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Terry George Allen
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- Latest update: 2024: registered sex offender; lives in Grapevine, Texas
- Victims: 10 or more victims,
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Born: 1943
LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, High priest, Music leader, Stake high council, Stake public communications director, Sunday school president, Sunday school teacher, Youth leader,
- LDS mission:
unknown
Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was an LDS church member in California; in 1987, was found guilty of sexual abuse of a child and was sentenced to six years in prison; was assigned to multiple trusted church positions, including Sunday school president, despite the Mormon church being aware that he had raped a teenager; LDS leaders were accused of hiding his abuse from local church members; as of 2024, lives in Grapevine, Texas.
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Elwood Anderson
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- AKA Woody Anderson
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- He was a LDS church member in Washington state; allegedly downloaded and shared more than 9,000 images of young children engaged in sexually explicit activity; convicted.
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Michael Dennis Antrobus
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- AKA Mike Antrobus
- Latest update: 2023-09-16: died by suicide in prison
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1947
Died: 2023
LDS positions: Bishop, Branch president, Missionary,
- LDS mission:
United States - West Central States Mission (Montana, Wyoming, Idaho) 1966-1968
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- The accused was a former Mormon branch president (similar to a bishop) and bishop in Connersville, Indiana for 10 years (approximately 1974-84); convicted of child sexual abuse charges (9 counts, 6 victims) in Sacramento County, California in 2021-2022; sentenced to 8 years in San Quentin State Prison; died by suicide in prison in September 2023; our sources report that he had at least a dozen victims.
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Eric Patrick Avant
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- AKA Ricky Avant
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission:
no
- Criminal case: Convicted,
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Settlement paid by LDS church: $2,000,000
- The accused was a Mormon church member and cub scout leader in Norfolk, Virginia; was sentenced to 26 years in prison for molesting eight boys; had as many as 41 alleged victims.
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Alan Brower Bassett
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- AKA Alan Brouwer Bassett
- Latest update: June 2024: charged with child sexual abuse
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1948
LDS positions: Scout leader, Ward clerk,
- LDS mission:
unknown
Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- Civil case: Civil case dismissed without prejudice,
- The accused was a Mormon church member and retired air traffic controller in Fruit Heights, Davis County, Utah; accused in a 2019 civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse; that case was dismissed without prejudice; charged in June 2024 with child sexual abuse; reportedly admitted that he sexually abused many neighbor children but could not recall the total number of victims.
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David Harrison Broadbent
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- AKA Dr. David H. Broadbent, Dr. David Broadbent, Dr. Broadbent
- Latest update: June 2023: charged with forcible sexual abuse
- Victims: 10 or more victims, 100 or more victims,
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Born: 1947
LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- Civil case: Civil case dismissed,
- He was an LDS church member and obstetrician/gynecologist (OB/GYN) doctor in Provo, Utah; in 2022, dozens of women joined a class action lawsuit accusing him of sexual assault; in 2022, a Utah judge dismissed the case; as of October 2023, nearly 300 victims had come forward, but Broadbent had not been charged with a sex crime; in June 2024, was charged with forcible sexual abuse.
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Paul Douglas Burdick
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- AKA Mr. Burdick
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1972
LDS positions: Bishop, Elders quorum president,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- He was an LDS bishop and drivers education teacher in Oregon; arrested in 2019 and charged with child sexual abuse; pleaded guilty to third-degree sex abuse involving underage female students in his job as a drivers ed teacher.
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Max Todd Cheatham
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- AKA CHEATMAN,MAX TODD CHEATHAM,MAX T CHEATHAM,MAX
- Victims: 10 or more victims, 100 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1960
LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission:
Argentina - Argentina 1979-1981
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Utah and Colorado; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in Colorado of child sexual abuse.
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Franklyn Richard Curtis
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- AKA Franklin Richard Curtis, Frank Curtis, Brother Curtis
- Latest update: 1995: died
- Victims: 10 or more victims,
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Born: 1903
Died: 1995
LDS positions: High priest, Sunday school teacher,
- LDS mission:
no
Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted,
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Settlement paid by LDS church: $3,000,000
- The accused was a Mormon church member in Pennsylvania and Oregon; excommunicated in 1983 in Pennsylvania for sex abuse; rebaptized in 1984; molested five boys in Oregon; local LDS bishop knew but didn't report to police; convicted in 1995 in Oregon of sexual abuse; died in 1995.
