Recently updated Mormon sexual abuse cases

• James Westergard

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  • was an LDS church member in Tennessee; accused of sexual abuse; convicted.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, Unknown result,
  • Positions: Unknown position,

• Darren Haymond

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  • was an LDS church member in Provo, Utah and a custodian at Provo High School; pleaded guilty to voyeurism, a class B misdemeanor; sentenced in 2011.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
  • Positions: Unknown position,
  • Crime: 2010s, in Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),
  • Crime scenes: Victim's school,

• Marcus Udall

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  • was an LDS church member in Maricopa County, Arizona; accused of child sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in 2014 to a reduced felony charge; .
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  • Alleged coverup
  • Criminal: Convicted,

• Daniel Galloway

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  • was an LDS church member in Arizona City, Pinal County, Arizona; found guilty of sexually abusing an 8 year old foster child.
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  • Criminal: Convicted,
  • Positions: Youth leader,

• Brett Long

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  • was an LDS church member in Nez Perce County, Idaho; convicted of sexually abusing a child under the age of 16.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, Unknown result,
  • Positions: Unknown position,

• Steven McDill

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  • was an LDS church member in Tippecanoe County, Indiana; found guilty of child molestation; sentenced to 9 year/5 suspended in July 1996.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
  • Positions: Unknown position,
  • Crime: 1990s, in Indiana,

• Grant Packer

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  • was an LDS church member in Idaho; served a full-time mission to Canada in 1946-48 and two senior missions to Atlanta, Georgia and San Bernardino, California; charged with child sexual abuse; pleaded guilty; sentenced to three to 10 years in prison and 10 years probation; died in 2008.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
  • Civil: No civil case,
  • Positions: Bishopric counselor, Elders quorum, Missionary, Youth leader,
  • Crime: 1990s, in Idaho,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,

• Travis Scott

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  • was an LDS church member in Centennial, Colorado; found guilty of SEXUAL EXPLOITATION/CHILD-INDUCE/ENTICE .
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  • Criminal: Convicted,
  • Positions: Seminary teacher,

• David Olson

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  • was an LDS church member in Bozeman, Montana; found guilty of sexually abusing a teenage boy and sentenced to 8 years in prison, 12 years probation.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
  • Positions: Missionary, Seminary teacher, Youth leader,
  • Crime scenes: Vehicle,

• Bryant Litchfield

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  • was an LDS church member and physician in Alberta, Canada; accused of sexual abuse; acquitted; in 2008, was found guilty by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta of inappropriately touching women patients during breast and vaginal exams in 2001; stripped of his medical license.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, Found guilty,
  • Positions: Unknown position,
  • Crime: 2000s, in Canada,

• Bret Chesworth

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  • was a Mormon church member in Australia; pleaded guilty to 7 charges of child abuse and bestiality including downloading images; he was caught in an international sting operation involving Australian and US agencies.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
  • Positions: Sunday school,

• Brandon Bednarz

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  • was an LDS church member; found guilty of sexual abuse of a minor.
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  • Criminal: Convicted,
  • Positions: Primary, Scout leader, Youth leader,

• Michael Otten

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  • was an LDS church member in Murrieta, California; took his computer to a tech repair shop and child sexual abuse material (CSAM) was found; police searched his home and found more CSAM.
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  • Criminal: Police investigation, Unknown result,
  • Positions: Ward mission leader,

• Ferrin Bodily

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  • was a Mormon church member; convicted of sexual abuse; died in 2023.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, Unknown result,
  • Positions: Unknown position,

• Allen Stailey

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  • was an LDS church member in Colorado and Utah; convicted in 1999 in Colorado of sexual assault on a child.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown result,
  • Positions: Unknown position,
  • Crime: 1990s, in Colorado,

• Shawn Scherick

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  • was an LDS church member in Utah; convicted three times of sex crimes between 2004 and 2012.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, Jail, Registered sex offender,
  • Crime: 2000s, in Provo (Utah), Utah, Utah County (Utah),

• John Doe

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  • was an LDS church member in Adelaide, Australia; sentenced in 2021 to 10 years in prison for child sexual abuse.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
  • Positions: Unknown position,
  • Crime: 1980s, in Australia,

