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Mormon sexual abuse news
- Jan. 9, 2025 – FLOODLIT is preparing a report about the recent wave of civil sexual abuse lawsuits filed against the LDS church in California.
- Dec. 13, 2024 – KUTV altered a news headline and article text to remove Mormon church references 3 hours after reporting on an LDS youth temple prep instructor and mission leader charged with multiple felonies stemming from an undercover police sting operation. He allegedly attempted to meet a 13-year-old for sexual assault.
- Dec. 10, 2024 – Part 1 of a series covering the 91-plus new Mormon sex abuse civil lawsuits in California will be published this week.
- Nov. 19, 2024 – BREAKING NEWS by FLOODLIT: A recently filed California lawsuit says a Mormon bishop sexually abused a girl in his office at church at least 35 times between 2008 and 2010, starting when the girl was 7 years old, including once under the pretense of a baptismal interview. No one questioned why they were often alone together.
- Nov. 18, 2024 – BREAKING NEWS by FLOODLIT: Illinois lawsuit says a Mormon bishop sexually assaulted an underage girl in 2000 in his office when she reported sexual harassment by other youth. She then told a stake presidency counselor, who attempted to gaslight her, according to the suit. He later became a stake and mission president.
- Oct. 12, 2024 – BREAKING: Mormon Church faces 91 new child sexual abuse lawsuits in 26 California counties, all filed by one law firm. 91 survivors say LDS leaders/members sexually assaulted them and that the LDS church failed to report/protect. 20 bishops, a stake president, 76 others accused of child sex abuse.
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