389 LDS sex abuse cases found
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- John Doe was a Mormon temple worker in Los Angeles, California; accused in a 2025 lawsuit against the LDS church of sexually assaulting a man in 1984 while performing a private anointing ritual in the Los Angeles LDS temple
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Temple worker,
Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing, - View report »
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- Matthew Doyle (1973 – ) was an LDS bishop in Copperas Cove, Texas (2nd Ward) in the 2000s; was a high school basketball coach; convicted in 2011 of sexual assault
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Daniel Duke (1987 – ) was a BYU student in Provo, Utah; in January 2006 Duke attempted to meet with a person he thought was a 13-year-old girl for sex; the person was an undercover agent of the Utah Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force; convicted of ATTEMPTED - ENTICING A MINOR OVER THE INTERNET
Convicted:
2007,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
He told investigators he had been feeling lonely and jealous of his college friends'' [sic] sexual escapades over Christmas break, according to a statement released by Paul Amann, assistant attorney general. -The Daily Universe, Jan. 24, 2006 -
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- Alan Dunlap was a Mormon church member in Fresno, California; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, - View report »
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- Alan Dunn (1941 – 2017) was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Venice, California (Los Angeles); accused in 1978 of child sexual abuse; confessed to the police
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Police investigation, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Nathan Dupuis (1978 – ) was a Mormon church member in New York; sentenced in 2018 to four and a half years in prison for molesting a child
Convicted:
2018,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Cesar Duran (1982 – ) 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
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Bishopric counselor,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- Frederick Edvalson (1920 – 2009) 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
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Ministering/home teacher, Other leader, Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing, - View report »
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- Chet Egley (1982 – ) was a Mormon church member in Weston, Idaho; tried to meet a 13 year old girl for sex in Utah; pleaded guilty and convicted to one count sexual abuse of a child and two counts of enticing a minor by internet or text
Convicted:
2023,
Positions: Elders quorum president/counselor, Sunday school, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Lynn Egley (1964 – ) was a former Mormon bishop in Benson, Cache County, Utah; accused of sexual abuse in 2018; the alleged abuse took place in the 1990s
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Bishop,
Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
Alleged church actions: Church officials accused of allowing interaction with children after notice of wrongdoing, Church officials accused of failure to warn stake members, No church discipline, Unknown church action, - View report »
"The brethren are aware of the issue and it has been handled properly despite what [victim] and [victim's wife] have stated.""My [stake president] informed me that “Salt Lake” had called and asked him if there was a need for a disciplinary council for my wife and I because of our public opposition to the brethren. He told them no and that instead they should drive up to Idaho and apologize to us." -Alleged victim, Reddit 2019 -
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- Gerald Elison (1930 – 2019) 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
Positions: Bishopric counselor, Primary, Stake high council,
Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Never charged, Not convicted,
Civil case(s): Dismissed, - View report »
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- Anthon Ellsworth (1982 – ) was an LDS bishopric counselor in Arizona; in 2021, pleaded guilty to three felony counts of sexual exploitation of a minor and was sentenced to seven years in prison; released on probation and is in community as of August 17, 2026; is a registered sex offender living in Florence, Arizona as of August 2026
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2021,
Positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, - View report »
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- Ryan Ellsworth (1966 – ) was a Mormon church member in Lakeside, Navajo County, Arizona; accused in 1998 of child sexual abuse; convicted in 2000; sentenced to two consecutive terms of six years in prison; released in 2010; violated probation in the 2010s; as of 2025, registered sex offender living in Show Low, Arizona
Convicted:
2000,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender, Violated parole/probation,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Gary Erickson (1968 – ) was an LDS church member, boy scout leader and Mesquite, Nevada police detective; was arrested in 2018; in 2019, pleaded guilty in Utah to a charge of crossing state lines to engage in illicit sexual conduct
Convicted:
2019,
Positions: Missionary, Other leader, Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Robert Erickson (1932 – ) 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
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, - View report »
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- 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;" Escalante was sentenced in 2018 to 14 years in prison
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2018,
Positions: Branch president,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, Rebaptized, - View report »
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- Miguel Estudillo (1969 – ) was an LDS primary teacher in Baker City, Oregon; arrested for crimes related to child sexual abuse; sentenced to prison
Positions: Primary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Thomas Evans-Southall was an LDS bishop in Charlottesville, Virginia; originally from England; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 2018 and sentenced to two consecutive terms of two years in prison
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2018,
Positions: Bishop, Elders quorum president/counselor, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Nicolas Faivre (1979 – ) was a former LDS bishop in Australia; charged with sending sexually explicit messages to a child
