was an Mormon church member and scout leader in Oregon; sentenced to a total of sixty years in prison with a minimum of thirty years, for child sexual abuse
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
Case report
06/27/85 Oregon
LDS Jay Douglas Mitchell “was charged with several counts of sodomy and sexual abuse
involving young children (as young as eight)” He “pled guilty to eight separate charges
and …was sentenced to a total of sixty years in prison with a minimum of thirty years.” It
took “BSA nearly nine months to ban Mitchell from Scouting.”
Case facts
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- LDS mission: no
- Lived in: Oregon,
- During alleged crime, lived in: Oregon,
- When accused, lived in: Oregon,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 1980s,
- Convicted in: 1980s,
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