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Norman Carl Barber
- AKA Norm Barber, Dr. Barber, Norm C. Barber DDS
- Latest update: 1988: pleaded guilty to sexual abuse of two 15-year-old girls
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1947
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission: no
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was a Mormon church member and dentist in Layton, Utah; was a scout leader; pleaded guilty in 1988 to sexually abusing two girls who were his dental patients; the sexual abuse occurred in his dental office and included drugging one or both girls with nitrous oxide.
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Mark Nielson Cram
- Latest update: 2008: case dismissed, expunged
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1956
- LDS positions: Bishop, Stake high council, Stake presidency counselor,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Admitted guilt, Criminal case expunged, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was a former Mormon bishop and stake presidency counselor, and city manager in Riverton, Utah; charged in 2006 with voyeurism; admitted climbing a 9-foot wall at a tanning salon to watch a 16-year-old girl undress; pleaded guilty; plea was held in abeyance; he completed the terms set by the court, charge was dismissed and case was expunged in 2008; as of February 2024, lives in Riverton, Utah.
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David Roy Phipps/Verity
- AKA David Phipps, David R. Phipps, David R. Verity, David Verity
- Latest update: 2024: Lives in Scottsdale, Arizona and works as a business consultant to dentists offices; has legally changed his name to David Verity
- Victims: 8 victims,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, No contest, Plea agreement,
- Civil case: Liable,
- The accused was an LDS church member and dentist in Sacramento, California; pleaded nolo contendere in 1987 to two counts of misdemeanor sexual battery involving two of his patients; In 1994, also pleaded nolo contendere two counts of misdemeanor sexual battery; served time in jail and had dental license revoked.
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Derrick Evan Pickering
- Latest update: An active civil sexual harassment lawsuit is ongoing.
- Victims: 4 victims,
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Born: 1984
- LDS mission: unknown
- Civil case: Ongoing civil case,
- The accused was a Mormon church member and nurse practitioner in Utah; accused by multiple former patients in a civil lawsuit of touching them in sexually inappropriate ways.
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James Grant Stringham
- AKA Grant Stringham; Dr. Stringham; J. Grant Stringham, Jr.
- Latest update: 2017: died
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1928
Died: 2017
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was an LDS church member and physician in Salt Lake City; in 1982, was found guilty of sexual exploitation of a minor; was sentenced to five years probation and ordered to pay $7,500 restitution.
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LaVar Madsen Withers
- AKA Dr. Withers
- Latest update: 2005: died
- Victims: 10 or more victims, 100 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1936
Died: 2005
- LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Stake high council,
- LDS mission: no
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was a Mormon church member and physician in Rexburg, Idaho; was accused of sexual abuse by at least 133 women and children (some as young as 13 years old) over a period of 30 years or more; admitted to sexual abuse; found guilty of misdemeanor battery; sentenced to 30 to 60 days in jail and two years probation; the Mormon church placed him on probation and took his temple recommend; died in 2005.
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