• Robert Nelson

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  • was an LDS bishop in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; accused of sexual abuse of a "mentally handicapped" woman; pleaded guilty in 1989; placed on two years probation, ordered to do 150 hours of community service, and ordered to take a conducted tour of a local jail.
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  • Criminal: Community service, Convicted, Jail, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
  • Positions: Bishop,
  • Crime: 1980s, in Canada,

• David Chesser

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  • was an LDS church member and track and field athlete in Texas and at BYU-Provo; joined the airforce and moved to Japan; In 2016, was convicted of 2 counts of child sexual abuse and was sentenced to 13 years of confinement accused of sexual abuse.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
  • Positions: Unknown position,
  • Crime: 2010s,

• Keith Price

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  • was a Mormon bishop in Pleasant Grove, Utah; convicted in 2018 of class A misdemeanor voyeurism; secretly recorded underage girls; the crime occurred while he was serving as bishop.
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  • Alleged coverup
  • Criminal: Convicted, Unknown result,
  • Positions: Bishop,
  • Crime: 2010s, in Utah, Utah County (Utah),

• James Hayes

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  • was an LDS bishop in the Timmins - North Bay area, Ontario, Canada; convicted of sexual exploitation in November 2001; molested an underage girl in his ward while serving as her bishop.
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  • Alleged coverup
  • Criminal: Convicted,
  • Positions: Bishop,
  • Crime: 2000s, in Canada,
  • Crime scenes: Bishop's office, LDS building,

• Cristifer Biggs

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  • was an LDS returned missionary and BYU-Idaho student; convicted in July 2023 of one first degree felony count of aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor.
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  • Criminal: Convicted,
  • Positions: Missionary,
  • Crime: 2020s,

• Frank Lefrandt

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  • was an LDS church member in Honolulu, Hawaii; served a Mormon mission to Guatemala; accused of sexual abuse; admitted in 2007 to sexually molesting a 13-year-old newspaper carrier; pleaded guilty in November 2008; disappeared while out on bail awaiting sentencing.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, Fled or failed to appear, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty,
  • Positions: Missionary,
  • Crime: 2000s, in Hawaii,

• Edwin Wilcox

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  • was a Mormon church member in Idaho; ran a therapy center for "handicapped people" (as described in 1989 news article); convicted of child sexual abuse in 1988 and sentenced to up to 20 years in prison.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
  • Positions: Unknown position,
  • Crime: 1980s, in Idaho,

• Jordan Udall

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  • was a Mormon church member and police officer in St. Johns Arizona; pleaded guilty in 2022 to knowing access to child pornography.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, Unknown result,
  • Positions: Missionary,
  • Crime: 2010s, in Arizona,

• Donnie Boring

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  • was a Mormon bishop and stake high council member in California / Arizona; pleaded guilty in 2017 to a felony charge of sexual abuse; died in December 2017.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, Unknown result,
  • Positions: Bishop, Missionary, Seminary teacher, Stake high council, Temple worker, Youth leader,

• Patrick Fox

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  • was a Mormon church member in Saratoga Springs, Utah; found guilty of a sex crime; registered sex offender in Utah.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, Registered sex offender, Unknown result,
  • Positions: Youth leader,
  • Crime: 2020s, in Utah, Utah County (Utah),

• Joseph Hastings

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  • was a Mormon church member in Clevedon, UK; sentenced to prison for sending child pornography to an undercover police officer online in 2015; sentenced to 13 years and eight months in prison, including a custodial term of eight years and eight months.
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  • Criminal: Admitted guilt, Convicted, Prison,
  • Positions: Missionary,
  • Crime: 2010s, in England, United Kingdom,

• Roy Hunt

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  • was a Mormon church member in Maricopa County, Arizona; former city manager in Snowflake and Holbrook and a public finance banker at the National Bank of Arizona; accused of child sexual abuse in 2004; pleaded guilty in 2005 to a reduced charge; sentenced to prison in Arizona in 2005.
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  • Alleged coverup
  • Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
  • Positions: Unknown position,
  • Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in Arizona, Maricopa County (Arizona),

