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Benjamin Covey
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- was a Mormon church member in the 1840s and 1850s; in 1848, was excommunicated for having sexual intercourse with two girls "less than Twelve years of age" who were his foster daughters; was rebaptized and soon thereafter was made bishop of the Salt Lake City Twelfth Ward from 22 February 1849 until 1856.
- Criminal case: Convicted,
- Victims: 2 victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime years: 1800s,
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Joseph Smith
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- was the founder of the LDS church (the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or Mormon church); accused during his life (1805-1844) of adulterous affairs with girls under the age of 18 and women; never charged with a sex crime.
- Criminal case: Never charged,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Crime years: 1800s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
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Unknown Survivor
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- Criminal case: Convicted, Never charged, Not convicted, Ongoing, Unknown,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, 100 or more victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
- Crime years: 1800s, 1900 to 1949, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s,
- Convicted in: 1800s, 1900 to 1979, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, Never convicted,
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Brigham Young
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- Second president of the Mormon church; married 56 women, including a 15-year old and three 16-year-olds.
- Criminal case: Never charged,
- Civil case: No civil case,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home,
- Crime years: 1800s,
- Convicted in: Never convicted,
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