2 LDS sex abuse cases found
2004
- Crime year: 2004
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- David Herget (1943 – 2005) was a Mormon high priest in Washington; convicted of child rape and child molestation in 1993; sentenced to 180 days in jail and was a registered sex offender; arrested in 2005, died by suicide in jail the next day; detectives identified at least seven victims; one child estimated that Herget abused him 1,400 times; in a 2025 lawsuit against the church, four plaintiffs said officials failed them
Crime: 1990s, 2000s, 
Crime county:
WA - King, - Crime state:
Washington,
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- Convicted:
1993,
LDS positions: High priest, Seminary teacher, 
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Died awaiting trial, Jail, Prison, Registered sex offender, Suicide, - Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Alleged failure to report
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Crime county:
Crime state:
one boy estimated that Herget abused him 1,400 times
"This isn't a case of ignorance, it's a case of betrayal. The church knew exactly who this man was and what he had done. Nonetheless, they gave a convicted predator a position of trust and authority, which allowed him to exercise power over young boys. These kids deserved safety. Instead, they were left vulnerable to unimaginable harm."
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- Veloy Twitchell (1954 – ) was a former Mormon bishopric counselor in Marysville, Washington; accused in 2015 of perpetrating a sex crime that allegedly took place in approximately 2004; convicted
- Crime: 2000s,
- Crime city:
crime-city-wa-marysville,
- Crime county:
WA - Snohomish,
- Crime state:
Washington,
Crime city:
Convicted:
2015, 
LDS positions: Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Stake high council, 
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Registered sex offender, Filters
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