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- Todd Edwards (1964 – ) was a Mormon bishop in Menifee, Riverside County, California; in 2013, sentenced to three years in prison for sexual abuse of one teenage girl in 2006 and another in 2012; was bishop at the time of the 2012 abuse; in 2024, two victims sued the LDS church in separate lawsuits; one said a stake president and LDS law firm Kirton McConkie hindered police; Sept 2026 reportedly lives in Moses Lake, WA.
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2013, 
Positions: Bishop, Youth leader, 
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, - Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
Alleged church actions: Church officials accused of failure to warn ward members, Counseling/therapy for victim, Ward official accused of failure to report, - View report »
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- Craig Ford was a Mormon church member in Oregon; convicted of sexual abuse; in 2025, a $25 million lawsuit against the Mormon church said a Vancouver, Washington bishop knew of the abuse but failed to report to police
- Alleged failure to report
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
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- Jesse Murff (1980 – 2020) was an LDS church member and attorney in Utah; arrested in May 2020 on 26 counts related to alleged sexual abuse; died in June 2020 at a hospital several days after he apparently attempted suicide in his cell
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Died awaiting trial, Not convicted, Suicide,
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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
- Convicted:
2006,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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- Mark Keep (1961 – ) was an LDS church member and medical doctor in Utah and in Phoenix, Arizona; accused of sexual misconduct in 2011; was alleged to have made inappropriate sexual comments to 'females in the workplace;' voluntarily surrendered his license for unprofessional conduct while impaired by drugs and/or alcohol
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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- Scott Owen (1959 – ) was a Mormon bishop (twice), stake presidency counselor and therapist in Provo, Utah; called himself the "Porn King;" accused by 7 former patients of sexually abusing them during sessions, and by a cousin (alleged sex abuse in 1980s); an LDS bishop, a stake president (his business partner) and Utah DOPL all allegedly failed to report to police; arrested in Nov. 2023; sentenced in 2025 to prison
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted:
2025,
- Positions: Bishop, Missionary, Stake presidency counselor,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
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- Bryce Chatland (1968 – ) was an LDS church member in San Antonio, Texas; charged in 2023 with felony child sexual abuse
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
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- Brian Griffeth (1978 – ) was a Mormon ward clerk in the Lake City, Florida area; accused of sexual abuse; criminal charges were dropped in October 2025
- Positions: Ward clerk,
- Criminal case(s): Charges dropped, Not convicted,
- Alleged church actions: unknown,
- View report »
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- Timur Dykes was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Portland, Oregon; accused of sexual abuse; reportedly admitted to molesting 17 boys; convicted multiple times; in 1987, three plaintiffs sued the Mormon church and the Boy Scouts of America; in about 2009, the Mormon church paid $350,000 to a victim to settle its portion of a civil lawsuit
- Alleged failure to report
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Church paid $350,000
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Probation,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Alleged church actions: Church officials accused of failure to protect victims after learning of possible abuse, Church officials accused of failure to warn ward members, Excommunicated,
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- Allan Howe was an LDS church member and Utah politician; accused of a sex crime; convicted
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- View report »
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- Corey Stock (1978 – ) was a Mormon church member and former bishop in Eagle Mountain, Utah; charged with 9 counts of aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor and one count of sexual exploitation of a minor on March 13, 2026
- Positions: Bishop,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
- View report »
" I showed the youngest I could find," "Keep them coming," and "I'm a perv." -probable cause affidavit, from his Kik messenger conversations" -
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- James Parks was a Mormon church member in Cody, Wyoming; accused in 2025 of child sexual abuse
- Convicted:
2026,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, guilty, Jury trial, No contest,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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- Richard Mellor (1981 – ) was a Mormon church member in Bountiful, Utah; pleaded guilty to stalking in December 2020.
- Positions: Scout leader, Sunday school, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Alleged church actions: Disfellowshipped,
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- John Hackett (1963 – ) was a Mormon church member in Bentonville, Arkansas; pleaded guilty sexual assault in Dec. 2010; confessed to sexually abusing a victim when she was four and five years old; is a registered sex offender living in Anderson, Missouri as of August 2026
- Convicted:
2010,
- Positions: Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Alleged church actions: Excommunicated,
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- Douglas Lovell (1958 – ) was a Mormon church member in Clearfield, Utah; accused of sexual abuse of a woman he murdered, Joyce Yost; Lovell claimed the LDS church meddled in his 2015 trial by discouraging a former prison bishop from testifying in his defense
- Alleged failure to report
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Alleged church actions: Excommunicated,
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- Eric Monson was a Mormon church member and a former bishop arrested and charged in two separate cases; attempted to visit a prostitute, which was an undercover police officer instead; at the time of his arrest, he had CSAM on his phone
- Positions: Bishop, Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- Alleged church actions: unknown,
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- Patrick Tervort (1992 – ) was a reportedly a Mormon church member in St. George, Utah; pled guilty and convicted of three counts of FORCIBLE SEXUAL ABUSE a 2nd Degree Felony; sentenced 1-15 years for each conviction; all prison time suspended.
- Convicted:
2023,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Registered sex offender,
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- Myron Seamons (1918 – ) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse; reportedly excommunicated while bishop in the 1960s and 1977; was convicted for child sex abuse and placed on California sex offender list, last two listings had him listed in 2008 & 2009; reportedly was also an officiator at the Oakland temple sometime after his excommunication for child sexual abuse
- Positions: Bishop, Temple worker,
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- Martin Gillen was a Mormon church member in Nevada and Colorado; in 2002, Gillen was convicted of sexual assault of a 6-year-old and sentenced to eight years in prison in Colorado; in 2016, arrested and charged again with child sex abuse, but case was dismissed
- Convicted:
2002,
- Positions: Ministering/home teacher,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Alleged church actions: Church position after conviction, Church position after excommunication, Excommunicated, Rebaptized,
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- Ronald Phelps was an LDS bishop and stake executive secretary, and attorney, in Oklahoma; arrested for indecent exposure before becoming an LDS bishop; accused of child sexual abuse; Mormon church leaders allegedly covered up the abuse
- Alleged failure to report
- Positions: Bishop, Other leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, High-level official accused of discouraging victim or others from reporting, Released from church position, Stake official accused of discouraging victim or others from reporting, Ward official accused of discouraging victim or others from reporting,
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