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- David Homack (1964 – ) was a Mormon church member in Colorado; convicted of sexual abuse in 2009 in Colorado
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: Colorado,
- Convicted: 2009,
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result,
- Evan Hopper was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
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- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result,
- Caleb Horner was an LDS church member in Melbourne, Australia; arrested in November 2021 and accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old boy he met in 2020; found guilty in 2024 of two counts of sexual assault by touch of a child under 16; sentenced in October 2024 to three years "community corrections," avoiding additional jail time
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- LDS positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jail, Ongoing,
- Craig Housley (1980 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah; found guilty in 2018 of child sexual exploitation; sentenced to 210 days in state prison and five years of probation
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2018,
- LDS positions: Missionary, Other leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation,
- Darrell Howe was an LDS church member in Washington; accused of sexual abuse in a civil lawsuit; the minor abuse victim and his mother filed suit against the LDS church and its officers deemed responsible; upon appeal, the judgment of the court again ruled against the plaintiff
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- Alleged crime: 1990s,
- Places lived:
- Alleged crime state: Washington,
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Alleged failure to report
- Hayden Hunter (2001 – ) was a Mormon missionary in California; he was from Pleasant Grove, Utah; arrested in 2020 for distribution of child sexual abuse material (child pornography) while on his mission; convicted of possession of CSAM in 2021
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- Crime: 2020s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: California,
- Convicted: 2021,
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Released,
- Loren Hurd (1964 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah; found guilty of sexual abuse; convicted; registered sex offender as of 2023; lives in Ogden, Utah
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- Crime: 1990s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: Utah,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- Jesus Hurtado (1953 – ) was a Mormon church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse
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- Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 1994,
- LDS positions: Sunday school,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil case(s): Settlement,
- Alleged failure to report
- Albert Jackson (1906 – 2010) was a Mormon church member in Lewiston, Utah and Centerville, Utah; accused of child sexual abuse; convicted in 2002 (at age 96) via plea agreement to two second-degree felony counts of sex abuse of a child; was sentenced to two concurrent prison terms of one to 15 years each
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- Crime: 1990s,
- Places lived:
- Crime county: UT - Cache,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2002,
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Ángel Jaramillo was an LDS church member and city councilor in El Carmen, Jujuy, Argentina; arrested on child pornography and abuse charges (which includes distribution, tenancy, and production of material); in 2025, sentenced to two years of "prisión condicional" (akin to probation)
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- Crime: 2020s,
- Places lived:
- Crime city: Argentina - Jujuy,
- Crime country: Argentina,
- Convicted: 2024,
- LDS positions: Church employee, Stake clerk, Stake high council,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Alleged failure to report
- Ronald Jenkins (1942 – ) was a Mormon scout leader, bishopric counselor and stake high council member in Idaho; worked as a high school teacher; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 1996 of 10 counts of lewd conduct with a minor; sentenced to 17 years in prison; registered sex offender
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- Crime: 1990s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: Idaho,
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Scout leader, Stake high council,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Alleged failure to report
- Christopher Jensen (1991 – ) was a Mormon church member in Utah and West Virginia; sentenced to 35 to 75 years in prison for sexually abusing two children; local LDS church coverup alleged; LDS church settled civil lawsuit mid-trial in 2018 for $32 million, also spending over $27 million on legal fees; FLOODLIT.org discovered the settlement details in 2025 and made them public for the first time
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- Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: Utah, West Virginia,
- Convicted: 2013,
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Alleged failure to report
- Les Johnson (1944 – ) was a Mormon church member in northern Utah; found guilty of child sexual abuse; was granted parole in 1984 in Utah after serving 7 months of a 0-5 year prison sentence; as of 2023, lives in Bountiful, Utah
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- Crime: 1980s,
- Places lived:
- Crime county: UT - Salt Lake,
- Crime state: Utah,
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Released,
- Jordan Jolley (1987 – ) was an LDS church member in Syracuse, Utah; convicted of voyeurism in January 2024
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- Crime: 2020s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2024,
- LDS positions: Primary, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Harry Jones (1970 – ) was an LDS church member in Illinois; sentenced to 30 months of probation for possession of child pornography (child sexual abuse material or CSAM)
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: Illinois,
- Convicted: 2015,
- LDS positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Probation,
- Harry Jones IV (1970 – ) was a Mormon church member in Buffalo Grove, Illinois; convicted of possessing CSAM; is a registered sex offender
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: Illinois,
- Convicted: 2015,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Registered sex offender,
- Michael Jordan (1980 – ) was an LDS church member in West Valley, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 2015 of 33 felonies related to child sexual abuse (CSA)
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2015,
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result,
