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Scott G. Abraham
- was a Mormon church member in Powell, Wyoming; set up a hidden camera in women's bathroom at work place; convicted.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
- Convicted in: 2020, 2020s,
- Case report »
Darcy Finlinson Anderson
- was an LDS church member in Utah; convicted of sexually abusing a 10-year-old girl; sentenced in 2022 to serve a minimum of 16 years in prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2022,
- Case report »
Dale Lynn Andreason
- was a Mormon church member in Magna, Utah; found guilty of three counts of AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD a 1st Degree Felony and was sentenced 6 years to life.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 1990s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2023,
- Case report »
Michael Dennis Antrobus
- was a former Mormon branch president (similar to a bishop) and bishop in Connersville, Indiana for 10 years (approximately 1974-84); convicted of child sexual abuse charges (9 counts, 6 victims) in Sacramento County, California in 2021-2022; sentenced to 8 years in San Quentin State Prison; died by suicide in prison in September 2023; our sources report that he had at least a dozen victims.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2021, 2022,
- Case report »
Mathew Legrand Arrington
- was a Mormon church member and foster child advocate in Arizona; found guilty of child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2021 to 15 years in prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2021,
- Case report »
Kayla Kehaunani Atkin
- was an LDS church member and therapist in Lehi, Utah; charged in 2022 with three felony counts of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in April 2023 to one count of attempted object rape (victim was 14-15 years old at the time of the crime); sentenced in September 2023 to 180 days in jail.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2023,
- Case report »
Richard Curtis Baker
- was an LDS church member in Clearfield, Utah; accused of voyeurism and child sexual exploitation.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Victims: 7 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 2010s, 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2023,
- Case report »
Cristifer Kalen Biggs
- was an LDS returned missionary and BYU-Idaho student; convicted in July 2023 of one first degree felony count of aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2023,
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Stanley Lyn Bitsoi
- was a Mormon church member in Rigby, Idaho; convicted of .
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2023,
- Case report »
Nelson Bogero
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was an LDS church member and Primary children's teacher in Cordoba, Argentina; accused in 2017 of sexual abuse of two girls who were in his Primary class; a local LDS leader allegedly knew about the abuse but failed to report to police; in August 2024, Bogero was sentenced to 16 years in prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Police investigation, Prison,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime scenes: LDS church building,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2024,
- Case report »
Jarom Christopher Brown
- was a Mormon church member and Utah Valley University professor; accused in 2021 of voyeurism and electronic communication harassment; convicted and sentenced in 2022.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Crime years: 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2022,
- Case report »
Samuel Heber Butler
- was a Mormon church member; sentenced in 2020 to 15 years to life in prison for child sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Crime years: 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2020, 2020s,
- Case report »
Charles Lynn Camper
- was a Mormon church member in Layton, Utah; convicted of child sexual abuse in 2004; charged in 2023 with aggravated child sexual abuse, voyeurism and sexual exploitation of a minor; convicted in June 2024.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Ongoing, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2000s, 2010s, 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2000s, 2004, 2020s, 2024,
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Kami Lee Chesnut
- was an LDS church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2022,
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Russell George Crosland
- was a Mormon church member in Fillmore, Utah; tried meeting a 13 year old that he chatted with online for sex; it was an undercover agent; he was arrested.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2024,
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Troy Dameron
