2010s,
  • Convicted in: 2020s, 2022,
  • Case report »

• Kevin G Sykes

  • 
  • 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 2020s,
  • Convicted in: 2020s, 2023,
  • 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• John William Tonks

  • 
  • was a Mormon church member in Pocatello, Idaho; accused and charged with two counts of rape.
  • Criminal case: Ongoing,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime scenes: LDS church building,
  • Case report »

• Kendall Doyle Traxler

  • 
  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • 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.
  • Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime scenes: LDS church building, LDS Sunday meetings,
  • Case report »

• Timothy Turner

  • 
  • was an LDS church member and middle school band teacher in West Virginia; convicted in 2020 of child sexual abuse.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Unknown,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 2010s,
  • Convicted in: 2020, 2020s,
  • Case report »

• Charles Wesley Tyhurst

  • 
  • was a former LDS bishop and optometrist in southwest Virginia; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; 2020: sentenced in Virginia to prison for five years for aggravated sexual battery of a minor; 2024: registered sex offender; lives in Richmond, Virginia.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Case report »

• Marcus Cleveland Udall

  • 
  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • was an LDS church member in Maricopa County, Arizona; accused of child sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in 2014 to a reduced felony charge; .
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Case report »

• Kimball Reid Ungerman

  • 
  • was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in 2020 to one felony count of 2nd degree aggravated child sexual abuse; sentenced to prison but the prison term was suspended; sentenced to probation; completed probation; as of 2023, registered sex offender; lives in Orem, Utah.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Sleepover,
  • Case report »

• Homer Lewis Van Matre

  • 
  • was an LDS church member in Salt Lake County, Utah; found guilty of sexual abuse of child and sodomy on a child and charges were reversed in appeal when child recanted her story.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Overturned/reversed,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 1980s,
  • Convicted in: 1980s,
  • Case report »

• Jeffrey Allan Vargo

  • 
  • was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 2000s,
  • Convicted in: 2000s, 2001,
  • Case report »

• Matthew Todd Wallis

  • 
  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • was a Mormon church member in Ogden, Utah; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 1990s, 2000s,
  • Convicted in: 2010s, 2015,
  • Case report »

• Allen B Washburn

  • 
  • was a Mormon church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse.
  • Criminal case: Unknown,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 1980s,
  • 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 »

• 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 »

• Mark S Webster

  • 
  • was a branch president in New Mexico; accused of rape in a civil lawsuit.
  • Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • 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 »

• Brad Lee West

  • 
  • was an LDS church member in Boise, Idaho; charged with sexual battery; took plea deal for battery; RN license revoked because of sexual of the abuse.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 2010s,
  • Convicted in: 2010s, 2012,
  • 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 »

• Robert Fleming Westover

  • 
  • was a former LDS bishop and attorney in Dallas, Texas; arrested in 2021 for allegedly recording a minor; pleaded guilty in 2023 and sentenced to 4 years probation.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Probation,
  • Civil case: No civil case,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Case report »

• Robert Lewis White

  • 
  • was a Mormon missionary in South Dakota in the late 1960s; accused in a civil lawsuit in 2008 of sexually abusing a boy while on his mission.
  • Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
  • Civil case: Unknown result,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 1960s,
  • Convicted in: Never convicted,
  • Case report »

• Emmett White

  • 
  • was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Florida; was caught in 1966 by local police soliciting an adult sex worker (prostitute); denied any inappropriate behavior around scouts.
  • Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 1960s,
  • Convicted in: Never convicted,
  • 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 »

• Byron Dean Wiscombe

  • 
  • was an LDS bishopric counselor and Idaho city councilman; signed a plea agreement indicating he would admit to committing lewd conduct with a minor; sentenced to prison in 2023.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 2010s, 2020s,
  • Convicted in: 2020s, 2023,
  • Case report »

• Michael Scott Woodbury

  • 
  • 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.
  • Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • 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 »

• Sean David Woolf

  • 
  • Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
  • was an LDS church member and full-time missionary; accused of sexual abuse of a child; the alleged abuse occurred during his mission; the victim sued the Mormon church in 2020; the church settled with the victim.
  • Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
  • Civil case: lawsuit against LDS church, Settlement,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Convicted in: Never convicted,
  • Case report »

• Kenne Worthen

  • 
  • was a Mormon elementary school teacher and BYU-Idaho adjunct professor who sexually abused a 12-year-old child; pleaded guilty to sexual conduct with a minor and two counts of attempt to commit child molestation; sentenced to 25 years in prison and a lifetime of probation after.
  • Criminal case: Pleaded guilty,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Case report »

• Chauncey Joseph Worthley

  • 
  • was a former LDS bishop in Orange County, California; adñmitted to sexual abuse and had his foster parent license taken away.
  • Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Case report »

• Harvey Dee Wright

  • 
  • was an LDS church member and Scout leader in Flagstaff, AZ; in 1988 pleaded guilty to "Attempted Sexual Abuse/Dangerous Crimes Against Children" and received 90 days in jail and 4 years probation; placed on the BSA Confidential Files.
  • Criminal case: Convicted,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 1980s,
  • Convicted in: 1980s,
  • Case report »

• Jimmy D Young

  • 
  • was a Mormon church member and scout volunteer; arrested for sexually abusing a scout in his troop.
  • Criminal case: Admitted guilt, Unknown,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 1980s,
  • Convicted in: Never convicted,
  • Case report »

• Luis Zarate

  • 
  • was a Mormon bishop in Panama; accused of sexual abuse of a 4-year-old.
  • Criminal case: Unknown,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Crime years: 2010s,
  • Case report »

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