was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse; died in 2017

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Emer Broadbent allegedly sexually abused at least three children.

He grew up in Champaign, Illinois. His parents literally helped build the stake center there by hand, a source familiar with the case told FLOODLIT.

As an adult, he lived in Columbus or Cincinnati, Ohio at some point. Moved to Champaign, Illinois. For years, he was a Primary pianist and would often pick a favorite child to sit with him every Sunday. For a while, his LDS membership record was annotated and he was not allowed to have a calling around children, the source said.

Around that time, he moved to Memphis, Tennessee. He allegedly groomed a teenage boy and single mother there.

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