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Keith Bergstresser
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- was an LDS church member in Oregon and Idaho; convicted in 2002 in Oregon of contributing to sexual delinquency of a minor; made a registered sex offender; in 2019, was assigned a position in an elders quorum presidency in Idaho.
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- Criminal: Convicted,
- Positions: Elders quorum,
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Brian Bowen
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- was an LDS church member and podiatrist in Portland, Oregon; accused of sexual abuse of at least nine women; as of February 2024, indicted with two counts of first-degree sexual abuse, one count of second-degree sexual abuse, nine counts of third-degree sexual abuse, and two counts of sex abuse by fraudulent representation.
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- Criminal: Ongoing,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Missionary,
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Jason Brumble
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- was a Mormon church member and stake Sunday school presidency member in Oregon; convicted in 2015 of child sexual abuse of multiple children; is in prison in Oregon as of March 2023.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Positions: Sunday school,
- Crime: 2010s, in Oregon,
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Paul Burdick
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- was an LDS bishop and drivers education teacher in Oregon; arrested in 2019 and charged with child sexual abuse; pleaded guilty to third-degree sex abuse involving underage female students in his job as a drivers ed teacher.
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Alleged coverup- Criminal: Convicted,
- Positions: Bishop, Elders quorum,
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John Cox
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- was a Mormon church member in Clackamas County, Oregon; convicted of child sexual abuse.
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- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Crime: 1980s, in Oregon,
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Franklyn Curtis
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- was a Mormon church member in Pennsylvania and Oregon; excommunicated in 1983 in Pennsylvania for sex abuse; rebaptized in 1984; molested five boys in Oregon; local LDS bishop knew but didn't report to police; convicted in 1995 in Oregon of sexual abuse; died in 1995.
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- Alleged coverup
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LDS church payment: $3,000,000
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Positions: High priest, Sunday school,
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Robert Davis
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- was a Mormon church member in Eugene, Oregon; convicted of 5 counts of Sexual Abuse in the First Degree and sentenced to 75 months in prison.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Positions: Bishopric counselor,
- Crime: 2020s, in Oregon,
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Sean Dotson
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- was an LDS church member in Oregon; convicted of a sex crime.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Unknown result,
- Positions: Unknown position,
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Timur Dykes
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- was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Portland, Oregon; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; in about 2009, the Mormon church paid $350,000 to a victim to settle its portion of a civil lawsuit.
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- Alleged coverup
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LDS church payment: $350,000
- Criminal: Convicted, Jail, Probation,
- Civil: Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Positions: Scout leader,
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Miguel Estudillo
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- was an LDS primary teacher in Baker City, Oregon; arrested for crimes related to child sexual abuse; sentenced to prison.
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- Criminal: Convicted,
- Positions: Primary,
- Crime: 2010s, in Oregon,
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David Farley
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- was a former doctor and LDS church member in West Linn, Oregon; accused of sexually abusing over 200 patients; the alleged abuse occurred over a span of many years, during which Farley was an LDS stake high council member for some time; never criminally charged; in February 2024, the city of West Linn, Oregon released a report about the way its police department investigated Farley.
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- Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Primary, Stake high council, Sunday school,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace,
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Jeffrey Gatlin
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- was an LDS church member in Utah; found guilty of aggravated sexual abuse of a child/1st degree felony; as of October 2023, serving in Central Utah Correctional Facility Housing in Boulder, Utah, CUCF Boulder.
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- Criminal: Convicted,
- Positions: Unknown position,
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Stephen Goode
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- was a Mormon church member; found guilty of sexual abuse.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Positions: Missionary,
- Crime: 2010s, in Oregon,
- Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing,
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James Hogan
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- was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Oregon; in 1989, was sentenced to five years in prison for child sexual abuse; released in 1994; in 2011, a victim filed a civil lawsuit against the Boy Scouts of America, seeking $5.2 million.
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- Alleged coverup
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LDS church payment: Undisclosed amount
- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Released,
- Civil: Settlement,
- Positions: Church employee, Scout leader,
- Crime: 1970s, 1980s, in Oregon,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
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Kenneth Johnson
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- was a Mormon church member and home teacher in Beaverton, Oregon; a victim filed a $55.7 million lawsuit against the Mormon church saying Johnson had sexually molested him when Johnson was his home teacher; the alleged sexual abuse took place as often as twice a week for two years between 1987 and 1989.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
- Positions: Ministering/home teacher,
- Alleged crime: 1980s, in Oregon,
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Timothy Johnson
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- was a Mormon church member in Oregon; found guilty of sexual abuse; sentenced to prison.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: Lawsuit v. LDS church,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Crime: 2010s, in Oregon,
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Ronald Kerlee
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- was a Mormon seminary teacher, Sunday school leader and youth leader in Corvallis, Oregon; convicted of Sodomy III (Class C Felony) for sexual abuse of a child; accused of sexually abusing multiple children; was also a licensed counselor in Oregon until his license was revoked in 2014 after he allegedly engaged in sexual activities with a male client.
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- Alleged coverup
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Positions: Seminary teacher, Sunday school, Youth leader,
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Franklin Mathias
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- was a former Mormon church member and Boy scout leader in Oregon; had a career as a schoolteacher; accused in 1987 of sexual abuse; sentenced in 1988 to four years in prison for molesting a child; he said that he had 242 victims over a 30 year period.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil: Unknown result,
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Crime: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, in Oregon,
- Crime scenes: Scout activity,
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Jay Mitchell
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- was an Mormon church member and scout leader in Oregon; sentenced to a total of sixty years in prison with a minimum of thirty years, for child sexual abuse.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Crime: 1980s, in Oregon,
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Rand Newby
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- was an LDS church member and scout leader in Washington, Oregon and San Francisco, California; had a career as a schoolteacher; charged in Oregon in 1986 with sexual abuse of two children; convicted of two counts, one class C felony and one class A misdemeanor; sentenced in 1987 to 5 years probation.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Crime: 1980s, in Oregon,
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Greg Orton
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- was a Mormon church member in La Grande, Oregon; accused and arrested for alleged sexual abuse with a minor who was under 14 at the time of the alleged abuse.
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- Criminal: Ongoing,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Youth leader,
- Alleged crime: 2010s, 2020s, in Oregon,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
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Shane Ross
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- was an LDS church member and public school teacher in Salem, Oregon; accused of child sexual abuse of a former student; convicted in 2018 and sentenced to prison.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Crime: 2010s, in Oregon,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
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Michael Simms
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- was a Latter-day Saints (LDS) church member, organist and music teacher in Oregon; accused in a civil lawsuit of sexually abusing a boy about 100 times between 1974 and 1976.
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- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: Unknown result,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Alleged crime: 1970s, in Oregon,
- Crime scenes: LDS building,
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Thomas Thompson
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- was an LDS church member in Oregon, California and Arkansas; convicted of sex crimes in Oregon in about 2002; as of 2024, was a registered sex offender living in Yellville, Arkansas.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Crime: 2000s, in Oregon,
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