208 LDS sex abuse cases found
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
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LDS positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
Alleged failure to report
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
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LDS positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
Alleged failure to report
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
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LDS positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
Alleged failure to report
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- John Doe was an LDS church member in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
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LDS positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
Alleged failure to report
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- John Doe was a Mormon temple worker in Los Angeles, California; accused in a 2025 lawsuit against the LDS church of sexually assaulting a man in 1984 while performing a private anointing ritual in the Los Angeles LDS temple
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Alleged crime: 1980s,
- Alleged crime state: California,
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LDS positions: Temple worker,
Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
Alleged failure to report
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- James Duffin (1952 – ) was an LDS church member in California; accused of child sexual abuse; convicted in 2006; incarcerated 2006 to 2011; allegedly groomed female students ages 7-10 with attention and candy and then forcing sexual contact in his classroom after school
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Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state: California,



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- Alan Dunlap was a Mormon church member in Fresno, California; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse
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Crime: 1970s,
- Crime state: California,


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- Alan Dunn (1941 – 2017) was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Venice, California (Los Angeles); accused in 1978 of child sexual abuse; confessed to the police
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Alleged crime: 1970s,
- Alleged crime state: California,



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- Larry Dyke was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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Alleged crime: 1980s,
- Alleged crime state: California,


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- Todd Edwards (1964 – ) was a Mormon bishop in Menifee, Riverside County, California; in 2013, sentenced to three years in prison for sexual abuse of one teenage girl in 2006 and another in 2012; was bishop at the time of the 2012 abuse; in 2024, two victims sued the LDS church in separate lawsuits; one said a stake president and LDS law firm Kirton McConkie hindered police
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Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- Crime state: California,





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- Scott Farr (1953 – ) was an LDS church member in Ogden, Utah; found guilty in 1981 of forcible sexual abuse and 1991 of sex solicitation; molested a girl inside a Mormon church building
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LDS positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
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- Kenneth Farris was a Mormon church member in Norco, California; accused of sexual abuse
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LDS positions: Bishopric counselor,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- Stephen Field was a Mormon church member in California; convicted of sexual abuse; sentenced to prison
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Crime: 1970s, 1980s,
- Crime state: California,



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- Alfred Forrester (1936 – 2013) was a Mormon church member in California; excommunicated in the 1950s after conviction for child molestation; moved to Iowa, reoffended, incarcerated; returned to California, convicted once or twice more, then assigned to be a Mormon church scoutmaster; abused again, caught, sentenced to prison in 1979; a 2024 lawsuit against the LDS church alleged that a bishop failed to protect kids
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Crime: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s,
- Crime state: California, Iowa,





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- Stephen Fritz (1974 – ) was a Mormon church member in California; accused of sexual abuse; convicted, sentenced to prison
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Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
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- Martin Fullmer (1947 – ) was a Mormon church member in Oroville, California; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; registered sex offender
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LDS positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
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- Jayne Furness (1935 – 1987) was a Mormon church member and boy scout leader in Arroyo Grande, California; accused of sex abuse; found guilty of voyeurism charges in or before 1972, and found guilty of sexual abuse charges in 1976; sentenced in 1976 or 1977 to prison; died in 1987
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Crime: 1970s,
- Crime state: California,


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- Lawrence Gilbert (1939 – ) was a Mormon church member and high priest group leader in California; convicted of sexually abusing three girls; sentenced to 10 years in prison
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LDS positions: High priest,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
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- Luis Gonzales was a Mormon bishop in Sacramento, California; charged with 20 counts of child molestation, battery, rape, bigamy, stalking, and fraud; in 2002, was found guilty of bigamy, spousal abuse (battery) and child molestation
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Convicted: 2002,
LDS positions: Bishop,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty,
Alleged failure to report
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- Jay Grant (1902 – 1988) was a Mormon bishop of the Adams Ward in Los Angeles, California; charged in 1981, at age 79, with five counts of forcible sexual abuse; sexually assaulted three young girls; convicted of all five counts; died in 1988 in Orem, Utah; ran "Grandpa Grant's Memory Club," a neighborhood study group for up to 175 LDS children; Grant sometimes had "students" spend the night at his apartment
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LDS positions: Bishop, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted,
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- Juan Guerrero Regalado was a Mormon church member in California; accused of sexual abuse in a 2025 civil lawsuit against the Mormon church
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Alleged crime: 1970s,
- Alleged crime state: California,



