2912 LDS sex abuse cases found
- LDS position during crime: Cub/Boy Scout leader
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- John Doe was a Mormon church member and Cub/Boy Scout leader in the United States; accused of child sexual abuse by a claimant in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) bankruptcy case filed in February 2020
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- John Doe was a Mormon church member and Cub/Boy Scout leader in the United States; accused of child sexual abuse by a claimant in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) bankruptcy case filed in February 2020
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- John Doe was a Mormon church member and Cub/Boy Scout leader in the United States; accused of child sexual abuse by a claimant in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) bankruptcy case filed in February 2020
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- John Doe was a Mormon church member and Cub/Boy Scout leader in the United States; accused of child sexual abuse by a claimant in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) bankruptcy case filed in February 2020
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- John Doe was a Mormon church member and Cub/Boy Scout leader in the United States; accused of child sexual abuse by a claimant in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) bankruptcy case filed in February 2020
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- John Doe was a Mormon church member and Cub/Boy Scout leader in the United States; accused of child sexual abuse by a claimant in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) bankruptcy case filed in February 2020
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- John Doe was a Mormon church member and Cub/Boy Scout leader in the United States; accused of child sexual abuse by a claimant in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) bankruptcy case filed in February 2020
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- John Doe was a Mormon church member and Cub/Boy Scout leader in the United States; accused of child sexual abuse by a claimant in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) bankruptcy case filed in February 2020
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- John Doe was a Mormon church member and Cub/Boy Scout leader in the United States; accused of child sexual abuse by a claimant in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) bankruptcy case filed in February 2020
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- John Doe was a Mormon church member and Cub/Boy Scout leader in the United States; accused of child sexual abuse by a claimant in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) bankruptcy case filed in February 2020
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- John Doe was a Mormon church member and Cub/Boy Scout leader in the United States; accused of child sexual abuse by a claimant in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) bankruptcy case filed in February 2020
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- John Doe was a Mormon church member and Cub/Boy Scout leader in the United States; accused of child sexual abuse by a claimant in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) bankruptcy case filed in February 2020
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- John Doe was a Mormon church member and Cub/Boy Scout leader in the United States; accused of child sexual abuse by a claimant in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) bankruptcy case filed in February 2020
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- John Doe was a Mormon church member and Cub/Boy Scout leader in the United States; accused of child sexual abuse by a claimant in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) bankruptcy case filed in February 2020
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- John Doe was a Mormon church member and Cub/Boy Scout leader in the United States; accused of child sexual abuse by a claimant in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) bankruptcy case filed in February 2020
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- John Doe was a Mormon church member and Cub/Boy Scout leader in the United States; accused of child sexual abuse by a claimant in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) bankruptcy case filed in February 2020
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- John Doe was a Mormon church member and Cub/Boy Scout leader in the United States; accused of child sexual abuse by a claimant in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) bankruptcy case filed in February 2020
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- John Doe was a Mormon church member and Cub/Boy Scout leader in the United States; accused of child sexual abuse by a claimant in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) bankruptcy case filed in February 2020
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- John Doe was a Mormon church member and Cub/Boy Scout leader in the United States; accused of child sexual abuse by a claimant in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) bankruptcy case filed in February 2020
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- John Doe was a Mormon church member and Cub/Boy Scout leader in the United States; accused of child sexual abuse by a claimant in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) bankruptcy case filed in February 2020
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- John Doe was a Mormon church member and Cub/Boy Scout leader in the United States; accused of child sexual abuse by a claimant in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) bankruptcy case filed in February 2020
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- John Doe was a Mormon church member and Cub/Boy Scout leader in the United States; accused of child sexual abuse by a claimant in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) bankruptcy case filed in February 2020
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- John Doe was a Mormon church member and Cub/Boy Scout leader in the United States; accused of child sexual abuse by a claimant in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) bankruptcy case filed in February 2020
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- John Doe was a Mormon church member and Cub/Boy Scout leader in the United States; accused of child sexual abuse by a claimant in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) bankruptcy case filed in February 2020
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- John Doe was a Mormon church member and Cub/Boy Scout leader in the United States; accused of child sexual abuse by a claimant in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) bankruptcy case filed in February 2020
