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Donate »8 Mormon sexual abuse cases
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Earl Bleak
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- was an LDS church member and bishopric member in Tempe, Arizona; was a physician; accused of sexually abusing missionaries.
- Criminal: Unknown result,
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Herman Blom
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- was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
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John Doe
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Alleged coverup- was an LDS church member in Germany; accused of sexual abuse.
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Ryan Christopher Hall
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- was a former Mormon bishopric member and veteran sheriff's department detective in Maryland; in 2024, arrested and charged with several sex crimes related to child sexual abuse.
- Criminal: Ongoing,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Alleged crime: 2010s, 2020s, in Maryland,
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Stephen Wayne Stokes
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- was a Mormon church member and Brigham Young University-Idaho (BYU-I) professor; accused of sexual assault by a former student; died in 2016; in 2022, civil lawsuit against BYU-I was dismissed with prejudice.
- Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil: Civil case dismissed, Civil case dismissed with prejudice,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Alleged crime: 2010s, in Idaho,
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Marc Turner
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- was a former Mormon bishopric member in Austin, Texas; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; sentenced to prison.
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Veloy D Twitchell
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- was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
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Michael Alan Watson
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- was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
- Criminal: Unknown result,
- Civil: No civil case,
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