- was a Mormon church member, electrician and sheriff's deputy in Teton County, Idaho; lived in Rexburg, Idaho; a 911 dispatcher said he asked her sexually charged questions, shared sexual fantasies and masturbated in a bathroom near her work desk; pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of indecent exposure; sentenced in May 2024 to 15 days in jail (with work release) and two years of probation.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Probation,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2024,
- Case report »
Scott Alan Darrington
- was a former LDS bishop and assistant school principal in Fallon, Nevada; convicted of possession of child pornography, spent a year in prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2021,
- Case report »
Michael Adam Davis
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was an LDS church member in Utah and later an elders quorum president in Minnesota; pleaded guilty in 2003 in Utah to misdemeanor lewdness involving a child; pleaded guilty in Utah in 2006 to felony forcible sexual abuse; arrested in 2019 in Minnesota; sentenced in 2022 to 30 years in prison for sexual abuse of a juvenile under his care; in March 2024, appealed his 2022 Minnesota conviction.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 2000s, 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2000s, 2003, 2006, 2020s, 2022,
- Case report »
Robert Lewis Davis
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was a Mormon church member in Eugene, Oregon; convicted of 5 counts of Sexual Abuse in the First Degree and sentenced to 75 months in prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2021,
- Case report »
Larry Deutsch
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was a Mormon bishop in Missouri; arrested in 2020 and charged with possession of child pornography (child sexual abuse material, or CSAM) and accused of luring an underage teenager from Arizona to Missouri; pleaded guilty; sentenced in 2021 to 12 years in federal prison plus a lifetime of supervised release; in 2024, the victim filed a civil lawsuit against the LDS church.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil case: lawsuit against LDS church, Ongoing civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: LDS church building, Online,
- Crime years: 2010s, 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2021,
- Case report »
Adam Robert Dimond
- was an LDS church member and dancer in Farmington, Utah; pleaded guilty in 2020 to a second-degree felony charge of enticing a minor by Internet or text; sentenced to 40 days in jail and 4 years of probation.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2020, 2020s,
- Case report »
John Doe
- was an LDS church member in Adelaide, Australia; sentenced in 2021 to 10 years in prison for child sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 1980s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2021,
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Chet Barry Egley
- was a Mormon church member in Weston, Idaho; tried to meet a 13 year old girl for sex; pleaded guilty and convicted to one count sexual abuse of a child and two counts o f entice a minor by internet or text.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2023,
- Case report »
Anthon Taylor Ellsworth
- was an LDS bishopric counselor and returned missionary in Arizona; in 2021, pleaded guilty to three felony counts of sexual exploitation of a minor and was sentenced to seven years in prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2021,
- Case report »
Samuel Whitney Faber
- was an LDS church member in Sandy, Utah; charged in 2022 of sexually assaulting a woman he met on an LDS dating app called Mutual; in 2024, admitted to sexually assaulting three women and pleaded guilty to amended first-degree felony charges of rape and forcible sodomy, and third-degree felony aggravated sexual assault and two counts of third-degree felony forcible sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Admitted guilt, Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2024,
- Case report »
Matthew Collin Felshaw
- was a Mormon church member in Caldwell, Idaho; charged with sexually assaulting a young child; took a plea deal and was convicted of Injury to child; received suspended prison sentence and 8 years probation and has to register as a sex offender.
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2024,
- Case report »
Harry Max Fougeron
- was a Mormon church member in Richmond Hill, Georgia; currently in an ongoing trial accused sexually abusing teenage girls.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Ongoing, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil case: Ongoing civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2020, 2020s,
- Case report »
Richard Oren Fowler
- was a Mormon church member in Sandy Point, Idaho; pleaded guilty to two felony counts of Children-Lewd Conduct with Child Under 16 in 20.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Crime years: 2000s, 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2020, 2020s,
- Case report »
Cory Richard Gaylor
