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Dustin Scott Cassady
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- Latest update: 2024: lives in Roseville, California as a registered sex offender
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1981
LDS positions: Youth leader,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Registered sex offender,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was a Mormon church member in the Sacramento, California area (Carmichael); accused of child sexual exploitation; pleaded guilty; as of March 2024, lives in Roseville, California as a registered sex offender.
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Tanner Paul Clark
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- Latest update: 2021: arrested for enticing a minor; convicted and sentenced to 1 to 5 years in prison
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1993
LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Prison, Probation, Violated parole/probation,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was an LDS church member in Utah; sentenced in 2019 to 90 days in jail for two counts of unlawful sexual conduct with a 16 or 17 year old, two counts of attempted sexual exploitation of a minor, and two counts of dealing in materials harmful to minors; may have had over 100 victims; arrested in 2021 (while on probation) for enticing a minor; convicted and sentenced to 1 to 5 years in prison.
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Dennis David Collins
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- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission:
no
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was an LDS church member; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse.
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Gordon Terrence Crawford
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- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission:
no
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was an LDS church member in Australia; accused of sexual abuse.
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Daniel Cupyrna
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- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
LDS positions: Other leader, Stake clerk,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Admitted guilt, Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was a Mormon assistant stake clerk and stake technology specialist in Middlesbrough Ward, Billingham Stake, UK; accused of possession of child sexual abuse material; admitted to wrongdoing.
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Scott Alan Darrington
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- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1967
LDS positions: Bishop,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- He was a former LDS bishop and assistant school principal in Fallon, Nevada; convicted of possession of child pornography, spent a year in prison.
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Larry Van Dyke
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- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission:
no
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- The accused was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
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Jay Benjamin Elggren
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- AKA Jay B Elggren
- Latest update: is a registered sex offender, lives in Salt Lake City, Utah
- Victims: Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1972
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Convicted, Jail, Probation,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse.
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Dennis Joe Empey
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- Latest update: 2023: lives in Driggs, Idaho
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1957
LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission:
no
Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Convicted, Probation,
- The accused was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Blackfoot, Idaho; accused of sexually abusing many children; his stake president allegedly knew Empey was abusing kids; convicted of child molestation in May 1991; sentenced to two years probation.
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Tevita Hoihoi Mounga
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- AKA Tevita Mo'unga
- Latest update: May 2024: arrested and charged with sexual assault and kidnapping
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1946
LDS positions: Bishop, Ward mission leader,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was a former Mormon bishop and ward mission leader in Salt Lake City, Utah; arrested and charged in May 2024 with sexual assault and kidnapping.
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Mark A Swanson
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- Victims: Unknown number of victims,
LDS positions: Scout leader,
- LDS mission:
no
Leaders allegedly hid sex crimes
- Criminal case: Unknown,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- The accused was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; a local Mormon bishop recommended him for a scout leader position, reportedly because "he feels he is completely rehabilitated".
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Ruth Zurcher Worthen
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- Latest update: June 2024: arrested and charged with child sexual abuse
- Victims: 4 victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1949
LDS positions: Unknown,
- LDS mission:
unknown
- Criminal case: Ongoing,
- Civil case: Civil case dismissed with prejudice,
- The accused was a Mormon church member in Hyde Park, Cache County, Utah; accused of child sexual abuse by one adult in a 2019 civil lawsuit and in 2023 by four adults (one of whom was the 2019 plaintiff); arrested and charged in June 2024 with numerous felonies related to child sexual abuse.
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