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- Bryan Barner (1957 – ) was a Mormon church member in New York in the 1980s; scout leader, molested a 12-year-old boy and two 13-year-old boys; sentenced to no more than one year in prison
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- Crime: 1980s,
- Places lived: New York,
- Crime state: New York,
- Was Scout leader,
- Convicted, Prison,
- Douglas Bowen (1950 – ) was an LDS church member and Boy Scout leader in Washington, California, Utah and Idaho; was convicted of attempted aggravated sexual abuse of a child
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- Crime: 1970s,
- Places lived: California, Idaho, Utah, Washington,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Was Scout leader,
- Convicted,
- Alleged failure to report
- Ronald Boyce (1961 – ) was a Mormon seminary teacher and home teacher in Schenectady, New York in the 1990s; accused of child sexual abuse in a 2024 civil lawsuit against the LDS church
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- Alleged crime: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s,
- Places lived: New York, Utah,
- Crime state: New York, Utah,
- Was Seminary teacher, Youth leader,
- Never charged, Not convicted, Unknown result,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Alleged failure to report
- Robert Bunker (1990 – ) was an LDS church member in McCammon, Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 2006; sentenced to 33 days in jail; as of 2023, is a registered sex offender living in Idaho
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- Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender,
- Alleged failure to report
- Craig Capron (1965 – ) was a podiatrist; Mormon branch president in Macy, Nebraska (1999-2002), then a stake/ward executive secretary in Wyoming; allegedly sexually abused at least five children over a span of 20-plus years, despite LDS officials allegedly knowing of the first victim and prohibiting Capron from teaching kids; convicted in 2024 in Wyoming; sentenced to six to 12 years in prison; convicted again in 2025
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- Convicted: 2024,
- Was Branch president, Other leader, Ward executive secretary,
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Michael Clay (1974 – ) was an LDS church member and BYU professor in Provo, Utah; charged with sexually abusing three students; entered a plea bargain in May 2023 in which he agreed to plead no contest to three class A misdemeanor charges of sexual battery, complete 24 months of probation, do 50 hours of community service, and take a sexual boundaries course; sentenced in June 2023 according to the plea deal
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Crime state: Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Utah,
- Convicted: 2023,
- Was BYU, Church employee, Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Community service, Convicted, No contest, Plea deal, Probation,
- Kenneth Copple was a Mormon church member in Arizona; found guilty of child sexual abuse and sentenced in 2019 to prison
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- Crime: 1980s,
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
- Crime state: Arizona,
- Crime county: AZ - Maricopa,
- Convicted: 2019,
- Was Unknown position,
- Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
- Alleged failure to report
- Clark Crookston (1949 – ) was a former Mormon bishop, dentist and college professor in Orem, Utah; accused of nearly 60 years of sex abuse of multiple children; pleaded guilty to attempted aggravated child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2022 to up to 35 years in prison
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- Crime: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s,
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Crime state: Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Utah,
- Convicted: 2022,
- Was Bishop, High priest, Missionary, Stake high council,
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Alleged failure to report
- Richard Dilley (1959 – ) was an LDS church member and scout leader in Burien, near Seattle, Washington; dishonorably discharged from the Navy in 1983 after admitting to abusing boys in a Scouting program in Athens, Greece; pleaded guilty in 1990 to one count of third degree child rape and five counts of child molestation for "repeated" offenses over two years of the scouts in his LDS troop; sentenced to 9 years in prison
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- Crime: 1980s,
- Places lived: Greece, Washington,
- Crime country: Greece,
- Crime state: Washington,
- Was Scout leader, Sunday school,
- Admitted guilt, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Joseph Durborow (1961 – ) was a Mormon church member in Orem, Utah; convicted of sexual abuse in Federal and State courts in 2003
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Crime state: Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Utah,
- Convicted: 2003,
- Was Scout leader,
- Convicted,
- Todd Edwards (1964 – ) was a Mormon bishop in Menifee, Riverside County, California; in 2013, sentenced to three years in prison for sexual abuse of one teenage girl in 2006 and another in 2012; was bishop at the time of the 2012 abuse; in 2024, two victims sued the LDS church in separate lawsuits; one said a stake president and LDS law firm Kirton McConkie hindered police