- was an Idaho school teacher and LDS deacons quorum adviser; arrested and charged with lewd conduct and enticing a child via the Internet; in July 2023, pleaded guilty; sentenced in September 2023 to 60 years in prison, with 13 years fixed before being eligible for parole.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2010s, 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2023,
- Case report »
Stephen Andrew Goode
- was a Mormon church member; found guilty of sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2022,
- Case report »
Shawn Cory Gooden
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was an LDS bishop in Lebanon, Pennsylvania from 2016-2020; arrested in 2022 and charged with sexual abuse of two children in Virginia from 1997-2000; pleaded guilty in July 2023 in Virginia to four felony counts; sentenced in November 2023 in Virginia to prison time and supervised probation on release; charged in July 2023 in Pennsylvania with more child sex abuse charges.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Ongoing, Prison, Probation,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing,
- Crime years: 1990s, 2000s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2023,
- Case report »
Lincoln A Gygi
- was a Mormon church member in Pleasant Grove, Utah; convicted in 2020 of sexually abusing a 7-year-old boy.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2020, 2020s,
- Case report »
Timothy James Hallows
- was a Mormon bishop in Utah when he perpetrated sex crimes; sentenced to 46 months in federal prison for possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM); released in January 2023; as of February 2024, lives in Pleasant View, Utah.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison, Released,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2020, 2020s,
- Case report »
Jake S Hally
- was an LDS church member in Idaho Falls, Idaho; accused of sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2023,
- Case report »
Melvin Eugene Hansen
- was a Mormon church member, school music teacher and former Tabernacle Choir member in Utah; convicted in 2021 in Utah of first degree felony attempted aggravated child sexual abuse; also accused of sexual abuse in Arizona.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Police investigation,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Crime years: 2000s, 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2021,
- Case report »
Elwood Bruce Haws
- was a longtime employee and vice president of an LDS church-owned trust company in Utah; charged in 2020 with 13 second degree felony counts of sexual exploitation of a minor (related to possession of child pornography); admitted that he viewed child pornography 3-4 times a week over a 3-4 year span; in 2021, pleaded guilty to three counts and was sentenced to 180 days in jail; in 2023, violated probation.
- Criminal case: Admitted guilt, Convicted, Jail, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Violated parole/probation,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2010s, 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2021,
- Case report »
Hayden Hoss Hunter
- was a Mormon missionary in California; he was from Pleasant Grove, Utah; arrested in 2020 for distribution of child sexual abuse material (child pornography) while on his mission; convicted of possession of CSAM in 2021.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Released,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime scenes: Online,
- Crime years: 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2021,
- Case report »
Carl Matthew Johnson
- was a former mayor of West Bountiful, UT; former Mormon bishop in Utah; arrested for and charged with sexually abusing several children; pleaded guilty in January 2023 to four felony counts of child sexual abuse; sentenced in March 2023 to prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 1980s, 1990s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2023,
- Case report »
Jordan Lyn Jolley
- was an LDS church member in Syracuse, Utah; convicted of voyeurism in January 2024.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2024,
- Case report »
Eric Whitney Jones
- was an LDS church member in Blackfoot, Idaho; arrested for alleged sexual contact with a toddler; convicted in January 2024 of battery with the intent to commit lewd conduct of a child after a one-day trial; sentenced in March 2024 to two to 20 years in prison; required to register as a sex offender.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 2 victims, 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2024,
- Case report »
Dennis L Judd
- was an LDS church member and Uintah County, Utah attorney; charged with voyeurism and stalking in October 2023 after allegedly filming his female employees in his law firm's bathroom; in January 2024, pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of stalking; plea held in abeyance; in June 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of voyeurism.
