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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- Cortney Andrew (1984 – ) was a Mormon church member and bishopric counselor in Logan, Utah; charged in 2023 in Utah with four second degree felony counts of enticing a minor by internet or text; pleaded guilty to reduced charges in December 2023; sentenced in January 2024 to 60 days in jail
Convicted:
2023, 
LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary, 
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, - Alleged failure to report
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- Anthony Teeples (1968 – ) was an LDS church member in Cache County, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 1989 and in 2019
- Crime: 1980s, 2010s,
Crime state:
Utah,
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- Convicted:
2019,
- LDS positions: Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, Unknown result,
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Crime state:
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- Daniel Henshaw (1990 – ) was a Mormon church member in Logan, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 2019 of sexually abusing a 3-year-old girl; sentenced to seven months in jail; arrested in 2023 and found competent to stand trial on charges of plotting to rape and murder a Logan, Utah woman
- Convicted:
2019,
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Ongoing,
- Alleged failure to report
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- Raymond Parkin (1950 – ) was an LDS church member in Mansfield, England; accused of sexual abuse; convicted and sentenced in 2009 to prison for 18 years for serious sexual offenses against two young girls
- Convicted:
2009,
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
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- Joseph Hastings (1987 – ) was a Mormon church member in Clevedon, UK; sentenced to prison for sending child pornography to an undercover police officer online in 2015; sentenced to 13 years and eight months in prison, including a custodial term of eight years and eight months
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime country:
England, United Kingdom,
Crime country:
Convicted:
2015, 
LDS positions: Missionary, 
Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Prison, -
- Darren Swift was an LDS church member in England; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
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- Paul Roberts was a Mormon church member in England; accused of sexual abuse; convicted and sentenced to 12 years in jail
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail,
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- Joseph Shanks was an LDS senior missionary and temple worker in Chorley, Lancashire, England; convicted of ten charges related to sex crimes after he was caught in a police sting operation trying to meet three young children for sex; called from a landline registered to the Mormon Church's missionary training center
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime country:
England, United Kingdom,
Convicted:
2017, LDS positions: Missionary, Temple worker, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, -
- Richard Simcock was an LDS church member in the United Kingdom (UK); accused of sexual abuse; sentenced in 2013 to 10 years in prison
- Convicted:
2013,
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
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- Charles Shield (1942 – ) was an LDS ward executive secretary in England and Scotland; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; sentenced in 2017 to six years in prison
- Crime: 1960s, 1970s,
- Crime country:
England, United Kingdom,
Convicted:
2017, LDS positions: Ward executive secretary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, 
Alleged failure to report-
- Gerald Tapp (1952 – ) was a Mormon bishop in Gravesend, England; in 2008, sentenced to three and a half years in jail for distributing and possessing indecent images of children
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime country:
England, United Kingdom,
Convicted:
2008, LDS positions: Bishop, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, -
- Steven Bain/Baine was allegedly a Mormon church member in Southport, England; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
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- Stewart Allsford (1951 – 2017) was a former LDS bishop in the Plymouth England stake; accused of sexually abusing two girls; died by suicide on third day of his child sex abuse trial
- Alleged crime: 1990s,
- Alleged crime country:
England, United Kingdom,
LDS positions: Bishop, Criminal case(s): Died awaiting trial, Not convicted, Suicide, Alleged failure to report-
- Thomas Reed was a Mormon church member in England; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; jailed for 18 years
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail,
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- Matthias Heinrichs was an LDS missionary in England; originally from the Netherlands; accused of sexual abuse that allegedly occurred during his mission; pleaded guilty; jailed for two years
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime country:
England, United Kingdom,
Convicted:
2012, LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, -
- Michael Cunningham (1947 – ) was a Mormon church member in England; accused of sexual abuse; a judge sentenced Cunningham to ten years imprisonment and told him that he must register as a sex offender for the rest of his life
- LDS positions: Missionary, Ward clerk, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Alleged failure to report
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- Geoffrey Porter was an LDS church member in the United Kingdom; accused of sexual abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- Daniel Cupyrna was a Mormon assistant stake clerk and stake technology specialist in Middlesbrough Ward, Billingham Stake, UK; accused of possession of child sexual abuse material; admitted to wrongdoing; convicted
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime country:
England, United Kingdom,
LDS positions: Other leader, Stake clerk, Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, -
- Michael Davies was a Mormon church member in Wales; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime country:
United Kingdom, Wales,
Convicted:
2005, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, -
- Karl Elvik (1963 – ) was a Mormon church youth leader in Glasgow, Scotland; admitted indecency offenses against eight boys; was jailed for 18 months
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Crime country:
Scotland, United Kingdom,
Convicted:
2014, LDS positions: Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Registered sex offender, Filters
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