4,287 reports of sex crimes allegedly perpetrated by Latter-day Saints (statistics »). Sources include court documents, public records, news reports, academic journals, and survivors or witnesses of alleged abuse.
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- Paul Jellum (1959 – ) was a Mormon scout leader in Logan, Utah in the 1980s; suspended by the BSA in 1987 after being accused of sexually abusing a 14-year-old Boy Scout in his troop during a 1986 Scouting event at Camp Hunt near Bear Lake, Utah; in 1990, Jellum became a scoutmaster in a Nevada LDS ward despite his prior suspension; in 1991, Jellum admitted to the abuse
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Scout leader, 
Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Never charged, Not convicted, Police investigation, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Ronald Jenkins (1942 – ) was a Mormon scout leader, bishopric counselor and stake high council member in Idaho; worked as a high school teacher; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 1996 of 10 counts of lewd conduct with a minor; sentenced to 17 years in prison; registered sex offender
- Alleged failure to report
- Positions: Bishopric counselor, Scout leader, Stake high council,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, - View report »
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- Kelly Jenkins (1982 – ) was a man in Idaho Falls, Idaho; convicted in 2004 of multiple crimes related to child sexual abuse; registered sex offender
Convicted:
2004, - Positions: Stake high council,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
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- Gordon Jenkins (1945 – ) was a Mormon church member in Idaho Falls, Idaho; pled guilty to Sexual Battery Of Minor Child 16/17 Years Of Age in 2002; was sentenced to 2-14 years; in 1992 was disbarred as an attorney for professional misconduct and unauthorized solicitation; in 2016 the SEC permanently barred him from serving as a director or officer of any public company for offenses related to investment fraud
- Convicted:
2002,
- Positions: Stake high council,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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- Kenneth Jenks (1941 – ) was an LDS church member in California (Milpitas Ward); was a ward executive secretary and ward librarian; charged with sexual abuse; convicted; served 14 years in prison for sexual abuse of a minor under duress; three victims sued the LDS church, claiming it knew about Jenks's abuse but allowed him to work with children
- Alleged failure to report
- Positions: Other leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Alleged church actions: Church officials accused of failure to warn ward members, Church position after conviction, Excommunicated, Rebaptized,
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- Floyd Jennings (1947 – 2025) was a former Mormon bishop and school bus driver in St. George, Utah; was a senior missionary in Nauvoo, Illinois and Fort Cove, Utah; arrested in 2017 for soliciting sex from two girls he thought were 13 years old; convicted in 2019; died in 2025
- Convicted:
2019,
- Positions: Bishop, Missionary, Senior missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Registered sex offender,
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- Christopher Jensen (1991 – ) was a Mormon church member in Utah and West Virginia; sentenced to 35 to 75 years in prison for sexually abusing two children; local LDS church coverup alleged; LDS church settled civil lawsuit mid-trial in 2018 for $32 million, also spending over $27 million on legal fees; FLOODLIT.org discovered the settlement details in 2025 and made them public for the first time
- Alleged failure to report
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Church paid $32,000,000
- Convicted:
2013,
- Positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Alleged church actions: Church officials accused of failure to warn stake members, Church officials accused of failure to warn ward members, Excommunicated, Stake official accused of pressuring victim not to seek accountability, Ward official accused of failure to report, Ward official accused of pressuring victim not to seek accountability,
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- Gail Jensen (1931 – ) was a Mormon church member in Wellsville, Cache County, Utah; in 1997, pleaded guilty to one second-degree felony count of sexual abuse of a child; sentenced to six months in jail with work release, and probation (ended in 1998); charge was reduced to a third-degree felony in 2001; in 2008, a woman filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against Jensen; the case was settled in 2010
- Convicted:
1997,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Registered sex offender,
- Civil case(s): Settlement,
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- Dick Jensen (1943 – ) was a Mormon church member and dentist in McMinnville, Oregon; was added to the BSA perversion files; according to perversion files appears to have had a criminal case; settled out of court with victim in civil case
- Convicted:
1980,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, No contest, Plea deal,
- Civil case(s): Settlement,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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- Bruce Jeppesen (1956 – ) was a Mormon elders quorum president when he sexually abused a child; sentenced to two concurrent terms of 15 years in the Utah State Prison
