247 LDS sex abuse cases found
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- Leizza Adams was the wife of sexual abuser Paul Douglas Adams; sentenced in 2018 in Arizona to 2.5 years in prison after pleading no contest to two felony counts of child abuse (not sexual abuse)
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Crime: 2010s, - Places lived: Arizona,
- Crime state: Arizona,
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- Convicted:
2018,
Was Unknown position, 
Convicted, No contest, Plea deal, Prison, - Alleged failure to report
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- Jared Anderson (1988 – ) was a high school teacher (and one-time "teacher of the year") and Mormon church group leader in the San Antonio, Texas area; also lived in Millington, Tennessee and Ogden, Utah; sentenced to 10 years in prison for hosting sex parties for teenage boys
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Tennessee, Texas, Utah,
- Crime state: Texas,
Convicted:
2017, 
Was Missionary, 
Convicted, Prison, -
- Noel Anderson (1996 – ) was an LDS church primary teacher in McKinney, Texas; sentenced in 2019 in Texas to 50 years in prison for molesting children
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Texas,
- Crime state: Texas,
Convicted:
2019, Was Missionary, Primary, Convicted, Prison, -
- Denny Antreo (2000 – ) was an LDS church member in Rexburg, Idaho; accused of breaking and entering women's apartments at BYU-Idaho and watching them sleep
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- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Places lived: Idaho, Rexburg (Idaho), Washington,
- Crime state: Idaho,
- Crime city: ID - Rexburg,
Was Unknown position, Ongoing, Unknown result, -
- Mathew Arrington (1963 – ) was a Mormon church member and foster child advocate in Arizona; found guilty of child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2021 to 15 years in prison
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Arizona,
- Crime state: Arizona,
Convicted:
2021, Was Unknown position, Convicted, Prison, -
- Scott Ashton (1976 – ) was an LDS church member in Pasco, Washington; charged with prostitution-Patronizing a Prostitute 04/30/2015; Ashton's sentence was modified on 1/29/2016 to Disturbing the Peace
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Idaho, Washington,
- Crime state: Idaho, Washington,
Convicted:
2016, Was Youth leader, Convicted, Probation, -
- Rodney Bailey was an LDS church member in Medora, Illinois; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
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- Was Unknown position,
- Convicted, Unknown result,
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- Coy Ball (1954 – ) was an LDS church member in Mesa, Arizona; was charged with 11 counts related to child sex abuse; in 2014, pleaded guilty to three counts of molestation of a child
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- Crime: 1990s,
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
- Crime state: Arizona,
- Crime county: AZ - Maricopa,
Convicted:
2014, Was Scout leader, Sunday school, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, -
- Melvin Barhite (1944 – ) was a Mormon church member in Michigan; convicted of sex crimes; sentenced in 2001 to prison; while in prison, argued that prison officials violated his religious rights by confiscating photos of scantily clad females between the ages of 14-26
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- Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- Places lived: Michigan,
- Crime state: Michigan,
Convicted:
2001, Was Unknown position, Convicted, Prison, -
- Craig Barlow was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- Unknown result,
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- James Bayless (1946 – ) was a Mormon church member in Gilbert, Arizona; pleaded guilty in 2015 to two counts of molestation of a child; as of 2024, is a registered sex offender living in Mesa, Arizona
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
- Crime state: Arizona,
- Crime county: AZ - Maricopa,
Convicted:
2015, Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, 
Alleged failure to report-
- Robert Berchtold (1936 – 2005) was a Mormon church member in Idaho; sexually abused a child; in 1986, was found guilty of rape of a child and spent one year in jail
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- Crime: 1970s, 1980s,
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Crime state: Idaho,
Was Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Temple worker, Convicted, Jail, Alleged failure to report-
- Layne Bingham (1981 – ) was an LDS church member in Boise, Idaho; convicted of child sexual abuse in 2008; as of 2023, was a registered sex offender living in Boise
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Crime state: Idaho,
Convicted:
2008, Was Unknown position, Convicted, Unknown result, -
- Ferrin Bodily (1944 – 2023) was a Mormon church member; convicted of sexual abuse; died in 2023
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- Was Unknown position,
- Convicted, Unknown result,
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- Nelson Bogero (1953 – ) was an LDS church member and Primary children's teacher in Cordoba, Argentina; accused in 2017 of sexual abuse of two girls who were in his Primary class; a local LDS leader allegedly knew about the abuse but failed to report to police; in August 2024, Bogero was sentenced to 16 years in prison
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Argentina,
- Crime country: Argentina,
Convicted:
2024, Was Primary, Convicted, Police investigation, Prison, Alleged failure to report-
