131 LDS sex abuse cases found
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- George Aaron (1941 – ) was a former Mormon bishop in a college ward in Provo, Utah; allegedly sexually abused two teenage girls in the 1980s and early 1990s; no criminal charges; in 2001, a jury found him liable for intentional infliction of emotional distress, breach of fiduciary duty, and reckless disregard toward the younger plaintiff; was ordered to pay $25,000 in punitive damages; the church was not a defendant
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Bishop,
Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
Civil case(s): Judgment for plaintiff,
Alleged church actions: No church discipline, - View report »
"I was sitting in a room, full of women, who had been sexually abused by a family member — most of them [saying], 'My father abused me. I told the bishop. Nothing happened.' I just knew that wasn't going to be my story. I wasn’t going to allow that to be my story."Aaron's standing in the church reportedly didn't change despite his loss in court-
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- James Adams (1954 – ) was a Mormon church member in Beckley, West Virginia; sentenced to prison in 1994 for sexually abusing multiple children; in 1996, a $750 million lawsuit was filed against the Mormon church alleging coverup; the suit was settled out of court in 2000
Alleged failure to report-
Church paid $unknown
Convicted:
1994,
Positions: Other leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, - View report »
"The church is not in the business of covering up."Abuse went on for five years after Adams first told Mormon officials, including a bishop and stake president, the lawsuit said-
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- Paul Adams (1982 – 2017) was an LDS church member in Arizona; sexually abused two children for several years after confessing to his bishop; arrested and charged; died by suicide in 2017 while in custody awaiting trial; as of October 2025, a lawsuit against the church is ongoing
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Not active LDS, Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Died awaiting trial, Not convicted, Suicide,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
Alleged church actions: Church officials accused of failure to warn ward members, Excommunicated, Ward official accused of failure to report, - View report »
"They said, 'You absolutely can do nothing.' "2025: Arizona Court of Appeals reinstated a lawsuit v. the Mormon church-
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- Stewart Allsford (1951 – 2017) was a former LDS bishop in the Plymouth England stake; accused of sexually abusing two girls; died by suicide on third day of his child sex abuse trial
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Bishop,
Criminal case(s): Died awaiting trial, Not convicted, Suicide, - View report »
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- Alan Andrus (1963 – ) was a Mormon bishop in California from 2004 to 2009 (El Dorado Hills / Silva Valley Ward, El Dorado Stake); in 2020, arrested and accused of drugging and sexually assaulting a woman in 2019; in 2025, found guilty by a jury of one misdemeanor count of simple battery; sentenced to 32 days in jail and probation; registered sex offender; as of February 2026, defendant in ongoing lawsuit
Convicted:
2025,
Positions: Bishop, Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Registered sex offender,
Civil case(s): Ongoing,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
"You know what’s great? Is I can't wait until it [Ambien] kicks in, because then you do what I say. If I say you dance with a pencil, you're going to dance with a pencil. [...] It would be like if someone spiked your drink, you didn't know you were drinking alcohol so there is no sin."2026: Ordered to register as sex offender-
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- Michael Angus (1944 – ) was an LDS church member in Star, Idaho; convicted of possession of sexually explicit images of minors in 2012; was accused of sexually abusing two young girls; had created and possessed CSAM of one of the victims; is a registered sex offender lives in Twin Falls, Idaho.
