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- Steve Nelson (1945 – ) was an LDS church member in Idaho; in 2009, pleaded guilty to a charge of lewd conduct; sentenced to 30 years in prison; Mormon leaders allegedly failed to report abuse to police in the 1980s
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- Crime: 1980s, 2000s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: Idaho,
- Convicted: 2009,
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Alleged failure to report
- Keven Nelson was an LDS church member and Boy Scout leader in Idaho Falls, Idaho; accused of grooming and/or sexual abuse by multiple boys in his scout troop; in 1988, his BSA registration was suspended
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- Alleged crime: 1980s,
- Places lived:
- Alleged crime state: Idaho,
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Alleged failure to report
- Jayden Nelson (1997 – ) was an LDS church member in South Ogden, Utah; accused of sexual abuse of a 4-year-old child and of a teenage female; sentenced in 2018 to 15 years to life in prison for aggravated sexual abuse of a child
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- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Paul Nelson (1976 – ) was an LDS church member in Arizona; accused of sexual abuse; sentenced to prison in November 2023; failed to appear at his sentencing and went missing; reportedly planned to turn himself in in March 2024 on the condition that his $100k bail be returned to his family; arrested in April 2024 in Tucson, Arizona and extradited to Gilbert, Arizona
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- LDS positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Fled or failed to appear, Prison,
- Aaron Nelson (1976 – 2020) was a Mormon church member in Idaho Falls, Idaho; charged with 3 counts of Battery-Actual, Intentional and Unlawful Touching or Striking of Another Against their Will and 3 counts of Disturbing the Peace; accepted plea deal and found guilty of Disturbing the Peace; died 31 days after convicted
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: Idaho,
- Convicted: 2020,
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Rand Newby (1953 – ) was an LDS church member and scout leader in Washington, Oregon and San Francisco, California; had a career as a schoolteacher; charged in Oregon in 1986 with sexual abuse of two children; convicted of two counts, one class C felony and one class A misdemeanor; sentenced in 1987 to 5 years probation
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- Crime: 1980s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: Oregon,
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Gregg Nielsen (1947 – ) was an LDS church member and dentist in South Ogden, Utah; pleaded guilty in the 1990s to five felonies for molesting three girls, ages 11, 12 and 15, for six years in his home, office and on family outings; was sentenced to one year in jail, with releases to go to work and therapy
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- LDS positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
- Jeffery Niemi (1985 – ) was a Mormon church member in Duluth, Minnesota; convicted in 2016 and again in 2025 of felonies related to child sexual exploitation; sentenced in 2025 to 30 years in prison
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- Crime: 2020s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: Minnesota,
- Convicted: 2016, 2025,
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Johnathon Nixon was a Mormon church member in Indiana and Utah; convicted of sexual abuse in 2005 in Davis County, Utah; convicted again in 2018 and sentenced to prison
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: Indiana, Utah,
- Convicted: 2005, 2018,
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Brent Noorda (1980 – ) was a Mormon church member and chiropractor in St. George, Utah; arrested in 2019 and accused of sexual abuse; convicted and sentenced to prison
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- LDS positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, No contest, Prison,
- Bryce Norton (1981 – ) was a Mormon church member in South Jordan, Utah; convicted of sexually abusing four young karate students
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived:
- Crime county: UT - Salt Lake,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2011,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- David O'Connor (1953 – ) was an LDS church member and high school wrestling coach in Tacoma, Washington; convicted of sexual abuse in 1977; once reportedly confessed his sexual abuse in an LDS sacrament meeting; in 2021, a victim sued the Mormon church
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- Crime: 1970s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: Washington,
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Unknown result,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Alleged failure to report
- Bruce O'Dell (1970 – ) was a Mormon bishop and dermatologist in Show Low, Navajo County, Arizona; in 1999, was charged with 48 counts of sexual abuse
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- Alleged crime: 1990s,
- Places lived:
- Alleged crime state: Arizona,
- LDS positions: Bishop, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Alleged failure to report
- Eric Olsen (1977 – ) was an LDS church member and schoolteacher in Bakersfield, California; admitted to Ontario, California police that he had sexually abused between 200 to 300 girls, with as many as 30 victims in Kern County; convicted in 2007 in California of 6 felony counts of child sexual abuse; sentenced to five years in prison; lifetime registered sex offender; as of 2023, lives in Brigham City, Utah