- Donnie Boring (1950 – 2017) was a former Mormon bishop and stake high council member in California / Arizona; pleaded guilty in 2017 to a felony charge of sexual abuse; died in December 2017
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- Convicted:
2017,
- Was Bishop, Missionary, Seminary teacher, Stake high council, Temple worker, Youth leader,
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
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- Gerald Bowen (1950 – ) was an LDS church member in Tennessee; convicted in 2008 of: SOLICITATION TO COMMIT SOLICITATION OF A MINOR, AGGRAVATED SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR, EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR BY ELECTRONIC MEANS
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- Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- Places lived: North Carolina, Tennessee,
- Crime state: Tennessee,
Convicted:
2008, Was Unknown position, Convicted, -
- Jack Bowers was a Mormon church member in St. George, Utah; pleaded guilty in 2010 to two second degree felony counts of child sex exploitation; sentenced to two consecutive terms of 1 to 15 years in prison
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- Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- Places lived: Utah, Washington County (Utah),
- Crime state: Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Washington,
Convicted:
2010, Was Scout leader, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, -
- Dane Broderick was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- Was Unknown position,
- Unknown result,
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- William Bruhn (1924 – 1985) was an LDS church member and civic leader in Utah; accused of masturbating in a public restroom; convicted
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- Crime: 1970s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
Was Unknown position, Convicted, -
- Jason Brumble (1972 – ) was a Mormon church member and stake Sunday school presidency member in Oregon; convicted in 2015 of child sexual abuse of multiple children; is in prison in Oregon as of March 2023
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Oregon,
- Crime state: Oregon,
Convicted:
2015, Was Sunday school, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, -
- Jared Buckley (1984 – ) was a Mormon church member and charter school director (Leadership Learning Academy) in Clearfield, Utah; was a Mormon missionary in the Philippines from 2004 to 2006 (Quezon City Mission); arrested in April 2025 on suspicion of child sexual exploitation; was reportedly a stake young men's president when arrested
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- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Places lived: Davis County (Utah), Philippines, Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Davis,
Was Missionary, Ongoing, -
- Ted Bundy (1946 – 1989) was baptized into the LDS church in 1975, but was not an active participant in church services and ignored most church restrictions; accused of rape and murder of dozens of women and girls; convicted of murder; executed by electric chair in Florida in 1989
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- Was Not active LDS,
- Convicted, Prison, Unknown result,
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- Revere Burnett (1972 – ) was an LDS church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; accused of sexual abuse and found guilty of multiple felonies; appealed and received a lesser conviction sentence for misdemeanors; was not required to register as a sex offender
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Salt Lake,
Convicted:
2019, Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Unknown result, -
- Paydan Bussey (1998 – ) was a Mormon church member in Washington and Utah; convicted of child sexual abuse charges while a minor in Washington; removed from sex offender registries in Washington and Utah; allegedly molested a child in 2019 while on a trip to Spain paid for by the Mormon church; charged in Washington and Utah in 2024 with child sexual abuse felonies; named in a 2025 lawsuit against the Mormon church
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- Was Unknown position,
- Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Alleged failure to report
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- Marc Cameron (1978 – ) was a Mormon church member and former BYU hip-hop dance instructor in Utah; arrested and charged in June 2025 after allegedly sexually assaulting underage students at a dance studio he owned in Cottonwood Heights; some of the alleged abuse took place as early as 2019
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- Was Unknown position,
- Ongoing,
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- Charles Camper (1961 – ) was a Mormon church member in Layton, Utah; convicted of child sexual abuse in 2004; charged in 2023 with aggravated child sexual abuse, voyeurism and sexual exploitation of a minor; convicted in June 2024
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- Crime: 2000s, 2010s, 2020s,
- Places lived: Pennsylvania, Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
Convicted:
2004, 2024, Was Missionary, Convicted, Ongoing, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, -
- William Carstensen (1952 – 1995) was a Mormon church member in Bountiful, Utah; accused of child sexual abuse; charged; died by suicide
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- Alleged crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
Not convicted, Police investigation, Suicide, Unknown result, Dismissed, Dismissed without prejudice, -
- Dustin Cassady (1981 – ) was a Mormon church member in the Sacramento, California area (Carmichael); accused of child sexual exploitation; pleaded guilty; as of March 2024, lives in Roseville, California as a registered sex offender
