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Donate »3 Mormon sexual abuse cases
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Christian Robert Bearnson
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Alleged coverup- was a Mormon church member in Los Angeles, California in the early 1990s; molested a 13-year-old girl; the LDS church settled, reportedly for millions of dollars (US).
- Criminal: Convicted, Probation,
- Civil: Civil judgment in favor of plaintiff, lawsuit against LDS church, Settlement,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: LDS youth activity,
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LDS church payment: $2,000,000
- Case report »
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Rowan Joseph Ellsworth
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- Alleged coverup
- was an LDS church member and schoolteacher in Arizona; molested a 14-year-old girl at an LDS girls camp in mid-1990; the abuse was reported to a bishop Burgess, who allegedly failed to report to police, but instead encouraged the victim to forgive; sentenced to prison in 1999 for two counts of child sexual abuse; released in 2007.
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: LDS youth activity,
- Case report »
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Timothy Mark 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.
- Criminal: Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: LDS church activity, LDS youth activity, Scout activity/event, Vehicle,
- Crime: 1990s, in Georgia,
- Convicted: 1990s,
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