Convicted:
2012,
Positions: Stake high council,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Prison,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, - View report »
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- Geoffrey Ashdown (1947 – ) was a Mormon bishop and deputy school principal in Australia; convicted after alleged sexual abuse of two boys; the alleged abuse took place while Ashdown was a bishop; died in 2012
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
1994,
Positions: Bishop, Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, - View report »
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- Daniel Bake (1978 – ) was a Mormon church member in Fernley, Nevada; in February 2021 was convicted of two counts of LEWDNESS W/CHILD, UNDER 14; is a registered sex offender living in Fallon, Nevada as of March 2026
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2021,
Positions: Young Mens Leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted,
Alleged church actions: Church officials accused of failure to protect victims after learning of possible abuse, - View report »
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- Lynn Baldwin (1960 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of child sexual abuse; convicted of lewdness in 1996 and sexual exploitation of a minor in 2002 (attempted); released in 2006; is a registered sex offender
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Timothy Ballard (1976 – ) was a Mormon anti-sex trafficking activist; claimed to be friends with LDS apostle Russell Ballard (no relation); accused in 2023 of sexual misconduct by at least eight women and a couple; in June 2024, one civil case was dismissed; in July 2024, a lawsuit said his DNA was found on a victim’s skirt
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, Ongoing, Police investigation,
Civil case(s): Ongoing,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, - View report »
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- Michael Banks was a Mormon church member in Lehi, Utah; accused in 2019 of child sexual abuse
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Police investigation, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Nathaniel Barker (1989 – ) pled guilty in Utah to attempted forcible sexual abuse in 2019; arrested in 2025 and charged with 35 various charges related to sexual abuse of a minor; being held without bail in Utah County Jail
Convicted:
2019,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Ongoing, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
"[Barker] claimed that he was sick and on a lot of prescription medications and did not remember taking photographs of [redacted] or saving them onto his computer.""Nathaniel admitted to being sexually attracted to children" - 2025 p.c. affidavit-
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- Samuel Baugh (1983 – ) was a Mormon church member in Kingston, Idaho; charged in 2025 with multiple felonies related to child sexual abuse; allegedly molested two children for many years; his defense attorney noted Baugh was active in the church while requesting a reduction in the bond amount; Floodlit is seeking court documents
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
"He has never been in trouble before. He is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; he attends church every Sunday at the ward in Pinehurst."A law enforcement officer called the case "one of the most twisted instances of grooming he’d ever seen"-
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- John Baysden was an LDS missionary from North Carolina who, while serving his mission in Roy, Utah (Ogden Utah mission), videotaped himself molesting two victims, ages 15 and 18; pleaded guilty to 2 counts of forcible sex abuse with minors; sentenced to 180 days in jail
Convicted:
2006,
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, - View report »
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- Arthur Bennett was an LDS church member in Hurricane, Utah; accused of sexual abuse of two teenage girls; allegedly faked a suicide to collect insurance money; was arrested and charged with murder and sexual abuse; died by suicide in jail while awaiting trial
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Died awaiting trial, Not convicted, Suicide, - View report »
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- Timothy Bothell (1969 – ) was a LDS church employee and stake high council member in Utah; pleaded guilty and was sentenced in 2013 to two years in jail for sexual abuse of two girls, ages 11 and 13
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2013,
Positions: Church employee, Stake high council,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender,
Alleged church actions: Church members wrote letters of support, Counseling/therapy for victim, - View report »
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- Peter Brackner was second counselor in an LDS bishopric in Purvis, Mississippi, and a scoutmaster; accused of sexual abuse; two plaintiffs sued the LDS church in 1998
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Bishopric counselor, Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Allen Brinkerhoff (1929 – 2019) was a Mormon bishop and stake president and manager of an LDS stake welfare farm in Nevada; arrested in Nevada in 2007 and admitted to sexually abusing two children; was convicted and sentenced to 5 to 15 years in prison for battery with intent to commit sexual assault, and 12 to 32 months in prison for sexual abuse of a child; died in 2019
