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Rodney L Bailey
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- was an LDS church member in Medora, Illinois; accused of sexual abuse; convicted.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Unknown,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
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David Bromley
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Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes- was an LDS church member in Illinois; accused of sexual abuse.
- Civil case: lawsuit against LDS church, Unknown result,
- Crime scenes: LDS church building,
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Alfred Francis Cote
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- was a Mormon church member and Boy scout leader in New Hampshire and Nauvoo, Illinois; convicted in the 1980s and in 2020 of child sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 4 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Scout activity/event,
- Crime years: 1980s, 2000s, 2010s,
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Malcolm Noyes Goodwin
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- was a former Mormon bishop and retired pathologist and coroner's physician in O'Fallon, Illinois; US Army Reserves and Air Force veteran; arrested in 2022 for Predatory Sexual Assault of a Child; charged with six felony counts of predatory criminal sexual assault involving minors.
- Criminal case: Ongoing, Unknown,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
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Douglas Edwin Holyoak
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- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was a Mormon bishop in Sycamore, Illinois from about 1999 to 2004; accused in a 2024 civil lawsuit of sexual assault of an underage girl in his office at church when she reported sexual harassment by other youth; allegedly covered up the assault with the help of a stake presidency counselor (Michael John Evans).
- Criminal case: Never charged,
- Civil case: lawsuit against LDS church, Ongoing civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: LDS bishop's office, LDS church building,
- Crime years: 2000s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
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Harry O Jones
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- was an LDS church member in Illinois; sentenced to 30 months of probation for possession of child pornography.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2015,
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Harry O. Jones IV
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- was a Mormon church member in Buffalo Grove, Illinois; convicted of possessing CSAM; is a registered sex offender.
- Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 2010s,
- Convicted in: 2010s, 2015,
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Christopher W Kite
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- Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- was an LDS church member in Chicago, Illinois; accused of sexual abuse.
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Civil case: lawsuit against LDS church, Unknown result,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: LDS church building,
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Joseph Smith
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- was the founder of the LDS church (the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or Mormon church); accused during his life (1805-1844) of adulterous affairs with girls under the age of 18 and women; never charged with a sex crime.
- Criminal case: Never charged,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Crime years: 1800s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
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Kay Leroi Walker
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- was a Mormon church member and Nauvoo Inn owner in Nauvoo, Illinois; charged with sexually abusing his employees; entered an Alford plea in 2004, resulting in a conviction while maintaining his innocence before the court; January 2024: lives in Idaho Falls, Idaho.
- Criminal case: Alford plea, Convicted,
- Victims: 8 victims, Multiple victims,
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