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: California,
- Crime state: California,
Convicted:
2011, Was Youth leader, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, -
- David Chesser was an LDS church member and track and field athlete in Texas and at BYU-Provo; joined the airforce and moved to Japan; In 2016, was convicted of 2 counts of child sexual abuse and was sentenced to 13 years of confinement accused of sexual abuse
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Japan, Provo (Utah), Texas, Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Crime state: Utah,
Convicted:
2016, Was Unknown position, Convicted, Prison, -
- Bret Chesworth was a Mormon church member in Australia; pleaded guilty to 7 charges of child abuse and bestiality including downloading images; he was caught in an international sting operation involving Australian and US agencies
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- Was Sunday school,
- Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
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- Chad Christensen was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- Was Unknown position,
- Unknown result,
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- Christopher Church (1966 – ) was a Mormon high priest and anesthesiologist in Arizona; had his license revoked in 2011 for a pattern of touching women's breasts while they were unconscious; 2012 civil suit was dismissed
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- Alleged crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Arizona,
- Crime state: Arizona,
Never charged, Not convicted, Settlement, -
- Tanner Clark (1993 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah; sentenced in 2019 to 90 days in jail for two counts of unlawful sexual conduct with a 16 or 17 year old, two counts of attempted sexual exploitation of a minor, and two counts of dealing in materials harmful to minors; may have had over 100 victims; arrested in 2021 (while on probation) for enticing a minor; convicted and sentenced to 1 to 5 years in prison
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
Convicted:
2019, Was Unknown position, Convicted, Jail, Prison, Probation, Violated parole/probation, -
- Gerald Collingwood (1943 – ) was a Mormon bishopric counselor in Alabama; moved to Utah; convicted of child sexual abuse in 1996 in Utah
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- Crime: 1990s,
- Places lived: Alabama, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah, Weber County (Utah),
- Crime state: Utah,
Was Bishopric counselor, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result, -
- Dennis Collins was an LDS church member in Washington; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse
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- Crime: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s,
- Places lived: Washington,
- Crime state: Washington,
Was Scout leader, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, -
- Frank Collins was an LDS church member and traveling professional clown (as "Windy the Clown") in Whittier, California; accused of sexual abuse in 1986; charges dropped
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- Alleged crime: 1980s,
- Places lived: California,
- Crime state: California,
Was Unknown position, Charges dropped, Not convicted, -
- Donald Cornell was an LDS church member in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
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- Was Unknown position,
- Convicted, Unknown result,
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- Gordon Crawford was an LDS church member in Australia; accused of sexual abuse
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- Was Unknown position,
- Unknown result,
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- Curtis Crittenden was a Mormon church member and LDS full-time missionary in Guatemala in 1993-1995; admitted to sexually abusing boys while on his mission and later when he was the head of 4-H in Tooele County; sentenced to prison in 2007 in Utah for child sexual abuse of several boys in his care as their 4-H leader
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- Crime: 1990s, 2000s,
- Places lived: Guatemala, Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
Convicted:
2007, Was Missionary, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, -
- Kip Crofts (1966 – ) was a high school football coach in Caldwell, Idaho; was a Mormon bishopric counselor twice from 2014 to 2019; arrested and charged in 2025 with sexual abuse of a teenager
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- Was Bishopric counselor, Missionary,
- Ongoing,
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- Alan Croshaw (1946 – ) was a Mormon bishop in Springville, Utah from at least 1991 to 1995; admitted to having a lifelong sexual addiction with a preference for prepubescent girls; downloaded and distributed child pornography; in 2015, sentenced to 30 days in jail for felony voyeurism and misdemeanor lewdness; violated probation by downloading porn
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
Convicted:
2015, Was Bishop, Convicted, Jail, Probation, -
- Daniel Cupyrna was a Mormon assistant stake clerk and stake technology specialist in Middlesbrough Ward, Billingham Stake, UK; accused of possession of child sexual abuse material; admitted to wrongdoing; convicted
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: England, United Kingdom,
- Crime country: England, United Kingdom,
Was Other leader, Stake clerk, Admitted guilt, Convicted, -
