ward religious and missionary class leader; alleged to have sexually assaulted a 14 year old boy; the victim, as an adult, filed a lawsuit against the LDS church and won
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Personal information

  • Munioz, Eustacio
  • Alias(es): n/a
  • Born: 1946
  • Gender: Male

Case summary

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LDS Eustacio Munioz was alleged to have sexually assaulted a 14 year old boy. The victim, now an adult, filed a lawsuit against the COP and won the case. The church appealed and that appeal can be found in this document on October 10, 2013.

“In his original petition” to the court, Doe asserted that Eustacio Munioz sexually assaulted him on numerous occasions from 2002, when he was fourteen years old, through 2009, when he was twenty-one. Doe alleged that Munioz committed an intentional tort and that the Church was vicariously liability for the acts of Munioz, who Doe claimed was the

Church’s employee or agent at that time. Doe alleged that the Church was directly liable for, among other things, negligently hiring, training, retaining, and supervising Munioz when they knew or should have known of his dangerous propensities. Doe also claimed in his first amended petition that Munioz coerced and threatened him with reports of criminal prosecution if he reported the assaults or otherwise made a claim.”

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LDS/Mormon church membership history

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Other leader
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  • End date:
  • Country: United States
  • State: Alabama
  • Stake:
  • Ward:
  • Held at the time of the alleged crime(s)? no
  • Held at the time of being publicly accused or arrested? no

LDS mission information

The accused did not serve a full-time LDS mission.

LDS temple marriage information

FLOODLIT is not aware whether the accused was married in a Mormon temple.

LDS church positions ever held by the accused: Other leader
LDS church positions held by the accused at the time of the alleged crime(s):
LDS church positions held by the accused at the time of being publicly accused:

Alleged crime(s)

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Alleged victim(s)

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  • Number of alleged victim(s) - note if approximate: 3
  • Average age of alleged victim(s) at time of alleged crime(s):

Alleged victim information

  • Gender of alleged victim: male
  • Age of alleged victim at time of alleged crime(s): minor
  • Notes about alleged victim(s):

Arrest(s)

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Arrest information

  • Arrest date: October 2011
  • Country: United States
  • State: Texas
  • City/area: Brownsville

Criminal charge(s)

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Criminal verdict(s)

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Criminal sentence

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Prison time

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Other court cases

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LDS church response(s)

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  • Alleged failure to report by local LDS leaders? no
  • Alleged misconduct by local LDS leaders? no
  • Alleged misconduct by global LDS leaders? no

FLOODLIT is not aware whether the Mormon church paid any settlement amounts related to this case.

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