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Donation options »6 Mormon sexual abuse cases found
Bryan Barner
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- was a Mormon church member in New York in the 1980s; scout leader, molested a 12-year-old boy and two 13-year-old boys; sentenced to no more than one year in prison.
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- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Crime: 1980s, in New York,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
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Alan Bassett
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- was a Mormon church member and air traffic controller in Fruit Heights, Utah; accused in a 2019 civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse (dismissed without prejudice); charged in June 2024 with child sexual abuse; over 80 victims came forward; admitted to molesting many neighbor girls; tried to get his case dismissed due to an unsigned 1989 agreement with a deputy Davis County attorney.
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Alleged coverup- Criminal: Ongoing,
- Civil: Dismissed without prejudice,
- Positions: Other leader, Scout leader, Ward clerk,
- Alleged crime: 1980s, in Davis County (Utah), Utah,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
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Mark Chapman
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- was an LDS church member, church janitor and scout leader in Michigan; served 9 years in prison in New York for charges of engaging in criminal sexual conduct with a person below the age of 17; sentenced to prison in 2022 in Michigan for sexually assaulting two children; some of the abuse took place at an LDS chapel.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Plea agreement, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Crime scenes: LDS building, Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
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Nathan Dupuis
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- was a Mormon church member in New York; sentenced in 2018 to four and a half years in prison for molesting a child.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Crime: 2010s, in New York,
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Joseph Smith
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- was the founder of the LDS church (the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or Mormon church); was publicly accused during his life (1805-1844) of sexual misconduct, including adultery and illegal polygamy; never charged with a sex crime; in May 1844, a Hancock County, Illinois grand jury indicted Smith for perjury, fornication and polygamy; died in June 1844.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Apostle,
- Alleged crime: 1800s, in Illinois, Missouri, Ohio,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
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Brigham Young
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- Second president of the Mormon church; married 56 women, including a 15-year-old and three 16-year-olds; was publicly accused during his life (1801-1877) of sexual misconduct, including adultery and illegal polygamy; never charged with a sex crime; arrested and charged with adultery in 1871; not found guilty; died in 1877.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Apostle, Missionary,
- Alleged crime: 1800s, in Utah,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
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