- John d'Aquin (1966 – ) was an LDS church member; convicted in 1994 in Louisiana of contributing to the delinquency of juveniles performing sexually immoral acts; convicted in 2007 in Louisiana of indecent behavior with juveniles
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- Crime: 1990s,
- Places lived: Louisiana,
- Crime state: Louisiana,
Convicted:
2007, Was Missionary, Convicted, Unknown result, Alleged failure to report-
- Scott Darrington (1967 – ) was a former LDS bishop and assistant school principal in Fallon, Nevada; convicted of possession of child pornography, spent a year in prison
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- Crime: 2020s,
- Places lived: Nevada,
- Crime state: Nevada,
Convicted:
2021, Was Bishop, Convicted, Prison, -
- Robert Davis (1949 – ) was a Mormon church member in Eugene, Oregon; convicted of 5 counts of Sexual Abuse in the First Degree and sentenced to 75 months in prison
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- Crime: 2020s,
- Places lived: Oregon,
- Crime state: Oregon,
Convicted:
2021, Was Bishopric counselor, Convicted, Prison, Alleged failure to report-
- David Dawson was an LDS church member and primary teacher in Logan, Utah; accused of child sexual abuse; convicted
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- Was Elders quorum, Primary, Youth leader,
- Convicted, Unknown result,
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- Brett Dayley was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- Was Elders quorum, Youth leader,
- Unknown result,
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- Randall Deaton (1959 – ) was an LDS church member in the Holmes Lake Ward, Lincoln Nebraska Stake; convicted in 2002 of attempted 1st degree sexual assault of a minor; the abuse took place before Deaton joined the LDS church; subsequently called as counselor in a YSA ward bishopric
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- Crime: 1990s, 2000s,
- Places lived: Nebraska,
- Crime state: Nebraska,
Convicted:
2002, Was Bishopric counselor, Convicted, Unknown result, Alleged failure to report-
- Reed Decker (1944 – ) was a Mormon church member in Davis County, Utah; charged in March 2023 with two felony counts of child sexual abuse; as of March 2024, a jury trial is scheduled for September 2024
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- Alleged crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Davis County (Utah), Scotland, United Kingdom, Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Davis,
Was Missionary, Jury trial, Ongoing, -
- Gregory Dew (1961 – ) was a former Mormon bishop, chiropractor and gymnastics teacher in Ohio; sexually abused multiple children; convicted and sentenced to prison in 2008; as of November 2022, serving prison time in Ohio for sexually abusing teenage girls
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Places lived: Ohio,
- Crime state: Ohio,
Convicted:
2008, Was Bishop, Convicted, Prison, -
- Ryan Didier was an LDS church member in Orem, Utah; accused of sexual abuse
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- Was Unknown position,
- Unknown result,
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- John Doe was an LDS stake mission president; accused by Mormon leader Vaughn Featherstone in 1975 of child sexual abuse of "many, many Aaronic Priesthood boys" in Doe's stake
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- Alleged crime: 1970s,
- Places lived: Unknown location,
Was Other leader, Never charged, Not convicted, Unknown result, Alleged failure to report-
- Sean Dotson (1966 – ) was an LDS church member in Oregon; convicted of a sex crime
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- Was Unknown position,
- Convicted, Unknown result,
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- James Duffin (1952 – ) was an LDS church member in California; accused of child sexual abuse; convicted in 2006; incarcerated 2006 to 2011; allegedly groomed female students ages 7-10 with attention and candy and then forcing sexual contact in his classroom after school
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Places lived: California,
- Crime state: California,
Convicted:
2006, Was Music leader, Youth leader, Convicted, Prison, Released, -
- Larry Dyke was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- Alleged crime: 1980s,
- Places lived: California,
- Crime state: California,
Was Scout leader, Unknown result, -
- David Eldredge was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
- View report »
- Was Unknown position,
- Convicted, Unknown result,
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- Jay Elggren (1972 – ) was a Mormon church member in Salt Lake County, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; sentenced to jail and probation
- View report »
- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Salt Lake,
Convicted:
2017, Convicted, Jail, Probation, -
- Dennis Empey (1957 – ) was a Mormon church member in Driggs, Idaho and scout leader in Provo, Utah; accused of sexually abusing many children between 1981 and 1990; a stake president and four Mormon bishops allegedly failed to report abuse for years; convicted in 1991 in Utah of child molestation; sentenced to one year in jail and three years probation; charged in 2025 in Idaho with sex crimes
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- Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Crime state: Idaho, Utah,
- Crime city: UT - Provo,
Empey's alleged sex crimes span at least 44 years (1981 - 2025)
Convicted:
1991, Was Scout leader, Convicted, Jail, Probation, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result, Alleged failure to report"This man has molested so many children that it involved four Bishops from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints."
