4,199 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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- Michael Davis (1985 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah and later an elders quorum president in Minnesota; pleaded guilty in 2003 in Utah to misdemeanor lewdness involving a child; pleaded guilty in Utah in 2006 to felony forcible sexual abuse; arrested in 2019 in Minnesota; sentenced in 2022 to 30 years in prison for sexual abuse of a juvenile under his care; in March 2024, appealed his 2022 Minnesota conviction
Crime: 2000s, 2010s, 
Crime state:
Minnesota, Utah,
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- Convicted:
2003, 2006, 2022,
LDS positions: Elders quorum, Other leader, 
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, - Alleged failure to report
- Alleged church actions: Church position after conviction,
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Crime state:
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- Jeffery Niemi (1985 – ) was a Mormon church member in Duluth, Minnesota; convicted in 2016 and again in 2025 of felonies related to child sexual exploitation; sentenced in 2025 to 30 years in prison
- Crime: 2020s,
- Crime state:
Minnesota,
Convicted:
2016, 2025, 
LDS positions: Unknown position, 
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, 
Alleged church actions: No church discipline, -
- Jason Smith (1970 – ) was an LDS church member in Indiana; in 2019, confessed to sexually abusing a child; pleaded guilty and was sentenced in 2021 to 728 days of probation for battery against a child under 14 years old
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Indiana,
Convicted:
2021, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Probation, Alleged church actions: No church discipline, -
- Sterling Van Wagenen (1947 – ) was a co-founder of Sundance Film Festival and director of some Mormon temple endowment videos; publicly accused of sexual abuse of two children in two separate instances; sentenced to prison in 2019 for child sexual abuse
- Crime: 1990s, 2010s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2019, LDS positions: BYU, Stake high council, Sunday school, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, 
Alleged failure to reportAlleged church actions: No church discipline, -
- Cody Weaver (1993 – ) was a Mormon church member and ward executive secretary in Queen Creek, Arizona; charged in 2024 with three counts of sexual exploitation of a minor for CSAM material investigators said they found on his home electronics
- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Alleged crime state:
Arizona,
LDS positions: Ward executive secretary, Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Alleged church actions: Supervised escort, Ward in-person meeting, -
- Kevin White (1968 – ) was a therapist in Nephi, Utah who was raised in the Mormon church; accused of sexual abuse in 2025; Floodlit is trying to determine whether White was an active LDS church member at the time of the alleged crime
- LDS positions: LDS status unknown, Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- Jeffrey Zaugg was allegedly a Mormon church member in Utah; was raised in the Mormon church; convicted in 1995 of first-degree felony sodomy on a child; was sentenced to 10 years to life in prison; as of 2025, was out on parole (Utah offender #73345)
- Convicted:
1995,
- LDS positions: LDS status unknown, Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Parole, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender,
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- Orlin Burgos Rosales (1993 – ) was a Mormon church member in Washington County, Utah; arrested and charged in June 2025 with three counts of AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD, two counts of RAPE OF A CHILD, one count of OBJECT RAPE OF A CHILD, one count of LEWDNESS INVOLVING A CHILD
- LDS positions: LDS status unknown,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- David Hillam (1968 – ) was a family physician and former LDS elders quorum president in Orem, Utah; accused of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Elders quorum,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- Justin Zierke (1980 – ) was a Mormon church member and middle school teacher in Idaho Falls, Idaho; Zierke accepted a plea deal and pled guilty of injury to a child; received 30 days in jail and 2 years probation; lost teaching license
- Crime: 2020s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
Convicted:
2025, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, -
- 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,
Convicted:
1996, Criminal case(s): Unknown result, -
- 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,
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- 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 state:
Idaho,
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 state:
Utah,
LDS positions: Bishop, Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, Civil case(s): Judgment for plaintiff, Alleged failure to reportAlleged church actions: No church discipline, Aaron'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 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 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 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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