Positions: Bishop,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Matthew Felshaw (1980 – ) 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
Convicted:
2024,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Probation, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Derek Finlinson (1984 – ) was a Mormon church member in Orem, Utah; accused of recording a woman in a dressing room while she was changing clothes in Oct 2009; in 2010, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of voyeurism
Convicted:
2010,
Positions: LDS status unknown,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Michael Fischer was a Mormon church member and young men's president in Washington; accused of sexual abuse; sentenced to prison
Positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Christopher Fleming was an LDS church member in Chesapeake, Virginia; found guilty of 10 counts of various sexual abuse to a minor; currently incarcerated in Virginia
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Craig Ford was a Mormon church member in Oregon; convicted of sexual abuse; in 2025, a $25 million lawsuit against the Mormon church said a Vancouver, Washington bishop knew of the abuse but failed to report to police
Alleged failure to report
Criminal case(s): Convicted,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing, - View report »
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- Thomas Forrest (1941 – ) was an LDS church member in Mississippi; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
Convicted:
2005,
Positions: Bishopric counselor,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Released,
Alleged church actions: Church position after conviction, Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Jay Forscutt (1958 – ) was a Mormon church member in Nephi, Utah; convicted in 2022 of sexual exploitation of a minor; sentenced to eight months in jail and four years of probation; is a registered sex offender living in Nephi, Utah as of May 2026
Convicted:
2022,
Positions: Missionary, Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, No contest, Probation, Registered sex offender, Released, - View report »
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- Vernon Foster was an LDS church member in Louisiana; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, - View report »
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- Tamara Funk (1983 – ) was a Mormon church member in Eagle Mountain, Utah; accused of sexual abuse of a minor
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, - View report »
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- Jayne Furness (1935 – 1987) 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
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Prison, - View report »
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- Rex Furness (1923 – 2005) 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
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Bishop,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Withheld judgment, - View report »
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- Don Furtys (1964 – ) 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
Convicted:
2015,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Brad Gale was an LDS church member in Provo, Utah; sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for photographing a teenage boy engaging in sexual acts
Convicted:
2006,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Daniel Galloway (1973 – ) was an LDS church member in Arizona City, Pinal County, Arizona; found guilty of sexually abusing an 8 year old foster child
Positions: Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Kevin Garn (1955 – ) 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
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Bishop, Sunday school,
Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Never charged, Not convicted, - View report »
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- Jeffrey Gatlin (1967 – ) 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
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Alisha George (1984 – ) was a middle school teacher in West Jordan, Utah; was an active Mormon church member at age 18 in 2003; accused of sexually abusing a middle school student where she worked; charged with 22 counts related to child sexual abuse; due in court Dec. 9, 2025
Positions: Young Womens President,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, - View report »
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- Keith Gillins (1947 – ) 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
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2009,
Positions: Bishop,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Martin Gilmour was a Mormon church member in Portadown, County Armagh, Northern Ireland; accused of sexual abuse of a 13-year-old child; was arrested in November 2024
Positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Stake high council, Temple worker,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Stephen Goode (1981 – ) was a Mormon church member in Gresham, Oregon; arrested in 2019 and accused of sexually abusing a child during a trip in 2018; in 2022, found guilty in a jury trial of four felony charges; sentenced to 8.5 years in prison and 20 years supervision
Convicted:
2022,
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, Probation, - View report »
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- John Grandjean (1972 – ) was a Mormon church member that lives in Syracuse, Utah; In 2007 he was convicted of sexual abuse of a child, a 2nd degree felony, that occurred in Draper, Utah; is a registered sex offender
Convicted:
2007,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Jeffrey Graton (1973 – ) was a Mormon church counselor in a bishopric in American Fork, Utah; sentenced to prison in 2018 for child sexual abuse; is a registered sex offender, UDPS doesn't have updated out of state address; reportedly lives in Colorado
Convicted:
2018,
Positions: Bishopric counselor,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, plea, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, - View report »
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- Cory Grint (1982 – ) was a Mormon church member in Vernal, Utah; pleaded guilty to lewdness involving a child; sentenced to 364 days in jail, with a suspended jail sentence of 364 days and 36 months of probation; as of 2025, lives in Vernal, Utah as a registered sex offender
Convicted:
