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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- Byard Price (1940 – ) was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Salt Lake City, Utah; convicted of sexual abuse, then reapplied to be a scout volunteer after his conviction
LDS positions: Scout leader, 
Criminal case(s): Convicted, - View report »
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- Matthew Shepard (1974 – ) was an LDS church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; In October of 2019 chatted with online 13year old persona to try and meet for sex; found guilty to 3 counts of entice a minor by internet or text; currently in jail in Duchesne, Utah
Crime: 2010s, 
Crime city:
UT - Salt Lake City, - Crime county:
UT - Salt Lake,
- Crime state:
Utah,
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- Convicted:
2021,
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail,
- View report »
Crime city:
Crime county:
Crime state:
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- Noah Rada (1999 – ) was a Mormon church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; accused of possession of child sexual abuse material in 2022; pleaded guilty; sentenced to three years in prison and 20 years probation
- Crime: 2020s,
- Crime city:
UT - Salt Lake City,
- Crime county:
UT - Salt Lake,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2022, 
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, -
- Shane Murray (1982 – ) was an LDS church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; pleaded and convicted of 2 counts of FORCIBLE SEX ABUSE - 2nd Degree Felony the victim was 14 year old female
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
- View report »
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- Lloyd Pond (1945 – 2019) was a Mormon church spokesman and leader of an LDS church radio program in Utah; pleaded guilty in 1996 to one count of second-degree felony forcible sexual abuse; sentenced in 1997 to prison; died in 2019
- Crime: 1990s,
- Crime city:
UT - Salt Lake City,
- Crime county:
UT - Salt Lake,
- Crime state:
Utah,
LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Civil case(s): Unknown result, -
- Kevin Garn (1955 – ) was a former Utah House majority leader and LDS bishop in Utah; admitted in 2010 to a nude encounter with a 15-year-old girl in a hot tub in 1985, when he was 28
- Alleged crime: 1980s,
- Alleged crime city:
UT - Salt Lake City,
- Alleged crime county:
UT - Salt Lake,
- Alleged crime state:
Utah,
LDS positions: Bishop, Sunday school, Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Never charged, Not convicted, 
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- Jared Murray (1942 – ) was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Rexburg, Idaho; pleaded guilty in 1989 to a child sexual abuse charge
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
- View report »
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- Denny Antreo (2000 – ) was an LDS church member in Rexburg, Idaho; accused of breaking and entering women's apartments at BYU-Idaho and watching them sleep
- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Alleged crime city:
ID - Rexburg,
- Alleged crime state:
Idaho,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Unknown result, -
- Jake Hally (1995 – ) was an LDS church member in Idaho Falls, Idaho; accused of sexual abuse
- Crime: 2020s,
- Crime city:
ID - Rexburg,
- Crime county:
UT - Washington,
- Crime state:
Colorado, Idaho, Utah,
Convicted:
2023, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, -
- Adele Dye was a Mormon church member in Rexburg, Idaho; convicted in 2008 of child sexual abuse; sentenced to at least six months in prison; registered sex offender
- LDS positions: Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- View report »
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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
- Crime: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s,
- Crime city:
ID - Rexburg,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Stake high council, Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Alleged failure to report-
- Leslie Loveland (1994 – ) was an LDS church member in Provo, Utah; pleaded guilty of rape in 2019; sentenced to one year in prison and three years of probation
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime city:
UT - Provo,
- Crime county:
UT - Utah,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2019, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender, -
- Jonathan Merrill was a Mormon church member and Timpview High School sport club coach in Provo, Utah; accused of sexual abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- View report »
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- Jeffrey Hansen (1964 – ) was a former Mormon bishop in Provo, Utah; was bishop of a young single adults (YSA) ward; charged with distribution of pornography and stalking
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- View report »
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- Jeffery Scofield (1974 – ) was an LDS church member in Provo, Utah; found guilty in 2004 of two counts of sexual abuse of a child (a 6-year-old girl); spent six years in prison and underwent therapy; in 2017, was arrested and charged with rape of a 73-year-old woman; the case was dismissed because the victim could not be located to testify in court
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- View report »
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- Shawn Scherick (1970 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah; convicted three times of sex crimes between 2004 and 2012
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime city:
UT - Provo,
- Crime county:
UT - Utah,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2010, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Registered sex offender, -
- Antonio Lacy (1994 – ) was an LDS church member and BYU student in Provo, Utah; convicted in 2012 of forcible sexual abuse
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime city:
UT - Provo,
- Crime county:
UT - Utah,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2012, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result, -
- Louis Kinyon (1954 – ) was an LDS church member in Provo, Utah; convicted in 2005 of aggravated murder
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime city:
UT - Provo,
- Crime county:
UT - Utah,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2005, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, -
- Lance Rushton (1970 – ) was an LDS church member in Provo, Utah; accused of photo shopping faces of family members, ward church members of adults and children on to pornographic material and distributing them; convicted in 2007 and sentenced to three months in jail and three years of probation
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime city:
UT - Provo,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2007, LDS positions: Music leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, -
- Hugh Nibley (1910 – 2005) was a prominent LDS scholar in Utah; in 2005, was publicly accused by his daughter of childhood sexual abuse against her; died in 2005 in Provo, Utah; was never charged with a sex crime
- LDS positions: BYU, Ministering/home teacher, Missionary, Sunday school,
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- View report »
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