386 LDS sex abuse cases found
one victim
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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
LDS positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, 
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, - Alleged failure to 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
Crime: 2000s, 
Crime state:
Utah,
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- Convicted:
2007,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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Crime state:
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
- Crime: 1970s,
- Crime state:
California,
LDS positions: Unknown position, 
Criminal case(s): Convicted, -
- 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 crime: 1970s,
- Alleged crime state:
California,
LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Police investigation, Unknown result, 
Alleged failure to report-
- 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
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
New York,
Convicted:
2018, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, -
- 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 crime: 2010s,
- Alleged crime state:
Utah,
LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Criminal case(s): Unknown result, Alleged failure to report-
- 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
- LDS positions: Ministering/home teacher, Other leader, Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Alleged failure to 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
- Crime: 2020s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2023, LDS positions: Elders quorum president/counselor, Sunday school, Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result, -
- 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 crime: 1990s,
- Alleged crime state:
Idaho, Utah,
LDS positions: Bishop, Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, Alleged failure to report
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, "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
"The brethren are aware of the issue and it has been handled properly despite what [victim] and [victim's wife] have stated."
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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
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Primary, Stake high council,
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case(s): Dismissed,
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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
- Crime: 2020s,
- Crime state:
Arizona,
Convicted:
2021, LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Alleged failure to report-
- 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
- Crime: 1990s,
- Crime state:
Arizona,
Convicted:
2000, LDS 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, -
- 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,
- LDS positions: Missionary, Other leader, Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
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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
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
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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
- Convicted:
2018,
- LDS positions: Branch president,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Alleged failure to report
- Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, Rebaptized,
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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
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Oregon,
LDS positions: Primary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, -
- William Evans (1909 – 1991) 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
- Alleged crime: 1980s,
- Alleged crime state:
Utah,
LDS positions: Bishop, Stake presidency counselor, Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, Alleged failure to reportAlleged church actions: Unknown church action, When Evans died, the family of one of his children reportedly received a condolence letter from the First Presidency of the LDS church
"Glen Elden VanWagenen (d. 2002). VanWagenen, a former bishop, worked for the LDS Church Welfare and Missionary Departments. Glen allegedly said that the two relatives should just let the matter lie, that they shouldn't report the abuse to authorities, and that God would take care of Evans in the next life."
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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
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Virginia,
Convicted:
2018, LDS positions: Bishop, Elders quorum president/counselor, Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Alleged failure to report-
- Nicolas Faivre (1979 – ) was a former LDS bishop in Australia; charged with sending sexually explicit messages to a child
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Unknown result,
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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,
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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
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2010, LDS positions: LDS status unknown, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result, -
- Michael Fischer was a Mormon church member and young men's president in Washington; accused of sexual abuse; sentenced to prison
- Crime: 1980s,
- Crime state:
Washington,
LDS positions: Scout leader, Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, -
- 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
- LDS positions: Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- Alleged failure to 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
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Alleged failure to report
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- Thomas Forrest (1941 – ) was an LDS church member in Mississippi; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
- Convicted:
2005,
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Released,
- Alleged church actions: Church position after conviction, Unknown church action,
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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
- Crime: 2020s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2022, LDS positions: Missionary, Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, No contest, Probation, Registered sex offender, Released, -
- Vernon Foster was an LDS church member in Louisiana; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty
- Crime: 1980s,
- Crime state:
Louisiana,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, -
- Tamara Funk (1983 – ) was a Mormon church member in Eagle Mountain, Utah; accused of sexual abuse of a minor
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
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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
- Crime: 1970s,
- Crime state:
California,
LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Prison, -
- 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
- Crime: 1990s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
LDS positions: Bishop, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Withheld judgment, Alleged failure to report-
- 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
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Florida,
Convicted:
2015, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Convicted:
2006, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, -
- 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
- LDS positions: Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Unknown result,
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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 crime: 1980s,
- Alleged crime state:
Utah,
LDS positions: Bishop, Sunday school, Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Never charged, Not convicted, Alleged failure to report-
- 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
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown result,
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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
- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Alleged crime state:
Utah,
LDS positions: Young Womens President, Criminal case(s): Ongoing, -
- 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
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2009, LDS positions: Bishop, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Alleged failure to report-
- 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
- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Alleged crime country:
Ireland,
Alleged crime country:
LDS positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Stake high council, Temple worker, Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Unknown result, -
- 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
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Oregon,
Convicted:
2022, LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, Probation, -
- 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
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2007, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, -
- Jeffrey Graton (1973 – ) was a Mormon church counselor in a bishopric in Utah; sentenced to prison in 2018 for child sexual abuse
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2018, LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, -
- 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
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2022, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Registered sex offender, Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, -
- 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 crime: 1980s,
- Alleged crime state:
California,
LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, Civil case(s): Dismissed, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, Alleged failure to reportChurch paid $unknown-
- 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,
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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
- LDS 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
- Crime: 1980s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, -
- Billy Hagen was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; convicted, sentenced to prison; died in 2005
- Crime: 1970s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, -
- 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
- Crime: 1990s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2001, 2002, LDS positions: Bishop, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result, Alleged failure to report-
- 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
- Crime: 2020s,
- Crime state:
Idaho, Utah,
Convicted:
2025, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, Hall allegedly assaulted a child hundreds of times, per Utah court documents
"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.'"
