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David William Bennett
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- AKA Dave Bennett
- Victims: 8 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1954
LDS positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
- LDS mission:
unknown
Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- Civil case: Unknown result,
- The accused was an LDS church member and scout leader in California and Korea; convicted in 1987 in California of child sexual abuse; moved to Korea; was assigned to be an LDS young men's president and scoutmaster; was accused of molesting several boys; disappeared in 1991; FLOODLIT is attempting to locate him.
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Karl Monsen Elvik
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- Victims: 8 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1963
LDS positions: Youth leader,
- LDS mission:
no
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Registered sex offender,
- The accused was a Mormon church youth leader in Glasgow, Scotland; admitted indecency offences against eight boys; was jailed for 18 months..
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Thad Andrew Jesperson
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- Latest update: Conviction reversed
- Victims: 8 victims,
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Born: 1964
- LDS mission:
Unknown country - Somewhere in South America
- Criminal case: Convicted, Overturned/reversed,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Murietta, California; accused of sexually abusing 8 of his elementary students at Toler Elementary School.
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John Allen Midgett
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- Latest update: 2024: lives in Bountiful, Utah; is a registered sex offender
- Victims: 5 victims, 8 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1962
LDS positions: Primary teacher,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was a Mormon church member and Sunday school teacher in the San Diego area, California; also was a Navy petty officer first class; initially pleaded not guilty to 43 felony counts of child molestation; later pleaded guilty; sentenced to 30 years in prison for sexually abusing eight girls ages 5 to 10 in his LDS sunday school class; as of 2024, lives in Bountiful, Utah as a registered sex offender.
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David Roy Phipps/Verity
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- AKA David Phipps, David R. Phipps, David R. Verity, David Verity
- Latest update: 2024: Lives in Scottsdale, Arizona and works as a business consultant to dentists offices; has legally changed his name to David Verity
- Victims: 8 victims,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, No contest, Plea agreement,
- Civil case: Liable,
- The accused was an LDS church member and dentist in Sacramento, California; pleaded nolo contendere in 1987 to two counts of misdemeanor sexual battery involving two of his patients; In 1994, also pleaded nolo contendere two counts of misdemeanor sexual battery; served time in jail and had dental license revoked.
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Kay Leroi Walker
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- Latest update: January 2024: lives in Idaho Falls, Idaho
- Victims: 8 victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1942
LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission:
United States - served in Virginia and North Carolina
- Criminal case: Alford plea, Convicted,
- The accused was a Mormon church member and Nauvoo Inn owner in Nauvoo, Illinois; charged with sexually abusing his employees; entered an Alford plea in 2004, resulting in a conviction while maintaining his innocence before the court; January 2024: lives in Idaho Falls, Idaho.
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