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David Harrison Broadbent
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- was a Mormon and obstetrician/gynecologist (OB/GYN) doctor in Provo, Utah; in 2022, dozens of women joined a class action lawsuit accusing him of sexual assault; in 2022, a Utah judge dismissed the case; as of October 2023, nearly 300 victims had come forward; in June 2024, was charged with forcible sexual abuse; in August 2024, the Utah Supreme Court ruled that the lawsuit could proceed.
- Criminal: Ongoing,
- Civil: Civil case dismissed, Ongoing civil case,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, 100 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Healthcare appointment, Perpetrator's workplace,
- Alleged crime: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, in Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
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Richard Freeman
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- was an LDS church member and high school teacher in Fresno, California; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; moved to Provo, Utah.
- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime: 1990s, 2000s, in California,
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Darren John Haymond
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- was an LDS church member in Provo, Utah and a custodian at Provo High School; pleaded guilty to voyeurism, a class B misdemeanor; sentenced in 2011.
- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime scenes: Victim's school,
- Crime: 2010s, in Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Convicted: 2010s, 2011,
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Lance Mark Rushton
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Alleged coverup- was an LDS church member in Provo; accused of photo shopping faces of family members, ward church members of adults and children on to pornographic material and distributed them; convicted in 2007 and sentenced to three months in jail and three years of probation.
- Criminal: Convicted, Jail, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime scenes: Online,
- Crime: 2000s, in Provo (Utah), Utah,
- Convicted: 2000s, 2007,
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Richard Blaine Sampson
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- was a Mormon bishop, stake high council member and doctor in Provo, Utah; Director of Medical Affairs for the LDS Missionary Training Center; sexually abused at least seven children; convicted and sentenced in 2014 to one to 15 years in prison for child sexual abuse; as of 2024, was out on parole living in Holladay, Utah.
- Criminal: Convicted, Parole, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Victims: 7 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime: 2000s, 2010s, in Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Convicted: 2010s, 2014,
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Shawn Edward Scherick
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- was an LDS church member in Utah; convicted three times of sex crimes between 2004 and 2012.
- Criminal: Convicted, Jail, Registered sex offender,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Crime: 2000s, in Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Convicted: 2010, 2010s,
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Jeffery David Scofield
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- was an LDS church member in Provo, Utah; found guilty of sexual abuse of a 6 year old girl in 2001 and served 6 years in prison; 2017 was arrested and charged with rape of a 73 year old woman.
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Victims: 3 victims, Multiple victims,
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Eric Robertson Senior
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- 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.
- Criminal: Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime: 1990s, in California,
- Convicted: 1990s,
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Timothy Nathan Tuttle
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- was an LDS church member in Utah; was found guilty of three counts of sexual battery.
- Criminal: Convicted, Unknown result,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Crime: 2010s, in Provo (Utah), Utah,
- Convicted: 2010s, 2016,
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