Crime Scene: Scout activity

20 LDS sex abuse cases found

Crime scene: Scout activity

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- Michael Bolingbroke (1942 – ) 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
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- Was Bishop, Bishopric counselor, High priest, Other leader, Scout leader, Stake seventy, Sunday school,
- Never charged,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing, Unknown result,
- Alleged failure to report
- Alfred Cote (1958 – ) 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
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- Crime: 1980s, 2000s, 2010s,
- Places lived: Illinois, New Hampshire,
- Crime state: Illinois, New Hampshire,
- Was Scout leader,
- Convicted,
- Alleged failure to report
- Richard Dilley (1959 – ) 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
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- Crime: 1980s,
- Places lived: Greece, Washington,
- Crime country: Greece,
- Crime state: Washington,
- Was Scout leader, Sunday school,
- Admitted guilt, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Alan Dunn (1941 – 2017) 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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- Alleged crime: 1970s,
- Places lived: California,
- Crime state: California,
- Was Scout leader,
- Admitted guilt, Police investigation, Unknown result,
- Alleged failure to report
- Dennis Empey (1957 – ) was a Mormon church member in Driggs, Idaho and scout leader in Provo, Utah; accused of sexually abusing many children between 1981 and 1990; a stake president and four Mormon bishops allegedly failed to report abuse for years; convicted in 1991 in Utah of child molestation; sentenced to one year in jail and three years probation; charged in 2025 in Idaho with sex crimes
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- Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Crime state: Idaho, Utah,
- Crime city: UT - Provo,
- Convicted: 1991,
- Was Scout leader,
- Convicted, Jail, Probation,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Alleged failure to report
- John Fanning (1932 – 2012) was a former Mormon bishop and Boy Scout executive in Utah; accused in 1986 of sexually abusing at least three boys, including during LDS-sponsored scouting activities; admitted guilt; convicted via plea agreement in 1986 or 1987; sentenced to 30 days in jail and spent approximately 18 months on probation; two victims later sued the Mormon church; died in 2012
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- Crime: 1980s,
- Places lived: Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah,
- Crime country: United States,
- Crime state: Louisiana, Utah,
- Was Bishop, Branch president, Scout leader,
- Admitted guilt, Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Alleged failure to report
- Kenneth Farris was a Mormon church member in Norco, California; accused of sexual abuse
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- Was Bishopric counselor,
- 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,
- 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
- 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
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- Alleged crime: 1970s,
- Places lived: Washington,
- Crime state: Washington,
- Was Scout leader,
- Never charged, Not convicted,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Alleged failure to report
- Vance Hein (1951 – ) 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
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- Crime: 1990s, 2010s,
- Places lived: Canada, Pennsylvania,
- Crime country: Canada,
- Crime state: Pennsylvania,
- Convicted: 1999, 2000, 2012,
- Was Scout leader,
- Convicted, Prison, Probation,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Alleged failure to report
- 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
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- Alleged crime: 1980s,
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Crime state: Idaho,
- Was Scout leader,
- Unknown result,
- Alleged failure to report
- 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
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- Alleged crime: 1970s,
- Places lived: Washington,
- Crime state: Washington,
- Was Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Unknown result,
- Judgment for plaintiff, Lawsuit v. LDS church,
- 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,
- Robert Metcalf (1949 – ) 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
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- Crime: 1970s, 1980s,
- Places lived: Arizona, California,
- Crime state: Arizona, California,
- Was Scout leader,
- Convicted, Prison,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Alleged failure to report
- Robert Price was an LDS church member and scout leader in Idaho; convicted in 2002 and sentenced to prison for child sexual abuse
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- Crime: 1990s,
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Crime state: Idaho,
- Convicted: 2002,
- Was Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Convicted, Prison,
- Gary Reese (1938 – 2014) 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
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- Alleged crime: 1970s,
- Places lived: Washington,
- Crime state: Washington,
- Was Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Scout leader, Seminary teacher,
- Never charged, Not convicted,
- Dismissed with prejudice, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Alleged failure to report
- Timothy Shoemaker (1976 – ) 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
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- Crime: 1990s,
- Places lived: Georgia,
- Crime state: Georgia,
- Was Scout leader,
- Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Bradley Stowell (1972 – ) 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
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- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s,
- Places lived: Idaho, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Crime state: Idaho,
- Convicted: 2005, 2008,
- Was Missionary, Scout leader,
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Alleged failure to report
- Robert Tubbs (1952 – ) 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
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- Crime: 1990s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Was Scout leader,
- Admitted guilt, Convicted, Parole, Prison, Released, Violated parole/probation,
- Alleged failure to report
- Keith Williams (1956 – ) 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
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- Crime: 1980s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Was Unknown position,
- Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Alleged failure to report

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