- Thomas Kimball (1967 – 2020) was a Mormon church member in Logan, Utah; accused of sexual abuse by multiple women; died by suicide in October 2020, shortly after allegations became public
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- Alleged crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- Places lived:
- Alleged crime county: UT - Cache,
- Alleged crime state: Utah,
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, Suicide,
- Willis King was an LDS church member in California; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty
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- Crime: 1980s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: California,
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
- Louis Kinyon (1954 – ) was an LDS church member in Provo, Utah; convicted in 2005 of aggravated murder
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Places lived:
- Crime city: UT - Provo,
- Crime county: UT - Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2005,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Marion Klingler (1944 – ) was an LDS church member in California; convicted of sexual abuse; now lives in Springville Utah as registered sex offender
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- LDS positions: Primary, Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- Eric Knight (1968 – ) was an LDS church member; former physician; pleaded guilty in 2021 in New Hampshire to two felony counts of second-degree assault in a plea deal that would allow him to get his medical license back and avoid the sex offender registry
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: New Hampshire,
- Convicted: 2021,
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
- Justin Knight (1983 – ) was a Mormon church member in Tucson, Arizona; in 2023, pled guilty to one third-degree count of SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR and one fourth-degree felony charge of Aggravated Taking Id Of Another Person Or Entity; sentenced to prison; registered sex offender as of Oct. 2025
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- Crime: 2020s,
- Places lived:
- Crime city: AZ - Tucson,
- Crime county: AZ - Pima,
- Crime state: Arizona,
- Convicted: 2023,
- LDS positions: Primary, Scout leader, Ward executive secretary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Arthur Krigbaum was an LDS church member and scout leader in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse
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- Alleged crime: 1970s,
- Places lived:
- Alleged crime state: Idaho,
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- James Larsen (1977 – ) was a Mormon church member (possibly a ward clerk or bishop) in Magna, Utah; accused in 2017 of putting cameras in LDS church bathrooms as well as a private rental; pleaded guilty; sentenced in 2018 to prison; released; as of 2025, lives in Magna, Utah as a registered sex offender
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived:
- Crime county: UT - Salt Lake,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2018,
- LDS positions: Missionary, Ward clerk,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Robert Larsen (1965 – ) was an LDS church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; convicted of LEWDNESS INVOLVING A CHILD in 1993, and SEX ABUSE CHILD in 1998, as well as POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY in 2009
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- Crime: 1990s, 2000s,
- Places lived:
- Crime county: UT - Salt Lake,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2009,
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Released,
- Nicholas Lewis (1992 – ) was a Mormon church member and BYU student; accused of sexually abusing young girls and attempting to solicit sex from a teen online; sentenced in 2017 to jail and probation; 2023: registered sex offender living in Bremerton, Washington
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2017,
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Probation, Registered sex offender,
- Bryant Litchfield (1953 – 2023) was an LDS church member and physician in Alberta, Canada; accused of sexual abuse; acquitted; in 2008, was found guilty by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta of inappropriately touching women patients during breast and vaginal exams in 2001; stripped of his medical license
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Places lived:
- Crime country: Canada,
- Convicted: 2008,
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty,
- Brett Long (1959 – ) was an LDS church member in Nez Perce County, Idaho; convicted of sexually abusing a child under the age of 16
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- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result,
- Carlo Lorge was an LDS church member in Clarksville, Tennessee; arrested in 2022 for sexual exploitation of a minor
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- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Places lived:
- Alleged crime state: Tennessee,
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- Stephen Lowe was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Martin MacNeill was a former Mormon bishop in Salt Lake City, Utah; convicted of sexual abuse in 2014; convicted of murdering his wife
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- Convicted: 2014,
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result,
- Richard Mallard (1981 – ) was a Mormon church member in Orem, Utah; charged in July 2025 with 41 felony counts related to child sexual exploitation; in August 2025, was released on bond, despite initially being held without bail; several LDS church members sent the court letters of support on Mallard's behalf prior to his detention hearing
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- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Places lived:
- Alleged crime state: Utah,
- LDS positions: Missionary, Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- Jan Manley was a Mormon church member in Virginia; arrested in 2018 on suspicion of various offenses related to child sexual abuse; allegedly abused multiple children
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- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- David Matlock (1969 – ) was a Mormon church member; arrested and convicted in 2022 of open and gross lewdness
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- Crime: 2020s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: Nevada,
- Convicted: 2022,
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result,
- Norman Maxfield (1944 – ) was an LDS church member and high school drama teacher in Utah; convicted in 1988 of sexually abusing boys
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- Crime: 1980s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: Utah,
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result,
- Michael McClellan (1957 – ) was an LDS church member in Las Vegas, Nevada; arrested; convicted of attempted lewdness with a minor; sentenced to prison; as of 2024, lives in Cottonwood, Arizona