• David Homack

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  • was a Mormon church member in Colorado; convicted of sexual abuse in 2009 in Colorado.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, Unknown result,
  • Positions: Unknown position,
  • Crime: 2000s, in Colorado,

• Robert Stahn

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  • was an LDS church member and therapist in Idaho Falls, Idaho; accused in April 2023 of sexual abuse; once served as clinical director of Operation Shield, counseling child sexual trauma survivors; pleaded guilty in October 2023 to felony sexual abuse or exploitation of a vulnerable adult.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty,
  • Positions: Unknown position,

• Kay Walker

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  • was a Mormon church member and Nauvoo Inn owner in Nauvoo, Illinois; charged with sexually abusing his employees; entered an Alford plea in 2004, resulting in a conviction while maintaining his innocence before the court; January 2024: lives in Idaho Falls, Idaho.
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  • Criminal: Alford plea, Convicted,
  • Positions: Missionary,

• Mathew Arrington

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  • was a Mormon church member and foster child advocate in Arizona; found guilty of child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2021 to 15 years in prison.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
  • Positions: Unknown position,
  • Crime: 2010s, in Arizona,

• Jimmy Kilpatrick

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  • was a Mormon church member in Alabama; pleaded guilty to charges of child sexual abuse; sentenced in 2015 to 10 years in prison.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
  • Positions: Bishopric counselor,
  • Crime: 2000s, 2010s, in Alabama,

• Lamar Woodbury

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  • was a Mormon church member; pleaded guilty of sexual abuse on a child under the age of 14, a second degree felony.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty,
  • Positions: Unknown position,

• John Thiele

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  • was a Mormon church stake high council member in Idaho; convicted in 2018 of sexual abuse, no jail time served; registered as sex offender.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, Registered sex offender,
  • Positions: Stake high council,
  • Crime: 2010s, in Idaho,

• Melvin Barhite

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  • was a Mormon church member in Michigan; convicted of sex crimes; sentenced in 2001 to prison; while in prison, argued that prison officials violated his religious rights by confiscating photos of scantily clad females between the ages of 14-26.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
  • Positions: Unknown position,
  • Crime: 2000s, 2010s, in Michigan,

• Nathan Madsen

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  • was a Mormon church member and University of Tampa, Florida music professor; pleaded guilty in 2017 to charges of enticing a child to produce child pornography and possessing child pornography; sentenced to 17 years and 6 months in federal prison, followed by a life term of supervised release.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, Prison, Probation,
  • Positions: Unknown position,
  • Crime: 2010s, in Florida,

• Layne Bingham

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  • was an LDS church member in Boise, Idaho; convicted of child sexual abuse in 2008; as of 2023, was a registered sex offender living in Boise.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, Unknown result,
  • Positions: Unknown position,
  • Crime: 2000s, in Idaho,

• Wade Schvaneveldt

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  • was an LDS church member and high school girl's basketball coach in or near Grace, Idaho; accused of raping a child numerous times over a period of several years, including at his home while his family was attending LDS church meetings; in April 2023, accepted a plea deal to two felony counts of rape; in June 2023, was sentenced to 8 to 18 years in prison.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
  • Positions: Unknown position,
  • Crime: 2010s, 2020s, in Idaho,
  • Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,

• Jason Smith

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  • was an LDS church member in Indiana; in 2019, confessed to sexually abusing a child; pleaded guilty and was sentenced in 2021 to 728 days of probation for battery against a child under 14 years old.
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  • Criminal: Admitted guilt, Convicted, Probation,
  • Positions: Unknown position,
  • Crime: 2010s, in Indiana,

• Nathan Dupuis

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  • was a Mormon church member in New York; sentenced in 2018 to four and a half years in prison for molesting a child.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
  • Positions: Unknown position,
  • Crime: 2010s, in New York,

• Chester Meek

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  • was a Mormon bishop in Grand Prairie, Alberta, Canada when he sexually abused a woman; convicted of sexual assault against a female church member; there were several victims in this case over a period of five years; at least one reported abuse taking place in the bishop's office inside an LDS chapel.
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  • LDS church payment: Undisclosed amount
  • Criminal: Convicted,
  • Positions: Bishop, Other leader,
  • Crime scenes: Bishop's office, LDS building, Victim's home,