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- John Doe was a Mormon church member and Cub/Boy Scout leader in the United States; accused of child sexual abuse by a claimant in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) bankruptcy case filed in February 2020
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- John Doe was a Mormon church member and Cub/Boy Scout leader in the United States; accused of child sexual abuse by a claimant in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) bankruptcy case filed in February 2020
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- John Doe was a Mormon church member and Cub/Boy Scout leader in the United States; accused of child sexual abuse by a claimant in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) bankruptcy case filed in February 2020
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- John Doe was a Mormon church member and Cub/Boy Scout leader in the United States; accused of child sexual abuse by a claimant in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) bankruptcy case filed in February 2020
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- John Doe was a Mormon church member and Cub/Boy Scout leader in the United States; accused of child sexual abuse by a claimant in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) bankruptcy case filed in February 2020
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- John Doe was a Mormon church member and Cub/Boy Scout leader in the United States; accused of child sexual abuse by a claimant in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) bankruptcy case filed in February 2020
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- John Doe was a Mormon church member and Cub/Boy Scout leader in the United States; accused of child sexual abuse by a claimant in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) bankruptcy case filed in February 2020
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- John Doe was a Mormon church member and Cub/Boy Scout leader in the United States; accused of child sexual abuse by a claimant in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) bankruptcy case filed in February 2020
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- John Doe was a Mormon church member and Cub/Boy Scout leader in the United States; accused of child sexual abuse by a claimant in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) bankruptcy case filed in February 2020
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- John Doe was a Mormon church member and Cub/Boy Scout leader in the United States; accused of child sexual abuse by a claimant in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) bankruptcy case filed in February 2020
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- John Doe was a Mormon church member and Cub/Boy Scout leader in the United States; accused of child sexual abuse by a claimant in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) bankruptcy case filed in February 2020
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- John Doe was a Mormon church member and Cub/Boy Scout leader in the United States; accused of child sexual abuse by a claimant in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) bankruptcy case filed in February 2020
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- John Doe was a Mormon church member and Cub/Boy Scout leader in the United States; accused of child sexual abuse by a claimant in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) bankruptcy case filed in February 2020
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- John Doe was a Mormon church member and Cub/Boy Scout leader in the United States; accused of child sexual abuse by a claimant in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) bankruptcy case filed in February 2020
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- John Doe was a Mormon church member and Cub/Boy Scout leader in the United States; accused of child sexual abuse by a claimant in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) bankruptcy case filed in February 2020
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- John Doe was a Mormon church member and Cub/Boy Scout leader in the United States; accused of child sexual abuse by a claimant in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) bankruptcy case filed in February 2020
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- John Doe was a Mormon church member and Cub/Boy Scout leader in the United States; accused of child sexual abuse by a claimant in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) bankruptcy case filed in February 2020
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- John Doe was a Mormon church member and Cub/Boy Scout leader in the United States; accused of child sexual abuse by a claimant in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) bankruptcy case filed in February 2020
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- John Doe was a Mormon church member and Cub/Boy Scout leader in the United States; accused of child sexual abuse by a claimant in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) bankruptcy case filed in February 2020
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- John Doe was a Mormon church member and Cub/Boy Scout leader in the United States; accused of child sexual abuse by a claimant in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) bankruptcy case filed in February 2020
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- John Doe was a Mormon church member and Cub/Boy Scout leader in the United States; accused of child sexual abuse by a claimant in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) bankruptcy case filed in February 2020
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- John Doe was a Mormon church member and Cub/Boy Scout leader in the United States; accused of child sexual abuse by a claimant in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) bankruptcy case filed in February 2020
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- John Doe was a Mormon church member and Cub/Boy Scout leader in the United States; accused of child sexual abuse by a claimant in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) bankruptcy case filed in February 2020
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- John Doe was a Mormon church member and Cub/Boy Scout leader in the United States; accused of child sexual abuse by a claimant in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) bankruptcy case filed in February 2020
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- John Doe was a Mormon church member and Cub/Boy Scout leader in the United States; accused of child sexual abuse by a claimant in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) bankruptcy case filed in February 2020
