450 LDS sex abuse cases found
multiple victims
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- Franklyn Curtis (1903 – 1995) was a Mormon church member in Pennsylvania and Oregon; excommunicated in 1983 in Pennsylvania for sex abuse; rebaptized in 1984; molested five boys in Oregon; local LDS bishop knew but didn't report to police; convicted in 1995 in Oregon of sexual abuse; died in 1995
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Crime: 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 
Crime state:
Oregon, Pennsylvania,
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LDS positions: High priest, Sunday school, 
Criminal case(s): Convicted, - Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Alleged failure to report
Crime state:
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- David Curtis (1969 – ) was a Mormon church member and middle school counselor in St. George, Utah; in 2025, pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse charges and was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison
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- LDS positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
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- John d'Aquin (1966 – ) was an LDS church member; convicted in 1994 in Louisiana of contributing to the delinquency of juveniles performing sexually immoral acts; convicted in 2007 in Louisiana of indecent behavior with juveniles
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- Crime: 1990s,
- Crime state:
Louisiana,
Convicted:
2007, 
LDS positions: Missionary, 
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result, 
Alleged failure to report-
- Candon Dahle (2003 – ) was a Mormon BYU baseball pitcher in Utah; in 2025, charged in two Idaho counties with crimes related to child sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in Fremont County in May 2025; sentenced to 180 days in jail for sexually assaulting a young girl for five years; Floodlit.org is seeking court documents
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- Crime: 2010s, 2020s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
Multiple Mormon church members wrote letters of support after Dahle pleaded guilty
Convicted:
2025, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, "You forced me to keep your secret for seven years. I sat through your baseball games, I watched the world cheer for you. I watched you achieve every church standing and be celebrated, all while I screamed inside because I knew the truth."
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- Luke Dalton (1941 – ) was a Mormon church member; admitted to sexually abusing dozens of boys over decades in Ohio, Montana and Utah; arrested in 1997 in Utah for sexually abusing his only son; convicted and sentenced to prison; served 3.5 years in prison
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- Crime: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s,
- Crime state:
Montana, Ohio, Utah,
LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, -
- Buckland Darrell (1979 – ) was a former LDS Primary teacher in Redmond, Washington; accused of molesting young boys in sacrament meeting and at their homes; charged with first-degree felony child molestation in 2022-23 (5 victims); admitted to sexually abusing around 6 to 8 boys; pleaded guilty; sentenced in 2024 to at least 8 years in prison; faced two additional counts in March 2025 after two more victims came forward
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- Crime: 2010s, 2020s,
- Crime state:
Washington,
Convicted:
2024, LDS positions: Primary, Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Alleged failure to report-
- Scott Darrington (1967 – ) was a former LDS bishop and assistant school principal in Fallon, Nevada; convicted of possession of child pornography, spent a year in prison
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- Crime: 2020s,
- Crime state:
Nevada,
Convicted:
2021, LDS positions: Bishop, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, -
- Michael Davies was a Mormon church member in Wales; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime country:
United Kingdom, Wales,
Crime country:
Convicted:
2005, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, -
- 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
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- Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- Crime state:
Minnesota, Utah,
Convicted:
2003, 2006, 2022, LDS positions: Elders quorum, Other leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Alleged failure to report-
- 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
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- Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Crime state:
Rhode Island,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jury trial, Prison, Probation, Alleged failure to report-
- Robert Davis (1949 – ) was a Mormon church member in Eugene, Oregon; convicted of 5 counts of Sexual Abuse in the First Degree and sentenced to 75 months in prison
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- Crime: 2020s,
- Crime state:
Oregon,
Convicted:
2021, LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Alleged failure to report-
- 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
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- Convicted:
2013,
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
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- James Denos (1929 – 2017) was a former LDS bishop and junior high school teacher in Utah; previously lived and served as a Mormon bishop in 1970 in Westminster, Orange County, California; sentenced in 2002 to a minimum of 20 years in a Utah state prison for sexually abusing four minor girls living in Utah; allegedly began molesting kids as early as 1950
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- Crime: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2002, LDS positions: Bishop, Missionary, Stake high council, Temple worker, Ward clerk, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Alleged failure to report"In public, my father was always so perfect, and he told us he was perfect. [...] He went to church every Sunday, we had family home evening and we read the Scriptures. People put him on a pedestal. But he was molesting children … right under our noses."
