36 LDS sex abuse cases found
2019
- Year convicted: 2019
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- Noel Anderson (1996 – ) was an LDS church primary teacher in McKinney, Texas; sentenced in 2019 in Texas to 50 years in prison for molesting children
Crime: 2010s, 
Crime state:
Texas,
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- Convicted:
2019,
LDS positions: Missionary, Primary, 
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
Crime state:
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- Nathaniel Barker (1989 – ) pled guilty in Utah to attempted forcible sexual abuse in 2019; arrested in 2025 and charged with 35 various charges related to sexual abuse of a minor; being held without bail in Utah County Jail
- Crime: 2010s, 2020s,
- Crime city:
Sandy, West Valley,
- Crime county:
AZ - Maricopa, Salt Lake,
- Crime state:
Arizona, Utah,
Crime city:
Crime county:
Convicted:
2019, 
Criminal case(s): Convicted, guilty, Ongoing, Pleaded guilty, pled guilty, "Nathaniel admitted to being sexually attracted to children" - 2025 p.c. affidavit
"[Barker] claimed that he was sick and on a lot of prescription medications and did not remember taking photographs of [redacted] or saving them onto his computer."
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- Revere Burnett (1972 – ) 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
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime county:
UT - Salt Lake,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2019, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Unknown result, -
- Cory Campbell (1984 – ) was a Mormon church member in Boise, Idaho; pleaded guilty and sentenced to 40 years/20 years minimum in prison for battery with the intent to commit rape; 10 different victims ranging in age from 14-17
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
Convicted:
2019, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, -
- David Cannata (1965 – ) 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
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state:
Arizona,
Convicted:
2019, 
LDS positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Stake high council, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, 
Alleged failure to report-
- David Chadwick (1966 – ) was an LDS church member in Eagle Mountain, Utah; convicted in 2019 of sex abuse of a child
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2019, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result, Alleged failure to report-
- Tanner Clark (1993 – ) 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
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2019, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Prison, Probation, Violated parole/probation, -
- Kenneth Copple was a Mormon church member in Arizona; found guilty of child sexual abuse and sentenced in 2019 to prison
- Crime: 1980s,
- Crime county:
AZ - Maricopa,
- Crime state:
Arizona,
Convicted:
2019, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, Alleged failure to report-
- Justin Crawley (1993 – ) 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
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime county:
UT - Utah,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2019, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, -
- Gary Erickson (1968 – ) was an LDS church member, boy scout leader and Mesquite, Nevada police detective; was arrested in 2018; in 2019, pleaded guilty in Utah to a charge of crossing state lines to engage in illicit sexual conduct
- Convicted:
2019,
- LDS positions: Missionary, Other leader, Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
- View report »
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- Francis Fuller (1940 – ) 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
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2019, LDS positions: Bishop, Missionary, Stake high council, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Registered sex offender, -
- Gabe Gilbert (2000 – ) 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
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2019, LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, -
- 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
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2019, LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, -
- Marvin Harker (1968 – ) 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
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Crime country:
Canada,
Crime country:
Convicted:
2019, LDS positions: Bishop, Missionary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Alleged failure to report-
- Jeffrey Head (1964 – ) was an LDS bishop in Draper, 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
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2019, LDS positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jail, Jury trial, Probation, Registered sex offender, Released, Alleged failure to report-
- Daniel Henshaw (1990 – ) 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
- Convicted:
2019,
- LDS positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Ongoing,
- Alleged failure to report
- View report »
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- Brandon Hernandez (1999 – ) 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
- Convicted:
2019,
- LDS positions: Other leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
- View report »
Convicted:
2019, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Probation, Unknown result, -
- Floyd Jennings (1947 – 2025) was a former Mormon bishop and school bus driver in Utah; was a senior missionary in Nauvoo, Illinois and Fort Cove, Utah; arrested in 2017 for soliciting sex from two girls he thought were 13 years old; convicted in 2019; died in 2025
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2019, LDS positions: Bishop, Missionary, Senior missionary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result, -
- Leslie Loveland (1994 – ) 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
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime city:
UT - Provo,
- Crime county:
UT - Utah,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2019, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, -
- David Moss (1967 – ) was an LDS bishop (2015-19) and police officer in Lehi, 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
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2019, LDS positions: Bishop, Missionary, Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Alleged failure to report-
- Steven Murdock (1963 – ) 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
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Tennessee,
Convicted:
2019, LDS positions: Bishop, Stake high council, Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Community service, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Released, Alleged failure to report-
- 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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- Aaron Neff (1972 – ) was a Mormon church member in Grand Junction, Colorado; convicted of abusing two teenage girls, one for many years; sentenced to 89 years prison
- Convicted:
2019,
- LDS positions: Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- View report »
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- Samuel Neipp (1982 – ) 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
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
California,
Convicted:
2019, LDS positions: Unknown position, Criminal case(s): Convicted, No contest, Prison, Civil case(s): Ongoing, -
- Christopher Nuttall (1981 – ) 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
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime county:
AZ - Maricopa,
- Crime state:
Arizona,
Convicted:
2019, LDS positions: Primary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, -
- Lonnie Nyman was a Mormon church member and funeral director in Utah; accused of sex crimes; pleaded guilty; sentenced in August 2019
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2019, LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result, -
- Curtis Payne (1959 – ) 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
- Crime: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2019, LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, -
- Geoffrey Powell (1947 – ) 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
- Crime: 1980s,
- Crime country:
Australia,
Convicted:
2019, LDS positions: Bishop, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Alleged failure to report-
- Jeff Ranstrom (1986 – ) 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
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Idaho,
Convicted:
2019, LDS positions: Elders quorum, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Parole, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released, -
- Charles Richmond (1962 – ) 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
- Convicted:
2019,
- LDS positions: Other leader, Sunday school,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- View report »
Prosecutors said the victim reported her abuse in order to protect another child from getting hurt
"My daughter is hurt … She's angry at the world. [...] She can't quiet the memory of a childhood robbed from her."
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- 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
- Crime: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2019, LDS positions: Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Alleged failure to report-
- Anthony Teeples (1968 – ) was an LDS church member in Cache County, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 1989 and in 2019
- Crime: 1980s, 2010s,
- Crime county:
UT - Cache,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2019, LDS positions: Youth leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result, -
- Sterling Van Wagenen (1947 – ) 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
- Crime: 1990s, 2010s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2019, LDS positions: BYU, Stake high council, Sunday school, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Alleged failure to report-
- Nathan Ward (1961 – ) was a Mormon church member and OBGYN in Missisippi and Utah; sentenced to prison in 2019 for production of child pornography
- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2019, LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, -
- David Williams (1948 – ) 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
- Convicted:
2019,
- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
- Alleged failure to report
- View report »
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