Recently updated Mormon sexual abuse cases

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  • Candon Dahle was a Mormon BYU baseball pitcher in Utah; in 2025, charged in two Idaho counties with crimes related to child sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in Fremont County in May 2025; sentenced to 180 days in jail for sexually assaulting a young girl for five years; Floodlit.org is seeking court documents
  • Multiple Mormon church members wrote letters of support after Dahle pleaded guilty
  "You forced me to keep your secret for seven years. I sat through your baseball games, I watched the world cheer for you. I watched you achieve every church standing and be celebrated, all while I screamed inside because I knew the truth."
  — Jane Doe, abuse survivor
  • Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
  • Was Unknown position,
  • Crime: 2010s, 2020s, in Idaho,
  • Convicted: 2025,
  • Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing, Victim's home,
  • Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Born: 2003
    
  • Mission: no
  • Places lived: Idaho, Utah,
  • Places when accused: Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
  • Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
  • Latest update: May 2025: convicted in Idaho (plea agreement)
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  • Craig Capron was a podiatrist; Mormon branch president in Macy, Nebraska (1999-2002), then a stake/ward executive secretary in Wyoming; allegedly sexually abused at least five children over a span of 20-plus years, despite LDS officials allegedly knowing of the first victim and prohibiting Capron from teaching kids; convicted in 2024 in Wyoming; sentenced to six to 12 years in prison; convicted again in 2025
  • Release from Mormon church position,
  • Mormon officials allegedly assigned Capron to leadership positions despite forbidding him from teaching children - more than 20 years prior to his conviction
  "I just want what's best for you."
  — Craig Capron (allegedly), to Jane Doe, abuse survivor, while he was abusing her
  • Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender,
  • Was Branch president, stake executive secretary, Ward executive secretary,
  • Convicted: 2024,
  • Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Born: 1965
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Iowa, Nebraska, Utah, Wyoming,
  • Places when accused: Wyoming,
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  • Robert Dahle was an LDS church member, Utah Highway Patrol trooper; alleged rapist of a 13-year-old girl
  • Never charged,
  • Was Elders quorum, High priest, Scout leader, Sunday school,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Born: 1937
    Died: 2022
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Utah,
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  • Daniel Workman was a Mormon church member and school bus driver in St. George, Utah; charged in 2025 with 20 counts related to child sexual exploitation
  • Ongoing,
  • Was Unknown position,
  • Born: 1981
    
  • Mission: unknown
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  • K'Dee Wood was a former Mormon church member in Perry, Box Elder County, Utah; accused in 2025 along with her husband, Ryan Wood, of sexually assaulting a woman who was unconscious in their home
  • Ongoing,
  • Was Unknown position,
  • Mission: unknown
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  • Ryan Wood was a former Mormon church member in Perry, Box Elder County, Utah; accused in 2025 along with his wife, K'Dee Wood, of sexually assaulting a woman who was unconscious in their home
  • Ongoing,
  • Was Unknown position,
  • Mission: unknown
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  • Waylon White was a Mormon church member in Payson, Arizona; was a licensed practiced nurse (PN); charged in 2025 with 18 felonies related to child sexual abuse
  • Alleged failure to report
  • Ongoing,
  • Was Youth leader,
  • Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Born: 1982
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Arizona,
  • Places when accused: Arizona,
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  • Gregg Nielsen was an LDS church member and dentist in South Ogden, Utah; pleaded guilty in the 1990s to five felonies for molesting three girls, ages 11, 12 and 15, for six years in his home, office and on family outings; was sentenced to one year in jail, with releases to go to work and therapy
  • Nielsen told one victim he had known her in a previous life, a reference to the Mormon belief in a pre-life existence, according to a civil lawsuit she filed against him in 1995
  • Unknown result,
  • Was Missionary,
  • Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Born: 1947
    
  • Mission: Argentina Argentina [unknown]
  • Places lived: Utah, Weber County (Utah),
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  • Jacob Fisher was a Mormon church member and ward young men's leader in Eagle Mountain, Utah; arrested in August 2025 for allegedly sending explicit videos of himself to, and attempting to meet to sexually assault, a person he thought was a 13-year-old girl
  • Ongoing,
  • Was Missionary, Youth leader,
  • Crime scenes: Online,
  • Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
  • Born: 1978
    
  • Mission: 1997-1999 Czech Republic Czech Republic Prague
  • Places lived: Utah,
  • Places when accused: Utah,
  • Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
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  • Russell Gatrell was a Mormon or former Mormon church member in Cottonwood Heights, Utah; accused in 2025 of possession of up to 280 million CSAM images
  • Ongoing,
  • Was Unknown position,
  • Crime scenes: Online,
  • Victims: 100 or more victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
  • Born: 1980
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Utah,
  • Places when accused: Utah,
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  • Tyson Green was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
  • Ongoing,
  • Was Stake high council, Youth leader,
  • Alleged crime: 2020s, in Utah,
  • Crime scenes: Online,
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Utah,
  • Places when accused: Utah,
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  • Joseph Walker was a former Mormon bishop, stake presidency counselor and LDS Public Affairs employee in Utah; charged in 2025 with three third-degree felony counts related to child sexual exploitation; allegedly "engaged in several sexually explicit conversations […] to seduce, lure, and entice [a 14-year-old girl] into engaging in multiple sexual acts;" released from jail after letters from church members
  • Ongoing,
  • Was Bishop, Church employee, Missionary, Stake presidency counselor,
  • Alleged crime: 2020s, in Utah,
  • Crime scenes: Online,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Born: 1955
    
  • Mission: 1974-1976 United States California San Diego
  • Places lived: Utah,
  • Places when accused: Utah,
  • Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
  • Latest update: 2025: charged in Utah
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  • Richard Mallard 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
  • Ongoing,
  • Was Missionary, Scout leader,
  • Alleged crime: 2020s, in Utah,
  • Crime scenes: Online,
  • Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
  • Born: 1981
    
