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Donate »6 Mormon sexual abuse cases
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Keith Kenneth Bergstresser
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- was an LDS church member in Oregon and Idaho; convicted in 2002 in Oregon of contributing to sexual delinquency of a minor; made a registered sex offender; in 2019, was assigned a position in an elders quorum presidency in Idaho.
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
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David R Dawson
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- was an LDS church member and primary teacher in Logan, Utah; accused of child sexual abuse; convicted.
- Criminal: Convicted, Unknown result,
- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
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Chet Barry Egley
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- was a Mormon church member in Weston, Idaho; tried to meet a 13 year old girl for sex; pleaded guilty and convicted to one count sexual abuse of a child and two counts o f entice a minor by internet or text.
- Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime: 2020s, in Cache County (Utah), Utah,
- Convicted: 2020s, 2023,
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Thomas Evans-Southall
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Jason Michael Pedersen
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- 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.
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home,
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Lowell Robison
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Alleged coverup- was a Mormon mission president in the Mexico Leon mission (1995-1998); accused in 2018 of sexual abuse of multiple people; two months later, died by suicide.
- Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,
- Alleged crime: 1980s, 1990s, in Mexico,
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