Mormon sexual abuse cases: new updates

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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- Michael Carnegie (1970 – ) was a Mormon church member and high school teacher in Kitsap, Washington; convicted in 2017 of one misdemeanor count of fourth-degree assault with sexual motivation; sentenced to 30 days in jail
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state: Washington,
- Convicted: 2017,
- LDS positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
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- Jeffrey Lamborn (1974 – ) was a Mormon church member in Washington and Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 1999 in Washington; registered sex offender, lives in Idaho as of 2025
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
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- Brian Drake was an LDS church member in the Bellingham, Washington area; accused of sexually abusing two underage girls, along with his brother Aaron Drake, from 2002 to 2009
- Alleged crime: 2000s,
- Alleged crime state: Washington,
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
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- Aaron Drake was an LDS church member in the Bellingham, Washington area; accused of sexually abusing two underage girls, along with his brother Brian Drake, from 2002 to 2009
- Alleged crime: 2000s,
- Alleged crime state: Washington,
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
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- Adam Archibald (1977 – ) was a Mormon church member in Yakima, Washington; accused of sexual abuse of an adult woman for several years; sentenced to prison
- Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- Crime state: Washington,
- Convicted: 2014,
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
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- Kelly Erickson was an LDS church member and US Air Force military member in Washington; accused of child sexual abuse; convicted and sentenced to prison; as of 2023, incarcerated in Tucson, Arizona
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
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- Kurt Leppert (1958 – ) was a former LDS church primary teacher in Spokane Valley, Washington; found guilty in 2018 by a jury of seven counts of sexually abusing 3 children between the ages of 8 and 12; sentenced in 2018 to 21 years and 4 months in prison
- LDS positions: Primary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
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- Peter Taylor was a Mormon church member in Washington; confessed to sexual abuse of his two underage stepdaughters; convicted; Mormon church lost a civil lawsuit and was court ordered to pay the victims $2.5 million; the church appealed and the amount was reduced to $1.2 million
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Crime state: Washington,
- Convicted: 2001,
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil case(s): Judgment for plaintiff, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Alleged failure to report
- Church paid $1,200,000
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- Wesley Perez was a Mormon church member and school teacher in Washington; pleaded guilty to a felony charge of child sexual abuse
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state: Washington,
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result,
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- Edgar Tisdale was a Mormon church member in Washington; accused of sexual abuse
- Alleged crime: 1980s,
- Alleged crime state: Washington,
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- Bill McKay was an LDS church member and mayor of Kennewick, Washington; admitted in 2023 to police he paid for sexual services at multiple massage parlors in Kennewick; was not criminally charged
- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Alleged crime state: Washington,
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Never charged, Not convicted,
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- McKenna Kindred (1998 – ) was an LDS church member and high school teacher in Spokane Valley, Washington; accused of having a sexual relationship with a 17 year old student at the high school where she taught
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
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- David O'Connor (1953 – ) was an LDS church member and high school wrestling coach in Tacoma, Washington; convicted of sexual abuse in 1977; once reportedly confessed his sexual abuse in an LDS sacrament meeting; in 2021, a victim sued the Mormon church
- Crime: 1970s,
- Crime state: Washington,
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Prison,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Alleged failure to report
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- Ryan Whitaker (1953 – ) was an LDS church member and divorce lawyer in Vancouver, Washington; charged with sexually abusing a 9-year-old girl in his Sunday School class during church meetings; convicted in 2013 and sentenced to prison; registered sex offender
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s,
- Crime state: Washington,
- Convicted: 2013,
- LDS positions: Missionary, Primary, Sunday school,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Alleged failure to report
- View report »
- Paul Lewis was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Seattle, Washington; accused of sexual abuse; the victim sued the Mormon church in 2006
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Alleged failure to report
- View report »
- James Matlock was a Mormon church member in Washington; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
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- Scott Ashton (1976 – ) was an LDS church member in Pasco, Washington; charged with prostitution-Patronizing a Prostitute 04/30/2015; Ashton's sentence was modified on 1/29/2016 to Disturbing the Peace
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state: Idaho, Washington,
- Convicted: 2016,
- LDS positions: Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Probation,
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- Elwood Anderson (1967 – ) was a LDS bishopric counselor in Gig Harbor, Washington; allegedly downloaded and shared more than 9,000 images of young children engaged in sexually explicit activity; convicted; sentenced in 2014 to five years in jail
- Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- Crime state: Washington,
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result,
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- Michael Fischer was a Mormon church member and young men's president in Washington; accused of sexual abuse; sentenced to prison
- Crime: 1980s,
- Crime state: Washington,
- LDS positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- View report »
- Michael Hicks was an LDS church member in Washington; accused of sexual abuse; sentenced to prison
- Crime: 1980s,
- Crime state: Washington,
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- View report »

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