was an LDS church member in Ontario, Canada; arrested and charged with two counts of sexual assault and two counts of sexual interference
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Personal information

  • Musson, Scott
  • Born: 1961
  • Gender: Male
Sources
  1. Global News (archive)
  2. Obituary of Douglas George Merrell Musson, Scott Musson's father - Legacy, 2017-12-18 (archive)
Personal information - other sources
  1. From an anonymous source: "His mission was served in Korea. His medical career went from 1996 and ended in 2001 when his license was revoked. The first abuse reported to the church of him was in 1988. However he was in charge of the young men's within four years of that report."

Case summary

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“Sixty-year-old Scott Musson, who is the son of a well-known Burlington homeowner whose Christmas lights display attracts massive annual crowds, was arrested on Saturday and charged with two counts of sexual assault and two counts of sexual interference.

The alleged victim was a youth at the time of the assaults which occurred between 1997 and 1998.

At the time, Musson was a practicing doctor and involved with youth programs at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Burlington.”

The most recent Burlington victim reported that he turned to local Mormon church leaders for support, but that “it was never dealt with in the church at all.”

In 2001, Musson was stripped of his medical license for professional misconduct and incompetence, for sexually abusing four teenage boys.

Musson’s family was well known for many years in the Burlington area for their annual Christmas lights display at their home. In 2017, Musson’s father Doug fell to his death, and Musson became the public face of the display.

A poem called “Scott” was posted on the Musson family Christmas display website as of November 29, 2022, reading in part:

“You’re liked by everyone we know,
And held in high esteem.
It goes to show that long ago,
A special boy was seen.
In medicine you would excel,
A lifelong dream fulfilled.
You’ll have a bedside manner ,
That will really fill the bill.”

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Timeline of case events

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Location/residence history

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  • Date: 2021
  • Description: Burlington, Ontario
  • Country: Canada
  • State: unknown
  • City: Burlington
  • Lat/long: 43.3813589,-79.9099592

LDS/Mormon church membership history

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LDS mission information

The accused served a full-time LDS mission in the unspecified location mission from to .

LDS temple marriage information

The accused was not married in a Mormon temple.

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Alleged crime(s)

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Alleged victim(s)

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  • Number of alleged victim(s) - note if approximate: 1
  • Average age of alleged victim(s) at time of alleged crime(s): 15

Arrest(s)

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Arrest information

  • Arrest date: March 2022
  • Country: Canada
  • State: unknown
  • City/area: Burlington, ON

Criminal charge(s)

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Criminal charge information

  • Date: March 2021
  • Description: 2 counts of sexual assault and 2 counts of sexual interference

Criminal verdict(s)

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Criminal sentence

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Prison time

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Other court cases

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LDS church response(s)

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LDS church response

  • Date: March 2021
  • Statement by LDS church representative:

    "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has zero-tolerance for any form of abuse. The Church has just learned of these allegations, but is committed to a thorough review of them."

  • Name of LDS church representative: Sam Penrod
  • Position of LDS church representative: spokesperson
  • Alleged failure to report by local LDS leaders? yes
  • Alleged misconduct by local LDS leaders? no
  • Alleged misconduct by global LDS leaders? no

FLOODLIT is not aware whether the Mormon church paid any settlement amounts related to this case.

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