• Leizza Adams

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  • was the wife of sexual abuser Paul Douglas Adams; sentenced in 2018 in Arizona to 2.5 years in prison after pleading no contest to two felony counts of child abuse (not sexual abuse).
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  • Alleged coverup
  • Criminal: Convicted, No contest, Plea agreement, Prison,
  • Positions: Unknown position,
  • Crime: 2010s, in Arizona,

• John Tholen

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  • was a Mormon church member; sentenced to 10 years in prison for sexually abusing children he babysat with his wife Judith Tholen, who also sexually abused them.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
  • Positions: Unknown position,
  • Crime: 1970s, 1980s,

• Judith Tholen

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  • was a Mormon church member; sentenced to 10 years in prison for sexually abusing children she babysat with her husband John Tholen, who also sexually abused them.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
  • Positions: Unknown position,
  • Crime: 1970s, 1980s,

• James Broom

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  • was a LDS church member in Scotland; jailed in 2009 for sexually abusing a 15-year-old girl.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, Jail,
  • Positions: Unknown position,
  • Crime: 2000s, in Scotland, United Kingdom,

• Ralph Burlingame

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  • was an LDS church member in Minnesota; sentenced in 1989 to prison for 2nd degree criminal sexual abuse of a child.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
  • Positions: Unknown position,

• Eric Knight

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  • was an LDS church member; former physician; pleaded guilty in 2021 in New Hampshire to two felony counts of second-degree assault in a plea deal that would allow him to get his medical license back and avoid the sex offender registry.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
  • Positions: Missionary,
  • Crime: 2010s, in New Hampshire,

• Christopher Hettinger

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  • was a Mormon church member; pleaded guilty of child sexual abuse.
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  • Criminal: Convicted,
  • Crime: 2000s, in California,

• Harry Jones

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  • was an LDS church member in Illinois; sentenced to 30 months of probation for possession of child pornography.
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  • Criminal: Convicted,
  • Positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
  • Crime: 2010s, in Illinois,

• Gregory Dew

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  • was a former Mormon bishop, chiropractor and gymnastics teacher in Ohio; sexually abused multiple children; convicted and sentenced to prison in 2008; as of November 2022, serving prison time in Ohio for sexually abusing teenage girls.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
  • Positions: Bishop,
  • Crime: 2000s, in Ohio,

• Byron Wiscombe

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  • was an LDS bishopric counselor and Idaho city councilman; signed a plea agreement indicating he would admit to committing lewd conduct with a minor; sentenced to prison in 2023.
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  • Alleged coverup
  • Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
  • Positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary,
  • Crime: 2010s, 2020s, in Idaho,

• Randall Deaton

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  • was an LDS church member in the Holmes Lake Ward, Lincoln Nebraska Stake; convicted in 2002 of attempted 1st degree sexual assault of a minor; the abuse took place before Deaton joined the LDS church; subsequently called as counselor in a YSA ward bishopric.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, Unknown result,
  • Positions: Bishopric counselor,
  • Crime: 1990s, 2000s, in Nebraska,

• Cory Gaylor

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  • was an Idaho school teacher and LDS deacons quorum adviser; arrested and charged with lewd conduct and enticing a child via the Internet; in July 2023, pleaded guilty; sentenced in September 2023 to 60 years in prison, with 13 years fixed before being eligible for parole.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, Plea agreement, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
  • Positions: Other leader, Youth leader,
  • Crime: 2010s, 2020s, in Idaho,

• Samuel Heavilon

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  • was an LDS church member in Frankfort, Indiana; convicted in 2018 of child exploitation.
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  • Alleged coverup
  • Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
  • Positions: Unknown position,
  • Crime: 2010s, in Indiana,

