509 LDS sex abuse cases found
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- 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
Convicted:
2019,
LDS positions: Other leader, Sunday school,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, - View report »
Prosecutors said the victim reported her abuse in order to protect another child from getting hurt"My daughter is hurt … She's angry at the world. [...] She can't quiet the memory of a childhood robbed from her."-
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- 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
Crime: 2010s,
Crime state:
Colorado,
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LDS positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- 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
Alleged crime: 1980s, 1990s,
Alleged crime country:
Mexico,
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- Daniel Robison (1960 – ) 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
LDS positions: elders quorum counselor, Other leader,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Percy Rock (1943 – ) was an LDS church member in Greencastle, Pennsylvania; accused of possessing CSAM; pleaded guilty in 2023
Crime: 2020s,
Crime state:
Pennsylvania,
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- Jeffrey Rock (1955 – ) was a former Mormon branch president and U.S. State Department employee; lived in California, Utah, Fiji and Thailand; pleaded guilty in 2025 to three charges of sexual battery; sentenced in February 2026 in Utah to 18 months in jail; the Mormon church knew about alleged child sex abuse but failed multiple times over years to alert civil authorities, according to Rock’s relatives
Crime: 2000s,
Crime state:
California, Utah,
Crime country:
Thailand,
Alleged church actions: Church officials accused of allowing interaction with children after notice of wrongdoing, Counseling/therapy for victim, Disfellowshipped, High-level official accused of failure to report, Officials allegedly gave the accused a church duty after admission of wrongdoing, Ward official accused of failure to report, -

- 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
Alleged crime: 1970s, 1980s,
Alleged crime state:
California,
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- 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
Crime: 2000s,
Crime state:
Utah,
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- Gerald Salcido (1954 – ) was a Mormon church member and police officer in Mesa, Arizona and in Provo, Utah; accused of child sexual abuse of at least five children; Mormon officials knew in 1995 of alleged abuse, and excommunicated Salcido in 2006, but allegedly never reported abuse to police; convicted in 2020, sentenced to at least six years of probation
Crime: 1980s,
Crime state:
Arizona,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, Ward official accused of failure to report, -

- 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
Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
Crime state:
California, Utah,
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- 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
Alleged crime: 2010s, 2020s,
Alleged crime country:
Australia,
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- Douglas Saltsman was an LDS church member in Utah; convicted in 2020 of sexual abuse; sentenced to jail and probation
Crime: 2010s,
Crime state:
Utah,
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- 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
Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
Crime state:
Arizona, Utah,
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- Richard Saunders (1944 – ) was a Mormon church member in Newtown, Connecticut; convicted in 2018 of crimes related to child sexual abuse; his sex offender registry listing says he "engaged in inappropriate touching of 4 minor female victims ages 13 - 5 and also exposed himself to the 4 minor victims"
Convicted:
2018,
LDS positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Released,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- 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
Crime: 1980s,
Crime state:
Utah,
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- 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
LDS positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
Alleged failure to report- View report »
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- 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
Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
Crime state:
California,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, -

- 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
LDS positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, - View report »
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- 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
Crime: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s,
Crime country:
Australia,
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- 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
Alleged crime: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s,
Alleged crime state:
Utah,
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- Wayne Sells was a Mormon church member in South Carolina; accused of sexual abuse
Alleged crime: 1980s,
Alleged crime state:
South Carolina,
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- Joseph Shanks was an LDS senior missionary and temple worker in Chorley, Lancashire, England; convicted of ten charges related to sex crimes after he was caught in a police sting operation trying to meet three young children for sex; called from a landline registered to the Mormon Church's missionary training center
Crime: 2010s,
Crime country:
England, United Kingdom,
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- 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
Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
Crime state:
California,
Alleged church actions: Church position after conviction, Excommunicated, Rebaptized, Released from church position, -

- Evan Shelline (1982 – ) was a Mormon church member in Teton, Idaho; charged with two counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Child in Oct. 2024; criminal case is ongoing as of Feb. 7, 2026
Alleged crime: 2020s,
Alleged crime state:
Idaho,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, -

