- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case: Admitted guilt, Unknown,
Case report
This case arose in 1987 in Utah. The following information comes from John Fanning’s record in the Boy Scouts of America’s ineligible volunteer files (“perversion files”).
LDS church member John Wood Fanning “has admitted to having an involvement with a teen age boy on one occasion while the two sleeping together in a double sleeping bag during an Order of the Arrow overnight activity.”
Notes and letters from K Hart Bullock LDS Scout Executive are included in the BSA files.
“Fanning is shown to be involved in troops in Illinois and Louisiana.”
Case facts
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- LDS mission: no
- Lived in: Utah,
- During alleged crime, lived in: Utah,
- When accused, lived in: Utah,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: Scout activity/event,
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Case information sources
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Case information source details
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John Wood Fanning - Perversion Files
Publisher: Los Angeles Times
Date:
Archive.org
Source type: News article
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