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Case summary
Add info | Back to top07/26/90 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.”
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LDS/Mormon church membership history
Add info | Back to topLDS mission information
FLOODLIT is not aware whether the accused served a full-time LDS mission.
LDS temple marriage information
FLOODLIT is not aware whether the accused was married in a Mormon temple.
Alleged victim(s)
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LDS church response(s)
Add info | Back to top- Alleged failure to report by local LDS leaders? unknown
- Alleged misconduct by local LDS leaders? unknown
- Alleged misconduct by global LDS leaders? unknown
FLOODLIT is not aware whether the Mormon church paid any settlement amounts related to this case.