Utah rep. told Mormon bishop not to report abuse, docs show

Utah rep. told Mormon bishop not to report abuse, docs show

A Utah lawmaker and prominent attorney for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints advised a church bishop not to report a confession of child...

Utah GOP lawmaker told Mormon bishop not to report child abuse confession to police: report

Utah GOP lawmaker told Mormon bishop not to report child abuse confession to police: report

State Lawmaker Advised Mormon Bishop Against Reporting Church Member Who Sexually Abused Daughters, Lawsuit Filings Say

A Utah state representative told a Mormon bishop not to report a church member’s sexual abuse, advice that led to seven years of rape and abuse committed by the church member against his own daughters, according to new lawsuit documents.State Rep. Merrill Nelson (R-UT), a prominent lawyer for the Mormon church, allegedly answered the first call from a help line when Bishop John Herrod told him that Arizona church member Paul Adams had admitted t…

Utah rep. told Mormon bishop not to report child sex abuse, docs show

The decision allowed the abuse to continue for years, according to records filed in a lawsuit.

Utah lawmaker told Mormon bishop not to report abuse in Arizona, records show

A Utah lawmaker and attorney for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints advised a church bishop not to report a confession of child sex abuse in Arizona.

Utah lawmaker told LDS bishop not to report abuse, docs show

A Utah lawmaker and prominent attorney for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints advised a church bishop not to report a confession of child sex abuse to authorities, a decision that allowed the abuse to continue for years, according to records filed in a lawsuit.