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: Nevada,
- Convicted: 2004,
- LDS positions: Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Richard McClung (1943 – ) was a Mormon bishopric counselor in the Rockford, Illinois area; convicted in 2007 and 2014 of child sexual abuse; accused in a 2025 lawsuit against the Mormon church of sexually abusing an 8-year-old girl; allegedly was not removed from bishopric despite charges
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- Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: Illinois,
- Convicted: 2007,
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Alleged failure to report
- Jacob McConkie (1980 – ) was raised as a Mormon church member in Utah; charged in 2025 with nine sexual exploitation of a minor charges for possessing CSAM
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- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Places lived:
- Alleged crime city: UT - Smithfield,
- Alleged crime county: UT - Cache,
- Alleged crime state: Utah,
- LDS positions: LDS status unknown,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- Steven McDill (1959 – ) was an LDS church member in Tippecanoe County, Indiana; found guilty of child molestation; sentenced to 9 year/5 suspended in July 1996
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- Crime: 1990s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: Indiana,
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Bill McKay was an LDS church member and mayor of Kennewick, Washington; admitted in 2023 to police he paid for sexual services at multiple massage parlors in Kennewick; was not criminally charged
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- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Places lived:
- Alleged crime state: Washington,
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Never charged, Not convicted,
- Mitchell McKee (1966 – ) was a Mormon church member and retired Utah State Highway Patrol officer in Heber City, Utah; when arrested in 2024, was a licensed marriage and family therapist with experience helping LDS clients address "pre and post mission sexual issues;" accused of sexual abuse of a minor
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- LDS positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- John McKown was an LDS church member in Arizona; charged in 2023 with child sexual exploitation
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- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Places lived:
- Alleged crime state: Arizona,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Unknown result,
- Brenda Miles was an LDS church member in Bountiful, Utah; accused of child sexual abuse
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- Alleged crime: 1980s,
- Places lived:
- Alleged crime state: Utah,
- LDS positions: Bishop's wife, Mission president's wife, Relief Society,
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case(s): Dismissed with prejudice,
- Jay Mitchell was an Mormon church member and scout leader in Oregon; sentenced to a total of sixty years in prison with a minimum of thirty years, for child sexual abuse
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- Crime: 1980s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: Oregon,
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Brian Mitchell (1953 – ) was a Mormon church member and temple worker in Utah; abductor, with Wanda Barzee, of Elizabeth Smart
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- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2009,
- LDS positions: Stake high council, Temple worker,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Burrell Mohler was an LDS church member in Missouri; accused of sexual abuse; criminal charges dropped; civil case in 2013, results unknown
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- Alleged crime: 1990s, 2000s,
- Places lived:
- Alleged crime state: Missouri,
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Charges dropped, Unknown result,
- Civil case(s): Unknown result,
- Alleged failure to report
- Todd Mortenson was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
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- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result,
- Gerald Mortimer (1943 – ) was an OB/GYN doctor in Idaho and former Mormon temple president and mission president in the Philippines; admitted in 2019 to secretly using his sperm to artificially inseminate multiple women; a civil suit against him was dismissed with prejudice in 2021, possibly because of a private settlement agreement
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- Alleged crime: 1980s,
- Places lived:
- Alleged crime state: Idaho,
- LDS positions: Mission president, Missionary, Temple president,
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case(s): Dismissed with prejudice,
- Erick Mosteller (1965 – ) was a Mormon church member and former youth leader in Utah; was caught downloading child sexual abuse material (CSAM); admitted to soliciting sex acts from trafficked women at Asian massage parlors; pleaded guilty in March 2023 to two second degree felony charges of child sexual exploitation; sentenced in August 2023 to 250 days in jail, with credit for 79 days served; placed on 4 years probation
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- Crime: 2020s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2023,
- LDS positions: Missionary, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Wyatt Mullen (1997 – ) was a Sandy, Utah man charged with sex crimes in October 2025; based on our initial research, FLOODLIT believes he is a former Mormon missionary and was active in the Mormon church at the time of his alleged crimes
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- LDS positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Police investigation,
- Steven Murdock (1963 – ) was a Mormon stake high council member and former LDS bishop in Holladay, Salt Lake County, Utah; allegedly sexually harassed multiple women in his ward while he was their bishop (he was bishop from 2013 to 2017); in 2019, was caught taking photos of a young woman in a dressing room in Tennessee; pleaded guilty in November 2019; sentenced in 2019 to one year probation, 48 hours community service
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: Tennessee,
- Convicted: 2019,
- LDS positions: Bishop, Stake high council,
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Community service, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Released,
- Alleged failure to report
- Robert Musson (1961 – ) was an LDS church member in Ontario, Canada; arrested and charged with two counts of sexual assault and two counts of sexual interference
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- Alleged crime: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s,
- Places lived:
