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- Luke Dalton (1941 – ) was a Mormon church member; admitted to sexually abusing dozens of boys over decades in Ohio, Montana and Utah; arrested in 1997 in Utah for sexually abusing his only son; convicted and sentenced to prison; served 3.5 years in prison
Crime: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 
Crime state:
Montana, Ohio, Utah,
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LDS positions: Scout leader, 
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - Alleged failure to report
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Crime state:
Crime city:
Crime county:
Convicted:
2021, 
LDS positions: Young Mens Leader, 
Criminal case(s): Convicted, 
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- Kent Schank (1986 – ) was a Mormon church member in Henderson, Nevada; pleaded guilty to POSSESSION OF VISUAL PRESENTATION DEPICTING SEXUAL CONDUCT OF A CHILD in 2023; is a registered sex offender living in Henderson, Nevada
- Crime: 2020s,
Convicted:
2023, LDS positions: Young Mens Leader, Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, guilty, Pleaded guilty, -
- 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 report-
- Alex Saunders (2004 – ) was a Mormon church member in Payson, Utah; accused of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
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- Jorge Cruz (1973 – ) was a former high school soccer coach in Logan, Utah; booked into the Cache County Jail in February 2026 after DNA evidence allegedly linked him to a 1999 sexual assault in Logan, according to police; Floodlit is seeking information regarding whether Cruz was ever a member of the Mormon church
- LDS positions: LDS status unknown,
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- Richard Morriss (1973 – ) was a Mormon church member and divorce lawyer in Meridian, Idaho; accused of rape in 2022; pleaded guilty in 2025 to a reduced charge of aggravated battery sentenced to 30 days in jail
- Alleged crime: 2010s, 2020s,
- Alleged crime city:
Meridian,
- Alleged crime county:
crime-county-id-bannock,
- Alleged crime state:
Idaho,
Convicted:
2025, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, -
- Brandon Manning (1973 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah and Georgia; convicted three times of sex crimes: Scotland in the 1990s, Utah in 2001, Georgia in 2020; assigned to be a young men's president in a Georgia LDS branch in 2017; arrested in 2019 and charged with eight felony counts of child sexual exploitation; convicted; as of November 2023, lives in Fort Valley, Georgia as a registered sex offender
- Crime: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s,
- Crime state:
Georgia, Utah,
- Crime country:
Scotland, United Kingdom,
Crime country:
Convicted:
2001, 2020, Unknown, LDS positions: Missionary, Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, Alleged failure to report-
- Kip Crofts (1966 – ) was a high school football coach in Caldwell, Idaho; was a Mormon bishopric counselor twice from 2014 to 2019; arrested and charged in 2025 with sexual abuse of a teenager
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
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- Mark Haws (1957 – ) was a Mormon church member in Lehi, Utah; accused of sexually abusing a girl for 14 years; convicted in 2010 of second-degree felony forcible sexual abuse; excommunicated; rebaptized in or before June 2025; as of March 2026, lives in Lehi, Utah as a registered sex offender
- Crime: 1990s, 2000s,
- Crime city:
crime-city-ut-lehi,
- Crime county:
UT - Utah,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2010, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released, -
- Glynn Collins (1944 – ) was a Mormon church member in Lovell, Wyoming; entered Alford plea to sexual abuse charges and was sentenced to 3-6 years in Prison January 22, 2026
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime city:
Lovell,
- Crime county:
Big Horn,
- Crime state:
Wyoming,
Convicted:
2026, LDS positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Stake high council, Criminal case(s): Alford plea, Convicted, "She presented video clips from when authorities originally questioned Collins. In one, after being asked if there was any truth to the allegations made by KF, Collins says, “That’s what I really can’t say. That will incriminate me. I can’t tell you.”
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- Martin Gilmour was a Mormon church member in Portadown, County Armagh, Northern Ireland; accused of sexual abuse of a 13-year-old child; was arrested in November 2024
- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Alleged crime country:
Ireland,
LDS positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Stake high council, Temple worker, Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Unknown result, -
- Gregory Weinand (1985 – ) was a Cowley, Wyoming man; convicted of two counts of possession with the intent to promote child pornography in 2025; sent CSAM images to an undercover agent in Texas; was extradited to Montgomery County, Texas, to face trial
- LDS positions: Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
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- Daniel Duke (1987 – ) was a BYU student in Provo, Utah; in January 2006 Duke attempted to meet with a person he thought was a 13-year-old girl for sex; the person was an undercover agent of the Utah Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force; convicted of ATTEMPTED - ENTICING A MINOR OVER THE INTERNET
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime city:
West Jordan,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2007, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, He told investigators he had been feeling lonely and jealous of his college friends'' [sic] sexual escapades over Christmas break, according to a statement released by Paul Amann, assistant attorney general. -The Daily Universe, Jan. 24, 2006
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- Gordon Krengel (1951 – ) was a Mormon church member in Centerville, Utah; convicted of sexually abusing 3 girls, in 2020.
- Crime: 2019,
- Crime city:
Cennterville,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2020, Criminal case(s): Convicted, guilty, -
- Adam Kelly (1980 – ) was a St. George, Utah man; convicted of sexual abuse of a child in November 2009; is a registered sex offender in St. George, Utah; volunteers at the St. George Temple and Red Cliffs Temple in St. George, Utah, according to the Utah Department of Public Safety
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime city:
St. George,
- Crime county:
Washington,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2009, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, -
- David Boatwright (1970 – ) was a Mormon church member in Providence, Utah; pleaded guilty to two counts of forcible sexual abuse in 2007; is not a registered sex offender; reportedly actively attends LDS church and is in good standing with church; lives in Ogden, Utah
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime city:
Providence,
- Crime county:
Cache Valley,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2007, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, -
- Alva Van Wagoner (1929 – 2019) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Convicted:
1999,
- LDS positions: Branch president, Ministering/home teacher, Other leader, Sunday school,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
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"The judge also noted that he had never received so many letters in support of anyone who had come to his court before as a defendant in a criminal case."
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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 with child sexual abuse (alleged between 2016-25); his brother, apostle Todd Christofferson, knew by around 2020 of abuse
- Alleged crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2010s, 2020s,
- Alleged crime state:
Illinois, Ohio, Utah,
LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Sunday school, Ward clerk, Criminal case(s): Not convicted, Ongoing, Police investigation, Alleged failure to report"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 the father of a girl Wade allegedly sexually abused
"The Church strongly condemns and does not tolerate abuse and honors the courage and respects the rights of survivors. Regarding the history of Wade Christofferson: President D. Todd Christofferson was never in a position to know about and, in fact, did not know about or influence the ecclesiastical decisions regarding his brother’s membership. While he and other family members were told of Wade’s... excommunication, he was not informed of the specific reasons and had no reason to suspect it was for abuse. It was not until around 2020 that President Christofferson first learned of — through family disclosure — some of his brother’s history of abuse from thirty years earlier; he respected the adult victims’ wishes not to involve law enforcement at that time. However, upon learning of a recent allegation involving a minor, President Christofferson immediately reported it to legal authorities."
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- Bradley Platt (1971 – ) Bradley Platt was a man that lived in Chandler, Arizona; in 2006 pleaded guilty to SEXUAL ABUSE, SEXUAL CONDUCT WITH MINOR and MOLESTATION OF CHILD; is a registered sex offender living in Springville, Utah; might work at Harold B. Lee Library at BYU in Provo, Utah
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime city:
Chandler,
- Crime county:
Maricopa,
- Crime state:
Arizona,
Convicted:
2006, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Filters
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