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- Convicted: 2007,
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- DeRon Olsen (1944 – ) was a former Mormon bishop and stake presidency counselor in Spokane, Washington; in 2024, pleaded guilty to one felony count of child molestation and one felony count of child rape; sentenced to prison
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- Crime: 2000s, 2010s, 2020s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: Washington,
- Convicted: 2024,
- LDS positions: Bishop, Nursery, Primary, Stake presidency counselor, Sunday school, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Alleged failure to report
- Jeffrey Olson (1966 – ) was a Mormon church member in Utah; convicted of first-degree felony aggravated sex abuse of a child and was sentenced in 2020 to four consecutive terms of three years to life in prison
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- Crime: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2020,
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Alleged failure to report
- Scott Owen (1959 – ) was a Mormon bishop (twice), stake presidency counselor and therapist in Provo, Utah; called himself the "Porn King;" accused by 7 former patients of sexually abusing them during sessions, and by a cousin (alleged sex abuse in 1980s); an LDS bishop, a stake president (his business partner) and Utah DOPL all allegedly failed to report to police; arrested in Nov. 2023; sentenced in 2025 to prison
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- Crime: 1980s,
- Places lived:
- Crime city: UT - Provo,
- Crime county: UT - Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2025,
- LDS positions: Bishop, Missionary, Stake presidency counselor,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Alleged failure to report
- David Owens was an LDS elders quorum president in Tempe, Arizona; accused of sexual abuse; sentenced in 2018 to 20 or more years in prison for sexually assaulting three young men in his Mormon ward
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived:
- Crime county: AZ - Maricopa,
- Crime state: Arizona,
- Convicted: 2018,
- LDS positions: Elders quorum,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Alan Pace (1964 – ) was a Mormon church member in Orem, Utah; sentenced in 2015 to 30 days in prison and 36 months of probation for felony child sexual abuse
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- Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2015,
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Probation,
- Grant Packer (1925 – 2008) was an LDS church member in Idaho; served a full-time mission to Canada in 1946-48 and two senior missions to Atlanta, Georgia and San Bernardino, California; charged with child sexual abuse; pleaded guilty; sentenced to three to 10 years in prison and 10 years probation; died in 2008
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- Crime: 1990s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: Idaho,
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum, Missionary, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Eddie Padilla was a Mormon bishop in Taos, New Mexico; accused of child sexual abuse; convicted twice
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- LDS positions: Bishop,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Alleged failure to report
- Spencer Palmer (1927 – 2000) was a Mormon temple endowment ceremony actor, BYU professor, mission president, temple president, LDS church area authority; lived in Utah; posthumously accused of child sexual abuse by his grandson
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- LDS positions: Bishop, BYU, Mission president, Missionary, Other leader, Sunday school, Temple president,
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Kenny Parcell was an LDS church member and president of the National Association of Realtors; former Mormon ward young men's leader in Utah and bishopric counselor at BYU-Provo; accused in 2023 of sexual harassment by three women; resigned
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- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Steven Paris (1952 – ) was an LDS church member in Anaheim, California; accused in 1986 of sexual abuse of seven boys; pleaded guilty to abusing six of them; was scheduled to receive a 30-year sentence
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- Crime: 1980s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: California,
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Unknown result,
- Alleged failure to report
- Terry Parker (1953 – ) was a former Mormon bishop and school teacher at Lincoln High School in Tacoma, Washington; in 1996, two former students filed a civil lawsuit against the school district, Parker and the school's former principal, saying Parker sexually abused them; they said they reported to the school district, which then allegedly did nothing to protect them; the suit was dismissed with prejudice in Feb. 1998
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- Alleged crime: 1990s,
- Places lived:
- Alleged crime state: Washington,
- LDS positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Nursery, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case(s): Dismissed with prejudice,
- Raymond Parkin (1950 – ) was an LDS church member in Mansfield, England; accused of sexual abuse; convicted and sentenced in 2009 to prison for 18 years for serious sexual offenses against two young girls
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- Convicted: 2009,
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- John Parkinson (1931 – ) was a Mormon stake president (1981-1991) and physician in Fairfield, California; sentenced to prison in 1997 for sexually abusing two female patients, but the judge delayed the sentence pending an appeal; his conviction was later reversed
