was an LDS church member in California; accused in the 1960s of sexual abuse; convicted of vagrancy in 1966 and served 10 days in jail; in 1967, placed in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) "perversion files"
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case: Unknown,
Case report
02/23/67 California
LDS Joel Elisia Houck Jr. “June 27th 1 966 served 10 days for vagrancy when a small
child accused him of section 288. P (lewd and lascivious acts with a child under age 4).
February 21st, 1967 Picked up by police… for 288 P Placed on BSA confidential files Feb
23rd, 1967.
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- LDS mission: no
- During alleged crime, lived in: California,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime years: 1960s,
- Convicted in: 1900 to 1979,
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