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- Nelson Bogero was an LDS church member and Primary children's teacher in Cordoba, Argentina; accused in 2017 of sexual abuse of two girls who were in his Primary class; a local LDS leader allegedly knew about the abuse but failed to report to police; in August 2024, Bogero was sentenced to 16 years in prison
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Police investigation, Prison,
- Church positions: Primary,
- Convicted: 2024,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1953
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Argentina,
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in Argentina; accused of sexual abuse in 2017; an LDS bishop learned of the abuse in a private confession by the accused, and the bishop told the victim's mother, who told police
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Argentina,
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- Carlos Escalante was an LDS branch president in San Nicolas, Argentina; sexually abused his stepdaughter for 5 years, including while branch president; the victim asked local LDS leaders for support, but allegedly received none; she was punished by the church for "refusing to forgive" and for "failing to comply with worthiness standards;" Escalante was sentenced in 2018 to 14 years in prison
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
Church discipline: Excommunicated, Rebaptized,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Branch president,
- Convicted: 2018,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Argentina,
- Latest update: 2018: sentenced to 14 years in prison
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- Ángel Jaramillo was an LDS church member in Jujuy, Argentina; arrested on child pornography and abuse charges (which includes distribution, tenancy, and production of material)
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing, Prison, Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Church employee, Stake clerk, Stake high council,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Argentina,
- Latest update: August 2023: arrested on child pornography and abuse charges
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- Miguel Michel was an LDS church member in Buenos Aires, Argentina; accused of child sexual abuse in or around 2000; allegedly sexually molested three children ranging in age from five to eight years old
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Alleged crime: Unknown crime year, in Argentina,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Argentina,
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- Marcelo Moreno Pérez was a former Mormon church young men's leader in Argentina; arrested in 2021 for alleged sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl in 2017; sentenced in 2022 to 13.5 years in prison; the Mormon church allegedly paid the victim's parents 4.5 million pesos (approximately $40,000) to keep the abuse secret
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
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LDS church payment: $40,000
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Youth leader,
- Convicted: 2022,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Argentina,
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- Alberto Reyes was a Mormon bishop in Argentina who sexually abused a child; allegedly sexually abused the victim for at least nine years; convicted in 2004
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Bishop,
- Crime: Unknown crime year, in Argentina,
- Convicted: 2004,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Argentina,
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- Andrew Stringer was a Mormon church member in Pflugerville, Texas; assigned by the Mormon church to a mission in Argentina, then to a service mission in Texas; arrested in 2023 and charged with possession of child pornography
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- Church positions: Missionary,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 2005
- Mission: 2023- United States Served in Argentina and Pflugerville Texas
- Places lived: Argentina, Texas,
- Latest update: This case is ongoing. June 7, 2024 court appearance for Unindicted 1st Designation
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