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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- Sidney Spencer was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Idaho; convicted in 1984 of child sexual abuse; a Mormon bishop approved his application to be a scout leader despite his prior sex crime conviction
Crime: 1980s, 
Crime state:
Idaho,
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LDS positions: Scout leader, 
Criminal case(s): Convicted, - Alleged failure to report
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Crime state:
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- Derrick Starley was an LDS church member and full-time missionary in Chubbuck, Idaho; originally from Utah; perpetrated a sex crime while on his Mormon mission in October 2012; convicted in 2013 of felony injury to a child and sentenced to 10 days in jail
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
Convicted:
2013, 
LDS positions: Missionary, 
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, -
- Allen Johnson (1965 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah; drove from Utah to Idaho to meet up with a person he believed was a 15-year-old girl for sex; sentenced in 2015 to eight years in prison; as of March 2024, is a registered sex offender living in Provo, Utah
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
Convicted:
2015, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released, -
- Arthur Krigbaum was an LDS church member and scout leader in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse
- Alleged crime: 1970s,
- Alleged crime state:
Idaho,
LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Unknown result, -
- Robert Berchtold (1936 – 2005) was a Mormon church member in Idaho; sexually abused a child; in 1986, was found guilty of rape of a child and spent one year in jail
- Crime: 1970s, 1980s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Temple worker, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, 
Alleged failure to report-
- Rex Furness (1923 – 2005) was a former Idaho state senator and Mormon bishop in Idaho; in 1996, pleaded guilty to sexual battery for fondling an underage girl; was sentenced to 60 days in jail; given a withheld judgment: if he did not violate the terms of his probation, the felony conviction would be kept from his record
- Crime: 1990s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
LDS positions: Bishop, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Withheld judgment, Alleged failure to report-
- Billy Hagen was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; convicted, sentenced to prison; died in 2005
- Crime: 1970s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, -
- Jeffrey Hardin was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Idaho; convicted of lewd conduct with a minor in October 1991
- Crime: 1990s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, -
- William Jansen (1983 – ) was an LDS church member and police officer in Twin Falls, Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
- Alleged failure to report
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- Frank Lefrandt (1961 – 2009) was an LDS church member in Honolulu, Hawaii; served a Mormon mission to Guatemala; accused of sexual abuse; admitted in 2007 to sexually molesting a 13-year-old newspaper carrier; pleaded guilty in November 2008; disappeared while out on bail awaiting sentencing
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state:
Hawaii,
Convicted:
2008, LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Fled or failed to appear, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, -
- Richard Doan (1963 – ) was a Mormon church member in Douglasville, Georgia; convicted of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown result,
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- Timothy Shoemaker (1976 – ) was a Mormon church member in Newnan, Georgia; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; as of 2024, lives in Newnan, Georgia as a registered sex offender
- Crime: 1990s,
- Crime state:
Georgia,
LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released, -
- Charles Snider was an LDS church member in Georgia; accused of sexual abuse
- Crime: 1980s,
- Crime state:
Georgia,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, -
- Don Furtys (1964 – ) was an LDS church member in Tallahassee, Florida; accused sexual abuse; had 14 charges brought against him 14 2014-02-12 and 5 charges 2014-06-13
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Florida,
Convicted:
2015, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, -
- Shawn Frost (1970 – ) was an LDS church member in Virginia; arrested in 2022 and charged with child sexual abuse; in 2023, sued in $10.3 million lawsuit alleging child sexual abuse of three more victims; he was the victim's home teacher / ministering brother
- LDS positions: Ministering/home teacher, Missionary, Other leader, Stake clerk, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Unknown result,
- Civil case(s): Settlement,
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- Nathan Madsen was a Mormon church member and University of Tampa, Florida music professor; pleaded guilty in 2017 to charges of enticing a child to produce child pornography and possessing child pornography; sentenced to 17 years and 6 months in federal prison, followed by a life term of supervised release
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Florida,
Convicted:
2017, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Probation, -
- David Cox (1961 – ) was an LDS church member in Seminole County, Florida; found guilty of Lewd or lascivious molestation victim under 12 years offender 18 or older and LEWD,LASCIVIOUS CHILD U/16; F.S. 800.04 (PRINCIPAL IN ATTEMPT); also found guilty of LEWD,LASCIVIOUS CHILD U/16; F.S. 800.04 (PRINCIPAL IN ATTEMPT) Adjudication Date : 03/23/2000
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
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- Emmett White was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Florida; was caught in 1966 by local police soliciting an adult sex worker (prostitute); denied any inappropriate behavior around scouts
- Alleged crime: 1960s,
- Alleged crime state:
Florida,
LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, -
- Aaron Neff (1972 – ) was a Mormon church member in Grand Junction, Colorado; convicted of abusing two teenage girls, one for many years; sentenced to 89 years prison
- Convicted:
2019,
- LDS positions: Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
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- Darin Ray (1966 – ) was an LDS church member in Douglas County, Colorado; convicted in 2004 of felony sex assault on a child by one in a position of trust (victim under 15)
- LDS positions: Ministering/home teacher,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
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