268 LDS sex abuse cases found
unknown number of victims
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- Spencer Hatch (1996 – ) was a Mormon church member in Davis County, Utah; charged in January 2026 with 10 first-degree felony counts of aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, 
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Collin Hawkins (1997 – ) was a Mormon church member and adjunct Russian professor at Brigham Young University-Idaho; was a Mormon missionary in St. Petersburg, Russia from 2015 to 2017; arrested in 2025 on suspicion of 20 felony counts of sexual exploitation of a minor; the charges were related to CSAM (child sexual abuse material)
- Alleged crime: 2020s,
Alleged crime state:
Utah,
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LDS positions: Missionary, - Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Police investigation,
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Alleged crime state:
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- Elwood Haws (1951 – ) was vice president of an LDS church-owned trust company in Utah; charged in 2020 with 13 second degree felony counts of sexual exploitation of a minor; admitted that he viewed child sexual abuse material 3-4 times a week over a 3-4 year span; in 2021, pleaded guilty to three counts and was sentenced to 180 days in jail; in 2023, violated probation; as of 2026, lives in Taylorsville, Utah
- Crime: 2010s, 2020s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2021, 
LDS positions: Church employee, 
Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, Released, Violated parole/probation, 
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, -
- Darren Haymond (1987 – ) was an LDS church member in Provo, Utah and a custodian at Provo High School; pleaded guilty to voyeurism, a class B misdemeanor; sentenced in 2011; Haymond's conviction was expunged in 2017
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2011, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Expunged, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result, -
- Dale Heath (1959 – ) was an LDS church member and chiropractor in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): 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
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Indiana,
Convicted:
2018, LDS positions: Branch president, Stake high council, Temple worker, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, 
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
- Crime: 1990s, 2010s,
- Crime state:
Pennsylvania,
- Crime country:
Canada,
Crime country:
Convicted:
1999, 2000, 2012, LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Probation, Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, Alleged failure to reportChurch paid $unknown-
- Michael Hepworth was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
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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
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown result,
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- Benjamin Hicks (2001 – ) was an LDS church member; convicted of one count of felony child sexually exploitative material-knowingly distributes by an means in 2023; released on probation June 2025
- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Alleged crime state:
Idaho,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Ongoing, -
- Grant Hildreth (1962 – 2022) was an LDS church member in Montana; sentenced to prison in 1992 for felony child sexual abuse; in 2011, pleaded guilty to two class A misdemeanor counts of sexual battery; died in 2022
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Crime state:
Montana,
Convicted:
2011, LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, -
- James Hogan (1937 – ) was a Mormon scout leader in California and Oregon; in 1989, was sentenced to five years in prison for child sexual abuse; in 1989, two teenagers sued the church and Hogan (settled 1990); in 2002, two men sued the church and the BSA (church settled for $800,000 and $75,000); in 2011, a man sued the BSA for $5.2 million (he previously settled with the church); in all, 12 alleged victims 1967-1989
- Crime: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s,
- Crime state:
California, Oregon,
Convicted:
1989, LDS positions: Church employee, Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Released, Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, Alleged failure to reportChurch paid $875,000Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, -
- David Homack (1964 – ) was a Mormon church member in Colorado; convicted of sexual abuse in 2009 in Colorado
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state:
Colorado,
Convicted:
2009, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown result, -
- Evan Hopper was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result,
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- 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
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jail, Ongoing,
- Alleged church actions: Excommunicated,
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- 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
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2018, LDS positions: Missionary, Other leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender, -
- 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
- Alleged crime: 1990s,
- 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
- Crime: 2020s,
- 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
- Crime: 1990s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, -
- Jesus Hurtado (1953 – ) was a Mormon church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
1994, LDS positions: Sunday school, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Civil case(s): Settlement, Alleged failure to reportAlleged church actions: Church members wrote letters of support, Ward official accused of failure to report, per a 2016 lawsuit, a victim told two bishops, who did not alert police; she said one told her to repent and the other said he would no longer allow Hurtado to be her Sunday school teacher
"Nobody did anything. Nobody called the police."
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- Albert Jackson (1906 – 2010) was a Mormon church member in Lewiston, Utah and Centerville, Utah; accused of child sexual abuse; convicted in 2002 (at age 96) via plea agreement to two second-degree felony counts of sex abuse of a child; was sentenced to two concurrent prison terms of one to 15 years each
- Crime: 1990s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2002, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released, Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, Was Utah's oldest prison inmate when released to home confinement at age 99
"You're in pretty good health for a 99-year-old man. We don't want you touching anybody anymore, OK?"