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- Verd Erickson (1936 – 2022) was a former Mormon bishop and dentist in Riverton, Wyoming who moved to Utah; was accused of sexual misconduct and lost his dentistry license in 2010; died in 2022
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- Was Bishop,
- Never charged, Not convicted,
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- Christopher Evans was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse
- View report »
- Was Unknown position,
- Unknown result,
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- Frank Ferrara was a Mormon church member and doctor in Northern Virginia; convicted in 1997 of four counts of forcible sodomy
- View report »
- Crime: 1990s,
- Places lived: Virginia,
- Crime state: Virginia,
Convicted, Unknown result, -
- Rodney Fielding was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse
- View report »
- Unknown result,
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- Ronald Fielding was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse
- View report »
- Unknown result,
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- Jacob Fisher (1978 – ) was a Mormon church member and ward young men's leader in Eagle Mountain, Utah; arrested in August 2025 for allegedly sending explicit videos of himself to, and attempting to meet to sexually assault, a person he thought was a 13-year-old girl
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- Was Missionary, Youth leader,
- Ongoing,
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- Patrick Fox (1972 – ) was a Mormon church member in Saratoga Springs, Utah; found guilty of a sex crime; registered sex offender in Utah
- View report »
- Crime: 2020s,
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Crime state: Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Utah,
Was Youth leader, Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown result, -
- Ryan Frandsen (1976 – ) was an LDS church member and fireman in Davis County, Utah; pleaded guilty in 2010 to five counts of lewdness involving a child; child sexual abuse material (CSAM) was found on his computer; sentenced in 2010 to 90 days in jail and three years of probation
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Places lived: Davis County (Utah), Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Davis,
Convicted:
2010, Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, -
- David Frank was an LDS Sunday school teacher in Colorado; accused of sexual abuse in a civil lawsuit against the Mormon church
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- Was Sunday school,
- Unknown result,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
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- Michael Fritchen (1955 – ) was a Mormon church member in Utah; sentenced to prison in the 1990s and again in 2011 for child sexual abuse
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- Crime: 1990s, 2010s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
Convicted:
2011, Was Unknown position, Convicted, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender, -
- Russell Gatrell (1980 – ) was a Mormon or former Mormon church member in Cottonwood Heights, Utah; accused in 2025 of possession of up to 280 million CSAM images
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- Was Unknown position,
- Ongoing,
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- Cory Gaylor (1971 – ) was an school teacher and LDS deacons quorum adviser in Idaho; arrested and charged with lewd conduct and enticing a child via the Internet; in July 2023, pleaded guilty; sentenced in September 2023 to 60 years in prison, with 13 years fixed before being eligible for parole
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- Crime: 2010s, 2020s,
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Crime state: Idaho,
Convicted:
2023, Was Other leader, Youth leader, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, -
- Farrell Gledhill (1931 – 1989) was an LDS church member in Springville, Utah; accused of sexual abuse
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- Was Unknown position,
- Convicted, Unknown result,
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- Malcolm Goodwin (1940 – ) was a former Mormon bishop and retired pathologist and coroner's physician in O'Fallon, Illinois; US Army Reserves and Air Force veteran; arrested in 2022 for Predatory Sexual Assault of a Child; charged with six felony counts of predatory criminal sexual assault involving minors
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- Was Bishop, High priest,
- Ongoing, Unknown result,
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- Jay Grant (1902 – 1988) was a Mormon bishop of the Adams Ward in Los Angeles, California; charged in 1981, at age 79, with five counts of forcible sexual abuse; sexually assaulted three young girls; convicted of all five counts; died in 1988 in Orem, Utah; ran "Grandpa Grant's Memory Club," a neighborhood study group for up to 175 LDS children; Grant sometimes had "students" spend the night at his apartment
- View report »
- Was Bishop, Youth leader,
- Convicted,
