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Donate »2 Mormon sexual abuse cases found
Frederick Edvalson
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- was a Mormon in Utah and Camp Springs, Prince George's County, Maryland; convicted 3 times of sexual abuse in Maryland in the 1980s; third conviction: while on probation, groomed a 10-year-old girl and sexually assaulted her in a room inside a Mormon chapel on multiple occasions from 1983 to 1984; reportedly told her he was giving her "special religious training;" sentenced to 8 years in prison.
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Alleged coverup- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Positions: Ministering/home teacher, Other leader, Scout leader,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
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Ryan Hall
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- was a former Mormon bishopric member and veteran sheriff's department detective in Maryland; in 2024, arrested and charged with several sex crimes related to child sexual abuse.
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- Criminal: Ongoing,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishopric counselor, Other leader, Sunday school, Youth leader,
- Alleged crime: 2010s, 2020s, in Maryland,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
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