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2007,
Positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Other leader, Stake president,
Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Keith Brown (1955 – ) was an LDS church member; father of five famous piano playing children; pleaded guilty to sexually abusing his daughters when they were children; sentenced to a minimum of ten years and up-to-life in prison
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, - View report »
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- Brandon Brown (1978 – ) was an LDS church member in Pocatello, Idaho; accused in 2024 of untying two teenage girls' swimsuit tops and touching them inappropriately at a mall in Chubbuck, Idaho; also accused of inappropriately touching a third teenage girl; in 2025, entered Alford pleas to felony and misdemeanor counts of sexual battery of a child; a judge rejected the plea agreement
Convicted:
2025,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Alford plea, Convicted, Ongoing, Plea deal,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Duane Brown (1955 – ) was a Mormon church member in Wellsville, Utah; arrested and charged with AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD - 1st Degree Felony in February 2026; this case is ongoing as of February 2026
Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, Rebaptized, Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Eddie Bunch (1943 – ) was an LDS church member in St. George, Utah; convicted in 2016 of misdemeanor lewdness involving a child and misdemeanor sexual battery; one victim was 16 years old and the second victim was 12 years old; served 135 days in jail and had 36 months of probation; as of March 2024, is a registered sex offender living in St. George, Utah
Positions: Temple worker,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Probation, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- John Burrell was a Mormon church member; pleaded guilty of child sexual abuse
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, - View report »
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- Timothy Butler (1959 – ) was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, - View report »
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- Raphael Caccioppoli (1971 – ) was a Mormon Sunday school teacher, lawyer and Justice Ministry judicial officer in New Zealand; confessed sex crime behavior to a Mormon bishop in 1998; LDS leaders did not tell police or local parents of children he was left alone to supervise; turned himself in to police in 2007; sentenced to five years in jail for child sexual abuse and animal sex abuse (bestiality)
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2008,
Positions: Sunday school,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, - View report »
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- Robert Campbell was an LDS church member in Nebraska; accused of sexual abuse
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
Civil case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- James Carnegie was a Mormon bishop in Silverdale, Washington in the mid-1980s (Silverdale 3rd Ward, Silverdale Washington Stake); convicted in 2009 and sentenced to jail for child molestation
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2009,
Positions: Bishop,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, - View report »
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- John Carpenter (1964 – ) was an LDS church member; sentenced to prison for child sexual abuse; the day after sentencing, injured himself to avoid serving longer in prison
Positions: Sunday school,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Mark Chapman (1971 – ) was an LDS church member, church janitor and scout leader in Michigan; served 9 years in prison in New York for charges of engaging in criminal sexual conduct with a person below the age of 17; sentenced to prison in 2022 in Michigan for sexually assaulting two children; some of the abuse took place at an LDS chapel
Convicted:
2022,
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Prison, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Bryce Chatland (1968 – ) was an LDS church member in San Antonio, Texas; charged in 2023 with felony child sexual abuse
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, - View report »
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- Kevin Christensen (1960 – ) was a Mormon church member and judge in Brigham City, Utah; accused of receiving and distributing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) to individuals he believed to be minor children; pleaded not guilty in July 2025; convicted via plea agreement in April 2026
Positions: Stake high council,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Ongoing, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
"We can't have it in our lives. It's the only way I can protect my kids. [...] He was a judge. He was a member of the LDS Church. He was a father. He was a grandfather. I mean, he saw his grandkids and his kids every day."Allegedly sent young child's LDS directory photo to adult for rape fantasy-
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- Michael Coleman (1960 – ) was an LDS bishop and former sound recording engineer in Mesa, Arizona (Lehi 2nd Ward); arrested in 2014 for sexual solicitation of a minor online; the alleged crime took place while he was bishop
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Bishop,
