514 LDS sex abuse cases found
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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
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2019,
Positions: Bishop, Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Larry Harmon (1932 – 2012) was a Mormon in Utah; sentenced to jail and probation in 2005 for aggravated sex abuse of a child; charged in 2012 with first-degree felony aggravated sex abuse of a child; according to police, Harmon was allowed to be around children at an LDS ward Christmas party (where the alleged abuse took place in 2011) despite being a registered sex offender; died in 2012, so the charge was dismissed
Convicted:
2005,
Positions: Missionary, Senior missionary, Temple worker,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Died awaiting trial, Jail, Probation, Registered sex offender,
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, - View report »
"[T]he defendant was at his LDS Church building in Orem assisting members of the ward in setting up for a Christmas party. He located the 12-year-old female victim alone in the kitchen of the church."According to police, Harmon was allowed to be around children at an LDS ward Christmas party despite being a registered sex offender-
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- 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)
Convicted:
2005,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Harvey Harper (1935 – 2014) was an LDS church member and deputy county district attorney in Los Angeles, California; arrested in 1984 and charged with child sexual abuse; jumped bail; found guilty; sentenced in absentia to 14 years in prison; lived secretly in Colorado for 20 months until federal investigators found him; local LDS church coverup alleged
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Prison, - View report »
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- Kenneth Harper was an LDS church member in California; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, - 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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- Kim Hartley (1963 – 2025) was a Mormon bishopric counselor in Clinton, Davis County, Utah; accused of sexual abuse of multiple children; the alleged abuse took place in 1999; pleaded guilty in March 2002 to two second-degree felony counts of forcible sexual abuse; sentenced to two concurrent terms of one to 15 years in prison
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2002,
Positions: Bishopric counselor,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- 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
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2016,
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- 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
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2004,
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, - View report »
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- 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
Positions: Bishop, Scout leader, Stake high council,
Criminal case(s): Acquitted, Found not guilty, Hung jury, Ongoing,
Civil case(s): Ongoing, - View report »
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- 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
Convicted:
2015,
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Spencer Hatch (1996 – ) was a Mormon church member in Davis County, Utah; charged in January 2026 with 10 first-degree felony counts of aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor
Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- 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)
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Police investigation, - View report »
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- Elwood Haws (1951 – ) was 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; admitted that he viewed child sexual abuse material 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; as of 2026, lives in Taylorsville, Utah
Convicted:
2021,
Positions: Church employee,
Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, Released, Violated parole/probation,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Darren Haymond (1987 – ) 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; Haymond's conviction was expunged in 2017
Convicted:
2011,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Expunged, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result, - 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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- 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
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2018,
Positions: Branch president, Stake high council, Temple worker,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- 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
Alleged failure to report-
Church paid $unknown
Convicted:
1999, 2000, 2012,
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Probation,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, - View report »
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- 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
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
1993,
Positions: High priest, Seminary teacher, Ward Santa Claus,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Died awaiting trial, Jail, Prison, Registered sex offender, Suicide,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
Alleged church actions: Church members wrote letters of support, 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, Church officials accused of failure to warn ward members, Excommunicated, Rebaptized, Ward official accused of pressuring victim not to seek accountability, - View 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."one boy estimated that Herget abused him 1,400 times-
