- LDS positions: Bishop, Missionary,
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: Unknown result,
Case report
Kent Pilling was a Mormon church bishop and licensed psychologist in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He was convicted in 1998 and in 1994 of sexual misconduct. In 1994, he was stripped of his license to practice psychology. He later moved to Idaho and is living in Twin Falls, Idaho as of February 2024.
On November 9, 1962, Pilling was appointed district leader of the Wirral District of the Mormon church in England, where he was serving as a full-time missionary.
In 1986, Pilling was serving as an LDS bishop of the Midnapore ward in the Calgary Alberta South stake.
1986 – Reported to the Mormon church by a woman who had been his patient.
1988 – Pleaded guilty to charges of professional misconduct.
August 1994 – Pleaded guilty to charges of sexual misconduct.
1994-09-16 – Pilling’s registration as a chartered psychologist with the Psychologists Association of Alberta (PAA) was cancelled.
1994 – Excommunicated from the LDS church.
1994 – Two former patients filed separate civil lawsuits related to Pilling’s sexual misconduct. One said he sexually molested her. Another, a mother of five, sued Pilling and the PAA. She said she initially reported him to the Mormon church in 1986 and to the PAA in 1988.
February 2024 – lives in Twin Falls, Idaho.
FLOODLIT is seeking information about the results of the two civil lawsuits filed against Pilling.
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- AKA E Kent Pilling
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Born: 1942
- LDS mission: United Kingdom - North British Mission 1962-1964
- During alleged crime/failure: Bishop,
- Lived in: Canada,
- During alleged crime, lived in: Canada,
- When accused, lived in: Canada,
- Victims: 2 victims,
- Latest update: February 2024: lives in Twin Falls, Idaho
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- Canlii - 1988 court record
- Ousted psychologist still doing counselling - part 1
- Ousted psychologist still doing counselling - part 2
- Beyond the Statute of Limitations - KentPilling.com
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