When will the floodlights come on?
Did you know that right now there are convicted child sexual abusers in leadership positions in the Mormon church? Men and women (but likely at... Read more »
- 387 times church officials allegedly hid abuse
- 195 lawsuits against the LDS church
- 132 accused former Mormon bishops
- 86 reports of abuse in LDS churches/temples
- $52.2 million paid after alleged failures
- 237 ongoing criminal cases and civil suits
- 33,475 documents
Mormon Sexual Abuse News
Floodlit’s 3 year anniversary
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY FLOODLIT Floodlit.org acknowledging 3 years of documenting sexual abuse in the Mormon church Floodlit launched three years ago today. In our effort to... Read more »
URGENT: Help Floodlit.org support survivors of alleged child sexual abuse by Wade Christofferson. We need your info!
URGENT: Please contact Floodlit.org if you are a survivor or know a survivor of alleged sexual abuse by Wade Christofferson, if you have any information... Read more »
BREAKING: Mormon church excommunicated alleged child sexual abuser, rebaptized him, put him in bishoprics, per multiple alleged victims who told Floodlit.org that church officials, including an apostle (the accused’s brother), kept abuse secret for years
URGENT: Please contact Floodlit if you are a survivor or know a survivor of alleged sexual abuse by Wade Christofferson, if you have any information... Read more »
Wade Christofferson: federal sex abuse charges unveiled; searched “In Ohio do clergy have to report child abuse confessions”, per court records
UPDATE Nov. 26, 2025 – For further updates in this developing story, please see Floodlit’s case report on Wade Christofferson. Wade Christofferson case report »... Read more »
Mormon apostle’s brother arrested for alleged child sexual abuse
UPDATE Nov. 26, 2025 – For further updates in this developing story, please see Floodlit’s case report on Wade Christofferson. Wade Christofferson case report »... Read more »
Russell Tolbert: plea deal; did not have to register as a sex offender
Russell S. Tolbert from Rigby Idaho was caught in a sting operation in 2018 and charged with felony enticement of a minor under 16. Due... Read more »
James Knudsen: Convicted of sex abuse of a child under 16
James Bryan Knudsen from Nampa, Idaho was convicted of child sex abuse of a child under 16 years of age in 2015. https://floodlit.org/a/b421 Read more »
Shannon Clifton: Sentenced 30-40 years
Shannon Noel Clifton of Warrensburg, Missouri was charged with 19 counts related to child sexual abuse in 2022. Accepted the plea deal and pled guilty... Read more »
Seeking info on man discussed on “Surviving Mormonism” who was convicted in Utah
Floodlit is looking for information about Jess Hurtado of Utah, who was accused of child sexual abuse and was convicted of lewdness, due to a... Read more »
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Special report: Mormon sexual abuse lawsuits
In 2025, Floodlit learned that the Mormon church spent nearly $60 million to defend and settle a 2013 West Virginia lawsuit by child sexual abuse victims.
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