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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- Cory Campbell (1972 – ) was a Mormon church member in Ogden, Utah; accused of sexually abusing five underage girls; sentenced in 2010 to prison
Convicted:
2010, 
Positions: Youth leader, 
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Charles Camper (1961 – ) was a Mormon church member in Layton, Utah; convicted of child sexual abuse in 2004; charged in 2023 with aggravated child sexual abuse, voyeurism and sexual exploitation of a minor; convicted in June 2024
- Convicted:
2004, 2024,
- Positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Ongoing, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
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- Samuel Cantrell (1973 – ) was an LDS church member in Farmington, Utah; convicted of sexual abuse of a 14-year-old girl
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
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- Albert Carlson (1944 – ) was a Mormon church member in Utah, New Mexico and Texas; arrested in the 1980s in Utah on a molestation charge after allegedly molesting an underage boy who he met through the church; the case was dropped to a lewdness charge which did not require him to register as a sex offender; in 2025, sentenced in Texas to life in prison for child sexual abuse
- Alleged failure to report
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, No contest, Prison,
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- John Carpenter (1964 – ) was an LDS church member; sentenced to prison for child sexual abuse; the day after sentencing, injured himself to avoid serving longer in prison
- Positions: Sunday school,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
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- Jonathan Carver (1979 – ) was a Mormon church member and returned missionary in Utah; accused of sexual abuse of a 17-year-old girl at a counseling center where he worked; pleaded guilty and sentenced in 2009 to prison; as of 2023, lives in Clearfield, Utah
- Convicted:
2009,
- Positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Released,
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- David Chadwick (1966 – ) was an LDS church member in Eagle Mountain, Utah; convicted in 2019 of sex abuse of a child
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted:
2019,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown result,
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- Kami Chesnut was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
- Convicted:
2022,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal,
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- Jacob Christensen (1974 – ) was a Mormon church member; convicted of attempted aggravated sexual abuse of a child in Oct. 2018
- Convicted:
2018,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
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- Christopher Prue (1991 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah; convicted of sexual abuse
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
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- Tanner Clark (1993 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah; sentenced in 2019 to 90 days in jail for two counts of unlawful sexual conduct with a 16 or 17 year old, two counts of attempted sexual exploitation of a minor, and two counts of dealing in materials harmful to minors; may have had over 100 victims; arrested in 2021 (while on probation) for enticing a minor; convicted and sentenced to 1 to 5 years in prison
- Convicted:
2019,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Prison, Probation, Violated parole/probation,
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- Michael Clay (1974 – ) was an LDS church member and BYU professor in Provo, Utah; charged with sexually abusing three students; entered a plea bargain in May 2023 in which he agreed to plead no contest to three class A misdemeanor charges of sexual battery, complete 24 months of probation, do 50 hours of community service, and take a sexual boundaries course; sentenced in June 2023 according to the plea deal
- Convicted:
2023,
- Positions: BYU, Church employee, Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Community service, Convicted, No contest, Plea deal, Probation,
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- Kent Langston (1951 – ) was a Mormon church member and former LDS Primary teacher in Saratoga Springs, Utah; charged on December 9, 2025 with several first-degree felonies related to child sexual abuse; accused of abusing at least eight children and one disabled adult
- Positions: Missionary, Primary, Ward executive secretary,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Police investigation,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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"“I am sorry for what I’ve done. I’m so, so sorry for the pain inflicted on your beautiful, precious families. Why did it happen?...In my weakness, he told me there is no harm in a little of this and a little of that. Once the dam I built was breached, the breach grew little by little…I’m now facing 15-years-to life in prison.”"Langston continued in the text by explaining he will spend the rest of his life in prison and then questioned whether he deserved to spend the rest of his life in prison and suggested that there’s a lot more ‘good’ that he can do-
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- Russell Gatrell (1980 – ) was a Mormon or former Mormon church member in Cottonwood Heights, Utah; accused in 2025 of possession of up to 280 million CSAM images
- Positions: LDS status unknown, Not active LDS, Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
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- Jeffrey Fox (1947 – ) was a former state legislator (1977-1982) in Utah; convicted federally for possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) in 2013 and placed on probation for 15 years; in 2019, probation was terminated for completing terms; in 2022, arrested and charged in Utah with 8 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor; case dismissed without prejudice due to a federal charge
- Convicted:
2013,
- Positions: LDS status unknown, Not active LDS,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Ongoing, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
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- Jack Loholt was an LDS church member and Boy scout leader in Kent, Washington; accused of sexual abuse in the 1970s; court records show that two Mormon bishops knew about the abuse allegations but did not tell police; the Mormon church was court-ordered in 2006 to pay $87,500 to one victim after it settled with three others for undisclosed sums
- Alleged failure to report
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Church paid $87,500
- Positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil case(s): Judgment for plaintiff, Lawsuit v. LDS church,
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- Tim Ryan was allegedly an LDS church member in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in 2008 to a felony charge of sexual abuse of a child under the age of 16; detectives said the victim's family reported the abuse in 1999, but that it was dropped when they wouldn't cooperate with investigators
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted:
2008,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
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- Michael Simms was a Latter-day Saints (LDS) church member, organist and music teacher in Oregon; accused in a 2009 civil lawsuit against the LDS church of sexually abusing a boy about 100 times between 1974 and 1976; case settled in 2010 in federal court
- Alleged failure to report
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Church paid $unknown
- Positions: Music leader,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil case(s): Unknown result,
- Alleged church actions: Excommunicated,
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- Ned Hansen (1970 – ) was a fire chief/EMS in Jackson Hole, Wyoming; retired, then became Tremonton, Utah fire chief; arrested in Jan. 2025, charged with child sexual exploitation; accused of discussing ways to sexually abuse children with Box Elder County judge Kevin Christensen (a Mormon)
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- Civil case(s): Ongoing,
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- Randall Deaton (1959 – ) was an LDS church member in the Holmes Lake Ward, Lincoln Nebraska Stake; convicted in 2002 of attempted 1st degree sexual assault of a minor; the abuse took place before Deaton joined the LDS church; subsequently called as counselor in a YSA ward bishopric
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted:
2002,
- Positions: Bishopric counselor,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown result,
- Alleged church actions: Church officials accused of failure to warn ward members, Ward official accused of failure to report,
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