  • Mission: 2001-2003 United States Utah Salt Lake City South
  • Places lived: Utah,
  • Places when accused: Utah,
  • Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
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  • Jim UNKNOWN was a Mormon church member and Melchizedek priesthood holder in Lancaster, California; a 2024 civil lawsuit said he took part with a Mormon bishop and another Melchizedek priesthood holder in sexually assaulting an underage boy inside an LDS church building on a weekly basis from 2001 to 2003, starting when the victim was 15 years old
  • Alleged failure to report
  • Never charged, Not convicted,
  • Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
  • Was Other leader,
  • Alleged crime: 2000s, in California,
  • Crime scenes: LDS building,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: California,
  • Places when accused: California,
  • Documents available: yes (free download)
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  • Bob UNKNOWN was a Mormon church member and Melchizedek priesthood holder in Lancaster, California; a 2024 civil lawsuit said he took part with a Mormon bishop and another Melchizedek priesthood holder in sexually assaulting an underage boy inside an LDS church building on a weekly basis from 2001 to 2003, starting when the victim was 15 years old
  • Alleged failure to report
  • Never charged, Not convicted,
  • Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
  • Was Unknown position,
  • Alleged crime: 2000s, in California,
  • Crime scenes: LDS building,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: California,
  • Places when accused: California,
  • Documents available: yes (free download)
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  • UNKNOWN Smith was a Mormon bishop in Lancaster, California; a 2024 civil lawsuit said he took part with two Melchizedek priesthood holders in sexually assaulting an underage boy inside an LDS church building on a weekly basis from 2001 to 2003, starting when the victim was 15 years old
  • Alleged failure to report
  • Never charged, Not convicted,
  • Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
  • Was Bishop,
  • Alleged crime: 2000s, in California,
  • Crime scenes: LDS building,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: California,
  • Places when accused: Unknown location,
  • Documents available: yes (free download)
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  • Samuel Heavilon was allegedly a former LDS branch president in Frankfort, Indiana; convicted in 2018 and in 2024 of child exploitation; sentenced both times to prison
  • Alleged failure to report
  • Convicted, Prison,
  • Was Branch president, Stake high council, Temple worker,
  • Crime: 2010s, in Indiana,
  • Convicted: 2018,
  • Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
  • Born: 1960
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Indiana,
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  • Lynn Hill was a Mormon scoutmaster in Utah; worked from 1976 to 1984 as a financial auditor for the LDS church, including in Japan and other Asian countries; sentenced in 2004 to up to five years in prison for sexually abusing a 17-year-old developmentally disabled girl; Hill molested her while driving her to an LDS church activity for disabled children, and at her home, according to charging documents
  • Unknown,
  • Convicted, Plea deal, Prison, Released,
  • Was Missionary, Scout leader,
  • Crime: 2000s, in Utah,
  • Convicted: 2004,
  • Crime scenes: church, LDS activity, Vehicle, Victim's home,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Mission: Japan Japan Central
  • Places lived: Utah,
  • Places when accused: Utah,
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  • Theodore Livingston was a Mormon church member; accused in 1989 of child sexual abuse
  • Unknown result,
  • Was Unknown position,
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Utah,
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  • Carlfred Broderick was a Mormon stake president in Cerritos, California; accused in a 2025 lawsuit against the Mormon church of sexually abusing a child as part of a sex trafficking ring, and of covering up the abuse; the plaintiff said she was abused over 200 times at the Cerritos LDS stake center from 1979 to 1983
  • Alleged failure to report
  • Never charged, Not convicted,
  • Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
  • Was Stake president,
  • Alleged crime: 1970s, 1980s, in California,
  • Crime scenes: Bishop's office, LDS activity, LDS building,
  • Born: 1932
    Died: 1999
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: California,
  • Places when accused: Unknown location,
  • Latest update: 1999: died; 2025: accused in a civil lawsuit against the Mormon church of child sexual abuse and coverup
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  • Kimball Ungerman was an LDS bishopric counselor in California; moved to Utah; pleaded guilty in 2020 to one felony count related to child sexual abuse; sentenced to prison, but term was suspended; sentenced to probation; as of 2023, registered sex offender, lives in Orem, Utah; a 2021 California lawsuit against the church said bishop Phil Stewart failed to protect a victim, and a mission president didn't report
  • Alleged failure to report
  "The Church does not keep a repository of documents relating to allegations, claims, or notification of child sexual abuse. There is no 'sexual abuse' file."
  — Branden Wilson, LDS church risk management director
  • Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender,
  • Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
  • Was Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Seminary teacher,
  • Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Born: 1957
    
  • Mission: 1977-1979 Thailand Thailand Bangkok
  • Places lived: California, Thailand, Utah,
  • Places when accused: Utah,
  • Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
  • Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender; lives in Orem, Utah
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  • Jason Strong was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; a victim sued the Mormon church after a bishop and stake president allegedly failed to report the abuse to police; the claims against the church were dismissed by a trial court, and the Utah Supreme Court upheld the dismissal in 2001, citing the First Amendment
  • Alleged failure to report
  • Unknown result,
  • Dismissed, Lawsuit v. LDS church,
  • Was Unknown position,
  • Alleged crime: 1980s, in Utah,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Mission: no
  • Places lived: Utah,
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  • William Harding 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
  • Church position after confession/conviction, Excommunicated, Release from Mormon church position,
  • Convicted, Jail, Ongoing, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
  • Was Branch president, Ward clerk,
  • Crime: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, in Australia,
  • Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
  • Born: 1940
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Australia,
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  • John Doe was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
  • Convicted, Prison,
  • Was Scout leader,
  • Mission: unknown
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  • Frederick Edvalson was a Mormon in Utah and Camp Springs, Prince George's County, Maryland; convicted 3 times of sexual abuse in Maryland in the 1980s; third conviction: while on probation, groomed a 10-year-old girl and sexually assaulted her in a room inside a Mormon chapel on multiple occasions from 1983 to 1984; reportedly told her he was giving her "special religious training;" sentenced to 8 years in prison
  • Alleged failure to report
  • Convicted, Prison,
  • Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
  • Was Ministering/home teacher, Other leader, Scout leader,
  • Crime scenes: LDS building,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Born: 1920
    Died: 2009
    
