Crime: 1980s, 
Crime state:
Washington,
LDS positions: Scout leader, Youth leader, - LDS mission:
no
- Alleged:
1 victim,
- Alleged crime scenes:
LDS activity, Vehicle,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, 
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Crime: 
Crime state:
LDS positions: 
Alleged:
Alleged crime scenes:
Criminal case(s): 
08/17/90 Washington
LDS Michael James Fischer was” arrested on 3 counts of child abuse. Fischer has pled guilty and is currently incarcerated at the Twin Rivers correctional center.” He was placed on the BSA Confidential files. A letter in the files to Paul Ernst, BSA National from Norman J. Stone, Scout Executive states “Church leadership was reluctant to release the victims name.” A news clipping in the file reads, ” A Spanaway church youth leader is to go on trial in October on charges that he repeatedly molested a 14-year-old family friend, sometimes while driving the boy to church events. “….Fischer, “was charged with three counts of molestation.” ….”Fischer was young men’s president… and is married with three children.”
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