was an LDS church member and schoolteacher in Arizona; allegedly molested a 14-year-old girl at an LDS girls camp in mid-1990; the abuse was reported to a bishop Burgess, who allegedly failed to report to police, but instead encouraged the victim to forgive; sentenced to prison in 1999 for two counts of child sexual abuse; released in 2007

Rowan Ellsworth was a Mormon church member in Arizona.

Ellsworth molested a 14-year-old girl at an LDS girls camp in mid-1990.

A person familiar with Ellsworth’s case told FLOODLIT that the abuse was reported to a bishop in Winslow, Arizona, with the last name Burgess. Burgess did not notify law enforcement, but instead encouraged the victim to forgive Ellsworth, according to our source, who requested to remain anonymous.

In 1999, Ellsworth was sentenced to 10 years in prison for sexually molesting two children.

He was released in 2007.

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  1. Young Couples Planning to be Married in November, Arizona Republic, October 5, 1969.
  2. Rowan Joseph Ellsworth, Arizona Corrections criminal record information, January 17, 2023.
  3. nephew of the accused - Anthon Taylor Ellsworth, FLOODLIT, April 1, 2024.

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