  • Mission: no
  • Places lived: Maryland, Utah,
  • Places when accused: Maryland,
  • Latest update: 2009: died in Utah
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  • Edwin Dyer was a Mormon church member and scoutmaster in central Oregon; accused of sexual abuse; allegedly molested as many as 15 boys over a 28-year period; shot and killed in 1986 by one of his victims; the Mormon church settled out of court for $200,000 with one victim
  • Alleged failure to report
  • Church paid $200,000
  • Disfellowshipped,
  • Church officials asked Dyer to resign as scoutmaster and later disfellowshipped him, but did not tell police
  "Until we use names, until people understand that this happened to Johnny next door, it will keep on happening."
  — Judith Powell, mother of abuse survivor Keith Powell
  • Convicted, Jail, Probation,
  • Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
  • Was Scout leader,
  • Crime: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, in Oregon,
  • Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
  • Born: 1935
    Died: 1986
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Oregon,
  • Places when accused: Oregon,
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  • James Adams was a Mormon church member in Beckley, West Virginia; sentenced to prison in 1994 for sexually abusing multiple children; in 1996, a $750 million lawsuit was filed against the Mormon church alleging coverup; the suit was settled out of court in 2000
  • Alleged failure to report
  • Church paid $unknown
  • Excommunicated,
  • Abuse went on for five years after Adams first told Mormon officials, including a bishop and stake president, the lawsuit said
  "The church is not in the business of covering up."
  — Church spokesman Don LeFevre
  • Convicted, Prison,
  • Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
  • Was Other leader,
  • Crime: 1980s, in West Virginia,
  • Crime scenes: Victim's home,
  • Victims: Multiple victims,
  • Born: 1954
    
  • Mission: no
  • Places lived: West Virginia,
  • Places when accused: West Virginia,
  • Latest update: 1994: sentenced to prison in West Virginia for sexually abusing multiple children
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  • Devin Tuttle was a Mormon church member in Draper, Utah; convicted of UNLAWFUL SEXUAL CONDUCT WITH A 16 OR 17 YEAR OLD/CLASS A MISDEMEANOR
  • Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown result,
  • Was Youth leader,
  • Crime: 2020s, in Utah,
  • Convicted: 2023,
  • Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Born: 1997
    
  • Mission: United States Philidelphia
  • Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
  • Places when accused: Utah,
  • Latest update: Is a registered sex offender lives in Draper, Utah
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  • Mark Aitken was a Mormon church member in Falkirk, Scotland; found guilty of raping a 16-year-old girl after allegedly sending her manipulative and threatening messages
  • Convicted, Found guilty,
  • Convicted: 2022,
  • Born: 1982
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Scotland, United Kingdom,
  • Places when accused: Scotland, United Kingdom,
  • Latest update: In prison for 7 years for rape in Glasgow, Scotland; sentenced September 2022
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  • Paul Barnes was a Mormon stake patriarch and former stake presidency counselor in Queen Creek, Arizona; accused of child sexual abuse that took place in 2022 in Idaho; convicted in 2023 or later and sentenced to prison
  • Alleged failure to report
  • Convicted, Prison,
  • Was Stake patriarch,
  • Crime: 2020s, in Idaho,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Born: 1955
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Arizona, Idaho, Maricopa County (Arizona),
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  • Troy Dameron was a Mormon church member, electrician and sheriff's deputy in Teton County, Idaho; lived in Rexburg, Idaho; a 911 dispatcher said he asked her sexually charged questions, shared sexual fantasies and masturbated in a bathroom near her work desk; pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of indecent exposure; sentenced in May 2024 to 15 days in jail (with work release) and two years of probation
  • Convicted, Jail, Probation,
  • Was Unknown position,
  • Crime: 2020s, in Idaho,
  • Convicted: 2024,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Idaho,
  • Latest update: May 2024: sentenced in Idaho to 15 days in jail (with work release) and two years of probation
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  • Noah Rada 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
  • Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation,
  • Crime: 2020s, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
  • Convicted: 2022,
  • Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
  • Born: 1999
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
  • Latest update: 2023: sentenced to three years in prison and 20 years probation
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  • Jeremy Dumas was a Mormon bishop and boy scout leader in Indiana; pleaded guilty to charges related to child sexual abuse material (CSAM) in 2024; sentenced in September 2024 to 10 years in federal prison
  • Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
  • Was Bishop, Scout leader,
  • Crime: 2010s, 2020s, in Indiana,
  • Convicted: 2024,
  • Victims: 100 or more victims,
  • Born: 1968
    
  • Mission: Unknown country
  • Places lived: Indiana,
  • Places when accused: Unknown location,
  • Latest update: pleaded guilty to file sharing CSAM sentenced to 10 years prison
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  • Nelson Bogero was an LDS church member and Primary children's teacher in Cordoba, Argentina; accused in 2017 of sexual abuse of two girls who were in his Primary class; a local LDS leader allegedly knew about the abuse but failed to report to police; in August 2024, Bogero was sentenced to 16 years in prison
  • Alleged failure to report
  • Convicted, Police investigation, Prison,
  • Was Primary,
  • Crime: 2010s, in Argentina,
  • Convicted: 2024,
  • Crime scenes: LDS building,
  • Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
  • Born: 1953
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Argentina,
  • Places when accused: Argentina,
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  • DeRon Olsen was a former Mormon bishop and stake presidency counselor in Spokane, Washington; in 2024, pleaded guilty to one felony count of child molestation and one felony count of child rape; sentenced to prison
  • Alleged failure to report
  • Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
  • Was Bishop, Nursery, Primary, Stake presidency counselor, Sunday school, Youth leader,
  • Crime: 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, in Washington,
  • Convicted: 2024,
  • Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
  • Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Born: 1944
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Washington,
  • Places when accused: Washington,
  • Latest update: 2024: in prison in Washington
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  • Chet Egley was a Mormon church member in Weston, Idaho; tried to meet a 13 year old girl for sex in Utah; pleaded guilty and convicted to one count sexual abuse of a child and two counts of enticing a minor by internet or text
  • Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
  • Was Elders quorum, Sunday school, Youth leader,
  • Crime: 2020s, in Cache County (Utah), Utah,
  • Convicted: 2023,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Born: 1982
    
  • Mission: Unknown country
  • Places lived: Idaho, Utah,
  • Places when accused: Utah,
  • Latest update: Is currently registered in the Utah Department of Corrections as being on probation
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  • Craig Nebeker was a Mormon church member in California and St. George, Utah; accused of sexual abuse and convicted of three counts of AGGRAVATED SEX ABUSE OF A CHILD and one count SODOMY ON A CHILD
  • Alleged failure to report
  • Convicted,
  • Was Youth leader,
  • Crime: 2010s, in California, Utah, Washington County (Utah),
  • Convicted: 2023,
  • Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Born: 1960
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: California, Utah, Washington County (Utah),
  • Places when accused: Utah, Washington County (Utah),
  • Latest update: Craig Nebeker is currently serving in the Utah Department of Corrections
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  • Robert Davis was a Mormon church member in Eugene, Oregon; convicted of 5 counts of Sexual Abuse in the First Degree and sentenced to 75 months in prison
  • Alleged failure to report
  • Convicted, Prison,
  • Was Bishopric counselor,
  • Crime: 2020s, in Oregon,
  • Convicted: 2021,
  • Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
  • Born: 1949
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Oregon,
  • Places when accused: Oregon,
  • Latest update: Serving prison time in Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution
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  • Jayson Martineau was an LDS church member in Idaho and Tremonton, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in December 2023 in Utah and was sent on a one-year rider program
  • Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
  • Was Missionary,
  • Convicted: 2023,
  • Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Born: 1973
    