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- Gregory Dew (1961 – ) was a former Mormon bishop, chiropractor and gymnastics teacher in Ohio; accused of sexually abusing multiple children; convicted and sentenced to prison in 2008; as of November 2022, serving prison time in Ohio for sexually abusing teenage girls
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state:
Ohio,
Convicted:
2008, LDS positions: Bishop, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, -
- 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,
- Crime state:
Washington,
- Crime country:
Greece,
LDS positions: Scout leader, Sunday school, Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, -
- Robert Dindinger (1970 – ) was an LDS church member, psychologist and pornography addiction book author in Orem, Utah; was an LDS missionary in Scotland 1995-97; worked at Brigham Young University; charged in 2025 with convincing child patients to undress so he could secretly record them; in 2018, his license was placed on probation after he "inappropriately touched" a 17-year-old during "masturbation satiation therapy"
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- Alleged crime: 2010s, 2020s,
- Alleged crime county:
UT - Utah,
- Alleged crime state:
Utah,
Alleged crime county:
LDS positions: BYU, Missionary, Criminal case(s): Ongoing, -
- John Doe was an LDS stake mission president; accused by Mormon leader Vaughn Featherstone in 1975 of child sexual abuse of "many, many Aaronic Priesthood boys" in Doe's stake
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- Alleged crime: 1970s,
LDS positions: Other leader, Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, Unknown result, Alleged failure to report-
- Sean Dotson (1966 – ) was an LDS church member in Oregon; convicted of a sex crime
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- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result,
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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
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- Alleged crime: 2000s,
- Alleged crime state:
Washington,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Ongoing, -
- 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
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- Alleged crime: 2000s,
- Alleged crime state:
Washington,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Ongoing, -
- Michael Driggs (1950 – ) was a Mormon missionary in Brazil in the early 1970s; allegedly sent to a different mission in the United States after being found having inappropriate relationships with young boys; convicted of child sexual abuse in 1985 in Arizona; convicted again of child sexual abuse in 2013 in Utah; he met his victim in the Utah case at church, according to court documents
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- Crime: 1980s, 2000s,
- Crime county:
AZ - Maricopa, UT - Salt Lake,
- Crime state:
Arizona, Utah,
Convicted:
2013, LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Alleged failure to report-
- James Duffin (1952 – ) was an LDS church member in California; accused of child sexual abuse; convicted in 2006; incarcerated 2006 to 2011; allegedly groomed female students ages 7-10 with attention and candy and then forcing sexual contact in his classroom after school
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state:
California,
Convicted:
2006, LDS positions: Music leader, Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Released, -
- Joseph Dunlop (1983 – ) was a Mormon church member in South Jordan, Utah; accused of sexual abuse
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- LDS positions: Primary,
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Ongoing, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
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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
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime county:
UT - Utah,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2003, LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, -
- Edwin Dyer (1935 – 1986) was a Mormon church member and scoutmaster in central Oregon; accused of sexual abuse; allegedly molested as many as 15 boys over a 28-year period; convicted in 1985 of two misdemeanors related to sexual abuse; shot and killed in 1986 by one of his victims; the Mormon church settled out of court for $200,000 with one victim
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- Crime: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s,
- Crime state:
Oregon,
Church officials asked Dyer to resign as scoutmaster and later disfellowshipped and excommunicated him, but allegedly did not tell police
LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, Alleged failure to report"Until we use names, until people understand that this happened to Johnny next door, it will keep on happening."
