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Alfred Cote
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- 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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Alleged coverup- Criminal: Convicted,
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Crime: 1980s, 2000s, 2010s, in Illinois, New Hampshire,
- Crime scenes: Scout activity,
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Richard Dilley
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- 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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- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Scout leader, Sunday school,
- Crime: 1980s, in Greece, Washington,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Scout activity,
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Alan Dunn
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- 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 coverup
- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing, Scout activity,
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John Fanning
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- was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Utah; accused of sexual abuse in 1987 of a teenage boy during an overnight scouting activity.
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- Criminal: Admitted guilt, Unknown result,
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Crime scenes: Scout activity,
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Dustin Hall
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- 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 coverup
- Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil: Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Alleged crime: 1970s, in Washington,
- Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing, Scout activity,
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Vance Hein
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- 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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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Crime: 1990s, 2010s, in Canada, Pennsylvania,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Recreational trip/outing, Scout activity,
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Kip Later
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- 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 coverup
- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Alleged crime: 1980s, in Idaho,
- Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing, Scout activity,
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Jack Loholt
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- 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 coverup
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LDS church payment: $87,500
- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: Judgment for plaintiff, Lawsuit v. LDS church,
- Positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Alleged crime: 1970s, in Washington,
- Crime scenes: Scout activity,
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Franklin Mathias
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- was a former 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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- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil: Unknown result,
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Crime: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, in Oregon,
- Crime scenes: Scout activity,
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Robert Metcalf
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- 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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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing, Scout activity,
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Robert Price
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- was an LDS church member and scout leader in Idaho; sentenced to prison for child sexual abuse.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Crime: 1990s, in Idaho,
- Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing, Scout activity,
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Gary Reese
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- was a Mormon bishopric counselor, seminary teacher and Boy scoutmaster; accused of sexually molesting several boys in his scout troops.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil: Dismissed with prejudice, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Scout leader, Seminary teacher,
- Alleged crime: 1970s, in Washington,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, LDS building, Perpetrator's home, Recreational trip/outing, Scout activity,
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Timothy Shoemaker
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- 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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- Criminal: Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Crime: 1990s, in Georgia,
- Crime scenes: LDS activity, Scout activity, Vehicle,
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Bradley Stowell
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- 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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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender,
- Civil: Unknown result,
- Positions: Missionary, Scout leader,
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, in Idaho,
- Crime scenes: Scout activity,
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Robert Tubbs
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- 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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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Crime: 1990s, in Utah,
- Crime scenes: Scout activity,
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Keith Williams
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- was a Mormon church member; 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.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Crime: 1980s, in Utah,
- Crime scenes: Scout activity,
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