2 LDS sex abuse cases found
Alleged church action: Church officials allegedly gave the accused some kind of church responsibility, even if not a formal calling or position, after the accused admitted wrongdoing
- Church action: Officials allegedly gave the accused a church duty after admission of wrongdoing
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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
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Alleged crime: 1960s, 1970s, 
Alleged crime city:
UT - Provo, - Alleged crime county:
UT - Utah,
- Alleged crime state:
California, Utah,
excommunicated, rebaptized with a church record flagging him as a sex offender; top Mormon officials later removed the annotation-
LDS 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 failure to report
Alleged crime city:
Alleged crime county:
Alleged crime state:
"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."
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- Timothy Phelps (1961 – ) was a Mormon church member in Morgantown, Kentucky; convicted of sexual abuse
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Crime: 1990s, - Crime county:
FL - Pinellas,
- Crime state:
Florida,
Convicted:
1995, 
LDS positions: Ward executive secretary, 
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Filters
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