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- Timur Dykes was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Portland, Oregon; accused of sexual abuse; reportedly admitted to molesting 17 boys; convicted multiple times; in 1987, three plaintiffs sued the Mormon church and the Boy Scouts of America; in about 2009, the Mormon church paid $350,000 to a victim to settle its portion of a civil lawsuit
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- Crime: 1980s,
- Crime state:
Oregon,
LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Probation, Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, Alleged failure to report-
- Oliver Eames (1948 – 2005) was an LDS church member, sixth grade teacher and Mormon Tabernacle Choir singer in Farmington, Utah; admitted to trying to fondle several children he had been hired to tutor; pleaded guilty in 1988 to two felony counts of attempted aggravated sexual abuse of a child; local police had documented 52 alleged child sexual abuse incidents involving him
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- Crime: 1980s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
LDS positions: Other leader, Scout leader, Tabernacle Choir, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, -
- 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,
- Crime state:
California,
Convicted:
2013, LDS 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 failure to report-
- Michael Ehlert (1961 – ) was a Mormon church member and former BYU professor in Utah; convicted in 2017 in Guam of sexual abuse
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- Convicted:
2017,
- LDS positions: BYU,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
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- Jay Elggren (1972 – ) was a Mormon church member in Salt Lake County, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; sentenced to jail and probation
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime county:
UT - Salt Lake,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2017, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Probation, -
- 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
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- Crime: 1990s,
- Crime county:
AZ - Maricopa,
- Crime state:
Arizona,
LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Released, Alleged failure to report-
- Karl Elvik (1963 – ) was a Mormon church youth leader in Glasgow, Scotland; admitted indecency offenses against eight boys; was jailed for 18 months
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- Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Crime country:
Scotland, United Kingdom,
Convicted:
2014, LDS positions: Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Registered sex offender, -
- Dennis Empey (1957 – ) was a Mormon church member in Driggs, Idaho and scout leader in Provo, Utah; accused of sexually abusing many children between 1981 and 1990; a stake president and four Mormon bishops allegedly failed to report abuse for years; convicted in 1991 in Utah of child molestation; sentenced to one year in jail and three years probation; charged in 2025 in Idaho with sex crimes
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- Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Crime city:
UT - Provo,
- Crime state:
Idaho, Utah,
Empey's alleged sex crimes span at least 44 years (1981 - 2025)
Crime city:
Convicted:
1991, LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Probation, Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result, Alleged failure to report"This man has molested so many children that it involved four Bishops from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints."
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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
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- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
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- 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,
- Crime county:
UT - Salt Lake,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2024, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result, -
- Matthew Faerber (1962 – ) was an LDS church member and high school choir director in Murray, Utah; pleaded guilty in 1990 or 1991 to two counts of attempted sexual abuse of a child; sentenced in February 1991 to six months in jail (two of those months under house arrest) followed by three years of supervised release
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- Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Crime county:
UT - Salt Lake,
- Crime state:
Utah,
LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Probation, Released, -
- 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
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- Crime: 1980s,
- Crime state:
Louisiana, Utah,
A Mormon scout executive agreed to continue paying Fanning for a month after he admitted to sexually assaulting two children
Convicted:
1987, LDS 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 failure to 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."
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- David Farley (1958 – ) was a former doctor in West Linn, Oregon; accused of sexually abusing more than 200 patients over a span of many years, during some of which Farley was an LDS stake high council member; in 2024, the city of West Linn, Oregon released a report about the way its police department investigated Farley; in October 2025, a grand jury indicted him on 11 felony sexual assault charges
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- Alleged crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s,
- Alleged crime city:
OR - West Linn,
- Alleged crime county:
OR - Clackamas,
- Alleged crime state:
Oregon,
Church fought in court to keep records on Farley secret
LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Primary, Stake high council, Sunday school, Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Not convicted, Ongoing, Civil case(s): Ongoing, Alleged failure to report"When I was assaulted, I thought I was alone, I thought I had misread things."