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- John Doe was a Mormon church member and Cub/Boy Scout leader in the United States; accused of child sexual abuse by a claimant in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) bankruptcy case filed in February 2020
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- John Doe was a Mormon church member and Cub/Boy Scout leader in the United States; accused of child sexual abuse by a claimant in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) bankruptcy case filed in February 2020
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- John Doe was a Mormon church member and Cub/Boy Scout leader in the United States; accused of child sexual abuse by a claimant in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) bankruptcy case filed in February 2020
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- John Doe was a Mormon church member and Cub/Boy Scout leader in the United States; accused of child sexual abuse by a claimant in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) bankruptcy case filed in February 2020
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- John Doe was a Mormon church member and Cub/Boy Scout leader in the United States; accused of child sexual abuse by a claimant in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) bankruptcy case filed in February 2020
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- John Doe was a Mormon church member and Cub/Boy Scout leader in the United States; accused of child sexual abuse by a claimant in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) bankruptcy case filed in February 2020
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- John Doe was a Mormon church member and Cub/Boy Scout leader in the United States; accused of child sexual abuse by a claimant in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) bankruptcy case filed in February 2020
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- John Doe was a Mormon church member and Cub/Boy Scout leader in the United States; accused of child sexual abuse by a claimant in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) bankruptcy case filed in February 2020
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- John Doe was a Mormon church member and Cub/Boy Scout leader in the United States; accused of child sexual abuse by a claimant in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) bankruptcy case filed in February 2020
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- John Doe was a Mormon church member and Cub/Boy Scout leader in the United States; accused of child sexual abuse by a claimant in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) bankruptcy case filed in February 2020
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- John Doe was a Mormon church member and Cub/Boy Scout leader in the United States; accused of child sexual abuse by a claimant in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) bankruptcy case filed in February 2020
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- John Doe was a Mormon church member and Cub/Boy Scout leader in the United States; accused of child sexual abuse by a claimant in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) bankruptcy case filed in February 2020
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- John Doe was a Mormon church member and Cub/Boy Scout leader in the United States; accused of child sexual abuse by a claimant in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) bankruptcy case filed in February 2020
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- John Doe was a Mormon church member and Cub/Boy Scout leader in the United States; accused of child sexual abuse by a claimant in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) bankruptcy case filed in February 2020
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- John Doe was a Mormon church member and Cub/Boy Scout leader in the United States; accused of child sexual abuse by a claimant in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) bankruptcy case filed in February 2020
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- John Doe was a Mormon church member and Cub/Boy Scout leader in the United States; accused of child sexual abuse by a claimant in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) bankruptcy case filed in February 2020
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- Alan Dunn (1941 – 2017) was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Venice, California (Los Angeles); accused in 1978 of child sexual abuse; confessed to the police
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Police investigation, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Edwin Dyer (1935 – 1986) was a Mormon church member and scoutmaster in central Oregon; accused of sexual abuse; allegedly molested as many as 15 boys over a 28-year period; convicted in 1985 of two misdemeanors related to sexual abuse; shot and killed in 1986 by one of his victims; the Mormon church settled out of court for $200,000 with one victim
Alleged failure to report-
Church paid $200,000
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
Alleged church actions: Disfellowshipped, Excommunicated, - View report »
"Until we use names, until people understand that this happened to Johnny next door, it will keep on happening."Church officials asked Dyer to resign as scoutmaster and later disfellowshipped and excommunicated him, but allegedly did not tell police-
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- Timur Dykes was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Portland, Oregon; accused of sexual abuse; reportedly admitted to molesting 17 boys; convicted multiple times; in 1987, three plaintiffs sued the Mormon church and the Boy Scouts of America; in about 2009, the Mormon church paid $350,000 to a victim to settle its portion of a civil lawsuit
Alleged failure to report-
Church paid $350,000
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Probation,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
Alleged church actions: Church officials accused of failure to protect victims after learning of possible abuse, Church officials accused of failure to warn ward members, Excommunicated, - View report »
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- Dennis Empey (1957 – ) was a Mormon church member in Driggs, Idaho and scout leader in Provo, Utah; accused of sexually abusing many children between 1981 and 1990; a stake president and four Mormon bishops allegedly failed to report abuse for years; convicted in 1991 in Utah of child molestation; sentenced to one year in jail and three years probation; charged in 2025 in Idaho with sex crimes
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
1991,
