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- David Mathewson (1977 – ) was a Mormon church member; accused of soliciting a minor online; was arrested Sept. 9, 2026, reportedly in front of an LDS seminary class
Positions: Deacons quorum leader, Seminary teacher, 
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, 
Alleged church actions: unknown, - View report »
A source familiar with Mathewson reported " he was arrested in front of the entire seminary class" -
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- Jared Wilson (1976 – ) was an LDS church member in Raleigh, North Carolina; convicted in 2011 of crimes related to child sexual abuse (six total counts of indecent liberties with a child); released from prison in 2015; no longer a registered sex offender as of 2025; in 2013, the alleged victims' mother sued the Mormon church, a stake president and two bishops; the case settled in 2015
Alleged failure to report-
Church paid $unknown
Convicted:
2011, - Positions: ever-ward-missionary, Music leader, Sunday school, Sunday school teacher,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, Unknown result,
- Alleged church actions: Church officials accused of failure to warn stake members, Stake official accused of failure to report, Stake official accused of pressuring victim not to seek accountability, Ward official accused of failure to report,
- View report »
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- Rowan Ellsworth (1948 – ) was an LDS church member and schoolteacher in Arizona; allegedly molested a 14-year-old girl at an LDS girls camp in mid-1990; the abuse was reported to a bishop Burgess, who allegedly failed to report to police, but instead encouraged the victim to forgive; sentenced to prison in 1999 for two counts of child sexual abuse; released in 2007; is a registered sex offender living in Mesa, Arizona.
- Alleged failure to report
- Positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Released,
- Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, Rebaptized,
- View report »
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- Harry Fougeron (1990 – ) was a Mormon church member in Richmond Hill, Georgia; accused of sexually abusing teenage girls; had 5 open cases of various charges of sex abuse charges in two cases in 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024; is a registered sex offender in Georgia; was deported to France, reportedly will register as sex offender in France too.
- Convicted:
2020,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Ongoing, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil case(s): Ongoing,
- Alleged church actions: Excommunicated,
- View report »
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- Nathan Fleming (1978 – ) was a Mormon church member in Utah and Idaho; pleaded guilty in 2024 in Utah to attempted aggravated sexual abuse of a child, a first-degree felony tied to a 2020 offense
- Convicted:
2024,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- View report »
"When Nathan Fleming had stopped, he would apologize to (the victim) and leave the bedroom,” a detective writes in the probable cause. “… Nathan Fleming told (the victim) she probably shouldn’t tell anyone." -
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- Mason Geilman (1991 – ) was a Mormon church member and teacher at Davis Technical College ; accused of sexual abusing a 17-year old student in Aug. 2026, arrested in Sept. 2026; Jesse Bloom another teacher at Davis Technical College also was accused and arrested for sexually abusing the same student also listed in Floodlit
- Convicted:
Ongoing,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- Alleged church actions: unknown,
- View report »
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- Jesse Bloom (1991 – ) was a Mormon church member and teacher at Davis Technical College ; accused of sexual abusing a 17-year old student in Aug. 2026, arrested in Sept. 2026; Mason Geilman another teacher at Davis Technical College also was accused and arrested for sexually abusing the same student also listed in Floodlit
- Convicted:
Ongoing,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- Alleged church actions: unknown,
- View report »
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- Benjamin Brady (1998 – ) was a Mormon church member; convicted in Benjamin Beau Brady, an assistant coach at Maple Mountain High School, offered two 17 year old girls alcohol in exchange for sex, then abused them in his truck in Provo; He was fired and charged with forcible sodomy and sexual abuse, but pleaded down to lesser charges; is a registered sex offender living in Mapleton, Utah as of Sept. 2026
- Convicted:
2025,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Alleged church actions: unknown,
- View report »
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- Kevin Garvin (1977 – ) was a Mormon church member; babysat a 6-year-old boy and accused of sexually abusing him; was convicted in 2018 for AGGRAVATED SEX ABUSE OF A CHILD - 1st Degree Felony; sentenced 6-life in prison; is a registered sex offender living in Ogden, UT.
- Convicted:
2018,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, guilty, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
- Alleged church actions: unknown,
- View report »
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- Lindon Claridge (1992 – ) was a Mormon church member in 2014; posed as a teenager on Facebook to lure a 12-year-old girl in Concord, North Carolina, then kidnapped and molested her; months later, he was arrested in a separate FBI sting on online predators and charged with sexually exploiting the same victim; pleaded guilty in 2015; served time in North Carolina; lives as a registered sex offender in Tucson, AZ as of 2026
- Convicted:
2015,
- Criminal case(s): Alford plea, Convicted, Found guilty, guilty, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Registered sex offender,
- Alleged church actions: unknown,
- View report »
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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,
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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,
- View report »
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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,
- View report »
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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,
- View report »
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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,
- View report »
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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,
- View report »
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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,
- View report »
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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,
- View report »
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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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