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Donate »2 Mormon sexual abuse cases
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Joseph Smith
- 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,
- Case report »
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Brigham Young
- Second president of the Mormon church; married 56 women, including a 15-year old and three 16-year-olds.
- Criminal: Never charged,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Alleged crime: 1800s,
- Case report »
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