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- Eric Griffin was an LDS church member and Boy Scout leader; accused of sexual abuse
- View report »
- Was Scout leader,
- Unknown result,
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- Dustin Hall was a Mormon church member and Boy Scout leader in Washington; accused of sexually abusing boys in the Shelton Ward near Olympia; a lawsuit filed against the Mormon church in 2009 claimed church leaders knew Hall posed a risk to boys but failed to prevent him from working with them
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- Alleged crime: 1970s,
- Places lived: Washington,
- Crime state: Washington,
Was Scout leader, Never charged, Not convicted, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result, Alleged failure to report-
- Frank Hall (1970 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah; former award-winning first grade schoolteacher; sentenced in 2007 to prison for sexually abusing his students
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
Convicted:
2007, Was Unknown position, Convicted, Prison, 
Was Bishopric counselor, Other leader, Sunday school, Youth leader, Ongoing, -
- Timothy Hallows (1958 – ) was a Mormon bishop in Kaysville, Utah when he perpetrated sex crimes; sentenced to 46 months in federal prison for possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM); released in January 2023; as of February 2024, lives in Pleasant View, Utah
- View report »
- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Davis County (Utah), Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Davis,
Convicted:
2020, Was Bishop, Convicted, Prison, Released, Alleged failure to report-
- Jake Hally (1995 – ) was an LDS church member in Idaho Falls, Idaho; accused of sexual abuse
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- Crime: 2020s,
- Places lived: Idaho, Rexburg (Idaho), Utah, Washington County (Utah),
- Crime state: Colorado, Idaho, Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Washington,
- Crime city: ID - Rexburg,
Convicted:
2023, Was Unknown position, Convicted, Pleaded guilty, -
- David Hamblin (1954 – ) was a Mormon church member and former elders quorum president in Utah; arrested in 2022 and charged with child sexual abuse in three separate cases; investigated along with ex-wife Roselle Stevenson (arrested in 2023) for alleged ritualistic sexual abuse; in 2025, a court dismissed one case with prejudice after "discovery issues;" one case remained as of March 2025
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- Alleged crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s,
- Places lived: Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Crime state: Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Utah,
- Crime city: UT - Provo,
Was Elders quorum, Ongoing, Police investigation, Alleged failure to report-
- Kenneth Hanigan was an LDS church member in California; accused of sexual abuse
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- Alleged crime: 1980s,
- Places lived: California,
- Crime state: California,
Was Scout leader, Unknown result, -
- Eugene Hansen (1940 – ) was a Mormon church member and scout leader in California; accused of child sexual abuse
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- Was Scout leader,
- Unknown result,
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- Ned Hansen (1970 – ) was a fire chief/EMS in Jackson Hole, Wyoming; retired, then became Tremonton, Utah fire chief; arrested in Jan. 2025, charged with child sexual exploitation; accused of discussing ways to sexually abuse children with Box Elder County judge Kevin Christensen (a Mormon)
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- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Places lived: Utah, Wyoming,
- Crime state: Utah, Wyoming,
Was Unknown position, Ongoing, Ongoing, -
- Jeffrey Hardin was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Idaho; convicted of lewd conduct with a minor in October 1991
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- Crime: 1990s,
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Crime state: Idaho,
Was Scout leader, Convicted, -
- William Harding (1940 – ) was a Mormon branch president, elders quorum president and ward clerk in Tasmania and Queensland, Australia; charged in or before 2023 with multiple counts of sexual assault of a minor in two states in Australia; allegedly had as many as 40 victims; in 2024, pleaded guilty to reduced charges and was sentenced to 9 months in jail in Brisbane; in 2025, faced new charges in Tasmania
- View report »
- Crime: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s,
- Places lived: Australia,
- Crime country: Australia,
Was Branch president, Ward clerk, Convicted, Jail, Ongoing, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Alleged failure to report-
- Larry Harmston was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse which allegedly took place at a Mormon chapel in Orem, Utah; convicted; charged again (result unknown)
- View report »
- Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
Convicted:
2005, Was Unknown position, Convicted, Unknown result, -
- Kenneth Harper was an LDS church member in California; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