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- Mark Gum (1957 – ) was a Mormon scout leader in Oxnard, California; a 2011 lawsuit against the LDS church and the Boy Scouts of America accused him of sexually assaulting a boy scout; while the boy was living with Gum (with the consent of the boy's parents), church members visited and accepted the living arrangement, the suit said; in 2012, the Mormon church made a settlement payment for an undisclosed amount
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Alleged crime: 1980s,
- Alleged crime state: California,




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- Roger Gunn (1956 – ) was an LDS church member in Spanish Fork, Utah; found guilty of SEX ABUSE OF A CHILD - 2nd Degree Felony; currently lives in Bonita, California
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Criminal case(s): Convicted,
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- Kenneth Hanigan was an LDS church member in California; accused of sexual abuse
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Alleged crime: 1980s,
- Alleged crime state: California,


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- Thomas Hannett (1959 – ) was a Mormon church member in California; accused in 2024 of sexual abuse
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Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- Eugene Hansen (1940 – ) was a Mormon church member and scout leader in California; accused of child sexual abuse
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LDS positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- Harvey Harper (1935 – 2014) was an LDS church member and deputy county district attorney in Los Angeles, California; arrested in 1984 and charged with child sexual abuse; jumped bail; found guilty; sentenced in absentia to 14 years in prison; lived secretly in Colorado for 20 months until federal investigators found him; local LDS church coverup alleged
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Crime: 1980s,
- Crime state: California,



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- Kenneth Harper was an LDS church member in California; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
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Crime: 1970s, 1980s, 1990s,
- Crime state: California,


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- Cameron Harrison (1978 – ) was a Mormon church member in San Diego, California; accused of sexual abuse
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LDS positions: Elders quorum, Scout leader, Sunday school, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- Craig Harward (1948 – ) was a Mormon ward executive secretary and former elementary "teacher of the year" in Santa Clara County, California; accused of sexual abuse of at least 10 children; pleaded guilty to charges related to sexual abuse of four children over a six-year period; sentenced to 14 years in prison; in 2024, a lawsuit said the LDS church failed to report abuse; as of 2024, lives in St. George, Utah
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Crime: 1990s, 2000s,
- Crime state: California,





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- James Haskell (1982 – ) was a former Mormon bishop and practicing attorney in Vacaville, California; charged with 14 felonies and three misdemeanors for allegedly sexually abusing four children; was an LDS stake high council member when charged; pleaded not guilty; in June 2024, found not guilty in a jury trial of 16 of 17 counts; jurors deadlocked on one count of felony injury upon a child
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Alleged crime: 2020s,
- Alleged crime state: California,


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- UNKNOWN Hawkins was an LDS bishop in Vallejo, Solano County, California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
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LDS positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
Alleged failure to report
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- Christopher Hettiger was a Mormon church member in Sacramento, California; in 2005, found guilty of child sexual abuse and was sentenced to 30 years in prison
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Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state: California,



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- Joel Houck was an LDS church member in California; accused in the 1960s of sexual abuse; convicted of vagrancy in 1966 and served 10 days in jail; in 1967, placed in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) "perversion files"
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Crime: 1960s,
- Crime state: California,


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- Christine Hubbs was an LDS church member in California; was charged with sexual abuse of two underage boys (ages 14 and 15); convicted in 2011, sentenced to five years in prison; violated parole
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Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state: California,



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- Hayden Hunter (2001 – ) was a Mormon missionary in California; he was from Pleasant Grove, Utah; arrested in 2020 for distribution of child sexual abuse material (child pornography) while on his mission; convicted of possession of CSAM in 2021
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Crime: 2020s,
- Crime state: California,



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- Kenneth Jenks (1941 – ) was an LDS church member in California (Milpitas Ward); was a ward executive secretary and ward librarian; charged with sexual abuse; convicted; served 14 years in prison for sexual abuse of a minor under duress; three victims sued the LDS church, claiming it knew about Jenks's abuse but allowed him to work with children
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Crime: 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s,
- Crime state: California,




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- Melvin Johnson (1936 – ) was a Mormon seminary teacher and Brigham Young University (BYU) religion professor; accused by multiple victims of sexually abusing them when they were children; excommunicated and rebaptized; reportedly confessed to sexual abuse, but was not criminally charged; two victims filed lawsuits against him; one named the Mormon church as a defendant; it settled out of court
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Alleged crime: 1960s, 1970s,
- Alleged crime city: UT - Provo,
- Alleged crime county: UT - Utah,
- Alleged crime state: California, Utah,




