Case report #3: Paul Douglas Adams
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2023: multiple victims are involved in a civil lawsuit against the LDS church
Victims:2+,
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Born: 1982
Died: 2017 Mission: no
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Alleged failure to report
Criminal result: Criminal case closed, Other,
Civil result: Civil case dismissed,
- He was an LDS church member in Arizona; sexually abused his own daughters for several years after confessing to his bishop; died by suicide while in custody awaiting trial.
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Case report #68: Michael James Clay
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- AKA Mr. Clay, Professor Clay, Mike Clay
June 26, 2023: sentenced to two years of probation and no jail time after agreeing in May 2023 to a plea deal of three reduced misdemeanor charges of sexual battery
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Born: 1974
Positions: BYU professor, Church employee, Scout leader, Youth leader,
During alleged crime: BYU professor, Church employee,
Mission: no
Marriage: 1998
Criminal result: Other,
- He was an LDS church member and BYU professor in Provo, Utah; charged with sexually abusing three students; entered a plea bargain in May 2023 in which he agreed to plead no contest to three class A misdemeanor charges of sexual battery, complete 24 months of probation, do 50 hours of community service, and take a sexual boundaries course; sentenced in June 2023 according to the plea deal.
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Case report #603: Thomas Smith Kimball
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- AKA Tom Kimball
2020-10-13: died by suicide
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Born: 1967
Died: 2020 Mission: Add info
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Criminal result: Other,
- He was a Mormon church member in Logan, Utah; accused of sexual abuse by multiple women; died by suicide in October 2020, shortly after allegations became public.
- blood relative of Spencer W. Kimball, LDS church president from 1973-1985; descendant of Heber C. Kimball, early Mormon apostle.
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Case report #247: Gerald Elbert Mortimer
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- AKA Gerry Mortimer, President Mortimer
2021: civil lawsuit dismissed with prejudice
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Born: 1943
Positions: Mission president,
Mission: United States - North Central States (including time in Ontario, Canada) 1962-1964
Marriage: 1967
Criminal result: Other,
- He Former Mormon temple president OBGYN in Idaho; admitted in 2019 to secretly using his sperm to artificially inseminate multiple women; a civil suit against him was dismissed with prejudice in 2021, possibly because of a private settlement agreement.
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