3 LDS sex abuse cases found
Iowa
- Crime state: Iowa
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- 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, 
Crime state:
California, Iowa,
2024 lawsuit said Mormon church excommunicated Forrester after child sex abuse conviction, then later re-baptized him and assigned him to work with kids-
- Convicted:
1956, 1960, 1966, 1979,
LDS positions: Scout leader, 
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender, Released, - Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Alleged failure to report
Crime state:
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- William Hanson was a Mormon youth leader in several US states; sentenced to prison for child sexual abuse; the Mormon church settled a civil lawsuit in which the victim accused it of failing to protect him
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- LDS positions: High priest, Scout leader, Youth leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Alleged failure to report
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- James Raborn (1989 – ) was an LDS church member in Iowa; convicted of four misdemeanor counts related to child sexual abuse and exploitation; 2023: registered sex offender living in Boone, Iowa
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state:
Iowa,
Convicted:
2016, 
LDS positions: Youth leader, 
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Filters
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