4,225 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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- Nicholas Alahverdian (1987 – 2026) was an LDS church member in Rhode Island and Orem, Utah; allegedly sexually assaulted a 19-year-old woman in Rhode Island in 2006; she told Floodlit in 2025 that she reported to Mormon officials, and that two missionaries overheard; Alahverdian was convicted in two rape trials in 2025
Crime: 2000s, 
Crime state:
Rhode Island, Utah,
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- Convicted:
2008, 2025,
LDS positions: Not active LDS, 
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Prison, - Alleged failure to report
- Alleged church actions: Ward official accused of failure to report,
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Crime state:
"The guilt is heavy because [...] I may have been one of the first of his victims, if not the first. [...] He is a monster. It sickens me that not only did everyone turn a blind eye, but he went on to become a member at other LDS churches when the whole point of alerting the church was to excommunicate him and that hadn't been done."
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- Virgil Larson was a Mormon church member and first counselor in an LDS ward bishopric in Chubbuck, Idaho; arrested in September 2024 and charged with sexual abuse of five boys, ages 12-15; he knew the boys from LDS ward activities and was their priesthood leader; as of March 2025, a jury trial was scheduled for April 8
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- Alleged failure to report
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- Connor Hammond was a Mormon church member and BYU student in Utah; in 2019, pleaded guilty to rape of a child and was sentenced to up to 10 years in prison; was released to the community in 2023 in Oregon; reportedly seen recently in Eugene, Oregon
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2019, 
LDS positions: Missionary, 
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, -
- Stephen Sanders (1950 – 2010) was a Mormon church member and Elko High School music teacher in Elko, Nevada; charged with 2 felony counts of committing homosexual acts, 1 count of soliciting a minor to engage in infamous crimes against nature, 1 count of abuse of a minor resulting in substantial mental harm; convicted in 1991 of 1 count of abuse or neglect of a child causing substantial mental harm for abusing his student
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Crime state:
Nevada,
Convicted:
1991, LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, guilty, 
Alleged church actions: unknown, "Stephen Paul Sanders denied he was a homosexual and said he had a “father-son” relationship with a student who is accusing him of sexual misconduct."
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- Nathan Law was a Mormon church member in Idaho Falls, Idaho; pleaded guilty to attempted sexual exploitation of a minor child June 2023; in federal prison in Minnesota; prison release date is scheduled for August 5, 2031.
- Convicted:
2023,
- LDS positions: Nursery,
- Alleged church actions: unknown,
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- Robert Howell (1956 – ) was a Mormon church member and a professional dentist for over 30 years in New Jersey and Orem, Utah; arrested in June 2026 pending formal charges of object rape, a first-degree felony, and forcible sexual abuse, a second-degree felony, for allegedly manipulating and sexually abusing a high school student who was working as his intern
- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Alleged crime state:
Utah,
LDS positions: Elders quorum ministering secretary, executive secretary, Missionary, Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, Howell's website called him "A Dentist You Can Trust"
"Over the next several months Dr. Howell and the victim exchanged over a thousand text messages discussing personal and religious matters. This also included known phone calls where the two would read scriptures together. "
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- Chad Christensen (1961 – ) was a Mormon church member in Kaysville, Utah ; convicted of 3 counts of ENTICE SOLICIT SEDUCE OR LURE A MINOR BY INTERNET OR TEXT 3rd degree felony and 1 count ENTICE SOLICIT SEDUCE OR LURE A MINOR BY INTERNET OR TEXT a 2nd degree felony in 2017; is a registered sex offender living in Brigham City, Utah; reportedly actively attends LDS ward
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2017, LDS positions: Boyscouts, librarian, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Alleged church actions: excommuncated, Excommunicated, Rebaptized, -
- John Kendall was a Mormon church member in Madison county, Kentucky; arrested in June 2026 and charged with sexual abuse and sodomy involving minors.
