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Craig Harward
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- was a Mormon ward executive secretary and former elementary "teacher of the year" in Santa Clara County, California; accused of sexual abuse of at least 10 children; pleaded guilty to charges related to sexual abuse of four children over a six-year period; sentenced to 14 years in prison; in 2024, a lawsuit said the LDS church failed to report abuse; as of 2024, lives in St. George, Utah.
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- Crime: 1990s, 2000s, in California,
- Positions: Missionary, Other leader, Ward executive secretary,
Alleged coverup
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Boyd Lords
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- was a Mormon church member in Winnemucca, Nevada; accused of child sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in 2022 to one felony count of lewdness with a child under the age of 14; was sentenced to prison.
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- Crime: 2010s, in Nevada,
- Positions: High priest, Missionary, Ward executive secretary,
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Charles Shield
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- was an LDS ward executive secretary in England and Scotland; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; sentenced in 2017 to six years in prison.
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- Crime: 1960s, 1970s, in England, United Kingdom,
- Positions: Ward executive secretary,
- Alleged coverup
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