Criminal case(s): Police investigation, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Stephen Coleman (1971 – ) was an LDS church member and analyst in the Utah state Office of Planning and Budget; accused of sexual abuse in 2011; convicted and sentenced to prison; as of 2016, was serving two sentences of 15 years to life in prison in Utah
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Glynn Collins (1944 – ) was a Mormon church member in Lovell, Wyoming; entered Alford plea to sexual abuse charges and was sentenced to 3-6 years in Prison January 22, 2026
Convicted:
2026,
Positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Stake high council,
Criminal case(s): Alford plea, Convicted,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
"She presented video clips from when authorities originally questioned Collins. In one, after being asked if there was any truth to the allegations made by KF, Collins says, “That’s what I really can’t say. That will incriminate me. I can’t tell you.” "-
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- Benjamin Covey (1792 – 1868) was a Mormon church member in the 1840s and 1850s; in 1848, was excommunicated for having sexual intercourse with two girls "less than Twelve years of age" who were his foster daughters; was rebaptized and soon thereafter was made bishop of the Salt Lake City Twelfth Ward from 22 February 1849 until 1856
Positions: Bishop,
Criminal case(s): Convicted,
Alleged church actions: Church position after excommunication, Excommunicated, Rebaptized, - View report »
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- John Cummings was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- George Curtis (1924 – 2005) was a Mormon church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; convicted of attempted sexual abuse of a child in 1993; reported to have allegedly abused the child's mother at an earlier time also; died July 2005
Convicted:
1993,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Michael Davies was a Mormon church member in Wales; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse
Convicted:
2005,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, - View report »
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- Michael Davis (1985 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah and later an elders quorum president in Minnesota; pleaded guilty in 2003 in Utah to misdemeanor lewdness involving a child; pleaded guilty in Utah in 2006 to felony forcible sexual abuse; arrested in 2019 in Minnesota; sentenced in 2022 to 30 years in prison for sexual abuse of a juvenile under his care; in March 2024, appealed his 2022 Minnesota conviction
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2003, 2006, 2022,
Positions: Elders quorum president/counselor, Other leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
Alleged church actions: Church position after conviction, - View report »
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- George Davis was an LDS church member in Rhode Island; accused of sexual abuse that allegedly took place in an LDS chapel; found guilty in a jury trial; sentenced to 10 to 25 years in prison and 15 years probation
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jury trial, Prison, Probation, - View report »
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- Broch DeGraff (1985 – ) was an LDS church member and private school teacher at Liahona Preparatory Academy in Pleasant Grove, Utah; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse charges; sentenced in 2013 to up to 20 years in prison
Convicted:
2013,
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, - View report »
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- Brian Drake was an LDS church member in the Bellingham, Washington area; accused of sexually abusing two underage girls, along with his brother Aaron Drake, from 2002 to 2009
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, - View report »
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- Aaron Drake was an LDS church member in the Bellingham, Washington area; accused of sexually abusing two underage girls, along with his brother Brian Drake, from 2002 to 2009
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, - View report »
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- Joseph Dunlop (1983 – ) was a Mormon church member and Primary teacher in South Jordan, Utah; accused in 2024 of attempting to meet a person he thought was a 9-year-old girl to sexually abuse her; pleaded guilty to aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor and solicitation to commit sodomy on a child, both first-degree felonies; sentenced in 2024 to five years to life in prison
Convicted:
2024,
Positions: Primary,
Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Ongoing, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, - View report »
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- Douglas Egan (1980 – ) was a Mormon church member in McMinnville, Oregon; indicted in January 2026 by a grand jury on 16 charges related to alleged sexual abuse of two minor victims
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Rowan Ellsworth (1948 – ) was an LDS church member and schoolteacher in Arizona; allegedly molested a 14-year-old girl at an LDS girls camp in mid-1990; the abuse was reported to a bishop Burgess, who allegedly failed to report to police, but instead encouraged the victim to forgive; sentenced to prison in 1999 for two counts of child sexual abuse; released in 2007; is a registered sex offender living in Mesa, Arizona.
