4,266 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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- Scott Memmott (1955 – ) was a Mormon in Santa Ana, CA; was convicted in 2012 of SEXUAL BATTERY and SEXUAL PENETRATION BY FOREIGN OBJECT OF UNCONSCIOUS VICTIM; reportedly attends the Star 4th ward, in Star Idaho; is a registered sex offender living in Star, Idaho
Convicted:
2012, 
Criminal case(s): Convicted, - Alleged church actions: unknown,
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- Zachary Morris (1999 – ) was a Mormon church member in Sugar City, Idaho; pleaded guilty in June 2026 to three felony counts of possessing child sexually exploitative material; according to reports, Morris emailed himself CSAM from his brother's computer; his brother, Jacob Morris, is also listed in the FLOODLIT database
- Alleged church actions: unknown,
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- Daphney Matthews (1970 – ) was a Mormon church member in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; convicted in 2012 of five charges involving sexual abuse of a student
- Convicted:
2012,
Positions: Youth leader, - Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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- Bert Whitney (1924 – 2005) was an LDS church member; accused of allegedly sexually abusing at least 11 children through out at least 40 years of abuse. Was never charged to civil authorities; reportedly excommunicated for sexual abuse of children, rebaptized one year later
- Positions: Bishop,
- Criminal case(s): Never charged,
- Alleged church actions: excommunication, rebaptism,
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- Scott Farr (1953 – ) was an LDS church member in Ogden, Utah; found guilty in 1981 of forcible sexual abuse and 1991 of sex solicitation; molested a girl inside a Mormon church building
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
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- Robert Metcalf (1949 – ) was a Mormon in California, Arizona; convicted of child sexual abuse in 1974; sentenced in 1979 to six years in prison; excommunicated; after prison, was made a scout leader in an LDS congregation, and allegedly molested a scout on a campout in about 1987, according to a 1990 civil lawsuit against the LDS church; sentenced in Arizona in 1989 to 37 years in prison; 2020 lawsuit vs. LDS church
- Alleged failure to report
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Alleged church actions: Excommunicated,
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- Tyson Green (1977 – ) was a Mormon church member; May 2026 was convicted of two counts of Aggravated Sexual Exploitation of a Minor (2nd-degree felony), each an indeterminate term of 1–15 years; is currently in Utah State Correctional Facility as of August 2026
- Convicted:
2026,
- Positions: Stake high council, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
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- John Bowers (1960 – ) was a Mormon church member in Afton, Wyoming and former Bishop of the Smoot ward in the Afton Wyoming stake; called as bishop Nov. 2017, released Dec. 2024; an Afton lawyer, and former Lincoln Deputy County prosecutor, and finalist in a judgeship was charged with Soliciting Commercial Sexual Activity July 26, 2026; pretrial conference scheduled Sept. 9, 2026
- Positions: Bishop,
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"Bowers offered $300 to "party" and said he would bring "party supplies." Investigators interpreted the messages as an offer to pay for a sexual encounter."He reportedly said his conduct was "morally wrong" but denied solicitation-
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- Meghan Alt (1989 – ) was a Mormon church member in Irvine, California; arrested in 2015 and charged witch CSAM related charges; pleaded guilty of possessing CSAM and lewd acts with a child in 2017; sentenced 10 months in jail, 3 years probation and lifetime sex offender registration; Meghan is a registered sex offender living in Santa Ana, California as of August 2026
- Convicted:
2017,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Alleged church actions: unknown,
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- Richard Mellor (1981 – ) was a Mormon church member in Bountiful, Utah; pleaded guilty to stalking in December 2020.
- Positions: Scout leader, Sunday school, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Alleged church actions: Disfellowshipped,
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- Amanda Parks was a Mormon church member in Cody, Wyoming; accused in 2025 of destroying evidence related to child sexual abuse allegedly perpetrated by her husband, James Parks AKA Jimmy Parks
- Convicted:
2026,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Ongoing,
- Alleged church actions: unknown,
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- James Parks was a Mormon church member in Cody, Wyoming; accused in 2025 of child sexual abuse
- Convicted:
2026,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, guilty, Jury trial, No contest,
- 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
- Convicted:
2026,
- Positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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- Ryan Pugh (2001 – ) was a former Mormon missionary and BYU-Idaho student in Rexburg, Idaho; arrested and charged in 2024 with sharing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) online; orginally from Washington State; convicted in 2024, in prison in Idaho; earliest parole opportunity January 2027; will be required to register as a sex offender
- Convicted:
2024,
- Positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Ongoing, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Alleged church actions: unknown,
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- John Hackett (1963 – ) was a Mormon church member in Bentonville, Arkansas; was convicted in convicted of sexual abuse in Dec. 2010; confessed to sexually abusing a victim when she was four and five years old; is a registered sex offender living in Anderson, Missouri as of August 2026
- Convicted:
2010,
- Positions: Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Alleged church actions: Excommunicated,
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- Craig Ware was a Mormon church member in Aberdeenshire, Scotland; pleaded guilty, was given 300 hours of unpaid work, 3 years probation and to register as a sex offender
- Convicted:
2026,
- Positions: Bishopric counselor,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Alleged church actions: Released from church position,
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- Brandon Beckham (1975 – ) was a Republican candidate for Utah Senate; charged in 2022 with one second degree felony count of forcible sexual abuse; pleaded not guilty; as of January 16, 2024, the case was headed toward a final pretrial hearing on January 17
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Hung jury, Ongoing,
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- LaVar Withers (1936 – 2005) was a Mormon and physician in Rexburg, Idaho; accused of sexually abusing at least 133 women and children as young as 13 years old over a period of 30 or more years; admitted to sexual abuse; in 1996, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor battery; sentenced to 30 to 60 days in jail and two years probation; the Mormon church placed him on probation and took his temple recommend; died in 2005
- Alleged failure to report
- Positions: Bishopric counselor, Stake high council,
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
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- Gary Scritchfield was a male Mormon church member in Little Rock, Arkansas in the Pinnacle Mountain Ward; convicted in 1993 of felony sexual abuse of a minor in the third degree; allegedly abused a victim from 1981 to 1993 (from age 4 to 15); in January 2026, the victim filed a lawsuit against the LDS church naming G.S. as the perpetrator and accusing church officials of multiple failures
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted:
1993,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Alleged church actions: Church officials accused of allowing interaction with children after notice of wrongdoing, Church officials accused of failure to warn ward members, Unknown church action, Ward official accused of saying victim was responsible,
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"[Church officials] gave a convicted child rapist a position of authority in the Church [...] and allowed him to interact regularly with the children of the Pinnacle Mountain Ward."the alleged abuse lasted for nearly 12 years, beginning when the victim was 4 years old-
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- Ryan Barnes (1994 – ) was a Mormon church member in Rexburg, Idaho; reportedly former BYU-Idaho student; pleaded guilty in April 2025; in prison, eligible for parole in November 2027
- Convicted:
2025,
- Positions: Missionary, Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Alleged church actions: unknown,
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