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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
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- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
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- Stephen Field was a Mormon church member in California; convicted of sexual abuse; sentenced to prison
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- Crime: 1970s, 1980s,
- Crime state:
California,
LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Alleged failure to report-
- Jacob Fisher (1978 – ) was a Mormon church member and ward young men's leader in Eagle Mountain, Utah; arrested in August 2025 for allegedly sending explicit videos of himself to, and attempting to meet to sexually assault, a person he thought was a 13-year-old girl
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- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Alleged crime state:
Utah,
LDS positions: Missionary, Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Ongoing, -
- 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)
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- Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- Crime county:
UT - Salt Lake,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2012, LDS positions: Branch president, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Ongoing, Alleged failure to report-
- Alfred Forrester (1936 – 2013) was a Mormon church member in California; excommunicated in the 1950s after conviction for child molestation; moved to Iowa, reoffended, incarcerated; returned to California, convicted once or twice more, then assigned to be a Mormon church scoutmaster; abused again, caught, sentenced to prison in 1979; a 2024 lawsuit against the LDS church alleged that a bishop failed to protect kids
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- Crime: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s,
- Crime state:
California, Iowa,
2024 lawsuit said Mormon church excommunicated Forrester after child sex abuse conviction, then later re-baptized him and assigned him to work with kids
Convicted:
1956, 1960, 1966, 1979, LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender, Released, Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing, Alleged failure to report-
- 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
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- Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
Convicted:
2020, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Probation, -
- Jeffrey Fox (1947 – ) was a former state legislator (1977-1982) in Utah; convicted federally for possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) in 2013 and placed on probation for 15 years; in 2019, probation was terminated for completing terms; in 2022, arrested and charged in Utah with 8 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor; case dismissed without prejudice due to a federal charge
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2013, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Ongoing, Pleaded guilty, Probation, -
- Michael Fritchen (1955 – ) was a Mormon church member in Utah; sentenced to prison in the 1990s and again in 2011 for child sexual abuse
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- Crime: 1990s, 2010s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2011, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender, -
- 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
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- LDS positions: Ministering/home teacher, Missionary, Other leader, Stake clerk, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Unknown result,
- Civil case(s): Settlement,
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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
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2012, LDS positions: Bishop, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result, -
- 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
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2019, LDS positions: Bishop, Missionary, Stake high council, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Registered sex offender, -
- Samuel Gardner (1932 – 1968) was an LDS bishop in the Oklahoma City First Ward in the early 1960s; accused of sexually abusing a teenage boy in the bishop's office at a Mormon chapel in about 1961; died in 1968
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- Alleged crime: 1960s,
- Alleged crime state:
Oklahoma,
LDS positions: Bishop, Stake high council, Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, Alleged failure to report-
- Russell Gatrell (1980 – ) was a Mormon or former Mormon church member in Cottonwood Heights, Utah; accused in 2025 of possession of up to 280 million CSAM images
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- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
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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
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- Crime: 1990s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2000, LDS positions: Ministering/home teacher, Primary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, -
- 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
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- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Released,
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- Lawrence Gilbert (1939 – ) was a Mormon church member and high priest group leader in California; convicted of sexually abusing three girls; sentenced to 10 years in prison
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- LDS positions: High priest,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
"I never would have left him alone with my children if he weren't a high priest. We considered him our family."
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- Gabe Gilbert (2000 – ) was an LDS missionary; convicted in 2021 of five counts of first-degree felony aggravated sexual extortion of a child and four counts of second-degree felony sexual exploitation of a minor; was sentenced to terms of five years to life in state prison for each of the first-degree felonies
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2019, LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, -
- Martin Gillen was a Mormon church member in Nevada and Colorado; in 2002, Gillen was convicted of sexual assault of a 6-year-old and sentenced to eight years in prison in Colorado; in 2016, arrested and charged again with child sex abuse, but case was dismissed