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- Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- Places lived: California, Nevada,
- Crime state: California,
- Convicted: 2013,
- Was Bishop, Youth leader,
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Alleged failure to report
- Samuel Faber was an LDS church member in Sandy, Utah; charged in 2022 of sexually assaulting a woman he met on an LDS dating app called Mutual; in 2024, admitted to sexually assaulting three women and pleaded guilty to amended first-degree felony charges of rape and forcible sodomy, and third-degree felony aggravated sexual assault and two counts of third-degree felony forcible sexual abuse
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- Crime: 2020s,
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Salt Lake,
- Convicted: 2024,
- Was Unknown position,
- Admitted guilt, Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
- Stephen Field was a Mormon church member in California; convicted of sexual abuse; sentenced to prison
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- Crime: 1970s, 1980s,
- Places lived: California,
- Crime state: California,
- Was Scout leader,
- Convicted, Prison,
- Alleged failure to report
- Leeroy Fry (1936 – ) was a former Mormon bishop in Farmington, Utah; in 1982-83, was an LDS bishop in the Hunter 1st Ward of the Hunter Central Stake in Magna, Utah; in 2012, pleaded guilty to two charges of attempted aggravated sexual abuse of a child, a 1st degree felony
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2012,
- Was Bishop,
- Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
- Jay Grant (1902 – 1988) was a Mormon bishop of the Adams Ward in Los Angeles, California; charged in 1981, at age 79, with five counts of forcible sexual abuse; sexually assaulted three young girls; convicted of all five counts; died in 1988 in Orem, Utah; ran "Grandpa Grant's Memory Club," a neighborhood study group for up to 175 LDS children; Grant sometimes had "students" spend the night at his apartment
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- Was Bishop, Youth leader,
- Convicted,
- Efrey Guzman (1966 – ) was an LDS church member and branch president in Sandy, Utah; charged with aggravated sexual assault, aggravated burglary, both first-degree felonies, and sexual abuse of a child and forcible sexual abuse, both second-degree felonies; acquitted
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- Was Branch president,
- Found not guilty,
- Ronald Hall (1931 – 2023) was an LDS church member and former Mormon Tabernacle Choir member in Utah and Washington; accused of sexually molesting three underage girls in 1997 or 1998; acquitted in 2000; accused of sexual abuse of a fourth victim, an underage girl, in approximately 2003; convicted in 2005 of third-degree felony attempted child sexual abuse; died in 2023
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- Crime: 1990s,
- Places lived: Utah, Washington,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2005,
- Was Seminary teacher, Tabernacle Choir,
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, Unknown result,
- Lynn Harrison (1935 – 2016) was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded no contest
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- Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Places lived: Utah, Weber County (Utah),
- Crime state: Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Weber,
- Was Scout leader,
- Convicted, No contest,
- Jeffrey Head (1964 – ) was an LDS bishop in Draper, Utah; committed sex crimes while serving as a Mormon bishop; in 2019, a jury found him guilty of attempted forcible sexual abuse, two counts of lewdness and sexual battery; sentenced to four months in jail and four years of probation
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Missouri, Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2019,
- Was Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Youth leader,
- Convicted, Found guilty, Jail, Jury trial, Probation, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Alleged failure to report
- Michael Hicks was an LDS church member in Washington; accused of sexual abuse; sentenced to prison
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- Crime: 1980s,
- Places lived: Washington,
- Crime state: Washington,
- Was Scout leader,
- Convicted, Prison,
- William Jansen (1983 – ) was an LDS church member and police officer in Twin Falls, Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty
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- Was Missionary,
- Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
- Alleged failure to report
- Kenneth Jenks was an LDS church member in California (Milpitas Ward); was a ward executive secretary and ward librarian; charged with sexual abuse; convicted; served 14 years in prison for sexual abuse of a minor under duress; three victims sued the LDS church, claiming it knew about Jenks's abuse but allowed him to work with children
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- Was Other leader,
- Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Alleged failure to report