• Gary Bell

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  • was an LDS church member and former prosecutor in Utah; pleaded guilty in December 2022 to four second degree felony charges related to child sexual abuse; sentenced in January 2023 to one to 15 years in prison; in June 2023, was convicted of 15 counts of 2nd degree felony sexual exploitation of a minor and two counts of class B misdemeanor voyeurism; no additional prison time was added.
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  • Criminal: Convicted,
  • Positions: Unknown position,

• Luis Gonzales

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  • was a Mormon bishop in Sacramento, California; charged with 20 counts of child molestation, battery, rape, bigamy, stalking, and fraud; in 2002, was found guilty of bigamy, spousal abuse (battery) and child molestation.
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  • Alleged coverup
  • Criminal: Convicted,
  • Positions: Bishop,

• Michael Woodbury

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  • was a Mormon young men's president and attorney in Sacramento, California; sentenced in 2006 to six months in prison for sexually abusing a boy; contrary to a news article report, did not register as a sex offender.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
  • Positions: Missionary, Youth leader,

• Arthur Bishop

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  • was a Mormon boy scout leader in Utah; was excommunicated in the 1970s; later molested multiple children and killed five young boys; was sentenced to death by lethal injection in 1988.
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  • Criminal: Convicted,
  • Civil: No civil case,
  • Positions: Missionary, Scout leader,
  • Crime: 1970s, 1980s, in Utah,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,

• Andrew Gwilliam

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  • was a Mormon church member; pleaded guilty of child sexual abuse.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
  • Positions: Unknown position,
  • Crime: 2000s, in Salt Lake County (Utah), Utah,

• Leroy Hamblin

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  • was a Webelos scout leader in Kaysville, Utah; pleaded guilty in 1987 to lewdness with a child; served prison time.
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  • Criminal: Convicted,
  • Positions: Missionary, Scout leader,
  • Crime: 1980s, in Davis County (Utah), Utah,

• Richard Nelson

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  • was an LDS church member; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse.
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  • Criminal: Convicted,
  • Positions: Scout leader,
  • Crime: 1980s, in Colorado,

• Arthur Phillips

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  • was a Mormon church member in Arizona; sexually molested a 14-year-old girl; sentenced to prison for one year and placed on probation for four years.
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  • Criminal: Convicted,
  • Positions: Unknown position,
  • Crime: 1990s, in Arizona,

• Tim Ryan

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  • was allegedly an LDS church member in Idaho; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in 2008 to a felony charge of sexual abuse of a child under the age of 16; detectives said the victim's family reported the abuse in 1999, but that it was dropped when they wouldn't cooperate with investigators.
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  • Alleged coverup
  • Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
  • Positions: Unknown position,

• Daniel Taylor

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  • was an LDS church member and seminary teacher in New Zealand; found guilty in 2013 of sexual abuse of multiple underage boys; local Mormon leaders allegedly failed to report Taylor's abuse.
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  • Alleged coverup
  • Criminal: Convicted, Found guilty, Prison,
  • Positions: Seminary teacher, Youth leader,
  • Crime: 2000s, 2010s, in New Zealand,

• Dylan Whiting

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  • was an LDS bishop in Nampa, Idaho; was removed from his position in 2021 after child sexual abuse allegations surfaced; was charged with four sex crimes; pleaded guilty to one felony count; sentenced in 2022 to prison.
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  • Alleged coverup
  • Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
  • Positions: Bishop,
  • Crime: 2010s, 2020s, in Idaho,

• Harvey Wright

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  • was an LDS church member and Scout leader in Flagstaff, AZ; in 1988 pleaded guilty to "Attempted Sexual Abuse/Dangerous Crimes Against Children" and received 90 days in jail and 4 years probation; placed on the BSA Confidential Files.
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  • Criminal: Convicted,
  • Positions: Scout leader,
  • Crime: 1980s, in Arizona,

• Susan Brock

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  • was an LDS church member; was sentenced in April 2011 to 13 years in prison for engaging in a three-year-long sexual relationship with a boy, beginning when he was 14 years old; was released in December 2021.
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  • Alleged coverup
  • Criminal: Convicted,
  • Positions: Unknown position,