  • Mission: 1992-1994 Unknown country unknown
  • Places lived: Idaho, Utah,
  • Places when accused: Utah,
  • Latest update: Dec 2023: pleaded guilty in Utah and was sent on a one-year ride program
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  • Dale Andreason was a Mormon church member in Magna, Utah; found guilty of three counts of AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD a 1st Degree Felony and was sentenced 6 years to life
  • Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
  • Was Primary, Youth leader,
  • Crime: 1990s, in Utah,
  • Convicted: 2023,
  • Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Born: 1952
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
  • Places when accused: Utah,
  • Latest update: Currently in prison in UTAH STATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY
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  • Benjamin Manning was a Mormon church member in Massachusetts and Utah; in 2014, molested a child while living with her family in Salt Lake City, Utah; charged with child sexual abuse in 2019; was a Sunday school teacher at some point between 2014 and 2024; found guilty by a jury in February 2024; sentenced in April 2024 to 120 years in prison
  • Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
  • Was Sunday school,
  • Crime: 2010s, in Massachusetts, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
  • Convicted: 2024,
  • Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Born: 1991
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Massachusetts, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
  • Latest update: April 2024: sentenced to 120 years in prison
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  • Matthew Felshaw was a Mormon church member in Caldwell, Idaho; charged with sexually assaulting a young child; took a plea deal and was convicted of Injury to child; received suspended prison sentence and 8 years probation and has to register as a sex offender
  • Convicted, Probation, Registered sex offender,
  • Convicted: 2024,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Born: 1980
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Idaho, Nevada,
  • Places when accused: Idaho,
  • Latest update: no current registration on Idaho Sex offender list as of 2024-04-10
  • View report »
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  • Richard Baker was an LDS bishopric counselor in Clearfield, Utah; accused of voyeurism and child sexual exploitation
  • Alleged failure to report
  • Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
  • Was Bishopric counselor,
  • Crime: 2010s, 2020s, in Utah,
  • Convicted: 2023,
  • Victims: 7 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Born: 1978
    
  • Mission: United States Washington D.C. South Mission
  • Places lived: Utah,
  • Latest update: Lives in Brigham City, Utah
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  • Michael Rosser 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
  • Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation,
  • Convicted: 2024,
  • Victims: Unknown number of victims,
  • Born: 1961
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Indiana, Utah,
  • Places when accused: Indiana,
  • Latest update: 2024: convicted and sentenced to six years in prison with two years probation
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  • Stanley Bitsoi was a Mormon church member in Rigby, Idaho; convicted of a felony sex crime (Lewd Conduct with Child Under 16); sentenced to jail and probation
  • Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
  • Crime: 2020s, in Idaho,
  • Convicted: 2023,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Born: 1960
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Idaho,
  • Places when accused: Idaho,
  • Latest update: is a registered sex offender living in Ririe, Idaho Children-Lewd Conduct with Child Under 16; is a registered sex offender
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  • Christopher Warnock was a Mormon church member in Waukesha County, Wisconsin; pleaded guilty to two counts of 1st Degree Sexual Assault of Child and one 2nd Degree Sex Assault-Intoxicated Victim
  • Alleged failure to report
  • Convicted,
  • Was Stake seventy,
  • Crime: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, in Wisconsin,
  • Convicted: 2021,
  • Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Born: 1950
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Kentucky, Wisconsin,
  • Places when accused: Wisconsin,
  • Latest update: In Oshkosh Correctional Institution, Oshkosh, WI, earliest eligibililty for parole 2024-05-18
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  • Percy Rock was an LDS church member in Greencastle, Pennsylvania; accused of possessing CSAM; pleaded guilty in 2023
  • Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
  • Crime: 2020s, in Pennsylvania,
  • Convicted: 2023,
  • Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
  • Born: 1943
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Pennsylvania,
  • Places when accused: Pennsylvania,
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  • Dennis Judd was an LDS church member and Uintah County, Utah attorney; charged with voyeurism and stalking in October 2023 after allegedly filming his female employees in his law firm's bathroom; in January 2024, pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of stalking; plea held in abeyance; in June 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of voyeurism
  • Plea deal, Probation,
  • Ongoing,
  • Was Missionary,
  • Alleged crime: 2020s, in Utah,
  • Convicted: 2024,
  • Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace,
  • Victims: Multiple victims,
  • Born: 1954
    
  • Mission: United States Hawaii [unknown]
  • Places lived: Hawaii, Utah,
  • Places when accused: Utah,
  • Latest update: June 2024: accused in a civil lawsuit of voyeurism
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  • Matthew Shepard was an LDS church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; In October of 2019 chatted with online 13year old persona to try and meet for sex; found guilty to 3 counts of entice a minor by internet or text; currently in jail in Duchesne, Utah
  • Convicted, Jail,
  • Was Unknown position,
  • Crime: 2010s, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
  • Convicted: 2021,
  • Crime scenes: Online,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Born: 1974
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
  • Places when accused: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
  • Latest update: Currently in DUCHESNE CO JAIL in Utah
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  • John Doe was an LDS church member in Adelaide, Australia; sentenced in 2021 to 10 years in prison for child sexual abuse
  • Convicted, Prison,
  • Was Unknown position,
  • Crime: 1980s, in Australia,
  • Convicted: 2021,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Born: 1952
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Australia,
  • Latest update: 2021: sentenced to 10 years in prison for child sexual abuse
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  • Kayla Atkin was an LDS church member and therapist in Lehi, Utah; charged in 2022 with three felony counts of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in April 2023 to one count of attempted object rape (victim was 14-15 years old at the time of the crime); sentenced in September 2023 to 180 days in jail
  • Convicted, Jail,
  • Was Unknown position,
  • Crime: 2010s, in Utah, Utah County (Utah),
  • Convicted: 2023,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Born: 1993
    