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- Michael Hiatt (1990 – ) was a Mormon church member in Clinton, Utah; charged in Utah in March 2023 with two second degree felony counts of enticing a minor, and one third degree felony count of dealing in materials harmful to a minor; pleaded guilty in June 2023 to one second degree felony count of enticing a minor; sentenced in August 2023 to 45 days in jail, with credit for 15 days served, and 4 years probation
Convicted:
2023,
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, - 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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- Grant Hildreth (1962 – 2022) was an LDS church member in Montana; sentenced to prison in 1992 for felony child sexual abuse; in 2011, pleaded guilty to two class A misdemeanor counts of sexual battery; died in 2022
Convicted:
2011,
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, - View report »
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- Craig Hill (1972 – ) was an LDS church member in Ogden, Utah; convicted of sexual abuse in 1990;
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
1990,
Positions: Bishopric counselor, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
Alleged church actions: Ward official accused of failure to report, - View report »
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- James Hogan (1937 – ) was a Mormon scout leader in California and Oregon; in 1989, was sentenced to five years in prison for child sexual abuse; in 1989, two teenagers sued the church and Hogan (settled 1990); in 2002, two men sued the church and the BSA (church settled for $800,000 and $75,000); in 2011, a man sued the BSA for $5.2 million (he previously settled with the church); in all, 12 alleged victims 1967-1989
Alleged failure to report-
Church paid $875,000
Convicted:
1989,
Positions: Church employee, Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Released,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, - View report »
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- David Homack (1964 – ) was a Mormon church member in Colorado; convicted of sexual abuse in 2009 in Colorado
Convicted:
2009,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Allan Howe was an LDS church member and Utah politician; accused of a sex crime; convicted
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, - View report »
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- Robert Howell (1956 – ) was a Mormon church member and a professional dentist for over 30 years in New Jersey and Orem, Utah; arrested in June 2026 pending formal charges of object rape, a first-degree felony, and forcible sexual abuse, a second-degree felony, for allegedly manipulating and sexually abusing a high school student who was working as his intern
Positions: Elders quorum ministering secretary, executive secretary, Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
"Over the next several months Dr. Howell and the victim exchanged over a thousand text messages discussing personal and religious matters. This also included known phone calls where the two would read scriptures together. "Howell's website called him "A Dentist You Can Trust"-
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- Christine Hubbs was an LDS church member in California; was charged with sexual abuse of two underage boys (ages 14 and 15); convicted in 2011, sentenced to five years in prison; violated parole
Convicted:
2011,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Parole, Prison, Violated parole/probation, - View report »
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- Erik Hughes (1966 – ) was a Mormon bishop in Mapleton, Utah and a Mormon church senior product manager when he sexually abused two underage children in his LDS ward dozens of times; was sentenced to prison in 2017; released in 2023; as of 2024, registered sex offender living in Utah
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2017,
Positions: Bishop, Church employee, Missionary, Stake high council, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Parole, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released, - View report »
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- Stanley Hunt (1953 – ) was an LDS church member and custodian in the Washington County School District in St. George, Utah; convicted of second-degree felony sex abuse of a child via a plea agreement; convicted in 2023 of violation of the terms of his sex offender registration
Positions: Bishopric counselor, Ward clerk,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, - View report »
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- Hayden Hunter (2001 – ) was a Mormon missionary in California; he was from Pleasant Grove, Utah; arrested in 2020 for distribution of child sexual abuse material (child pornography) while on his mission; convicted of possession of CSAM in 2021
Convicted:
2021,
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Released, - View report »
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- Jesus Hurtado (1953 – ) was a Mormon church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
1994,
Positions: Sunday school,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
Civil case(s): Settlement,
Alleged church actions: Church members wrote letters of support, Ward official accused of failure to report, - View report »
"Nobody did anything. Nobody called the police."per a 2016 lawsuit, a victim told two bishops, who did not alert police; she said one told her to repent and the other said he would no longer allow Hurtado to be her Sunday school teacher-