2022,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Registered sex offender,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Mark Gum (1957 – ) was a Mormon scout leader in Oxnard, California; a 2011 lawsuit against the LDS church and the Boy Scouts of America accused him of sexually assaulting a boy scout; while the boy was living with Gum (with the consent of the boy's parents), church members visited and accepted the living arrangement, the suit said; in 2012, the Mormon church made a settlement payment for an undisclosed amount
Alleged failure to report-
Church paid $unknown
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
Civil case(s): Dismissed, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, - View report »
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- Roger Gunn (1956 – ) 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(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Matthew 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
Positions: Bishopric counselor, Stake high council,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, No contest, Plea deal, - View report »
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- Eric Hacking was an LDS church member in Utah; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, - View report »
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- Billy Hagen was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; convicted, sentenced to prison; died in 2005
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Douglas Hall (1952 – ) was an LDS bishop and retired Utah Highway Patrol sergeant in Monticello, Utah; 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
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2001, 2002,
Positions: Bishop,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Douglas Hall (1982 – ) was a Mormon church member and real estate agent in Idaho; pleaded guilty in 2025 to first-degree felony object rape in Utah, and to lewd conduct with a minor under the age of 16 in Idaho; other charges in both cases were dropped via plea agreements; sentenced to five years to life in prison in Utah, and to eight years to life in prison in Idaho, per court documents
Convicted:
2025,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
"Doug [...] would use religious manipulation to pressure [the victim] to stop listening to heavy metal music, promising her that if she stopped listening to inappropriate music, 'Heavenly Father and Jesus would help her forgive him.'"Hall allegedly assaulted a child hundreds of times, per Utah court documents -
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- Albert Halladay (1930 – ) 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
Positions: Bishop,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, - View report »
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- Brandon Halley (1976 – ) was a Mormon church member in Esparto, California; convicted of LEWD & LASCIVIOUS ACTS W/CHILD UNDER 14 and MOLEST/ANNOY CHILD in 2007; is a registered sex offender living in Springville, Utah
Convicted:
2007,
Positions: Nursery, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
Alleged church actions: Disfellowshipped, - View report »
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- Leroy Hamblin (1947 – ) was a Webelos scout leader in Kaysville, Utah; pleaded guilty in 1987 to lewdness with a child; served prison time
Positions: Missionary, Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, - View report »
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- Steven Hammock (1941 – ) 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 gave to church officials; in 1997, a federal judge awarded $150,000 in damages to the victim
Alleged failure to report-
Church paid $150,000
Positions: Scout leader, Sunday school,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
Civil case(s): Judgment for plaintiff,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, - View report »
"When is everyone going to realize that this shit's got to stop?"landmark abuse case in Utah -
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- 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; was released to the community in 2023 in Oregon; reportedly seen recently in Eugene, Oregon
Convicted:
2019,
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, - View report »
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- Kent Hansen (1938 – ) was a former Mormon bishop and stake president in Spanish Fork, Utah; a dentist by profession; accused of receiving sexual favors from a dentistry patient in return for prescriptions for narcotics; twin brother of Brent Hansen, another accused Mormon dentist
Positions: Bishop, Missionary, Stake president,
Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, - View report »
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- Steven Hansen (1953 – ) was a former LDS bishop; accused of sexual abuse
Convicted:
2018,
Positions: Bishop,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Russell Harbin (1974 – ) was a Mormon church member in Polson, Montana; convicted of sexual intercourse without consent with an 11-year-old child; the alleged abuse lasted from 2022 to 2024; he allegedly was assigned to be a Primary teacher sometime after the abuse began; sentenced in 2025 to 40 years in prison; the judge suspended 20 years of the 40-year term
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2025,
Positions: Primary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
Alleged church actions: Ward official accused of failure to report, - View report »
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- Maurice Harker (1969 – ) 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
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, - View report »
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- Richard Harrison (1989 – ) was a Mormon church member and high school teacher in Grantsville, Utah; pleaded guilty in November 2024 to sexually abusing one his students; the abuse happened in the 2017-2018 school year; as of 2025, is in Tooele County Jail
Convicted:
2024,
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, - View report »
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- Ashlyn Harvey (1989 – ) 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(s): Ongoing, - View report »
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- Arlin Hatch was a Mormon church member in Riverside, California; accused of sexual abuse in a 2025 lawsuit against the Mormon church; dismissed without prejudice
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
Civil case(s): Dismissed, Dismissed without prejudice, Lawsuit v. LDS church,
Alleged church actions: No church discipline, Ward official accused of failure to report, Ward official accused of pressuring victim not to seek accountability, - View report »
