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Case report #7: Elwood Anderson
- AKA Woody Anderson
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- He was a LDS church member in Washington state; allegedly downloaded and shared more than 9,000 images of young children engaged in sexually explicit activity; convicted.
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Case report #639: Scott Oscar Ashton
- Latest update: Lives in Pasco, Washington
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Born: 1976
- LDS positions: Youth leader,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Pasco, Washington; charged with prostitution-Patronizing a Prostitute 04/30/2015; Ashton's sentence was modified on 1/29/2016 to Disturbing the Peace.
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Case report #586: Buckland Lee Darrell
- AKA Buck Darrell
- Latest update: 2023-12-12: omnibus hearing scheduled
- Victims: 6 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1979
- LDS positions: Primary teacher,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was an LDS church member in the Redmond, Washington area; charged with first degree felony child molestation in December 2022, March 2023 and April 2023 (5 total victims, all young boys); admitted to sexually abusing around 6-8 children.
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Case report #96: Richard Lloyd Dilley
- AKA Dick Dilley
- Latest update: 2024: lives in Airway Heights, Washington
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1959
- LDS positions: Scout leader, Sunday school teacher,
- LDS mission: no
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was an LDS church member and scout leader in Burien, near Seattle, Washington; dishonorably discharged from the Navy in 1983 after admitting to abusing boys in a Scouting program in Athens, Greece; pleaded guilty in 1990 to one count of third degree child rape and five counts of child molestation for "repeated" offenses over two years of the scouts in his LDS troop; sentenced to 9 years in prison.
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Case report #213: Jack LaHolt
- AKA Jack Loholt
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- LDS positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
- LDS mission: no
- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Civil case: Unknown result,
- He was an LDS church member and Boy scout leader in Kent, Washington; accused of sexual abuse in the 1970s; court records show that two Mormon bishops knew about the abuse allegations but did not tell police.
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Case report #836: Kurt Broderick Leppert
- Latest update: 2018: sentenced to 21 years and 4 months in prison
- Victims: 3 victims,
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Born: 1958
- LDS positions: Primary teacher,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was a former LDS church primary teacher in Spokane Valley, Washington; found guilty in 2018 by a jury of seven counts of sexually abusing 3 children between the ages of 8 and 12; sentenced in 2018 to 21 years and 4 months in prison.
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Case report #764: DeRon Harrison Olsen
- AKA President Olsen, Bishop Olsen
- Latest update: 2024: in prison in Washington
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1944
- LDS positions: Bishop, Stake presidency counselor,
- LDS mission: unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was a former Mormon bishop and stake presidency counselor in Spokane, Washington; in 2024, pleaded guilty to one felony count of child molestation and one felony count of child rape; sentenced to prison.
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Case report #748: Terry Wayne Parker
- Victims: 6 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1953
- LDS positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Nursery leader, Youth leader,
- LDS mission: no
- The accused was a Mormon church member in Tacoma, Washington; accused of sexual abuse by 6 former students, that claimed they reported to school district that did nothing to protect students.
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