4208 LDS church members accused of sex crimes (updated May 20, 2026)
View all reports »Note: These statistics are not comprehensive. Floodlit does not have access to the Mormon church's internal records.
- 100%
- of FLOODLIT's reports »
- rely on court proceedings, public records, news reports or academic journals as sources.
- 6,255
- sources cited »
- including news articles, sex offender registry listings and criminal/civil case dockets.
- 33,475
- documents »
- obtained; over 90% are from court cases. We're making more available soon.
- 2,908
- Scout leaders »
- Boy Scout or Cub Scout leaders in the LDS church accused of sex crimes. Most of them (2,854) were accused by claimants in the BSA bankruptcy, so we may never learn their identities.
- 906
- convicted sex offenders »
- 12 other accused individuals in our database died by suicide while facing criminal charges or before being charged
- 229
- former Mormon missionaries »
- Of those, 30 allegedly perpetrated sex crimes while on missions for the LDS church
- 137
- convicted former LDS bishops »
- Of those, 36 allegedly perpetrated sex crimes while they were bishops
- 401
- "failure to report" cases »
- alleged instances where Mormon officialls allegedly failed to report abuse to authorities
- 90
- reports of abuse in LDS buildings »
- instances where alleged sex crimes took place inside Mormon meetinghouses or on other church properties, including temples
- $52.2 million
- paid after alleged failures »
- court-ordered payments, settlement payouts outside of court, or other amounts church officials agreed to pay abuse survivors or other parties in alleged abuse cases
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