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Released,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, Rebaptized, - View report »
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- Kelly Erickson was an LDS church member and US Air Force military member in Washington; accused of child sexual abuse; convicted and sentenced to prison; as of 2023, incarcerated in Tucson, Arizona
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, - View report »
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- Scott Farr (1953 – ) was an LDS church member in Ogden, Utah; found guilty in 1981 of forcible sexual abuse and 1991 of sex solicitation; molested a girl inside a Mormon church building
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Juan Flores Atenco (1955 – ) was a Mormon branch president in West Valley City, Utah for five years, including in the early 2000s; accused of sexually abusing a 16-year-old girl in his office and another room at an LDS church building; convicted in 2012 of misdemeanor forcible sexual abuse and unlawful detention; sentenced to zero to one year in jail; in March 2025, charged with rape and object rape (alleged crimes in 2002)
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2012,
Positions: Branch president,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Ongoing, - View report »
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- Richard Fowler (1944 – ) was a Mormon church member in Sandpoint, Idaho; pleaded guilty to two felony counts of Children-Lewd Conduct with Child Under 16 in 20
Convicted:
2020,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Shawn Frost (1970 – ) was an LDS church member in Virginia; arrested in 2022 and charged with child sexual abuse; in 2023, sued in $10.3 million lawsuit alleging child sexual abuse of three more victims; he was the victim's home teacher / ministering brother
Positions: Ministering/home teacher, Missionary, Other leader, Stake clerk, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Unknown result,
Civil case(s): Settlement, - View report »
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- Francis Fuller (1940 – ) was a Mormon bishop in Highland, Utah in 1993; also was a stake high council member in Utah; in 2018 or 2019, pleaded guilty to two second degree felony counts of child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2019 in Utah to two years in jail and four years probation; registered sex offender
Convicted:
2019,
Positions: Bishop, Missionary, Stake high council,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Thomas Gibbons (1952 – ) was an LDS church member in Tennessee and Layton, Utah; worked as a police officer; pleaded guilty to two felony charges of forcible sex abuse; sentenced in 2000 in Utah to prison
Convicted:
2000,
Positions: Ministering/home teacher, Primary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, - View report »
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- Thomas Gibby (1948 – ) was an LDS church member and dentist in Salt Lake County, Utah; sexually assaulted a 13-year-old boy and a 17-year-old boy; pleaded guilty to two felony counts: one second-degree felony charge of sex abuse of a child, and one third-degree charge of attempted sex abuse of a child
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Registered sex offender, Released, - View report »
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- William Gillespie (1936 – ) was an LDS church member in Montgomery, Alabama; accused of reaching inside the swimsuits of two girls and fondling them in his backyard pool in 1987; convicted in 1988 of three charges of first-degree sexual abuse and sentenced to one year in prison, plus four years of probation; conviction was reversed on appeal, then upheld; was allegedly excommunicated from the Mormon church
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Overturned/reversed, Prison, Probation, Unknown result,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, - View report »
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- Floyd Godfrey was a Mormon church member and sexual orientation conversion therapist in Arizona; accused of sexual misconduct by two employees; in 2023, Godfrey was forced to surrender his license
Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, - View report »
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- Jonathan Gonzalez (1990 – ) was an LDS church member in Layton, Utah; found guilty of BURGLARY - 2nd Degree Felony, LEWDNESS INVOLVING A CHILD - Class A Misdemeanor, LEWDNESS - FIRST OR SECOND OFFENSE - Class B Misdemeanor
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Shawn Gooden (1974 – ) was an LDS bishop in Lebanon, Pennsylvania from 2016-2020; arrested in 2022 and charged with sexual abuse of two children in Virginia from 1997-2000; pleaded guilty in July 2023 in Virginia to four felony counts; sentenced in November 2023 in Virginia to prison time and supervised probation on release; charged in July 2023 in Pennsylvania with more child sex abuse charges
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2023,
Positions: Bishop, Scout leader, Stake high council, Stake presidency counselor, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Ongoing, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, - View report »
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- Alan Grant (1959 – ) was an LDS church member and primary teacher in Utah; found guilty of child sexual abuse; sentenced in August 1998 to two months in jail
Positions: Primary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, - View report »