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- Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: California,
- LDS positions: Stake presidency counselor, Stake president, Sunday school,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jury trial, Overturned/reversed, Prison,
- Alleged failure to report
- Leslie Paul (1943 – ) was an LDS church member in Arizona; charged with child sexual abuse; found guilty on 32 counts; sentenced in about 1989 to over 400 years in prison
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- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Curtis Payne (1959 – ) was a Mormon church member and elementary school teacher in St. George, Utah; convicted in 2019 of child sexual abuse and sentenced to four consecutive terms of 15 years to life in prison
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- Crime: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2019,
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Brian Peterson (1964 – ) was an LDS church member and scout leader in Orem, Utah; accused in 1988 of child sexual abuse; convicted and sentenced to prison in 1990
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- Crime: 1980s,
- Places lived:
- Crime county: UT - Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 1989,
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, No contest, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Alleged failure to report
- Keith Peterson (1948 – 2020) was a Mormon church member and former high school teacher in Nampa, Idaho; accused in 1991 of inappropriate sexual contact; sentenced to 180 days suspended jail time and two years of probation; charge was dismissed in 1998 after he completed probation; pleaded guilty in October 2019 to one count of lewd conduct with a child under 16; sentenced in 2020 to 17 years in prison
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- Crime: 1990s, 2010s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: Idaho,
- Convicted: 2020,
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation,
- Eneudo Petit (1972 – ) was a Mormon bishop in Provo, Utah; while bishop, allegedly sexually abused a child; accused of molesting another child before becoming a bishop; allegedly avoided arrest warrant for child sexual abuse by fleeing the US to Venezuela; arrested in Texas in 2021; convicted in Utah in 2022 and sentenced to prison; as of July 2024, is in the Uintah County Jail
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2022,
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Fled or failed to appear, Prison,
- Alleged failure to report
- Adam Phipps was an LDS church member in Manassas, Virginia; accused of taking indecent liberties with children; charged and convicted in 1993; registered sex offender
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- Crime: 1990s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: Virginia,
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown result,
- David Phipps/Verity was an LDS church member and dentist in Sacramento, California; pleaded no contest in 1987 to two counts of misdemeanor sexual battery involving two of his patients; In 1994, also pleaded no contest to two counts of misdemeanor sexual battery; served time in jail and had dental license revoked
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- Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: California,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, No contest, Plea deal,
- Civil case(s): Judgment for plaintiff,
- Derrick Pickering (1984 – ) was a Mormon church member and nurse practitioner in Utah; accused in 2024 by multiple former patients in a civil lawsuit of touching them in sexually inappropriate ways
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- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case(s): Ongoing,
- Brian Pickett was a Mormon branch president and leader at a youth program picking pineapples in Maui, Hawaii; accused of sexual abuse in a civil lawsuit that also named the LDS church; the suit was dismissed with prejudice after a settlement in 2016
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- Alleged crime: 1980s,
- Places lived:
- Alleged crime state: Hawaii,
- LDS positions: Branch president, Stake high council,
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case(s): Dismissed with prejudice, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Alleged failure to report
- Chesley Pierson (1928 – 2021) was an LDS bishop, stake presidency counselor and stake patriarch in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; accused of sexually abusing multiple young men
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- Alleged crime: 1970s,
- Places lived:
- Alleged crime country: Canada,
- LDS positions: Bishop, Elders quorum, Missionary, Other leader, Stake patriarch, Stake presidency counselor,
- Criminal case(s): Police investigation, Unknown result,
- Alleged failure to report
- Errol Pilling (1942 – ) was a Mormon bishop and licensed psychologist in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; went on an LDS mission to England in the early 1960s; pleaded guilty in 1988 and in 1994 to charges of sexual misconduct; in September 1994, his registration as a chartered psychologist with the Psychologists Association of Alberta was cancelled; in 1994, was excommunicated; as of February 2024, lives in Twin Falls, Idaho
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- Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Places lived:
- Crime country: Canada,
- LDS positions: Bishop, Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil case(s): Unknown result,
- Alleged failure to report