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- Crime: 1970s, 1980s, 1990s,
- Places lived: California,
- Crime state: California,
Was Scout leader, Convicted, -
- Joseph Hastings (1987 – ) was a Mormon church member in Clevedon, UK; sentenced to prison for sending child pornography to an undercover police officer online in 2015; sentenced to 13 years and eight months in prison, including a custodial term of eight years and eight months
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: England, United Kingdom,
- Crime country: England, United Kingdom,
Convicted:
2015, Was Missionary, Admitted guilt, Convicted, Prison, -
- Jeremiah Hatch was a Mormon bishop and scout leader in American Fork, Utah (12th Ward) in the 1970s and early 1980s; accused of sexual abuse of six children that allegedly took place in 1976 during an overnight camping trip, and at his home during a sleepover; allegedly abused up to 30 or more children around the same time
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- Alleged crime: 1970s, 1980s,
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Crime state: Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Utah,
Was Bishop, Scout leader, Never charged, Alleged failure to report-
- Collin Hawkins (1997 – ) was a Mormon church member and adjunct Russian professor at Brigham Young University-Idaho; was a Mormon missionary in St. Petersburg, Russia from 2015 to 2017; arrested in 2025 on suspicion of 20 felony counts of sexual exploitation of a minor; the charges were related to CSAM (child sexual abuse material)
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- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Places lived: ever-russia, Idaho, Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
Was Missionary, Ongoing, Police investigation, -
- Elwood Haws (1951 – ) was an employee and vice president of an LDS church-owned trust company in Utah; charged in 2020 with 13 second degree felony counts of sexual exploitation of a minor (related to possession of child pornography); admitted that he viewed child pornography 3-4 times a week over a 3-4 year span; in 2021, pleaded guilty to three counts and was sentenced to 180 days in jail; in 2023, violated probation
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- Crime: 2010s, 2020s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
Convicted:
2021, Was Church employee, Admitted guilt, Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Violated parole/probation, -
- Darren Haymond was an LDS church member in Provo, Utah and a custodian at Provo High School; pleaded guilty to voyeurism, a class B misdemeanor; sentenced in 2011
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Crime state: Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Utah,
- Crime city: UT - Provo,
Convicted:
2011, Was Unknown position, Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result, -
- Christopher Hazlett (1987 – ) was an LDS church member in Kansas and Utah; accused of sexual abuse
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- Unknown result,
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- Dale Heath (1959 – ) was an LDS church member and chiropractor in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
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- Was Unknown position,
- Convicted, Jury trial, Unknown result,
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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
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Indiana,
- Crime state: Indiana,
Convicted:
2018, Was Branch president, Stake high council, Temple worker, Convicted, Prison, Alleged failure to report-
- Vance Hein (1951 – ) was an LDS church member and scoutmaster in West Bradford, Pennsylvania; was convicted in 1999 of a misdemeanor for sexually abusing one of his boy scouts; sentenced in 2000 to 15 years of probation; arrested in 2011 for possessing child pornography; sentenced in 2012 to 15 to 30 years in prison; the Mormon church settled a related lawsuit in 2014
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- Crime: 1990s, 2010s,
- Places lived: Canada, Pennsylvania,
- Crime country: Canada,
- Crime state: Pennsylvania,
Convicted:
1999, 2000, 2012, Was Scout leader, Convicted, Prison, Probation, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, Alleged failure to report-
- Michael Hepworth was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- Unknown result,
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- Roger Hester (1956 – ) was an LDS church member in Rockwall, Texas; accused of child sexual abuse; convicted of injury to a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual with intent to cause bodily harm
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- Was Unknown position,
- Convicted, Unknown result,
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- Christopher Hettiger was a Mormon church member in Sacramento, California; in 2005, found guilty of child sexual abuse and was sentenced to 30 years in prison
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Places lived: California,
- Crime state: California,
Convicted:
2005, Was Sunday school, Convicted, Found guilty, Prison, Filters
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