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- Convicted:
2002,
- LDS positions: Ministering/home teacher,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
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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
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- Crime: 1980s,
- Crime state:
Alabama,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Overturned/reversed, Prison, Probation, Unknown result, Alleged failure to report-
- 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
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- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
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- Scott Gollaher was an LDS church member in Utah; sentenced to prison for child sexual abuse
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- LDS positions: Missionary, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
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- David Gomez (1946 – ) was a former LDS bishop and department of corrections administrator in or near West Valley City, Utah; arrested in 2004 and charged with 125 counts of sexual abuse; charges were dropped in 2005 due to issues related to the statutes of limitations
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- Alleged crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Alleged crime county:
UT - Salt Lake,
- Alleged crime state:
Utah,
LDS positions: Bishop, Criminal case(s): Charges dropped, Alleged failure to report-
- 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
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- LDS positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Unknown result,
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- Kenneth Good (1950 – ) was a Mormon church member in Georgia; accused of molesting 4 underage girls; pleaded guilty of child sexual abuse; sentenced in 1991 to 8 years in prison; released on parole in December 1993; as of 2023, lives in Taylorsville Utah
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- Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Crime state:
Georgia,
LDS positions: Scout leader, Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Released, -
- 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
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- Crime: 1990s, 2000s,
- Crime state:
Pennsylvania, Virginia,
Convicted:
2023, LDS positions: Bishop, Scout leader, Stake high council, Stake presidency counselor, Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Ongoing, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, Alleged failure to report-
- John Goodrich (1959 – ) was a former Mormon bishop and dentist in Idaho; accused of child sexual abuse and of having nonconsensual sex with a woman he admitting to drugging; given a withheld judgement; in December 2023, the AP reported that the Mormon church had offered $300,000 to a victim and her mother to not use her story to sue the church, and to keep the NDA secret; arrested in Virginia in March 2024
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state:
Idaho, Virginia,
Convicted:
2017, LDS positions: Bishop, Criminal case(s): Charges dropped, Convicted, Withheld judgment, Civil case(s): Settlement, Alleged failure to report-
- 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
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- Crime: 1990s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
LDS positions: Primary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, -
- 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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- LDS positions: Bishop, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
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- Stanley Green (1929 – 2009) was a former Mormon bishop in Athens, Texas (in or before 1998 to 1999 or later); accused of sexual abuse; convicted; died in 2009
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- LDS positions: Bishop,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
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- Gene Guinn (1932 – 2008) was an LDS church member in the Dallas Seventh Ward, Texas; in 2000, found guilty by a jury of indecency with a child and sentenced to 68 years in prison; the victim was 10 years old at the time of the crime; Mormon officials allegedly knew about the abuse but failed to report to police
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- Crime: 1990s,
- Crime state:
Texas,
Convicted:
2000, LDS positions: High priest, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, Alleged failure to report-
- Andrew Gwilliam was a Mormon church member in Utah; pleaded guilty of child sexual abuse; sentenced to prison; registered sex offender
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime county:
UT - Salt Lake,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2003, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, -
- Lincoln Gygi (1988 – ) was a Mormon church member in Pleasant Grove, Utah; convicted in 2020 of sexually abusing a 7-year-old boy
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime county:
UT - Utah,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2020, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, -
- Dustin Hall was a Mormon church member and Boy Scout leader in Washington; accused of sexually abusing boys in the Shelton Ward near Olympia; a lawsuit filed against the Mormon church in 2009 claimed church leaders knew Hall posed a risk to boys but failed to prevent him from working with them
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- Alleged crime: 1970s,
- Alleged crime state:
Washington,
LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result, Alleged failure to report-
- 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,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2005, LDS positions: Seminary teacher, Tabernacle Choir, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, Unknown result, -
- Frank Hall (1970 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah; former award-winning first grade schoolteacher; sentenced in 2007 to prison for sexually abusing his students
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2007, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, -
- Ryan Hall (1970 – ) was a former Mormon bishopric member and veteran sheriff's department detective in Maryland; in 2024, arrested and charged with several sex crimes related to child sexual abuse
