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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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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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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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Franklin Leon Mathias
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- AKA Frank Mathias
- Victims: 100 or more victims,
LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission:
no
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- The accused 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.
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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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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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