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- Larry Johnson (1948 – ) was a Mormon mission president (Virginia Roanoke 1989-1992), bishop and LDS seminary/institute teacher in California; accused of child sexual abuse in two lawsuits filed in Orange County, California against the Mormon church and Johnson; the first (30-2021-01229269-CU-PO-CJC), filed in 2021, was dismissed with prejudice in 2023; the second (30-2023-01348903-CU-PO-CXC), filed in 2023, is ongoing
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Alleged crime: 1980s,
- Alleged crime city: CA - Costa Mesa, CA - Fountain Valley,
- Alleged crime county: CA - Orange,
- Alleged crime state: California,




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- Gary Jones was a Mormon ward clerk in Cerritos, California; accused in a 2025 lawsuit against the Mormon church of sexually abusing a child as part of a sex trafficking ring, and of covering up the abuse; the plaintiff said she was abused over 200 times at the Cerritos LDS stake center from 1979 to 1983
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Alleged crime: 1970s, 1980s,
- Alleged crime state: California,




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- Willis King was an LDS church member in California; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty
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Crime: 1980s,
- Crime state: California,


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- Kevin Kirkland (1959 – ) was a Mormon seminary teacher and school teacher in the Redlands, California area; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in 2016 to molesting four female students from May 2015 to May 2016; sentenced to two years in jail; released in June 2017
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LDS positions: Seminary teacher,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Released,
Civil case(s): Settlement,
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- Marion Klingler (1944 – ) was an LDS church member in California; convicted of sexual abuse; now lives in Springville Utah as registered sex offender
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LDS positions: Primary, Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
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- William Knox was a Mormon church member and scout leader in California; accused of sexually abusing multiple children
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Alleged crime: 1970s, 1980s,
- Alleged crime state: California,




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- George Koford was a Mormon bishop in Cerritos, California; accused in a 2025 lawsuit against the Mormon church of sexually abusing a child as part of a sex trafficking ring, and of covering up the abuse; the plaintiff said she was abused over 200 times at the Cerritos LDS stake center from 1979 to 1983
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Alleged crime: 1970s, 1980s,
- Alleged crime state: California,




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- Jason Larsen (1977 – ) was an LDS missionary from Idaho in Bakersfield, California; accused in 1997 of sexual abuse of an 8-year-old girl at a school; as of 2024, lives in Meridian, Idaho
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Alleged crime: 1990s,
- Alleged crime state: California,


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- UNKNOWN Leota was an LDS church member in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
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LDS positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
Alleged failure to report
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- Frank Lind (1956 – ) was a Mormon church member in California; sentenced before the early 2000s to 30 years to life in prison for sexually molesting a child; in the 2000s, a Mormon bishop allegedly supported Lind's decision to be baptized into the LDS church despite his prior conviction; in 2022, again convicted of child sexual abuse; sentenced to three consecutive terms of 25 years to life in prison
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Convicted: 2022,
LDS positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
Alleged failure to report
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- Craig Mathias (1960 – ) was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Granada Hills, California; was in the Northridge ward until 1983; convicted in 1987 of sexually molesting multiple boy scouts; sentenced to six years in prison
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Crime: 1980s,
- Crime state: California,



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- Maynard McFarland (1959 – ) was an LDS church member in California and Minnesota; sentenced in 2005 to 32 years in prison for sexually abusing his daughter for many years; released from prison in 2020; as of 2024, lives in Chula Vista, California as a registered sex offender
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Crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s,
- Crime state: California, Minnesota,





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- Glen McGhie (1958 – ) was a Mormon church member in Santa Clara, California; found guilty of lewd or lascivious act on a child age 14/15, a felony; lost his physical therapy license
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Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state: California,



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- Melvin McKinney was an LDS church member in California; accused of sexual abuse
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Alleged crime: 1970s,
- Alleged crime state: California,



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- Robert Metcalf (1949 – ) was a Mormon in California, Arizona; convicted of child sexual abuse in 1974; sentenced in 1979 to six years in prison; excommunicated; after prison, was rebaptized, made a scout leader and allegedly molested a scout on a campout in about 1987, according to a 1990 civil lawsuit against the LDS church; sentenced in Arizona in 1989 to 37 years in prison; 2020 lawsuit vs. LDS church
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Crime: 1970s, 1980s,
- Crime state: Arizona, California,




