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Donate »4 Mormon sexual abuse cases found
Shawn Gooden
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- was an LDS bishop in Lebanon, Pennsylvania from 2016-2020; arrested in 2022 and charged with sexual abuse of two children in Virginia from 1997-2000; pleaded guilty in July 2023 in Virginia to four felony counts; sentenced in November 2023 in Virginia to prison time and supervised probation on release; charged in July 2023 in Pennsylvania with more child sex abuse charges.
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Alleged coverup- Criminal: Convicted, Ongoing, Prison, Probation,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishop, Scout leader, Stake high council, Stake presidency counselor, Youth leader,
- Crime: 1990s, 2000s, in Pennsylvania, Virginia,
- Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing,
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Vance Hein
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- was an LDS church member and scoutmaster in West Bradford, Pennsylvania; was convicted in 1999 of a misdemeanor for sexually abusing one of his boy scouts; sentenced in 2000 to 15 years of probation; arrested in 2011 for possessing child pornography; sentenced in 2012 to 15 to 30 years in prison.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Crime: 1990s, 2010s, in Canada, Pennsylvania,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Recreational trip/outing, Scout activity,
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James Penrod
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- was a Mormon church missionary in Pennsylvania in 1997; originally from Utah; sent home to Utah from his mission and arrested in July 1997 and charged with child sexual abuse; sentenced to prison for sexual abuse.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Missionary,
- Crime: 1990s, in Pennsylvania, Utah,
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Percy Rock
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- was an LDS church member in Greencastle, Pennsylvania; accused of possessing CSAM; pleaded guilty in 2023.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Crime: 2020s, in Pennsylvania,
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