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Donate »6 Mormon sexual abuse cases
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Charles Lynn Camper
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- was a Mormon church member in Layton, Utah; convicted of child sexual abuse in 2004; charged in 2023 with aggravated child sexual abuse, voyeurism and sexual exploitation of a minor; convicted in June 2024.
- Criminal: Convicted, Ongoing, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime: 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, in Utah,
- Convicted: 2000s, 2004, 2020s, 2024,
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Shawn Cory Gooden
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Alleged coverup- was an LDS bishop in Lebanon, Pennsylvania from 2016-2020; arrested in 2022 and charged with sexual abuse of two children in Virginia from 1997-2000; pleaded guilty in July 2023 in Virginia to four felony counts; sentenced in November 2023 in Virginia to prison time and supervised probation on release; charged in July 2023 in Pennsylvania with more child sex abuse charges.
- Criminal: Convicted, Ongoing, Prison, Probation,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing,
- Crime: 1990s, 2000s, in Pennsylvania, Virginia,
- Convicted: 2020s, 2023,
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Vance Paul Hein
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- Alleged coverup
- was an LDS church member and scoutmaster in West Bradford, Pennsylvania; was convicted in 1999 of a misdemeanor for sexually abusing one of his boy scouts; sentenced in 2000 to 15 years of probation; arrested in 2011 for possessing child pornography; sentenced in 2012 to 15 to 30 years in prison.
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: lawsuit against LDS church, Unknown result,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Recreational trip/outing, Scout activity/event,
- Crime: 1990s, 2010s, in Canada, Pennsylvania,
- Convicted: 1990s, 2000, 2000s, 2010s, 2012,
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James William Penrod
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- was a Mormon church missionary in Pennsylvania in 1997; originally from Utah; sent home to Utah from his mission and arrested in July 1997 and charged with child sexual abuse; sentenced to prison for sexual abuse.
- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
- Crime: 1990s, in Pennsylvania, Utah,
- Convicted: 1990s,
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Percy Wilbur Rock
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- was an LDS church member in Greencastle, Pennsylvania; accused of possessing CSAM; pleaded guilty in 2023.
- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime: 2020s, in Pennsylvania,
- Convicted: 2020s, 2023,
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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); accused during his life (1805-1844) of adulterous affairs with girls under the age of 18 and women; never charged with a sex crime.
- Criminal: Never charged,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Alleged crime: 1800s, in Illinois,
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