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- Ángel Jaramillo was an LDS church member and city councilor in El Carmen, Jujuy, Argentina; arrested on child pornography and abuse charges (which includes distribution, tenancy, and production of material); in 2025, sentenced to two years of "prisión condicional" (akin to probation)
- Crime: 2020s,
- 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 reportAlleged church actions: Unknown church action, -
- 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
- Crime: 1990s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Scout leader, Stake high council, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released, Alleged failure to reportAlleged church actions: Excommunicated, -
- 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
- Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- 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 reportChurch paid $32,000,000Alleged church actions: Church officials accused of failure to warn stake members, Church officials accused of failure to warn ward members, Excommunicated, Stake official accused of pressuring victim not to seek accountability, Ward official accused of failure to report, Ward official accused of pressuring victim not to seek accountability, -
- Gail Jensen (1931 – ) was a Mormon church member in Wellsville, Cache County, Utah; in 1997, pleaded guilty to one second-degree felony count of sexual abuse of a child; sentenced to six months in jail with work release, and probation (ended in 1998); charge was reduced to a third-degree felony in 2001; in 2008, a woman filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against Jensen; the case was settled in 2010
- Crime: 1990s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
1997, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Registered sex offender, Civil case(s): Settlement, -
- Dick Jensen (1943 – ) was a Mormon church member and dentist in McMinnville, Oregon; was added to the BSA perversion files; according to perversion files appears to have had a criminal case; settled out of court with victim in civil case
- Crime: 1980,
- Crime state:
Oregon,
Convicted:
1980, Criminal case(s): Convicted, No contest, Plea deal, Civil case(s): Settlement, Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, -
- 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
- Crime: 1980s,
- 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
- Crime: 2020s,
- 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)
- Crime: 2010s,
- 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
- Crime: 2010s,
- 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)
- Crime: 2010s,
- 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
- Alleged crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- Alleged crime state:
Utah,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, Suicide, -
- Willis King was an LDS church member in California; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty
- Crime: 1980s,
- 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
- Crime: 2000s,
- 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
- LDS positions: Primary, Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
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- 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
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
New Hampshire,
Convicted:
2021, LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result, Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, -
- 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
- Crime: 2020s,
- 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
- Alleged crime: 1970s,
- 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
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2018, LDS positions: Missionary, Ward clerk, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released, Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, -
- 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
- Crime: 1990s, 2000s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2009, LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Released, -
- Steven Layland (1946 – ) was a Mormon church member in Tampa, Florida; in 2000 was federally convicted for sending child pornography in the mail
- Crime: 1990s, 2000s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2000, LDS positions: High priest group leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, guilty, Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, Rebaptized, -
- 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
- Crime: 2010s,
- 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
- Crime: 2000s,
- 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
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown result,
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- Carlo Lorge was an LDS church member in Clarksville, Tennessee; arrested in 2022 for sexual exploitation of a minor
- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Alleged crime state:
Tennessee,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Ongoing, -
- Stephen Lowe was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
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- Martin MacNeill was a former Mormon bishop in Salt Lake City, Utah; convicted of sexual abuse in 2014; convicted of murdering his wife
- Convicted:
2014,
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result,
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- Richard Mallard (1981 – ) was a Mormon church member in Orem, Utah; charged in July 2025 with 41 felony counts related to child sexual exploitation; in August 2025, was released on bond, despite initially being held without bail; several LDS church members sent the court letters of support on Mallard's behalf prior to his detention hearing
- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- 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; accused of abusing multiple children; acquitted by a jury in 2023
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Acquitted, Found not guilty, Jury trial, Not convicted,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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- Nicholas Mason (1989 – ) was a Mormon church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; p.c. affidavit states found multiple videos of CSAM on his iPhone, CD evidence and icloud storage with CSAM
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2015, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, "MASON made several statements regarding the child pornography being an error and that he had not meant to download the files [...] He told me files were located in his video files and that he accessed them as recently as three to four days prior. MASON said he accessed the files on average two times a week."
