4 Mormon sexual abuse cases

  • LDS position: Nursery
  • Richard A Cook

  • Major Lynn Madon

    • was an LDS church member in Mapleton, Utah; convicted of child sexual abuse; as of 2024, serving time in prison in Central Utah Correctional Facility.
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    • Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
  • Terry Wayne Parker

    • was a Mormon church member and school teacher at Lincoln High School in Tacoma, Washington; in 1996, two former students filed a civil lawsuit against the school district, Parker and the school's former principal, saying Parker sexually abused them; they said they reported to the school district, which then allegedly did nothing to protect them; the suit was dismissed with prejudice in Feb. 1998.
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    • Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
    • Civil: Unknown result,
  • Kent Daniel Prestwich

    • was an LDS church member and nursery leader (Primary teacher/worker) in Lewiston, Utah; arrested in 2023 for allegedly downloading child sexual abuse material (CSAM) for 15 years "because it aroused him;" pleaded guilty to two 2nd degree felony counts of child sexual exploitation; January 2024: sentenced to two concurrent terms of one to 15 years in prison, with credit for 91 says served.
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    • Criminal: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,

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