Recently updated Mormon sexual abuse cases

4,302 instances of sex crimes allegedly perpetrated by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

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- Ronald Jones was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Jay Toombs was an LDS church member and private investigator in Benson, Cache Valley, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; allegations of his abuse were reportedly known to three LDS bishops and stake president Jerry Toombs (his older brother), who never reported it to police; convicted in 2000 and sentenced to five years to life in prison; released in 2025, lives in Logan, Utah
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Paul Adams was an LDS church member in Arizona; sexually abused two children for several years after confessing to his bishop; arrested and charged; died by suicide in 2017 while in custody awaiting trial
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Church discipline: Excommunicated,
- Lowell Robison was a Mormon mission president in the Mexico Leon mission (1995-1998) and stake president of the Provo, Utah Edgemont Stake (2001-2006); accused in 2018 of sexual abuse of multiple people; two months later, died by suicide
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Larry Clarke was a Mormon branch president in Papua New Guinea; accused of sexual abuse
- Richard Fisco was an LDS branch president and scout leader in Oklahoma and Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
- Alan Croshaw was a Mormon bishop in Springville, Utah from at least 1991 to 1995; admitted to having a lifelong sexual addiction with a preference for prepubescent girls; downloaded and distributed child pornography; in 2015, sentenced to 30 days in jail for felony voyeurism and misdemeanor lewdness; violated probation by downloading porn
- James Denos was a former LDS bishop and junior high school teacher in Utah; previously lived and served as a Mormon bishop in 1970 in Westminster, Orange County, California; sentenced in 2002 to a minimum of 20 years in a Utah state prison for sexually abusing four minor girls living in Utah; allegedly began molesting kids as early as 1950
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Lionel Drage was an LDS bishop in Salt Lake City, Utah (Yale Second Ward, Bonneville Stake) in 1965; accused of child sexual abuse; was allegedly excommunicated from the LDS church for sexually abusing one or more children; died in 2022
- Church discipline: Excommunicated,
- John Fanning was a former Mormon bishop and scout leader in Utah; accused of sexual abuse in 1987 of a teenage boy during an overnight scouting activity; two victims later sued the Mormon church; died in 2012
- David Gomez was a former LDS bishop and department of corrections administrator in or near West Valley City, Utah; arrested in 2004 and charged with 125 counts of sexual abuse; charges were dropped in 2005 due to issues related to the statutes of limitations
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Timothy Hallows was a Mormon bishop in Kaysville, Utah when he perpetrated sex crimes; sentenced to 46 months in federal prison for possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM); released in January 2023; as of February 2024, lives in Pleasant View, Utah
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Jeffrey Head was an LDS bishop in Draper, Utah; committed sex crimes while serving as a Mormon bishop; in 2019, a jury found him guilty of attempted forcible sexual abuse, two counts of lewdness and sexual battery; sentenced to four months in jail and four years of probation
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Floyd Jennings was a former Mormon bishop and school bus driver in Utah; was a senior missionary in Nauvoo, Illinois and Fort Cove, Utah; arrested in 2017 for soliciting sex from two girls he thought were 13 years old; convicted in 2019; died in 2025
- Lon Kennard was a former Mormon bishop in Heber City, Utah; in 2011, pleaded guilty to three felony counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child; sentenced in 2011 to three consecutive terms of five years to life in the Utah State Prison
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Martin MacNeill was a former Mormon bishop in Salt Lake City, Utah; convicted of sexual abuse in 2014; convicted of murdering his wife
- Thomas Monson was an attorney for the LDS church's law firm, Kirton McConkie and son of an LDS apostle; In 1989, paid a $75 fine and was placed on probation after he pleaded guilty to a charge of soliciting sex from a prostitute; sued in the 1990s for sexual harassment; reached a settlement with the victim; despite his crime, was assigned to be a Mormon bishop in Salt Lake City, Utah; was a bishop in 2008
- David Moss was an LDS bishop (2015-19) and police officer in Lehi, Utah; arrested in 2019 for soliciting an undercover cop for sex; pleaded guilty in 2019 to a 3rd degree felony charge of exploiting a prostitute and a misdemeanor charge of patronizing a prostitute; sentenced to prison, but both terms were suspended
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- David Shurtz was a former Mormon bishop in 1999 in Clearfield, Davis County, Utah; accused in 2018 of sexual abuse
- Mark Stevens was a Mormon bishop in West Jordan, Utah in 2006; charged in 2025 with sexual assault of a 16-year-old girl that allegedly took place in his office at church
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Michael Bronson was a former Mormon bishop in Vineyard, Utah County, Utah; sentenced to prison in 2017 for first-degree felony attempted aggravated child sexual abuse
- Daniel Miller was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Cameron Harrison was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Robert Handa was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Jared Madsen was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Bruce James was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Rick Schofield was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Peter Sorensen was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Ivan Shelden was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Raymond Maxson was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Jevin Parady was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Jeffrey Williamson was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Mike Haire was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Joshua Powell was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
- Dane Williams was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Mark Helms was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Clint Gibson was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Dennis Marriott was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Tomas Fisher was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Zac Rhodenizer was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Christopher Odom was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Alexis Ziga Miranda was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Randall Pickett was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Kelly Jenkins was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Keith Lobdell was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Larry Newton was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 1992 in Utah
- Colley Reed was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Jerry Thompson was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Shane Heath was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Jason Hoyt was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Levi Wagner was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse
- James Vaterlaus was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Sara Moore was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Griffen Gale was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
- Danielle Meyer was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Bryan Ringo was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Michael Marshall was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- UNKNOWN Smith was a Mormon church member and high priest in the Azusa 1st Ward in Azusa, California (Glendora California Stake); accused of sexual abuse in a 2024 civil lawsuit along with his ward's former bishop, Timothy Monzello
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Henry Hughes was a Mormon church member; when he was 42, he married a 14-year-old; at the time, Hughes was already married to another woman
- Robert McLaws was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Jesus Hurtado was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Michael Peterson was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- David Magarrell was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Kevin Eagar was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Daniel Nelson was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Patrick Murphy was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Richard Gibbs was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Rob Lefrandt was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Devin MacCabe was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Timothy Spencer was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- H Watson was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Steven Lichfield was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Robert McKell was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Richard Stewart was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Richard Saunders was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Donovan Doras was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Richard Mellor was a Mormon church member; accused of stalking
- Jamie Waite was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Manuel Saine was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Richard Swank was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Mark Gibbons was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Mark Lowder was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Scott McMurray was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Rafael Lopez was a Mormon church member in Falls Church, Virginia; convicted of aggravated sexual abuse and is a registered sex offender
- Cotton Hunter was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Tamara Funk was a Mormon church member in Eagle Mountain, Utah; accused of sexual abuse of a minor
- Jonathan Owens was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Kyle Garrow was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Stephen Fritz was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Kevin Weisenberger was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 1993
- Dallin Griffeth was a former Mormon missionary (Spanish-speaking mission); arrested in July 2025, accused of child sexual abuse
- Brian Griffeth was a Mormon ward clerk in the Lake City, Florida area; accused of sexual abuse
- Brandon Fadely was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Stephen Davis was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Joshua Grover was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Edwin Grayum was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse; died in 2011
- Mark Keep was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Joel Keck was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Neil Karl was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Dane Jones was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse