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Leizza Adams
- was the wife of sexual abuser Paul Douglas Adams; sentenced in 2018 in Arizona to 2.5 years in prison after pleading no contest to two felony counts of child abuse (not sexual abuse).
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- Crime: 2010s, in Arizona,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Alleged coverup
Jared Anderson
- was a high school teacher (and one-time "teacher of the year") and Mormon church group leader in the San Antonio, Texas area; also lived in Millington, Tennessee and Ogden, Utah; sentenced to 10 years in prison for hosting sex parties for teenage boys.
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- Crime: 2010s, in Texas,
- Positions: Missionary,
Noel Anderson
- was an LDS church primary teacher in McKinney, Texas; sentenced in 2019 in Texas to 50 years in prison for molesting children.
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- Crime: 2010s, in Texas,
- Positions: Missionary, Primary,
Adam Archibald
- was a Mormon church member in Yakima, Washington; accused of sexual abuse of an adult woman for several years; sentenced to prison.
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- Crime: 2000s, 2010s, in Washington,
- Positions: Unknown position,
Scott Ashton
- was an LDS church member in Pasco, Washington; charged with prostitution-Patronizing a Prostitute 04/30/2015; Ashton's sentence was modified on 1/29/2016 to Disturbing the Peace.
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- Crime: 2010s, in Idaho, Washington,
- Positions: Youth leader,
Coy Ball
- was an LDS church member in Mesa, Arizona; was charged with 11 counts related to child sex abuse; in 2014, pleaded guilty to three counts of molestation of a child.
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- Crime: 1990s, in Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
- Positions: Scout leader, Sunday school,
James Bayless
- was a Mormon church member in Gilbert, Arizona; pleaded guilty in 2015 to two counts of molestation of a child; as of 2024, is a registered sex offender living in Mesa, Arizona.
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- Crime: 2010s, in Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
- Alleged coverup
Donald Bills
- was a school teacher (one-time "teacher of the year") and former Mormon bishopric member in Provo, Utah; pleaded guilty to multiple felonies, including rape of a 17-year-old girl; sentenced in 2015 to a minimum of eight years in prison; as of January 2025, lives in Orem, Utah as a registered sex offender.
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- Crime: 2010s, in Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Positions: Bishopric counselor,
- Alleged coverup
Andrew Bishop
- was a Mormon church member in Pleasant Grove, Utah (Manila Creek Stake); arrested in 2015 and admitted to sexually abusing 5 individuals in 10 years; convicted of sexual abuse of a minor in the first and second degree in February 2016; sentenced in 2016 to prison in Utah.
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- Crime: 2000s, 2010s, in Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Positions: Scout leader,
Donnie Boring
- was a Mormon bishop and stake high council member in California / Arizona; pleaded guilty in 2017 to a felony charge of sexual abuse; died in December 2017.
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- Positions: Bishop, Missionary, Seminary teacher, Stake high council, Temple worker, Youth leader,
Timothy Bothell
- was a LDS church employee and LDS church member in Utah; pleaded guilty and was sentenced in 2013 to two years in jail for sexual abuse of two girls, ages 11 and 13.
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- Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
- Positions: Church employee, Stake high council,
Jack Bowers
- was a Mormon church member in St. George, Utah; pleaded guilty in 2010 to two second degree felony counts of child sex exploitation; sentenced to two consecutive terms of 1 to 15 years in prison.
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- Crime: 2000s, 2010s, in Utah, Washington County (Utah),
- Positions: Scout leader,
Susan Brock
- was an LDS church member in Arizona; was sentenced in April 2011 to 13 years in prison for engaging in a three-year-long sexual relationship with a boy, beginning when he was 14 years old; was released in December 2021.
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- Crime: 2000s, in Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Alleged coverup
Michael Bronson
- was a former Mormon bishop in Utah; sentenced to prison in 2017 for first-degree felony attempted aggravated child sexual abuse.
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- Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
- Positions: Bishop, Missionary,
Jason Brumble
- was a Mormon church member and stake Sunday school presidency member in Oregon; convicted in 2015 of child sexual abuse of multiple children; is in prison in Oregon as of March 2023.
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- Crime: 2010s, in Oregon,
- Positions: Sunday school,
Paul Bryant
- was an HOA president and former Mormon primary teacher in Lehi, Utah; was a branch president during an LDS mission to Argentina in the 1980s; in 2016, pleaded guilty to three first-degree felony counts of attempted aggravated sexual abuse of a child and was sentenced to prison; in 2023, pleaded not guilty to failure to register as sex offender; died by suicide in December 2024.
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- Positions: Branch president, Missionary, Other leader, Primary, Scout leader, Youth leader,
Revere Burnett
- was an LDS church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; accused of sexual abuse and found guilty of multiple felonies; appealed and received a lesser conviction sentence for misdemeanors; was not required to register as a sex offender.
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- Crime: 2000s, in Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
Cory Campbell
- was a Mormon church member in Ogden, Utah; accused of sexually abusing five underage girls; sentenced in 2010 to prison.
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- Crime: 2000s, in Utah,
- Positions: Youth leader,
David Cannata
- was a Mormon bishop in Tucson, Arizona in 2005 when he sexually abused a child who was 5 or 6 years old; was a stake high council member sometime in the 2010s; was confronted by the victim and turned himself into the police; convicted in 2019 and sentenced to seven and a half years in prison; was excommunicated from the Mormon church because of the abuse.
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- Crime: 2000s, 2005, in Arizona,
- Positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Stake high council,
Michael Carnegie
- was a Mormon church member and high school teacher in Kitsap, Washington; convicted in 2017 of one misdemeanor count of fourth-degree assault with sexual motivation; sentenced to 30 days in jail.
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- Crime: 2010s, 2014, in Washington,
- Positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
Dustin Cassady
- was a Mormon church member in the Sacramento, California area (Carmichael); accused of child sexual exploitation; pleaded guilty; as of March 2024, lives in Roseville, California as a registered sex offender.
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- Crime: 2010s, in California,
- Positions: Youth leader,
David Chadwick
- was an LDS church member in Eagle Mountain, Utah; convicted in 2019 of sex abuse of a child.
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- Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
- Alleged coverup
David Chesser
- was an LDS church member and track and field athlete in Texas and at BYU-Provo; joined the airforce and moved to Japan; In 2016, was convicted of 2 counts of child sexual abuse and was sentenced to 13 years of confinement accused of sexual abuse.
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- Crime: 2010s, in Unknown location, Utah,
- Positions: Unknown position,
Tanner Clark
- was an LDS church member in Utah; sentenced in 2019 to 90 days in jail for two counts of unlawful sexual conduct with a 16 or 17 year old, two counts of attempted sexual exploitation of a minor, and two counts of dealing in materials harmful to minors; may have had over 100 victims; arrested in 2021 (while on probation) for enticing a minor; convicted and sentenced to 1 to 5 years in prison.
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- Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
- Positions: Unknown position,
Keldon Cook
- was a Mormon church member in Utah; pleaded guilty of child sexual abuse.
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- Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
- Positions: Unknown position,
Kenneth Copple
- was a Mormon church member in Arizona; found guilty of child sexual abuse and sentenced in 2019 to prison.
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- Crime: 1980s, in Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Alleged coverup
Justin Crawley
- was an LDS church member in Orem, Utah; convicted in 2019 of enticing a minor / 3rd degree felony and sexual exploitation of a minor / 3rd degree felony attempted.
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- Crime: 2010s, in Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Positions: Unknown position,
Alan Croshaw
- was a Mormon bishop in Utah in the 1990s; admitted to having a lifelong sexual addiction with a preference for prepubescent girls; downloaded and distributed child pornography; in 2015, sentenced to 30 days in jail for felony voyeurism and misdemeanor lewdness; violated probation by downloading porn.
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- Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
- Positions: Bishop,
Prescott De Jean
- was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Texas; accused of sexual abuse; convicted between 1991 and 1997 of indecency with a child by contact; victim was 6 years old at the time of the abuse; convicted in 2013 of third degree felony failure to comply with sex offender registration requirements; as of March 2024, lives in Port Lavaca, Texas as a registered sex offender.
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- Positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Alleged coverup
Broch DeGraff
- was an LDS church member and private school teacher at Liahona Preparatory Academy in Pleasant Grove, Utah; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse charges; sentenced in 2013 to up to 20 years in prison.
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- Positions: Missionary,
John Doe
- was an LDS church member in Australia; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; in 2018, sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison.
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Nathan Dupuis
- was a Mormon church member in New York; sentenced in 2018 to four and a half years in prison for molesting a child.
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- Crime: 2010s, in New York,
- Positions: Unknown position,
Todd Edwards
- was a Mormon bishop in Menifee, Riverside County, California; in 2013, sentenced to three years in prison for sexual abuse of one teenage girl in 2006 and another in 2012; was bishop at the time of the 2012 abuse; in 2024, two victims sued the LDS church in separate lawsuits; one said a stake president and LDS law firm Kirton McConkie hindered police.
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- Crime: 2000s, 2010s, in California,
- Positions: Bishop, Youth leader,
- Alleged coverup
Jay Elggren
- was a Mormon church member in Salt Lake County, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; sentenced to jail and probation.
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- Crime: 2010s, in Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
Karl Elvik
- was a Mormon church youth leader in Glasgow, Scotland; admitted indecency offenses against eight boys; was jailed for 18 months.
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- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in Scotland, United Kingdom,
- Positions: Youth leader,
Gary Erickson
- was an LDS church member, boy scout leader and Mesquite, Nevada police detective; was arrested in 2018, pleaded guilty to a charge of crossing state lines to engage in illicit sexual conduct; convicted in Utah.
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- Positions: Missionary, Other leader, Scout leader,
Carlos Escalante
- was an LDS branch president in San Nicolas, Argentina; sexually abused his stepdaughter for 5 years, including while branch president; the victim asked local LDS leaders for support, but allegedly received none; she was punished by the church for "refusing to forgive" and for "failing to comply with worthiness standards;" Escalante was sentenced in 2018 to 14 years in prison.
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- Positions: Branch president,
- Alleged coverup
Thomas Evans-Southall
- was an LDS bishop in Charlottesville, Virginia; originally from England; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 2018 and sentenced to two consecutive terms of two years in prison.
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- Crime: 2010s, in Virginia,
- Positions: Bishop, Elders quorum, Youth leader,
Juan Flores Atenco
- was a Mormon branch president in West Valley City, Utah for five years, including in the early 2000s; accused of sexually abusing a 16-year-old girl in his office and another room at an LDS church building; convicted in 2012 of misdemeanor forcible sexual abuse and unlawful detention; sentenced to zero to one year in jail; in March 2025, charged with rape and object rape (alleged crimes in 2002).
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- Crime: 2000s, 2010s, in Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Positions: Branch president,
- Alleged coverup
Jeffrey Fox
- was a former state legislator (1977-1982) in Utah; convicted federally for possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) in 2013 and placed on probation for 15 years; in 2019, probation was terminated for completing terms; in 2022, arrested and charged in Utah with 8 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor; case dismissed without prejudice due to a federal charge.
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- Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
Ryan Frandsen
- was an LDS church member and fireman in Davis County, Utah; pleaded guilty in 2010 to five counts of lewdness involving a child; child sexual abuse material (CSAM) was found on his computer; sentenced in 2010 to 90 days in jail and three years of probation.
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- Crime: 2000s, in Davis County (Utah), Utah,
Michael Fritchen
- was a Mormon church member in Utah; sentenced to prison twice for child sexual abuse.
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- Crime: 1990s, 2010s, in Utah,
- Positions: Unknown position,
Leeroy Fry
- was a former Mormon bishop in Farmington, Utah; in 1982-83, was an LDS bishop in the Hunter 1st Ward of the Hunter Central Stake in Magna, Utah; in 2012, pleaded guilty to two charges of attempted aggravated sexual abuse of a child, a 1st degree felony.
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- Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
- Positions: Bishop,
Francis Fuller
- was a Mormon bishop in Highland, Utah in 1993; also was a stake high council member in Utah; in 2018 or 2019, pleaded guilty to two second degree felony counts of child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2019 in Utah to two years in jail and four years probation; registered sex offender.
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- Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
- Positions: Bishop, Missionary, Stake high council,
Don Furtys
- was an LDS church member in Tallahassee, Florida; accused sexual abuse; had 14 charges brought against him 14 2014-02-12 and 5 charges 2014-06-13.
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- Crime: 2010s, in Florida,
Gabe Gilbert
- was an LDS missionary; convicted in 2021 of five counts of first-degree felony aggravated sexual extortion of a child and four counts of second-degree felony sexual exploitation of a minor; was sentenced to terms of five years to life in state prison for each of the first-degree felonies.
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- Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
- Positions: Missionary,
John Goodrich
- was a former Mormon bishop and dentist in Idaho; accused of child sexual abuse and of having nonconsensual sex with a woman he admitting to drugging; given a withheld judgement; in December 2023, the AP reported that the Mormon church had offered $300,000 to a victim and her mother to not use her story to sue the church, and to keep the NDA secret; arrested in Virginia in March 2024.
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- Crime: 2000s, in Idaho, Virginia,
- Positions: Bishop,
- Alleged coverup
Jeffrey Graton
- was a Mormon church counselor in a bishopric in Utah; sentenced to prison in 2018 for child sexual abuse.
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- Crime: 2010s, in Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Positions: Bishopric counselor,
Connor Hammond
- was a Mormon church member and BYU student in Utah; in 2019, pleaded guilty to rape of a child and was sentenced to up to 10 years in prison.
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- Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
- Positions: Missionary,
Marvin Harker
- was an LDS bishop in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada in 2016; reportedly confessed to his mission president in 1987 to sexually abusing multiple children; also reportedly confessed to his bishop; both leaders told him not to report to police, according to records in a 2016 criminal case; convicted in 2019 (alleged abuse 1986-93); sentenced in 2020 to five years in prison; registered sex offender.
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- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in Canada,
- Positions: Bishop, Missionary,
- Alleged coverup
Larry Harmston
- was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse which allegedly took place at a Mormon chapel in Orem, Utah; convicted; charged again (result unknown).
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- Crime: 2000s, 2010s, in Utah,
Devin Hartman
- was an LDS church member in Mableton, near Atlanta, Georgia; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; given two consecutive sentences of life in prison.
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- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, in Georgia, Utah,
- Positions: Missionary,
- Alleged coverup
Joseph Hastings
- was a Mormon church member in Clevedon, UK; sentenced to prison for sending child pornography to an undercover police officer online in 2015; sentenced to 13 years and eight months in prison, including a custodial term of eight years and eight months.
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- Crime: 2010s, in England, United Kingdom,
- Positions: Missionary,
Darren Haymond
- 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.
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- Crime: 2010s, in Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Positions: Unknown position,
Jeffrey Head
- was an LDS bishop in Utah; committed sex crimes while serving as a Mormon bishop; in 2019, a jury found him guilty of attempted forcible sexual abuse, two counts of lewdness and sexual battery; sentenced to four months in jail and four years of probation.
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- Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
- Positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Youth leader,
- Alleged coverup
Samuel Heavilon
- was an LDS church member in Frankfort, Indiana; convicted in 2018 of child exploitation; sentenced to four years in prison.
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- Crime: 2010s, in Indiana,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Alleged coverup
Vance Hein
- was an LDS church member and scoutmaster in West Bradford, Pennsylvania; was convicted in 1999 of a misdemeanor for sexually abusing one of his boy scouts; sentenced in 2000 to 15 years of probation; arrested in 2011 for possessing child pornography; sentenced in 2012 to 15 to 30 years in prison.
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- Crime: 1990s, 2010s, in Canada, Pennsylvania,
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Alleged coverup
Matthias Heinrichs
- was an LDS missionary in England; originally from the Netherlands; accused of sexual abuse that allegedly occurred during his mission; pleaded guilty; jailed for two years.
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- Crime: 2010s, in England, United Kingdom,
- Positions: Missionary,
Daniel Henshaw
- was a Mormon church member in Logan, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 2019 of sexually abusing a 3-year-old girl; sentenced to seven months in jail; arrested in 2023 and found competent to stand trial on charges of plotting to rape and murder a Logan, Utah woman.
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- Positions: Missionary,
- Alleged coverup
Brandon Hernandez
- was an LDS church member in Tempe, Arizona; accused of sexually abusing a victim inside a Mormon church; convicted of four fourth degree felony counts of abuse of a child or vulnerable adult.
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- Positions: Other leader,
Grant Hildreth
- was an LDS church member in Montana; sentenced to prison in 1992 for felony child sexual abuse; in 2011, pleaded guilty to two class A misdemeanor counts of sexual battery; died in 2022.
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- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in Montana,
- Positions: Missionary,
Kyle Hill
- was a Mormon church member; accused of child sexual abuse; convicted in 2019 and sentenced to 15 years in prison and a lifetime of supervised release.
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- Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
- Positions: Unknown position,
Paul Horlacher
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse.
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- Crime: 2010s, in Texas,
- Positions: Unknown position,
Craig Housley
- was an LDS church member in Utah; found guilty in 2018 of child sexual exploitation; sentenced to 210 days in state prison and five years of probation.
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- Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
- Positions: Missionary, Other leader,
Christine Hubbs
- was an LDS church member in California; was charged with sexual abuse of two underage boys (ages 14 and 15); convicted in 2011, sentenced to five years in prison; violated parole.
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- Crime: 2000s, in California,
- Positions: Unknown position,
Erik Hughes
- was a Mormon bishop in Mapleton, Utah and a Mormon church senior product manager when he sexually abused two underage children in his LDS ward dozens of times; was sentenced to prison in 2017; released in 2023; as of 2024, registered sex offender living in Utah.
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- Crime: 2000s, 2010s, in Utah,
- Positions: Bishop, Church employee, Missionary, Stake high council, Youth leader,
- Alleged coverup
Edward Hunter
- was a Mormon church member in Peoria, Arizona; accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl who was his patient; pleaded guilty to three counts of child abuse; sentenced to two years in prison and lifetime probation.
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- Crime: 2010s, in Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
Floyd Jennings
- was a former Mormon bishop and school bus driver in Utah; arrested in February 2017 for soliciting sex from two girls he thought were 13 years old; convicted in 2019.
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- Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
- Positions: Bishop, Missionary,
Christopher Jensen
- was a Mormon church member in Utah and West Virginia; sentenced to 35 to 75 years in prison for sexually abusing two children; local LDS church coverup alleged; LDS church settled civil lawsuit mid-trial in 2018 for $32 million, also spending over $27 million on legal fees; FLOODLIT.org discovered the settlement details in 2025 and made them public for the first time.
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- Crime: 2000s, 2010s, in Utah, West Virginia,
- Positions: Missionary,
- Alleged coverup
James Johannes
- was a Mormon youth leader and US Army soldier assigned to the National Security Agency (NSA) in San Antonio, Texas; sentenced in 2017 to six years in prison for spying on two teenage sisters and recording them preparing to attend LDS seminary classes.
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- Crime: 2010s, in Texas,
- Positions: Youth leader,
Timothy Johnson
- was a Mormon church member in Oregon; pleaded guilty to four counts of second-degree sexual abuse and was sentenced to 15 years in prison; a lawsuit against the Mormon church was dismissed with prejudice .
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- Crime: 2010s, in Oregon,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Alleged coverup
Allen Johnson
- was an LDS church member in Utah; drove from Utah to Idaho to meet up with a person he believed was a 15-year-old girl for sex; sentenced in 2015 to eight years in prison; as of March 2024, is a registered sex offender living in Provo, Utah.
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- Crime: 2010s, in Idaho,
- Positions: Unknown position,
Bryce Johnson
- was an LDS church member in Heber City, Utah; convicted of three counts of aggravated child sex abuse/1st degree felony and sexual exploitation of a minor/2nd degree felony; sentenced to prison.
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- Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
- Positions: Missionary, Youth leader,
Harry Jones
- was an LDS church member in Illinois; sentenced to 30 months of probation for possession of child pornography (child sexual abuse material or CSAM).
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- Crime: 2010s, in Illinois,
- Positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
Harry Jones IV
- was a Mormon church member in Buffalo Grove, Illinois; convicted of possessing CSAM; is a registered sex offender.
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- Crime: 2010s, in Illinois,
Michael Jordan
- was an LDS church member in West Valley, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 2015 of 33 felonies related to child sexual abuse (CSA).
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- Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
- Positions: Scout leader,
That Keeng
- was a Mormon church member in Ghana; pleaded guilty of child sexual abuse.
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- Crime: 2000s, in Ghana,
- Positions: Missionary,
Lon Kennard
- was a former Mormon bishop in Utah; in 2011, pleaded guilty to three felony counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child; sentenced in 2011 to three consecutive terms of five years to life in the Utah State Prison.
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- Crime: 1990s, 2000s, in Utah,
- Positions: Bishop, Missionary,
- Alleged coverup
Jimmy Kilpatrick
- was a Mormon church member in Alabama; pleaded guilty to charges of child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2015 to 10 years in prison.
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- Crime: 2000s, 2010s, in Alabama,
- Positions: Bishopric counselor,
Antonio Lacy
- was an LDS church member and BYU student in Provo, Utah; convicted in 2012 of forcible sexual abuse.
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- Crime: 2010s, in Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Positions: Unknown position,
James Larsen
- was a Mormon church member in Magna, Utah; accused of putting cameras in LDS church bathrooms as well as a private rental; pleaded guilty; sentenced in 2018 to prison.
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- Crime: 2010s, in Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Positions: Unknown position,
Francois Le Corguille
- was an LDS church member in France; accused of sexual abuse; convicted and sentenced to prison in 2011.
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Nicholas Lewis
- was a Mormon church member and BYU student; accused of sexually abusing young girls and attempting to solicit sex from a teen online; sentenced in 2017 to jail and probation; 2023: registered sex offender living in Bremerton, Washington.
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- Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
- Positions: Unknown position,
Leslie Loveland
- was an LDS church member in Provo, Utah; pleaded guilty of rape in 2019; sentenced to one year in prison and three years of probation.
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- Crime: 2010s, in Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
Martin MacNeill
- was a former Mormon bishop in Utah; convicted of sexual abuse in 2014.
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- Positions: Bishop,
Nathan Madsen
- was a Mormon church member and University of Tampa, Florida music professor; pleaded guilty in 2017 to charges of enticing a child to produce child pornography and possessing child pornography; sentenced to 17 years and 6 months in federal prison, followed by a life term of supervised release.
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- Crime: 2010s, in Florida,
- Positions: Unknown position,
Russell Millsaps
- was an LDS church member and retired police sergeant in Arizona; sentenced in 2016 to 323 years in prison for child sexual exploitation.
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- Crime: 1990s, 2010s, in Arizona,
- Positions: Other leader,
Julio Morais
- was a Mormon church member in Pawtucket, Rhode Island; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse.
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- Crime: 2000s, in Rhode Island,
Jonathon Moser
- was an LDS church member and middle school teacher in Rawlins, Wyoming; found guilty of sexually abusing two minor girls; sentenced to a minimum of 36 years in prison; a source told FLOODLIT that North Dakota LDS church leaders knew about the abuse but "did nothing".
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- Positions: Missionary, Other leader, Unknown position,
- Alleged coverup
David Moss
- was an LDS bishop (2015-19) and police officer in Utah; arrested in 2019 for soliciting an undercover cop for sex; pleaded guilty in 2019 to a 3rd degree felony charge of exploiting a prostitute and a misdemeanor charge of patronizing a prostitute; sentenced to prison, but both terms were suspended.
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- Crime: 2010s, 2019, in Utah,
- Positions: Bishop, Missionary, Youth leader,
- Alleged coverup
Steven Murdock
- was a Mormon stake high council member and former LDS bishop in Holladay, Salt Lake County, Utah; allegedly sexually harassed multiple women in his ward while he was their bishop (he was bishop from 2013 to 2017); in 2019, was caught taking photos of a young woman in a dressing room in Tennessee; pleaded guilty in November 2019; sentenced in 2019 to one year probation, 48 hours community service .
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- Crime: 2010s, in Tennessee,
- Positions: Bishop, Stake high council,
- Alleged coverup
Aaron Neff
- was a Mormon church member in Grand Junction, Colorado; convicted of abusing two teenage girls, one for many years; sentenced to 89 years prison.
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- Positions: Youth leader,
Samuel Neipp
- 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.
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- Crime: 2010s, in California,
- Positions: Unknown position,
Porter Nelson
- was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Alaska; charged in 2009 with child sexual abuse; pleaded guilty to reduced charges and was sentenced in 2010 to jail or prison; as of 2025, lives in Marsing, Idaho as a registered sex offender.
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- Positions: Scout leader,
Johnathon Nixon
- was a Mormon church member in Indiana and Utah; convicted of sexual abuse in 2005 in Davis County, Utah; convicted again in 2018 and sentenced to prison.
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- Crime: 2000s, in Indiana, Utah,
- Positions: Unknown position,
Christopher Nuttall
- was an LDS church member in Mesa, Arizona; arrested in an FBI sting operation; convicted in 2019 of LURE MINOR FOR SEX EXPLOIT and ATTEMPT TO COMMIT - SEXUAL CONDUCT WITH MINOR.
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- Crime: 2010s, in Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
- Positions: Primary,
Lonnie Nyman
- was a Mormon church member and funeral director in Utah; accused of sex crimes; pleaded guilty; sentenced in August 2019.
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- Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
- Positions: Missionary,
David Owens
- was an LDS elders quorum president in Tempe, Arizona; accused of sexual abuse; sentenced in 2018 to 20 or more years in prison for sexually assaulting three young men in his Mormon ward.
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- Crime: 2010s, in Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
- Positions: Elders quorum,
Alan Pace
- was a Mormon church member in Orem, Utah; sentenced in 2015 to 30 days in prison and 36 months of probation for felony child sexual abuse.
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- Crime: 2000s, 2010s, in Utah,
- Positions: Unknown position,
Curtis Payne
- was a Mormon church member and elementary school teacher in St. George, Utah; convicted in 2019 of child sexual abuse and sentenced to four consecutive terms of 15 years to life in prison.
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- Crime: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, in Utah,
- Positions: Missionary,
Geoffrey Powell
- was an LDS bishop in Western Australia; accused of sexually abusing a seven-year-old girl in his ward; the alleged abuse took place while he was a bishop; the victim twice complained to the LDS church, but said she was not believed and was chastised, and it was suggested she should move away if she felt uncomfortable; in 2019, he was sentenced to 12 months in jail.
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- Crime: 1980s, in Australia,
- Positions: Bishop,
- Alleged coverup
Michael Pratt
- was an LDS seminary principal in Utah; arrested in 2009; convicted and sentenced in 2010 for the sexual abuse of a 16-year-old seminary student.
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- Positions: Bishopric counselor, Church employee, Other leader, Seminary teacher,
Keith Price
- was a Mormon bishop in Pleasant Grove, Utah; convicted in 2018 of class A misdemeanor voyeurism; secretly recorded underage girls; the crime occurred while he was serving as bishop.
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- Crime: 2010s, in Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Positions: Bishop,
- Alleged coverup
Shane Pugh
- was a Mormon church member in Cedar Hills, Utah; accused of touching an underage girl while she was sleeping; in 2017, pleaded guilty to forcible sexual abuse (2nd degree felony); sentenced to 1 to 15 years in prison and 3 years probation.
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- Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
- Positions: Sunday school,
James Raborn
- was an LDS church member in Iowa; convicted of four misdemeanor counts related to child sexual abuse and exploitation; 2023: registered sex offender living in Boone, Iowa.
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- Crime: 2010s, in Iowa,
- Positions: Youth leader,
Jeff Ranstrom
- was an LDS church member, elders quorum president and high school basketball coach in Idaho; accused in 2019 of sexually abusing a student; pleaded guilty to a felony charge of child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2020 to 4 to 15 years in prison; as of December 2023, was out on parole living in Eagle, Idaho as a registered sex offender.
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- Crime: 2010s, in Idaho,
- Positions: Elders quorum,
Charles Richmond
- was an LDS church member and LDS addiction recovery specialist in Hutchinson, Kansas; convicted of aggravated indecent liberties w child; Offender =>18 fondle child <14; in prison in Kansas as of 2024.
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- Positions: Other leader, Sunday school,
Jeffrey Ringstad
- was a Mormon church member in Utah; convicted in the 2010s of two counts of rape of a child, one count of object rape of a child, two counts of sodomy on a child, and three counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child, all first degree felonies.
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- Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
Denim Robinson
- was a Mormon church member in Payson, Utah; pleaded guilty to three counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child; sentenced in 2015 in Utah to one to 10 years in prison.
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- Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
- Positions: Youth leader,
Jeremy Rose
- was a Mormon church member in Tremonton, Utah; accused and charged with 16 charges in Box Elder, County; case was transferred to Ogden, Utah courts.
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- Crime: 2010s, in Utah, Weber County (Utah),
Shane Ross
- was an LDS church member and public school teacher in Salem, Oregon; accused of child sexual abuse of a former student; convicted in 2018 and sentenced to prison.
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- Crime: 2010s, in Oregon,
- Positions: Unknown position,
Bradley Roylance
- was a Mormon church member and attorney; convicted in 2010 of two counts of sexual abuse of a minor; sentenced to 180 days in prison.
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- Crime: 2000s, in Utah,
- Positions: Unknown position,
Keith Salmon
- was an LDS church member in Tennessee; found guilty of distributing CSAM.
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- Crime: 2010s, in Tennessee,
- Positions: Unknown position,
Richard Sampson
- was a Mormon bishop, stake high council member and doctor in Provo, Utah; was director of medical affairs for the LDS Missionary Training Center; allegedly sexually abused at least seven children; convicted and sentenced in 2014 to one to 15 years in prison for child sexual abuse; as of 2024, was out on parole living in Holladay, Utah.
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- Crime: 2000s, 2010s, in Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona), Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Positions: Bishop, Church employee, Other leader, Stake high council,
- Alleged coverup
Shawn Scherick
- was an LDS church member in Utah; convicted three times of sex crimes between 2004 and 2012.
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- Crime: 2000s, in Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
Darran Scott
- was a Mormon church member and filmmaker in Archies Creek, Victoria, Australia; pleaded guilty in 2017 to 16 charges related to the sexual abuse of 11 boys over a 25-year period; sentenced in 2017 to 10 years in prison.
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- Crime: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, in Australia,
- Positions: Youth leader,
Carl Sepos
- was an LDS temple worker and high priest in Payson, Utah; pleaded guilty in 2015 to sexually abusing an adult woman with Down syndrome and autism at a hotel swimming pool; he blamed his sex crime in part on an addiction to pornography; sentenced to 150 days in jail, 36 months of probation and 100 hours of community service.
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- Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
- Positions: High priest, Temple worker,
Joseph Shanks
- was an LDS senior missionary and temple worker in Chorley, Lancashire, England; convicted of ten charges related to sex crimes after he was caught in a police sting operation trying to meet three young children for sex; called from a landline registered to the Mormon Church's missionary training center.
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- Crime: 2010s, in England, United Kingdom,
- Positions: Missionary, Temple worker,
Ryan Sherry
- was a Mormon church member in Spanish Fork, Utah; tried to meet a 13-year-old girl for sex after online contact; arrested in a police sting operation; convicted in 2015 of forcible sexual abuse and attempted lewdness involving a child.
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Charles Shield
- was an LDS ward executive secretary in England and Scotland; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; sentenced in 2017 to six years in prison.
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- Crime: 1960s, 1970s, in England, United Kingdom,
- Positions: Ward executive secretary,
- Alleged coverup
Richard Simcock
- was an LDS church member in the United Kingdom (UK); accused of sexual abuse; sentenced in 2013 to 10 years in prison.
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Kent Staheli
- was an LDS church member in California and Utah; served as first counselor in a Mormon bishopric; convicted in federal court in 2010 of charges related to child sex trafficking.
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- Crime: 2000s, in Utah,
- Positions: Bishopric counselor,
Derrick Starley
- was an LDS church member and full-time missionary in Chubbuck, Idaho; originally from Utah; perpetrated a sex crime while on his Mormon mission in October 2012; convicted in 2013 of felony injury to a child and sentenced to 10 days in jail.
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- Crime: 2010s, 2012, in Idaho,
- Positions: Missionary,
James Stokes
- was a Mormon church member in Farmington, Utah; Was a drama teacher at a high school in Utah found guilty of forcible sexual abuse of a 14 year old drama student.
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- Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
- Positions: Sunday school, Youth leader,
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- Crime: 1800s, 1900 to 1949, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s,
Daniel Taggart
- was an LDS church member in Highland, Utah; co-founder of Ancestry.com, LDSAudio.com and Infobases; in 2015, sentenced to prison in Utah for sexually abusing a 15-year-old girl.
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- Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
- Positions: Unknown position,
Heidi Tasso
- was an LDS church member and school teacher/counselor in St. George, Utah; charged in 2016 with child sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in June 2018 to one third-degree felony count of unlawful sexual activity with a minor; sentenced in August 2018 to 120 days in jail, 36 months probation and 200 hours of community service.
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- Crime: 2010s, in Utah, Washington County (Utah),
- Positions: Unknown position,
Daniel Taylor
- was an LDS church member and seminary teacher in New Zealand; found guilty in 2013 of sexual abuse of multiple underage boys; local Mormon leaders allegedly failed to report Taylor's abuse.
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- Crime: 2000s, 2010s, in New Zealand,
- Positions: Seminary teacher, Youth leader,
- Alleged coverup
Keele Taylor
- was a Mormon church member in Farmington, Utah; convicted of possession of child pornography (child sexual abuse material / CSAM); in July 2019, pleaded guilty to possession of CSAM; the distribution charge was dropped due to a plea agreement.
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- Crime: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, in Utah,
- Positions: Youth leader,
- Alleged coverup
Anthony Teeples
- was an LDS church member in Cache County, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 1989 and in 2019.
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- Crime: 1980s, 2010s, in Cache County (Utah), Utah,
- Positions: Youth leader,
Arturo Tenorio
- was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse.