- Mark Porter (1942 – ) was a Mormon church member and former stake presidency member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse in 2022 after allegedly groping women in a Logan grocery store; pleaded guilty in December 2022
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- Crime: 2020s,
- Places lived:
- Crime county: UT - Cache,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2022,
- LDS positions: Missionary, Other leader, Stake presidency counselor,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Kent Prestwich (1977 – ) was an LDS church member and nursery leader (Primary teacher/worker) in Lewiston, Utah; arrested in 2023 for allegedly downloading child sexual abuse material (CSAM) for 15 years "because it aroused him;" pleaded guilty to two 2nd degree felony counts of child sexual exploitation; January 2024: sentenced to two concurrent terms of one to 15 years in prison, with credit for 91 says served
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- Convicted: 2023,
- LDS positions: Nursery, Primary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Robert Price was an LDS church member and scout leader in Idaho; convicted in 2002 and sentenced to prison for child sexual abuse
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- Crime: 1990s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: Idaho,
- Convicted: 2002,
- LDS positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Keith Price (1956 – ) was a Mormon bishop in Pleasant Grove, Utah; convicted in 2018 of class A misdemeanor voyeurism; secretly recorded underage girls; the crime occurred while he was serving as bishop
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived:
- Crime county: UT - Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2018,
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result,
- Alleged failure to report
- Ryan Pugh was a former Mormon missionary and BYU-Idaho student in Rexburg, Idaho; arrested and charged in 2024 with sharing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) online
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- Crime: 2020s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: Idaho,
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Ongoing, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- William Purdy (1997 – ) was a Mormon missionary in Tonga in 2017; originally from Utah; in July 2025, was arrested in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania after a federal grand jury indictment on charges related to child sexual exploitation; allegedly sexually abused multiple children while on his mission
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- LDS positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- James Raborn (1989 – ) was an LDS church member in Iowa; convicted of four misdemeanor counts related to child sexual abuse and exploitation; 2023: registered sex offender living in Boone, Iowa
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: Iowa,
- Convicted: 2016,
- LDS positions: Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- Noah Rada (1999 – ) was a Mormon church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; accused of possession of child sexual abuse material in 2022; pleaded guilty; sentenced to three years in prison and 20 years probation
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- Crime: 2020s,
- Places lived:
- Crime city: UT - Salt Lake City,
- Crime county: UT - Salt Lake,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2022,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation,
- Kenneth Rarick (1950 – ) was a Mormon church member in Alaska; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
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- Crime: 1980s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: Alaska,
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Richard Ray (1942 – 2019) was an LDS church member in Arizona; sentenced in 1984 to 61 years in prison for molesting five girls; allegedly had more than 30 victims; the LDS church was involved in a lawsuit regarding clergy-penitent privilege; the church settled out of court for an undisclosed amount just before trial
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- Crime: 1970s, 1980s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: Arizona,
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Alleged failure to report
- Gary Reese (1938 – 2014) was a Mormon bishopric counselor, seminary teacher and Boy Scout leader in Washington; accused of sexually molesting several boys in his scout troops; never charged; two plaintiffs sued the Mormon church; lawsuit was dismissed with prejudice in 2011; Reese died in 2014
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- Alleged crime: 1970s,
- Places lived:
- Alleged crime state: Washington,
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Scout leader, Seminary teacher,
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case(s): Dismissed with prejudice, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Alleged failure to report
- Alberto Reyes was a Mormon bishop in Argentina who sexually abused a child; allegedly sexually abused the victim for at least nine years; convicted in 2004
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- Convicted: 2004,
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Alleged failure to report
- Kenneth Richens (1963 – ) was an LDS church member and chief information officer (CIO) of Central Valley Medical Center in Nephi, Utah; accused in 2023 of child sexual exploitation; pleaded guilty in February 2024 to two felony counts of sexual exploitation of a minor; in April 2024, sentenced to two consecutive terms of one to 15 years in prison
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- Crime: 2020s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2024,
