4,239 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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    • Mark David Habel
    • Mark Habel (1969 – ) was a Mormon church member; charged with 15 counts of Sexual Abuse in the First Degree  Felony Class B and 20 counts of Unlawful Sexual Penetration in the Second Degree; pleaded not guilty to all counts; convicted on all 35 charge; in prison in Two Rivers Correctional Institution as of July 2026
    • ConvictedConvicted: 2016,
    • Criminal casesCriminal case(s): Convicted, guilty,
    • Church actionAlleged church actions: unknown,
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    • Harry Max Fougeron
    • 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.
    • ConvictedConvicted: 2020,
    • Criminal casesCriminal case(s): Convicted, Ongoing, Pleaded guilty,
    • Civil casesCivil case(s): Ongoing,
    • Church actionAlleged church actions: Excommunicated,
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    • Wade Gordon Oborn
    • Wade Oborn (1959 – ) was a Mormon church member and school teacher in Mesa, Arizona; 2002 admitted to sexually abusing a student in his classroom at a charter school; convicted in 2004, sentenced in 2004; is a registered sex offender living in Gilbert, AZ
    • ConvictedConvicted: 2004,
    • Criminal casesCriminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
    • Church actionAlleged church actions: unknown,
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    • Keith Allen Biggs
      • despite his 2009 sex crime conviction and 2011 probation violation, Biggs continued to participate in a Portland, Oregon choir associated with the Mormon church
    • Keith Biggs (1975 – ) was a Mormon church member in Oregon; accused of sexual abuse of a 16-year-old alleged victim; through a grand jury indictment Biggs was charged with 20 felonies related to child sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in 2009 to two misdemeanors and registered as a sex offender; sentenced to 20 days in jail and three years probation; in 2011, found guilty of violating probation by visiting BYU
    • ConvictedConvicted: 2009,
    • Church positionsPositions: Music leader,
    • Criminal casesCriminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Registered sex offender,
    • Church actionAlleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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    • Kevin Phillips
    • Kevin Phillips was a Mormon church member in England; video recorded masturbating in a public park dressed in his police uniform while on duty; convicted; fined 500 Euros; resigned from his job with Met’s Roads and Transport Policing Command; was an LDS member of the Wandsworth England Stake (Clapham Common ward)
    • ConvictedConvicted: 2022,
    • Church positionsPositions: Unknown position,
    • Criminal casesCriminal case(s): Unknown result,
    • Church actionAlleged church actions: unknown,
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    • Borzin Mottaghian
    • Borzin Mottaghian (1983 – ) was a Mormon church member in Provo, Utah; convicted of 8 various counts of sexual abuse; pretended to be a doctor posted ad on Craigslist for women needed for anatomy measurements for medical study; sexually assaulted 2 women with metal rod; police learned about it and sent in undercover police officer as volunteer for study; arrested; convicted in 2021; incarcerated in Utah Correctional Facility
    • ConvictedConvicted: 2021,
    • Criminal casesCriminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Prison,
    • Church actionAlleged church actions: unknown,
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    • Jared Lamb
    • Jared Lamb was a Mormon church member in Chorley, Lancashire, United Kingdom; 2024 attempted to meet with 5-year-old girl after chats online with person he thought was the girls father, it was the police undercover; arrested July 20, 2024 when he showed up in Sheffield to abuse the child; pled guilty;sentence 5 years & 6 years for "licence and made the subject of an indefinite sexual harm prevention order"
    • ConvictedConvicted: 2024,
    • Criminal casesCriminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
    • Church actionAlleged church actions: unknown,
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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
    • Church positionsPositions: Bishop, Stake president,
    • Criminal casesCriminal case(s): Ongoing,
    • Church actionAlleged church actions: Released from church position,
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    • Dallas Dean Erickson
      • "It essentially stated that it’s not just Mr. Erickson’s fault, it’s the victim’s fault, and says punishment should be divided […] The court needs to, for the benefit of not only the victim but to send a message to society, deterrence of you, Mr. Erickson."
      — Judge Steven Boyce, commenting at sentencing on a letter of support for Erickson
    • Dallas Erickson (1980 – ) was a Mormon church member in Terreton, Idaho; pleaded guilty to felony lewd conduct with a child under 16 years old June 2026; sentenced 7 years fixed and 20 years indeterminate in prison; Erickson will have to register as sex offender
    • ConvictedConvicted: 2026,
    • Church actionAlleged church actions: unknown,
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    • Karey Clark Zimmerman
      • "After sexually abusing PLAINTIFF when she was around the ages of seven to nine, PLAINTIFF reported the abuse to [MZ] who then reported the ongoing sexual abuse to the presiding bishop within the Utah Ward that PLAINTIFF’s family attended. However, the bishop and the ward did nothing to protect PLAINTIFF or report to law enforcement the sexual abuse that had occurred."
      — allegations in civil complaint filed Jan. 31, 2025, Nevada civil case 2:25-cv-00206
      a Mormon bishop failed to report child sexual abuse to civil authorities, the 2025 lawsuit alleged
    • Karey Zimmerman (1962 – ) was a Mormon church member in Utah and Nevada; in 2025, was accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse that allegedly took place in Nevada and Utah; the Mormon church was also named as a defendant; the lawsuit said a Utah bishop failed to report abuse allegations to police; as of June 2026, the civil case was proceeding through pre-trial motions
    • Alleged failure to reportAlleged failure to report
    • Church positionsPositions: Missionary,
    • Criminal casesCriminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
    • Civil casesCivil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
    • Church actionAlleged church actions: Ward official accused of failure to report,
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    • Darrell Rae McNeill
    • Darrell McNeill was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse by Aaron Vargas; Feb. 2009 Vargas confronts McNeill in his home; shoots and kills McNeill; tells police he was molested by McNeill starting at age 11 when they were neighbors in Oregon; Vargas sentenced to 9 years in prison in California
    • Criminal casesCriminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
    • Church actionAlleged church actions: unknown,
    • View report »
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