2 LDS sex abuse cases found
withheld judgment
- Criminal case result: Withheld judgment
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- Rex Furness (1923 – 2005) was a former Idaho state senator and Mormon bishop in Idaho; in 1996, pleaded guilty to sexual battery for fondling an underage girl; was sentenced to 60 days in jail; given a withheld judgment: if he did not violate the terms of his probation, the felony conviction would be kept from his record
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Crime: 1990s, 
Crime state:
Idaho,
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LDS positions: Bishop, 
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, Withheld judgment, - Alleged failure to report
Crime state:
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- John Goodrich (1959 – ) was a former Mormon bishop and dentist in Idaho; accused of child sexual abuse and of having nonconsensual sex with a woman he admitting to drugging; given a withheld judgement; in December 2023, the AP reported that the Mormon church had offered $300,000 to a victim and her mother to not use her story to sue the church, and to keep the NDA secret; arrested in Virginia in March 2024
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state:
Idaho, Virginia,
Convicted:
2017, 
LDS positions: Bishop, 
Criminal case(s): Charges dropped, Convicted, Withheld judgment, Civil case(s): Settlement, 
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