Lawsuit Against Mormon Church Moves Forward in Sexual Abuse Case

Lawsuit against Mormon church moves forward in sexual abuse case

An Arizona appeals court has resuscitated a high-profile lawsuit against the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ruling unanimously that the church may have been obligated to report a man to police after he confessed to sexually abusing his children. Why it matters: The ruling argues there are limits to Arizona’s guarantee of “clergy-penitent privilege,” reversing a lower court’s dismissal. “In this tragic case involving abuse perpetrate

Arizona Appeals Court reopens case against Mormon Church involving child abuse cover-up

This newsletter is free and goes out to over 22,000 subscribers, but it’s only able to sustain itself due to the support I receive from a small percentage of regular readers. Would you please consider becoming one of those supporters? You can use the button below to subscribe or use my usual Patreon page!Subscribe nowIn 2011, an Arizona man named Paul Adams confessed to his Mormon Bishop John Herrod that he was molesting his five-year-old daught…