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- Darren Haymond (1987 – ) was an LDS church member in Provo, Utah and a custodian at Provo High School; pleaded guilty to voyeurism, a class B misdemeanor; sentenced in 2011; Haymond's conviction was expunged in 2017
Crime: 2010s, 
Crime city:
UT - Provo, - Crime county:
UT - Utah,
- Crime state:
Utah,
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- Convicted:
2011,
LDS positions: Unknown position, 
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Expunged, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result, - View report »
Crime city:
Crime county:
Crime state:
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- Stephen Cooper (1970 – ) was a Mormon church member; convicted of ATTEMPTED - SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR and DEALING IN MATERIALS HARMFUL TO MINOR-DEFENDANT18 AND OLDER, both 3rd degree felonies
- Crime: 2020s,
- Crime city:
Saratoga Springs,
- Crime county:
utah,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2024, 
LDS positions: Unknown position, 
Criminal case(s): Convicted, guilty, Pleaded guilty, "“Again, this wasn’t a crime of opportunity that found you and you got caught up in it or made a wrong turn. You went looking anyway, deep down that rabbit hole.”"
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- Alisha George (1984 – ) was a middle school teacher in West Jordan, Utah; was an active Mormon church member at age 18 in 2003; accused of sexually abusing a middle school student where she worked; charged with 22 counts related to child sexual abuse; due in court Dec. 9, 2025
- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Alleged crime city:
West Jordan,
- Alleged crime county:
UT - Salt Lake,
- Alleged crime state:
Utah,
LDS positions: Young Womens President, Criminal case(s): Ongoing, -
- Marc Cameron (1978 – ) was a Mormon church member and former BYU hip-hop dance instructor in Utah; arrested and charged in June 2025 after allegedly sexually assaulting underage students at a dance studio he owned in Cottonwood Heights; some of the alleged abuse took place as early as 2019
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- View report »
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- Cory Campbell (1972 – ) was a Mormon church member in Ogden, Utah; accused of sexually abusing five underage girls; sentenced in 2010 to prison
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime city:
UT - Ogden,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2010, LDS positions: Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, -
- Charles Camper (1961 – ) was a Mormon church member in Layton, Utah; convicted of child sexual abuse in 2004; charged in 2023 with aggravated child sexual abuse, voyeurism and sexual exploitation of a minor; convicted in June 2024
- Crime: 2000s, 2010s, 2020s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2004, 2024, LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Ongoing, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, -
- Samuel Cantrell (1973 – ) was an LDS church member in Farmington, Utah; convicted of sexual abuse of a 14-year-old girl
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- View report »
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- Albert Carlson (1944 – ) was a Mormon church member in Utah, New Mexico and Texas; arrested in the 1980s in Utah on a molestation charge after allegedly molesting an underage boy who he met through the church; the case was dropped to a lewdness charge which did not require him to register as a sex offender; in 2025, sentenced in Texas to life in prison for child sexual abuse
- Crime: 1980s, 2010s, 2020s,
- Crime state:
Texas, Utah,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, No contest, Prison, 
Alleged failure to report-
- John Carpenter (1964 – ) was an LDS church member; sentenced to prison for child sexual abuse; the day after sentencing, injured himself to avoid serving longer in prison
- Crime: 1980s,
- Crime county:
UT - Utah,
- Crime state:
Utah,
LDS positions: Sunday school, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, -
- Jonathan Carver (1979 – ) was a Mormon church member and returned missionary in Utah; accused of sexual abuse of a 17-year-old girl at a counseling center where he worked; pleaded guilty and sentenced in 2009 to prison; as of 2023, lives in Clearfield, Utah
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2009, LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Released, -
- David Chadwick (1966 – ) was an LDS church member in Eagle Mountain, Utah; convicted in 2019 of sex abuse of a child
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2019, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown result, Alleged failure to report-
- Kami Chesnut was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2022, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, -
- Jacob Christensen (1974 – ) was a Mormon church member; convicted of attempted aggravated sexual abuse of a child in Oct. 2018
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2018, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, -
- Christopher Prue (1991 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah; convicted of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- View report »
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- Tanner Clark (1993 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah; sentenced in 2019 to 90 days in jail for two counts of unlawful sexual conduct with a 16 or 17 year old, two counts of attempted sexual exploitation of a minor, and two counts of dealing in materials harmful to minors; may have had over 100 victims; arrested in 2021 (while on probation) for enticing a minor; convicted and sentenced to 1 to 5 years in prison
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2019, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Prison, Probation, Violated parole/probation, -
- Michael Clay (1974 – ) was an LDS church member and BYU professor in Provo, Utah; charged with sexually abusing three students; entered a plea bargain in May 2023 in which he agreed to plead no contest to three class A misdemeanor charges of sexual battery, complete 24 months of probation, do 50 hours of community service, and take a sexual boundaries course; sentenced in June 2023 according to the plea deal
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime county:
UT - Utah,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2023, LDS positions: BYU, Church employee, Scout leader, Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Community service, Convicted, No contest, Plea deal, Probation, -
- John Grandjean (1972 – ) was a Mormon church member that lives in Syracuse, Utah; In 2007 he was convicted of sexual abuse of a child, a 2nd degree felony, that occurred in Draper, Utah; is a registered sex offender
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime county:
Davis,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2007, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, -
- Kent Langston (1951 – ) was a Mormon church member and former LDS Primary teacher in Saratoga Springs, Utah; charged on December 9, 2025 with several first-degree felonies related to child sexual abuse; accused of abusing at least eight children and one disabled adult
- Alleged crime: 1970s, 2010s, 2020s,
- Alleged crime city:
Saratoga Springs,
- Alleged crime county:
UT - Utah,
- Alleged crime state:
Utah,
LDS positions: Missionary, Primary, Ward executive secretary, Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Police investigation, Langston continued in the text by explaining he will spend the rest of his life in prison and then questioned whether he deserved to spend the rest of his life in prison and suggested that there’s a lot more ‘good’ that he can do
"“I am sorry for what I’ve done. I’m so, so sorry for the pain inflicted on your beautiful, precious
families. Why did it happen?...In my weakness, he told me there is no harm in a little of this and a little of that. Once the dam I built was breached, the breach grew little by little…I’m now facing 15-years-to life in prison.”"
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- Russell Gatrell (1980 – ) was a Mormon or former Mormon church member in Cottonwood Heights, Utah; accused in 2025 of possession of up to 280 million CSAM images
- LDS positions: LDS status unknown, Not active LDS, Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- View report »
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- Jeffrey Fox (1947 – ) was a former state legislator (1977-1982) in Utah; convicted federally for possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) in 2013 and placed on probation for 15 years; in 2019, probation was terminated for completing terms; in 2022, arrested and charged in Utah with 8 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor; case dismissed without prejudice due to a federal charge
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2013, LDS positions: LDS status unknown, Not active LDS, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Ongoing, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Filters
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