4,201 reports of sex crimes allegedly perpetrated by Latter-day Saints (statistics »). Sources include court documents, public records, news reports, academic journals, and survivors or witnesses of alleged abuse.
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- David Phipps/Verity was an LDS church member and dentist in Sacramento, California; pleaded no contest in 1987 to two counts of misdemeanor sexual battery involving two of his patients; In 1994, also pleaded no contest to two counts of misdemeanor sexual battery; served time in jail and had dental license revoked
Crime: 1980s, 1990s, 
Crime state:
California,
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Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, No contest, Plea deal, - Civil case(s): Judgment for plaintiff,
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Crime state:
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- David Bennett (1954 – ) was an LDS church member and scout leader in California and Korea; convicted in 1987 in California of child sexual abuse; moved to Korea; was assigned to be an LDS young men's president and scoutmaster; was accused of molesting several boys; disappeared in 1991; FLOODLIT is attempting to locate him
LDS positions: Scout leader, Youth leader, - Criminal case(s): Convicted, Fled or failed to appear, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil case(s): Unknown result,
- Alleged failure to report
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- Neil Shumate (1945 – ) was an LDS church member and scout leader in Pleasanton, California; was also a kindergarten teacher; arrested in 1994 and charged with molesting several of his students; convicted on all 16 counts; sentenced to 12 years in prison
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Civil case(s): Unknown result,
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- Eric Senior was an LDS church member in Santa Clara County, California; accused of sexual abuse in the 1990s; convicted; sentenced to prison; lost an appeal with the California Supreme Court; as of March 2024, lives in Provo, Utah as a registered sex offender
- Crime: 1990s,
- Crime state:
California,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, -
- John Baca (1954 – ) was an LDS church member in California; found guilty of LEWD OR LASCIVIOUS ACTS WITH A CHILD UNDER 14 YEARS OF AGE
- Crime: 1990s,
- Crime state:
California,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released, -
- Raymond Rorvik (1961 – ) was a Mormon church member in Benicia, California; convicted of LEWD OR LASCIVIOUS ACTS WITH A CHILD UNDER 14 YEARS OF AGE
- Convicted:
2003,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
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- Kevin Kirkland (1959 – ) was a Mormon seminary teacher and school teacher in the Redlands, California area; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in 2016 to molesting four female students from May 2015 to May 2016; sentenced to two years in jail; released in June 2017
- LDS positions: Seminary teacher,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Released,
- Civil case(s): Settlement,
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- Glen McGhie (1958 – ) was a Mormon church member in Santa Clara, California; found guilty of lewd or lascivious act on a child age 14/15, a felony; lost his physical therapy license
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state:
California,
Convicted:
2002, 
LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, -
- Michael Otten was an LDS church member in California; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
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- James Duffin (1952 – ) was an LDS church member in California; accused of child sexual abuse; convicted in 2006; incarcerated 2006 to 2011; allegedly groomed female students ages 7-10 with attention and candy and then forcing sexual contact in his classroom after school
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state:
California,
Convicted:
2006, LDS positions: Music leader, Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released, -
- Samuel Neipp (1982 – ) was an LDS church member and middle school teacher in California; once named "teacher of the year" by the Union School District in the San Jose, California area; son of convicted child sexual abuser Joseph Neipp; pleaded no contest in 2019 to 12 charges related to sexual abuse; sentenced to 56 years in prison
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
California,
Convicted:
2019, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, No contest, Prison, Civil case(s): Ongoing, -
- Michael Otten (1970 – ) was an LDS church member in Murrieta, California; took his computer to a tech repair shop and child sexual abuse material (CSAM) was found; police searched his home and found more CSAM
- LDS positions: Ward mission leader,
- Criminal case(s): Police investigation, Unknown result,
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- Marion Klingler (1944 – ) was an LDS church member in California; convicted of sexual abuse; now lives in Springville Utah as registered sex offender
- LDS positions: Primary, Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
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- Frank Collins was an LDS church member and traveling professional clown (as "Windy the Clown") in Whittier, California; accused of sexual abuse in 1986; charges dropped
- Alleged crime: 1980s,
- Alleged crime state:
California,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Charges dropped, Not convicted, -
- David Webb (1977 – ) was an LDS church member and oral surgeon in Vacaville, California; accused of sexual abuse of multiple patients in 2021 and again in 2022; gave up his license to practice in 2023; got a license to practice dentistry in Idaho; as of March 2024, a criminal case and several civil cases in California are ongoing
- Alleged crime: 2010s, 2020s,
- Alleged crime state:
California,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Civil case(s): Ongoing, -
- Mark Anderson (1959 – ) was a Mormon church branch president and dentist in Woodland, California; accused by 27 former female patients of touching them inappropriately in office visits; found guilty in 2009 of 11 felony counts and one misdemeanor count of sexual battery for sexual abuse of several of his female patients; sentenced to six years in prison; required to register for life as a sex offender
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state:
California,
Convicted:
2009, LDS positions: Branch president, Other leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, Registered sex offender, 
Alleged failure to report-
- Todd Summers was an LDS church member and videographer for local children's events in Costa Mesa, California; accused of child sexual abuse that allegedly took place in a Mormon chapel and other locations; a 2009 civil suit against him ended with a $100,000 settlement payment by the Mormon church to the plaintiff
- Alleged crime: 1990s,
- Alleged crime state:
California,
LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, Alleged failure to reportChurch paid $100,000-
- William Shubeck was a Mormon church member in San Bernardino, California; accused in 2003 of sexual abuse in a civil lawsuit against the LDS church
- Alleged crime: 1960s,
- Alleged crime state:
California,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result, Alleged failure to report-
- James Ungricht was a Mormon church member and junior high school science and math teacher in San Diego, California; arrested in 2017 for lewd conduct in public; pleaded no contest in 2018 to a misdemeanor charge of lewd conduct in a public place; sentenced to serve 30 days in county jail, plus three years probation
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
California,
Convicted:
2018, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, No contest, Probation, -
- George Willoughby was an LDS church member in California; sentenced to 24 years in prison for raping a five-year-old girl
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Unknown result,
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