Summary
Philander Smartt was an LDS mission president who allegedly sexually manipulated some sister missionaries over whom he had a leadership responsibility.
Smartt was at one time a Mormon stake president of the Bessemer, Alabama Stake.
Smartt was not charged with a crime; however, an LDS church spokesman said, ““The sister missionaries who had been deceived and victimized were provided with ecclesiastical and emotional counseling, which continues to be offered to this time,” Hawkins added. “The wife and family of the mission president have been assisted by the church with the legal, emotional and personal consequences resulting from the immoral and sinful behavior of one man.””
Smartt’s father, Philander Smart Jr. or Philander Smart II, who went by “Phil Smartt,” was also a Mormon stake president (Chattanooga, Tennessee).
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- Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Mission president, Other leader, Stake president,
- During alleged crime: Mission president,
- When accused: Mission president,
- Alleged crime: 2010s, in Puerto Rico,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- AKA Lanny Smartt, President Smartt, Philander Smart III
- Mission: no
- Locations: Alabama, Puerto Rico,
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