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- Albert Jackson (1906 – 2010) was a Mormon church member in Lewiston, Utah and Centerville, Utah; accused of child sexual abuse; convicted in 2002 (at age 96) via plea agreement to two second-degree felony counts of sex abuse of a child; was sentenced to two concurrent prison terms of one to 15 years each
Convicted:
2002,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
"You're in pretty good health for a 99-year-old man. We don't want you touching anybody anymore, OK?"Was Utah's oldest prison inmate when released to home confinement at age 99-
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- Zemedu Jacobsen (2007 – ) has been accused of sexually abusing a female minor and recording the abuse, and of recording another minor victim that was on a video following his promptings to remove her clothing; she was apparently unaware he was recording, according to a police statement; there is a warrant out for his arrest;
Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Cecil Jacobson (1936 – 2021) was a Mormon church member and fertility doctor in Virginia; found guilty of secretly using his own sperm to artificially inseminate patients
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted,
Civil case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- Rowland James (1968 – ) was an LDS church member in Lansing, Michigan; pleaded guilty to charges related to alleged sexual abuse of young girls and a young boy he met at church; serving time in prison as of January 2024
Convicted:
1997, 2001, 2017,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, Rebaptized, - 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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- Ángel Jaramillo was an LDS church member and city councilor in El Carmen, Jujuy, Argentina; arrested on child pornography and abuse charges (which includes distribution, tenancy, and production of material); in 2025, sentenced to two years of "prisión condicional" (akin to probation)
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2024,
Positions: Church employee, Stake clerk, Stake high council,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Ronald Jenkins (1942 – ) was a Mormon scout leader, bishopric counselor and stake high council member in Idaho; worked as a high school teacher; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 1996 of 10 counts of lewd conduct with a minor; sentenced to 17 years in prison; registered sex offender
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Bishopric counselor, Scout leader, Stake high council,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, - 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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- Floyd Jennings (1947 – 2025) was a former Mormon bishop and school bus driver in St. George, Utah; was a senior missionary in Nauvoo, Illinois and Fort Cove, Utah; arrested in 2017 for soliciting sex from two girls he thought were 13 years old; convicted in 2019; died in 2025
Convicted:
2019,
Positions: Bishop, Missionary, Senior missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Christopher Jensen (1991 – ) was a Mormon church member in Utah and West Virginia; sentenced to 35 to 75 years in prison for sexually abusing two children; local LDS church coverup alleged; LDS church settled civil lawsuit mid-trial in 2018 for $32 million, also spending over $27 million on legal fees; FLOODLIT.org discovered the settlement details in 2025 and made them public for the first time
Alleged failure to report-
Church paid $32,000,000
Convicted:
2013,
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, Registered sex offender,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
Alleged church actions: Church officials accused of failure to warn stake members, Church officials accused of failure to warn ward members, Excommunicated, Stake official accused of pressuring victim not to seek accountability, Ward official accused of failure to report, Ward official accused of pressuring victim not to seek accountability, - View report »
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- Gail Jensen (1931 – ) was a Mormon church member in Wellsville, Cache County, Utah; in 1997, pleaded guilty to one second-degree felony count of sexual abuse of a child; sentenced to six months in jail with work release, and probation (ended in 1998); charge was reduced to a third-degree felony in 2001; in 2008, a woman filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against Jensen; the case was settled in 2010
Convicted:
1997,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Registered sex offender,
Civil case(s): Settlement, - View report »
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- Dick Jensen (1943 – ) was a Mormon church member and dentist in McMinnville, Oregon; was added to the BSA perversion files; according to perversion files appears to have had a criminal case; settled out of court with victim in civil case
Convicted:
1980,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, No contest, Plea deal,
Civil case(s): Settlement,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- James Johannes (1982 – ) was a Mormon youth leader and US Army soldier assigned to the National Security Agency (NSA) in San Antonio, Texas; sentenced in 2017 to six years in prison for spying on two teenage sisters and recording them preparing to attend LDS seminary classes
Convicted:
2017,
Positions: Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- 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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- Les Johnson (1944 – ) was a Mormon church member in northern Utah; found guilty of child sexual abuse; was granted parole in 1984 in Utah after serving 7 months of a 0-5 year prison sentence; as of 2023, lives in Bountiful, Utah
