3 LDS sex abuse cases found
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- Spencer Palmer (1927 – 2000) was a Mormon temple endowment ceremony actor, BYU professor, mission president, temple president, LDS church area authority; lived in Utah; posthumously accused of child sexual abuse by his grandson
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Was Bishop, BYU, Mission president, Missionary, Other leader, Sunday school, Temple president, 
Never charged, Not convicted,
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- Vernon Sanford was an LDS church member in San Diego, California; died in 2000; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse, along with his son, Vernon Sanford Jr; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church; the alleged abuse occurred between 1961 and 1970; the Sanfords were the plaintiff's LDS home teachers
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Alleged crime: 1960s, 1970s, - Places lived: California,
- Crime state: California,
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- Was Other leader,
- Never charged,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Alleged failure to report
Alleged crime: -
- Gary Woolstenhulme (1933 – 2002) was a Mormon bishop in Imperial Beach, California in 1978; died in 2002; in 2024, accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; the suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church (plaintiff John Roe JB 65 - San Diego 24CU008107, CASD 3:24-cv-02349-AJB-MSB); allegedly sexually assaulted a 14-year-old boy in his office at church
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- Alleged crime: 1970s,
- Places lived: California,
- Crime state: California,
Was Bishop, Bishopric counselor, 
Never charged, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing, 
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