- Alleged crime country: Canada,
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Police investigation, Unknown result,
- Alleged failure to report
- Samuel Neipp (1982 – ) was an LDS church member and middle school teacher in California; once named "teacher of the year" by the Union School District in the San Jose, California area; son of convicted child sexual abuser Joseph Neipp; pleaded no contest in 2019 to 12 charges related to sexual abuse; sentenced to 56 years in prison
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: California,
- Convicted: 2019,
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, No contest, Prison,
- Civil case(s): Ongoing,
- Richard Nelson was an LDS church member in Colorado; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse
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- Crime: 1980s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: Colorado,
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
- 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
- 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,
- Demar Nilson was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse
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- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- 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,
- 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
- 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
- Thomas Opfar (1937 – 1998) was a Mormon church member in Pennsylvania and Utah; pleaded guilty in Utah to charges related to child sexual abuse; sentenced to five to 15 years in prison
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- Crime: 1980s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: Utah,
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Bradley Ott was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Michael Otten (1970 – ) was an LDS church member in Murrieta, California; took his computer to a tech repair shop and child sexual abuse material (CSAM) was found; police searched his home and found more CSAM
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- LDS positions: Ward mission leader,
- Criminal case(s): Police investigation, Unknown result,
- Dan Overholt was an LDS church member in Colorado; accused of sexual abuse
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- Alleged crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Places lived:
- Alleged crime state: Colorado,
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- 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,
- 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
- Robert Paisola (1967 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 2008 and sentenced to 90 days in jail
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Places lived:
- Crime county: UT - Salt Lake,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2008,
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, No contest, Plea deal,
- 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,
- Jeffery Parks was a Mormon church member in Tennessee; in 2003, pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual battery by an authority figure, two counts of incest, and two counts of statutory rape; sentenced to prison
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: Tennessee,
- Convicted: 2003,
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, 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,
- James Penrod was a Mormon church missionary in Pennsylvania in 1997; originally from Utah; sent home to Utah from his mission and arrested in July 1997 and charged with child sexual abuse; sentenced to prison for sexual abuse
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- Crime: 1990s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: Pennsylvania, Utah,
- 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,
- 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,
- 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
- Lance Pitt was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- Crime: 1990s,
- Places lived:
- Crime city: WI - Shawano,
- Crime state: Wisconsin,
- Convicted: 1993,
- LDS positions: Other leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- 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,
- 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,
- Fred Radichel was an LDS church member and scout leader in Detroit, Michigan; accused of sexual abuse
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- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Lyle Richardson was an LDS church member in Wyoming; accused of sexual abuse
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- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Phillip Rimmasch (1937 – 2009) was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Utah in the 1980s; had a 50-plus year career as a mortician; convicted of child sexual abuse; on appeal, the Utah Supreme Court ordered a new trial in 1989
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- Crime: 1980s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: Utah,
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Overturned/reversed, Unknown result,
- Jeffrey Ringstad (1971 – ) was a Mormon church member in Utah; convicted in the 2010s of two counts of rape of a child, one count of object rape of a child, two counts of sodomy on a child, and three counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child, all first degree felonies
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: Utah,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Unknown result,
- 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,
- 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,
- Michael Rosser (1961 – ) was an LDS church member in Indiana; accused in 2023 of child sexual abuse; made a plea agreement in February 2024, agreeing to plead guilty to reduced charges; convicted in 2024 and sentenced to six years in prison with two years probation
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- Convicted: 2024,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation,
- 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,
- Keith Salmon (1966 – ) was an LDS church member in Tennessee; found guilty of distributing CSAM
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived:
- Crime state: Tennessee,
- Convicted: 2013,
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Released,
- 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,
- Shawn Scherick (1970 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah; convicted three times of sex crimes between 2004 and 2012
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Places lived:
- Crime city: UT - Provo,
- Crime county: UT - Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2010,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Registered sex offender,
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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

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