62 LDS sex abuse cases found
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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
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, - View report »
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- 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
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Seminary teacher, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, Unknown result,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
Alleged church actions: Church officials accused of allowing interaction with children after notice of wrongdoing, Church officials accused of failure to protect victims after learning of possible abuse, Excommunicated, - View report »
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- 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
Alleged failure to report
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender,
Alleged church actions: Ward official accused of pressuring victim not to seek accountability, - View report »
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- 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
Convicted:
2024,
Positions: Branch president, Other leader, Ward executive secretary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender,
Alleged church actions: Church officials accused of failure to warn ward members, Released from church position, Ward official accused of failure to report, Ward officials restricted accused from working with children, - View report »
"I just want what's best for you."Mormon officials allegedly assigned Capron to leadership positions despite forbidding him from teaching children - more than 20 years prior to his conviction-
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- 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
Convicted:
2023,
Positions: BYU, Church employee, Scout leader, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Community service, Convicted, No contest, Plea deal, Probation, - View report »
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- Kenneth Copple was a Mormon church member in Arizona; found guilty of child sexual abuse and sentenced in 2019 to prison
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2019,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, - View report »
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- 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
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2022,
Positions: Bishop, High priest, Missionary, Stake high council,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, - View report »
"I assumed I was alone. I felt guilty even to question his worthiness. [...] I buried the hurt and kept it secret for over 30 years. [...] The children who came forward are my heroes. These are the brave souls [who] broke the curse that has been happening for nearly 60 years."-
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- 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
Positions: Scout leader, Sunday school,
Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, - View report »
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- Joseph Durborow (1961 – ) was a Mormon church member in Orem, Utah; convicted of sexual abuse in Federal and State courts in 2003
Convicted:
2003,
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Isaac Durfey (1991 – ) was a Mormon church member in Eagle Mountain, Utah; convicted of sex crimes in 2014, 2015 and 2018; accused each time of offering money or gifts to teen boys (ages 16-17) in exchange for sex or explicit pictures; charges of which he was convicted included sexual exploitation of a minor, sexual battery and sexual solicitation of a child
Convicted:
2014, 2015, 2018,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
"When he saw the victim on Instagram he had intentions of helping him, but the bad side kicked in and it progressed from there,"-
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- 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
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2013,
Positions: Bishop, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
Alleged church actions: Church officials accused of failure to warn ward members, Counseling/therapy for victim, Ward official accused of failure to report, - View report »
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- Samuel Faber (1981 – ) was an LDS church member in Sandy, Utah; accused in 2022 of sexually assaulting a woman he met on an LDS dating app; in 2024, admitted to sexually assaulting three women and pleaded guilty to felony charges of rape, forcible sodomy, aggravated sexual assault and forcible sexual abuse; sentenced to five years to life in prison
Convicted:
2024,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
"You are a monster. My religion asks that we forgive. I don't feel this warrants forgiveness. Only God will give you forgiveness. You deserve everything that's coming to you. [...] You took away all the joy and happiness in my life."One victim reported that she told Faber "no" 83 times on the night of her assault-
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- John Fanning (1932 – 2012) was a Mormon branch president in Texas, bishop in Oklahoma and Boy Scout executive in several US states, including Utah; accused in 1986 in Utah of sexually abusing at least three boys, including during LDS-sponsored scouting activities; admitted guilt; convicted via plea agreement in 1986 or 1987; sentenced to 30 days in jail and spent approximately 18 months on probation; died in 2012
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
1987,
Positions: Bishop, Branch president, Missionary, Scout leader, Senior missionary,
Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
"I told [John Fanning] we had two options. Immediate termination or he could resign and I would pay him through the end of next month but he had to leave as of now. He elected to resign."A Mormon scout executive agreed to continue paying Fanning for a month after he admitted to sexually assaulting two children-
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- Stephen Field was a Mormon church member in California; convicted of sexual abuse; sentenced to prison
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- 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
Convicted:
2012,
Positions: Bishop,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, Unknown result, - View report »
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- 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
Positions: Bishop, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, - View report »
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- 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
Convicted:
2005,
Positions: Seminary teacher, Tabernacle Choir,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Lynn Harrison (1935 – 2016) was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded no contest
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, No contest, - View report »
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- 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
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2019,
Positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Young Mens Leader, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jail, Jury trial, Probation, Registered sex offender, Released, - View report »
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- Michael Hicks was an LDS church member in Washington; accused of sexual abuse; sentenced to prison
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Matthew James was a Mormon bishop in North Edwards, California; In 2025, charged along with his wife, Brittney James, with multiple felonies related to child abuse; while none of the charges were explicitly related to sexual abuse, FLOODLIT created this case report to help the public obtain accurate case information and updates
Positions: Bishop,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, - View report »
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- William Jansen (1983 – ) was an LDS church member and police officer in Twin Falls, Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Kenneth Jenks (1941 – ) 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
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Other leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
Alleged church actions: Church officials accused of failure to warn ward members, Church position after conviction, Excommunicated, Rebaptized, - View report »
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- 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
Convicted:
2023,
Positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum president/counselor, Missionary, Stake high council,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- 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
Alleged failure to report-
Church paid $unknown
Positions: BYU, Church employee, Other leader, Seminary teacher, Stake high council,
Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Never charged, Not convicted,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, Unknown result,
Alleged church actions: Church officials accused of failure to warn ward members, Excommunicated, Officials allegedly gave the accused a church duty after admission of wrongdoing, Rebaptized, Ward official accused of failure to report, - View report »
"We didn't choose this. It happened to us. It wasn't our choice. But we're damn sure going to do something about it."excommunicated, rebaptized with a church record flagging him as a sex offender; top Mormon officials later removed the annotation-
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- 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
Convicted:
2024,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- 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
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, - View report »
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- William Knox was a Mormon church member and scout leader in California; accused of sexually abusing multiple children
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Scout leader, Sunday school,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Gordon Krengel (1951 – ) was a Mormon church member in Centerville, Utah; convicted of sexually abusing 3 girls, in 2020.