- Carl Johnson (1945 – ) was a former Mormon bishop and former mayor of West Bountiful, Utah; arrested in 2022 and charged with sexually abusing several children between 1983 and 1997; pleaded guilty in 2023 to four felony counts of child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2023 to three consecutive terms of nine years to life each for first-degree felonies, plus one term of one to 15 years on a second-degree felony
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- Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2023,
- Was Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum, Missionary, Stake high council,
- Convicted, Prison,
- Melvin Johnson (1936 – ) was a Mormon seminary teacher and Brigham Young University (BYU) religion professor; accused by multiple victims of sexually abusing them when they were children; excommunicated and rebaptized; reportedly confessed to sexual abuse, but was not criminally charged; two victims filed lawsuits against him; one named the Mormon church as a defendant; it settled out of court
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- Alleged crime: 1960s, 1970s,
- Places lived: California, Utah,
- Crime state: California, Utah,
- Was BYU, Church employee, Other leader, Stake high council,
- Admitted guilt, Never charged, Not convicted,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, Unknown result,
- Alleged failure to report
- Eric Jones (1981 – ) was an LDS church member in Blackfoot, Idaho; arrested for alleged sexual contact with a toddler; convicted in January 2024 of battery with the intent to commit lewd conduct of a child after a one-day trial; sentenced in March 2024 to two to 20 years in prison; required to register as a sex offender
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- Convicted: 2024,
- Was Unknown position,
- Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Stephen Kay (1940 – ) was a Mormon church member, school teacher and scout leader in Brisbane, Australia; charged multiple times with child sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in 1996 and was sentenced to jail
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- Crime: 1990s,
- Places lived: Australia,
- Crime country: Australia,
- Was Scout leader,
- Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty,
- William Knox was a Mormon church member and scout leader in California; accused of sexually abusing multiple children
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- Alleged crime: 1970s, 1980s,
- Places lived: California,
- Crime state: California,
- Was Scout leader, Sunday school,
- Unknown result,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Alleged failure to report
- Derek Layton was an LDS church member in Arizona; accused of sexual abuse in the late 1980s; convicted and sentenced to 25 years in prison for "sexual conduct with minor and dangerous crimes against children"
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- Was Unknown position,
- Convicted, Prison,
- Alleged failure to report
- Kurt Leppert (1958 – ) was a former LDS church primary teacher in Spokane Valley, Washington; found guilty in 2018 by a jury of seven counts of sexually abusing 3 children between the ages of 8 and 12; sentenced in 2018 to 21 years and 4 months in prison
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- Was Primary,
- Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
- Frank Lind (1956 – ) was a Mormon church member in California; sentenced before the early 2000s to 30 years to life in prison for sexually molesting a child; in the 2000s, a Mormon bishop allegedly supported Lind's decision to be baptized into the LDS church despite his prior conviction; in 2022, again convicted of child sexual abuse; sentenced to three consecutive terms of 25 years to life in prison
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- Convicted: 2022,
- Was Unknown position,
- Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Alleged failure to report
- Leonard Loschen (1948 – ) was a Mormon church member; sentenced in 2022 to prison in Utah for sexually abusing LDS missionaries
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- Crime: 2020s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2022,
- Was Unknown position,
- Convicted, Prison,
- Alleged failure to report
- Benjamin Manning (1991 – ) was a Mormon church member in Massachusetts and Utah; in 2014, molested a child while living with her family in Salt Lake City, Utah; charged with child sexual abuse in 2019; was a Sunday school teacher at some point between 2014 and 2024; found guilty by a jury in February 2024; sentenced in April 2024 to 120 years in prison
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Massachusetts, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Crime state: Massachusetts, Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Salt Lake,
- Convicted: 2024,
- Was Sunday school,
- Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
- Jayson Martineau (1973 – ) was an LDS church member in Idaho and Tremonton, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in December 2023 in Utah and was sent on a one-year rider program
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- Convicted: 2023,
- Was Missionary,
- Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Edwin McClellan (1936 – 2019) was a Mormon bishop in Cottonwood, Arizona; accused of sexually abusing 3 female family members from the 1980s-2000s
