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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- Oliver Eames (1948 – 2005) was an LDS church member, sixth grade teacher and Mormon Tabernacle Choir singer in Farmington, Utah; admitted to trying to fondle several children he had been hired to tutor; pleaded guilty in 1988 to two felony counts of attempted aggravated sexual abuse of a child; local police had documented 52 alleged child sexual abuse incidents involving him
Crime: 1980s, 
Crime state:
Utah,
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LDS positions: Other leader, Scout leader, Tabernacle Choir, 
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, - View report »
Crime state:
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- Francis Fuller (1940 – ) was a Mormon bishop in Highland, Utah in 1993; also was a stake high council member in Utah; in 2018 or 2019, pleaded guilty to two second degree felony counts of child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2019 in Utah to two years in jail and four years probation; registered sex offender
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2019, 
LDS positions: Bishop, Missionary, Stake high council, 
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Registered sex offender, -
- John Baysden was an LDS missionary from North Carolina who, while serving his mission in Roy, Utah (Ogden Utah mission), videotaped himself molesting two victims, ages 15 and 18; pleaded guilty to 2 counts of forcible sex abuse with minors; sentenced to 180 days in jail
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2006, LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, -
- Brandon Beckham (1975 – ) was a Republican candidate for Utah Senate; charged in 2022 with one second degree felony count of forcible sexual abuse; pleaded not guilty; as of January 16, 2024, the case was headed toward a final pretrial hearing on January 17
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Hung jury, Ongoing,
- View report »
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- Joseph Bishop was a Mormon church member and president of the Provo, Utah Missionary Training Center (MTC) in the 1980s; allegedly sexually abused multiple sister missionaries; not criminally charged because the statute of limitations had expired (in 1984, the legal deadline in Utah for filing a rape charge was four years); civil lawsuit was dismissed after an agreement by the plaintiff and the LDS church
- Alleged crime: 1970s, 1980s,
- Alleged crime state:
Utah,
LDS positions: Mission president, Missionary, Other leader, Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Never charged, Not convicted, Police investigation, Civil case(s): Dismissed, Dismissed with prejudice, Lawsuit v. LDS church, 
Alleged failure to report-
- Donald Blanchard was an LDS church member in Utah; convicted of two counts of lewd and lascivious acts with a child under 14
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown result,
- View report »
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- Timothy Bothell (1969 – ) was a LDS church employee and stake high council member in Utah; pleaded guilty and was sentenced in 2013 to two years in jail for sexual abuse of two girls, ages 11 and 13
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2013, LDS positions: Church employee, Stake high council, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, Alleged failure to report-
- Gary Brown (1967 – ) was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Utah; sentenced to one year in prison for sexually abusing one of his scouts
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2006, LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, -
- Gerald Burgie (1939 – ) was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Utah; charged in 1981 with third-degree felony forcible sexual abuse; convicted of attempted sexual abuse of a child
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Probation,
- View report »
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- Samuel Butler (1995 – ) was a Mormon church member; sentenced in 2020 to 15 years to life in prison for child sexual abuse
- Crime: 2020s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2020, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, -
- Benjamin Alyk (1997 – ) was an LDS church member from Utah and a missionary in Dominican Republic; confessed to making child sexual abuse material (CSAM); LDS church leaders allegedly knew about but did not report his criminal behavior to law enforcement
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result,
- Alleged failure to report
- View report »
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- Norman Barber (1947 – ) was a Mormon church member and dentist in Layton, Utah; was a scout leader; pleaded guilty in 1988 to sexually abusing two girls who were his dental patients; the sexual abuse occurred in his dental office and included drugging one or both girls with nitrous oxide
- Crime: 1980s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result, Alleged failure to report-
- James Penrod was a Mormon church missionary in Pennsylvania in 1997; originally from Utah; sent home to Utah from his mission and arrested in July 1997 and charged with child sexual abuse; sentenced to prison for sexual abuse
- Crime: 1990s,
- Crime state:
Pennsylvania, Utah,
LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, -
- Dwayne Rogers was an LDS church member in Utah and Texas; accused of sexual abuse; convicted of aggravated sex abuse of a child
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- View report »
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- David Chesser was an LDS church member and track and field athlete in Texas and at BYU-Provo; joined the airforce and moved to Japan; In 2016, was convicted of 2 counts of child sexual abuse and was sentenced to 13 years of confinement accused of sexual abuse
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2016, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, -
- Richard Fisco (1936 – 2019) was an LDS branch president and scout leader in Oklahoma and Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
- LDS positions: Branch president, Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- View report »
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- Johnathon Nixon was a Mormon church member in Indiana and Utah; convicted of sexual abuse in 2005 in Davis County, Utah; convicted again in 2018 and sentenced to prison
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state:
Indiana, Utah,
Convicted:
2005, 2018, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, -
- Dennis Empey (1957 – ) was a Mormon church member in Driggs, Idaho and scout leader in Provo, Utah; accused of sexually abusing many children between 1981 and 1990; a stake president and four Mormon bishops allegedly failed to report abuse for years; convicted in 1991 in Utah of child molestation; sentenced to one year in jail and three years probation; charged in 2025 in Idaho with sex crimes
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Crime city:
UT - Provo,
- Crime state:
Idaho, Utah,
Crime city:
Convicted:
1991, LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Ongoing, Probation, Registered sex offender, Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result, Alleged failure to reportEmpey's alleged sex crimes span at least 44 years (1981 - 2025)
"This man has molested so many children that it involved four Bishops from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints."
Convicted:
2016, LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Alleged failure to report-
- Eldon Saling (1963 – ) was a Mormon church member in California and Utah; convicted in 1987 in California and in 1993 in Utah of charges related to sexual abuse; as of 2024, lives in Burley, Idaho as a registered sex offender
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Crime state:
California, Utah,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Filters
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