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Case #371: Coy Glen Ball
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Born: 1954
LDS positions: Scout leader, Sunday school teacher,
- LDS mission:
Unknown country -
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Mesa, Arizona; was charged with 11 various abuses to a child; pled guilty to 3 counts of Molestation of a child.
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Case #469: Mark Chapman
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- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1971
LDS positions: Church janitor, Scout leader,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Plea agreement, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was an LDS church member and scout leader in Michigan; served 9 years in prison in New York for charges of engaging in criminal sexual conduct with a person below the age of 17; sentenced to prison in 2022 in Michigan for sexually assaulting two children; some of the abuse took place at an LDS chapel.
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Case #785: Richard A Cook
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- Latest update: 2020: arrested on suspicion of sexually abusing young boys
- Victims: Multiple victims,
LDS positions: Nursery leader,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was a Mormon church member and former LDS nursery leader in Boise, Idaho; arrested in 2020 on suspicion of sexually abusing young boys.
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Case #592: Melvin Eugene Hansen
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- AKA Mel Hansen
- Latest update: 2023: is in prison in Utah
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1952
LDS positions: Other leader, Tabernacle Choir member,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- He was a Mormon church member, school music teacher and former Tabernacle Choir member in Utah; convicted in 2021 in Utah of first degree felony attempted aggravated child sexual abuse; also accused of sexual abuse in Arizona.
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Case #569: Brent Dixson Hansen
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- Latest update: Died in 2015
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1938
LDS positions: Bishop, Bishopric counselor, High priest group leader, Scout leader, Stake high council, Sunday school president, Youth leader,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- The accused was an LDS church member and dentist in Spanish Fork, Utah; accused of receiving sexual favors from a dentistry patient in return for prescriptions for narcotics.
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Case #649: Eric Whitney Jones
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- Latest update: March 2024: sentenced to two to 20 years in prison
- Victims: 2 victims, 3 victims,
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Born: 1981
LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was an LDS church member in Blackfoot, Idaho; arrested for alleged sexual contact with a toddler; convicted in January 2024 of battery with the intent to commit lewd conduct of a child after a one-day trial; sentenced in March 2024 to two to 20 years in prison; required to register as a sex offender.
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Case #332: Robert Wayne Larsen
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- Latest update: Was released from prison 2013
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Born: 1965
LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Salt Lake City, Utah; convicted of LEWDNESS INVOLVING A CHILD in 1993, and SEX ABUSE CHILD in 1998, as well as POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY in 2009.
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Case #226: Maynard Scott McFarland
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- AKA Scott McFarland
- Latest update: 2024: lives in Chula Vista, California as a registered sex offender
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1959
LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission:
no
Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil case: Ongoing civil case,
- He was an LDS church member in California and Minnesota; sentenced in 2005 to 32 years in prison for sexually abusing his daughter for many years; released from prison in 2020; as of 2024, lives in Chula Vista, California as a registered sex offender.
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Case #849: Brenda Nelson Miles
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LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case: Civil case dismissed with prejudice,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Bountiful, Utah; accused of child sexual abuse.
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Case #864: Jonathon Kent Moser
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- Latest update: Currently serving time in a Wyoming Prison
- Victims: 2 victims,
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Born: 1981
LDS positions: Missionary, Other leader, Unknown,
- LDS mission:
Unknown country - unknown 2001-2003
Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- The accused was an LDS church member and middle school teacher in Rawlins, Wyoming; found guilty of sexually abusing two minor girls; sentenced to a minimum of 36 years in prison.
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Case #971: Jason Michael Pedersen
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- Latest update: Lives in Riverton, Utah
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1979
LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum presidency, Elders quorum president, Missionary, Scout leader, Ward clerk,
- LDS mission:
United States - Mesa
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Heber City, Utah; found guilty of first degree felony attempted aggravated sex abuse of a child; as of April 2024, lives in Riverton, Utah as a registered sex offender and is an LDS elders quorum president.
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Case #288: Chesley Nels Pierson
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- AKA Ches Pierson, Ches N. Pierson
- Latest update: 2021: died in Alberta, Canada
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1928
Died: 2021
LDS positions: Bishop, Missionary, Other leader, Senior missionary, Stake patriarch, Stake presidency counselor,
- LDS mission:
United Kingdom - England
- Criminal case: Police investigation, Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was an LDS bishop, stake presidency counselor and stake patriarch in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; accused of sexually abusing multiple young men.
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Case #843: Frank John Selas
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- AKA Frank John Szeles, Frank John Selas III
- Latest update: Aug. 5, 2021: died
- Victims: 1 victim,
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Born: 1939
Died: 2021
LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Pleaded guilty,
- The accused was an former childrens TV host/entertainer who joined the LDS church in the 1990's; pleaded guilty to one count of indecent behavior with a child; The crime took place in the 1970's .
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Case #778: Michael Francis Whitehead
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- Latest update: Was living in Orem, Utah. Possibly lives in Spanish Fork, Utah as of 2024
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Born: 1964
LDS positions: Primary teacher,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Orem, Utah; found guilty of ENTICING A MINOR OVER THE INTERNET - Class A Misdemeanor.
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Case #781: Ruth Zurcher Worthen
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- Latest update: June 2024: arrested and charged with child sexual abuse
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1949
LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- Civil case: Civil case dismissed with prejudice,
- The accused was a Mormon church member in Hyde Park, Cache County, Utah; accused of child sexual abuse by one adult in a 2019 civil lawsuit and in 2023 by four adults (one of whom was the 2019 plaintiff); arrested and charged in June 2024 with numerous felonies related to child sexual abuse.
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