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Ongoing, Probation, Registered sex offender,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result, - View report »
"This man has molested so many children that it involved four Bishops from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints."Empey's alleged sex crimes span at least 44 years (1981 - 2025)-
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- John Fanning (1932 – 2012) was a Mormon branch president in Texas, bishop in Oklahoma and Boy Scout executive in several US states, including Utah; accused in 1986 in Utah of sexually abusing at least three boys, including during LDS-sponsored scouting activities; admitted guilt; convicted via plea agreement in 1986 or 1987; sentenced to 30 days in jail and spent approximately 18 months on probation; died in 2012
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
1987,
Positions: Bishop, Branch president, Missionary, Scout leader, Senior missionary,
Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
"I told [John Fanning] we had two options. Immediate termination or he could resign and I would pay him through the end of next month but he had to leave as of now. He elected to resign."A Mormon scout executive agreed to continue paying Fanning for a month after he admitted to sexually assaulting two children-
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- Stephen Field was a Mormon church member in California; convicted of sexual abuse; sentenced to prison
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Alfred Forrester (1936 – 2013) was a Mormon church member in California; excommunicated in the 1950s after conviction for child molestation; moved to Iowa, reoffended, incarcerated; returned to California, convicted once or twice more, then assigned to be a Mormon church scoutmaster; abused again, caught, sentenced to prison in 1979; a 2024 lawsuit against the LDS church alleged that a bishop failed to protect kids
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
1956, 1960, 1966, 1979,
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation, Registered sex offender, Released,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
Alleged church actions: Church officials accused of failure to warn ward members, Church position after conviction, Excommunicated, - View report »
2024 lawsuit said Mormon church excommunicated Forrester after child sex abuse conviction, then later re-baptized him and assigned him to work with kids-
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- Jayne Furness (1935 – 1987) was a Mormon church member and boy scout leader in Arroyo Grande, California; accused of sex abuse; found guilty of voyeurism charges in or before 1972, and found guilty of sexual abuse charges in 1976; sentenced in 1976 or 1977 to prison; died in 1987
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Prison, - View report »
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- Mark Gum (1957 – ) was a Mormon scout leader in Oxnard, California; a 2011 lawsuit against the LDS church and the Boy Scouts of America accused him of sexually assaulting a boy scout; while the boy was living with Gum (with the consent of the boy's parents), church members visited and accepted the living arrangement, the suit said; in 2012, the Mormon church made a settlement payment for an undisclosed amount
Alleged failure to report-
Church paid $unknown
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
Civil case(s): Dismissed, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, - View report »
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- Dustin Hall was a Mormon church member and Boy Scout leader in Washington; accused of sexually abusing boys in the Shelton Ward near Olympia; a lawsuit filed against the Mormon church in 2009 claimed church leaders knew Hall posed a risk to boys but failed to prevent him from working with them
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result, - View report »
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- William Hanson (1962 – ) was a Mormon youth leader who allegedly sexually abused children in several US states, including Arkansas, Indiana, Iowa, Utah, Texas, Wisconsin and New Jersey; sentenced to prison for child sexual abuse; in the 2000s, the Mormon church settled a civil lawsuit in which the victim accused it of failing to protect him
Alleged failure to report-
Church paid $unknown
Positions: High priest, Scout leader, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Probation,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, - View report »
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- Jeffrey Hardin was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Idaho; convicted of lewd conduct with a minor in October 1991
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, - View report »
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- Vance Hein (1951 – ) 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; the Mormon church settled a related lawsuit in 2014
Alleged failure to report-
Church paid $unknown
Convicted:
1999, 2000, 2012,
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Probation,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement, - View report »
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- Lynn Hill was a Mormon scoutmaster in Utah; worked from 1976 to 1984 as a financial auditor for the LDS church, including in Japan and other Asian countries; sentenced in 2004 to up to five years in prison for sexually abusing a 17-year-old developmentally disabled girl; Hill molested her while driving her to an LDS church activity for disabled children, and at her home, according to charging documents
Convicted:
2004,
Positions: Missionary, Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Prison, Released,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
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- Richard James (1966 – ) was a Mormon church member in Potomac, Maryland; accused of sexually abusing a boy from 1995 to 1999 at billionaire Bill Marriott's home, an LDS church and other locations; pleaded guilty to reduced child abuse charges; sentenced to 10 years in prison (nine suspended); was a registered sex offender; the victim sued the church, Marriott and six others in 2024
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
2002,
Positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, Rebaptized, - View report »
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- Paul Jellum (1959 – ) was a Mormon scout leader in Logan, Utah in the 1980s; suspended by the BSA in 1987 after being accused of sexually abusing a 14-year-old Boy Scout in his troop during a 1986 Scouting event at Camp Hunt near Bear Lake, Utah; in 1990, Jellum became a scoutmaster in a Nevada LDS ward despite his prior suspension; in 1991, Jellum admitted to the abuse
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Never charged, Not convicted, Police investigation, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Ronald Jenkins (1942 – ) was a Mormon scout leader, bishopric counselor and stake high council member in Idaho; worked as a high school teacher; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 1996 of 10 counts of lewd conduct with a minor; sentenced to 17 years in prison; registered sex offender
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Bishopric counselor, Scout leader, Stake high council,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, - View report »
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- Stephen Kay (1940 – ) was a Mormon church member, school teacher and scout leader in Brisbane, Australia; charged multiple times with child sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in 1996 and was sentenced to jail
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, - View report »
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- Kip Later was an LDS church member and scout leader in Idaho; accused in the 1980s of sexual abuse; Mormon church leaders allegedly failed to tell police about abuse allegations
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- LaMell Lippard was a Mormon church member in Arizona; accused of sexual abuse
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- Jack Loholt was an LDS church member and Boy scout leader in Kent, Washington; accused of sexual abuse in the 1970s; court records show that two Mormon bishops knew about the abuse allegations but did not tell police; the Mormon church was court-ordered in 2006 to pay $87,500 to one victim after it settled with three others for undisclosed sums
Alleged failure to report-
Church paid $87,500
Positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
Civil case(s): Judgment for plaintiff, Lawsuit v. LDS church, - View report »
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- Craig Mathias (1960 – ) was a Mormon scout leader in Santa Clarita, California; was in the Northridge 1st Ward until 1983; convicted in 1987 of sexually molesting five boy scouts at his home; the alleged abuse involved up to 11 scouts; reportedly urged one victim on a recorded phone call not to tell police about the abuse; sentenced to six years in prison; released in 1990; registered sex offender (2025)
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
1987,
Positions: Missionary, Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, Ward official accused of discouraging victim or others from reporting, Ward official accused of failure to report, Ward official accused of pressuring victim not to seek accountability, Ward official accused of saying victim was responsible, - View report »
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- Franklin Mathias (1934 – ) was a Mormon church member and Boy scout leader in La Grande, 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; convicted in 1997 of failure to register as a sex offender and was placed on probation for 24 months
Convicted:
1988,
Positions: High priest, Scout leader, Stake high council, Sunday school,
Criminal case(s): Admitted guilt, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Probation,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
Mathias reportedly admitted that he had 242 victims over a 30-year period-
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- James Matlock was a Mormon church member in Washington; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result, - View report »
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- Melvin McKinney was an LDS church member in California; accused of sexual abuse
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- Robert Metcalf (1949 – ) was a Mormon in California, Arizona; convicted of child sexual abuse in 1974; sentenced in 1979 to six years in prison; excommunicated; after prison, was made a scout leader in an LDS congregation, and allegedly molested a scout on a campout in about 1987, according to a 1990 civil lawsuit against the LDS church; sentenced in Arizona in 1989 to 37 years in prison; 2020 lawsuit vs. LDS church
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Unknown result,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, - View report »
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- Daniel Montoya was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Long Beach, California; pleaded guilty in 1986 to charges of child sexual abuse
Positions: Missionary, Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, - View report »
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- Scotty Mortensen was an LDS church member and scout leader in Utah; accused in 1988 of child sexual abuse
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- Keven Nelson was an LDS church member and Boy Scout leader in Idaho Falls, Idaho; accused of grooming and/or sexual abuse by multiple boys in his scout troop; in 1988, his BSA registration was suspended
Alleged failure to report
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Never charged, Not convicted, - View report »
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- Rand Newby (1953 – ) 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
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation, - View report »
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- Thomas Opfar (1937 – 1998) was a Mormon church member in Pennsylvania and Utah; pleaded guilty in Utah to charges related to child sexual abuse; sentenced to five to 15 years in prison
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
Alleged church actions: Excommunicated, - View report »
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- Dan Overholt was an LDS church member in Colorado; accused of sexual abuse
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Unknown result, - View report »
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- Leslie Paul (1943 – ) was an LDS church member in Arizona; charged with child sexual abuse; found guilty on 32 counts; sentenced in about 1989 to over 400 years in prison
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison, - View report »
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- Brian Peterson (1964 – ) was an LDS church member and scout leader in Orem, Utah; accused in 1988 of child sexual abuse; convicted and sentenced to prison in 1990
Alleged failure to report
Convicted:
1989,
Positions: Scout leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, No contest, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
Alleged church actions: Unknown church action, - View report »
"I've had little boys all over the state of Utah in conjunction with the Boy Scout program. Give me an 11-year-old boy for a week, and I'll make him a homosexual for life."A Mormon scout leader knew of allegations against Peterson for at least 10 months before reporting him to law enforcement-
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