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Released, - View report »
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- Bryce Johnson (1984 – ) was an LDS church member in Heber City, Utah; convicted of three counts of aggravated child sex abuse/1st degree felony and sexual exploitation of a minor/2nd degree felony; sentenced to prison
Convicted:
2017,
Positions: Missionary, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Harry Jones (1970 – ) was an LDS church member in Illinois; sentenced to 30 months of probation for possession of child pornography (child sexual abuse material or CSAM)
Convicted:
2015,
Positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Probation, - View report »
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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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- Harry Jones IV (1970 – ) was a Mormon church member in Buffalo Grove, Illinois; convicted of possessing CSAM; is a registered sex offender
Convicted:
2015,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- Michael Jordan (1980 – ) was an LDS church member in West Valley, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 2015 of 33 felonies related to child sexual abuse (CSA)
Convicted:
2015,
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Larry Judd (1936 – ) was an LDS church member in Mesa, Arizona; accused of sexual abuse; admitted to molesting 12 girls over a period of about 20 years; some of the alleged abuse took place at church and at church-sponsored summer camps
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Dennis Judd (1954 – ) was an LDS church member and Uintah County, Utah attorney; charged with voyeurism and stalking in October 2023 after allegedly filming his female employees in his law firm's bathroom; in January 2024, pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of stalking; plea held in abeyance; in June 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of voyeurism
Convicted:
2024,
Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): No contest, Not convicted, Plea deal, Plea held in abeyance, Probation,
Civil case(s): Ongoing, - View report »
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- Spencer Kartchner (1965 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah; convicted of sex crimes in 2009 and 2021
Convicted:
2009, 2021,
Positions: Ward mission leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, 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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- Lon Kennard (1941 – 2019) was a former Mormon bishop in Heber City, Utah; in 2011, pleaded guilty to three felony counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child; sentenced in 2011 to three consecutive terms of five years to life in the Utah State Prison
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2011,
Positions: Bishop, Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- James Kersey Sr. (1958 – ) was a Mormon church member in Eastman, Georgia; arrested Jan. 23, 2026 and charged with computer child exploitation / felony and computer pornography / felony
Convicted:
Ongoing,
Positions: Bishopric counselor, elders quorum counselor, Primary teacher, Sunday school teacher, Ward mission leader, Ward Santa Claus,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Scott Kidman (1977 – ) was a Mormon church member in Cache County, Utah; investigated in 2015-16 for alleged sexual abuse of multiple children, but charges were never filed; arrested in 2025 for alleged object rape; allegedly repeatedly sexually abused at least four young girls over a period of several years
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Police investigation,
Alleged church actions: Financial support for victim, - View report »
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- Jason Kilgore (1982 – ) was a Mormon church member in Mountain Green, Utah; charged in 2024 with four felony counts of aggravated child sexual abuse and four felony counts of sodomy upon a child
Positions: Sunday school teacher, Young Mens Leader,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Jimmy Kilpatrick was a Mormon church member in Alabama; pleaded guilty to charges of child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2015 to 10 years in prison
Convicted:
2015,
Positions: Bishopric counselor,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Thomas Kimball (1967 – 2020) was a Mormon church member in Logan, Utah; accused of sexual abuse by multiple women; died by suicide in October 2020, shortly after allegations became public
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, Suicide, - View report »
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- Louis Kinyon (1954 – ) was an LDS church member in Provo, Utah; convicted in 2005 of aggravated murder
Convicted:
2005,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, - View report »
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- Kevin Kirkland (1959 – ) was a Mormon seminary teacher and school teacher in the Redlands, California area; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in 2016 to molesting four female students from May 2015 to May 2016; sentenced to two years in jail; released in June 2017
Positions: Seminary teacher,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Released,
Civil case(s): Settlement, - 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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- Arthur Krigbaum was an LDS church member and scout leader in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- Antonio Lacy (1994 – ) was an LDS church member and BYU student in Provo, Utah; convicted in 2012 of forcible sexual abuse
Convicted:
