Crime Scene: Scout activity

18 matching Mormon sex abuse cases

Crime scene: Scout activity

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- Michael Bolingbroke was a Mormon bishop and stake seventy president in Granada Hills, Los Angeles, California; accused of child sexual abuse in a 2022 lawsuit; died in 2024
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Never charged,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, High priest, Other leader, Scout leader, Stake seventy, Sunday school,
- Crime scenes: LDS building, Scout activity,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1942
- Mission: United States Great Lakes [Michigan, Indiana, Ohio]
- Places lived: California, Utah,
- Places when accused: Utah,
- Documents available: yes (free download)
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- Alfred Cote was a Mormon church member and Boy scout leader in New Hampshire and Nauvoo, Illinois; convicted in the 1980s and in 2020 of child sexual abuse
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Church positions: Scout leader,
- Crime scenes: Scout activity,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1958
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Illinois, New Hampshire,
- Places when accused: Illinois, New Hampshire,
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- Richard Dilley was an LDS church member and scout leader in Burien, near Seattle, Washington; dishonorably discharged from the Navy in 1983 after admitting to abusing boys in a Scouting program in Athens, Greece; pleaded guilty in 1990 to one count of third degree child rape and five counts of child molestation for "repeated" offenses over two years of the scouts in his LDS troop; sentenced to 9 years in prison
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Scout leader, Sunday school,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Scout activity,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1959
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Greece, Washington,
- Places when accused: Washington,
- Latest update: 2024: lives in Airway Heights, Washington
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- Alan Dunn was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Venice, California (Los Angeles); accused in 1978 of child sexual abuse; confessed to the police
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Scout leader,
- Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing, Scout activity,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Born: 1941
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
- Places when accused: California,
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- John Fanning was a former Mormon bishop and scout leader in Utah; accused of sexual abuse in 1987 of a teenage boy during an overnight scouting activity; two victims later sued the Mormon church; died in 2012
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Bishop, Branch president, Scout leader,
- Crime scenes: Scout activity,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Born: 1932
  Died: 2012
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah,
- Places when accused: Utah,
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- Kenneth Farris was a Mormon church member in Norco, California; accused of sexual abuse
- Church positions: Bishopric counselor,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, LDS building, Scout activity,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: California,
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- Dustin Hall was a Mormon church member and Boy Scout leader in Washington; accused of sexually abusing boys in the Shelton Ward near Olympia; a lawsuit filed against the Mormon church in 2009 claimed church leaders knew Hall posed a risk to boys but failed to prevent him from working with them
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Scout leader,
- Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing, Scout activity,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Washington,
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- Vance Hein 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; the Mormon church settled a related lawsuit in 2014
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- LDS church payment: Undisclosed amount
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Probation,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Church positions: Scout leader,
- Convicted: 1999, 2000, 2012,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Recreational trip/outing, Scout activity,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Born: 1951
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Canada, Pennsylvania,
- Places when accused: Pennsylvania,
- Latest update: 2012: sentenced to 15 to 30 years in prison for possessing child pornography
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- Kip Later was an LDS church member and scout leader in Idaho; accused in the 1980s of sexual abuse; Mormon church leaders allegedly failed to tell police about abuse allegations
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Scout leader,
- Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing, Scout activity,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Places when accused: Idaho,
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- Jack Loholt was an LDS church member and Boy scout leader in Kent, Washington; accused of sexual abuse in the 1970s; court records show that two Mormon bishops knew about the abuse allegations but did not tell police; the Mormon church was court-ordered in 2006 to pay $87,500 to one victim after it settled with three others for undisclosed sums
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- LDS church payment: $87,500
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Judgment for plaintiff, Lawsuit v. LDS church,
- Church positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Crime scenes: Scout activity,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Washington,
- Places when accused: Washington,
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- 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
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Prison,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Unknown result,
- Church positions: Scout leader,
- Crime scenes: Scout activity,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, 100 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Oregon,
- Places when accused: Oregon,
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- Robert Metcalf was a Mormon in California, Arizona; convicted of child sexual abuse in 1974; sentenced in 1979 to six years in prison; excommunicated; after prison, was rebaptized, made a scout leader and allegedly molested a scout on a campout in about 1987, according to a 1990 civil lawsuit against the LDS church; sentenced in Arizona in 1989 to 37 years in prison; 2020 lawsuit vs. LDS church
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Church discipline: Excommunicated,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Scout leader,
- Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing, Scout activity,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1949
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Arizona, California,
- Places when accused: Arizona,
- Latest update: 2025: in prison in Florence, Arizona; set to be released Sept. 5, 2026
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- Robert Price was an LDS church member and scout leader in Idaho; convicted in 2002 and sentenced to prison for child sexual abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Church positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Convicted: 2002,
- Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing, Scout activity,
- Victims: 8 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Places when accused: Idaho,
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- Gary Reese was a Mormon bishopric counselor, seminary teacher and Boy Scout leader in Washington; accused of sexually molesting several boys in his scout troops; never charged; died in 2014
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Dismissed with prejudice, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Scout leader, Seminary teacher,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, LDS building, Perpetrator's home, Recreational trip/outing, Scout activity,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Born: 1938
  Died: 2014
- Mission: 1961-1964 Finland Finland (unknown)
- Places lived: Washington,
- Latest update: 2014: died
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- Timothy Shoemaker was a Mormon church member in Newnan, Georgia; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; as of 2024, lives in Newnan, Georgia as a registered sex offender
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Scout leader,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, Scout activity, Vehicle,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Born: 1976
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Georgia,
- Places when accused: Georgia,
- Latest update: 2024: lives in Newnan, Georgia as a registered sex offender
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- Bradley Stowell was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Idaho; confessed to sexually abusing 24 boys; pleaded guilty to molesting two boys; sentenced in 1997 to 150 days in prison and 15 years of probation; local LDS church coverup alleged; one of Stowell's victims, Adam Steed, came forward, spurring lawsuits against the Mormon church and the BSA; as of 2024, lived in Herriman, Utah
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Missionary, Scout leader,
- Convicted: 2005, 2008,
- Crime scenes: Scout activity,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1972
- Mission: 1991-1993 United States Alaska Anchorage
- Places lived: Idaho, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Places when accused: Idaho,
- Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender; lives in Herriman, Utah
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- Robert Tubbs was an LDS scout leader in Slaterville, Weber County, Utah; admitted he told a Mormon bishop in the early 1970s he had molested multiple boys; Tubbs said the bishop kept the abuse secret; nearly 20 years passed and Tubbs molested others; in the 1990s, Tubbs pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse charges; sentenced to six years to life in prison; paroled in 2000; violated parole; released in 2008
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Parole, Prison, Released, Violated parole/probation,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Scout leader,
- Crime scenes: Scout activity,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Born: 1952
- Mission: 1971-1973 Japan Japan [unknown city]
- Places lived: Utah,
- Latest update: 2008: released from prison
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- Keith Williams was a Mormon church member in Clearfield, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; allegedly molested a boy for three years; Mormon leaders allegedly failed to report the abuse to police, but approved Williams for an LDS temple wedding; convicted in 1991
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Crime scenes: Scout activity,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Born: 1956
- Mission: no
- Places lived: Utah,
- Places when accused: Utah,
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