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- Danielle Meyer (1970 – ) was an LDS church member in Loomis, California; accused of sexual abuse
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LDS positions: Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- John Midgett (1962 – ) was a Mormon Sunday school teacher in the San Diego area, California; also was a Navy petty officer first class; accused of 43 felony counts of child molestation for allegedly sexually abusing eight girls, ages 5 to 10, in his Sunday school class; pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 30 years in prison; as of 2024, lives in Bountiful, Utah as a registered sex offender
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Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Crime state: California,



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- Daniel Montoya was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Long Beach, California; pleaded guilty in 1986 to charges of child sexual abuse
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LDS positions: Missionary, Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
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- Timothy Monzello was a Mormon bishop in Azusa, California (Azusa 1st Ward, Glendora California Stake) from about 2005 to 2010; accused in a 2024 civil lawsuit of sexual abuse that allegedly took place between 2008 and 2010, starting when the victim was seven years old; the alleged abuse took place in the bishop's office at church and at Monzello's home
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Alleged crime: 2000s,
- Alleged crime state: California,




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- F N was an LDS bishop in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
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Alleged crime: 1960s, 1970s,
- Alleged crime state: California,




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- Craig Nebeker (1960 – ) was a Mormon church member in California and St. George, Utah; accused of sexual abuse and convicted of three counts of AGGRAVATED SEX ABUSE OF A CHILD and one count SODOMY ON A CHILD
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Crime: 2010s,
- Crime county: UT - Washington,
- Crime state: California, Utah,




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- Joseph Neipp was a former LDS bishop in San Jose, California; in 2021, pleaded no contest to four molestation counts and was given an 18-year prison sentence, with credit for the three years he spent in county jail prior to his sentencing; father of convicted Mormon child sexual abuser Samuel Neipp
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Convicted: 2021,
LDS positions: Bishop,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, No contest, Prison,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
Alleged failure to report
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- Samuel Neipp (1982 – ) was an LDS church member and middle school teacher in California; once named "teacher of the year" by the Union School District in the San Jose, California area; son of convicted child sexual abuser Joseph Neipp; pleaded no contest in 2019 to 12 charges related to sexual abuse; sentenced to 56 years in prison
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Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state: California,




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- Rand Newby (1953 – ) was an LDS church member and scout leader in Washington, Oregon and San Francisco, California; had a career as a schoolteacher; charged in Oregon in 1986 with sexual abuse of two children; convicted of two counts, one class C felony and one class A misdemeanor; sentenced in 1987 to 5 years probation
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Crime: 1980s,
- Crime state: Oregon,


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- Christopher Odom (1973 – ) was an LDS church member in Roseville, California; accused in 2016 of sexual abuse
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LDS positions: Missionary,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- Eric Olsen (1977 – ) was an LDS church member and schoolteacher in Bakersfield, California; admitted to Ontario, California police that he had sexually abused between 200 to 300 girls, with as many as 30 victims in Kern County; convicted in 2007 in California of 6 felony counts of child sexual abuse; sentenced to five years in prison; lifetime registered sex offender; as of 2023, lives in Brigham City, Utah
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Convicted: 2007,
LDS positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
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- Michael Otten (1970 – ) was an LDS church member in Murrieta, California; took his computer to a tech repair shop and child sexual abuse material (CSAM) was found; police searched his home and found more CSAM
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LDS positions: Ward mission leader,
Criminal case(s): Police investigation, Unknown result,
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- Michael Otten was an LDS church member in California; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
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Criminal case(s): Convicted,
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- Steven Paris (1952 – ) was an LDS church member in Anaheim, California; accused in 1986 of sexual abuse of seven boys; pleaded guilty to abusing six of them; was scheduled to receive a 30-year sentence
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Crime: 1980s,
- Crime state: California,



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- John Parkinson (1931 – ) was a Mormon stake president (1981-1991) and physician in Fairfield, California; sentenced to prison in 1997 for sexually abusing two female patients, but the judge delayed the sentence pending an appeal; his conviction was later reversed
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Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Crime state: California,



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- Jason Pedersen (1979 – ) was an LDS church member in Heber City, Utah; convicted guilty of first-degree felony attempted aggravated sex abuse of a child; as of April 2024, lives in Riverton, Utah as a registered sex offender and is an LDS elders quorum president
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LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum, Missionary, Scout leader, Ward clerk,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender,
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- David Phipps/Verity was an LDS church member and dentist in Sacramento, California; pleaded no contest in 1987 to two counts of misdemeanor sexual battery involving two of his patients; In 1994, also pleaded no contest to two counts of misdemeanor sexual battery; served time in jail and had dental license revoked
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Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Crime state: California,


