Trent Rogers (1917 – 1995) was a Mormon church member in Arizona; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in 1986 and was sentenced to three years probation; a woman sued the Mormon church in 1986.

Trent Rogers was a Mormon church member and convicted child sexual abuser in Arizona.

Rogers pleaded guilty in 1986 and was sentenced to three years probation.

In 1986, a woman filed a lawsuit against the LDS church – one of the earliest such cases (and three years earlier than the church itself later said it was first sued over abuse allegations).

Rogers went on a Mormon senior mission to Indianapolis, Indiana.

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Sources

  1. source 1, , October 3, 1986.
  2. [death notice], Arizona Republic, April 26, 1995.
  3. Trent Hugh Rogers, Find a Grave, June 9, 2025.

  • 1. source 1

    • 19861003
    • News article

  • 2. [death notice]

    • 19950426
    • News article
    • Arizona Republic

    Trent Hugh Rogers, 78, of Phoenix, an operating engineer, died April 20, 1995. He was born in Lakeside. Survivors include [redacted].

    Services: 10 a.m. Friday, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 3102 N. 18th with visitation one hour before services.

  • 3. Trent Hugh Rogers

    • 20250609
    • Website
    • Find a Grave

    Trent Hugh Rogers

    Birth
    31 Jan 1917
    Pinetop-Lakeside, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
    Death
    20 Apr 1995 (aged 78)
    Burial
    Phoenix Memorial Park and Mortuary
    Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA

    Memorial ID
    147145600 · View Source

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