11 LDS sex abuse cases found

  • Crime year: 2014
    • Meghan Breanna Alt
    • Meghan Alt (1989 – ) was a Mormon church member in Irvine, California; arrested in 2015 and charged witch CSAM related charges; pleaded guilty of possessing CSAM and lewd acts with a child in 2017; sentenced 10 months in jail, 3 years probation and lifetime sex offender registration; Meghan is a registered sex offender living in Santa Ana, California as of August 2026
    • ConvictedConvicted: 2017,
    • Criminal casesCriminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
    • Church actionAlleged church actions: unknown,
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    • Samuel Arthur Baugh
      • "He has never been in trouble before. He is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; he attends church every Sunday at the ward in Pinehurst."
      — Baugh's defense attorney Trish Espelund
      A law enforcement officer called the case "one of the most twisted instances of grooming he’d ever seen"
    • Samuel Baugh (1983 – ) was a Mormon church member in Kingston, Idaho; charged in 2025 with multiple felonies related to child sexual abuse; allegedly molested two children for many years; his defense attorney noted Baugh was active in the church while requesting a reduction in the bond amount; Floodlit is seeking court documents
    • Church positionsPositions: Unknown position,
    • Criminal casesCriminal case(s): Ongoing,
    • Church actionAlleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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    • Shane Lynn Blackett
    • Shane Blackett (1987 – ) was a Mormon church member, former teacher and assistant football coach at Juab High School, Nephi, Utah; pleaded guilty to OBSTRUCTING JUSTICE in Dec 2014; according to court docs he "solicited inappropriate pictures by phone and she had sent pictures to him"; after he learned of a criminal investigation against him "he took steps to erase evidence of a crime from his phone," -court documents
    • Church positionsPositions: Unknown position,
    • Criminal casesCriminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
    • Church actionAlleged church actions: unknown,
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    • Nicholas Anthony Mason
      • "I then asked MASON about the files on the iPhone. MASON explained that he knew the files were in fact on his iPhone but had not told me because he was hoping the files would not be located. He stated he wanted to "chance it" and then stated there should be three files of child pornography. "
      — Special Agent Ronald C. Bridge, Police Affidavit
      "MASON made several statements regarding the child pornography being an error and that he had not meant to download the files [...] He told me files were located in his video files and that he accessed them as recently as three to four days prior. MASON said he accessed the files on average two times a week."
    • Nicholas Mason (1989 – ) was a Mormon church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; p.c. affidavit states found multiple videos of CSAM on his iPhone, CD evidence and icloud storage with CSAM
    • ConvictedConvicted: 2015,
    • Criminal casesCriminal case(s): Convicted,
    • Church actionAlleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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    • Spencer Merrell Pratt
      • "I wen [sic] to the Bishop on my own to start this process, and am accepting the consequences that come."
      — Spencer Pratt, in a 2024 text message to victims' relative, per probable cause affidavit
      Pratt received multiple letters of support in his criminal trial, including from his former LDS bishop to whom he allegedly confessed abuse
    • Spencer Pratt (1975 – ) was a Mormon church member and former bank vice president of a Zions Bank branch in or near Spanish Fork, Utah; arrested in January 2025 on suspicion of child sexual abuse; pled guilty to FORCIBLE SEXUAL ABUSE - 2nd Degree Felony and AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD - 1st Degree Felony(amended to) - 2nd Degree Felony; sentencing December 31, 2025
    • Church positionsPositions: Primary teacher,
    • Criminal casesCriminal case(s): Convicted, Ongoing, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
    • Church actionAlleged church actions: Church members wrote letters of support,
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    • Rene Rodriguez
    • Rene Rodriguez (1982 – ) was a Mormon elders quorum presidency member and sheriff in Shoshone, Lincoln County, Idaho; accused in 2019 of child sexual abuse that allegedly took place from 2005 to 2014; faced criminal charges in multiple Idaho counties; in one, was acquitted by a jury; in another, was convicted in 2020 and sentenced to 14 to 28 years in prison
    • ConvictedConvicted: 2020,
    • Church positionsPositions: Elders quorum president/counselor,
    • Criminal casesCriminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
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