was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse; sentenced to prison
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case: Convicted,
Case report
07/26/90 Washington
LDS Michael L. Hicks was placed on the BSA Confidential Files due to being “Arrested for
child abuse.” A news-clipping in the files reads, “A Yakima man has again received a
suspended prison sentence after being convicted a third time for sexually abusing
children Hicks was found guilty of molesting two foster children” but “An earlier incident
of committing indecent liberties in 1987 did not come to light until recently.”
Case facts
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- LDS mission: unknown
- Lived in: Washington,
- During alleged crime, lived in: Washington,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 1980s,
- Convicted in: 1990s,
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