- Alleged church actions: unknown,
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- Stewart Singley (1937 – ) was an LDS church member in Ohio; convicted in 1975 of child molestation that occurred in 1974; in 1997, convicted and sentenced to one year in jail or prison; as of 2024, is a registered sex offender; lives in East Waterford, Pennsylvania
- Crime: 1970s, 1990s,
- Crime state:
Ohio,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, Released, -
- Dennis Tanner (1952 – 1999) was a Mormon church member and elementary/middle school teacher in Heber City and West Valley City, Utah; accused of sexual abuse of multiple students; pleaded no contest in 1993 to multiple battery charges; died in 1999
- Crime: 1990s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
1993, Criminal case(s): Convicted, No contest, Plea deal, Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, -
- Ronald Stone was a teacher at Hayden Meadows Elementary School in Coeur d'alene, Idaho; was convicted of two counts of LEWD CONDUCT in June 2022; sentenced to 30 years in prison
- Crime: 1990s, 2000s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
Convicted:
2022, Criminal case(s): Convicted, guilty, Alleged church actions: unknown, -
- Lisa Davis (1965 – ) was a Mormon church member in Othello, Washington and school teacher at Othello Elementary School; accused of sexually abusing a 10-year-old student; pleaded guilty to in 2012 to first degree child molestation; sentenced 12 months in prison; ordered to register as a sex offender; as of June 2026 is not a registered sex offender; online records indicate Davis lives in Kennewick, Washington
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Washington,
Convicted:
2012, LDS positions: assistant resource specialist, primary presidency, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Alleged church actions: unknown, "I have spent my entire life helping others. It's a crushing feeling to know I have failed." She also stated to the court, "I take full responsibility for my actions. I am very sorry."
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- Calvin McGee (2002 – ) 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
- Crime: 2020s,
- Crime state:
Idaho, Virginia,
Convicted:
2024, LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Ongoing, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, 
Alleged failure to report-
- Shawn Gooden (1974 – ) 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
- Crime: 1990s, 2000s,
- Crime state:
Pennsylvania, Virginia,
Convicted:
2023, LDS positions: Bishop, Scout leader, Stake high council, Stake presidency counselor, Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Ongoing, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, Alleged failure to report-
- Colton Larsen (1985 – ) was a Mormon church member in Kearns, Utah; accused of sexually abusing two girls, ages 10 and 13 for the last five years; arrested and charged with 35 various counts related to child sexual abuse; court records state he is being held in jail with no bail; due back in court June 29, 2026
- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Alleged crime state:
Utah,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Alleged church actions: unknown, "Colton stated that if he is released he will be killed."
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- Neil Kimball (1973 – ) was a Mormon church member and sheriff's detective in Agoura Hills, CA, Los Angeles; was accused and admitted to sexually abusing a 15-year-old in 2017, while he was investigating her sexual assault she experienced from another person previously; charged in 2018; convicted in 2019; sentenced 3 years; ordered to register as sex offender; as of June 2026 is not a registered sex offender
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
California,
Convicted:
2019, Criminal case(s): Convicted, guilty, Pleaded guilty, Alleged church actions: unknown, -
- Terry Allen (1943 – ) was an LDS church member in California; in 1987, was found guilty of sexual abuse of a child and was sentenced to six years in prison; was assigned to multiple trusted church positions, including Sunday school president, despite the Mormon church being aware that he had raped a teenager; LDS leaders were accused of hiding his abuse from local church members; as of 2024, lives in Grapevine, Texas
- Crime: 1980s,
- Crime state:
California, Connecticut,
Convicted:
1987, LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Other leader, Stake high council, Sunday school, Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released, Alleged failure to reportAlleged church actions: Church position after conviction, Church position after excommunication, Excommunicated, Rebaptized, -
- Terry Alexander (1942 – 2021) was a Mormon church member in Roosevelt, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; was a registered sex offender in Roosevelt, Utah as of 2007; died in 2021
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
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- Brady Allen (1990 – ) was a Mormon church youth leader and Utah teacher in Davis County, Utah; admitted to trying to meet 13-year-old for sex; convicted; sentenced to 1-15 years in Utah State Prison
- Convicted:
2020,
- LDS positions: Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Alleged church actions: unknown,
- View report »
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- Darcy Anderson (1951 – ) 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
- Crime: 2020s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2022, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Alleged church actions: unknown, Filters
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