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- Brent Hansen (1938 – ) was an LDS bishop and dentist in Spanish Fork, Utah; was also mayor of Spanish Fork and president of its chamber of commerce; accused in a civil lawsuit of receiving sexual favors from a dentistry patient in return for prescriptions for narcotics; his dentistry license was suspended for 30 days; died in 2015; twin brother of Kent Hansen, another accused Mormon dentist
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Scout leader, Stake high council, Sunday school, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
Civil case(s): Settlement, Unknown result,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Michael Hare (1978 – ) was an LDS church member in Tooele, Utah; pleaded guilty of sexual abuse
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Harvey Harper (1935 – 2014) was an LDS church member and deputy county district attorney in Los Angeles, California; arrested in 1984 and charged with child sexual abuse; jumped bail; found guilty; sentenced in absentia to 14 years in prison; lived secretly in Colorado for 20 months until federal investigators found him; local LDS church coverup alleged
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Prison, - View report »
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- Craig Hill (1972 – ) was an LDS church member in Ogden, Utah; convicted of sexual abuse in 1990;
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
1990,
Positions: Bishopric counselor, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
Alleged church actions: Ward official accused of failure to report, - View report »
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- Allan Howe was an LDS church member and Utah politician; accused of a sex crime; convicted
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, - View report »
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- Christine Hubbs was an LDS church member in California; was charged with sexual abuse of two underage boys (ages 14 and 15); convicted in 2011, sentenced to five years in prison; violated parole
Convicted:
2011,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Parole, Prison, Violated parole/probation, - View report »
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- Erik Hughes (1966 – ) was a Mormon bishop in Mapleton, Utah and a Mormon church senior product manager when he sexually abused two underage children in his LDS ward dozens of times; was sentenced to prison in 2017; released in 2023; as of 2024, registered sex offender living in Utah
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2017,
Positions: Bishop, Church employee, Missionary, Stake high council, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Parole, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released, - View report »
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- Stanley Hunt (1953 – ) was an LDS church member and custodian in the Washington County School District in St. George, Utah; convicted of second-degree felony sex abuse of a child via a plea agreement; convicted in 2023 of violation of the terms of his sex offender registration
Positions: Bishopric counselor, Ward clerk,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, - View report »
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- Jesus Hurtado (1953 – ) was a Mormon church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
1994,
Positions: Sunday school,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
Civil case(s): Settlement,
Alleged church actions: Church members wrote letters of support, Ward official accused of failure to report, - View report »
"Nobody did anything. Nobody called the police."per a 2016 lawsuit, a victim told two bishops, who did not alert police; she said one told her to repent and the other said he would no longer allow Hurtado to be her Sunday school teacher-
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- Zemedu Jacobsen (2007 – ) has been accused of sexually abusing a female minor and recording the abuse, and of recording another minor victim that was on a video following his promptings to remove her clothing; she was apparently unaware he was recording, according to a police statement; there is a warrant out for his arrest;
Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Cecil Jacobson (1936 – 2021) was a Mormon church member and fertility doctor in Virginia; found guilty of secretly using his own sperm to artificially inseminate patients
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted,
Civil case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- Rowland James (1968 – ) was an LDS church member in Lansing, Michigan; found guilty of sexually abusing young girls and a young boy he met at church; serving time in prison as of January 2024
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Floyd Jennings (1947 – 2025) was a former Mormon bishop and school bus driver in St. George, Utah; was a senior missionary in Nauvoo, Illinois and Fort Cove, Utah; arrested in 2017 for soliciting sex from two girls he thought were 13 years old; convicted in 2019; died in 2025
Convicted:
2019,
Positions: Bishop, Missionary, Senior missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- James Johannes (1982 – ) was a Mormon youth leader and US Army soldier assigned to the National Security Agency (NSA) in San Antonio, Texas; sentenced in 2017 to six years in prison for spying on two teenage sisters and recording them preparing to attend LDS seminary classes
Convicted:
2017,
Positions: Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Isaac Kemp was a Mormon church member in Draper, Utah; allegedly sexually abused children in Draper and Nebraska; sentenced to prison in Nebraska until 2038
Convicted:
2017,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Ongoing, Prison,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Jason Kilgore (1982 – ) was a Mormon church member in Mountain Green, Utah; charged in 2024 with four felony counts of aggravated child sexual abuse and four felony counts of sodomy upon a child