  • Mission: no
  • Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
  • Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
  • Latest update: September 2023: sentenced in Utah to 180 days in jail after pleading guilty to one felony count of attempted object rape
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  • Jake Hally was an LDS church member in Idaho Falls, Idaho; accused of sexual abuse
  • Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
  • Was Unknown position,
  • Crime: 2020s, in Colorado, Idaho, Rexburg (Idaho), Utah, Washington County (Utah),
  • Convicted: 2023,
  • Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
  • Born: 1995
    
  • Mission: Unknown country
  • Places lived: Idaho, Rexburg (Idaho), Utah, Washington County (Utah),
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  • Cristifer Biggs was an LDS returned missionary and BYU-Idaho student; convicted in July 2023 of one first degree felony count of aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor
  • Convicted,
  • Was Missionary,
  • Crime: 2020s, in Idaho,
  • Convicted: 2023,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Born: 1999
    
  • Mission: 2018-2020 United States Salt Lake City Headquarters (history center and family history center)
  • Places lived: Idaho,
  • Latest update: August 2023: pleaded guilty to child sexual exploitation
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  • Jordan Jolley was an LDS church member in Syracuse, Utah; convicted of voyeurism in January 2024
  • Convicted,
  • Was Primary, Youth leader,
  • Crime: 2020s, in Utah,
  • Convicted: 2024,
  • Victims: Unknown number of victims,
  • Born: 1987
    
  • Mission: 2006-2008 United States San Bernardino
  • Places lived: Utah,
  • Places when accused: Utah,
  • Latest update: February 2024: completed 1 month of at home confinement after being convicted by a jury in January 2024
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  • Erick Mosteller 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
  • Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
  • Was Missionary, Youth leader,
  • Crime: 2020s, in Utah,
  • Convicted: 2023,
  • Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
  • Born: 1965
    
  • Mission: Unknown country
  • Places lived: Utah,
  • Places when accused: Utah,
  • Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
  • Latest update: August 2023: sentenced
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  • Kami Chesnut was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
  • Convicted, Plea deal,
  • Was Unknown position,
  • Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
  • Convicted: 2022,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Utah,
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  • Eric Jones was an LDS church member in Blackfoot, Idaho; arrested for alleged sexual contact with a toddler; convicted in January 2024 of battery with the intent to commit lewd conduct of a child after a one-day trial; sentenced in March 2024 to two to 20 years in prison; required to register as a sex offender
  • Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, Registered sex offender,
  • Was Unknown position,
  • Convicted: 2024,
  • Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Born: 1981
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Idaho,
  • Places when accused: Idaho,
  • Latest update: March 2024: sentenced to two to 20 years in prison
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  • Kent Prestwich was an LDS church member and nursery leader (Primary teacher/worker) in Lewiston, Utah; arrested in 2023 for allegedly downloading child sexual abuse material (CSAM) for 15 years "because it aroused him;" pleaded guilty to two 2nd degree felony counts of child sexual exploitation; January 2024: sentenced to two concurrent terms of one to 15 years in prison, with credit for 91 says served
  • Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
  • Was Nursery, Primary,
  • Convicted: 2023,
  • Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Born: 1977
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Utah,
  • Latest update: November 2023: pleaded guilty to two 2nd degree felony counts of child sexual exploitation
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  • Michael Antrobus was a former Mormon branch president (similar to a bishop) and bishop in Connersville, Indiana for 10 years (approximately 1974-84); convicted of child sexual abuse charges (9 counts, 6 victims) in Sacramento County, California in 2021-2022; sentenced to 8 years in San Quentin State Prison; died by suicide in prison in September 2023; allegedly had at least a dozen victims
  • Alleged failure to report
  • Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
  • Was Bishop, Branch president, Missionary,
  • Convicted: 2021, 2022,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
  • Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
  • Born: 1947
    Died: 2023
    
  • Mission: 1966-1968 United States West Central States Mission (Montana, Wyoming, Idaho)
  • Places lived: California, Indiana,
  • Places when accused: California,
  • Latest update: 2023-09-16: died by suicide in prison
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  • Luis Morales Silva was an LDS church member in Lehi, Utah; in 2022, pleaded guilty to four counts of second-degree felony sex abuse of a child; sentenced to one to 15 years in prison
  • Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
  • Convicted: 2022,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Born: 1987
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Utah,
  • Places when accused: Utah,
  • Latest update: Serving prison time in Utah Correctional Facility
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  • Samuel Faber was an LDS church member in Sandy, Utah; charged in 2022 of sexually assaulting a woman he met on an LDS dating app called Mutual; in 2024, admitted to sexually assaulting three women and pleaded guilty to amended first-degree felony charges of rape and forcible sodomy, and third-degree felony aggravated sexual assault and two counts of third-degree felony forcible sexual abuse
  • Admitted guilt, Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
  • Was Unknown position,
  • Crime: 2020s, in Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
  • Convicted: 2024,
  • Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
  • Latest update: 2024: pleaded guilty
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  • Mark Porter was a Mormon church member and former stake presidency member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse in 2022 after allegedly groping women in a Logan grocery store; pleaded guilty in December 2022
  • Excommunicated,
  • Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
  • Was Missionary, Other leader, Stake presidency counselor,
  • Crime: 2020s, in Cache County (Utah), Utah,
  • Convicted: 2022,
  • Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Born: 1942
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Cache County (Utah), Utah,
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  • Jordan Udall was a Mormon church member and police officer in St. Johns Arizona; pleaded guilty in 2022 to knowing access to child pornography
  • Convicted, Unknown result,
  • Was Missionary,
  • Crime: 2010s, in Arizona,
  • Convicted: 2022,
  • Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
  • Born: 1978
    
