2 LDS sex abuse cases found
1950s
- Crime decade: 1950s
- Crime state: Oregon
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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; convicted in 1985 of two misdemeanors related to sexual abuse; shot and killed in 1986 by one of his victims; the Mormon church settled out of court for $200,000 with one victim
Crime: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 
Crime state:
Oregon,
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LDS positions: Scout leader, 
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, - Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Alleged failure to report
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Crime state:
Church officials asked Dyer to resign as scoutmaster and later disfellowshipped and excommunicated him, but allegedly did not tell police
"Until we use names, until people understand that this happened to Johnny next door, it will keep on happening."
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- Franklin Mathias (1934 – ) was a Mormon church member and Boy scout leader in La Grande, 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; convicted in 1997 of failure to register as a sex offender and was placed on probation for 24 months
- Crime: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s,
- Crime county:
crime-county-or-union,
- Crime state:
Oregon,
Crime county:
Convicted:
1988, 
LDS positions: High priest, Scout leader, Stake high council, Sunday school, 
Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, Mathias reportedly admitted that he had 242 victims over a 30-year period
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