Positions: Sunday school teacher, Young Mens Leader,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Antonio Lacy (1994 – ) was an LDS church member and BYU student in Provo, Utah; convicted in 2012 of forcible sexual abuse
Convicted:
2012,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Michael Lister (1960 – ) was an LDS church member in or near Cedar City, Utah and Bunkerville, Nevada; accused in Utah in 2023 of sexual abuse of two young girls; pleaded guilty to one count of sodomy on a child; sentenced in June 2023 to 25 years to life in prison
Convicted:
2023,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, - View report »
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- Dennis Loveless was a Mormon church member in Farmington, Utah; accused of sexual abuse in 1977 and 1984; sentenced to prison both times; died in 2016
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, - View report »
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- Douglas Lund (1950 – ) was a former Mormon bishopric counselor in Pahrump, Nevada; arrested in 2011 and accused of repeated sexual abuse of two young girls; the alleged abuse occurred over a period of several years; convicted in 2012 of lewdness with a child under 14; as of January 2026, lives in Nevada as a registered sex offender
Convicted:
2012,
Positions: Bishopric counselor,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Released,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Devin MacCabe (1993 – ) was a Mormon church member in Idaho; pleaded guilty to Video Voyeurism by Installing or Permitting the Use of Imaging Device Without Mutual Consent in January 2017; placed a camera in the bathroom of two girls that he knew
Convicted:
2017,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
Alleged church actions: Church members wrote letters of support, - View report »
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- Maynard McFarland (1959 – ) was an LDS church member in California and Minnesota; sentenced in 2005 to 32 years in prison for sexually abusing his daughter for many years; released from prison in 2020; as of 2024, lives in Chula Vista, California as a registered sex offender
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2005,
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
Civil case(s): Dismissed with prejudice, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, - View report »
"I allowed Satan to be my lord."According to a 2022 lawsuit, a bishop knew McFarland was abusing his daughter, but didn't report the abuse to police, and continued to let McFarland participate actively in church ceremonies and meetings, including baptizing his daughter-
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- Calvin McGee (2002 – ) was an LDS missionary in Virginia in 2022; accused of soliciting sexually explicit pictures and video from a person he believed to be an 11-year-old girl, and inviting her to meet in person; arrested in Boise, Idaho in July 2023 and accused of rape of a minor; pleaded guilty to two charges related to child sexual abuse; sentenced in May 2024 to three to 25 years in prison
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2024,
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Ongoing, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, - View report »
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- Richard Miles (1951 – ) was an LDS church member in Bountiful, Utah; accused of sexual abuse in a civil lawsuit; case was dismissed with prejudice in 2020
Positions: Mission president,
Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
Civil case(s): Dismissed with prejudice, - View report »
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- Russell Millsaps (1947 – ) was an LDS church member and retired police sergeant in Arizona; sentenced in 2016 to 323 years in prison for child sexual exploitation
Convicted:
2016,
Positions: Other leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Trevor Milton (1982 – ) was a Mormon church member and former technology billionaire (Nikola) in Utah; accused in a 2020 lawsuit of sexual assault of two minors
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
Civil case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- John Misseldine (1982 – ) was a Mormon missionary in Nevada; charged with sexually abusing two children at an LDS chapel in the Las Vegas area; in 2005, made a plea deal to avoid prison, via an Alford plea to two counts; a lawsuit said a local Mormon leader failed to report abuse to police; in 2008, sentenced to prison after violating the plea deal; as of 2024, lives in Las Vegas, Nevada as a registered sex offender
Alleged failure to report-
Church paid $782,000
Convicted:
2005,
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Alford plea, Convicted, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender,
Civil case(s): Dismissed, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Samuel Mitchell (1983 – ) was raised in the Mormon church; in 2025, was charged with multiple felony counts related to child sexual exploitation
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, - View report »
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- Daniel Montoya was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Long Beach, California; pleaded guilty in 1986 to charges of child sexual abuse
Positions: Missionary, Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, - View report »
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- Daniel Mooy (1972 – ) was a Mormon church member in St. George, Utah; pleaded guilty to two counts of lewdness and intoxication in April 2026; took off his clothes while shooting content for a luxury house that was to be listed for sale.
