was an LDS church member in Bountiful, Utah; accused of child sexual abuse

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Summary

Brenda Miles was a Mormon church member in Bountiful, Utah.

Miles and her husband Richard Miles were accused in a 2018 civil lawsuit of sexually abusing children at “touching parties.”

The lawsuit was dismissed in 2020 because the claims fell outside of the statute of limitations.

(A previous version of this case report stated that the case was overturned; it was not.)

Sources

  1. Decades-old Bountiful case alleges church connection to abuse allegations
    view source details | 3 Oct 2018 | Deseret News
  2. Supreme Court rules it can’t retroactively apply law that extends statute of limitations for child sex abuse cases
    view source details | 12 Jun 2020 | Salt Lake Tribune

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