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James Edrick Denos
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- AKA Bishop Denos, James Denos Jr.
- Latest update: 2017-10-25: died in Draper, Utah
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1929
Died: 2017
LDS positions: Bishop, Missionary, Stake high council, Temple worker, Ward clerk,
- LDS mission:
Netherlands - Holland 1947-1950
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- He was a former LDS bishop and junior high school teacher in Utah; previously lived and served as a Mormon bishop in California; sentenced in 2002 to a minimum of 20 years in a Utah state prison for sexually abusing four of his granddaughters living in Utah; allegedly began molesting kids as early as 1950.
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David Brian Farley
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- AKA David B. Farley, Dr. Farley
- Latest update: February 2024: lives in Nephi, Utah; February 2024: the city of West Linn, Oregon released a report about the way its police department investigated Farley
- Victims: 10 or more victims, 100 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1958
LDS positions: Primary teacher, Stake high council, Sunday school teacher,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was a former doctor and LDS church member in West Linn, Oregon; accused of sexually abusing over 200 patients; the alleged abuse occurred over a span of many years, during which Farley was an LDS stake high council member for some time; never criminally charged; in February 2024, the city of West Linn, Oregon released a report about the way its police department investigated Farley.
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Gabe Ryan Gilbert
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- AKA Gabe Gilbert
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 2000
LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission:
Unknown country -
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- The accused was an LDS missionary; convicted in 2021 of five counts of first-degree felony aggravated sexual extortion of a child and four counts of second-degree felony sexual exploitation of a minor; was sentenced to terms of five years to life in state prison for each of the first-degree felonies.
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Scott Logan Gollaher
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- AKA Scotty Gollaher
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission:
Canada - Alberta
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Utah; sentenced to prison for child sexual abuse.
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Craig Allen Harward
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- AKA Mr. Harward
- Latest update: February 2024: lives in San Jose, California; not a registered sex offender
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1948
LDS positions: Bishopric, Missionary, Other leader, Ward executive secretary,
- LDS mission:
Uruguay - Uruguay 1972-1974
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was a Mormon church member and former "teacher of the year" at an elementary school in Santa Clara County, California; accused of sexual abuse of at least 10 children; pleaded guilty to charges relating to sexual abuse of four children; sentenced to 14 years in prison for lewd and lascivious acts on four children spanning a six year period; as of 2024, lives in San Jose, California.
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Larry Wright Judd
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- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1936
LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- He was an LDS church member in Mesa, Arizona; accused of sexual abuse; admitted to molesting 12 girls over a period of about 20 years.
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Brandon Lee Manning
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- Latest update: November 2023: registered sex offender in Georgia; not incarcerated; lives in Fort Valley, Georgia
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1973
LDS positions: Missionary, Youth leader,
- LDS mission:
United Kingdom - Scotland Edinburgh 1993-1993
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Utah and Georgia; convicted three times of sex crimes: Scotland in the 1990s, Utah in 2001, Georgia in 2020; assigned to be a young men's president in a Georgia LDS branch in 2017; arrested in 2019 and charged with eight felony counts of child sexual exploitation; convicted; as of November 2023, lives in Fort Valley, Georgia as a registered sex offender.
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Craig Ralph Mathias
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- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1960
LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission:
unknown
Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Granada Hills, California; was in the Northridge ward until 1983; convicted in 1987 of sexually molesting multiple boy scouts; sentenced to six years in prison.
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Matthew Alan Nash
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- AKA Elder Nash
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission:
United States - North Carolina (unknown city) 1999-1999
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was a former Mormon missionary from Utah who served a mission in North Carolina in 1999; accused in 2001 of sexually molesting 11 girls while on his mission; pleaded guilty to charges of child sexual abuse.
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Eric Norman Olsen
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- AKA Mr. Olsen
- Latest update: 2007: convicted in California of six felony counts of child sex abuse; 2023: registered sex offender, lives in Brigham City, Utah
- Victims: 10 or more victims, 100 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1977
LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- He was an LDS church member and schoolteacher in Bakersfield, California; admitted to Ontario, California police that he had sexually abused between 200 to 300 girls, with as many as 30 victims in Kern County; convicted in 2007 in California of 6 felony counts of child sexual abuse; sentenced to five years in prison; lifetime registered sex offender; as of 2023, lives in Brigham City, Utah.
