4,214 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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- Daniel Nelson (1954 – ) was a Mormon church member in Bountiful, Utah; pleaded guilty to lewdness & lewdness involving a child in 1989; pleaded guilty to two counts of attempted forcible sexual abuse in 1993; pleaded guilty to failure to register as sex offender in 2004; victim was granted a protective order against Nelson in 2019, recorded court notes state sexual violence protective order
Crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 
Crime state:
Utah,
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- Convicted:
1989, 1993,
LDS positions: Elders Quorum President, 
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, - Alleged church actions: Church officials accused of failure to warn ward members, No church discipline, Ward official accused of pressuring victim not to seek accountability,
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Crime state:
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- Devin MacCabe (1993 – ) was a Mormon church member in Idaho; pleaded guilty to Video Voyeurism by Installing or Permitting the Use of Imaging Device Without Mutual Consent in January 2017; placed a camera in the bathroom of two girls that he knew
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
Convicted:
2017, 
LDS positions: Unknown position, 
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, 
Alleged church actions: Church members wrote letters of support, -
- Andrew Bowers (1988 – ) was a Mormon church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; convicted of SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD/2ND DEGREE FELONY in 2020; is a registered sex offender that is non compliant with his registration; has moved out of Utah and is not registered anywhere else as of April 2026
- Convicted:
2020,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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- Douglas Bishop (1960 – ) was a raised Mormon; arrested in 1983 and convicted in 1984 of three counts of sodomy on a child and one count of forcible sodomy.
- Crime: 1970s, 1980s,
- Crime state:
Colorado,
Convicted:
1984, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, -
- Zachary Arrington (1994 – ) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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- Melvin Barhite (1944 – ) was a Mormon church member in Michigan; convicted of sex crimes; sentenced in 2001 to prison; while in prison, argued that prison officials violated his religious rights by confiscating photos of scantily clad females between the ages of 14-26; was convicted April 2026 1st degree criminal sexual conduct, also convicted for failing to register as sex offender in Kent County.
- Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- Crime state:
Michigan,
Convicted:
2001, 2026, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, -
- Cory Grint (1982 – ) was a Mormon church member in Vernal, Utah; pleaded guilty to lewdness involving a child; sentenced to 364 days in jail, with a suspended jail sentence of 364 days and 36 months of probation; as of 2025, lives in Vernal, Utah as a registered sex offender
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2022, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Registered sex offender, Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, -
- Nathaniel Thompson (1987 – ) was a Mormon church member in Nampa, Idaho; pleaded guilty of two counts of raping a minor in 2024; is a registered sex offender living in Nampa, Idaho as of May 2026;
- Convicted:
2024,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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- Stephen McKean (1993 – ) was a Mormon church member in Springville, Utah and a BYU professor; arrested in April 2026 and charged with distributing material harmful to a minor (third-degree felony), and three counts of enticing a minor (class A misdemeanor); allegedly sent an explicit photo to an undercover police officer he thought was a 17-year-old girl
- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Alleged crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
Ongoing, LDS positions: Sunday school teacher, Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, Police documents say McKean sent an explicit photo of himself, then quickly deleted it. But the agent was able to quickly save the photo
"You’re going to make me like you better than my wife."
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- Walter Billings (1947 – ) was a Mormon church member in Covington, Virginia and former stake high councilman; convicted of two counts of AGGRAVATED SEXUAL BATTERY on a victim younger than 13 years old; is a registered sex offender living in Covington, Virginia as of May 2026
- Convicted:
2023,
- LDS positions: Stake high council,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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- James Mortensen (1995 – ) was a Mormon church member in Nephi, Utah; convicted of SEX ABUSE OF A CHILD in 2024; as of May 2026, is a registered sex offender living in Logan, Utah
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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- Brad Isakson (1981 – ) was a Mormon church member; charged with various charges related to child sexual abuse in March 2020; convicted in October 2020; sentenced to 3 years to life for each of his two counts, to run concurrently; Isakson is a registered sex offender living in Salt Lake City, Utah as of May 2026
- Convicted:
2020,
- LDS positions: Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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Convicted:
2022, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, -
- Cody Polatis (1995 – ) was a Mormon church member in Rexburg, Idaho; committed a series of crimes; was convicted multiple times of crimes related to child sex abuse
- Crime: 2010s, 2020s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
Convicted:
2016, 2022, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, ""what I've done to these little (victims)is something I get to live with the rest of my life""
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- Lynn Whitaker (1950 – ) was a Mormon church member in Kanosh, Utah; convicted of two counts of sex abuse of a child in March 2016; is incarcerated in Central Utah Correctional Facility as of May 2026; is a registered sex offender as of May 2026
- Convicted:
2016,
- LDS positions: Temple worker,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Alleged failure to report
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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- Daniel Mooy (1972 – ) was a Mormon church member in St. George, Utah; pleaded guilty to two counts of lewdness and intoxication in April 2026; took off his clothes while shooting content for a luxury house that was to be listed for sale.
- Crime: 2020s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2026, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, -
- Troy McKee (1967 – ) was a Mormon church member in Utah; convicted in 1992 of ENTICING A MINOR/2ND DEGREE FELONY, ENTICE SOLICIT SEDUCE OR LURE A MINOR BY INTERNET OR TEXT - 2nd Degree Felony,LEWDNESS INVOLVING A CHILD/CLASS A MISDEMEANOR; is registered sex offender living in Spanish Fork, Utah
- Crime: 1990s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
1992, LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, -
- Skyler Wright (1979 – ) was a Mormon church member in Arizona; convicted
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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- Mitchell Burnett (1998 – ) was an LDS church member in Riverton, Utah; charged in Utah in 2025 with 12 felonies related to child sexual abuse; convicted via plea deal in April 2026 of three felonies related to sexual extortion, sex exploitation and enticing a minor; sentencing set for June 12, 2026
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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- Scott Bowers (1955 – ) was a Mormon church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; April 2006 was convicted of 2 counts of: SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD/2ND DEGREE FELONY and August 2006 was convicted of 2 counts of: AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD/1ST DEGREE FELONY and 1 count of: RAPE OF A CHILD/1ST DEGREE FELONY; is a registered sex offender living in Richfield, Utah
- Convicted:
2006,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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