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- Alleged crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s,
- Places lived: Arizona,
- Crime state: Arizona,
- Was Bishop,
- Never charged,
- Alleged failure to report
- Richard McClung (1943 – ) was a Mormon bishopric counselor in the Rockford, Illinois area; convicted in 2007 and 2014 of child sexual abuse; accused in a 2025 lawsuit against the Mormon church of sexually abusing an 8-year-old girl; allegedly was not removed from bishopric despite charges
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- Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- Places lived: Illinois,
- Crime state: Illinois,
- Convicted: 2007,
- Was Bishopric counselor,
- Convicted, Found guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Alleged failure to report
- David McConkie (1978 – ) was a Mormon bishop (approximately 2013-16), stake president (2016-21) and deputy district attorney in Colorado; paternal grandson of Mormon apostle Bruce R. McConkie; arrested in 2023 and charged with felony sexual assault on a child by someone in a position of trust; allegedly confessed child sexual assault to a Mormon church leader in 2008; in July 2025, sentenced to five years probation
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- Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- Places lived: Bolivia, Colorado, Utah, Virginia,
- Crime state: Colorado,
- Was Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Scout leader, Stake president, Youth leader,
- Admitted guilt, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Alleged failure to report
- Glen McGhie (1958 – ) was a Mormon church member in Santa Clara, California; found guilty of lewd or lascivious act on a child age 14/15, a felony; lost his physical therapy license
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Places lived: California, Washington,
- Crime state: California,
- Convicted: 2002,
- Was Missionary,
- Convicted,
- Robert Metcalf (1949 – ) was a Mormon in California, Arizona; convicted of child sexual abuse in 1974; sentenced in 1979 to six years in prison; excommunicated; after prison, was rebaptized, made a scout leader and allegedly molested a scout on a campout in about 1987, according to a 1990 civil lawsuit against the LDS church; sentenced in Arizona in 1989 to 37 years in prison; 2020 lawsuit vs. LDS church
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- Crime: 1970s, 1980s,
- Places lived: Arizona, California,
- Crime state: Arizona, California,
- Was Scout leader,
- Convicted, Prison,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Alleged failure to report
- Miguel Michel was an LDS church member in Buenos Aires, Argentina; accused of child sexual abuse in or around 2000; allegedly sexually molested three children ranging in age from five to eight years old
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- Was Unknown position,
- Unknown result,
- Scotty Mortensen was an LDS church member and scout leader in Utah; accused in 1988 of child sexual abuse
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- Alleged crime: 1980s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Was Scout leader,
- Unknown result,
- Eustacio Munioz (1946 – ) was an LDS ward religious and missionary class leader in the Brownsville, Texas area; in 2011, was accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old boy; the victim, as an adult, filed a lawsuit against the LDS church and won
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- Alleged crime: 1990s, 2000s,
- Places lived: Texas,
- Crime state: Texas,
- Was Other leader, Youth leader,
- Unknown result,
- Judgment for plaintiff, Lawsuit v. LDS church,
- Alleged failure to report
- Gordon Neeley (1935 – 2018) was an LDS church member and daycare owner in Salt Lake City, Utah; pleaded guilty to ATTEMPTED - AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD; convicted; died in 2018
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- Was High priest, Missionary,
- Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
- Aaron Nelson (1976 – 2020) was a Mormon church member in Idaho Falls, Idaho; charged with 3 counts of Battery-Actual, Intentional and Unlawful Touching or Striking of Another Against their Will and 3 counts of Disturbing the Peace; accepted plea deal and found guilty of Disturbing the Peace; died 31 days after convicted
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Argentina, Idaho,
- Crime state: Idaho,
- Convicted: 2020,
- Was Missionary,
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Gregg Nielsen (1947 – ) was an LDS church member and dentist in South Ogden, Utah; pleaded guilty in the 1990s to five felonies for molesting three girls, ages 11, 12 and 15, for six years in his home, office and on family outings; was sentenced to one year in jail, with releases to go to work and therapy
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- Was Missionary,
- Unknown result,
- David O'Connor (1953 – ) was an LDS church member and high school wrestling coach in Tacoma, Washington; convicted of sexual abuse in 1977; once reportedly confessed his sexual abuse in an LDS sacrament meeting; in 2021, a victim sued the Mormon church