• Jarom Brown

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  • was a Mormon church member and Utah Valley University professor; accused in 2021 of voyeurism and electronic communication harassment; convicted and sentenced in 2022.
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  • Criminal: Convicted,
  • Civil: No civil case,
  • Positions: Unknown position,
  • Crime: 2020s, in Utah, Utah County (Utah),
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,

• Thomas Dawkins

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  • was an LDS church member in Columbia, South Carolina; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 1986; the conviction was later overturned.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, Overturned/reversed,
  • Positions: Sunday school,
  • Crime: 1980s, in South Carolina,
  • Crime scenes: LDS activity,

• Patrick Oliphant

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  • was a Mormon missionary from Carlsbad, New Mexico who was serving a mission in Michigan in 2013; reportedly turned himself in for sexual abuse of a child he was babysitting; charged with six counts of criminal sexual penetration of a minor and three counts of criminal sexual contact with a minor; convicted in 2015 of nine felony charges and sentenced.
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  • Criminal: Convicted,
  • Positions: Missionary,

• Robert Price

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  • was an LDS church member and scout leader in Idaho; sentenced to prison for child sexual abuse.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
  • Positions: Scout leader, Youth leader,
  • Crime: 1990s, in Idaho,
  • Crime scenes: Recreational trip/outing, Scout activity,

• James Raborn

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  • was an LDS church member in Iowa; convicted of four misdemeanor counts related to child sexual abuse and exploitation; 2023: registered sex offender living in Boone, Iowa.
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  • Criminal: Convicted,
  • Civil: No civil case,
  • Positions: Youth leader,
  • Crime: 2010s, in Iowa,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,

• Chance Ray

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  • was a Mormon church member and scout leader in the Mesa, Arizona area; convicted of child sexual abuse and sentenced to prison in Arizona; spent approximately 14 years in prison; released in July 2020.
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  • Criminal: Convicted,
  • Positions: Scout leader,
  • Crime: 2000s, in Arizona,

• James Samuels

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  • was a Mormon church member in Thornton, Idaho; found guilty of LEWD COND WITH A MINOR CHILD U/16 Date : 03-18-1980.
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  • Criminal: Convicted,

• Matthew Wallis

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  • was a Mormon church member in Ogden, Utah; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse.
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  • Alleged coverup
  • Criminal: Convicted,
  • Crime: 1990s, 2000s, in Louisiana,

• Joseph Atwater

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  • was an LDS church member in Australia; pleaded guilty to trafficking and kidnapping.
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  • Criminal: Convicted,
  • Positions: Unknown position,
  • Crime: 2000s, in Australia,

• Brett Candelaria

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  • was a Mormon church member in Colorado; pleaded guilty to charges of child sexual abuse on multiple occasions; sentenced in 2008 to two consecutive terms of 10 years to life in prison; later sentenced to 36 more years to life.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
  • Civil: No civil case,
  • Positions: Unknown position,
  • Crime: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, in Colorado,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,

• Kenneth Harper

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  • was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse.
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  • Criminal: Convicted,
  • Positions: Scout leader,
  • Crime: 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, in California,

• Wanda Barzee

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  • was an LDS church member in Utah; with Brian David Mitchell, held Elizabeth Smart captive.
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  • Criminal: Convicted,
  • Positions: Unknown position,

• Alan Dunlap

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  • was a Mormon church member in Fresno, California; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse.
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  • Criminal: Convicted,
  • Positions: Unknown position,
  • Crime: 1970s, in California,

• Karl Elvik

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  • was a Mormon church youth leader in Glasgow, Scotland; admitted indecency offences against eight boys; was jailed for 18 months..
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  • Criminal: Convicted, Jail, Registered sex offender,
  • Positions: Youth leader,
  • Crime: 1980s, 1990s, in Scotland, United Kingdom,

• Jayne Furness

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  • was a Mormon church member and boy scout leader in Arroyo Grande, California; accused of sex abuse; found guilty of voyeurism charges in or before 1972, and found guilty of sexual abuse charges in 1976; sentenced in 1976 or 1977 to prison; died in 1987.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, Found guilty, Prison,
  • Civil: No civil case,
  • Positions: Scout leader,
  • Crime: 1970s, in California,

