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Donate »3 Mormon sexual abuse cases found
William Hanson
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- was a Mormon youth leader; sentenced to prison for child sexual abuse; the Mormon church settled a civil lawsuit in which the victim accused it of failing to protect him.
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Alleged coverup-
LDS church payment: Undisclosed amount
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Positions: High priest, Scout leader, Youth leader,
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Ralph Neeley
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- was an LDS church member in the Beaumont, Texas area; was sentenced in January 1994 to life in prison in Texas for repeated sexual abuse of an 8-year-old girl in an LDS chapel during church meetings and in other locations; died in prison in 2020; the Mormon church reportedly paid several million US dollars in a settlement to the victim.
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- Alleged coverup
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LDS church payment: $3,000,000
- Criminal: Admitted guilt, Convicted, Prison,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in Arkansas, Texas,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
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Thomas Thompson
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- was an LDS church member in Oregon, California and Arkansas; convicted of sex crimes in Oregon in about 2002; as of 2024, was a registered sex offender living in Yellville, Arkansas.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Crime: 2000s, in Oregon,
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