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- Alleged crime: 2010s, in Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Positions: Unknown position,
John Thiele
- was a Mormon church stake high council member in Idaho; convicted in 2018 of sexual abuse, no jail time served; registered as sex offender.
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- Crime: 2010s, in Idaho,
- Positions: Stake high council,
Wendell Thompson
- was a former LDS bishop and stake presidency member in Clinton, Mississippi; convicted in 2011 of felony child sexual abuse (gratification of lust); some of the abuse took place while Thompson was in an LDS stake presidency role.
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- Crime: 2010s, in Mississippi,
- Positions: Bishop, Stake presidency counselor,
- Alleged coverup
Timothy Tuttle
- was an LDS church member in Utah; convicted in 2016 of three counts of class A misdemeanor sexual battery.
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- Crime: 2010s, in Provo (Utah), Utah,
- Positions: Unknown position,
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.
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- Crime: 2010s, in California,
Keith Vallejo
- was a Mormon bishop in Utah; accused of sexually abusing and raping two underage girls; in 2017, was found guilty in a jury trial of ten counts of second-degree felony forcible sexual abuse and one count of first-degree felony object rape; sentenced to five years to life in prison.
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- Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
- Positions: Bishop, High priest, Other leader,
- Alleged coverup
Sterling Van Wagenen
- was a co-founder of Sundance Film Festival and director of some Mormon temple endowment videos; publicly accused of sexual abuse of two children in two separate instances; sentenced to prison in 2019 for child sexual abuse.
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- Crime: 1990s, 2010s, in Utah,
- Positions: BYU, Stake high council, Sunday school,
- Alleged coverup
Matthew Wallis
- was a Mormon church member in Ogden, Utah; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse.
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- Crime: 1990s, 2000s, in Louisiana,
- Alleged coverup
Nathan Ward
- was a Mormon church member and OBGYN in Missisippi and Utah; sentenced to prison in 2019 for production of child pornography.
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- Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
- Positions: Missionary,
Curtis Ware
- was a Mormon church member and football coach for Grantsville High School in Utah; convicted in June 2018 of one count of unlawful sexual conduct with a 16- or 17-year-old and two counts of dealing in materials harmful to a minor, all class A misdemeanors; also pleaded guilty to class B misdemeanor tampering with a witness in a separate case.
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- Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
- Positions: Missionary,
Mark Webb
- was an LDS church member in Murray, Utah; pleaded guilty in 2014 to two counts of unlawful sexual activity with a minor.
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- Crime: 2010s, in Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Positions: Unknown position,
Charles Weber
- was an LDS church member and principal in Heber, Utah; convicted of forcible sodomy, forcible sexual abuse unlawful sexual activity with a minor; admitted to sexually abusing children throughout his 35 year career.
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- Crime: 2000s, in Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
Brad West
- was an LDS church member in Boise, Idaho; charged with sexual battery; took plea deal for battery; his RN license was revoked because of the sexual abuse.
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- Crime: 2010s, in Idaho,
Ryan Whitaker
- was an LDS church member and divorce lawyer in Vancouver, Washington; charged with sexually abusing a 9-year-old girl in his Sunday School class during church meetings; convicted in 2013 and sentenced to prison; registered sex offender.
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- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, in Washington,
- Positions: Missionary, Primary, Sunday school,
- Alleged coverup
Shawn Whiting
- was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Utah; sentenced in 2012 to one to 15 years in prison for collecting and creating child pornography.
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- Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
- Positions: Scout leader,
David Williams
- was an LDS church member in West Valley, Utah; in 2019, found guilty of sexually abusing seven little girls for 14 years; the abuse was reported to parents and bishop and they allegedly did not report to police.
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- Positions: Unknown position,
- Alleged coverup
Alexander Winward
- was an LDS church member in Utah; pleaded guilty to 4 felony counts of child sex abuse, with all victims under the age of 7.
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- Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
- Positions: Unknown position,
Stephen Wold
- was a Mormon church member and former full-time missionary (to Panama) who lived in Highland, Utah; convicted in 2017 of first-degree felony aggravated sexual abuse of a 10-year-old girl and sentenced to 15 years to life in prison.
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- Crime: 2010s, in Utah,
- Positions: BYU, Missionary,
Kenne Worthen
- was a Mormon elementary school teacher and BYU-Idaho adjunct professor in Arizona who sexually abused a 12-year-old child; in 2015, pleaded guilty to sexual conduct with a minor and two counts of attempt to commit child molestation; sentenced to 25 years in prison and a lifetime of probation after.
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- Positions: BYU, Scout leader,
Stephen Young
- was an LDS church member and police officer in Idaho; allegedly abused 20 babies over a 30-year period; pleaded guilty in 2010 to lewd conduct with a child under 16; sentenced to 25 years in prison.
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- Positions: Unknown position,
- Alleged coverup
Jeffrey Young
- was a Mormon church member in Lehi, Utah; convicted of 12 counts of VOYEURISM BY ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT CONCEALED OR DISGUISED, one count of sexual exploitation of a minor and one count of obstructing justice.
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- Crime: 2010s, in Utah, Utah County (Utah),

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