5 LDS sex abuse cases found
1997
- Crime year: 1997
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- Mark Haws (1957 – ) was a Mormon church member in Lehi, Utah; accused of sexually abusing a girl for 14 years; convicted in 2010 of second-degree felony forcible sexual abuse; excommunicated; rebaptized in or before June 2025; as of March 2026, lives in Lehi, Utah as a registered sex offender
Crime: 1990s, 2000s, 
Crime state:
Utah,
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- Convicted:
2010,
LDS positions: Unknown position, 
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released, - Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, Rebaptized,
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Crime state:
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- Richard James (1966 – ) was a Mormon church member in Potomac, Maryland; accused of sexually abusing a boy from 1995 to 1999 at billionaire Bill Marriott's home, an LDS church and other locations; pleaded guilty to reduced child abuse charges; sentenced to 10 years in prison (nine suspended); was a registered sex offender; the victim sued the church, Marriott and six others in 2024
- Crime: 1990s,
- Crime state:
Maine, Maryland, North Carolina,
Convicted:
2002, 
LDS positions: Scout leader, Youth leader, 
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released, Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing, 
Alleged failure to report
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, Rebaptized, -
- Arvid Oakley (1943 – ) was a Mormon church member in Springville, Utah; accused of sexually abusing several girls who were between 4 and 6 years old; one alleged instance of abuse took place during his LDS mission to Uruguay in 1963; convicted of child sexual abuse in 1998; as of April 2026, is in prison in Utah
- Crime: 1960s, 1990s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
- Crime country:
Uruguay,
Crime country:
Convicted:
1998, LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, Investigators said Oakley inspected some naked children in a room in his house that he called "the tick room" as he operated a daycare
"He has abused so many children that he can't keep his victims straight."
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- Harry Poll (1936 – 2007) was a Mormon church member in Utah; convicted in 2000 of one Class A misdemeanor count of sexual abuse of a minor; registered sex offender as of 2007; died in 2007
- Crime: 1990s,
- Crime state:
Utah,
Convicted:
2000, LDS positions: Missionary, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Registered sex offender, -
- Corey Taylor (1960 – ) was a Mormon church member in Baltimore, Maryland; pleaded guilty to two felony counts related to sexual abuse of two minor children; in 2026, sentenced to 15 years in prison
- Crime: 1980s,
- Crime state:
Maryland,
Convicted:
2026, LDS positions: Scout leader, Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Alleged church actions: Approved for rebaptism, Church member allegedly wrote to First Presidency in support of accused, Excommunicated, Rebaptized, Filters
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