Former Livermore LDS Bishop Charged with Sexually Abusing Minors Decades Ago
Prosecutors say the allegations involve four victims and span 18 felony counts, with abuse reported from 1991 to 2000.
- On Thursday, Alameda County District Attorney Ursula Jones Dickson announced that 76-year-old former Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints bishop Michael Delar Morris was arraigned on 18 felony counts of non-forcible sexual assault involving four alleged victims.
- The alleged offenses occurred between 1991 and 2001 while Morris served as a bishop in Livermore and supervised a church-affiliated boys' youth group, prosecutors say.
- Following his arrest in Chowchilla, Morris posted $920,000 bail on Thursday; authorities allege the abuse occurred at the church on Hillcrest Avenue, his home, and victims' residences.
- "This case involves deeply troubling allegations of abuse of trust and authority involving children," Jones Dickson said, while one survivor told KTVU that the legal action brings "justice."
- The charges follow a 2024 effort where a San Jose-based law firm filed 91 lawsuits against the Church, alleging child sexual abuse spanning several decades.
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Former California bishop charged with sexually abusing minors decades ago
LIVERMORE, California (KPIX) — A former bishop of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was charged with sexually abusing minors in Livermore during the 1990s and early 2000s, authorities said. On Thursday, Alameda County District Attorney Ursula Jones Dickson announced that Michael Delar Morris was arraigned Wednesday on 18 felony counts of non-forcible […]
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The Mercury newsAt 76, a former Mormon bishop was arrested on charges of molesting children in Livermore
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Ex-Latter Day Saints bishop charged with multiple counts of child sexual assault in Alameda Co.: DA
A former Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints bishop has been charged and arraigned in Alameda County with multiple counts of child sexual assault, the D.A. announced on Thursday. The charges stem from allegations of sexual abuse involving multiple juveniles in Livermore during the 1990s and early 2000s.
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