FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #7: Elwood Anderson
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- AKA Woody Anderson
Victims:50+, 
Mission:
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- Criminal result: Guilty,
- 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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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #38: David Harrison Broadbent
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- AKA Dr. David H. Broadbent, Dr. David Broadbent, Dr. Broadbent
April 2023: has not been charged with a crime- Victims:10+, 2+, 5+, 50+,
- Mission:
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- Marriage:
1973
- Civil result: 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.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #853: Max Todd Cheatham
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- AKA CHEATMAN,MAX TODD CHEATHAM,MAX T CHEATHAM,MAX
- Victims:50+,
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Born: 1960
- Positions: Missionary,
- Mission:
Argentina - Argentina 1979-1981
- Marriage:
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- Criminal result: guilt,
- The accused was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse.
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FLOODLIT.org Mormon sex abuse case #426: LaVar Madsen Withers
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- AKA Dr. Withers
- 2005: died
- Victims:10+, 2+, 5+, 50+,
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Born: 1936
Died: 2005 - Positions: Bishopric counselor, Stake high council,
- During alleged crime: Bishopric counselor, Stake high council,
- When accused: Stake high council,
- Mission:
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- Marriage:
1958
- Alleged failure to report
- Criminal result: Guilty,
- He was a Mormon church member and physician in Idaho; was accused of sexual abuse by over 125 women and children (some as young as 13 years old); admitted to sexual abuse; found guilty of misdemeanor battery; sentenced to 30 days in jail; Mormon church placed him on probation and took his temple recommend.
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April 2023: has not been charged with a crime
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