- Criminal case: Plea agreement, Probation,
- Civil case: Ongoing civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace,
- Crime years: 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2024,
- Case report »
Spencer Kay Kartchner
- was an LDS church member in Utah; convicted of sex crimes in 2009 and 2021.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Online,
- Crime years: 2000s, 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2000s, 2009, 2020s, 2021,
- Case report »
Eric Lee Knight
- was an LDS church member; former physician; pleaded guilty in 2021 in New Hampshire to two felony counts of second-degree assault in a plea deal that would allow him to get his medical license back and avoid the sex offender registry.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Unknown,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2021,
- Case report »
Michael James Lister
- was an LDS church member in or near Cedar City, Utah and Bunkerville, Nevada; accused in Utah in 2023 of sexual abuse of two young girls; pleaded guilty to one count of sodomy on a child; sentenced in June 2023 to 25 years to life in prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2023,
- Case report »
Boyd K Lords
- was a Mormon church member in Winnemucca, Nevada; accused of child sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in 2022 to one felony count of lewdness with a child under the age of 14; was sentenced to prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2022,
- Case report »
Leonard Loschen
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was a Mormon church member; sentenced in 2022 to prison in Utah for sexually abusing LDS missionaries.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2022,
- Case report »
Brandon Lee Manning
- was an LDS church member in Utah and Georgia; convicted three times of sex crimes: Scotland in the 1990s, Utah in 2001, Georgia in 2020; assigned to be a young men's president in a Georgia LDS branch in 2017; arrested in 2019 and charged with eight felony counts of child sexual exploitation; convicted; as of November 2023, lives in Fort Valley, Georgia as a registered sex offender.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s,
- Convicted in: 1990s, 2000s, 2001, 2020, 2020s,
- Case report »
Benjamin Michael Manning
- was a Mormon church member in Massachusetts and Utah; in 2014, molested a child while living with her family in Salt Lake City, Utah; charged with child sexual abuse in 2019; was a Sunday school teacher at some point between 2014 and 2024; found guilty by a jury in February 2024; sentenced in April 2024 to 120 years in prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2024,
- Case report »
David Allen Matlock
- was a Mormon church member; arrested and convicted in 2022 of open and gross lewdness.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Unknown,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2022,
- Case report »
Calvin James McGee
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was an LDS missionary in Virginia in 2022; accused of soliciting sexually explicit pictures and video from a person he believed to be an 11-year-old girl, and inviting her to meet in person; arrested in Boise, Idaho in July 2023 and accused of rape of a minor; pleaded guilty to two charges related to child sexual abuse; sentenced in May 2024 to three to 25 years in prison.
- Criminal case: Admitted guilt, Convicted, Ongoing, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2024,
- Case report »
David Lawson Millett
- was a Mormon church member in Utah; found guilty of sexual abuse and sentenced in 2022 to prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2022,
- Case report »
Shawn Tyler Mortensen
- was a former Mormon bishop and stake presidency member in Albuquerque, New Mexico; in February 2021, admitted to police that he had sexually abused an 11-year-old girl in January 2021; convicted of child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2022 to prison in New Mexico.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2022,
- Case report »
Erick Allen Mosteller
- was a Mormon church member and former youth leader in Utah; was caught downloading child sexual abuse material (CSAM); admitted to soliciting sex acts from trafficked women at Asian massage parlors; pleaded guilty in March 2023 to two second degree felony charges of child sexual exploitation; sentenced in August 2023 to 250 days in jail, with credit for 79 days served; placed on 4 years probation.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2023,
- Case report »
Craig Steven Nebeker
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was a Mormon church member in California and St. George, Utah; accused of sexual abuse and convicted of three counts of AGGRAVATED SEX ABUSE OF A CHILD and one count SODOMY ON A CHILD.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2023,
- Case report »
Joseph H Neipp
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was a former LDS bishop in San Jose, California; in 2021, pleaded no contest to four molestation counts and was given an 18-year prison sentence, with credit for the three years he spent in county jail prior to his sentencing; father of convicted Mormon child sexual abuser Samuel Neipp.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: lawsuit against LDS church, Unknown result,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: LDS church activity, LDS church building, LDS Primary activity,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2021,
- Case report »
Aaron Mark Nelson
- was a Mormon church member in Idaho Falls, Idaho; charged with 3 counts of Battery-Actual, Intentional and Unlawful Touching or Striking of Another Against their Will and 3 counts of Disturbing the Peace; accepted plea deal and found guilty of Disturbing the Peace; died 31 days after convicted.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2020, 2020s,
