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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- Jeremy Heath (1986 – ) was a Mormon church member in Anchorage, Alaska; pleaded guilty in 2019 of Sexual Abuse of Minor 2 Vict Undr 13 (Class B Felony; sentenced to prison
Crime: 2010s, 
Crime state:
Alaska,
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Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, - View report »
Crime: 
Crime state:
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- Luis Zarate was a Mormon bishop in Panama; accused of sexual abuse of a 4-year-old
- Alleged crime: 2010s,
- Alleged crime country:
Panama,
Alleged crime country:
LDS positions: Bishop, 
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, 
Alleged failure to report-
- Philander Smartt was a Mormon mission president in Puerto Rico; accused of sexually manipulating some of his sister missionaries; in 2014, the LDS church sent him home and called his behavior "immoral and sinful," but no criminal charges or civil lawsuits resulted
- Alleged crime: 2010s,
- Alleged crime country:
Puerto Rico,
LDS positions: Mission president, Other leader, Stake president, Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, Alleged failure to report-
- Alfred Cote (1958 – ) was a Mormon church member and Boy scout leader in New Hampshire and Nauvoo, Illinois; convicted in the 1980s and in 2020 of child sexual abuse
- Crime: 1980s, 2000s, 2010s,
- Crime state:
Illinois, New Hampshire,
LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Alleged failure to report-
- Lowell Robison (1944 – 2018) was a Mormon mission president in the Mexico Leon mission (1995-1998) and stake president of the Provo, Utah Edgemont Stake (2001-2006); accused in 2018 of sexual abuse of multiple people; two months later, died by suicide
- Alleged crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Alleged crime country:
Mexico,
LDS positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum, Mission president, Missionary, Scout leader, Stake high council, Stake presidency counselor, Stake president, Sunday school, Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, Suicide, Alleged failure to report-
- Wayne Sells was a Mormon church member in South Carolina; accused of sexual abuse
- Alleged crime: 1980s,
- Alleged crime state:
South Carolina,
LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Unknown result, 
LDS positions: Other leader, Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, Unknown result, Alleged failure to report-
- Robert White was a Mormon missionary in South Dakota in the late 1960s; in 2008, a civil lawsuit filed against the Mormon church said he sexually abused a boy while on his mission
- Alleged crime: 1960s,
- Alleged crime state:
South Dakota,
LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, Unknown result, Alleged failure to report-
- Richard Saunders was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
LDS positions: Unknown position, - Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- View report »
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- Kyle Hendrickson was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail,
- View report »
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- William Purdy (1997 – ) was a Mormon missionary in Tonga in 2017; originally from Utah; in July 2025, was arrested in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania after a federal grand jury indictment on charges related to child sexual exploitation; allegedly sexually abused multiple children while on his mission
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- View report »
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- Daniel Goins was an LDS church member in Florida; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; registered sex offender
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- View report »
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- Keith McMullin was an LDS church member in Oregon; accused of sexual abuse; sentenced in or around 2004 to 25 years in prison for 10 counts of first degree rape, 10 counts of sexual abuse and two counts of sodomy
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- View report »
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- Peter Anderson was a Mormon church member in Denmark; accused of sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- View report »
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- Richard Saunders (1950 – ) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- View report »
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- Pierre Euvrard (1949 – 2000) was a Mormon mission president from 1991 to 1994 in the Mascarene Islands mission / South Africa Durban mission; died in 2000; accused in a 2020 Arizona lawsuit of sexually abusing two underage teen boys for years while working as a mission president
- LDS positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Mission president, Missionary, Other leader, Stake high council, Temple worker,
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Alleged failure to report
- View report »
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- Mark Webster was a branch president in New Mexico; accused of rape in a civil lawsuit
- LDS positions: Branch president, Other leader,
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Alleged failure to report
- View report »
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- John Doe was a Mormon church member in Denmark; accused of sexual abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- View report »
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- Lamar Woodbury (1954 – ) was a Mormon church member; pleaded guilty of sexual abuse on a child under the age of 14, a second degree felony
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender,
- View report »
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- Kristopher Kinkade (1966 – 2020) was a Mormon church member; accused of child sexual abuse; died in 2020
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Not convicted, Suicide, Unknown result,
- View report »
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