- 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
Crime: 1990s,
Crime state:
Georgia,
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- 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
LDS positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
Civil case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- Richard Simcock was an LDS church member in the United Kingdom (UK); accused of sexual abuse; sentenced in 2013 to 10 years in prison
Convicted:
2013,
LDS positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- 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
Crime: 2000s,
Crime state:
Virginia,
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- 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
Alleged crime: 2010s,
Alleged crime country:
Puerto Rico,
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- 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
Alleged crime: 1830s, 1840s,
Alleged crime state:
Illinois, Missouri, Ohio,
Alleged church actions: Ward official accused of 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
Alleged crime: 2020s,
Alleged crime state:
Utah,
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- Douglas Smith Jr. (1943 – ) was not a Mormon church member; worked as a BSA national executive; notified in letters, to at least one LDS man in the Floodlit database, to boy scout leaders that their registration was denied and or suspended active boy scout leaders registration once sexual abuse allegation were made or confirmed; was later convicted possessing CSAM
Crime: 2000s,
Convicted:
2005,
LDS positions: not LDS,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, - View report »
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- 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
Crime: 2000s,
Crime state:
Utah,
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- 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
Alleged crime: 2020s,
Alleged crime state:
Montana,
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- Jason Stark (1985 – ) was a former full-time Mormon missionary in Kentucky; accused of sexually abusing three people in 2005 while on his mission; a lawsuit was filed against the Mormon church; in 2025, sentenced to 30 years in prison in Idaho
Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
Crime state:
Kentucky,
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- 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
Alleged crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s,
Alleged crime state:
Utah,
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- 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
Crime: 1990s,
Crime state:
Utah,
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- 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
Crime: 1980s,
Crime state:
Texas,
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- 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
Crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s,
Crime state:
Idaho,
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- Larry Strain was a Mormon church member in Missouri; accused of sexual abuse
Alleged crime: 1970s,
Alleged crime state:
Missouri,
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- 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
Crime: 1980s,
Crime state:
Utah,
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- 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
Crime: 2000s,
Crime country:
England, United Kingdom,
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- 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
LDS positions: Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, - View report »
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- 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
Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
Crime state:
Washington,
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- 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
Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
Crime country:
New Zealand,
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- 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
Crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s,
Crime state:
Utah,
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- 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
Alleged crime: 2010s,
Alleged crime state:
Utah,
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- 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
Crime: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s,
Crime state:
Utah,
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- Corey Taylor (1960 – ) was a Mormon church member in Baltimore, Maryland; pleaded guilty to two felony counts related to sexual abuse of two minor children; in 2026, sentenced to 15 years in prison
Crime: 1980s,
Crime state:
Maryland,
Alleged church actions: Approved for rebaptism, Church member allegedly wrote to First Presidency in support of accused, Excommunicated, Rebaptized, -

- Anthony Teeples (1968 – ) was an LDS church member in Cache County, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 1989 and in 2019
Crime: 1980s, 2010s,
Crime state:
Utah,
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- 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
Alleged crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s,
Alleged crime state:
Arizona,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, -

