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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,
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- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
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Alleged crime county:
Alleged crime state:
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- 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
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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,
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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,
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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,
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- Michael Holt (1980 – ) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 2024 in Utah of aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor; sentenced to five years to life in prison
- LDS positions: Elders quorum, Missionary, Primary, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
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- Brittney James was a Mormon church member in North Edwards, California; arrested in 2025 and charged along with her husband, Matthew James, with multiple felonies related to child abuse; while none of the charges were explicitly related to sexual abuse, FLOODLIT created this case report to help the public obtain accurate case information and updates
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
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- Matthew James was a Mormon bishop in North Edwards, California; In 2025, charged along with his wife, Brittney James, with multiple felonies related to child abuse; while none of the charges were explicitly related to sexual abuse, FLOODLIT created this case report to help the public obtain accurate case information and updates
- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Alleged crime state:
California,
LDS positions: Bishop, Criminal case(s): Ongoing, -
- James Parks was a Mormon church member in Cody, Wyoming; accused in 2025 of child sexual abuse
- Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Alleged crime city:
crime-city-wy-cody,
- Alleged crime state:
Wyoming,
LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Ongoing, -
- Amanda Parks was a Mormon church member in Cody, Wyoming; accused in 2025 of destroying evidence related to child sexual abuse allegedly perpetrated by her husband, James Parks AKA Jimmy Parks
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
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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,
Convicted:
2011, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Expunged, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result, -
- 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, Filters
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