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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
- Crime: 1980s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
LDS positions: Bishop, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, -
- 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
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state:
California, Utah,
Convicted:
2007, LDS positions: Nursery, Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Alleged church actions: Disfellowshipped, -
- Leroy Hamblin (1947 – ) was a Webelos scout leader in Kaysville, Utah; pleaded guilty in 1987 to lewdness with a child; served prison time
- Crime: 1980s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
LDS positions: Missionary, Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, -
- 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
- LDS positions: Scout leader, Sunday school,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil case(s): Judgment for plaintiff,
- Alleged failure to report
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Church paid $150,000
- Alleged church actions: Excommunicated,
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landmark abuse case in Utah
"When is everyone going to realize that this shit's got to stop?"
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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
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2019, LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, -
- 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
- LDS positions: Bishop, Missionary, Stake president,
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
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- Steven Hansen (1953 – ) was a former LDS bishop; accused of sexual abuse
- Convicted:
2018,
- LDS 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
- Crime: 2020s,
- Crime state:
Montana,
Convicted:
2025, LDS positions: Primary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Alleged failure to reportAlleged church actions: Ward official accused of failure to report, -
- 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 crime: 2010s, 2020s,
- Alleged crime state:
Utah,
LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Alleged failure to report-
- 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
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2024, LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, -
- 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,
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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
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case(s): Dismissed, Dismissed without prejudice, Lawsuit v. LDS church,
- Alleged failure to report
- 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
- Crime: 1990s, 2000s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2010, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released, Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, Rebaptized, -
- 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
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime country:
Canada,
Convicted:
2001, LDS positions: Bishop, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Alleged failure to report-
- 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
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Alaska,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, -
- 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
- Convicted:
2009,
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Alleged failure to report
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
- View report »
"they didn't want to 'ruin his life'"
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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
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime country:
England, United Kingdom,
Convicted:
2012, LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, -
- 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
- Convicted:
2019,
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Ongoing,
- Alleged failure to report
- 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,
- LDS 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
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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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
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
Convicted:
2005, LDS positions: Bishop, Stake president, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Alleged failure to reportAlleged church actions: Excommunicated, Convicted:
2019, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Probation, Unknown result, -
- 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
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2004, LDS positions: Missionary, Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Prison, Released, Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, -
- David Hillam (1968 – ) was a family physician and former LDS elders quorum president in Orem, Utah; accused of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Elders quorum president/counselor,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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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 crime: 2000s,
- Alleged crime state:
Illinois,
LDS positions: Bishop, Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing, Alleged failure to reportAlleged 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, -
- Mason Holzendorf (2000 – ) was a Mormon church member; convicted of enticing a minor by internet or text in 2023
- Crime: 2020s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2023, Criminal case(s): Convicted, -
- 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"
- Crime: 1960s,
- Crime state:
California,
LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Unknown result, -
- 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
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state:
Kansas,
Convicted:
2007, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, -
- 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
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Crime state:
Arizona,
Convicted:
2005, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Alleged failure to reportAlleged church actions: Excommunicated, Rebaptized, "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
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Arizona,
Convicted:
2016, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Probation, Unknown result, -
- 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,
- LDS positions: Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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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
- Crime: 2010s,
- Convicted:
2013,
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
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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
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2006, LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, BYU, Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, -
- 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
- Crime: 1990s,
- Crime state:
Maine, Maryland, North Carolina,
Convicted:
2002, LDS 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 failure to reportAlleged church actions: Excommunicated, Rebaptized, -
- 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 crime: 1980s,
- Alleged crime state:
Nevada,
LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Never charged, Not convicted, Police investigation, Unknown result, Alleged failure to report-
- Kelly Jenkins (1982 – ) was a man in Idaho Falls, Idaho; convicted in 2004 of multiple crimes related to child sexual abuse; registered sex offender
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
Convicted:
2004, LDS positions: Stake high council, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, -
- 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
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
Convicted:
2002, LDS positions: Stake high council, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, -
- 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
- LDS positions: Elders quorum president/counselor,
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Prison,
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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 crime: 1980s,
- Alleged crime state:
Oregon,
LDS positions: Ministering/home teacher, Criminal case(s): Unknown result, Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, Alleged failure to reportChurch paid $unknownAlleged church actions: Excommunicated, -
- 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
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Oregon,
Convicted:
2017, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Civil case(s): Dismissed with prejudice, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result, Alleged failure to report-
- 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
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
Convicted:
2015, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released, -
- 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
- Crime: 2010s, 2020s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2025, LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Unknown result, Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, -
- 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
- LDS positions: Bishop, Branch president, Other leader, Scout leader, Stake presidency counselor, Stake president, Temple worker, Unknown position, Ward executive secretary,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
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became temple presidency counselor and sealer despite two convictions for sex solicitation
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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
- Crime: 2020s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2023, LDS positions: Nursery, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, -
- Daniel Justice (1985 – ) was a Mormon church member in Vernal, Utah; convicted of rape; sentenced to five years to life in prison
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2024, Criminal case(s): Convicted, -
- 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
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime country:
Ghana,
Convicted:
2010, LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Acquitted, Convicted, Prison, Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, -
- 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
- Alleged crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- Alleged crime state:
Utah,
LDS positions: Stake presidency counselor, Sunday school, Temple worker, Criminal case(s): No contest, -
- 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
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2009, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, -
- 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
- Alleged crime: 2010s,
- Alleged crime state:
Arizona,
LDS positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Scout leader, Stake president, Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Police investigation, Unknown result, -
- 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
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2010, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, -
- 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
- LDS positions: Seminary teacher, Sunday school, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Alleged failure to report
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