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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- Miguel Estudillo (1969 – ) was an LDS primary teacher in Baker City, Oregon; arrested for crimes related to child sexual abuse; sentenced to prison
Crime: 2010s, 
Crime state:
Oregon,
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LDS positions: Primary, 
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
Crime state:
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- Shawn Gooden (1974 – ) was an LDS bishop in Lebanon, Pennsylvania from 2016-2020; arrested in 2022 and charged with sexual abuse of two children in Virginia from 1997-2000; pleaded guilty in July 2023 in Virginia to four felony counts; sentenced in November 2023 in Virginia to prison time and supervised probation on release; charged in July 2023 in Pennsylvania with more child sex abuse charges
- Crime: 1990s, 2000s,
- Crime state:
Pennsylvania, Virginia,
Convicted:
2023, 
LDS positions: Bishop, Scout leader, Stake high council, Stake presidency counselor, Youth leader, 
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Ongoing, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, 
Alleged failure to report-
- Percy Rock (1943 – ) was an LDS church member in Greencastle, Pennsylvania; accused of possessing CSAM; pleaded guilty in 2023
- Crime: 2020s,
- Crime state:
Pennsylvania,
Convicted:
2023, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, -
- Ronald Phelps was an LDS bishop and stake executive secretary, and attorney, in Oklahoma; arrested for indecent exposure before becoming an LDS bishop; accused of child sexual abuse; Mormon church leaders allegedly covered up the abuse
- LDS positions: Bishop, Other leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Alleged failure to report
- View report »
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- Matthew Hack was a Mormon church member and stake high council member in Oklahoma; accused in 2019 of child sexual abuse; pleaded no contest to an amended charge of child neglect
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Stake high council,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, No contest, Plea deal,
- View report »
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- Samuel Gardner (1932 – 1968) was an LDS bishop in the Oklahoma City First Ward in the early 1960s; accused of sexually abusing a teenage boy in the bishop's office at a Mormon chapel in about 1961; died in 1968
- Alleged crime: 1960s,
- Alleged crime state:
Oklahoma,
LDS positions: Bishop, Stake high council, Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, Alleged failure to report-
- Gregory Dew (1961 – ) was a former Mormon bishop, chiropractor and gymnastics teacher in Ohio; accused of sexually abusing multiple children; convicted and sentenced to prison in 2008; as of November 2022, serving prison time in Ohio for sexually abusing teenage girls
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state:
Ohio,
Convicted:
2008, LDS positions: Bishop, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, -
- Stewart Singley (1937 – ) was an LDS church member in Ohio; convicted in 1975 of child molestation that occurred in 1974; in 1997, convicted and sentenced to one year in jail or prison; as of 2024, is a registered sex offender; lives in East Waterford, Pennsylvania
- Crime: 1970s, 1990s,
- Crime state:
Ohio,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, Released, -
- Nathan Dupuis (1978 – ) was a Mormon church member in New York; sentenced in 2018 to four and a half years in prison for molesting a child
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
New York,
Convicted:
2018, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, -
- Bryan Barner (1957 – ) was a Mormon church member in New York in the 1980s; scout leader, molested a 12-year-old boy and two 13-year-old boys; sentenced to no more than one year in prison
- Crime: 1980s,
- Crime state:
New York,
LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, -
- Mark Chapman (1971 – ) was an LDS church member, church janitor and scout leader in Michigan; served 9 years in prison in New York for charges of engaging in criminal sexual conduct with a person below the age of 17; sentenced to prison in 2022 in Michigan for sexually assaulting two children; some of the abuse took place at an LDS chapel
- Convicted:
2022,
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- View report »
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- Patrick Oliphant (1992 – ) was a Mormon missionary from Carlsbad, New Mexico who was serving a mission in Michigan in 2013; reportedly turned himself in for sexual abuse of a child he was babysitting; charged with six counts of criminal sexual penetration of a minor and three counts of criminal sexual contact with a minor; convicted in 2015 of nine felony charges
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
New Mexico,
Convicted:
2015, LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Unknown result, -
- Eddie Padilla was a Mormon bishop in Taos, New Mexico; accused of child sexual abuse; convicted twice
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Alleged failure to report
- View report »
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- Kyle Garrow was a Mormon church member in Rochester, Minnesota; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- View report »
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- Anastasia Dawson (1993 – ) was a Mormon church member in Missouri; arrested in 2023 and charged with several counts relating to sexual abuse of a minor
- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Alleged crime state:
Missouri,
LDS positions: Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Unknown result, Alleged failure to report-
- Burrell Mohler was an LDS church member in Missouri; accused of sexual abuse; criminal charges dropped; civil case in 2013, results unknown
- Alleged crime: 1990s, 2000s,
- Alleged crime state:
Missouri,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Charges dropped, Unknown result, Civil case(s): Unknown result, Alleged failure to report-
- Cotton Hunter (2002 – ) was a Mormon church member in Missouri; accused of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Music leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- View report »
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- Larry Strain was a Mormon church member in Missouri; accused of sexual abuse
- Alleged crime: 1970s,
- Alleged crime state:
Missouri,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Unknown result, -
- Craig Pope (1963 – ) was a Mormon bishop or former Mormon bishop in St. Louis, Missouri; convicted in or prior to 2013 of possession of child pornography (child sexual abuse material); charge info: Child Porn - 2nd Subsequent Offense Or Poss > 20 Pictures/1 Film/video
- LDS positions: Bishop,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown result,
- View report »
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- Kelly Teters (1963 – ) was an LDS church member in Montana; in 2001, accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl in 1997; in 2002, found guilty of sexual intercourse without consent and sentenced to 10 years in prison
- Crime: 1990s,
- Crime state:
Montana,
Convicted:
2002, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, Alleged failure to reportFilters
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