John Burrell was a Mormon church member; pleaded guilty of child sexual abuse.

02/11/97 Tennessee

LDS John Haws Burrell, “was convicted of twelve counts of sexual battery, three counts of rape and two counts of coercion of a witness. He was sentenced to 24 years in prison. The victims were 13 and 14 years old.”

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  1. State v Burrell , Case Text, December 30, 2022.

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