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- Crime: 1970s,
- Places lived: Washington,
- Crime state: Washington,
- Was Scout leader,
- Admitted guilt, Convicted, Unknown result,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Alleged failure to report
- David Owens was an LDS elders quorum president in Tempe, Arizona; accused of sexual abuse; sentenced in 2018 to 20 or more years in prison for sexually assaulting three young men in his Mormon ward
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
- Crime state: Arizona,
- Crime county: AZ - Maricopa,
- Convicted: 2018,
- Was Elders quorum,
- Convicted, Prison,
- Kenny Parcell was an LDS church member and president of the National Association of Realtors; former Mormon ward young men's leader in Utah and bishopric counselor at BYU-Provo; accused in 2023 of sexual harassment by three women; resigned
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- Was Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Youth leader,
- Never charged, Not convicted,
- Kenneth Rarick (1950 – ) was a Mormon church member in Alaska; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
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- Crime: 1980s,
- Places lived: Alaska,
- Crime state: Alaska,
- Was Scout leader,
- Convicted,
- Douglas Richens (1972 – ) was former international director of the Mormon church's disability services and prison ministry; worked for the LDS church for 23 years; retired, became a professional life coach in Tooele, Utah; charged with sodomy on a child and aggravated sexual abuse; court ordered him held without bail as of Mar. 21, 2025
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- Was Church employee, Missionary, Other leader, Seminary teacher, Unknown position,
- Ongoing, Police investigation,
- Jeffery Scofield (1974 – ) was an LDS church member in Provo, Utah; found guilty in 2004 of two counts of sexual abuse of a child (a 6-year-old girl); spent six years in prison and underwent therapy; in 2017, was arrested and charged with rape of a 73-year-old woman; the case was dismissed because the victim could not be located to testify in court
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- Was Missionary,
- Convicted, Found guilty, Prison,
- Joseph Shanks was an LDS senior missionary and temple worker in Chorley, Lancashire, England; convicted of ten charges related to sex crimes after he was caught in a police sting operation trying to meet three young children for sex; called from a landline registered to the Mormon Church's missionary training center
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: England, United Kingdom,
- Crime country: England, United Kingdom,
- Convicted: 2017,
- Was Missionary, Temple worker,
- Convicted, Jail,
- Jason Stark (1985 – ) was a former full-time Mormon missionary in Kentucky; accused of sexually abusing three people in 2005 while on his mission; a lawsuit was filed against the Mormon church; in 2025, sentenced to 30 years in prison in Idaho
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- Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- Places lived: Kentucky,
- Crime state: Kentucky,
- Was Missionary,
- Convicted, Plea deal, Prison,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church,
- Alleged failure to report
- Larry Strain was a Mormon church member in Missouri; accused of sexual abuse
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- Alleged crime: 1970s,
- Places lived: Missouri,
- Crime state: Missouri,
- Was Unknown position,
- Unknown result,
- Mark Treter (1954 – ) was a Mormon church member and environmental lawyer in Greendale, Indiana; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded no contest to one felony count; sentenced in 2023 to probation; local LDS church leaders allegedly knew of Treter's criminal behavior but did not report to police
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- Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- Places lived: Indiana,
- Crime state: Indiana,
- Convicted: 2023,
- Was Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Convicted, No contest, Plea deal, Probation,
- Alleged failure to report
- Anthony Webster was an LDS church member and fitness center employee in Collierville, Tennessee; accused of sexually molesting three young girls; in 2013, pleaded guilty to four counts of aggravated sexual battery and was sentenced to 16 years in prison
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- Convicted: 2013,
- Was Unknown position,
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Waylon White (1982 – ) was a Mormon church member in Payson, Arizona; was a licensed practiced nurse (PN); charged in 2025 with 18 felonies related to child sexual abuse
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- Was Youth leader,
- Ongoing,
- Alleged failure to report
- Stephen Wold (1988 – ) was a Mormon church member and former full-time missionary (to Panama) who lived in Highland, Utah; convicted in 2017 of first-degree felony aggravated sexual abuse of a 10-year-old girl and sentenced to 15 years to life in prison
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Panama, Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2017,
- Was BYU, Missionary,
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,

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