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- Carl Pollard (1964 – ) was a Mormon church member in Paul, Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; convicted, sentenced to prison
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LDS positions: Elders quorum,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
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- Raymond Rorvik (1961 – ) was a Mormon church member in Benicia, California; convicted of LEWD OR LASCIVIOUS ACTS WITH A CHILD UNDER 14 YEARS OF AGE
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Convicted: 2003,
Criminal case(s): Convicted,
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- UNKNOWN Ross was an LDS high priest and stake seventy in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
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Alleged crime: 1970s, 1980s,
- Alleged crime state: California,




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- Nefi Rubalcava was a Mormon bishop in Norwalk/Cerritos in southern California; accused of child sexual abuse in two lawsuits filed against the Mormon church in 2025; he was the foster father of one of his alleged victims and the bishop of both of them; he allegedly participated in a sex trafficking ring involving at least one other bishop and a stake president
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Alleged crime: 1970s, 1980s,
- Alleged crime state: California,




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- Eldon Saling (1963 – ) was a Mormon church member in California and Utah; convicted in 1987 in California and in 1993 in Utah of charges related to sexual abuse; as of 2024, lives in Burley, Idaho as a registered sex offender
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Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Crime state: California, Utah,


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- Vernon Sanford Jr was an LDS church member in San Diego, California; died in 2000; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse, along with his father, Vernon Sanford Sr; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church; the alleged abuse occurred between 1961 and 1970; the Sanfords were the plaintiff's LDS home teachers
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Alleged crime: 1960s, 1970s,
- Alleged crime state: California,




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- Vernon Sanford Sr was an LDS church member in San Diego, California; died in 2000; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse, along with his son, Vernon Sanford Jr; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church; the alleged abuse occurred between 1961 and 1970; the Sanfords were the plaintiff's LDS home teachers
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Alleged crime: 1960s, 1970s,
- Alleged crime state: California,




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- Thomas Schofield (1955 – ) was a Mormon bishop in Elk Grove, Sacramento County, California; accused in a 2024 civil lawsuit of sexually abusing a 16-year-old child in 2004-05 while he was a Mormon Bishop; some of the alleged abuse took place in the Salt Lake City and Oakland LDS temples and the bishop's office at church
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Alleged crime: 2000s,
- Alleged crime city: UT - Salt Lake City,
- Alleged crime county: UT - Salt Lake,
- Alleged crime state: California, Utah,




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- William Schubeck was a Mormon church member in California; accused of sexual abuse
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Alleged crime: 1960s,
- Alleged crime state: California,




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- Dennis Schult (1935 – ) was a Mormon church member and scout leader in southern California; pleaded no contest to two counts of child molestation as part of a plea agreement wherein six other molestation charges were dropped; sentenced in 1991 to eight years in prison for sexually abusing two of his scouts for several years; as of 2024, registered sex offender living in Granada Hills, California
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LDS positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, No contest, Plea deal, Prison, Registered sex offender,
Alleged failure to report
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- Frank Selas (1939 – 2021) was an former childrens TV host/entertainer in California who joined the LDS church in the 1990s; pleaded guilty to one count of indecent behavior with a child; the crime took place in the 1970s
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Crime: 1970s,
- Crime state: California,


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- Eric Senior was an LDS church member in Santa Clara County, California; accused of sexual abuse in the 1990s; convicted; sentenced to prison; lost an appeal with the California Supreme Court; as of March 2024, lives in Provo, Utah as a registered sex offender
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Crime: 1990s,
- Crime state: California,

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- Michael Shean (1947 – ) was a Mormon bishopric counselor and temple worker, and deputy district attorney in Santa Maria, Santa Barbara County, California; convicted of sexually molesting boys; sentenced to prison; the Mormon church allegedly made at least one settlement payment to a victim who said a stake president covered up the abuse for years
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Crime: 1980s,
- Crime state: California,




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- William Shubeck was a Mormon church member in San Bernardino, California; accused in 2003 of sexual abuse in a civil lawsuit against the LDS church
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Alleged crime: 1960s,
- Alleged crime state: California,




