Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes- LDS positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
Case report
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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Born: 1948
- LDS mission: Brazil - Brazil [unknown city] 1967-1969
- Lived in: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
- During alleged crime, lived in: Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),
- When accused, lived in: Arizona,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: LDS youth activity,
- Latest update: February 2024: lives in Mesa, Arizona
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- Young Couples Planning to be Married in November
- Rowan Joseph Ellsworth
- nephew of the accused - Anthon Taylor Ellsworth
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Young Couples Planning to be Married in November
Publisher: Arizona Republic
Date: 5 Oct 1969
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view all information sources Rowan Joseph Ellsworth
Publisher: Arizona Corrections criminal record information
Date: 17 Jan 2023
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view all information sources nephew of the accused - Anthon Taylor Ellsworth
Publisher: FLOODLIT
Date: 1 Apr 2024
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Source type: News article
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