Appeals Court Overrules LDS Church Position, Jury Needs to Hear Details of Child Abuse

Appeals court overrules LDS church position, jury needs to hear details of child abuse

Key Points: Appeals court rules against Mormon church in child sexual abuse case Lower court has tossed lawsuit Church leaders say they will appeal, citing confession confidentiality An appeals court has revived a lawsuit accusing The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and two of its bishops of failing to tell authorities that a Bisbee man was sexually abusing his young children.  The lawsuit filed by two daughters and a son who were…

Abused kids’ lawsuit against Mormon Church is reinstated

TUCSON – Three young members of a Cochise County family who suffered long-term sexual and physical abuse despite their father confessing some of his crimes years earlier to members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints had their…

Appeals court overrules LDS church position, jury needs to hear details of child abuse - Rose Law Group Reporter

By Bob Christie | Capitol Media Services Key Points: Appeals court rules against Mormon church in child sexual abuse case Lower court has tossed lawsuit Church leaders say they will appeal, citing confession confidentiality An appeals court has revived a lawsuit accusing The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and two of its bishops of failing to tell authorities that a Bisbee man was sexually abusing his young children.  The lawsuit fi…