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Jimmy Earl Brooks
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
- LDS positions: Sunday school teacher,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was a Mormon church member in Texas; charged with child sexual abuse in 1994.
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Alan Keith Dunn
- AKA Keith Dunn, Allan Dunn
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1941
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Venice, California (Los Angeles); accused in 1978 of child sexual abuse; confessed to the police.
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Shawn Noble Frost
- Latest update: December 2022: out on bail, awaiting trial; November 2023: reached a settlement agreement in a $10.3 million lawsuit alleging child sexual abuse of three more victims; settlement amount undisclosed
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1970
- LDS positions: Ministering/home teacher, Missionary, Other leader, Stake clerk, Youth leader,
- LDS mission: Haiti - Haiti Port-au-Prince
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- Civil case: Settlement,
- He was an LDS church member in Virginia; arrested in 2022 and charged with child sexual abuse; in 2023, sued in $10.3 million lawsuit alleging child sexual abuse of three more victims; he was the victim's home teacher / ministering brother.
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Shawn Cory Gooden
- Latest update: November 2023: sentenced in Virginia to up to 5 years in prison after pleading guilty to four felony counts; faces more charges in Pennsylvania
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1974
- LDS positions: Bishop, Scout leader, Stake high council, Stake presidency counselor, Youth leader,
- LDS mission: United States - Ohio Cleveland (Spanish speaking)
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted, Ongoing, Prison, Probation,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was an LDS bishop in Lebanon, Pennsylvania from 2016-2020; arrested in 2022 and charged with sexual abuse of two children in Virginia from 1997-2000; pleaded guilty in July 2023 in Virginia to four felony counts; sentenced in November 2023 in Virginia to prison time and supervised probation on release; charged in July 2023 in Pennsylvania with more child sex abuse charges.
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Dustin Hall
- AKA Dusty Rhodes, Dusty Hall
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission: no
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Civil case: Unknown result,
- He was a Mormon church member in Washington state; accused of sexually abusing boys in the Shelton Ward near Olympia.
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Vance Paul Hein
- Latest update: 2012: sentenced to 15 to 30 years in prison for possessing child pornography
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Born: 1951
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- He was an LDS church member and scoutmaster in West Bradford, Pennsylvania; was convicted in 1999 of a misdemeanor for sexually abusing one of his boy scouts; sentenced in 2000 to 15 years of probation; arrested in 2011 for possessing child pornography; sentenced in 2012 to 15 to 30 years in prison.
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Kenneth Enos Jenks
- AKA Ken Jenks
- LDS positions: Other leader, Ward executive secretary, Ward librarian,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- The accused was an LDS church member in California (Milpitas Ward); accused of sexual abuse; convicted; served 14 years in prison for sexual abuse of a minor under duress; three victims sued the LDS church, claiming it knew about Jenks's abuse but allowed him to work with children.
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Bryce Johnson
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1984
- LDS positions: Missionary, Youth leader,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Heber City, Utah; three counts of aggravated child sex abuse/1st degree felony and sexual exploitation of a minor/2nd degree felony.
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Kip E Later
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- The accused was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse.
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Robert Gene Metcalf
- AKA Gene Metcalf
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1949
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission: no
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- The accused was an LDS church member in California and Arizona; convicted three times of child sexual abuse; sentenced in 1979 to 6 years in prison for sexually abusing a child; returned to the Mormon church after being released from prison, was made a scout leader and allegedly molested a scout on a campout in about 1987, according to a civil lawsuit; sentenced in Arizona in 1989 to 37 years in prison.
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Aaron Mark Nelson
- Latest update: Convicted of Disturbing the peace in plea agreement, died 1 month later.
- Victims: 3 victims,
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Born: 1976
Died: 2020
- LDS mission: Argentina - Argentina Buenos Aires North Mission
- Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- The accused was a Mormon church member in Idaho Falls, Idaho; charged with 3 counts of Battery-Actual, Intentional and Unlawful Touching or Striking of Another Against their Will and 3 counts of Disturbing the Peace; accepted plea deal and found guilty of Disturbing the Peace; died 31 days after convicted.
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Robert Scott Price
- AKA Scott Price
- LDS positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- He was an LDS church member and scout leader in Idaho; sentenced to prison for child sexual abuse.
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Frank John Selas
- AKA Frank John Szeles, Frank John Selas III
- Latest update: Aug. 5, 2021: died
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1939
Died: 2021
- LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Pleaded guilty,
- The accused was an former childrens TV host/entertainer who joined the LDS church in the 1990's; pleaded guilty to one count of indecent behavior with a child; The crime took place in the 1970's .
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Charles Edward Weber
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1947
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was an LDS church member and principal in Heber, Utah; convicted of forcible sodomy, forcible sexual abuse unlawful sexual activity with a minor; admitted to sexually abusing children throughout his 35 year career.
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