Convicted:
2026,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Jonathon Moser (1981 – ) was an LDS church member and middle school teacher in Rawlins, Wyoming; found guilty of sexually abusing two minor girls; sentenced to a minimum of 36 years in prison; a source told FLOODLIT that North Dakota LDS church leaders knew about the abuse but "did nothing"
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2017,
Positions: Missionary, Other leader, Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Tevita Mounga (1946 – ) was a former Mormon bishop and ward mission leader in Salt Lake City, Utah; arrested and charged in May 2024 with sexual assault and kidnapping
Positions: Bishop, Ward mission leader,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, - View report »
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- Colby Mower (1985 – ) was a Mormon church member in Utah and Colorado; convicted of sexual abuse related charges in 2007 in Orem, Utah; convicted in 2022 in Adams County, Colorado, and is currently incarcerated in Fremont Correctional Facility at the time of this report in May 2026, reportedly because of charges related to sexual abuse and domestic violence.
Positions: Young Mens Leader,
Alleged church actions: No church discipline, - View report »
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- Craig Nebeker (1960 – ) was a Mormon church member in California and St. George, Utah; accused of sexual abuse and convicted of three counts of AGGRAVATED SEX ABUSE OF A CHILD and one count SODOMY ON A CHILD
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2023,
Positions: Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, - View report »
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- Michael Nef (1950 – 2025) was a Mormon church member in Rigby, Idaho that was convicted of sexually abusing two female family members for 23 years; sentenced to five years in Cottonwood minimum security prison in Idaho.
Convicted:
2007,
Positions: Scout leader, Sunday school teacher,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, - View report »
"although Mike will be missed, he leaves a great legacy of faith and repentance.""But she liked it" - Michael Nef to the court, per a family member-
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- Aaron Neff (1972 – ) was a Mormon church member in Grand Junction, Colorado; convicted of abusing two teenage girls, one for many years; sentenced to 89 years prison
Convicted:
2019,
Positions: Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Joseph Neipp was a former LDS bishop in San Jose, California; in 2021, pleaded no contest to four molestation counts and was given an 18-year prison sentence, with credit for the three years he spent in county jail prior to his sentencing; father of convicted Mormon child sexual abuser Samuel Neipp
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2021,
Positions: Bishop,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, No contest, Prison,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, Rebaptized, - View report »
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- Jayden Nelson (1997 – ) was an LDS church member in South Ogden, Utah; accused of sexual abuse of a 4-year-old child and of a teenage female; sentenced in 2018 to 15 years to life in prison for aggravated sexual abuse of a child
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, - View report »
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- Paul Nelson (1976 – ) was an LDS church member in Arizona; accused of sexual abuse; sentenced to prison in November 2023; failed to appear at his sentencing and went missing; reportedly planned to turn himself in in March 2024 on the condition that his $100k bail be returned to his family; arrested in April 2024 in Tucson, Arizona and extradited to Gilbert, Arizona
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Fled or failed to appear, Prison, - View report »
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- Daniel Nelson (1954 – ) was a Mormon church member in Bountiful, Utah; pleaded guilty to lewdness & lewdness involving a child in 1989; pleaded guilty to two counts of attempted forcible sexual abuse in 1993; pleaded guilty to failure to register as sex offender in 2004; victim was granted a protective order against Nelson in 2019, recorded court notes state sexual violence protective order
Convicted:
1989, 1993,
Positions: Elders Quorum President,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
Alleged church actions: Church officials accused of failure to warn ward members, No church discipline, Ward official accused of pressuring victim not to seek accountability, - View report »
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- Rand Newby (1953 – ) was an LDS church member and scout leader in Washington, Oregon and San Francisco, California; had a career as a schoolteacher; charged in Oregon in 1986 with sexual abuse of two children; convicted of two counts, one class C felony and one class A misdemeanor; sentenced in 1987 to 5 years probation
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, - View report »
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