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- Alleged crime: 2010s, 2020s,
- Alleged crime state:
Maryland,
LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Other leader, Sunday school, Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Ongoing, -
- Timothy Hallows (1958 – ) was a Mormon bishop in Kaysville, Utah when he perpetrated sex crimes; sentenced to 46 months in federal prison for possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM); released in January 2023; as of February 2024, lives in Pleasant View, Utah
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime county:
UT - Davis,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2020, LDS positions: Bishop, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Released, Alleged failure to report-
- Jake Hally (1995 – ) was an LDS church member in Idaho Falls, Idaho; accused of sexual abuse
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- Crime: 2020s,
- Crime city:
ID - Rexburg,
- Crime county:
UT - Washington,
- Crime state:
Colorado, Idaho, Utah,
Convicted:
2023, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, -
- David Hamblin (1954 – ) was a Mormon church member and former elders quorum president in Utah; arrested in 2022 and charged with child sexual abuse in three separate cases; investigated along with ex-wife Roselle Stevenson (arrested in 2023) for alleged ritualistic sexual abuse; in 2025, a court dismissed one case with prejudice after "discovery issues;" one case remained as of March 2025
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- Alleged crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s,
- Alleged crime city:
UT - Provo,
- Alleged crime county:
UT - Utah,
- Alleged crime state:
Utah,
LDS positions: Elders quorum, Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Ongoing, Police investigation, Alleged failure to report-
- Melvin Hansen (1952 – ) was a Mormon church member, school music teacher and former Tabernacle Choir member in Utah; convicted in 2021 in Utah of first degree felony attempted aggravated child sexual abuse; also accused of sexual abuse in Arizona
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- Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- Crime city:
UT - Salt Lake City,
- Crime county:
UT - Salt Lake,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2021, LDS positions: Other leader, Tabernacle Choir, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Police investigation, -
- 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
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- Alleged crime: 1980s,
- Alleged crime county:
UT - Utah,
- Alleged crime state:
Utah,
LDS 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 failure to report-
- Ned Hansen (1970 – ) was a fire chief/EMS in Jackson Hole, Wyoming; retired, then became Tremonton, Utah fire chief; arrested in Jan. 2025, charged with child sexual exploitation; accused of discussing ways to sexually abuse children with Box Elder County judge Kevin Christensen (a Mormon)
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- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Alleged crime state:
Utah, Wyoming,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Civil case(s): Ongoing, -
- Jeffrey Hardin was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Idaho; convicted of lewd conduct with a minor in October 1991
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- Crime: 1990s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, -
- William Harding (1940 – ) was a Mormon branch president, elders quorum president and ward clerk in Tasmania and Queensland, Australia; charged in or before 2023 with multiple counts of sexual assault of a minor in two states in Australia; allegedly had as many as 40 victims; in 2024, pleaded guilty to reduced charges and was sentenced to 9 months in jail in Brisbane; in 2025, faced new charges in Tasmania
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- Crime: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s,
- Crime country:
Australia,
LDS positions: Branch president, Ward clerk, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Ongoing, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Alleged failure to report-
- Michael Hare (1978 – ) was an LDS church member in Tooele, Utah; pleaded guilty of sexual abuse
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- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result,
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- Marvin Harker (1968 – ) was an LDS bishop in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada in 2016; reportedly confessed to his mission president in 1987 to sexually abusing multiple children; also reportedly confessed to his bishop; both leaders told him not to report to police, according to records in a 2016 criminal case; convicted in 2019 (alleged abuse 1986-93); sentenced in 2020 to five years in prison; registered sex offender
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- Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Crime country:
Canada,
Convicted:
2019, LDS positions: Bishop, Missionary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Alleged failure to report-
- Larry Harmston was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse which allegedly took place at a Mormon chapel in Orem, Utah; convicted; charged again (result unknown)
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- Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2005, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result, -
- 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
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- Crime: 1980s,
- Crime state:
California,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Prison, Alleged failure to report-
- Kenneth Harper was an LDS church member in California; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
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- Crime: 1970s, 1980s, 1990s,
- Crime state:
California,
LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, -
- 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,
- Crime county:
UT - Weber,
- Crime state:
Utah,
LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, No contest, -
- Devin Hartman (1975 – ) was an LDS church member in Mableton, near Atlanta, Georgia; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; given two consecutive sentences of life in prison
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- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s,
- Crime state:
Georgia, Utah,
Convicted:
