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Charles Bates
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- was a Mormon church member and Boy Scout leader in the Salt Lake City, Utah area; accused in 2025 of sexual abuse of four boys that allegedly took place from at least 2006 to 2020; the alleged abuse took place on numerous occasions in Bates's home and vehicle, the Kearns Community Pool, and Boy Scouts trips; Bates allegedly created child sex abuse material (CSAM) of multiple victims.
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- Alleged crime: 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, in Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Positions: Scout leader,
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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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- Crime: 1980s, 2000s, 2010s, in Illinois, New Hampshire,
- Positions: Scout leader,
Alleged coverup
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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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- Crime: 1980s, in Greece, Washington,
- Positions: Scout leader, Sunday school,
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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 crime: 1970s, in California,
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Alleged coverup
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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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- Alleged crime: 1980s, in Utah,
- Positions: Scout leader,
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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 crime: 1970s, in Washington,
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Alleged coverup
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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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- Crime: 1990s, 2010s, in Canada, Pennsylvania,
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Alleged coverup
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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 crime: 1980s, in Idaho,
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Alleged coverup
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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 crime: 1970s, in Washington,
- Positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Alleged coverup
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Franklin Mathias
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- 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, in Oregon,
- Positions: Scout leader,
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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 six 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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- Crime: 1970s, 1980s, in Arizona, California,
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Alleged coverup
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Robert Price
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- 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, in Idaho,
- Positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
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Gary Reese
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- 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, in Washington,
- Positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Scout leader, Seminary teacher,
- Alleged coverup
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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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- Crime: 1990s, in Georgia,
- Positions: Scout leader,
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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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- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, in Idaho,
- Positions: Missionary, Scout leader,
- Alleged coverup
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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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- Crime: 1990s, in Utah,
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Alleged coverup
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Keith Williams
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- 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, in Utah,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Alleged coverup
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