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Douglas Richens (1972 – ) was former international director of the Mormon church's disability services and prison ministry; worked for the LDS church for 23 years; retired, became a professional life coach in Tooele, Utah; charged with sodomy on a child and aggravated sexual abuse; court ordered him held without bail as of Mar. 21, 2025
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- LDS positions: Church employee, Missionary, Other leader, Seminary teacher, Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Police investigation,
- Charles Richmond (1962 – ) was an LDS church member and LDS addiction recovery specialist in Hutchinson, Kansas; convicted of aggravated indecent liberties w child; Offender =>18 fondle child <14; in prison in Kansas as of 2024
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- Convicted: 2019,
- LDS positions: Other leader, Sunday school,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Brian Robbins (1982 – ) was a Mormon church member and Boy Scout leader in Colorado; in 2013, was arrested and charged with two counts of sexual exploitation of a child; was a scoutmaster at the time of his arrest
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- Alleged crime: 2010s,
- Places lived:
- Alleged crime state: Colorado,
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Lowell Robison (1944 – 2018) was a Mormon mission president in the Mexico Leon mission (1995-1998) and stake president of the Provo, Utah Edgemont Stake (2001-2006); accused in 2018 of sexual abuse of multiple people; two months later, died by suicide
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- Alleged crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Places lived:
- Alleged crime country: Mexico,
- LDS positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum, Mission president, Missionary, Scout leader, Stake high council, Stake presidency counselor, Stake president, Sunday school, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, Suicide,
- Alleged failure to report
- Daniel Robison was a Mormon church member and bankruptcy attorney in St. George, Utah; charged in 2024 with 11 felonies related to sexual abuse of four children
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- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- Percy Rock (1943 – ) was an LDS church member in Greencastle, Pennsylvania; accused of possessing CSAM; pleaded guilty in 2023
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- Crime: 2020s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: Pennsylvania,
- Convicted: 2023,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Nefi Rubalcava was a Mormon bishop in Norwalk/Cerritos in southern California; accused of child sexual abuse in two lawsuits filed against the Mormon church in 2025; he was the foster father of one of his alleged victims and the bishop of both of them; he allegedly participated in a sex trafficking ring involving at least one other bishop and a stake president
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- Alleged crime: 1970s, 1980s,
- Places lived:
- Alleged crime state: California,
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Alleged failure to report
- Lance Rushton (1970 – ) was an LDS church member in Provo, Utah; accused of photo shopping faces of family members, ward church members of adults and children on to pornographic material and distributing them; convicted in 2007 and sentenced to three months in jail and three years of probation
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Places lived:
- Crime city: UT - Provo,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2007,
- LDS positions: Music leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Eldon Saling (1963 – ) was a Mormon church member in California and Utah; convicted in 1987 in California and in 1993 in Utah of charges related to sexual abuse; as of 2024, lives in Burley, Idaho as a registered sex offender
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- Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: California, Utah,
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- Philip Salt (1989 – ) was an LDS church member in Perth, Western Australia; accused in April 2023 of 16 charges of sexual abuse against two teenage male victims he met as their LDS youth leader
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- Alleged crime: 2010s, 2020s,
- Places lived:
- Alleged crime country: Australia,
- LDS positions: Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- Douglas Saltsman was an LDS church member in Utah; convicted in 2020 of sexual abuse; sentenced to jail and probation
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived:
- Crime county: UT - Salt Lake,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2020,
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Probation,
- Richard Sampson (1945 – ) was a Mormon bishop, stake high council member and doctor in Provo, Utah; was director of medical affairs for the LDS Missionary Training Center; allegedly sexually abused at least seven children; convicted and sentenced in 2014 to one to 15 years in prison for child sexual abuse; as of 2024, was out on parole living in Holladay, Utah
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- Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- Places lived:
- Crime city: UT - Provo,
- Crime county: AZ - Maricopa, UT - Utah,
- Crime state: Arizona, Utah,
- Convicted: 2014,
- LDS positions: Bishop, Church employee, Other leader, Stake high council,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Parole, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Alleged failure to report
- George Schliesser (1958 – ) was a Mormon church member, scout leader and Primary teacher in Utah; charged in 1990 with two counts of sodomy on a child and two counts of sex abuse on a child; in September 2021, was arrested after a third alleged attempt at voyeurism, the first two in 2020
