was a Mormon church ward clerk in Jackson, Michigan; before becoming ward clerk, was convicted of rape; after becoming ward clerk, in 1994, was found guilty by a judge of kissing and fondling an 8-year-old boy whom he was babysitting; McAskill had met the boy's mother at church; a police officer said McAskill told him 'he didn't see any problem' with an adult sleeping naked with a child

Case report

LDS church member Bruce A. McAskill, a bishop’s clerk in Jackson, Michigan “with a past rape conviction, faces a minimum sentence of 5 years in prison after a judge found him guilty of kissing and fondling a boy, 8, whom he was babysitting. The boy’s mother attended McAskill’s church. A police officer who was called to the scene said McAskill told him ‘he didn’t see any problem’ with an adult sleeping naked with a child.” (Jackson Citizen Patriot, 10/25/94)”

FLOODLIT is attempting to find out more about McAskill’s case.

Case facts

Case information sources

  1. [possible obituary]
    view source details | 12 Aug 2011 | Mlive [Saginaw News]

Case information source details

  • [possible obituary]
    Publisher: Mlive [Saginaw News]
    Date: 12 Aug 2011
    Archive.org
    Source type: Website

    Bruce McAskill Obituary
    McASKILL, Bruce A. of Saginaw, Michigan passed away Friday, August 12, 2011 at St Mary's Medical Center after a brief illness, at the age of 83 years. He was born February 15, 1928 in Hancock, Michigan. He served with the United States Navy during the Korean War. He had been employed by Saginaw Steering Gear and retired in 1986 after 30 years of service. He wrote poetry as a hobby. [redacted information about surviving family members] Cremation entrusted to Cederberg-Brietzke Funeral Home of Saginaw. No services are planned.

Browse the Mormon Sexual Abuse Database

FLOODLIT.org has a free public database of hundreds of reports about people who committed or allegedly committed sex crimes, including sexual abuse, while they were active Mormon church members. You can browse the entire database in all sorts of ways, including by LDS church position, number of victims, places where crimes took place, or criminal/civil case result.

View the Mormon Sexual Abuse Map

International map of locations where active members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints perpetrated or allegedly perpetrated sexual abuse or other sex crimes, or where LDS leaders failed or allegedly failed to help abuse survivors.

 

Add information

Search the Mormon Sexual Abuse Database