Case #134: Shawn Cory Gooden
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November 2023: sentenced in Virginia to up to 5 years in prison after pleading guilty to four felony counts; faces more charges in Pennsylvania
Victims:2+, -
Born: 1974
- Positions: Bishop, Scout leader, Stake high council, Stake presidency counselor, Youth leader,
Mission:
United States - Ohio Cleveland (Spanish speaking)- Marriage:
yes | Add info
- Criminal result: Guilty, Sentenced to prison, Sentenced to probation,
- He was an LDS bishop in Lebanon, Pennsylvania from 2016-2020; arrested in 2022 and charged with sexual abuse of two children in Virginia from 1997-2000; pleaded guilty in July 2023 in Virginia to four felony counts; sentenced in November 2023 in Virginia to prison time and supervised probation on release; charged in July 2023 in Pennsylvania with more child sex abuse charges.
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Case #272: Scott Dale Owen
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- AKA Scott Owen
- November 2023: arrested; October 2023: Three more men come forward with sex abuse allegations against Owen
- Victims:10+, 2+, 5+,
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Born: 1959
- Positions: Bishop, Stake presidency counselor,
- During alleged crime: Bishop, Stake presidency counselor,
- Mission:
Guatemala - Guatemala [unknown]
- Marriage:
1984
- Alleged failure to report
- Criminal result: Ongoing criminal case,
- He was a Mormon bishop (twice), stake presidency counselor and therapist in Provo, Utah; called himself the "Porn King;" accused by 7 former patients of sexually abusing them during sessions, and by a cousin (alleged sex abuse in 1980s); an LDS bishop, a stake president (his business partner) and Utah DOPL all allegedly failed to report to police; arrested in November 2023.
- was a business partner of a stake president who allegedly covered up abuse allegations against Owen.
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Case #501: Ed Thatcher
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- Victims:Add info
- Positions: Bishop, Other leader, Stake presidency counselor,
- Mission:
United States - Tallahassee
- Marriage:
yes | Add info
- He was a Mormon bishop and later a city manager in Texas; accused of sexual harassment; results of accusations unknown.
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November 2023: sentenced in Virginia to up to 5 years in prison after pleading guilty to four felony counts; faces more charges in Pennsylvania
Victims:
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