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John Doe was an LDS church member in California. In 2024, Doe was accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse. The suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church alleging child sexual abuse by a Mormon church leader or member. FLOODLIT is seeking more information and court documents related to this case.
A lawsuit filed in California in 2024 said a Mormon stake seventy named “Newton Simpkins” sexually abused a girl for 3 years, starting age 10, from 1973-76, inside an LDS chapel and in his car.
FLOODLIT.org found a Hamilton Newton Simpkins of Antioch, California, who lived from 1918 to 1973.
We are not sure if this man is the accused; the death date does not match the timeframe of the alleged abuse in the civil complaint.
A 1973 newspaper article reporting on Simpkins’s death said he was a Mormon bishop.
In 1965, Simpkins was convicted of child abuse after accusations that he beat his 7-year-old son in an attempt to cure him of bedwetting.
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view all information sources Jane Roe KL 66 v. Doe 1 et al
Publisher: PacerMonitor
Date: 5 Jan 2025
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Source type: News article
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