- Arturo Tenorio (1953 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse
Crime: 2010s,
Crime state:
Utah,
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- 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
Crime: 1970s, 1980s,
LDS positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Judith Tholen (1956 – ) was a Mormon church member; sentenced to 10 years in prison for sexually abusing children she babysat with her husband John Tholen, who also sexually abused them
Crime: 1970s, 1980s,
LDS positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Thomas Thompson (1944 – ) was an LDS church member in Oregon, California and Arkansas; convicted of sex crimes in Oregon in about 2002; as of 2024, was a registered sex offender living in Yellville, Arkansas
Crime: 2000s,
Crime state:
Oregon,
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- Jared Tichy (1978 – ) was an LDS church member and elementary school teacher in Salt Lake City, Utah; in April 2023, charged with child sexual abuse; several other victims came forward in April 2023
Crime: 2010s, 2020s,
Crime state:
Utah,
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- Donald Tolman (1943 – ) was an LDS church member and former bishop in Provo, Utah (Provo 10th Ward, starting in 1975); convicted in 2020 of six felony counts related to child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2020 to 25 years to life in prison
Crime: 2010s,
Crime state:
Utah,
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- James Tolman (1972 – ) was an LDS church member in Orem, Utah and Cheyenne, Wyoming; convicted of UNLAWFUL SEXUAL INTERCOURSE in 1994 in Utah and SEXUAL ABUSE OF A MINOR IN THE SECOND DEGREE in Wyoming
Crime: 1990s, 2000s,
Crime state:
Utah, Wyoming,
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- Jay Toombs (1956 – ) was an LDS scout leader and private investigator in Benson, Utah; allegedly told his stake president (a Cache County prosecutor) in 1994 that he had molested boys; three LDS bishops and stake president Jerry Toombs (his older brother) allegedly knew of abuse but did not tell police; convicted in 2000 and sentenced to five years to life in prison; released in 2025; lives in Logan, Utah
Crime: 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s,
Crime state:
Utah,
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- Mark Treter (1954 – ) was a Mormon church member and environmental lawyer in Greendale, Indiana; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded no contest to one felony count; sentenced in 2023 to probation; local LDS church leaders allegedly knew of Treter's criminal behavior but did not report to police
Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
Crime state:
Indiana,
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- Robert Tubbs (1951 – ) was an LDS scout leader in Slaterville, Weber County, Utah; admitted he told a Mormon bishop in the early 1970s he had molested multiple boys; Tubbs said the bishop kept the abuse secret; nearly 20 years passed and Tubbs molested others; in the 1990s, Tubbs pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse charges; sentenced to six years to life in prison; paroled in 2000; violated parole; released in 2008
Crime: 1990s,
Crime state:
Utah,
Alleged church actions: Ward official accused of failure to report, -

- Spencer Turner (1977 – ) was a Mormon church member in Murray, Utah; In June of 2007 arrested via an undercover sting operation for attempting to meet with a person he thought was a girl so he could kiss and fondle her; also alleged sexually abused three other minor girls
Alleged crime: 2000s,
Alleged crime state:
Utah,
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- Benjamin Turner (1959 – ) was a Mormon church member and LDS Primary teacher in Davis County, Utah; accused in the 2000s of child sexual abuse and possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM); convicted on federal charges; sentenced to prison
Crime: 2000s, 2010s, 2020s,
Crime state:
Utah,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, -

- Drew Tutt (1988 – ) was a Mormon church member, school teacher and soccer coach in Ogden, Utah; accused of sexual abuse of two girls on his soccer team; in 2017, convicted of two counts of third degree felony sexual abuse of a minor student; in 2018, sentenced to prison
LDS positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
Civil case(s): Dismissed, Dismissed with prejudice, - View report »
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- Devin Tuttle (1997 – ) was a Mormon church member in Draper, Utah; convicted of UNLAWFUL SEXUAL CONDUCT WITH A 16 OR 17 YEAR OLD/CLASS A MISDEMEANOR
Crime: 2020s,
Crime state:
Utah,
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- Veloy Twitchell (1954 – ) was a former Mormon bishopric counselor in Marysville, Washington; accused in 2015 of perpetrating a sex crime that allegedly took place in approximately 2004; convicted
Crime: 2000s,
Crime state:
Washington,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, Rebaptized, -

- Jordan Udall (1978 – ) was a Mormon church member and police officer in St. Johns Arizona; pleaded guilty in 2022 to knowing access to child pornography
Crime: 2010s,
Crime state:
Arizona,
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- Keith Vallejo (1974 – ) was a Mormon bishop in Utah; accused of sexually abusing and raping two underage girls; in 2017, was found guilty in a jury trial of ten counts of second-degree felony forcible sexual abuse and one count of first-degree felony object rape; sentenced to five years to life in prison
Crime: 2010s,
Crime state:
Utah,
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- Sterling Van Wagenen (1947 – ) was a co-founder of Sundance Film Festival and director of some Mormon temple endowment videos; publicly accused of sexual abuse of two children in two separate instances; sentenced to prison in 2019 for child sexual abuse
Crime: 1990s, 2010s,
Crime state:
Utah,
Alleged church actions: No church discipline, -

