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- Henry Gurule (1918 – 2012) was a Mormon church member in Utah; in 1994, pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree felony forcible sexual abuse; was permitted to serve jail time on home confinement; was given therapy and ordered to pay $2,296 restitution; In 2005, two more second-degree felony counts of forcible sexual abuse were dismissed without prejudice after Gurule complied with a plea agreement; died in 2012
Crime: 1990s, 2000s, 
Crime state:
Utah,
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LDS positions: Ministering/home teacher, Scout leader, 
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Plea held in abeyance, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, - View report »
Crime state:
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- James Chapman (1935 – 2022) was a Mormon church member in Utah; convicted via plea agreement in 1991 of third-degree felony attempted sexual abuse of a child; sentenced to two weeks in jail and 18 months probation; pleaded guilty in 2000 to two second-degree felony counts of aggravated sex abuse of a child; sentenced to one to 15 years in prison; registered sex offender; died in 2022
- Convicted:
1991, 2000,
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender, Released,
- View report »
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- Harry Poll (1936 – 2007) was a Mormon church member in Utah; convicted in 2000 of one Class A misdemeanor count of sexual abuse of a minor; registered sex offender as of 2007; died in 2007
- Crime: 1990s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2000, 
LDS positions: Missionary, 
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Registered sex offender, -
- Dennis Chadwick (1939 – 2023) was a Mormon church member in Utah; convicted in 1999 of multiple felonies related to child sexual abuse and sentenced to six months in jail and three years of probation; required to register as a sex offender; in 2013, convicted of failure to register as a sex offender; sentenced to three months in jail and one year of probation; died in 2023
- Convicted:
1999, 2013,
- LDS positions: ever-hill-cumorah-pageant, Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- View report »
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- Shannon Clifton (1968 – ) was a Mormon church member in Warrensburg, Missouri; convicted of sexual abuse related crimes; sentenced to 30-40 years in prison; is currently serving time in Jefferson City Correctional Center, a maximum security prison
- Convicted:
2022,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- View report »
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- Keaton Steck (2001 – ) was a former Mormon missionary who lived in Maricopa County, Arizona; went on a Mormon mission to Washington in approximately 2019-21; worked as a plumber after his LDS mission; charged in 2025 with second-degree felony child sex trafficking of a minor between the ages of 15 and 17; convicted; registered sex offender living in Mesa, Arizona as of January 2026
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- View report »
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- Hali Lunt (1981 – ) was a Mormon church member in Layton, Utah; in January 2026, Lunt was charged with unlawful kissing of a minor, a class A misdemeanor; at the time of the alleged crime, Lunt was the Primary president in the Weaver Lane Ward, Layton Utah Shoreline Stake
- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Alleged crime city:
crime-city-ut-layton,
- Alleged crime county:
UT - Davis,
- Alleged crime state:
Utah,
Alleged crime city:
Alleged crime county:
LDS positions: Primary, Criminal case(s): Ongoing, 
Convicted:
2016, 2022, Criminal case(s): Convicted, guilty, ""what I've done to these little (victims)is something I get to live with the rest of my life""
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- Jacob Morris (1996 – ) was an Idaho man; as of 2011-2012, his social media profile indicated that he was active in the Mormon church; charged January 2026 with 10 counts of felony possession of child pornography.
- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Alleged crime city:
Sugar City,
- Alleged crime county:
Madison,
- Alleged crime state:
Idaho,
Criminal case(s): Ongoing, -
- Steven Layland (1946 – ) was a Mormon church member in Tampa, Florida; in 2000 was federally convicted for sending child pornography in the mail
- Crime: 1990s, 2000s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2000, LDS positions: High priest group leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, guilty, -
- Craig Hill (1972 – ) was an LDS church member in Ogden, Utah; convicted of sexual abuse in 1990;
- Convicted:
1990,
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, guilty, pled guilty,
- Alleged failure to report
- View report »
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- Spencer Hatch (1996 – ) was a Mormon church member in Davis County, Utah; charged in January 2026 with 10 first-degree felony counts of aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- View report »
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- Paul Mayer (1975 – ) was a former Mormon bishop in Sandy, Utah; accused of recording a 16-year-old in a bedroom and bathroom on a GoPro; charged with 19 counts related to sexual abuse of a minor; pled guilty to aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor and voyeurism; sentenced in 2025 to 1-15 years in prison and 0-364 days in jail
- Crime: 2020s,
- Crime city:
Sandy, Utah,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2025, LDS positions: Bishop, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, -
- Charles Merrell (1977 – ) was a Mormon church member in Wyoming; was reportedly an LDS Primary teacher as of approximately 2019; criminally charged in the 2020s with multiple felonies related to child sexual abuse; found guilty by a jury in 2025 of two third-degree felony counts of sexual abuse of a minor
- Crime: 2020s,
- Crime county:
crime-county-wy-lincoln,
- Crime state:
Wyoming,
Convicted:
2025, LDS positions: Primary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, -
- Todd Nef (1983 – ) was a Mormon church member in Rigby, Idaho and Richland, Washington; accused of child sexual abuse; reportedly confessed to sexually abusing young girls over 100 times; convicted in 2019 in Washington and sentenced to prison
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime county:
crime-county-wa-benton,
- Crime state:
Washington,
Convicted:
2019, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Nef confessed to sexually abusing young girls over 100 times
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- Michael Nef (1950 – 2025) was a Mormon church member in Rigby, Idaho that was convicted of sexually abusing two female family members for 23 years; sentenced to five years in Cottonwood minimum security prison in Idaho.
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime city:
Idaho, Rigby,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
Convicted:
2007, LDS positions: Scout leader, Sunday school teacher, Criminal case(s): Convicted, guilty, "But she liked it" - Michael Nef to the court, per a family member
"although Mike will be missed, he leaves a great legacy of faith and repentance."
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- Spencer Pratt (1975 – ) was a Mormon church member and former bank vice president of a Zions Bank branch in or near Spanish Fork, Utah; arrested in January 2025 on suspicion of child sexual abuse; pled guilty to FORCIBLE SEXUAL ABUSE - 2nd Degree Felony and AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD - 1st Degree Felony(amended to) - 2nd Degree Felony; sentencing December 31, 2025
- Alleged crime: 2010s, 2020s,
- Alleged crime county:
UT - Utah,
- Alleged crime state:
Utah,
LDS positions: Primary teacher, Criminal case(s): guilty, Ongoing, Pleaded guilty, Pratt received multiple letters of support in his criminal trial, including from his former LDS bishop to whom he allegedly confessed abuse
"I wen [sic] to the Bishop on my own to start this process, and am accepting the consequences that come."
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- Leroy Richins was a Mormon church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse
- Alleged crime: 1970s,
- Alleged crime state:
Utah,
LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Unknown result, 
Alleged failure to report-
- Ross Curtis was a Mormon church member in California; in 2009, was convicted of crimes related to child sexual abuse and sentenced to prison; as of 2025, was a registered sex offender living in Los Angeles, California
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- View report »
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- Steven Powell was an LDS church member in Washington and Utah; in 2011, was arrested and charged in Washington with possession of child pornography (now commonly referred to as child sexual abuse material); in 2015, was convicted and sentenced to five years in prison
- Convicted:
2015,
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- View report »
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