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- Neil Shumate (1945 – ) was an LDS church member and scout leader in Pleasanton, California; was also a kindergarten teacher; arrested in 1994 and charged with molesting several of his students; convicted on all 16 counts; sentenced to 12 years in prison
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LDS positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
Civil case(s): Unknown result,
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- UNKNOWN Simpkins was an LDS stake seventy in California; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church
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LDS positions: Stake seventy,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church,
Alleged failure to report
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- UNKNOWN Smith was a Mormon bishop in Lancaster, California; a 2024 civil lawsuit said he took part with two Melchizedek priesthood holders in sexually assaulting an underage boy inside an LDS church building on a weekly basis from 2001 to 2003, starting when the victim was 15 years old
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Alleged crime: 2000s,
- Alleged crime state: California,




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- UNKNOWN Smith was a Mormon church member and high priest in the Azusa 1st Ward in Azusa, California (Glendora California Stake); accused of sexual abuse in a 2024 civil lawsuit along with his ward's former bishop, Timothy Monzello
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Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church,
Alleged failure to report
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- Kent Staheli (1958 – ) was an LDS church member in California and Utah; served as first counselor in a Mormon bishopric; convicted in federal court in 2010 of charges related to child sex trafficking
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Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state: Utah,



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- Mark Stevens (1956 – ) was a Mormon bishop in West Jordan, Utah in 2006; charged in 2025 with sexual assault of a 16-year-old girl that allegedly took place in his office at church
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Alleged crime: 2000s,
- Alleged crime county: UT - Salt Lake,
- Alleged crime state: Utah,



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- Arthur Stout was a Mormon church member in Littlerock, California; in 2024, a civil lawsuit said he sexually assaulted a girl "on a weekly basis" from 1991 to 1997, starting when she was 5 years old; some of the alleged abuse took place in an LDS church building
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Alleged crime: 1990s,
- Alleged crime state: California,




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- Todd Summers was an LDS church member and videographer for local children's events in Costa Mesa, California; accused of child sexual abuse that allegedly took place in a Mormon chapel and other locations; a 2009 civil suit against him ended with a $100,000 settlement payment by the Mormon church to the plaintiff
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Alleged crime: 1990s,
- Alleged crime state: California,




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- Richard Swank was an LDS church member in California; accused of sexual abuse
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LDS positions: Primary, Ward executive secretary,
Criminal case(s): Convicted,
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- Thomas Thompson (1944 – ) 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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Crime: 2000s,
- Crime state: Oregon,



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- David Tupou was a Mormon church member in California; accused of sexual abuse
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LDS positions: Unknown position,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- Kimball Ungerman (1957 – ) was an LDS bishopric counselor in California; moved to Utah; pleaded guilty in 2020 to one felony count related to child sexual abuse; sentenced to prison, but term was suspended; sentenced to probation; as of 2023, registered sex offender, lives in Orem, Utah; a 2021 California lawsuit against the church said bishop Phil Stewart failed to protect a victim, and a mission president didn't report
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LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Seminary teacher,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
Alleged failure to report
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- James Ungricht was a Mormon church member and junior high school science and math teacher in San Diego, California; arrested in 2017 for lewd conduct in public; pleaded no contest in 2018 to a misdemeanor charge of lewd conduct in a public place; sentenced to serve 30 days in county jail, plus three years probation
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Crime: 2010s,
- Crime state: California,


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- Bob UNKNOWN was a Mormon church member and Melchizedek priesthood holder in Lancaster, California; a 2024 civil lawsuit said he took part with a Mormon bishop and another Melchizedek priesthood holder in sexually assaulting an underage boy inside an LDS church building on a weekly basis from 2001 to 2003, starting when the victim was 15 years old
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Alleged crime: 2000s,
- Alleged crime state: California,




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- Jim UNKNOWN was a Mormon church member and Melchizedek priesthood holder in Lancaster, California; a 2024 civil lawsuit said he took part with a Mormon bishop and another Melchizedek priesthood holder in sexually assaulting an underage boy inside an LDS church building on a weekly basis from 2001 to 2003, starting when the victim was 15 years old
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Alleged crime: 2000s,
- Alleged crime state: California,




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- Bruce Van Horn was a Mormon bishopric counselor in Cerritos, California; accused in a 2025 lawsuit against the Mormon church of sexually abusing a child as part of a sex trafficking ring, and of covering up the abuse; the plaintiff said she was abused over 200 times at the Cerritos LDS stake center from 1979 to 1983
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Alleged crime: 1970s, 1980s,
- Alleged crime state: California,




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