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Donate »4 Mormon sexual abuse cases found
Peter Brackner
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- was second counselor in an LDS bishopric in Purvis, Mississippi, and a scoutmaster; accused of sexual abuse.
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Alleged coverup- Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil: Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Positions: Bishopric counselor, Scout leader,
- Alleged crime: 1980s, in Mississippi,
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Thomas Forrest
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- was an LDS church member in Mississippi; accused of sexual abuse; convicted.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Released,
- Positions: Bishopric counselor,
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Wendell Thompson
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- 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.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted, Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Bishop, Stake presidency counselor,
- Crime: 2010s, in Mississippi,
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Kendall Traxler
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- 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.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Sunday school, Youth leader,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
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