4,199 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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LDS positions: Seminary teacher, Youth leader, 
Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, Unknown result, - Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Alleged failure to report
Alleged church actions: Church officials accused of allowing interaction with children after notice of wrongdoing, Church officials accused of failure to protect victims after learning of possible abuse, Excommunicated, - View report »
Alleged crime state:
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- Elic Agler was a Mormon church member in Snohomish County, Washington; allegedly confessed to child sexual abuse in 2001; accused in the 2010s of planning to molest another child; convicted; released from probation in 2021
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Probation, Unknown result,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
- View report »
Floodlit is seeking court documents in Agler's case
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- Veloy Twitchell (1954 – ) was a former Mormon bishopric counselor in Marysville, Washington; accused in 2015 of perpetrating a sex crime that allegedly took place in approximately 2004; convicted
- Crime: 2000s,
Crime state:
Washington,
Convicted:
2015, 
LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Stake high council, 
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, 
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, Rebaptized, -
- Arlin Hatch was a Mormon church member in Riverside, California; accused of sexual abuse in a 2025 lawsuit against the Mormon church; dismissed without prejudice
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case(s): Dismissed, Dismissed without prejudice, Lawsuit v. LDS church,
- Alleged failure to report
- Alleged church actions: No church discipline, Ward official accused of failure to report, Ward official accused of pressuring victim not to seek accountability,
- View report »
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- Kim Hartley (1963 – 2025) was a Mormon bishopric counselor in Clinton, Davis County, Utah; accused of sexual abuse of multiple children; the alleged abuse took place in 1999; pleaded guilty in March 2002 to two second-degree felony counts of forcible sexual abuse; sentenced to two concurrent terms of one to 15 years in prison
- Crime: 1990s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2002, LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, 
Alleged failure to reportAlleged church actions: Unknown church action, -
- That Keeng was a Mormon missionary in Accra, Ghana; convicted of child sexual abuse in 2010 and sentenced to prison, along with his missionary companion, Omale Ojonugwu Uwa; in 2011, an Accra High Court acquitted them, ruling that the trial court was wrong in convicting the missionaries
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime country:
Ghana,
Crime country:
Convicted:
2010, LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Acquitted, Convicted, Prison, Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, -
- Omale Uwa (1986 – ) was a Mormon missionary in Accra, Ghana; convicted of child sexual abuse in 2010 and sentenced to prison, along with his missionary companion, That Ayono Keeng; in 2011, an Accra High Court acquitted them, ruling that the trial court was wrong in convicting the missionaries
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime country:
Ghana,
Convicted:
2010, LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Acquitted, Convicted, Prison, Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, -
- Geoffrey Ashdown (1947 – ) was a Mormon bishop and deputy school principal in Australia; convicted after alleged sexual abuse of two boys; the alleged abuse took place while Ashdown was a bishop; died in 2012
- Convicted:
1994,
- LDS positions: Bishop, Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Alleged failure to report
- View report »
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- Lynn Egley (1964 – ) was a former Mormon bishop in Benson, Cache County, Utah; accused of sexual abuse in 2018; the alleged abuse took place in the 1990s
- Alleged crime: 1990s,
- Alleged crime state:
Idaho, Utah,
LDS positions: Bishop, Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, Alleged failure to reportAlleged church actions: Church officials accused of allowing interaction with children after notice of wrongdoing, Church officials accused of failure to warn stake members, No church discipline, Unknown church action, "My [stake president] informed me that “Salt Lake” had called and asked him if there was a need for a disciplinary council for my wife and I because of our public opposition to the brethren. He told them no and that instead they should drive up to Idaho and apologize to us." -Alleged victim, Reddit 2019
"The brethren are aware of the issue and it has been handled properly despite what [victim] and [victim's wife] have stated."
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- Spencer Dixon (1964 – ) was a Mormon bishop in Salt Lake City, Utah; accused in 2002 of touching a 13-year-old girl inappropriately inside the LDS chapel of the Monument Park 7th Ward; acquitted in a jury trial
- Alleged crime: 2000s,
- Alleged crime state:
Utah,
LDS positions: Bishop, Criminal case(s): Acquitted, Found not guilty, Jury trial, -
- Benjamin Turner (1959 – ) was a Mormon church member and LDS Primary teacher in Davis County, Utah; accused in the 2000s of child sexual abuse and possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM); convicted on federal charges; sentenced to prison
- Crime: 2000s, 2010s, 2020s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
LDS positions: Primary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender, Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, -
- Paulo Villegas (1985 – ) was a Mormon church member in Hartford, Connecticut; convicted of risk of injury to a minor after a plea agreement reduction from sexual assault charges; the victim was four years old
- Convicted:
2003,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- View report »
Before the sentencing, Solomon [judge] said Villegas blamed the victim for initiating the illegal contact. “He deliberately did what he did. It wasn’t a moment. He is way off base.”
"Being in that jail is like being in hell everyday. There are people who really want to harm me
"
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- Mason Holzendorf (2000 – ) was a Mormon church member; convicted of enticing a minor by internet or text in 2023
- Crime: 2020s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2023, Criminal case(s): Convicted, -
- Ronald Miller (1970 – ) was a Mormon church member and psychology professor in Hawaii (at Brigham Young University-Hawaii) and Orem, Utah (Utah Valley University); charged in 2024 in Utah with multiple felonies related to child sexual abuse
- Alleged crime: 2010s, 2020s,
- Alleged crime state:
Utah,
LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Criminal case(s): Ongoing, -
- Russell Tolbert (1980 – ) was a Mormon church member in Rigby, Idaho; accused of sexual abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- View report »
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- Jesus Hurtado (1953 – ) was a Mormon church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
1994, LDS positions: Sunday school, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Civil case(s): Settlement, Alleged failure to reportAlleged church actions: Church members wrote letters of support, Ward official accused of failure to report, per a 2016 lawsuit, a victim told two bishops, who did not alert police; she said one told her to repent and the other said he would no longer allow Hurtado to be her Sunday school teacher
"Nobody did anything. Nobody called the police."
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- Richard Donelson was a Mormon church member and junior high school teacher in Utah; accused of taking a 14-year-old girl to New York City and sexually assaulting her; pleaded guilty in 1962 to a charge of "having carnal knowledge of" the girl
- Crime: 1960s,
- Convicted:
convicted-1962,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- View report »
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- Ruth Worthen (1949 – ) was a Mormon church member in Hyde Park, Cache County, Utah; accused of child sexual abuse by one adult in a 2019 civil lawsuit and in 2023 by four adults (one of whom was the 2019 plaintiff); arrested and charged in June 2024 with numerous felonies related to child sexual abuse; died in 2025
- Alleged crime: 1980s, 2000s,
- Alleged crime state:
Utah,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Civil case(s): Dismissed with prejudice, Alleged failure to report-
- Daniel Waddington (1955 – ) was an LDS church member and retired police officer in American Fork, Utah; arrested in August 2023 and charged with 11 felony counts related to child sexual exploitation
- Crime: 2000s, 2020s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Ongoing, Police investigation, -
- Kurt Vanwagoner (1966 – ) was a Mormon church member in Centerville, Utah who worked with young men in his ward as of March 2024; arrested and charged in March 2024 with 10 first degree felony counts of aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor (sharing CSAM); police said he sent online chat messages talking about himself secretly taking photographs of women he found attractive in his LDS ward, during church services
- LDS positions: Missionary, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- View report »
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