4 LDS sex abuse cases found
- LDS position during crime: Stake president
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- Carlfred Broderick (1932 – 1999) was a Mormon stake president in Cerritos, California; accused in a 2025 lawsuit against the Mormon church of sexually abusing a child as part of a sex trafficking ring, and of covering up the abuse; the plaintiff said she was abused over 200 times at the Cerritos LDS stake center from 1979 to 1983
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Alleged crime: 1970s, 1980s, - Places lived: California,
- Crime state: California,
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Was Stake president, 
Never charged, Not convicted, - Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Alleged failure to report
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- Clayton Hildreth (1952 – ) was a Mormon stake president in Butte, Montana; from Dillon, Montana; arrested in June 2004 by Boise, Idaho police for soliciting sex from a person he thought was a 14-year-old girl online; was stake president at the time of his arrest; pleaded guilty in October to a charge of interstate travel with intent to have sex with a minor; sentenced in 2005 to three years and five months in prison
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- Crime: 2000s,
- Places lived: Idaho, Montana,
- Crime state: Idaho,
Convicted:
2005, 
Was Bishop, Stake president, 
Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, 
Alleged failure to report-
- John Parkinson (1931 – ) was a Mormon stake president (1981-1991) and physician in Fairfield, California; sentenced to prison in 1997 for sexually abusing two female patients, but the judge delayed the sentence pending an appeal; his conviction was later reversed
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- Crime: 1980s, 1990s,
- Places lived: California,
- Crime state: California,
Was Stake presidency counselor, Stake president, Sunday school, Convicted, Jury trial, Overturned/reversed, Prison, Alleged failure to report-
- Byron Poelman (1934 – 2014) was a bishop and stake president in Utah and partner in a law firm that represented the LDS church; arrested in 1994 for soliciting a prostitute; pleaded guilty to a class B misdemeanor charge of patronizing a prostitute
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- Crime: 1990s,
- Places lived: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Salt Lake,
- Crime city: UT - Salt Lake City,
The woman was taken to jail, while Poelman was released immediately.
Was Bishop, Bishopric counselor, Mission president, Missionary, Stake high council, Stake president, Sunday school, Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result, Alleged failure to report"President and sister Poelman's lives need to be private now. [...] We are a family. A family keeps things private. A family draws close together. These things are to be kept private."
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