3 LDS sex abuse cases found
Alabama
- Crime state: Alabama
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- John Doe (1961 – ) was an LDS church member and former Mormon bishop in Alabama, Alaska and Texas; in 2022 or 2023, confessed to child sexual abuse to his LDS bishop and stake president in Texas, according to a person familiar with the case; they reported him to local police in 2023; in 2024, a plaintiff filed a civil lawsuit against him; Doe and the church settled with the victim in 2025
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LDS positions: Bishop, 
Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Never charged, Not convicted, - Civil case(s): Settlement,
- Alleged failure to report
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- William Gillespie (1936 – ) was an LDS church member in Montgomery, Alabama; accused of reaching inside the swimsuits of two girls and fondling them in his backyard pool in 1987; convicted in 1988 of three charges of first-degree sexual abuse and sentenced to one year in prison, plus four years of probation; conviction was reversed on appeal, then upheld; was allegedly excommunicated from the Mormon church
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Crime: 1980s, 
Crime state:
Alabama,
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- LDS positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Overturned/reversed, Prison, Probation, Unknown result,
- Alleged failure to report
Crime state:
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- Jimmy Kilpatrick was a Mormon church member in Alabama; pleaded guilty to charges of child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2015 to 10 years in prison
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- Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- Crime state:
Alabama,
Convicted:
2015, 
LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, 
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Filters
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