was an LDS missionary in Canada; in 1980, sent home after allegedly molesting children; convicted in Arizona (1985) and Utah (1988) of child sexual abuse; in 1993, sentenced in Utah to 15 years in prison for molesting a child for five years; a 2002 lawsuit against the LDS church accused Mormon leaders of providing a safe harbor for him; as of 2024, lives in Ogden, Utah; registered sex offender

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Mitchell Blake Young was an LDS church member and former missionary in the Whitefish Bay area of Canada.

In 1980, the LDS church recalled him from his mission when they received reports he was sexually abusing children from a nearby First Nations tribe.

The LDS church allegedly failed to report Young to authorities.

Young was convicted in 1985 in Maricopa County, Arizona of sexual abuse of two children, ages 4 and 7. He was sentenced to five years probation.

In April 1988, Young pleaded guilty to charges of sexual misconduct with a group of four boys in the locker room of a Salt Lake City youth center.

In 1993, Young was sentenced to 15 years in the Utah State Prison for abusing a child from 1987 to 1992, when the child was 6-12 years old.

from the Salt Lake Tribune on 2002-07-02:

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  1. Victim Sues LDS Church, Sex Abuser
    view source details | 2 Jul 2002 | Salt Lake Tribune
  2. Sex-abuse victim sues molester and LDS Church
    view source details | 2 Jul 2002 | Deseret News
  3. Mitchell Blake Young
    view source details | 25 Sep 2023 | Offender Radar

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