2 LDS sex abuse cases found
Civil case dismissed without prejudice
- Civil case result: Dismissed without prejudice
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- Alan Bassett (1948 – ) was a Mormon church member and air traffic controller in Fruit Heights, Utah; accused in a 2019 civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse (dismissed without prejudice); charged in June 2024 with child sexual abuse; over 80 victims came forward; admitted to molesting many neighbor girls; tried to get his case dismissed due to an unsigned 1989 agreement with a deputy Davis County attorney
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Alleged crime: 1980s, 
Alleged crime county:
UT - Davis, - Alleged crime state:
Utah,
Dozens of women told the court Bassett abused them as children; he attempted to get the case dismissed-
LDS positions: Other leader, Scout leader, Ward clerk, - Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- Civil case(s): Dismissed without prejudice,
- Alleged failure to report
Alleged crime county:
Alleged crime state:
"Why didn't they call us in? Why didn’t they call the kids in?"
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- Craig Harward (1948 – ) was a Mormon ward executive secretary and former elementary "teacher of the year" in Santa Clara County, California; accused of sexual abuse of at least 10 children; pleaded guilty to charges related to sexual abuse of four children over a six-year period; sentenced to 14 years in prison; in 2024, a lawsuit said the LDS church failed to report abuse; as of 2024, lives in St. George, Utah
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Crime: 1990s, 2000s, - Crime state:
California,
Convicted:
2004, 
LDS positions: Missionary, Other leader, Ward executive secretary, 
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released, Civil case(s): Dismissed, Dismissed without prejudice, Lawsuit v. LDS church, 
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