12 LDS sex abuse cases found

2019
  • Crime year: 2019
    • Mark Aitken
      • "Aitken was a manipulative man who repeatedly sent messages to his victim, causing her fear and alarm. His campaign of intimidation culminated in him committing rape."
      — Detective Inspector Forbes Wilson
      Aitken allegedly claimed to be a police officer, adding to the victim's suffering
    • Mark Aitken (1982 – ) was a Mormon church member in Falkirk, Scotland; found guilty in 2022 of raping a 16-year-old girl after allegedly sending her manipulative and threatening messages; sentenced to seven years in prison
    • ConvictedConvicted: 2022,
    • Church positionsPositions: Unknown position,
    • Criminal casesCriminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Prison,
    • Church actionAlleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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    • Alan Roman Andrus
    • Alan Roman Andrus
      • "You know what’s great? Is I can't wait until it [Ambien] kicks in, because then you do what I say. If I say you dance with a pencil, you're going to dance with a pencil. [...] It would be like if someone spiked your drink, you didn't know you were drinking alcohol so there is no sin."
      — Alan Andrus on a phone call recorded by the victim the day after the alleged sexual assault, per investigators
      2026: Ordered to register as sex offender
    • Alan Andrus (1963 – ) was a Mormon bishop in California from 2004 to 2009 (El Dorado Hills / Silva Valley Ward, El Dorado Stake); in 2020, arrested and accused of drugging and sexually assaulting a woman in 2019; in 2025, found guilty by a jury of one misdemeanor count of simple battery; sentenced to 32 days in jail and probation; registered sex offender; as of February 2026, defendant in ongoing lawsuit
    • ConvictedConvicted: 2025,
    • Church positionsPositions: Bishop, Missionary,
    • Criminal casesCriminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Registered sex offender,
    • Civil casesCivil case(s): Ongoing,
    • Church actionAlleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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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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    • Candon Dean Dahle
      • "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."
      — Jane Doe, abuse survivor
      Multiple Mormon church members wrote letters of support after Dahle pleaded guilty
    • 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
    • ConvictedConvicted: 2025,
    • Church positionsPositions: Unknown position,
    • Criminal casesCriminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
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    • Borzin Mottaghian
    • Borzin Mottaghian (1983 – ) was a Mormon church member in Provo, Utah; convicted of 8 various counts of sexual abuse; pretended to be a doctor posted ad on Craigslist for women needed for anatomy measurements for medical study; sexually assaulted 2 women with metal rod; police learned about it and sent in undercover police officer as volunteer for study; arrested; convicted in 2021; incarcerated in Utah Correctional Facility
    • ConvictedConvicted: 2021,
    • Criminal casesCriminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Prison,
    • Church actionAlleged church actions: unknown,
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    • Cody Leigh Polatis
      • ""what I've done to these little (victims)is something I get to live with the rest of my life""
      — Cody Polatis
    • 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
    • ConvictedConvicted: 2016, 2022,
    • 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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