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- Crime: 1980s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: Utah,
- LDS positions: Primary, Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Ongoing, Unknown result,
- James Schmidt (1944 – ) was an LDS church member and scout leader, with multiple charges of child sexual abuse over six years; convicted in Idaho; convicted in the late 1990s in Maryland; as of 2024, registered as a sex offender
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- Crime: 1970s, 1980s, 1990s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: Idaho, Maryland,
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- Civil case(s): Unknown result,
- Alleged failure to report
- Jack Schofield (1923 – 2015) was an LDS church member, school administrator and state senator in Las Vegas, Nevada; accused of sexual harassment; died in 2015; a victim told FLOODLIT he sold her repeatedly to sex trafficking clients at a motel in Las Vegas
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- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Alleged failure to report
- Dennis Schult (1935 – ) was a Mormon church member and scout leader in southern California; pleaded no contest to two counts of child molestation as part of a plea agreement wherein six other molestation charges were dropped; sentenced in 1991 to eight years in prison for sexually abusing two of his scouts for several years; as of 2024, registered sex offender living in Granada Hills, California
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- Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: California,
- Convicted: 1991,
- LDS positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, No contest, Plea deal, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Alleged failure to report
- Jeffery Scofield (1974 – ) was an LDS church member in Provo, Utah; found guilty in 2004 of two counts of sexual abuse of a child (a 6-year-old girl); spent six years in prison and underwent therapy; in 2017, was arrested and charged with rape of a 73-year-old woman; the case was dismissed because the victim could not be located to testify in court
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- LDS positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Prison,
- Darran Scott (1964 – ) was a Mormon church member and filmmaker in Archies Creek, Victoria, Australia; pleaded guilty in 2017 to 16 charges related to the sexual abuse of 11 boys over a 25-year period; sentenced in 2017 to 10 years in prison
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- Crime: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s,
- Places lived:
- Crime country: Australia,
- Convicted: 2017,
- LDS positions: Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Orin Searle (1926 – 2014) was an LDS church member in Ogden, Utah; accused of sexual abuse in 2013 but was deemed incompetent to stand trial; a victim said that Searle's predatory behavior began as early as the late 1950s, and that several family members, and multiple members of the LDS 44th Ward (Mount Ogden Stake), knew that Searle was a child molester but did nothing to stop him; died in 2014
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- Alleged crime: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s,
- Places lived:
- Alleged crime state: Utah,
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum, High priest, Other leader, Temple worker,
- Criminal case(s): Not convicted,
- Alleged failure to report
- Wayne Sells was a Mormon church member in South Carolina; accused of sexual abuse
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- Alleged crime: 1980s,
- Places lived:
- Alleged crime state: South Carolina,
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Joseph Shanks was an LDS senior missionary and temple worker in Chorley, Lancashire, England; convicted of ten charges related to sex crimes after he was caught in a police sting operation trying to meet three young children for sex; called from a landline registered to the Mormon Church's missionary training center
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived:
- Crime country: England, United Kingdom,
- Convicted: 2017,
- LDS positions: Missionary, Temple worker,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail,
- Michael Shean (1947 – ) was a Mormon bishopric counselor and temple worker, and deputy district attorney in Santa Maria, Santa Barbara County, California; convicted of sexually molesting boys; sentenced to prison; the Mormon church allegedly made at least one settlement payment to a victim who said a stake president covered up the abuse for years
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- Crime: 1980s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: California,
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Seminary teacher, Temple worker,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Civil case(s): Judgment for plaintiff, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Alleged failure to report
- Timothy Shoemaker (1976 – ) was a Mormon church member in Newnan, Georgia; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; as of 2024, lives in Newnan, Georgia as a registered sex offender
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- Crime: 1990s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: Georgia,
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Neil Shumate (1945 – ) was an LDS church member and scout leader in Pleasanton, California; was also a kindergarten teacher; arrested in 1994 and charged with molesting several of his students; convicted on all 16 counts; sentenced to 12 years in prison
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- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Civil case(s): Unknown result,
