Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
Case report
12/22/1989 – Idaho
LDS Sidney Spencer was placed on the BSA Confidential files but received another Adult
Application 12/18/91 to the BSA approved and signed by Bishop Walz from the LDS church.
Church (Charter Organization) but this was denied by the BSA. On this application, Spencer answered the question, ‘Have you ever been convicted of a criminal offense,’ to which he replied – ‘Incest, 1984, 16 yr-old girl.’
This application was approved by Bishop Walz despite this admission by Spencer.
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Perpetrator: Spencer, Sidney – Mormon
Place: Rexburg
Troop & Location: Attempted to register with the Grand Teton Council Troop 107
Years in BSA: Put in the IV Files in 1989
Description/Convictions:
Convicted of Incest in 1984 with 16 yr. old per Adult Application for registration
Never allowed to join BSA was put in IV Files immediately.
Case facts
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- LDS mission: unknown
- During alleged crime, lived in: Idaho,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Crime years: 1980s,
- Convicted in: 1980s,
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Sidney L Spencer - Perversion Files - LA Times
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