2016, LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Alleged failure to report-
- Craig Harward (1948 – ) was a Mormon ward executive secretary and former elementary "teacher of the year" in Santa Clara County, California; accused of sexual abuse of at least 10 children; pleaded guilty to charges related to sexual abuse of four children over a six-year period; sentenced to 14 years in prison; in 2024, a lawsuit said the LDS church failed to report abuse; as of 2024, lives in St. George, Utah
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- Crime: 1990s, 2000s,
- Crime state:
California,
Convicted:
2004, LDS positions: Missionary, Other leader, Ward executive secretary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released, Civil case(s): Dismissed, Dismissed without prejudice, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Alleged failure to report-
- James Haskell (1982 – ) was a former Mormon bishop and practicing attorney in Vacaville, California; charged with 14 felonies and three misdemeanors for allegedly sexually abusing four children; was an LDS stake high council member when charged; in June 2024, found not guilty of 16 of 17 counts; jurors deadlocked on one count of felony injury upon a child; as of October 2025, civil lawsuit is ongoing
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- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Alleged crime state:
California,
LDS positions: Bishop, Scout leader, Stake high council, Criminal case(s): Acquitted, Found not guilty, Hung jury, Ongoing, Civil case(s): Ongoing, -
- Joseph Hastings (1987 – ) was a Mormon church member in Clevedon, UK; sentenced to prison for sending child pornography to an undercover police officer online in 2015; sentenced to 13 years and eight months in prison, including a custodial term of eight years and eight months
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime country:
England, United Kingdom,
Convicted:
2015, LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Prison, -
- Collin Hawkins (1997 – ) was a Mormon church member and adjunct Russian professor at Brigham Young University-Idaho; was a Mormon missionary in St. Petersburg, Russia from 2015 to 2017; arrested in 2025 on suspicion of 20 felony counts of sexual exploitation of a minor; the charges were related to CSAM (child sexual abuse material)
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- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Alleged crime state:
Utah,
LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Police investigation, -
- Elwood Haws (1951 – ) was an employee and vice president of an LDS church-owned trust company in Utah; charged in 2020 with 13 second degree felony counts of sexual exploitation of a minor (related to possession of child pornography); admitted that he viewed child pornography 3-4 times a week over a 3-4 year span; in 2021, pleaded guilty to three counts and was sentenced to 180 days in jail; in 2023, violated probation
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- Crime: 2010s, 2020s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2021, LDS positions: Church employee, Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Violated parole/probation, -
- Darren Haymond was an LDS church member in Provo, Utah and a custodian at Provo High School; pleaded guilty to voyeurism, a class B misdemeanor; sentenced in 2011
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime city:
UT - Provo,
- Crime county:
UT - Utah,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2011, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result, -
- 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,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2019, LDS positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jail, Jury trial, Probation, Registered sex offender, Released, Alleged failure to report-
- Samuel Heavilon (1960 – ) was allegedly a former LDS branch president in Frankfort, Indiana; convicted in 2018 and in 2024 of child exploitation; sentenced both times to prison
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Indiana,
Convicted:
2018, LDS positions: Branch president, Stake high council, Temple worker, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Alleged failure to report-
- Vance Hein (1951 – ) was an LDS church member and scoutmaster in West Bradford, Pennsylvania; was convicted in 1999 of a misdemeanor for sexually abusing one of his boy scouts; sentenced in 2000 to 15 years of probation; arrested in 2011 for possessing child pornography; sentenced in 2012 to 15 to 30 years in prison; the Mormon church settled a related lawsuit in 2014
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- Crime: 1990s, 2010s,
- Crime state:
Pennsylvania,
- Crime country:
Canada,
Convicted:
1999, 2000, 2012, LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Probation, Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, Alleged failure to report-
- David Herget (1943 – 2005) was a Mormon high priest in Washington; convicted of child rape and child molestation in 1993; sentenced to 180 days in jail and was a registered sex offender; arrested in 2005, died by suicide in jail the next day; detectives identified at least seven victims; one child estimated that Herget abused him 1,400 times; in a 2025 lawsuit against the church, four plaintiffs said officials failed them
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- Crime: 1990s, 2000s,
- Crime county:
WA - King,
- Crime state:
Washington,
one boy estimated that Herget abused him 1,400 times
Convicted:
1993, LDS positions: High priest, Seminary teacher, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Died awaiting trial, Jail, Prison, Registered sex offender, Suicide, Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing, Alleged failure to report"This isn't a case of ignorance, it's a case of betrayal. The church knew exactly who this man was and what he had done. Nonetheless, they gave a convicted predator a position of trust and authority, which allowed him to exercise power over young boys. These kids deserved safety. Instead, they were left vulnerable to unimaginable harm."
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- Christopher Hettiger was a Mormon church member in Sacramento, California; in 2005, found guilty of child sexual abuse and was sentenced to 30 years in prison
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state:
California,
Convicted:
2005, LDS positions: Sunday school, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Prison, Filters
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