• That Keeng

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  • was a Mormon church member; pleaded guilty of child sexual abuse.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
  • Positions: Missionary,
  • Crime: 2000s, in Ghana,

• Julio Morais

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  • was a Mormon church member in Pawtucket, Rhode Island; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
  • Crime: 2000s, in Rhode Island,

• Keith Peterson

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  • was a Mormon church member and former high school teacher in Nampa, Idaho; accused in 1991 of inappropriate sexual contact; sentenced to 180 days suspended jail time and two years of probation; charge was dismissed in 1998 after he completed probation; pleaded guilty in October 2019 to one count of lewd conduct with a child under 16; sentenced in 2020 to 17 years in prison.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty,
  • Positions: Unknown position,
  • Crime: 1990s, 2010s, in Idaho,

• Charles Snider

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  • was an LDS church member in Georgia; accused of sexual abuse.
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  • Criminal: Convicted,
  • Positions: Unknown position,
  • Crime: 1980s, in Georgia,

• Noel Anderson

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  • was an LDS church primary teacher in McKinney, Texas; sentenced in 2019 in Texas to 50 years in prison for molesting children.
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  • Criminal: Convicted,
  • Positions: Missionary, Primary,
  • Crime: 2010s, in Texas,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,

• Wyman Blankenship

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  • was a Mormon church member; scout leader, pleaded guilty to molesting boys.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, Parole, Released,
  • Civil: No civil case,
  • Positions: Scout leader,
  • Crime: 1960s, in California,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,

• Martin Gillen

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  • was a Mormon church member in Nevada and Colorado; in 2002, Gillen was convicted of sexual assault of a 6-year-old and sentenced to eight years in prison in Colorado; in 2016, arrested and charged again with child sex abuse, but case was dismissed.
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  • Criminal: Convicted,
  • Civil: No civil case,
  • Positions: Ministering/home teacher,
  • Crime scenes: Unknown crime scene,

• Jeffrey Graton

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  • was a Mormon church counselor in a bishopric in Utah; sentenced to prison in 2018 for child sexual abuse.
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  • Criminal: Convicted,
  • Positions: Bishopric counselor,
  • Crime: 2010s, in Utah, Utah County (Utah),

• George Willoughby

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  • was an LDS church member in California; sentenced to 24 years in prison for raping a five-year-old girl.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, Prison, Unknown result,

• Jared Anderson

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  • was a high school teacher (and one-time "teacher of the year") and Mormon church group leader in the San Antonio, Texas area; also lived in Millington, Tennessee and Ogden, Utah; sentenced to 10 years in prison for hosting sex parties for teenage boys.
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  • Criminal: Convicted,
  • Civil: No civil case,
  • Positions: Missionary,
  • Crime: 2010s, in Texas,
  • Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,

• Eric Hacking

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  • was an LDS church member; pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse.
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  • Criminal: Convicted,
  • Positions: Unknown position,
  • Crime: 1980s, in Utah, Utah County (Utah),

• Ronald Mills

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  • was an LDS church member in Orange, New South Wales, Australia; accused of sexual abuse; convicted; sentenced in or around 1982 to 3 years in jail.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
  • Civil: No civil case,
  • Crime scenes: LDS building,

• Derrick Starley

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  • was an LDS church member and full-time missionary in Idaho; sentenced to prison for a sex crime committed while on his Mormon mission.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
  • Positions: Missionary,
  • Crime: 2010s, in Idaho,

• Gerald Tapp

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  • was a former LDS bishop in the UK; in 2008, sentenced to three and a half years in jail for distributing and possessing indecent images of children.
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  • Criminal: Convicted, Jail,
  • Positions: Bishop,
  • Crime: 2000s, in England, United Kingdom,

• Jeffrey Hardin

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  • was a Mormon church member and scout leader in Idaho; convicted of lewd conduct with a minor in October 1991.
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  • Criminal: Convicted,
  • Positions: Scout leader,
  • Crime: 1990s, in Idaho,

• Willis King

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  • was an LDS church member; accused of sexual abuse; pleaded guilty.
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  • Criminal: Convicted,
  • Positions: Scout leader,
  • Crime: 1980s, in California,

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