LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Scout leader, Stake high council, - During crime: Bishopric counselor, Scout leader,
- LDS mission:
no - Alleged:
5 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Alleged crime scenes:
LDS activity, Scout activity, Victim's home,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released, - Alleged failure to report
- Alleged church actions: Excommunicated,
- AKA Ron Jenkins
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Ronald Jenkins was a Mormon church member in the Filer, Idaho area. He served as first counselor in the Filer 2nd Ward bishopric (from approximately 1991 to 1993) and as a stake high council member (from approximately 1993 to 1994). He also was a scout leader.
In 1995, Jenkins was charged with sex crimes in at least 3 Idaho counties.
In 1995, he was indicted by a grand jury in Twin Falls County on 3 counts of lewd conduct.
In April 1996 in Twin Falls Idaho and May 1996 in Franklin County Idaho, Jenkins was convicted of a total of 10 counts of felony child sexual abuse.
As of 2023, Jenkins is a registered sex offender who lives in Caldwell, Idaho.
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LaMont Anderson, special prosecutor for the Idaho attorney general’s office, said in 1996 that Jenkins abused a boy while interviewing him “in his capacity as a local Mormon Church leader.” (source: Twin Falls Times-News, July 2, 1996, p. 15)
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Sources
- Ronald Jenkins - Idaho Boy Scouts Abuse,
- Offender Radar,
- Ex-Teacher Charged With Lewd Conduct,
- Filer child molester heads to prison,
- Ronald Alvin Jenkins,
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1. Ronald Jenkins - Idaho Boy Scouts Abuse
Perpetrator: Jenkins, Ronald - Mormon
Place: Filer
Troop & Location: Grand Teton Council - Filer 2nd Ward
Years in BSA: No IV File, Scouting 1989-1993
Accused of molesting scouts in the 1990's. Convicted of Lewd Conduct with a minor in April,
1996, 17 year sentence.Timeline for Ronald Alvin Jenkins:
Born 1942
(SSN Issued in Idaho)
1966
BYU
1970’S
Married [...].
1980’s
LDS Bishopric counselor in Filer, Idaho, 2nd Ward (per victim.)
1984-1988
Molested Scout(s) on Scouting trips (per victims in court documents.)
1990
Resigned from being LDS Bishopric Counselor to become a Scoutmaster of the Filer
2nd Ward Boy Scout Troop. Teton Council (per victim.)1990-1993
Continually molested Scout(s) on scouting trips (per victim.)
Summer of 1991
On a church overnight camping trip Jenkins asked victim if he could
see his penis. Another time, victim was being interviewed by Jenkins as part of
church-conducted interviews with children to see if they were in need of adult
guidance. Jenkins sexually abused victim. Jenkins abused victims at least two more
times at victim’s house and at Jenkins’ house. Another incident occurred on an LDS
church camp. Other incidents happened on a motorcycle trip and on a camping trip.
Jenkins told the victim to victim’s older brother. Victim met Jenkins through Scouts.
(1995 Twin Falls County Sheriff’s Report.)1993
Scout’s parent found out. It is unknown when or if the LDS church or the BSA ever
notified of the molestation. Law enforcement involved (per victim.)1994 (and earlier)
Abused several brothers in a family, per statement. (1995 Twin Falls County Sheriff’s
Report.)Fall 1994
Quit teaching job at Filer High School. (Spokesman-Review.)
[...]
3/30/1995
Investigation by Twin Falls County Sheriff’s Office.
1995
Charged in several counties for Lewd Conduct with a Child Under 16.
1996
Convicted in Twin Falls County and Franklin County in 1996.
Current, he has been incarcerated ever since his conviction.
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2. Offender Radar
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3. Ex-Teacher Charged With Lewd Conduct
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4. Filer child molester heads to prison
TWIN FALLS - Despite a promise to mend his ways, a former Filer school and church official will spend at least seven years in prison for molesting boys, a judge told him Monday.
[excerpt only due to difficulty of transcription; the full article contains many relevant details]
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5. Ronald Alvin Jenkins
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