4,177 reports of sex crimes allegedly perpetrated by Latter-day Saints (statistics »). All reports rely on court proceedings, public records, news reports or academic journals as sources.
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- Jacob Delashmutt (1979 – ) was a Mormon church member in San Obispo, California; found guilty of murder; authorities were unable to prove rape because eight months after murder, the victim's body was found partially mummified and too decomposed
Alleged crime: 1990s, 
Alleged crime state:
California,
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Convicted:
1996, - Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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Alleged crime state:
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- Daniel Justice (1985 – ) was a Mormon church member in Vernal, Utah; convicted of rape; sentenced to five years to life in prison
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2024, 
Criminal case(s): Convicted, -
- Lance Jacks (1994 – ) was a Mormon church member in Roy, Utah; convicted of sexually abusing a 4 year old girl; had just gone through the temple right before sexually abusing the child
- Crime: 2010s,
Convicted:
2013, 
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, -
- Bradley Spencer (1958 – ) was a Mormon church member and Middleton city councilman in Idaho; convicted in 2015 of sexual battery of a minor; sentenced to eight years in prison; registered sex offender
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime city:
ID - Nampa,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
Crime city:
Convicted:
2015, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, -
- George Aaron (1941 – ) was a former Mormon bishop in a college ward in Provo, Utah; allegedly sexually abused two teenage girls in the 1980s and early 1990s; no criminal charges; in 2001, a jury found him liable for intentional infliction of emotional distress, breach of fiduciary duty, and reckless disregard toward the younger plaintiff; was ordered to pay $25,000 in punitive damages; the church was not a defendant
- Alleged crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Alleged crime city:
UT - Provo,
- Alleged crime county:
UT - Utah,
- Alleged crime state:
Utah,
Alleged crime county:
LDS positions: Bishop, Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, Civil case(s): Judgment for plaintiff, 
Alleged failure to reportAaron's standing in the church reportedly didn't change despite his loss in court
"I was sitting in a room, full of women, who had been sexually abused by a family member — most of them [saying], 'My father abused me. I told the bishop. Nothing happened.' I just knew that wasn't going to be my story. I wasn’t going to allow that to be my story."
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- Justin Knight (1983 – ) was a Mormon church member in Tucson, Arizona; in 2023, pled guilty to one third-degree count of SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR and one fourth-degree felony charge of Aggravated Taking Id Of Another Person Or Entity; sentenced to prison; registered sex offender as of Oct. 2025
- Crime: 2020s,
- Crime city:
AZ - Tucson,
- Crime county:
AZ - Pima,
- Crime state:
Arizona,
Convicted:
2023, LDS positions: Primary, Scout leader, Ward executive secretary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, -
- Stephen Wanlass (1939 – 2018) was a Mormon church member in Monroe, Sevier County, Utah; accused of child sexual abuse; in 1997, pleaded no contest to one third-degree felony count of attempted sex abuse of a child; was sentenced to up to five years in prison; registered sex offender; died in 2018
- Crime: 1980s,
- Crime city:
UT - Monroe,
- Crime county:
UT - Sevier,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
1997, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, No contest, Prison, Registered sex offender, -
- David Broadbent (1947 – ) was a Mormon and OB/GYN doctor in Provo, Utah; in 2022, dozens of women joined a class action lawsuit accusing him of sexual assault; in 2022, a Utah judge dismissed the case; by 2023, nearly 300 victims had come forward; in 2024, was charged with forcible sexual abuse, and the Utah Supreme Court ruled that the lawsuit could proceed; 2025: more charges, 2nd suit, up to nearly 450 alleged victims
- Alleged crime: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s,
- Alleged crime city:
UT - Provo,
- Alleged crime county:
UT - Utah,
- Alleged crime state:
Utah,
LDS positions: Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Civil case(s): Dismissed, Ongoing, -
- Robert Muttenthaler was a Mormon church member in Ontario, Canada; accused of sexual abuse
LDS positions: Unknown position, - Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- Ryan Barnes was a Mormon church member in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- Scott Halliday was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- Steven Lott was a former Mormon bishop in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- Robert McLaws was a Mormon church member in Joseph City, Navajo County, Arizona; accused of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- Michael Peterson was a Mormon church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- Joshua Grover was a Mormon church member in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- David Magarrell was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- Edward Greene was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- Eric Brinkerhoff was an LDS church member in Arizona; accused of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- Jason Steadman was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- Jorge Mañan Moreno was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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