- Positions: Elders quorum president/counselor,
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Prison,
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- James Johannes (1982 – ) was a Mormon youth leader and US Army soldier assigned to the National Security Agency (NSA) in San Antonio, Texas; sentenced in 2017 to six years in prison for spying on two teenage sisters and recording them preparing to attend LDS seminary classes
- Convicted:
2017,
- Positions: Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
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- Jackson Johansson (2001 – ) was a Mormon church member in Rexburg, Idaho; arrested in June 2025 and charged with possession and distribution of CSAM; pleaded guilty June 2026 and sentenced to 3 years fixed , 7 years indeterminate for possession and 3 years fixed and 12 years indeterminate distribution; will be required to register as sex offender
- Positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Alleged church actions: unknown,
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- Carl Johnson (1945 – ) was a former Mormon bishop and former mayor of West Bountiful, Utah; arrested in 2022 and charged with sexually abusing several children between 1983 and 1997; pleaded guilty in 2023 to four felony counts of child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2023 to three consecutive terms of nine years to life each for first-degree felonies, plus one term of one to 15 years on a second-degree felony
- Convicted:
2023,
- Positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum president/counselor, Missionary, Stake high council,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
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- Melvin Johnson (1936 – ) was a Mormon seminary teacher and Brigham Young University (BYU) religion professor; accused by multiple victims of sexually abusing them when they were children; excommunicated and rebaptized; reportedly confessed to sexual abuse, but was not criminally charged; two victims filed lawsuits against him; one named the Mormon church as a defendant; it settled out of court
- Alleged failure to report
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Church paid $unknown
- Positions: BYU, Church employee, Other leader, Seminary teacher, Stake high council,
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, Unknown result,
- Alleged church actions: Church officials accused of failure to warn ward members, Excommunicated, Officials allegedly gave the accused a church duty after admission of wrongdoing, Rebaptized, Ward official accused of failure to report,
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"We didn't choose this. It happened to us. It wasn't our choice. But we're damn sure going to do something about it."excommunicated, rebaptized with a church record flagging him as a sex offender; top Mormon officials later removed the annotation -
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- Kenneth Johnson was a Mormon church member and home teacher in Beaverton, Oregon; a victim filed a $55.7 million lawsuit against the Mormon church saying Johnson had sexually molested him when Johnson was his home teacher; the alleged sexual abuse took place as often as twice a week for two years between 1987 and 1989
- Alleged failure to report
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Church paid $unknown
- Positions: Ministering/home teacher,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Alleged church actions: Excommunicated,
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- Timothy Johnson was a Mormon church member in Oregon; pleaded guilty to four counts of second-degree sexual abuse and was sentenced to 15 years in prison; a lawsuit against the Mormon church was dismissed with prejudice
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted:
2017,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Civil case(s): Dismissed with prejudice, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
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- Allen Johnson (1965 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah; drove from Utah to Idaho to meet up with a person he believed was a 15-year-old girl for sex; sentenced in 2015 to eight years in prison; as of March 2024, is a registered sex offender living in Provo, Utah
- Convicted:
2015,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
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- Les Johnson (1944 – ) was a Mormon church member in northern Utah; found guilty of child sexual abuse; was granted parole in 1984 in Utah after serving 7 months of a 0-5 year prison sentence; as of 2023, lives in Bountiful, Utah
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Released,
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- Bryce Johnson (1984 – ) was an LDS church member in Heber City, Utah; convicted of three counts of aggravated child sex abuse/1st degree felony and sexual exploitation of a minor/2nd degree felony; sentenced to prison
- Convicted:
2017,
- Positions: Missionary, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender,
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- Brent Johnson (1973 – ) was a Mormon church member in Cedar Hills, Utah; charged in 2024 with multiple felonies related to child sexual abuse; police said they found three videos of Johnson in 2013 where he was recording himself sexually abusing an 11-year-old child while she was sleeping
- Convicted:
2025,
- Positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Unknown result,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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- Ronald Johnson was a Mormon church member in Georgia; accused of sexual abuse
- Positions: Bishopric counselor, Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Probation, Unknown result,
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- Jordan Jolley (1987 – ) was an LDS church member in Syracuse, Utah; convicted of voyeurism in January 2024
- Convicted:
2024,
- Positions: Primary, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
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- Harry Jones (1970 – ) was an LDS church member in Illinois; sentenced to 30 months of probation for possession of child pornography (child sexual abuse material or CSAM)
- Convicted:
2015,
- Positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Probation,
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- Eric Jones (1981 – ) was an LDS church member in Blackfoot, Idaho; arrested for alleged sexual contact with a toddler; convicted in January 2024 of battery with the intent to commit lewd conduct of a child after a one-day trial; sentenced in March 2024 to two to 20 years in prison; required to register as a sex offender
- Convicted:
2024,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, Registered sex offender,
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- Gary Jones was a Mormon ward clerk in Cerritos, California; accused in a 2025 lawsuit against the Mormon church of sexually abusing a child as part of a sex trafficking ring, and of covering up the abuse; the plaintiff said she was abused over 200 times at the Cerritos LDS stake center from 1979 to 1983
- Alleged failure to report
- Positions: Ward clerk,
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
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- Dane Jones (1991 – ) was a Mormon church member in Vernal, Utah; accused of sexual abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- Ronald Jones (1937 – ) was a former Mormon bishop, stake president and temple presidency counselor; Military Relations director for the LDS church from 1989 to 1991; convicted of sex solicitation in Utah in 1990 and 1995; charged in 2025 with three first-degree felony counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child, one first-degree felony child kidnapping count, and two related misdemeanors
- Positions: Bishop, Branch president, Other leader, Scout leader, Stake presidency counselor, Stake president, Temple worker, Unknown position, Ward executive secretary,
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
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- John Jones (1933 – 2020) was a Mormon church member in American Fork, Utah; convicted of forcible sodomy in or before 1988; sentenced to five years to life in prison; registered sex offender in Utah as of 2007; died in 2020
- Positions: Other leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
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- Edward Jones (1950 – ) was a Mormon church member in St. George, Utah; convicted of two counts of sexual abuse of a child in July 2023; sentenced 30 years to life in prison, suspended; sentenced to 365 days in jail; is a registered sex offender as of Feb. 1, 2026
- Convicted:
2023,
- Positions: Nursery,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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- Harry Jones IV (1970 – ) was a Mormon church member in Buffalo Grove, Illinois; convicted of possessing CSAM; is a registered sex offender
- Convicted:
2015,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Registered sex offender,
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- Michael Jordan (1980 – ) was an LDS church member in West Valley, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 2015 of 33 felonies related to child sexual abuse (CSA)
- Convicted:
2015,
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result,
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- Larry Judd (1936 – ) was an LDS church member in Mesa, Arizona; accused of sexual abuse; admitted to molesting 12 girls over a period of about 20 years; some of the alleged abuse took place at church and at church-sponsored summer camps
- Alleged failure to report
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Unknown result,
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- Dennis Judd (1954 – ) was an LDS church member and Uintah County, Utah attorney; charged with voyeurism and stalking in October 2023 after allegedly filming his female employees in his law firm's bathroom; in January 2024, pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of stalking; plea held in abeyance; in June 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of voyeurism
- Convicted:
2024,
- Positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): No contest, Not convicted, Plea deal, Plea held in abeyance, Probation,
- Civil case(s): Ongoing,
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- Daniel Justice (1985 – ) was a Mormon church member in Vernal, Utah; convicted of rape; sentenced to five years to life in prison
- Convicted:
2024,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
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- Neil Karl (1974 – ) was a Mormon church member in Midway, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; registered sex offender
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
