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Donate »4 Mormon sexual abuse cases
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Peter Curtis Brackner
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- was second counselor in an LDS bishopric in Purvis, Mississippi, and a scoutmaster; accused of sexual abuse.
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- Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil: Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
Alleged coverup
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Thomas C Forrest
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- was an LDS church member in Mississippi; accused of sexual abuse; convicted.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Released,
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Wendell Shan Thompson
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- was a former LDS bishop and stake presidency member in Clinton, Mississippi; found guilty of gratification of lust; convicted in 2011 of felony child sexual abuse; some of the abuse took place while Thompson was in an LDS stake presidency role.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
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Kendall Doyle Traxler
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- was an LDS church member in Gallman and Hazelhurst, Mississippi; died in 2015; a victim told FLOODLIT that Traxler sexually abused them when they were a child; the abuse allegedly took place during Sunday branch meetings; the branch president and stake president allegedly knew about the abuse but failed to report it to law enforcement.
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- Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Alleged coverup
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