- Case report »
Paul William Newman
- was a former Mormon bishop in Utah; charged in 2020 with child sexual abuse; convicted of a sex crime.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2020s,
- Case report »
Darin Ogden
- was a Mormon church member in Idaho; faced eight charges, including four counts of lewd conduct with a child younger than 16; in 2020, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2020, 2020s,
- Case report »
DeRon Harrison Olsen
- was a former Mormon bishop and stake presidency counselor in Spokane, Washington; in 2024, pleaded guilty to one felony count of child molestation and one felony count of child rape; sentenced to prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Crime years: 2000s, 2010s, 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2024,
- Case report »
Jeffrey Paul Olson
- was a Mormon church member in Utah; found guilty of first-degree felony aggravated sex abuse of a child and was sentenced in 2020 to four consecutive terms of three years to life in prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2020, 2020s,
- Case report »
Keith O'Dell (or Odell) Peterson
- was a Mormon church member and former high school teacher in Nampa, Idaho; accused in 1991 of inappropriate sexual contact; sentenced to 180 days suspended jail time and two years of probation; charge was dismissed in 1998 after he completed probation; pleaded guilty in October 2019 to one count of lewd conduct with a child under 16; sentenced in 2020 to 17 years in prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 1990s, 2010s,
- Convicted in: 1990s, 2020, 2020s,
- Case report »
Eneudo Luis Petit
- was a Mormon bishop in Provo, Utah; while bishop, allegedly sexually abused a child; accused of molesting another child before becoming a bishop; allegedly avoided arrest warrant for child sexual abuse by fleeing the US to Venezuela; arrested in Texas in 2021; convicted in Utah in 2022 and sentenced to prison; as of July 2024, is in the Uintah County Jail.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Fled or failed to appear, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2022,
- Case report »
Scott Elvin Phister
- was a Mormon bishop and stake president in Wyoming; later moved to Utah and worked as a massage therapist; pleaded no contest in 2022 to two class A misdemeanor charges of sexual battery for touching a female massage client in a sexual manner.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2022,
- Case report »
Mark Chadwick Porter
- was a Mormon church member and former stake presidency member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse in 2022 after allegedly groping women in a Logan grocery store; pleaded guilty in December 2022.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2022,
- Case report »
Kent Daniel Prestwich
- was an LDS church member and nursery leader (Primary teacher/worker) in Lewiston, Utah; arrested in 2023 for allegedly downloading child sexual abuse material (CSAM) for 15 years "because it aroused him;" pleaded guilty to two 2nd degree felony counts of child sexual exploitation; January 2024: sentenced to two concurrent terms of one to 15 years in prison, with credit for 91 says served.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2023,
- Case report »
Noah Alan Rada
- was a Mormon church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; accused of possession of child sexual abuse material in 2022; pleaded guilty.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2022,
- Case report »
Kenneth Merlin Richens
- was an LDS church member and chief information officer (CIO) of Central Valley Medical Center in Nephi, Utah; accused in 2023 of child sexual exploitation; pleaded guilty in February 2024 to two felony counts of sexual exploitation of a minor; in April 2024, sentenced to two consecutive terms of one to 15 years in prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Online,
- Crime years: 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2024,
- Case report »
Percy Wilbur Rock
- was an LDS church member in Greencastle, Pennsylvania; accused of possessing CSAM; pleaded guilty in 2023.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2023,
- Case report »
Michael David Rosser
- was an LDS church member in Indiana; accused in 2023 of child sexual abuse; made a plea agreement in February 2024, agreeing to plead guilty to reduced charges; convicted in 2024 and sentenced to six years in prison with two years probation.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2024,
- Case report »
Douglas Saltsman
- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Probation,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, 100 or more victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2020, 2020s,
- Case report »
Wade Lee Schvaneveldt
- was an LDS church member and high school girl's basketball coach in or near Grace, Idaho; accused of raping a child numerous times over a period of several years, including at his home while his family was attending LDS church meetings; in April 2023, accepted a plea deal to two felony counts of rape; in June 2023, was sentenced to 8 to 18 years in prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Crime years: 2010s, 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2023,
- Case report »
Matthew Gregory Shepard
- was an LDS church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; In October of 2019 chatted with online 13year old persona to try and meet for sex; found guilty to 3 counts of entice a minor by internet or text; currently in jail in Duchese, Utah..
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: Online,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2021,
- Case report »
Jason Buford Smith
- was an LDS church member in Indiana; in 2019, confessed to sexually abusing a child; pleaded guilty and was sentenced in 2021 to 728 days of probation for battery against a child under 14 years old.