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- Mark Haws (1957 – ) was a Mormon church member in Lehi, Utah; accused of sexually abusing a girl for 14 years; convicted in 2010 of second-degree felony forcible sexual abuse; excommunicated; rebaptized in or before June 2025; as of March 2026, lives in Lehi, Utah as a registered sex offender
Convicted:
2010,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, Rebaptized, - View report »
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- James Hayes (1956 – ) 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
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2001,
Positions: Bishop,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, - View report »
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- Jeremy Heath (1986 – ) was a Mormon church member in Anchorage, Alaska; pleaded guilty in 2019 of Sexual Abuse of Minor 2 Vict Undr 13 (Class B Felony; sentenced to prison
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, - View report »
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- Dale Heckel (1976 – ) was a Mormon church member in West Valley, Utah; convicted of sexual abuse in 2009; is a registered sex offender living in West Valley, Utah as of May 2026
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2009,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Matthias Heinrichs was an LDS missionary in England; originally from the Netherlands; accused of sexual abuse that allegedly occurred during his mission; pleaded guilty; jailed for two years
Convicted:
2012,
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, - View report »
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- Daniel Henshaw (1990 – ) 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
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2019,
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Ongoing, - View report »
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- Brandon Hernandez (1999 – ) 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
Convicted:
2019,
Positions: Other leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Kenneth Higa was an LDS church member and karate teacher in Orem, Utah; accused of sexual abuse of a 14-year-old girl, one of his karate students; was unable to pass a court ordered competency test, so the case was unable to proceed
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- Clayton Hildreth (1952 – ) 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
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2005,
Positions: Bishop, Stake president,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, - View report »
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- Kyle 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
Convicted:
2019,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Probation, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Lynn Hill was a Mormon scoutmaster in Utah; worked from 1976 to 1984 as a financial auditor for the LDS church, including in Japan and other Asian countries; sentenced in 2004 to up to five years in prison for sexually abusing a 17-year-old developmentally disabled girl; Hill molested her while driving her to an LDS church activity for disabled children, and at her home, according to charging documents
Convicted:
2004,
Positions: Missionary, Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Prison, Released,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- David Hillam (1968 – ) was a family physician and former LDS elders quorum president in Orem, Utah; accused of sexual abuse
Positions: Elders quorum president/counselor,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- Douglas Holyoak (1960 – ) 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)
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Bishop,
Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
Alleged church actions: Stake official accused of discouraging victim or others from reporting, Ward official accused of discouraging victim or others from reporting, Ward official accused of failure to report, - View report »
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- Mason Holzendorf (2000 – ) was a Mormon church member; convicted of enticing a minor by internet or text in 2023
Convicted:
2023,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, - View report »
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- Joel 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"
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Lawrence Huffman (1967 – ) 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
Convicted:
2007,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, - View report »
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- Roy Hunt (1959 – ) 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
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2005,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, Rebaptized, - View report »
"Her parents took her to their bishop, who urged them to call police but said there was little else he or the church could do." -
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- Edward Hunter (1953 – ) 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
Convicted:
2016,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Probation, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Brad Isakson (1981 – ) was a Mormon church member; charged with various charges related to child sexual abuse in March 2020; convicted in October 2020; sentenced to 3 years to life for each of his two counts, to run concurrently; Isakson is a registered sex offender living in Salt Lake City, Utah as of May 2026
Convicted:
2020,
Positions: Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Lance Jacks (1994 – ) was a Mormon church member in Roy, Utah; convicted of sexually abusing a 4 year old girl; had just gone through the temple right before sexually abusing the child
Convicted:
2013,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, - View report »
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- Robert Jackson (1942 – ) 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
Convicted:
2006,
Positions: Bishopric counselor, BYU, Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Richard James (1966 – ) was a Mormon church member in Potomac, Maryland; accused of sexually abusing a boy from 1995 to 1999 at billionaire Bill Marriott's home, an LDS church and other locations; pleaded guilty to reduced child abuse charges; sentenced to 10 years in prison (nine suspended); was a registered sex offender; the victim sued the church, Marriott and six others in 2024
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2002,
Positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, Rebaptized, - View report »
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- Paul Jellum (1959 – ) 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
