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Donate »5 Mormon sexual abuse cases found
Thomas Black
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- was an LDS church member and BYU greenhouse manager in Provo, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; sentenced to prison in Utah in 2003 for rape.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Parole, Prison, Released,
- Positions: BYU,
- Crime: 2000s, in Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
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Wyman Blankenship
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- was a Mormon church member; scout leader, pleaded guilty to molesting boys.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Parole, Released,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Crime: 1960s, in California,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
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Christine Hubbs
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- was an LDS church member in California; was charged with sexual abuse of two underage boys (ages 14 and 15); convicted in 2011, sentenced to five years in prison.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Parole, Prison, Violated parole/probation,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Crime: 2000s, in California,
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Erik Hughes
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- was a Mormon bishop in Mapleton, Utah and a Mormon church senior product manager when he sexually abused two underage children in his LDS ward dozens of times; was sentenced to prison in 2017; released in 2023; as of 2024, registered sex offender living in Utah.
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Alleged coverup- Criminal: Convicted, Parole, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishop, Church employee, Missionary, Stake high council, Youth leader,
- Crime: 2000s, 2010s, in Utah,
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Richard Sampson
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- was a Mormon bishop, stake high council member and doctor in Provo, Utah; Director of Medical Affairs for the LDS Missionary Training Center; sexually abused at least seven children; convicted and sentenced in 2014 to one to 15 years in prison for child sexual abuse; as of 2024, was out on parole living in Holladay, Utah.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted, Parole, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishop, Church employee, Other leader, Stake high council,
- Crime: 2000s, 2010s, in Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona), Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
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