Facts
- Criminal: Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Church positions: Scout leader, Seminary teacher,
- Church position during crime: Scout leader,
- Crime: 1990s, in California,
- Convicted: 1990s,
- Victims: 5 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1944
- AKA Tom Waitman
- Mission: unknown
- Places: California, Washington,
Summary

Tom Waitman was a Mormon church member and scoutmaster in a Cupertino, California LDS ward in the mid-1980s. He was the ward’s scoutmaster for many years.
In 1979, Waitman was an LDS seminary teacher.
According to iCrimeWatch.net as of 2023-08-14, “Thomas Waitman had sexual contact with numerous young males between the ages of 7-10 years old. Waitman knew the victims from church, being their soccer coach, and/or they were friends of his son.”
As of 2023, Waitman is released from prison and is living in Redmond, Washington.
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