- Kurt Vanwagoner (1966 – ) was a Mormon church member in Centerville, Utah who worked with young men in his ward as of March 2024; arrested and charged in March 2024 with 10 first degree felony counts of aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor (sharing CSAM); police said he sent online chat messages talking about himself secretly taking photographs of women he found attractive in his LDS ward, during church services
LDS positions: Missionary, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, - View report »
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- James Victor (1960 – ) was a Mormon missionary in Canada in the 1980s; allegedly sexually abused a 12-year-old boy while on his mission; an LDS stake president and a mission president (David Sorensen) allegedly covered up abuse allegations; Sorensen later became an LDS general authority
Alleged crime: 1980s,
Alleged crime country:
Canada,
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- Adrian Villar (1958 – ) was an LDS church member in Spanish Fork, Utah; accused of sexually abusing an 8 year old and 11 year old separately
LDS positions: Primary,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, - View report »
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- Daniel Waddington (1955 – ) was an LDS church member and retired police officer in American Fork, Utah; arrested in August 2023 and charged with 11 felony counts related to child sexual exploitation
Crime: 2000s, 2020s,
Crime state:
Utah,
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- Thomas Waitman (1944 – ) was an LDS church member in Cupertino, California; convicted of felony child sexual abuse in 1995 in California; as of 2023, registered sex offender living in Redmond, Washington
Crime: 1990s,
Crime state:
California,
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- Kay Walker (1942 – ) was a Mormon church member and Nauvoo Inn owner in Nauvoo, Illinois; charged with sexually abusing his employees; entered an Alford plea in 2004, resulting in a conviction while maintaining his innocence before the court; January 2024: lives in Idaho Falls, Idaho
Crime: 2000s,
Crime state:
Illinois,
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- Thomas Wallin (1999 – ) was a Mormon church member in South Jordan, Utah; admitted to sexually abusing a child within an LDS chapel; in 2022, sentenced to 18 years in prison
Crime: 2010s,
Crime state:
Utah,
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- Curtis Ware (1968 – ) was a Mormon church member and football coach for Grantsville High School in Utah; convicted in June 2018 of one count of unlawful sexual conduct with a 16- or 17-year-old and two counts of dealing in materials harmful to a minor, all class A misdemeanors; also pleaded guilty to class B misdemeanor tampering with a witness in a separate case
Crime: 2010s,
Crime state:
Utah,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, -

- Christopher Warnock (1950 – ) was a Mormon church member in Waukesha County, Wisconsin; pleaded guilty to two counts of 1st Degree Sexual Assault of Child and one 2nd Degree Sex Assault-Intoxicated Victim
Crime: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s,
Crime state:
Wisconsin,
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- Cody Weaver (1993 – ) was a Mormon church member and ward executive secretary in Queen Creek, Arizona; charged in 2024 with three counts of sexual exploitation of a minor for CSAM material investigators said they found on his home electronics
Alleged crime: 2020s,
Alleged crime state:
Arizona,
Alleged church actions: Supervised escort, Ward in-person meeting, -

