8 LDS sex abuse cases found
- Places lived: Ohio
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- Emer Broadbent was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse; died in 2017
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Was Missionary, Primary,
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- Luke Dalton (1941 – ) was a Mormon church member; admitted to sexually abusing dozens of boys over decades in Ohio, Montana and Utah; arrested in 1997 in Utah for sexually abusing his only son; convicted and sentenced to prison; served 3.5 years in prison
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Crime: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, - Places lived: Montana, Ohio, Utah,
- Crime state: Montana, Ohio, Utah,
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- Was Scout leader,
Convicted, Prison,
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- Gregory Dew (1961 – ) was a former Mormon bishop, chiropractor and gymnastics teacher in Ohio; sexually abused multiple children; convicted and sentenced to prison in 2008; as of November 2022, serving prison time in Ohio for sexually abusing teenage girls
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Places lived: Ohio,
- Crime state: Ohio,
Convicted:
2008, 
Was Bishop, 
Convicted, Prison, -
- Richard Gibbs was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- Was Unknown position,
- Convicted,
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- Pappy Reese (1928 – 2001) was an LDS ward clerk in Ohio; accused of sexual abuse of a young girl (aged 8-11); the alleged abuse took place in Wilmington, Ohio during 1990-1993
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- Alleged crime: 1990s,
- Places lived: Ohio,
- Crime state: Ohio,
Was Ward clerk, Never charged, -
- Stewart Singley (1937 – ) was an LDS church member in Ohio; convicted in 1975 of child molestation that occurred in 1974; in 1997, convicted and sentenced to one year in jail or prison; as of 2024, is a registered sex offender; lives in East Waterford, Pennsylvania
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- Crime: 1970s, 1990s,
- Places lived: Ohio, Pennsylvania,
- Crime state: Ohio,
Was Unknown position, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender, Released, -
- Joseph Smith (1805 – 1844) 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; 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 crime: 1830s, 1840s,
- Places lived: Illinois, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania,
- Crime state: Illinois, Missouri, Ohio,
Was Apostle, Never charged, Not convicted, 
Alleged failure to report-
- Kurt Vanwagoner (1966 – ) was a Mormon church member in Centerville, Utah who worked with young men in his ward as of March 2024; arrested and charged in March 2024 with 10 first degree felony counts of aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor (sharing CSAM); police said he sent online chat messages talking about himself secretly taking photographs of women he found attractive in his LDS ward, during church services
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- Was Missionary, Youth leader,
- Ongoing,
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