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Scott Dale Owen
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- AKA Scott Owen
- Latest update: December 2023: charged with sexual abuse of a teenage girl
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1959
LDS positions: Bishop, Missionary, Stake presidency counselor,
- LDS mission:
Guatemala - Guatemala [unknown]
Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- 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; charged in December 2023.
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John Edward Parkinson
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- AKA John E. Parkinson
- Latest update: 2024: lives in Fairfield, California
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1931
LDS positions: Stake presidency counselor, Stake president, Sunday school teacher,
- LDS mission:
unknown
Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jury trial, Overturned/reversed, Prison,
- He was a Mormon stake president (1981-1991) and physician in Fairfield, California; sentenced to prison in 1997 for sexually abusing two female patients, but the judge delayed the sentence pending an appeal; his conviction was later reversed.
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Richard Kenneth Ray
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- AKA Kenny Ray, Kenneth Ray
- Latest update: 2019: died in Florence, Arizona
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1942
Died: 2019
LDS positions: Missionary,
- LDS mission:
Unknown country - unknown
Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted,
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Settlement paid by LDS church: Yes (undisclosed amount)
- He was an LDS church member in Arizona; sentenced to prison for sexually abusing children; the LDS church was involved in a lawsuit regarding clergy-penitent privilege; the church settled out of court.
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Bradley Grant Stowell
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- AKA Brad Stowell
- Latest update: 2023: registered sex offender; lives in Herriman, Utah
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1972
LDS positions: Missionary, Scout leader,
- LDS mission:
United States - Alaska Anchorage 1991-1993
Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- He was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Idaho; confessed to sexually abusing 24 boys; pleaded guilty to molesting two boys; sentenced to 150 days in prison and 15 years of probation; local LDS church coverup alleged; one of Stowell's victims, Adam Steed, came forward, spurring lawsuits against the Mormon church and the BSA.
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Jay Toombs
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- AKA Jay Tombs
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1958
LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission:
no
Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- The accused was an LDS church member and private investigator in Benson, Cache Valley, Utah; accused of sexual abuse; allegations of his abuse were reportedly known to three LDS bishops and stake president Jerry Toombs (his older brother), who never reported it to police.
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Robert Michael Tubbs
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- Latest update: 2008: released from prison
- Victims: 10 or more victims,
LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission:
no
Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- The accused was an LDS church member and scout leader in Slaterville, Weber County, Utah; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse; sentenced to six years to life in prison; released on parole on March 2008.
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Kurt Arthur Vanwagoner
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- AKA Kent Backman
- Latest update: March 2024: arrested, charged with 10 felony counts of aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor (sharing CSAM)
- Victims: 10 or more victims,
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Born: 1966
LDS positions: Missionary, Youth leader,
- LDS mission:
United States - Ohio Akron 1985-1987
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was a Mormon church member in Centerville, Utah who worked with young men in his ward as of March 2024; arrested and charged in March 2024 with 10 first degree felony counts of aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor (sharing CSAM); police said he sent online chat messages talking about himself secretly taking photographs of women he found attractive in his LDS ward, during church services.
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Charles Edward Weber
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- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1947
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
- The accused was an LDS church member and principal in Heber, Utah; convicted of forcible sodomy, forcible sexual abuse unlawful sexual activity with a minor; admitted to sexually abusing children throughout his 35 year career.
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LaVar Madsen Withers
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- AKA Dr. Withers
- Latest update: 2005: died
- Victims: 10 or more victims, 100 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1936
Died: 2005
LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Stake high council,
- LDS mission:
no
Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- He was a Mormon church member and physician in Rexburg, Idaho; was accused of sexual abuse by at least 133 women and children (some as young as 13 years old) over a period of 30 years or more; admitted to sexual abuse; found guilty of misdemeanor battery; sentenced to 30 to 60 days in jail and two years probation; the Mormon church placed him on probation and took his temple recommend; died in 2005.
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Jeffrey Aaron Young
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- Latest update: Is a registered sex offender, lives in Bountiful, Utah
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
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Born: 1976
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- The accused was a Mormon church member in Lehi, Utah; convicted of 12 counts of VOYEURISM BY ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT CONCEALED OR DISGUISED, one count of sexual exploitation of a minor and one count of obstructing justice.
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