Gerald Collingwood (1943 – ) was a Mormon bishopric counselor in Alabama; moved to Utah; convicted of child sexual abuse in 1996 in Utah.
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Jerry Collingwood was a Mormon bishopric counselor in Alabama in about 1990 or 1991.

A person who knew Collingwood told FLOODLIT that Collingwood was arrested and convicted in Alabama of child sexual abuse. We haven’t been able to locate any court records related to that alleged case.

Collingwood moved to Utah in or around the early 1990s.

In 1996, he was convicted of two second-degree felony counts of sexual abuse of a child. As part of a plea agreement, a first-degree felony charge of sodomy on a child was dismissed without prejudice.

He was sentenced; FLOODLIT is seeking additional information about this case.

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Sources

  1. Case #961900783, Utah Courts Xchange, January 1, 2024.

  • 1. Case #961900783

    • 20240101
    • Court record
    • Utah Courts Xchange

    Utah case information:

    SECOND DISTRICT COURT - OGDEN
    WEBER, STATE OF UTAH
    STATE OF UTAH vs. COLLINGWOOD, GERALD ARTHUR
    CASE NUMBER 961900783 - State Felony CURRENT ASSIGNED JUDGE: MICHAEL D LYON Parties
    Charges

    Relationship
    Party
    Represented By
    Plaintiff
    STATE OF UTAH
    WILLIAM F DAINES
    Defendant
    GERALD ARTHUR COLLINGWOOD
    KENT SNIDER
    Offense
    Offense Date
    Charge 1
    76-5-403.1 - SODOMY ON A CHILD 1st Degree Felony Disposition: December 12, 1996 Dismissed (w/o prej)
    June 01, 1996
    Charge 2
    76-5-404.1 - SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD 2nd Degree Felony
    Plea: December 12, 1996 Guilty Disposition: December 12, 1996 {Guilty Plea}
    June 01, 1996
    Charge 3
    76-5-404.1 - SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD 2nd Degree Felony
    Plea: December 12, 1996 Guilty Disposition: December 12, 1996 {Guilty Plea}
    June 01, 1996
    Events
    Date
    Event
    August 06, 1996
    Information filed
    August 06, 1996
    Filed: INFORMATION COUNT I
    August 06, 1996
    Filed: INFORMATION COUNTII
    August 06, 1996
    Filed: INFORMATION COUNT III
    August 26, 1996
    Event scheduled
    October 03, 1996
    Event scheduled
    October 18, 1996
    Event scheduled
    December 12, 1996
    Filed: AMENDED INFORMATION COUNT II
    December 13, 1996
    Event scheduled
    March 12, 1997
    Event scheduled
    March 27, 1997
    Filed: JUDGMENT OF CONVICTION AND COMMITMENT

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