2012,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Kent Langston (1951 – ) was a Mormon church member and former LDS Primary teacher in Saratoga Springs, Utah; charged on December 9, 2025 with several first-degree felonies related to child sexual abuse; accused of abusing at least eight children and one disabled adult
Positions: Missionary, Primary, Ward executive secretary,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Police investigation,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
"“I am sorry for what I’ve done. I’m so, so sorry for the pain inflicted on your beautiful, precious families. Why did it happen?...In my weakness, he told me there is no harm in a little of this and a little of that. Once the dam I built was breached, the breach grew little by little…I’m now facing 15-years-to life in prison.”"Langston continued in the text by explaining he will spend the rest of his life in prison and then questioned whether he deserved to spend the rest of his life in prison and suggested that there’s a lot more ‘good’ that he can do-
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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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- James Larsen (1977 – ) was a Mormon church member (possibly a ward clerk or bishop) in Magna, Utah; accused in 2017 of putting cameras in LDS church bathrooms as well as a private rental; pleaded guilty; sentenced in 2018 to prison; released; as of 2025, lives in Magna, Utah as a registered sex offender
Convicted:
2018,
Positions: Missionary, Ward clerk,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Robert Larsen (1965 – ) was an LDS church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; convicted of LEWDNESS INVOLVING A CHILD in 1993, and SEX ABUSE CHILD in 1998, as well as POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY in 2009
Convicted:
2009,
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Released, - View report »
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- Daniel Larsen (1982 – ) was a Mormon church member in Winslow, Arizona; convicted of sexually abusing 4 minors from ages 5-15, some dating back decades; convicted of sexual abuse related charges in 2023; is a prisoner in Arizona State Penitentiary as of May 2026
Convicted:
2023,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Virgil Larson was a Mormon church member and first counselor in an LDS ward bishopric in Chubbuck, Idaho; arrested in September 2024 and charged with sexual abuse of five boys, ages 12-15; he knew the boys from LDS ward activities and was their priesthood leader; as of March 2025, a jury trial was scheduled for April 8
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Bishopric counselor, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, - 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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- Nicholas Lewis (1992 – ) was a Mormon church member and BYU student; accused of sexually abusing young girls and attempting to solicit sex from a teen online; sentenced in 2017 to jail and probation; 2023: registered sex offender living in Bremerton, Washington
Convicted:
2017,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Probation, Registered sex offender, - 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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- Michael Lister (1960 – ) was an LDS church member in or near Cedar City, Utah and Bunkerville, Nevada; accused in Utah in 2023 of sexual abuse of two young girls; pleaded guilty to one count of sodomy on a child; sentenced in June 2023 to 25 years to life in prison
Convicted:
2023,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, - View report »
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- Bryant Litchfield (1953 – 2023) was an LDS church member and physician in Alberta, Canada; accused of sexual abuse; acquitted; in 2008, was found guilty by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta of inappropriately touching women patients during breast and vaginal exams in 2001; stripped of his medical license
Convicted:
2008,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, - View report »
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- Jack Loholt was an LDS church member and Boy scout leader in Kent, Washington; accused of sexual abuse in the 1970s; court records show that two Mormon bishops knew about the abuse allegations but did not tell police; the Mormon church was court-ordered in 2006 to pay $87,500 to one victim after it settled with three others for undisclosed sums
Alleged failure to report-
Church paid $87,500
Positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
Civil case(s): Judgment for plaintiff, Lawsuit v. LDS church, - 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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- Dennis Loveless was a Mormon church member in Farmington, Utah; accused of sexual abuse in 1977 and 1984; sentenced to prison both times; died in 2016
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, - View report »
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- Douglas Lund (1950 – ) was a former Mormon bishopric counselor in Pahrump, Nevada; arrested in 2011 and accused of repeated sexual abuse of two young girls; the alleged abuse occurred over a period of several years; convicted in 2012 of lewdness with a child under 14; as of January 2026, lives in Nevada as a registered sex offender
Convicted:
2012,
Positions: Bishopric counselor,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Released,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Devin MacCabe (1993 – ) was a Mormon church member in Idaho; pleaded guilty to Video Voyeurism by Installing or Permitting the Use of Imaging Device Without Mutual Consent in January 2017; placed a camera in the bathroom of two girls that he knew
Convicted:
2017,