- Criminal case: Admitted guilt, Convicted, Probation,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2021,
- Case report »
Phillip Brandon Stokes
- was an active LDS church member and music composer for multiple videos posted to official Church websites or social media accounts; in 2022, he was found guilty and sentenced to prison for rape of a child.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2022,
- Case report »
Sean David Sund
- was an LDS primary teacher in Utah; was convicted in 2022 of sexually abusing a girl from his LDS ward.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2022,
- Case report »
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- Criminal case: Convicted, Never charged, Not convicted, Ongoing, Unknown,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, 100 or more victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 1800s, 1900 to 1949, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s,
- Convicted in: 1800s, 1900 to 1979, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, Never convicted,
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Kevin G Sykes
- was an LDS church youth leader in Utah; arrested for possessing child pornography; later arrested for forcible sodomy, human trafficking, sexual abuse of a minor, child abuse and obstructing justice; pleaded guilty in February 2023 to four counts of felony child sexual abuse; in November 2023, was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison in Utah.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2023,
- Case report »
Brent E Taylor
- was the Utah Valley Youth Symphony orchestra director, and an LDS Sunday school teacher; accused in 2018 of sexually abusing multiple boys; a judge issued a warrant in June 2023 for Taylor's arrest, ruling that he had exaggerated his health issues to avoid trial; as of September 2023, was found to have disappeared after his nurse overdosed on drugs and died; pleaded guilty in June 2024.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Fled or failed to appear, Ongoing, Pleaded guilty,
- Victims: 6 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2024,
- Case report »
Donald Ray Tolman
- was an LDS church member and former bishop in Provo, Utah (Provo 10th Ward, starting in 1975); convicted in 2020 of six felony counts related to child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2020 to 25 years to life in prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2020, 2020s,
- Case report »
Mark C Treter
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was a Mormon church member and environmental lawyer in Greendale, Indiana; accused of sexual abuse; found guilty; sentenced in 2023 to probation; local LDS church leaders allegedly knew of Treter's criminal behavior but did not report to police.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Probation,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 2000s, 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2023,
- Case report »
Timothy Turner
- was an LDS church member and middle school band teacher in West Virginia; convicted in 2020 of child sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Unknown,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2020, 2020s,
- Case report »
Devin Todd Tuttle
- was a Mormon church member in Draper, Utah; convicted of UNLAWFUL SEXUAL CONDUCT WITH A 16 OR 17 YEAR OLD/CLASS A MISDEMEANOR.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2023,
- Case report »
Jordan Thomas Udall
- was a Mormon church member and police officer in St. Johns Arizona; pleaded guilty in 2022 to knowing access to child pornography.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Unknown,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2022,
- Case report »
Thomas Michael Wallin
- was a Mormon church member in South Jordan, Utah; admitted to sexually abusing a child within an LDS chapel.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: LDS church building,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2020, 2020s,
- Case report »
Christopher B Warnock
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was a Mormon church member in Waukesha County, Wisconsin; found guilty of two counts of 1st Degree Sexual Assault of Child and one 2nd Deg. Sex Assault-Intoxicated Victim .
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2021,
- Case report »
Dylan Kevin Whiting
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was an LDS bishop in Nampa, Idaho; was removed from his position in 2021 after child sexual abuse allegations surfaced; was charged with four sex crimes; pleaded guilty to one felony count; sentenced in 2022 to prison.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2010s, 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2022,
- Case report »
Robert Preston Wily
- was an LDS member in Utah arrested for allegedly possessing several child exploitation images ; convicted of one felony count in 2020; Also found guilty of 4 SEXUAL BATTERY - Class A Misdemeanor and sentenced to 365 days in jail and 48 months probation.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2020, 2020s,
- Case report »
Byron Dean Wiscombe
- was an LDS bishopric counselor and Idaho city councilman; signed a plea agreement indicating he would admit to committing lewd conduct with a minor; sentenced to prison in 2023.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 2010s, 2020s,
- Convicted in: 2020s, 2023,
- Case report »

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