  • Mission: United States
  • Places lived: Arizona,
  • Latest update: April 2023: is in federal prison in Ashland, Kentucky; scheduled for release on August 12, 2024
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  • Melvin Hansen was a Mormon church member, school music teacher and former Tabernacle Choir member in Utah; convicted in 2021 in Utah of first degree felony attempted aggravated child sexual abuse; also accused of sexual abuse in Arizona
  • Convicted, Police investigation,
  • Was Other leader, Tabernacle Choir,
  • Crime: 2000s, 2010s, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
  • Convicted: 2021,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
  • Victims: Multiple victims,
  • Born: 1952
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
  • Latest update: 2023: is in prison in Utah
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  • Shawn Mortensen was a former Mormon bishop and stake presidency member in Albuquerque, New Mexico; in February 2021, admitted to police that he had sexually abused an 11-year-old girl in January 2021; convicted of child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2022 to prison in New Mexico
  • Admitted guilt, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
  • Was Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Other leader,
  • Crime: 2020s, in New Mexico,
  • Convicted: 2022,
  • Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Born: 1965
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: New Mexico, Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
  • Places when accused: New Mexico,
  • Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
  • Latest update: September 2022: sentenced to prison in New Mexico for child sexual abuse
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  • Boyd Lords was a Mormon church member in Winnemucca, Nevada; accused of child sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in 2022 to one felony count of lewdness with a child under the age of 14; was sentenced to prison
  • Convicted, Prison,
  • Was High priest, Missionary, Ward executive secretary,
  • Crime: 2010s, in Nevada,
  • Convicted: 2022,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Mission: United States Indiana Indianapolis
  • Places lived: Nevada,
  • Latest update: as of 2023, Lords's father is a stake patriarch in the Winnemucca, Nevada area; the Lords family was a pillar in their local LDS community
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  • Cortney Andrew was a Mormon church member and bishopric counselor in Logan, Utah; charged in 2023 in Utah with four second degree felony counts of enticing a minor by internet or text; pleaded guilty to reduced charges in December 2023; sentenced in January 2024 to 60 days in jail
  • Alleged failure to report
  • Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
  • Was Bishopric counselor, Missionary,
  • Convicted: 2023,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Born: 1984
    
  • Mission: United States Lansing
  • Places lived: Cache County (Utah), Utah,
  • Places when accused: Utah,
  • Latest update: January 2024: sentenced to 60 days in jail with work release
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  • Paul Newman was a former Mormon bishop in Utah; charged in 2020 with child sexual abuse; convicted of a sex crime
  • Alleged failure to report
  • Convicted,
  • Was Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Youth leader,
  • Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
  • Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Born: 1957
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Utah,
  • Places when accused: Utah,
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  • Robert Stahn was an LDS church member and therapist in Idaho Falls, Idaho; accused in April 2023 of sexual abuse; once served as clinical director of Operation Shield, counseling child sexual trauma survivors; pleaded guilty in October 2023 to felony sexual abuse or exploitation of a vulnerable adult
  • Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
  • Was Unknown position,
  • Convicted: 2023,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Born: 1958
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Idaho,
  • Latest update: October 2023: pleaded guilty to felony sexual abuse or exploitation of a vulnerable adult
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  • Buckland Darrell was a former LDS Primary teacher in Redmond, Washington; accused of molesting young boys in sacrament meeting and at their homes; charged with first-degree felony child molestation in 2022-23 (5 victims); admitted to sexually abusing around 6 to 8 boys; pleaded guilty; sentenced in 2024 to at least 8 years in prison; faced two additional counts in March 2025 after two more victims came forward
  • Alleged failure to report
  • Admitted guilt, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
  • Was Primary,
  • Crime: 2010s, 2020s, in Washington,
  • Convicted: 2024,
  • Crime scenes: LDS building, Victim's home,
  • Victims: 8 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Born: 1979
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Washington,
  • Places when accused: Washington,
  • Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
  • Latest update: March 2025: facing two additional charges after two new victims came forward
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  • Kenneth Richens was an LDS church member and chief information officer (CIO) of Central Valley Medical Center in Nephi, Utah; accused in 2023 of child sexual exploitation; pleaded guilty in February 2024 to two felony counts of sexual exploitation of a minor; in April 2024, sentenced to two consecutive terms of one to 15 years in prison
  • Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
  • Was Missionary,
  • Crime: 2020s, in Utah,
  • Convicted: 2024,
  • Crime scenes: Online,
  • Victims: Multiple victims,
  • Born: 1963
    
  • Mission: 1982-1983 Canada Canada Winnipeg
  • Places lived: Philippines, Utah,
  • Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
  • Latest update: April 2024: sentenced in Utah to two consecutive terms of one to 15 years in prison
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  • Elwood Haws was an employee and vice president of an LDS church-owned trust company in Utah; charged in 2020 with 13 second degree felony counts of sexual exploitation of a minor (related to possession of child pornography); admitted that he viewed child pornography 3-4 times a week over a 3-4 year span; in 2021, pleaded guilty to three counts and was sentenced to 180 days in jail; in 2023, violated probation
  • Admitted guilt, Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Violated parole/probation,
  • Was Church employee,
  • Crime: 2010s, 2020s, in Utah,
  • Convicted: 2021,
  • Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
  • Born: 1951
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Utah,
  • Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
  • Latest update: January 2023: violated probation
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  • Michael Lister was an LDS church member in or near Cedar City, Utah and Bunkerville, Nevada; accused in Utah in 2023 of sexual abuse of two young girls; pleaded guilty to one count of sodomy on a child; sentenced in June 2023 to 25 years to life in prison
  • Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
  • Was Unknown position,
  • Crime: 2020s, in Utah,
  • Convicted: 2023,
  • Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Born: 1960
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Nevada, Utah,
  • Latest update: June 2023: sentenced in Utah to 25 years to life in prison after pleading guilty to one felony count of sodomy upon a child
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  • Russell Crosland was a Mormon church member in Fillmore, Utah; tried meeting with a person he thought was a 13-year-old child that he chatted with online for sex; it was an undercover agent; he was arrested
  • Convicted,
  • Crime: 2020s, in Utah,
  • Convicted: 2024,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Born: 1962
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Utah,
  • Places when accused: Utah,
  • Latest update: Is a registered sex offender living in Dover, Utah
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  • Michael Hiatt was a Mormon church member in Clinton, Utah; charged in Utah in March 2023 with two second degree felony counts of enticing a minor, and one third degree felony count of dealing in materials harmful to a minor; pleaded guilty in June 2023 to one second degree felony count of enticing a minor; sentenced in August 2023 to 45 days in jail, with credit for 15 days served, and 4 years probation
  • Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
  • Was Missionary,
  • Convicted: 2023,
  • Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Born: 1990
    
