4,178 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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- Jeffrey Graton (1973 – ) was a Mormon church counselor in a bishopric in Utah; sentenced to prison in 2018 for child sexual abuse
Crime: 2010s, 
Crime state:
Utah,
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- Convicted:
2018,
LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, 
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
Crime state:
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- Eric Hacking was an LDS church member in Utah; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse
- Crime: 1980s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
LDS positions: Unknown position, 
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, -
- Robert Jackson (1942 – ) was a former assistant BYU professor and Mormon bishopric member (second counselor) in Provo, Utah; sentenced to two years in prison in 2006 for video recording a 14-year-old undressing
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2006, LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, BYU, Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, -
- Benjamin Manning (1991 – ) was a Mormon church member in Massachusetts and Utah; in 2014, molested a child while living with her family in Salt Lake City, Utah; charged with child sexual abuse in 2019; was a Sunday school teacher at some point between 2014 and 2024; found guilty by a jury in February 2024; sentenced in April 2024 to 120 years in prison
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Massachusetts, Utah,
Convicted:
2024, LDS positions: Sunday school, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, LDS positions: Scout leader, Sunday school, Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Police investigation, -
- Mark Stevens (1956 – ) was a Mormon bishop in West Jordan, Utah in 2006; charged in 2025 with sexual assault of a 16-year-old girl that allegedly took place in his office at church
- Alleged crime: 2000s,
- Alleged crime state:
Utah,
LDS positions: Bishop, Missionary, Criminal case(s): Ongoing, 
Alleged failure to report-
- Bryce Norton (1981 – ) was a Mormon church member in South Jordan, Utah; convicted of sexually abusing four young karate students
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2011, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, -
- Charles Weber (1947 – ) was an LDS church member and principal in Heber, Utah; convicted of forcible sodomy, forcible sexual abuse unlawful sexual activity with a minor; admitted to sexually abusing children throughout his 35 year career
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2013, 2014, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, -
- Revere Burnett (1972 – ) was an LDS church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; accused of sexual abuse and found guilty of multiple felonies; appealed and received a lesser conviction sentence for misdemeanors; was not required to register as a sex offender
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2019, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Unknown result, -
- Kelly Mangrum (1952 – ) was an LDS church member and dentist in West Valley City, Utah; accused of sexual misconduct, prescribing medications for a drug addict for sex
- Alleged crime: 1990s,
- Alleged crime state:
Utah,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, -
- Jay Elggren (1972 – ) was a Mormon church member in Salt Lake County, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; sentenced to jail and probation
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2017, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Probation, Registered sex offender, -
- Thomas Gibby (1948 – ) was an LDS church member and dentist in Salt Lake County, Utah; sexually assaulted a 13-year-old boy and a 17-year-old boy; pleaded guilty to two felony counts: one second-degree felony charge of sex abuse of a child, and one third-degree charge of attempted sex abuse of a child
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Registered sex offender, Released,
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- Robert Larsen (1965 – ) was an LDS church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; convicted of LEWDNESS INVOLVING A CHILD in 1993, and SEX ABUSE CHILD in 1998, as well as POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY in 2009
- Crime: 1990s, 2000s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2009, LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Released, -
- Matthew Faerber (1962 – ) was an LDS church member and high school choir director in Murray, Utah; pleaded guilty in 1990 or 1991 to two counts of attempted sexual abuse of a child; sentenced in February 1991 to six months in jail (two of those months under house arrest) followed by three years of supervised release
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Probation, Released, -
- Albert Halladay (1930 – ) was a former LDS bishop in Sandy, Utah; accused of sexual abuse in 1988; pleaded guilty in 1989 to one second degree felony charge of sex abuse of a child; convicted
- Crime: 1980s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
LDS positions: Bishop, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, -
- Robert Paisola (1967 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 2008 and sentenced to 90 days in jail
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2008, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, No contest, Plea deal, Registered sex offender, -
- David Williams (1948 – ) was an LDS church member in West Valley, Utah; in 2019, found guilty of sexually abusing seven little girls for 14 years; the abuse was reported to parents and bishop and they allegedly did not report to police
- Convicted:
2019,
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
- Alleged failure to report
- View report »
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- Les Johnson (1944 – ) was a Mormon church member in northern Utah; found guilty of child sexual abuse; was granted parole in 1984 in Utah after serving 7 months of a 0-5 year prison sentence; as of 2023, lives in Bountiful, Utah
- Crime: 1980s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Released, -
- Juan Flores Atenco (1955 – ) was a Mormon branch president in West Valley City, Utah for five years, including in the early 2000s; accused of sexually abusing a 16-year-old girl in his office and another room at an LDS church building; convicted in 2012 of misdemeanor forcible sexual abuse and unlawful detention; sentenced to zero to one year in jail; in March 2025, charged with rape and object rape (alleged crimes in 2002)
- Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2012, LDS positions: Branch president, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Ongoing, Alleged failure to report-
- Homer Van Matre (1947 – 2017) was an LDS church member in Salt Lake County, Utah; found guilty of sexual abuse of child and sodomy on a child; charges were reversed on appeal when child recanted her story
- Crime: 1980s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Overturned/reversed, Filters
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