6 LDS sex abuse cases found
- Crime decade: 1950s
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- Dennis Collins was an LDS church member in Washington; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse
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Crime: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, - Places lived: Washington,
- Crime state: Washington,
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Was Scout leader, 
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
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- James Denos (1929 – 2017) was a former LDS bishop and junior high school teacher in Utah; previously lived and served as a Mormon bishop in 1970 in Westminster, Orange County, California; sentenced in 2002 to a minimum of 20 years in a Utah state prison for sexually abusing four minor girls living in Utah; allegedly began molesting kids as early as 1950
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- Crime: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
Convicted:
2002, 
Was Bishop, Missionary, Stake high council, Temple worker, Ward clerk, 
Convicted, Prison, 
Alleged failure to report"In public, my father was always so perfect, and he told us he was perfect. [...] He went to church every Sunday, we had family home evening and we read the Scriptures. People put him on a pedestal. But he was molesting children … right under our noses."
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- Edwin Dyer (1935 – 1986) was a Mormon church member and scoutmaster in central Oregon; accused of sexual abuse; allegedly molested as many as 15 boys over a 28-year period; shot and killed in 1986 by one of his victims; the Mormon church settled out of court for $200,000 with one victim
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- Crime: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s,
- Places lived: Oregon,
- Crime state: Oregon,
Church officials asked Dyer to resign as scoutmaster and later disfellowshipped him, but did not tell police
Was Scout leader, Convicted, Jail, Probation, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, Alleged failure to report"Until we use names, until people understand that this happened to Johnny next door, it will keep on happening."
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- Alfred Forrester (1936 – 2013) was a Mormon church member in California; excommunicated in the 1950s after conviction for child molestation; moved to Iowa, reoffended, incarcerated; returned to California, convicted once or twice more, then assigned to be a Mormon church scoutmaster; abused again, caught, sentenced to prison in 1979; a 2024 lawsuit against the LDS church alleged that a bishop failed to protect kids
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- Crime: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s,
- Places lived: California, Iowa,
- Crime country: United States,
- Crime state: California, Iowa,
2024 lawsuit said Mormon church excommunicated Forrester after child sex abuse conviction, then later re-baptized him and assigned him to work with kids
Convicted:
1979, convicted-year-1956, convicted-year-1960, convicted-year-1966, Was Scout leader, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender, Released, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing, Alleged failure to report-
- Franklin Mathias was a Mormon church member and Boy scout leader in Oregon; had a career as a schoolteacher; accused in 1987 of sexual abuse; sentenced in 1988 to four years in prison for molesting a child; he said that he had 242 victims over a 30-year period
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- Crime: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s,
- Places lived: Oregon,
- Crime state: Oregon,
Was Scout leader, Admitted guilt, Convicted, Prison, Unknown result, -
- Orin Searle (1926 – 2014) was an LDS church member in Ogden, Utah; accused of sexual abuse in 2013 but was deemed incompetent to stand trial; a victim said that Searle's predatory behavior began as early as the late 1950s, and that several family members, and multiple members of the LDS 44th Ward (Mount Ogden Stake), knew that Searle was a child molester but did nothing to stop him; died in 2014
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- Alleged crime: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
Was Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum, High priest, Other leader, Temple worker, Not convicted, Alleged failure to reportFilters
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