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David Harrison Broadbent
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- was a Mormon 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; in June 2024, was charged with forcible sexual abuse; in August 2024, the Utah Supreme Court ruled that the lawsuit could proceed.
- Criminal: Ongoing,
- Civil: Civil case dismissed, Ongoing civil case,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, 100 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Healthcare appointment, Perpetrator's workplace,
- Alleged crime: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, in Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
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Max Todd Cheatham
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- was an LDS church member in Utah and Colorado; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in Colorado of child sexual abuse.
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, 100 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Crime: 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, in Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, Utah, Wyoming,
- Convicted: 1990s,
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David Brian Farley
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- 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.
- Criminal: Never charged, Not convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, 100 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace,
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Franklin Leon Mathias
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- was a former Mormon church member and Boy scout leader in Oregon; had a career as a schoolteacher; accused in 1987 of sexual abuse; sentenced in 1988 to four years in prison for molesting a child; he said that he had 242 victims over a 30 year period.
- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil: Unknown result,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, 100 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Scout activity/event,
- Crime: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, in Oregon,
- Convicted: 1980s,
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Eric Norman Olsen
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- 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.
- Criminal: Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, 100 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's workplace, Victim's school,
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Douglas Saltsman
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- was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse.
- Criminal: Convicted, Jail, Probation,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, 100 or more victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime: 2010s, in Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,
- Convicted: 2020, 2020s,
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Unknown Survivor
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- Criminal: Convicted, Never charged, Not convicted, Ongoing, Unknown result,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, 100 or more victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime: 1800s, 1900 to 1949, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s,
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LaVar Madsen Withers
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Alleged coverup- 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.
- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: No civil case,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, 100 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Healthcare appointment,
- Crime: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, in Idaho,
- Convicted: 1990s,
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