  • Mission: Unknown country
  • Places lived: Davis County (Utah), Utah,
  • Latest update: August 2023: sentenced to 45 days in jail, with credit for 15 days served, and 4 years probation
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  • Cory Gaylor was an school teacher and LDS deacons quorum adviser in Idaho; arrested and charged with lewd conduct and enticing a child via the Internet; in July 2023, pleaded guilty; sentenced in September 2023 to 60 years in prison, with 13 years fixed before being eligible for parole
  • Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
  • Was Other leader, Youth leader,
  • Crime: 2010s, 2020s, in Idaho,
  • Convicted: 2023,
  • Victims: Unknown number of victims,
  • Born: 1971
    
  • Mission: 1990-1992 Unknown country South America; dates approximate
  • Places lived: Idaho,
  • Latest update: September 2023: sentenced in Idaho to 60 years in prison, with 13 years fixed before being eligible for parole
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  • Leonard Loschen was a Mormon church member; sentenced in 2022 to prison in Utah for sexually abusing LDS missionaries
  • Alleged failure to report
  • Convicted, Prison,
  • Was Unknown position,
  • Crime: 2020s, in Utah,
  • Convicted: 2022,
  • Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Born: 1948
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Utah,
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  • David Matlock was a Mormon church member; arrested and convicted in 2022 of open and gross lewdness
  • Convicted, Unknown result,
  • Was Unknown position,
  • Crime: 2020s, in Nevada,
  • Convicted: 2022,
  • Victims: Unknown number of victims,
  • Born: 1969
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Nevada,
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  • Stephen Goode was a Mormon church member in Gresham, Oregon; arrested in 2019 and accused of sexually abusing a child during a trip in 2018; in 2022, found guilty in a jury trial of four felony charges; sentenced to 8.5 years in prison and 20 years supervision
  • Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, Probation,
  • Was Missionary,
  • Crime: 2010s, in Oregon,
  • Convicted: 2022,
  • Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Born: 1981
    
  • Mission: 2002-2004 Philippines Philippines Ilagan Mission
  • Places lived: Oregon,
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  • Eric Knight 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
  • Excommunicated,
  • Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
  • Was Missionary,
  • Crime: 2010s, in New Hampshire,
  • Convicted: 2021,
  • Victims: Unknown number of victims,
  • Born: 1968
    
  • Mission: 1987-1989 United States California Ventura
  • Places lived: New Hampshire,
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  • David Millett was a Mormon church member in Utah; sentenced in 2022 to prison for first-degree felony sexual abuse
  • Convicted, Prison,
  • Was Unknown position,
  • Crime: 2020s, in Utah,
  • Convicted: 2022,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Born: 1976
    
  • Mission: no
  • Places lived: Utah,
  • View report »
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  • Robert Westover was a former LDS bishop and attorney in Dallas, Texas; arrested in 2021 for allegedly recording a minor; pleaded guilty in 2023 and sentenced to 4 years probation
  • Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
  • Was Bishop, Missionary,
  • Convicted: 2023,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Born: 1972
    
  • Mission: Spain Spain Bilbao
  • Places lived: Texas,
  • Latest update: 2023-03-10 - pleaded guilty; was sentenced to 4 years probation
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  • Wade Schvaneveldt was an LDS church member and high school girl's basketball coach in or near Grace, Idaho; accused of raping a child numerous times over a period of several years, including at his home while his family was attending LDS church meetings; in April 2023, accepted a plea deal to two felony counts of rape; in June 2023, was sentenced to 8 to 18 years in prison
  • Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
  • Was Unknown position,
  • Crime: 2010s, 2020s, in Idaho,
  • Convicted: 2023,
  • Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Born: 1971
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Idaho,
  • Latest update: June 2023: was sentenced in Idaho to 8 to 18 years in prison after pleading guilty in April 2023 to two felony counts of rape
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  • Jason Smith was an LDS church member in Indiana; in 2019, confessed to sexually abusing a child; pleaded guilty and was sentenced in 2021 to 728 days of probation for battery against a child under 14 years old
  • No action,
  • Admitted guilt, Convicted, Probation,
  • Was Unknown position,
  • Crime: 2010s, in Indiana,
  • Convicted: 2021,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Born: 1970
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Indiana,
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  • Mark Chapman was an LDS church member, church janitor and scout leader in Michigan; served 9 years in prison in New York for charges of engaging in criminal sexual conduct with a person below the age of 17; sentenced to prison in 2022 in Michigan for sexually assaulting two children; some of the abuse took place at an LDS chapel
  • Convicted, Plea deal, Prison, Registered sex offender,
  • Was Scout leader,
  • Convicted: 2022,
  • Crime scenes: LDS building, Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
  • Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Born: 1971
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Michigan, New York,
  • Places when accused: Michigan, New York,
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  • Mathew Arrington was a Mormon church member and foster child advocate in Arizona; found guilty of child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2021 to 15 years in prison
  • Convicted, Prison,
  • Was Unknown position,
  • Crime: 2010s, in Arizona,
  • Convicted: 2021,
  • Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
  • Born: 1963
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Arizona,
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  • Mark Treter was a Mormon church member and environmental lawyer in Greendale, Indiana; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded no contest to one felony count; sentenced in 2023 to probation; local LDS church leaders allegedly knew of Treter's criminal behavior but did not report to police
  • Alleged failure to report
  • Convicted, No contest, Plea deal, Probation,
  • Was Scout leader, Youth leader,
  • Crime: 2000s, 2010s, in Indiana,
  • Convicted: 2023,
  • Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Born: 1954
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Indiana,
  • Latest update: 2023: convicted and sentenced to probation
  • View report »
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  • Darcy Anderson was an LDS church member in Utah; convicted of sexually abusing a 10-year-old girl; sentenced in 2022 to serve a minimum of 16 years in prison
  • Convicted, Prison,
  • Was Unknown position,
  • Crime: 2020s, in Utah,
  • Convicted: 2022,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Born: 1951
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Utah,
  • View report »
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  • Byron Wiscombe was an LDS bishopric counselor and Idaho city councilman; signed a plea agreement indicating he would admit to committing lewd conduct with a minor; sentenced to prison in 2023
  • Alleged failure to report
  • Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
  • Was Bishopric counselor, Missionary,
  • Crime: 2010s, 2020s, in Idaho,
  • Convicted: 2023,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Born: 1977
    