Convicted:
2020,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, - View report »
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- Robert Lant (1970 – ) was a Mormon church member in Utah County, Utah; convicted in 2018 and again in 2023 of crimes related to child sexual abuse; as of January 2026, is the defendant in an ongoing civil lawsuit
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
Civil case(s): Ongoing,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- 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"
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- 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
Positions: Primary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, - View report »
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- 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
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2022,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Leonard Loschen (1948 – ) was a Mormon church member; sentenced in 2022 to prison in Utah for sexually abusing LDS missionaries
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2022,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- 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
Convicted:
2024,
Positions: Sunday school,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, - View report »
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- 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
Convicted:
2023,
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, - View report »
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- Richard McClung (1943 – 2026) was a Mormon bishopric counselor in Rockford, Illinois in 2006; convicted in 2007 and 2014 of charges related to child sexual abuse; accused in a 2025 lawsuit against the Mormon church of sexually abusing an 8-year-old girl on church property in 2006 despite facing criminal charges at the time and remaining in the bishopric; died in plane crash Feb. 14, 2026 in Poplar Grove, Illinois
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2007, 2014,
Positions: Bishopric counselor,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
Alleged church actions: Church officials accused of allowing interaction with children after notice of wrongdoing, Church officials accused of failure to protect victims after learning of possible abuse, Excommunicated, Ward official accused of pressuring victim not to seek accountability, - View report »
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- 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
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Scout leader, Stake president, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, - View report »
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- 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
Convicted:
2002,
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, - View report »
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- 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
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- Scotty Mortensen was an LDS church member and scout leader in Utah; accused in 1988 of child sexual abuse
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- 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
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Other leader, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
Civil case(s): Judgment for plaintiff, Lawsuit v. LDS church, - View report »
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- 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
Positions: High priest, Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, - View report »
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- Todd Nef (1983 – ) was a Mormon church member in Rigby, Idaho and Richland, Washington; accused of child sexual abuse; reportedly confessed to sexually abusing young girls over 100 times; convicted in 2019 in Washington and sentenced to prison
Convicted:
2019,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
Nef confessed to sexually abusing young girls over 100 times-
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- 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
Convicted:
2020,
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, - View report »
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- 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
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, - View report »
Nielsen told one victim he had known her in a previous life, a reference to the Mormon belief in a pre-life existence, according to a civil lawsuit she filed against him in 1995-
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- 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
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Prison,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result, - View report »
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- 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
Convicted:
2018,
Positions: Elders quorum president/counselor,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- 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
Positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, - View report »
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- Kenneth Rarick (1950 – ) was a Mormon church member in Alaska; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, - View report »
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- 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
Positions: Church employee, Missionary, Other leader, Seminary teacher, Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Police investigation, - View report »
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- 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
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- 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
Convicted:
2017,
Positions: Missionary, Temple worker,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, - View report »
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- Evan Shelline (1982 – ) was a Mormon church member in Teton, Idaho; charged with two counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Child in Oct. 2024; criminal case is ongoing as of Feb. 7, 2026
Positions: LDS status unknown, Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- 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
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Prison,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, - View report »
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- Larry Strain was a Mormon church member in Missouri; accused of sexual abuse
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- 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
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2023,
Positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, No contest, Plea deal, Probation, - View report »
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- 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
Convicted:
2013,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, - View report »
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- Lynn Whitaker (1950 – ) was a Mormon church member in Kanosh, Utah; convicted of two counts of sex abuse of a child in March 2016; is incarcerated in Central Utah Correctional Facility as of May 2026; is a registered sex offender as of May 2026
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2016,
Positions: Temple worker,
Criminal case(s): Convicted,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- 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
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, - View report »
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- Jared Wilson (1976 – ) was an LDS church member in Raleigh, North Carolina; convicted in 2011 of crimes related to child sexual abuse (six total counts of indecent liberties with a child); released from prison in 2015; no longer a registered sex offender as of 2025; in 2013, the alleged victims' mother sued the Mormon church, a stake president and two bishops; the case settled in 2015
Alleged failure to report-
Church paid $unknown
Convicted:
2011,
Positions: ever-ward-missionary, Music leader, Sunday school, Sunday school teacher,
Criminal case(s): Convicted,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, Unknown result,
Alleged church actions: Church officials accused of failure to warn stake members, Stake official accused of failure to report, Stake official accused of pressuring victim not to seek accountability, Ward official accused of failure to report, - View report »
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- 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
Convicted:
2017,
Positions: BYU, Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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