- Richard Simcock was an LDS church member in the United Kingdom (UK); accused of sexual abuse; sentenced in 2013 to 10 years in prison
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- Convicted: 2013,
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- James Sirles (1924 – 2018) was a Mormon church member in Chesterfield, Virginia; convicted of possession of child pornography and production and distribution of child pornography
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: Virginia,
- Convicted: 2005,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
- Philander Smartt was a Mormon mission president in Puerto Rico; accused of sexually manipulating some of his sister missionaries; in 2014, the LDS church sent him home and called his behavior "immoral and sinful," but no criminal charges or civil lawsuits resulted
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- Alleged crime: 2010s,
- Places lived:
- Alleged crime country: Puerto Rico,
- LDS positions: Mission president, Other leader, Stake president,
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Alleged failure to report
- Joseph Smith (1805 – 1844) was the founder of the LDS church (the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or Mormon church); was publicly accused during his life (1805-1844) of sexual misconduct, including adultery and illegal polygamy; in May 1844, a Hancock County, Illinois grand jury indicted Smith for perjury, fornication and polygamy; died in June 1844
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- Alleged crime: 1830s, 1840s,
- Places lived:
- Alleged crime state: Illinois, Missouri, Ohio,
- LDS positions: Apostle,
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Alleged failure to report
- Robert Smith (1957 – ) was a Mormon church member in Tooele, Utah; worked for the FBI; accused in 2022 of sexual abuse of several girls; as of April 2023, case is still underway in the Utah court system; in November 2023, charged with more sex crimes; Preliminary hearing date has been moved to June 30 2025 at 10 AM in third District Court, Tooele Utah
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- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Places lived:
- Alleged crime state: Utah,
- LDS positions: Stake high council,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Unknown result,
- Kent Staheli (1958 – ) was an LDS church member in California and Utah; served as first counselor in a Mormon bishopric; convicted in federal court in 2010 of charges related to child sex trafficking
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2010,
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Thomas Stanger (1978 – ) was an LDS church member in Helena, Montana; arrested four times for indecent exposure; accused of watching pornographic material while masturbating looking at women nearby
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- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Places lived:
- Alleged crime state: Montana,
- Criminal case(s): Police investigation, Unknown result,
- Jason Stark (1985 – ) was a former full-time Mormon missionary in Kentucky; accused of sexually abusing three people in 2005 while on his mission; a lawsuit was filed against the Mormon church; in 2025, sentenced to 30 years in prison in Idaho
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- Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: Kentucky,
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Prison,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church,
- Alleged failure to report
- Roselle Stevenson (1953 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah; accused in August 2023 of child sexual abuse; ex-wife of ritualistic abuse suspect David Hamblin; charge dismissed with prejudice in May 2025
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- Alleged crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s,
- Places lived:
- Alleged crime city: UT - Provo,
- Alleged crime county: UT - Utah,
- Alleged crime state: Utah,
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- Terry Stidd (1960 – ) was an LDS church member in Kearns, Utah; in 1998, pleaded guilty to rape in the first degree and sodomy in the first degree and was sentenced to 10 years in prison; as of 2024, is out on parole and lives in Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Crime: 1990s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: Utah,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Released,
- Douglas Stoddard (1949 – ) was an LDS bishop in Hurst, Texas; convicted in 1992 of a felony child sexual abuse charge of indecency with a child by contact; sentenced to 8 years of probation; a lifetime registered sex offender in Texas; named publicly in August 2023 by a victim who said Stoddard molested him and three other boys in his Mormon ward while serving as bishop
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- Crime: 1980s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: Texas,
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Probation, Registered sex offender,
- Alleged failure to report
- Bradley Stowell (1972 – ) was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Idaho; confessed to sexually abusing 24 boys; pleaded guilty to molesting two boys; sentenced in 1997 to 150 days in prison and 15 years of probation; local LDS church coverup alleged; one of Stowell's victims, Adam Steed, came forward, spurring lawsuits against the Mormon church and the BSA; as of 2024, lived in Herriman, Utah
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- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: Idaho,
- Convicted: 2005, 2008,
- LDS positions: Missionary, Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Alleged failure to report