"I then asked MASON about the files on the iPhone. MASON explained that he knew the files were in fact on his iPhone but had not told me because he was hoping the files would not be located. He stated he wanted to "chance it" and then stated there should be three files of child pornography. "
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- David Matlock (1969 – ) was a Mormon church member; arrested and convicted in 2022 of open and gross lewdness
- Crime: 2020s,
- 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
- Crime: 1980s,
- 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
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state:
Nevada,
Convicted:
2004, LDS positions: Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released, Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, Rebaptized, -
- 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
- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- 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
- Crime: 1990s,
- Crime state:
Indiana,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, -
- 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
- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- 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
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
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- John McKown was an LDS church member in Arizona; charged in 2023 with child sexual exploitation
- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- 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
- Alleged crime: 1980s,
- 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
- Crime: 1980s,
- 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
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2009, LDS positions: Stake high council, Temple worker, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Alleged failure to reportAlleged church actions: Unknown church action, -
- Burrell Mohler was an LDS church member in Missouri; accused of sexual abuse; criminal charges dropped; civil case in 2013, results unknown
- Alleged crime: 1990s, 2000s,
- Alleged crime state:
Missouri,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Charges dropped, Unknown result, Civil case(s): Unknown result, Alleged failure to report-
- Jacob Morris (1996 – ) was an Idaho man; as of 2011-2012, his social media profile indicated that he was active in the Mormon church; charged January 2026 with 10 counts of felony possession of child pornography.
- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Alleged crime state:
Idaho,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, -
- Todd Mortenson was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result,
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- 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
- Alleged crime: 1980s,
- 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
- Crime: 2020s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2023, LDS positions: Missionary, Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Alleged church actions: Church members wrote letters of support, -
- 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
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Police investigation,
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- 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
- Crime: 2010s,
- 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
- Alleged crime: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s,
- 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
- Crime: 2010s,
- 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
- Crime: 1980s,
- 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
- Alleged crime: 1980s,
- Alleged crime state:
Idaho,
LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, Alleged failure to report-
- James Neumeyer (1955 – 2024) was a Mormon church member in Centerville, Davis County, Utah; accused of child sexual abuse; died in 2024; a source familiar with the case said Neumeyer died by suicide after a police investigation was initiated regarding accusations against him; never criminally charged
- Alleged crime: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s,
- Alleged crime state:
Utah,
LDS positions: Missionary, Primary teacher, Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, Police investigation, Suicide, Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, -
- 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
- Crime: 2020s,
- Crime state:
Minnesota,
Convicted:
2016, 2025, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Alleged church actions: No church discipline, -
- Demar Nilson was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- 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
- Crime: 2000s,
- 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
- Alleged crime: 1990s,
- 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
- Crime: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s,
- 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
- Crime: 1980s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, -
- Bradley Ott was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- 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
- LDS positions: Ward mission leader,
- Criminal case(s): Police investigation, Unknown result,
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- Dan Overholt was an LDS church member in Colorado; accused of sexual abuse
- Alleged crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Alleged crime state:
Colorado,
LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Unknown result, 
Convicted:
2015, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender, -
- Eddie Padilla was a Mormon bishop in Taos, New Mexico; accused of child sexual abuse; convicted twice
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Alleged failure to report
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- Robert Paisola (1967 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 2008 and sentenced to 90 days in jail
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2008, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, No contest, Plea deal, Registered sex offender, -
- 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
- LDS positions: Bishop, BYU, Mission president, Missionary, Other leader, Sunday school, Temple president,
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
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- 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
- Crime: 2000s,
- 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
- Crime: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s,
- 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
- Crime: 1990s,
- 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
- Crime: 1980s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
1989, LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, No contest, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Alleged failure to reportAlleged church actions: Unknown church action, A Mormon scout leader knew of allegations against Peterson for at least 10 months before reporting him to law enforcement
"I've had little boys all over the state of Utah in conjunction with the Boy Scout program. Give me an 11-year-old boy for a week, and I'll make him a homosexual for life."
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- 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
- Crime: 1990s, 2010s,
- 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
- Crime: 1990s,
- 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
- Alleged crime: 1980s,
- 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 reportChurch paid $unknownAlleged church actions: Unknown church action, -
- Lance Pitt was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Crime: 1990s,
- Crime state:
Wisconsin,
Convicted:
1993, LDS positions: Other leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, -
- George Potter (1986 – ) was a Mormon church member in Gulf Breeze, Florida; federally convicted of Receipt, Possession, or Distribution of material containing Child Pornography, in 2013; released from prison in Feb. 2025; is a registered sex offender living in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
- Crime: 2010s, 2020s,
- Crime state:
Florida,
Convicted:
2013, LDS positions: Ward mission leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, guilty, Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, -
- Robert Price was an LDS church member and scout leader in Idaho; convicted in 2002 and sentenced to prison for child sexual abuse
- Crime: 1990s,
- 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
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2018, LDS positions: Bishop, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown result, Alleged failure to report
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
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
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Convicted:
2022, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, Filters
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