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- Spencer Kartchner (1965 – ) was an LDS church member in Utah; convicted of sex crimes in 2009 and 2021
- Convicted:
2009, 2021,
- Positions: Ward mission leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender,
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- Carlos Kartchner (1958 – ) was a Mormon church member in Hyrum, Utah; convicted in March 2026 of FORCIBLE SEXUAL ABUSE/2ND DEGREE FELONY; is a registered sex offender as of July 2026
- Convicted:
2026,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Alleged church actions: unknown,
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- Stephen Kay (1940 – ) was a Mormon church member, school teacher and scout leader in Brisbane, Australia; charged multiple times with child sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in 1996 and was sentenced to jail
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty,
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- Joel Keck was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- That Keeng was a Mormon missionary in Accra, Ghana; convicted of child sexual abuse in 2010 and sentenced to prison, along with his missionary companion, Omale Ojonugwu Uwa; in 2011, an Accra High Court acquitted them, ruling that the trial court was wrong in convicting the missionaries
- Convicted:
2010,
- Positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Acquitted, Convicted, Prison,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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- Mark Keep (1961 – ) was an LDS church member and medical doctor in Utah and in Phoenix, Arizona; accused of sexual misconduct in 2011; was alleged to have made inappropriate sexual comments to 'females in the workplace;' voluntarily surrendered his license for unprofessional conduct while impaired by drugs and/or alcohol
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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- David Keller (1970 – ) was a Mormon temple worker, Sunday school teacher and former stake presidency member in Paradise, Cache Valley, Utah; admitted in 2024 to child sexual abuse and was charged with seven related felonies; pleaded no contest in Feb. 2026 to two counts of AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD 2nd degree; sentenced May 2026 to 12 years to life in prison
- Positions: Stake presidency counselor, Sunday school, Temple worker,
- Criminal case(s): No contest,
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- Adam Kelly (1980 – ) was a St. George, Utah man; convicted of sexual abuse of a child in November 2009; is a registered sex offender in St. George, Utah; volunteers at the St. George Temple and Red Cliffs Temple in St. George, Utah, according to the Utah Department of Public Safety
- Convicted:
2009,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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- Isaac Kemp was a Mormon church member in Draper, Utah; allegedly sexually abused children in Draper and Nebraska; sentenced to prison in Nebraska until 2038
- Convicted:
2017,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Ongoing, Prison,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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- Robert Kempton (1942 – 2018) was a former Mormon bishop and stake president in Arizona; was an attorney and served a mission as a legal counsel for the LDS church in Africa; arrested in 2014 in a police sting for prostitution
- Positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Scout leader, Stake president, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Police investigation, Unknown result,
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- John Kendall was a Mormon church member in Madison county, Kentucky; arrested in June 2026 and charged with sexual abuse and sodomy involving minors.
- Alleged church actions: unknown,
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- Lon Kennard (1941 – 2019) was a former Mormon bishop in Heber City, Utah; in 2011, pleaded guilty to three felony counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child; sentenced in 2011 to three consecutive terms of five years to life in the Utah State Prison
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted:
2011,
- Positions: Bishop, Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
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- William Kennedy was a Mormon church member in Utah; accused of sexual abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- Joel Kenney (1958 – ) was a Mormon church member in Arizona; convicted of four counts each of child molestation and sexual conduct with a minor, plus two counts of involving minors in the use of illegal drugs in 1990; is a prisoner in Florence, Arizona; release date set for April 1, 2142.
- Alleged failure to report
- Convicted:
1990,
- Positions: Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, guilty,
- Alleged church actions: unknown,
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- Matthew Kennington (1970 – ) was a Mormon church member and high school teacher at Maeser Preparatory Academy in Lindon, Utah; was convicted of four counts of forcible sexual abuse in 2011; allegedly groomed and sexually abused one of his students; sentenced in 2011 to nine months in jail and three years of probation
- Convicted:
2010,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
- Alleged church actions: Unknown church action,
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