- Larry Strain was a Mormon church member in Missouri; accused of sexual abuse
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- Alleged crime: 1970s,
- Places lived:
- Alleged crime state: Missouri,
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- James Stringham (1928 – 2017) was a Mormon church member and pediatric physician in Salt Lake City, Utah; in 1980, he made a video recording of a sexual nature involving a child patient; in 1982, pleaded no contest to a second-degree felony charge of sexual exploitation of a minor; sentenced to five years probation and ordered to pay $7,500 restitution; his medical license was suspended for 90 days
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- Crime: 1980s,
- Places lived:
- Crime county: UT - Salt Lake,
- Crime state: Utah,
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, No contest, Probation,
- Gerald Tapp (1952 – ) was a Mormon bishop in Gravesend, England; in 2008, sentenced to three and a half years in jail for distributing and possessing indecent images of children
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Places lived:
- Crime country: England, United Kingdom,
- Convicted: 2008,
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail,
- Bagley Tara was an LDS church member in Idaho; pleaded guilty to two counts of Sexual Battery of a Child 16 or 17 years of age and was sentenced to 13 years in prison
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- LDS positions: Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Peter Taylor was a Mormon church member in Washington; confessed to sexual abuse of his two underage stepdaughters; convicted; Mormon church lost a civil lawsuit and was court ordered to pay the victims $2.5 million; the church appealed and the amount was reduced to $1.2 million
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- Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: Washington,
- Convicted: 2001,
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil case(s): Judgment for plaintiff, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Alleged failure to report
- Daniel Taylor (1979 – ) was an LDS church member and seminary teacher in New Zealand; found guilty in 2013 of sexual abuse of multiple underage boys; local Mormon leaders allegedly failed to report Taylor's abuse
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- Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- Places lived:
- Crime country: New Zealand,
- Convicted: 2013,
- LDS positions: Seminary teacher, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Prison,
- Alleged failure to report
- Brent Taylor (1948 – ) was the Utah Valley Youth Symphony orchestra director and an LDS Sunday school teacher; accused in 2018 of sexually abusing multiple boys; a judge ruled in 2023 that he had exaggerated his health issues to avoid trial; pleaded guilty in June 2024; sentenced twice to prison in two separate child sex abuse cases in 2024
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- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2024,
- LDS positions: Sunday school, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Fled or failed to appear, Ongoing, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Christopher Taylor (1979 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah; arrested in January 2022 for possession of child pornography; case pending as federal charges are being evaluated
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- Alleged crime: 2010s,
- Places lived:
- Alleged crime state: Utah,
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Unknown result,
- Keele Taylor was a Mormon church member in Farmington, Utah; convicted of possession of child pornography (child sexual abuse material / CSAM); in July 2019, pleaded guilty to possession of CSAM; the distribution charge was dropped due to a plea agreement
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- Crime: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2019,
- LDS positions: Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
- Alleged failure to report
- Anthony Teeples (1968 – ) was an LDS church member in Cache County, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 1989 and in 2019
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- Crime: 1980s, 2010s,
- Places lived:
- Crime county: UT - Cache,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2019,
- LDS positions: Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
- Glendon Templeton was a Mormon bishop, Sunday school teacher and scout leader in Arizona; was bishop of the Maryvale Ward in West Phoenix from 2014 to 2019; excommunicated in 2019; also was a volleyball coach for high school-aged girls; accused numerous times and arrested, but never prosecuted for alleged sex crimes; sued in 1997 for alleged sexual abuse; allegedly sexually assaulted multiple teenage girls
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- Alleged crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s,
- Places lived:
- Alleged crime county: AZ - Maricopa,
- Alleged crime state: Arizona,
- LDS positions: Bishop, Sunday school,
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, Police investigation,
- Civil case(s): Unknown result,
- Alleged failure to report
- Arturo Tenorio (1953 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived:
- Crime county: UT - Salt Lake,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2013,
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
- John Tholen (1952 – ) was a Mormon church member; sentenced to 10 years in prison for sexually abusing children he babysat with his wife Judith Tholen, who also sexually abused them
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- Crime: 1970s, 1980s,
- Places lived:
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,

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