- David Webb (1977 – ) was an LDS church member and oral surgeon in Vacaville, California; accused of sexual abuse of multiple patients in 2021 and again in 2022; gave up his license to practice in 2023; got a license to practice dentistry in Idaho; as of March 2024, a criminal case and several civil cases in California are ongoing
Alleged crime: 2010s, 2020s,
Alleged crime state:
California,
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- Charles Weber (1947 – ) was an LDS church member and principal in Heber, Utah; convicted of forcible sodomy, forcible sexual abuse unlawful sexual activity with a minor; admitted to sexually abusing children throughout his 35 year career
Crime: 2000s,
Crime state:
Utah,
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- Anthony Webster was an LDS church member and fitness center employee in Collierville, Tennessee; accused of sexually molesting three young girls; in 2013, pleaded guilty to four counts of aggravated sexual battery and was sentenced to 16 years in prison
Convicted:
2013,
LDS positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, - View report »
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- Gregory Weinand (1985 – ) was a Cowley, Wyoming man; convicted of two counts of possession with the intent to promote child pornography in 2025; sent CSAM images to an undercover agent in Texas; was extradited to Montgomery County, Texas, to face trial
LDS positions: Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Roland Westrup (1999 – ) was a Mormon church member and returned missionary (St. Louis, Missouri) in approximately 2018-2020; arrested in Salt Lake County, Utah in March 2023; charged with 10 felony counts of sexual exploitation of a minor; admitted to possessing and sharing child pornography, and to having sexual fantasies for many years about having sex with male children as young as infants to teens
Alleged crime: 2020s,
Alleged crime state:
Utah,
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- Ryan Whitaker (1953 – ) was an LDS church member and divorce lawyer in Vancouver, Washington; charged with sexually abusing a 9-year-old girl in his Sunday School class during church meetings; convicted in 2013 and sentenced to prison; registered sex offender
Crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s,
Crime state:
Washington,
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- Lynn Whitaker (1950 – ) was a Mormon church member in Kanosh, Utah; convicted of two counts of sex abuse of a child in March 2016; is incarcerated in Central Utah Correctional Facility as of May 2026; is a registered sex offender as of May 2026
Convicted:
2016,
LDS positions: Temple worker,
Criminal case(s): Convicted,
Alleged failure to report
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Waylon White (1982 – ) was a Mormon church member in Payson, Arizona; was a licensed practiced nurse (PN); charged in 2025 with 18 felonies related to child sexual abuse
LDS positions: Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
Alleged failure to report- View report »
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- Michael Whitehead (1964 – ) was an LDS church member in Orem, Utah; convicted in 2004 of ENTICING A MINOR OVER THE INTERNET - Class A Misdemeanor
Crime: 2000s,
Crime state:
Utah,
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- Dylan Whiting (1988 – ) was an LDS bishop in Nampa, Idaho; was removed from his position in 2021 after child sexual abuse allegations surfaced; was charged with four sex crimes; pleaded guilty to one felony count; sentenced in 2022; FLOODLIT is seeking info on the sentence
Crime: 2010s, 2020s,
Crime state:
Idaho,
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- Craig Whiting (1971 – ) was an LDS church member in Bluffdale, Utah; charged in 2018 with child sexual abuse; as of Feb 2023, pleaded not guilty and requested a jury trial; jury trial was scheduled to move forward in 2023
Alleged crime: 2010s,
Alleged crime state:
Utah,
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- William Whitmore (1962 – ) was an LDS church member in Mesa, Arizona; convicted of sexual abuse
LDS positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, - View report »
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- Alan Willey (1954 – ) was a Mormon church member and schoolteacher in Utah; honored as teacher of the year twice at local schools; sentenced to prison in 2007 for sexually molesting a child who was one of his students; accused of sexually abusing many other little children in his classes
Crime: 1990s, 2000s,
Crime state:
Utah,
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- David Williams (1948 – ) was an LDS church member in West Valley, Utah; in 2019, found guilty of sexually abusing seven little girls for 14 years; the abuse was reported to parents and bishop and they allegedly did not report to police
Convicted:
2019,
LDS positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
Alleged failure to report- View report »
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- George Willoughby was an LDS church member in California; sentenced to 24 years in prison for raping a five-year-old girl
LDS positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Jared Wilson (1976 – ) was an LDS church member in Raleigh, North Carolina; convicted in 2011 of crimes related to child sexual abuse (six total counts of indecent liberties with a child); released from prison in 2015; no longer a registered sex offender as of 2025; in 2013, the alleged victims' mother sued the Mormon church, a stake president and two bishops; the case settled in 2015
Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
Crime state:
North Carolina,
Alleged church actions: Church officials accused of failure to warn stake members, Stake official accused of failure to report, Stake official accused of pressuring victim not to seek accountability, Ward official accused of failure to report, -

- Kenneth Wilstead was an LDS church member and dentist in Garland, Texas; accused of sexual misconduct
Alleged crime: 2020s,
Alleged crime state:
Texas,
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- Robert Wily (1979 – ) was an Mormon church member in Utah; in 2004, pleaded guilty to four class A misdemeanor counts of sexual battery; arrested in 2020 for allegedly possessing several child exploitation images; convicted of one felony count in 2022; sentenced to 365 days in jail and 48 months probation
Crime: 2000s, 2020s,
Crime state:
Utah,
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- Alexander Winward was an LDS church member in Utah; pleaded guilty to 4 felony counts of child sex abuse, with all victims under the age of 7
Crime: 2010s,
Crime state:
Utah,
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