James Francis Hogan

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At one time, Hogan was employed as an LDS chapel janitor.

According to a Church spokesperson, Hogan was excommunicated in 1985.

Sentenced to five years in prison in 1989; released in 1994

Two lawsuits vs. church in 1989

1984 – Hogan stopped working with the boy scouts.

1989 – was excommunicated from the Mormon church.

“Hogan stopped working with Boy Scouts in 1984 and was excommunicated from the LDS Church in 1989, Christian said.” BUT Hogan was placed on the BSA Ineligible files on June 4, 1974!”

In the BSA Files there is a letter, dated March 27, 1981, from Second Counselor Stake Presidency Daniel D. Allen to Mr. Bruce Winston BSA:

“Dear Bruce: The purpose of this letter is to put to rest the unresolved allegations on record for James Hogan. Mr. Hogan is a member of the Portland First Ward in the Portland Oregon Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Having discussed this matter thoroughly with Bishop Willis Packham of the First Ward, and President Herb Hill who is our Stake President, I am completely satisfied that the accusations on record are completely without substance. The matter was reviewed thoroughly by the ecclesiastical authorities at the time of the complaint and again just recently in connection with recent callings extended to Mr. Hogan. In essence, Jim has a great love for young people and occasionally demonstrates this feeling with an embrace of other physical contact. He has been counseled to be careful as this action has the potential of being misinterpreted in spite of its total innocence. I hope that this will be sufficient to clear his record and allow him to serve in the scouting organization. If I can be of further help don’t hesitate to contact me. Sincerely, Daniel D Allen Second Counselor, Stake Presidency.”

05/01/68 Portland,

Oregon

LDS James Hogan “The plaintiff in the suit alleges that church elder James Hogan forced
him to engage in various sexual acts between 1968 and 1973, when “M.D.” was 8 to 13
years old. Hogan was a member of the Portland 12th ward”

“According to the lawsuit (filed in 2002), in 1988 and 1989 Hogan pleaded guilty to two
felony child abuse charges and in 1990 settled a civil suit involving one of those victims and
a third boy.”

Hogan stopped working with Boy Scouts in 1984 and was excommunicated from the LDS
Church in 1989, Christian said.” BUT Hogan was placed on the BSA Ineligible files on June
4, 1974!

The church breached or neglected its duty to protect the plaintiff from Hogan, whom it knew
to be a pedophile.” “A lawsuit filed in Portland in January seeks more than $120 million
from the LDS Church for 12 victims it says were molested as children by a church elder in
the 1970s and 1980s. ”

In the BSA Files there is a letter, dated March 27, 1981 , from Second Counselor Stake
Presidency Daniel D. Allen to Mr. Bruce Winston BSA:

“Dear Bruce: The purpose of this letter is to put to rest the unresolved allegations on record
for James Hogan. Mr. Hogan is a member of the Portland First Ward in the Portland
Oregon Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Having discussed this
matter thoroughly with Bishop Willis Packham of the First Ward, and President Herb Hill
who is our Stake President, I am completely satisfied that the accusations on record are
completely without substance. The matter was reviewed thoroughly by the ecclesiastical
authorities at the time of the complaint and again just recently in connection with recent
callings extended to Mr. Hogan. In essence, Jim has a great love for young people and
occasionally demonstrates this feeling with an embrace of other physical contact. He has
been counseled to be careful as this action has the potential of being misinterpreted in spite
of its total innocence. I hope that this will be sufficient to clear his record and allow him to
serve in the scouting organization. If I can be of further help don’t hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely, Daniel D Allen Second Counselor, Stake Presidency.”

Hogan was placed on Probation from his previous sexual assault of children due to this

letter and ultimately removed from BSA probation in 1974 and, allowed to work again with
children in the BSA program. He then was accused of sexually assaulting more children
and when he tried to re-register on April 26 th , 1990 there is a note from Ernst (BSA official)
stating that “REFUSE-take off PROBATION-lawsuit against LDS CHURCH by parents for
sexual molestation by Hogan.”