  • Mission: 1997-1999 Spain Spain Bilbao
  • Places lived: Idaho,
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  • Calvin McGee was an LDS missionary in Virginia in 2022; accused of soliciting sexually explicit pictures and video from a person he believed to be an 11-year-old girl, and inviting her to meet in person; arrested in Boise, Idaho in July 2023 and accused of rape of a minor; pleaded guilty to two charges related to child sexual abuse; sentenced in May 2024 to three to 25 years in prison
  • Alleged failure to report
  • Admitted guilt, Convicted, Ongoing, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
  • Was Missionary,
  • Crime: 2020s, in Idaho, Virginia,
  • Convicted: 2024,
  • Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Born: 2002
    
  • Mission: United States
  • Places lived: Idaho, Virginia,
  • Places when accused: Idaho, Virginia,
  • Latest update: May 2024: sentenced in Idaho to three to 25 years in prison
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  • Carl Johnson was a former Mormon bishop and former mayor of West Bountiful, Utah; arrested in 2022 and charged with sexually abusing several children between 1983 and 1997; pleaded guilty in 2023 to four felony counts of child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2023 to three consecutive terms of nine years to life each for first-degree felonies, plus one term of one to 15 years on a second-degree felony
  • Convicted, Prison,
  • Was Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum, Missionary, Stake high council,
  • Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in Utah,
  • Convicted: 2023,
  • Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Born: 1945
    
  • Mission: 1964-1966 Ireland Irish [Ireland]
  • Places lived: Utah,
  • Places when accused: Utah,
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  • Anthon Ellsworth was an LDS bishopric counselor and returned missionary in Arizona; in 2021, pleaded guilty to three felony counts of sexual exploitation of a minor and was sentenced to seven years in prison
  • Alleged failure to report
  • Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
  • Was Bishopric counselor, Missionary,
  • Crime: 2020s, in Arizona,
  • Convicted: 2021,
  • Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Born: 1982
    
  • Mission: 2001-2003 Brazil Brazil [unknown]
  • Places lived: Arizona, Brazil,
  • Places when accused: Arizona,
  • Latest update: 2023: in prison in Arizona
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  • Larry Deutsch was a Mormon bishop in Missouri; arrested in 2020 and charged with possession of child pornography (child sexual abuse material, or CSAM) and accused of luring an underage teenager from Arizona to Missouri; pleaded guilty; sentenced in 2021 to 12 years in federal prison plus a lifetime of supervised release; in 2024, the victim filed a civil lawsuit against the LDS church
  • Alleged failure to report
  • Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation,
  • Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
  • Was Bishop, Scout leader, Sunday school, Temple worker, Youth leader,
  • Crime: 2010s, 2020s, in Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona), Missouri,
  • Convicted: 2021,
  • Crime scenes: LDS building, Online,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Born: 1966
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona), Missouri,
  • Places when accused: Missouri,
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  • Phillip Stokes was a Mormon church member in Utah; composed music for multiple videos posted to official LDS church websites and social media accounts; in 2022, sentenced in Utah to two terms of 25 years to life in prison for rape of a child and sodomy on a child, first-degree felonies
  • Convicted, Prison,
  • Was Unknown position,
  • Crime: 2020s, in Utah,
  • Convicted: 2022,
  • Victims: 1 victim,
  • Born: 1981
    
  • Mission: no
  • Places lived: Utah,
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  • Shawn Gooden was an LDS bishop in Lebanon, Pennsylvania from 2016-2020; arrested in 2022 and charged with sexual abuse of two children in Virginia from 1997-2000; pleaded guilty in July 2023 in Virginia to four felony counts; sentenced in November 2023 in Virginia to prison time and supervised probation on release; charged in July 2023 in Pennsylvania with more child sex abuse charges
  • Alleged failure to report
  • Convicted, Ongoing, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation,
  • Was Bishop, Scout leader, Stake high council, Stake presidency counselor, Youth leader,
  • Crime: 1990s, 2000s, in Pennsylvania, Virginia,
  • Convicted: 2023,
  • Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing,
  • Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Born: 1974
    
  • Mission: United States Ohio Cleveland (Spanish speaking)
  • Places lived: Pennsylvania, Virginia,
  • Places when accused: Pennsylvania,
  • Latest update: November 2023: sentenced in Virginia to up to 5 years in prison after pleading guilty to four felony counts; faces more charges in Pennsylvania
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  • Hayden Hunter 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
  • Convicted, Released,
  • Was Missionary,
  • Crime: 2020s, in California,
  • Convicted: 2021,
  • Crime scenes: Online,
  • Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
  • Born: 2001
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: California, Utah,
  • Places when accused: California,
  • Latest update: 2021: convicted in California of possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM)
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  • Joseph Neipp was a former LDS bishop in San Jose, California; in 2021, pleaded no contest to four molestation counts and was given an 18-year prison sentence, with credit for the three years he spent in county jail prior to his sentencing; father of convicted Mormon child sexual abuser Samuel Neipp
  • Alleged failure to report
  • Excommunicated, Rebaptized,
  • Convicted, Jail, No contest, Prison,
  • Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
  • Was Bishop,
  • Convicted: 2021,
  • Crime scenes: LDS activity, LDS building,
  • Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: California,
  • Places when accused: California,
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  • Dylan Whiting was an LDS bishop in Nampa, Idaho; was removed from his position in 2021 after child sexual abuse allegations surfaced; was charged with four sex crimes; pleaded guilty to one felony count; sentenced in 2022 to prison
  • Alleged failure to report
  • Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
  • Was Bishop,
  • Crime: 2010s, 2020s, in Idaho,
  • Convicted: 2022,
  • Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
  • Born: 1988
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Idaho,
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  • Brent Taylor was the Utah Valley Youth Symphony orchestra director and an LDS Sunday school teacher; accused in 2018 of sexually abusing multiple boys; a judge ruled in 2023 that he had exaggerated his health issues to avoid trial; pleaded guilty in June 2024; sentenced twice to prison in two separate child sex abuse cases in 2024
  • Convicted, Fled or failed to appear, Ongoing, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
  • Was Sunday school, Youth leader,
  • Crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, in Utah,
  • Convicted: 2024,
  • Victims: 6 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
  • Born: 1948
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Utah,
  • Places when accused: Colorado,
  • Latest update: June 2024: pleaded guilty
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  • Scott Darrington was a former LDS bishop and assistant school principal in Fallon, Nevada; convicted of possession of child pornography, spent a year in prison
  • Convicted, Prison,
  • Was Bishop,
  • Crime: 2020s, in Nevada,
  • Convicted: 2021,
  • Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
  • Born: 1967
    
  • Mission: unknown
  • Places lived: Nevada,
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