4,238 reports of sex crimes allegedly perpetrated by Latter-day Saints (statistics »). Sources include court documents, public records, news reports, academic journals, and survivors or witnesses of alleged abuse.
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- Sean Woolf (1974 – ) was an LDS church member and full-time missionary; accused of sexual abuse of a child; the alleged abuse occurred during his mission; the victim later sued or planned to sue the Mormon church in 2020; the church settled with the victim, according to a person familiar with the case
Alleged failure to report-
Church paid $unknown
- Positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, - Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
Alleged church actions: settlement, unknown, - View report »
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- Spencer Lambert (1976 – ) was a Mormon church member in Woodland Hills, UT; convicted of two counts of LEWDNESS INVOLVING A CHILD/CLASS A MISDEMEANOR in July 2008
- Convicted:
2008,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, guilty,
- Alleged church actions: unknown,
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- Michael Kleiner (1994 – ) was a Mormon church member in Ivins, Utah; arrested on July 8, 2026 and charged with criminal solicitation of a minor (first-degree felony), 10 counts of distributing harmful material to a minor-actor 18+ (third-degree felony) and one count of enticing a minor (class A misdemeanor; took part of two sting ops thought he was chatting with two different minors one in St. George and West Jordan police
- Positions: Bishopric counselor, Stake clerk,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- Alleged church actions: unknown,
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"The investigation began June 24 as part of an operation led by the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force in Utah County, according to a probable cause affidavit.Agents were working in an anonymous online chat room when a suspect began communicating with a decoy posing as a 17-year-old girl.Shortly after initial contact, the suspect allegedly moved the conversation to another unregulated platform, where he sent nude photos and sexually explicit videos and requested similar images in return. [...]During the investigation, agents discovered Kleiner was also communicating with another undercover officer in West Jordan posing as a 15-year-old. In that exchange, which began June 2, the suspect again allegedly sent explicit messages and images and made plans to meet in the Salt Lake City area but failed to show up on three occasions."June 24, 2026, He allegedly admitted to being attracted to younger girls and told the decoy the encounter was his “first time.” P.C. Affidavit, Michael Kleiner-
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- James Verde (1969 – ) was a Mormon church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; pleaded guilty to SEX ABUSE CHILD in 2005, served time in UT State prison; pleaded guilty of UNLAWFUL SEXUAL CONDUCT W/16-17 YEAR OLD; a second case in 2024 pleaded guilty of DEALING IN MATERIALS HARMFUL TO MINOR and SEXUAL BATTERY; is currently incarcerated in Utah State prison as of May 2026; is a registered sex offender
- Convicted:
2005, 2024,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Alleged church actions: unknown,
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- Rowland James (1968 – ) was an LDS church member in Lansing, Michigan; pleaded guilty to charges related to alleged sexual abuse of young girls and a young boy he met at church; serving time in prison as of January 2024
- Convicted:
1997, 2001, 2017,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, Rebaptized,
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- Stewart Allsford (1951 – 2017) was an LDS bishop in the Plymouth England Stake from 1990s to 2002; charged with sex offenses against two girls dating to the 1990s; at his 2017 Exeter Crown Court trial, admitted indecently assaulting a girl when she was 14 but denied five other sex abuse charges and one charge of abducting a child under 16; died by suicide after going missing the day the third day of his trial was due to begin
- Alleged failure to report
- Positions: Bishop,
- Criminal case(s): Died awaiting trial, Not convicted, Suicide,
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"Coroner Ian Arrow recorded that Allsford had decided to take his own life, leaving a note and a text to his wife"-
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- Leizza Adams was the wife of Paul Douglas Adams, a Mormon church member in Bisbee, Arizona, who sexually abused two of their daughters; she was never accused of a sex crime; in 2018, pleaded no contest to two felony counts of child abuse for failing to protect the children and agreed to sever parental rights to all six; sentenced to 2.5 years in prison plus four years of probation; released in October 2020
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted:
2018,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, No contest, Plea deal, Prison,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
- View report »
"one of the most horrendous cases of child molestation"A bishop included her in a counseling session where her husband's ongoing abuse of their children was discussed, but neither she nor the bishop notified police-
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- Benjamin Adcock was a Mormon church member in Felixstowe, Suffolk, UK; admitted attempted sexual communication with a child and attempting to arrange a child sex offence after chatting online in December 2023 with an undercover officer posing as a 12-year-old boy; sentenced in October 2025 to two years and 10 months in prison, an eight-year sexual harm prevention order, and sex-offender registration
- Convicted:
2025,
- Positions: Missionary, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Alleged church actions: unknown,
- View report »
"moment of madness"When the decoy "boy" said he wanted to stay safe, Adcock promised to bring condoms; police later found condoms in his wallet, prosecutors said-
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- Wade Christofferson (1953 – ) was accused, per FLOODLIT's sources, of sexually abusing up to 12 children in Illinois, Ohio and Utah between 1985-2025, including while in bishopric; excommunicated in 1996 for child sexual abuse; rebaptized in 1997, was bishopric counselor 2006-11, 2016-19; charged in 2025 (alleged abuse between 2016-25); his brother, apostle Todd Christofferson, knew by around 2020 of abuse; convicted in 2026
- Alleged failure to report
- Positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Sunday school, Ward clerk,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Not convicted, Ongoing, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Alleged church actions: Church officials accused of failure to warn ward members, Church position after excommunication, Excommunicated, High-level official accused of failure to report, Rebaptized, Ward official accused of failure to report,
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"I went to my bishop. I reported it. I was a child expecting safety, expecting protection. [...] Instead, I was given a punishment.""I am deeply sorry for what I have done and will be meeting with my bishop to start the repentance process." - Wade Christofferson, Nov. 6, 2025 text message to an alleged victim's father-
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- Gary Scritchfield was a male Mormon church member in Little Rock, Arkansas in the Pinnacle Mountain Ward; convicted in 1993 of felony sexual abuse of a minor in the third degree; allegedly abused a victim from 1981 to 1993 (from age 4 to 15); in January 2026, the victim filed a lawsuit against the LDS church naming G.S. as the perpetrator and accusing church officials of multiple failures
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted:
1993,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Alleged church actions: Church officials accused of allowing interaction with children after notice of wrongdoing, Church officials accused of failure to warn ward members, Unknown church action, Ward official accused of saying victim was responsible,
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"[Church officials] gave a convicted child rapist a position of authority in the Church [...] and allowed him to interact regularly with the children of the Pinnacle Mountain Ward."the alleged abuse lasted for nearly 12 years, beginning when the victim was 4 years old-
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- Reese Riggin (1966 – ) was a Mormon church member, chiropractor and business owner in Montana; convicted in 2016 of felony sexual intercourse without consent and sentenced to five years in prison, with 15 suspended; released in 2017 and placed on parole; began serving suspended portion of sentence in 2021; in 2026, accused of inappropriately touching young girls at am elementary school event in Great Falls
- Positions: LDS status unknown, Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Ongoing, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Alleged church actions: unknown,
- View report »
arrested in 2026 while being a registered sex offender with two previous convictions for offenses at places of employment-
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- Robert Adams (1971 – ) was a Mormon church member and 2nd counselor in the bishopric, in Farmington, Utah; convicted of attempted aggravated sexual abuse of a child in 2019; the victim was an 11-year-old girl; sentenced to 365 days in jail; is a registered sex offender February 2026; reportedly approved for rebaptism
- Convicted:
2019,
- Positions: Bishopric counselor,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
- Alleged church actions: Approved for rebaptism, Excommunicated,
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- 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
- Alleged failure to report
- Positions: Bishopric counselor, Branch president, Ward clerk,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Ongoing, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
- Alleged church actions: Church officials accused of failure to warn ward members, Church position after conviction, Excommunicated, Rebaptized, Released from church position, Ward official accused of failure to report,
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- 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; convicted in 2022; sentenced to three years in prison and 20 years probation; registered sex offender living in Millcreek, UT as of July 2026
- Convicted:
2023,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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- Cory Grint (1982 – ) was a Mormon church member in Vernal, Utah; pleaded guilty to lewdness involving a child; sentenced to 364 days in jail, with a suspended jail sentence of 364 days and 36 months of probation; as of 2025, lives in Vernal, Utah as a registered sex offender
- Convicted:
2022,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Registered sex offender,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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- Jevin Parady (1993 – ) was a Mormon church member in Santaquin, Utah; convicted of 10 counts of SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR - 2nd Degree Felony in 2024; is a registered sex offender living in Asheboro, North Carolina
- Convicted:
2024,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- Alleged church actions: unknown,
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- Mark Habel (1969 – ) was a Mormon church member; charged with 15 counts of Sexual Abuse in the First Degree Felony Class B and 20 counts of Unlawful Sexual Penetration in the Second Degree; pleaded not guilty to all counts; convicted on all 35 charge; in prison in Two Rivers Correctional Institution as of July 2026
- Convicted:
2016,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, guilty,
- Alleged church actions: unknown,
- View report »
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- Larry Stoker (1952 – ) was a Mormon church member; arrested and charged with sexual abuse of a minor in 1998, in Post Falls, Idaho.
- Alleged church actions: unknown,
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- Harry Fougeron (1990 – ) was a Mormon church member in Richmond Hill, Georgia; accused of sexually abusing teenage girls; had 5 open cases of various charges of sex abuse charges in two cases in 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024; is a registered sex offender in Georgia; was deported to France, reportedly will register as sex offender in France too.
- Convicted:
2020,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Ongoing, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil case(s): Ongoing,
- Alleged church actions: Excommunicated,
- View report »
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- Wade Oborn (1959 – ) was a Mormon church member and school teacher in Mesa, Arizona; 2002 admitted to sexually abusing a student in his classroom at a charter school; convicted in 2004, sentenced in 2004; is a registered sex offender living in Gilbert, AZ
- Convicted:
2004,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Alleged church actions: unknown,
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