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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- Thomas Wallin (1999 – ) was a Mormon church member in South Jordan, Utah; admitted to sexually abusing a child within an LDS chapel; in 2022, sentenced to 18 years in prison
Crime: 2010s, 
Crime state:
Utah,
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- Convicted:
2022,
LDS positions: Unknown position, 
Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, - View report »
Crime state:
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- Douglas Saltsman was an LDS church member in Utah; convicted in 2020 of sexual abuse; sentenced to jail and probation
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2020, 
LDS positions: Unknown position, 
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Probation, -
- Robert Stillwell (1964 – ) was a Mormon church member and boy scout leader in Salt Lake City, Utah; accused of sexual abuse in 1987; convicted in 1993 and 1998 in separate cases of child sexual abuse; a Mormon bishop reportedly became aware of the abuse, but did not take any church disciplinary action or report to police
- Crime: 1980s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
LDS positions: Missionary, Scout leader, Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, 
Alleged failure to report-
- James Stringham (1928 – 2017) was a Mormon church member and pediatric physician in Salt Lake City, Utah; in 1980, he made a video recording of a sexual nature involving a child patient; in 1982, pleaded no contest to a second-degree felony charge of sexual exploitation of a minor; sentenced to five years probation and ordered to pay $7,500 restitution; his medical license was suspended for 90 days
- Crime: 1980s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, No contest, Probation, -
- Arturo Tenorio (1953 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2013, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result, -
- Andrew Gwilliam was a Mormon church member in Utah; pleaded guilty of child sexual abuse; sentenced to prison; registered sex offender
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2003, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, -
- Edward Hunter (1953 – ) was a Mormon church member in Peoria, Arizona; accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl who was his patient; pleaded guilty to three counts of child abuse; sentenced to two years in prison and lifetime probation
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Arizona,
Convicted:
2016, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Probation, Unknown result, -
- George Squire (1976 – ) was a Mormon church member in Mesa, Arizona; accused of sexual abuse; convicted and sentenced to prison
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- View report »
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- LaMell Lippard was a Mormon church member in Arizona; accused of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- View report »
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- Derek Layton was an LDS church member in Arizona; accused of sexual abuse in the late 1980s; convicted and sentenced to 25 years in prison for "sexual conduct with minor and dangerous crimes against children"
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Alleged failure to report
- View report »
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- David Owens was an LDS elders quorum president in Tempe, Arizona; accused of sexual abuse; sentenced in 2018 to 20 or more years in prison for sexually assaulting three young men in his Mormon ward
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Arizona,
Convicted:
2018, LDS positions: Elders quorum, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, -
- Christopher Nuttall (1981 – ) was an LDS church member in Mesa, Arizona; arrested in an FBI sting operation; convicted in 2019 of LURE MINOR FOR SEX EXPLOIT and ATTEMPT TO COMMIT - SEXUAL CONDUCT WITH MINOR
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Arizona,
Convicted:
2019, LDS positions: Primary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, -
- Kenneth Copple was a Mormon church member in Arizona; found guilty of child sexual abuse and sentenced in 2019 to prison
- Crime: 1980s,
- Crime state:
Arizona,
Convicted:
2019, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, Alleged failure to report-
- Chance Ray (1980 – ) was a Mormon church member and scout leader in the Mesa, Arizona area; convicted of child sexual abuse and sentenced to prison in Arizona; spent approximately 14 years in prison; released in July 2020
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state:
Arizona,
Convicted:
2005, LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Released, -
- Brandon Hernandez (1999 – ) was an LDS church member in Tempe, Arizona; accused of sexually abusing a victim inside a Mormon church; convicted of four fourth degree felony counts of abuse of a child or vulnerable adult
- Convicted:
2019,
- LDS positions: Other leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
- View report »
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- James Bayless (1946 – ) was a Mormon church member in Gilbert, Arizona; pleaded guilty in 2015 to two counts of molestation of a child; as of 2024, is a registered sex offender living in Mesa, Arizona
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Arizona,
Convicted:
2015, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, Alleged failure to report-
- Larry Judd (1936 – ) was an LDS church member in Mesa, Arizona; accused of sexual abuse; admitted to molesting 12 girls over a period of about 20 years; some of the alleged abuse took place at church and at church-sponsored summer camps
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Unknown result,
- Alleged failure to report
- View report »
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- Manuel Archibeque (1971 – ) was a Mormon church member in Maricopa County, Arizona; allegedly admitted to his bishop that he had sexually touched a child; charged in two cases in 2006 with sexual conduct with a minor and three counts of molestation of a child, all class two felonies; one case was dismissed in 2006 without prejudice; in the other, pleaded guilty to two reduced charges of child abuse
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state:
Arizona,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result, Alleged failure to report-
- Rachel Brock was a Mormon church member in Arizona; pleaded guilty to sexually abusing the same boy that her mother, Susan Brock, was convicted of molesting
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
- Alleged failure to report
- View report »
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- Susan Brock (1962 – ) was an LDS church member in Arizona; was sentenced in April 2011 to 13 years in prison for engaging in a three-year-long sexual relationship with a boy, beginning when he was 14 years old; was released in December 2021
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state:
Arizona,
Convicted:
2011, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Released, Alleged failure to reportFilters
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