4,283 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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    • Paul Kimball Nelson
    • Paul Nelson (1976 – ) was an LDS church member in Arizona; accused of sexual abuse; sentenced to prison in November 2023; failed to appear at his sentencing and went missing; reportedly planned to turn himself in in March 2024 on the condition that his $100k bail be returned to his family; arrested in April 2024 in Tucson, Arizona and extradited to Gilbert, Arizona; inmate
    • ConvictedConvicted: 2024,
    • Church positionsPositions: Missionary,
    • Criminal casesCriminal case(s): Convicted, Fled or failed to appear, Prison,
    • Church actionAlleged church actions: unknown,
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    • Thomas Richard Jackson
    • Thomas Jackson (1947 – ) was a Mormon church member; convicted of sexual abuse in Utah and Idaho; is a person of interest in a Nancy Baird's murder, which was originally Ted Bundy was blamed for; is currently in prison in Salt Lake City; is a registered sex offender as of Oct. 2026
    • Criminal casesCriminal case(s): Convicted, pleade guilty,
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    • Mitchell McKee
    • Mitchell McKee (1966 – ) was a Mormon church member and retired Utah State Highway Patrol officer in Heber City, Utah; when arrested in 2024, was a licensed marriage and family therapist with experience helping LDS clients address "pre and post mission sexual issues;" accused of sexual abuse of a minor
    • Church positionsPositions: Missionary,
    • Criminal casesCriminal case(s): Ongoing,
    • Church actionAlleged church actions: unknown,
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    • Darlene H. Ramsey
    • Darlene Ramsey (1946 – ) was a Mormon church member in Richmond, VA.; Darlene was charged with ABDUCT BY FORCE/INTIMIDATION; 3 days after her husband was charge with: OBJ SEXUAL PENETRATION / FELONY,ASSAULT & BATTERY / MISDEMEANOR (dismissed), OBJECT SEX PEN: BY FORCE allegedly sexually assaulted Darlene's "best friend" while she was recovering in the hospital
    • Church positionsPositions: Service Missionary,
    • Criminal casesCriminal case(s): Ongoing,
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    • Frank Edgar Ramsey
      • 'I want to feel your p***y. My job is to make you feel better.'' Head Topics. 02-28-2026
    • Frank Ramsey (1942 – ) was a Mormon church member in Richmond, Virginia; August 6, 2025 accused of sexually abuse a patient in the hospital; CHARGED WITH: OBJ SEXUAL PENETRATION / FELONY, ASSAULT & BATTERY / MISDEMEANOR (dismissed) and OBJECT SEX PEN: BY FORCE; Darlene Ramsey, his wife, was charged 3 days later with ABDUCT BY FORCE/INTIMIDATION
    • Church positionsPositions: Bishop, Service Missionary, Stake president,
    • Church actionAlleged church actions: unknown,
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    • Donald Stalter
    • Donald Stalter was a Mormon church member in Harrisburg, PA & stake high councilor ; convicted in 2008 of sexually abusing 3 kids; sentenced 20-40 yr in prison; died 2023 in prison; July 2026 lawsuit against the LDS church alleges that 4 kids /parents told their bishops & stake presidents years before a 5th victim was abused; lawsuit says leadership ignored the 4 reports; the 5th victim is suing the LDS church
    • Alleged failure to reportAlleged failure to report
    • ConvictedConvicted: 2008,
    • Criminal casesCriminal case(s): Convicted, guilty, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
    • Church actionAlleged church actions: unknown,
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    • Myron Irving Seamons
    • 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
    • Church positionsPositions: Bishop, Temple worker,
    • Church actionAlleged church actions: Excommunicated,
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    • Todd Alan Tanner
      • "All I wanted was to go far away to a place where you could not hurt me [..] Now I speak for the 12-year-old girl I once was. [...] You changed how I feel about myself [...] You don't deserve that kind of power. [...] Many days, it seems I feel ready to give up. [...] I continually uncover the hidden wounds that will need to be healed. [...] I choose to take back my power and relinquish the power he held over me."
      — Jane Doe, abuse survivor
      After Tanner's 2011 conviction in Colorado, the Mormon church allegedly assigned him to be a Sunday School teacher for LDS teenagers in St. George, Utah
    • Todd Tanner (1970 – ) was a Mormon church member in the Cortez/Durango, Colorado area and St, George, Utah; co-founder of Utah-based dirty soda business Swig Drinks in approximately 2010; charged in 2010 in Colorado with crimes related to child sexual abuse; convicted in 2011 and sentenced to 48 months probation; allegedly was a Sunday School teacher in St. George, Utah after his conviction;
    • ConvictedConvicted: 2011,
    • Church positionsPositions: Stake high council, Sunday school,
    • Criminal casesCriminal case(s): Convicted, Ongoing, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Registered sex offender,
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    • Eric Sergei Christofferson
    • Eric Christofferson (1886 – ) was a Mormon church member and teacher in Taylorsville, Utah at Arcadia Elementary School; accused of sexual abusing three 11-year old female students; accused of giving them inappropriate hugs; was charged September 24, 2026
    • Criminal casesCriminal case(s): Ongoing,
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    • Bryan Randall Brown
      • "Bryan has utilized his position of trust [...] through his religious standing as a Bishop [...] Bryan has a pattern of repeat offenses and targets victims closest to him"
      — Lead Investigator Utah case 2026
      while pending child sexual abuse charges in Texas, Brown flew to Utah to attend a baby blessing while out on bail.
    • Bryan Brown (1972 – ) was a former Mormon stake president 2009-2015 Corpus Christi, TX and active bishop in Copperas Cove, TX area when arrested in Jan. 2026 for alleged child sexual abuse; arrested in April 2026 in Utah for another case of alleged child sexual abuse (allegedly took place between 2020-2023); is being held without bail in the Salt Lake County jail as of May 18, 2026; sentencing 9-28-2026
    • Church positionsPositions: Bishop, Stake president,
    • Criminal casesCriminal case(s): Ongoing,
    • Church actionAlleged church actions: Released from church position,
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