13 LDS sex abuse cases found
2018
- Crime year: 2018
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- Robert Adams (1971 – ) was a Mormon church member and 2nd counselor in the bishopric, in Farmington, Utah; convicted of attempted aggravated sexual abuse of a child in 2019; the victim was an 11-year-old girl; sentenced to 365 days in jail; is a registered sex offender February 2026; reportedly approved for rebaptism
Convicted:
2019, 
Positions: Bishopric counselor, 
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, - Alleged church actions: Approved for rebaptism, Excommunicated,
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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
- Convicted:
2019,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Ongoing, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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"[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.""Nathaniel admitted to being sexually attracted to children" - 2025 p.c. affidavit-
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- 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
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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"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."A law enforcement officer called the case "one of the most twisted instances of grooming he’d ever seen"-
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- 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
- Convicted:
2019,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
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- Craig Capron (1965 – ) was a podiatrist; Mormon branch president in Macy, Nebraska (1999-2002), then a stake/ward executive secretary in Wyoming; allegedly sexually abused at least five children over a span of 20-plus years, despite LDS officials allegedly knowing of the first victim and prohibiting Capron from teaching kids; convicted in 2024 in Wyoming; sentenced to six to 12 years in prison; convicted again in 2025
- Convicted:
2024,
- Positions: Branch president, Other leader, Ward executive secretary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Alleged church actions: Church officials accused of failure to warn ward members, Released from church position, Ward official accused of failure to report, Ward officials restricted accused from working with children,
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"I just want what's best for you."Mormon officials allegedly assigned Capron to leadership positions despite forbidding him from teaching children - more than 20 years prior to his conviction-
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- Candon Dahle (2003 – ) was a Mormon BYU baseball pitcher in Utah; in 2025, charged in two Idaho counties with crimes related to child sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in Fremont County in May 2025; sentenced to 180 days in jail for sexually assaulting a young girl for five years; set for early jail release Jan. 21, 2026; not required to register as sex offender; Floodlit.org is seeking court documents
- Convicted:
2025,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
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"You forced me to keep your secret for seven years. I sat through your baseball games, I watched the world cheer for you. I watched you achieve every church standing and be celebrated, all while I screamed inside because I knew the truth."Multiple Mormon church members wrote letters of support after Dahle pleaded guilty-
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- Isaac Durfey (1991 – ) was a Mormon church member in Eagle Mountain, Utah; convicted of sex crimes in 2014, 2015 and 2018; accused each time of offering money or gifts to teen boys (ages 16-17) in exchange for sex or explicit pictures; charges of which he was convicted included sexual exploitation of a minor, sexual battery and sexual solicitation of a child
- Convicted:
2014, 2015, 2018,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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"When he saw the victim on Instagram he had intentions of helping him, but the bad side kicked in and it progressed from there,"-
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- Elwood Haws (1951 – ) was 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; admitted that he viewed child sexual abuse material 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; as of 2026, lives in Taylorsville, Utah
- Convicted:
2021,
- Positions: Church employee,
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, Released, Violated parole/probation,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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- Richard Morriss (1973 – ) was a Mormon church member and divorce lawyer in Meridian, Idaho; accused of rape in 2022; pleaded guilty in 2025 to a reduced charge of aggravated battery sentenced to 30 days in jail
- Convicted:
2025,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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- 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
- Convicted:
2019,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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Nef confessed to sexually abusing young girls over 100 times-
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- Cody Polatis (1995 – ) was a Mormon church member in Rexburg, Idaho; committed a series of crimes; was convicted multiple times of crimes related to child sex abuse
- Convicted:
2016, 2022,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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""what I've done to these little (victims)is something I get to live with the rest of my life""-
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- 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
- Positions: Primary teacher,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Ongoing, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
- Alleged church actions: Church members wrote letters of support,
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"I wen [sic] to the Bishop on my own to start this process, and am accepting the consequences that come."Pratt received multiple letters of support in his criminal trial, including from his former LDS bishop to whom he allegedly confessed abuse-
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- Paul Protzman (1995 – ) was a Mormon church member in Ogden, Utah; convicted in two separate cases in 2019 of multiple offenses related to sexual abuse of a minor; is a registered sex offender living in Ogden, Utah as of February 2026
- Convicted:
2018,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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""Rumors need to be silenced, or he will silence them himself" and "he isn't going to jail or be on the list""-
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