3 LDS sex abuse cases found

  • Crime city: Ogden
    • Douglas John Hammond
      • "“a mean-spirited political vendetta by someone who wishes to damage my reputation” "
      — Douglas Hammond, describing the accusation against him, to The Standard-Examiner, February 2010 (as reported by The Salt Lake Tribune, March 2011)
      Called the accusation a political vendetta, then pleaded guilty
    • Douglas Hammond (1942 – ) was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse in 2009; in 2011 Hammond was charged with sexual battery in federal court; Hammond said the charges were a political vendetta; pleaded guilty in 2011 and was sentenced 24 months probation and home confinement
    • ConvictedConvicted: 2011,
    • Church positionsPositions: Bishop,
    • Criminal casesCriminal case(s): Pleaded guilty; Plea agreement; Convicted; Sentenced to probation,
    • Church actionAlleged church actions: unknown,
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    • Kenneth William Prince
      • "But back then, he said he began molesting and sexually exploiting young boys and young men because he had "needs." "After my last daughter was born, my wife didn't want to have sex anymore. And I had some needs. Especially when my doctor put me on testosterone replacement therapy because of the cancer. That's not an excuse. It was stupid. It's not a good excuse or any excuse at all. But that's the way I felt at that time. I don't now," "
      — Kenneth Prince, KSL article, November 13, 2015
      Prince blamed his behavior on a painful past, saying he was sexually abused as a child.
    • Kenneth Prince (1952 – ) was a Mormon church member in Ogden, Utah; convicted of 5 counts of SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR, 2ND DEGREE FELONY in 2014; 2014 two counts of aggravated sex abuse of a child, dropped as part of plea deal; attempted suicide by drinking half a bottle of mercury, charged with reckless endangerment & use or possession of psychotoxic chemical; 2008 plead guilty lewd act, abeyance 2010 dismissed
    • ConvictedConvicted: 2014,
    • Church positionsPositions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
    • Criminal casesCriminal case(s): Convicted, Plea held in abeyance, Pleaded guilty,
    • Church actionAlleged church actions: unknown,
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