Ralph Burlingame (1947 – ) was an LDS church member in Minnesota; sentenced in 1989 to work release for six months, convicted of 2nd degree criminal sexual abuse of a child in 1989.

Ralph Burlingame was reported as a Mormon in Mound Minnesota, in the 1980s.

In 1989, Burlingame was convicted of a 2nd degree felony count of criminal sexual conduct. The charge was related to child sexual abuse.

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Description of the sex crime from Minnesota court records:

Case Number: 27-CR-89-900389
Date Filed: 05/01/1989 May 1 1989
Case Title: State of Minnesota vs RALPH HAYDEN BURLINGAME State of Minnesota versus RALPH HAYDEN BURLINGAME
Case Type: Crim/Traf MandatoryCriminal Traffic Mandatory
Case Location: Hennepin County, Hennepin Criminal Downtown
Case Status: Closed

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Count 1

CRIM SEXUAL CONDUCT 2ND DEGREE
Statute: 609.343S1A
Disposition: Convicted
Disposition Date: June 22 1989 06/22/1989
Level of Charge: Felony
Offense Date: December 1 1986 12/01/1986

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  1. Minnestoa court record Case number: 27-CR-89-900389 , Minnesota court records search , May 1, 1989.
  2. marriage license granted to the accused in Salt Lake County , Salt Lake Tribune, April 3, 2026.

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