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Donate »6 Mormon sexual abuse cases
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Luke Elbert Dalton
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- was a Mormon church member; admitted to sexually abusing dozens of boys over decades in Ohio, Montana and Utah; arrested in 1997 in Utah for sexually abusing his only son; convicted and sentenced to prison; served 3.5 years in prison.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
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Russell Norman Harbin
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- was a Mormon church member in Polson, Montana; convicted of sexual intercourse without consent with an 11-year-old child; the alleged abuse lasted from 2022 to 2024; he allegedly was assigned to be a Primary teacher sometime after the abuse began; sentenced in 2025 to 40 years in prison; the judge suspended 20 years of the 40-year term.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
Alleged coverup
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Grant Joel Hildreth
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- was an LDS church member in Montana; sentenced to prison in 1992 for felony child sexual abuse; in 2011, pleaded guilty to two class A misdemeanor counts of sexual battery; died in 2022.
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- Criminal: Convicted,
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David William Olson
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- was an LDS church member in Bozeman, Montana; found guilty of sexually abusing a teenage boy and sentenced to 8 years in prison, 12 years probation.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
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Thomas Daniel Stranger
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- was an LDS church member in Helena, Montana; arrested four times for indecent exposure; accused of watching pornographic material while masturbating looking at women nearby.
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- Criminal: Police investigation, Unknown result,
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Kelly James Teters
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- was an LDS church member; in 2001, accused of sexual abuse; in 2002, found guilty of sexual intercourse without consent.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Found guilty, Prison,
- Alleged coverup
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