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- Peter Brackner was second counselor in an LDS bishopric in Purvis, Mississippi, and a scoutmaster; accused of sexual abuse
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Bishopric counselor, Scout leader,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Mississippi,
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- Thomas Forrest was an LDS church member in Mississippi; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Released,
- Church positions: Bishopric counselor,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Mississippi,
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- Ivan Shelden was a Mormon church member in Long Beach, Mississippi; accused of sexual abuse; allegedly molested hundreds of children across several US states over a period of decades; died in 2009
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Born: 1938
Died: 2009 - Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Arizona, Arkansas, Mississippi, Nevada, New Mexico,
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- Wendell Thompson was a former LDS bishop and stake presidency member in Clinton, Mississippi; convicted in 2011 of felony child sexual abuse (gratification of lust); some of the abuse took place while Thompson was in an LDS stake presidency role
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Bishop, Stake presidency counselor,
- Convicted: 2011,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1963
- Mission: Sweden
- Places lived: Mississippi,
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- Kendall Traxler was an LDS church member in Gallman and Hazelhurst, Mississippi; died in 2015; a victim told FLOODLIT that Traxler sexually abused them when they were a child; the abuse allegedly took place during Sunday branch meetings; the branch president and stake president allegedly knew about the abuse but failed to report it to law enforcement
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
- Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil lawsuit(s): No civil case,
- Church positions: Sunday school, Youth leader,
- Alleged crime: Unknown crime year, in Mississippi,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1969
Died: 2015 - Mission: unknown
- Places lived: Mississippi,
- Latest update: 1991: died
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- Krew Zaugg was a Mormon church member in Idaho Falls, Idaho; went on an LDS mission to Louisiana and Mississippi from August 2022 to 2024; charged in June 2025 with multiple felonies after police said he sexually assaulted a minor; charged with rape of a victim under the age of 16 and lewd conduct with a child under 16
- Criminal case(s): Ongoing,
- Church positions: Missionary,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 2003
- Mission: 2022-2024 United States Louisiana Baton Rouge
- Places lived: Idaho, Louisiana, Mississippi,
- Latest update: Jun 2025: charged with multiple sex crimes in Idaho
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