was an LDS church member in the Holmes Lake Ward, Lincoln Nebraska Stake; convicted in 2002 of attempted 1st degree sexual assault of a minor; subsequently called as counselor in a YSA ward bishopric
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Personal information

  • Deaton, Randall Craig
  • Alias(es): Randall C Deaton, Randy Deaton
  • Born: 1959
  • Gender: Male

Case summary

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Randall Deaton was convicted in 2002 of two counts of attempted 1st degree sexual assault of a minor.

Deaton wasn’t an LDS church member at the time of conviction, but his family was. He allegedly converted to Mormonism in prison shortly after failing his first parole hearing.

Deaton was called into a local YSA (young single adults) ward bishopric in summer 2020 before some local LDS members protested and he was released. Allegedly, local church leaders had obtained First Presidency approval to call him to the bishopric in the first place. He was subsequently called as stake presidency secretary. When a new stake presidency was called, Deaton was released a few months later.

Allegedly, before Deaton’s YSA bishopric calling, he and his wife led a local LDS church-run addiction recovery group for years.

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Sources
  1. source 1 (archive) - -

Location/residence history

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  • Date: 2022
  • Description: last known location
  • Country: United States
  • State: NE
  • City: Lincoln
  • Lat/long:
  • Sources
    1. 1 (archive)

LDS/Mormon church membership history

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Counselor in bishopric
  • Start date: 2020
  • End date: 2020
  • Country: United States
  • State: Nebraska
  • Stake: Lincoln Nebraska
  • Ward: Holmes Lake
  • Held at the time of the alleged crime(s)? unknown
  • Held at the time of being publicly accused or arrested? unknown
LDS position held - other sources
  1. anonymous tips to FLOODLIT.org; dates approximate

LDS mission information

FLOODLIT is not aware whether the accused served a full-time LDS mission.

LDS temple marriage information

FLOODLIT is not aware whether the accused was married in a Mormon temple.

LDS church positions ever held by the accused: Counselor in bishopric
LDS church positions held by the accused at the time of the alleged crime(s):
LDS church positions held by the accused at the time of being publicly accused:

Alleged crime(s)

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Alleged crime information

  • Description of alleged crime(s): Attempted 1st Degree Sexual Assault F3
  • Start date: 1995
  • End date:
  • City:
  • State: NE
  • Country: United States
Sources
  1. 1 (archive)

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):

Alleged victim information

  • Gender of alleged victim: female
  • Age of alleged victim at time of alleged crime(s): minor
Sources
  1. 1 (archive)
  • Notes about alleged victim(s):

Arrest(s)

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Criminal charge(s)

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Criminal charge information

  • Date: June 2002
  • Description: attempt sexual assault, 1st degree
Criminal charge - other sources
  1. Case number CR02-443, district court in Nebraska; disposition date 2002-12-04

Criminal verdict(s)

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Criminal verdict information

  • Date: October 2002
  • Description: guilty of Attempted 1st Degree Sexual Assault F3
Sources
  1. 1 (archive)

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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  • Alleged failure to report by local LDS leaders? unknown
  • Alleged misconduct by local LDS leaders? unknown
  • Alleged misconduct by global LDS leaders? unknown

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

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