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
Alleged church actions: Church members wrote letters of support, - View report »
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- Richard Mallard (1981 – ) was a Mormon church member in Orem, Utah; charged in July 2025 with 41 felony counts related to child sexual exploitation; in August 2025, was released on bond, despite initially being held without bail; several LDS church members sent the court letters of support on Mallard's behalf prior to his detention hearing
Positions: Missionary, Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, - View report »
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- Jan Manley was a Mormon church member in Virginia; arrested in 2018 on suspicion of various offenses related to child sexual abuse; accused of abusing multiple children; acquitted by a jury in 2023
Positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Acquitted, Found not guilty, Jury trial, Not convicted,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Brandon Manning (1973 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah and Georgia; convicted three times of sex crimes: Scotland in the 1990s, Utah in 2001, Georgia in 2020; assigned to be a young men's president in a Georgia LDS branch in 2017; arrested in 2019 and charged with eight felony counts of child sexual exploitation; convicted; as of July 2026, lives in Eatonton, Georgia as a registered sex offender
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2001, 2020, Unknown,
Positions: Missionary, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender,
Alleged church actions: Church position after conviction, - 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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- Nicholas Mason (1989 – ) was a Mormon church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; p.c. affidavit states found multiple videos of CSAM on his iPhone, CD evidence and icloud storage with CSAM
Convicted:
2015,
Criminal case(s): Convicted,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
"I then asked MASON about the files on the iPhone. MASON explained that he knew the files were in fact on his iPhone but had not told me because he was hoping the files would not be located. He stated he wanted to "chance it" and then stated there should be three files of child pornography. ""MASON made several statements regarding the child pornography being an error and that he had not meant to download the files [...] He told me files were located in his video files and that he accessed them as recently as three to four days prior. MASON said he accessed the files on average two times a week."-
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- Craig Mathias (1960 – ) was a Mormon scout leader in Santa Clarita, California; was in the Northridge 1st Ward until 1983; convicted in 1987 of sexually molesting five boy scouts at his home; the alleged abuse involved up to 11 scouts; reportedly urged one victim on a recorded phone call not to tell police about the abuse; sentenced to six years in prison; released in 1990; registered sex offender (2025)
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
1987,
Positions: Missionary, Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, Ward official accused of discouraging victim or others from reporting, Ward official accused of failure to report, Ward official accused of pressuring victim not to seek accountability, Ward official accused of saying victim was responsible, - View report »
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- Franklin Mathias (1934 – ) was a Mormon church member and Boy scout leader in La Grande, Oregon; had a career as a schoolteacher; accused in 1987 of sexual abuse; sentenced in 1988 to four years in prison for molesting a child; he said that he had 242 victims over a 30-year period; convicted in 1997 of failure to register as a sex offender and was placed on probation for 24 months
Convicted:
1988,
Positions: High priest, Scout leader, Stake high council, Sunday school,
Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
Mathias reportedly admitted that he had 242 victims over a 30-year period-
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- Robert Matthews was a Mormon church member and singer in the Mormon Tabernacle Choir; arrested in 2006, after police received evidence that he swam naked with four young boys during a trip in July 2006; he allegedly took pictures of the nude swim and later processed the images on his computer; charged with four counts of sexual exploitation of a minor and lewdness involving a child; convicted
Convicted:
2007,
Positions: Tabernacle Choir,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Norman Maxfield (1944 – ) was an LDS church member and high school drama teacher in Utah; convicted in 1988 of sexually abusing boys
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Michael McClellan (1957 – ) was an LDS church member in Las Vegas, Nevada; arrested; convicted of attempted lewdness with a minor; sentenced to prison; as of 2024, lives in Cottonwood, Arizona
Convicted:
2004,
Positions: Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, Rebaptized, - View report »
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- Timothy McCleve (1956 – ) was a former Mormon bishop in Harrisville, Utah when he was charged with sexually abusing three children; some of the abuse took place while he was bishop; sentenced in 2008 to up to 30 years in prison for child sexual abuse; in 2024, charged in Utah with threatening a witness in a parole violation investigation
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2008,
Positions: Bishop,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - 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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