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Never charged, Not convicted, Police investigation, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Kelly Jenkins (1982 – ) was a man in Idaho Falls, Idaho; convicted in 2004 of multiple crimes related to child sexual abuse; registered sex offender
Convicted:
2004,
Positions: Stake high council,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Gordon Jenkins (1945 – ) was a Mormon church member in Idaho Falls, Idaho; pled guilty to Sexual Battery Of Minor Child 16/17 Years Of Age in 2002; was sentenced to 2-14 years; in 1992 was disbarred as an attorney for professional misconduct and unauthorized solicitation; in 2016 the SEC permanently barred him from serving as a director or officer of any public company for offenses related to investment fraud
Convicted:
2002,
Positions: Stake high council,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Bruce Jeppesen (1956 – ) was a Mormon elders quorum president when he sexually abused a child; sentenced to two concurrent terms of 15 years in the Utah State Prison
Positions: Elders quorum president/counselor,
Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Kenneth Johnson 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
Alleged failure to report-
Church paid $unknown
Positions: Ministering/home teacher,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, - View report »
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- Timothy Johnson was a Mormon church member in Oregon; pleaded guilty to four counts of second-degree sexual abuse and was sentenced to 15 years in prison; a lawsuit against the Mormon church was dismissed with prejudice
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2017,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
Civil case(s): Dismissed with prejudice, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Allen Johnson (1965 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah; drove from Utah to Idaho to meet up with a person he believed was a 15-year-old girl for sex; sentenced in 2015 to eight years in prison; as of March 2024, is a registered sex offender living in Provo, Utah
Convicted:
2015,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released, - View report »
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- Brent Johnson (1973 – ) was a Mormon church member in Cedar Hills, Utah; charged in 2024 with multiple felonies related to child sexual abuse; police said they found three videos of Johnson in 2013 where he was recording himself sexually abusing an 11-year-old child while she was sleeping
Convicted:
2025,
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Unknown result,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Ronald Jones (1937 – ) was a former Mormon bishop, stake president and temple presidency counselor; Military Relations director for the LDS church from 1989 to 1991; convicted of sex solicitation in Utah in 1990 and 1995; charged in 2025 with three first-degree felony counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child, one first-degree felony child kidnapping count, and two related misdemeanors
Positions: Bishop, Branch president, Other leader, Scout leader, Stake presidency counselor, Stake president, Temple worker, Unknown position, Ward executive secretary,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, - View report »
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- Edward Jones (1950 – ) was a Mormon church member in St. George, Utah; convicted of two counts of sexual abuse of a child in July 2023; sentenced 30 years to life in prison, suspended; sentenced to 365 days in jail; is a registered sex offender as of Feb. 1, 2026
Convicted:
2023,
Positions: Nursery,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Daniel Justice (1985 – ) was a Mormon church member in Vernal, Utah; convicted of rape; sentenced to five years to life in prison
Convicted:
2024,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, - View report »
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- That Keeng was a Mormon missionary in Accra, Ghana; convicted of child sexual abuse in 2010 and sentenced to prison, along with his missionary companion, Omale Ojonugwu Uwa; in 2011, an Accra High Court acquitted them, ruling that the trial court was wrong in convicting the missionaries
Convicted:
2010,
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Acquitted, Convicted, Prison,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- David Keller (1970 – ) was a Mormon temple worker, Sunday school teacher and former stake presidency member in Paradise, Cache Valley, Utah; admitted in 2024 to child sexual abuse and was charged with seven related felonies; pleaded no contest in Feb. 2026 to two counts of AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD 2nd degree; sentenced May 2026 to 12 years to life in prison
Positions: Stake presidency counselor, Sunday school, Temple worker,
Criminal case(s): No contest, - View report »
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- Adam Kelly (1980 – ) was a St. George, Utah man; convicted of sexual abuse of a child in November 2009; is a registered sex offender in St. George, Utah; volunteers at the St. George Temple and Red Cliffs Temple in St. George, Utah, according to the Utah Department of Public Safety
Convicted:
2009,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Robert Kempton (1942 – 2018) was a former Mormon bishop and stake president in Arizona; was an attorney and served a mission as a legal counsel for the LDS church in Africa; arrested in 2014 in a police sting for prostitution
Positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Scout leader, Stake president, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Police investigation, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Matthew Kennington (1970 – ) was a Mormon church member and high school teacher at Maeser Preparatory Academy in Lindon, Utah; was convicted of four counts of forcible sexual abuse in 2011; allegedly groomed and sexually abused one of his students; sentenced in 2011 to nine months in jail and three years of probation
Convicted:
2010,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Ronald Kerlee was a Mormon seminary teacher, Sunday school leader and youth leader in Corvallis, Oregon; convicted of Sodomy III (Class C Felony) for sexual abuse of a child; accused of sexually abusing multiple children; was also a licensed counselor in Oregon until his license was revoked in 2014 after he allegedly engaged in sexual activities with a male client
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Seminary teacher, Sunday school, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing, - View report »
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