Summary
Vernon Sanford Jr. was an LDS church member in San Diego, California.
Sanford died in 2000.
In 2024, Sanford was accused in a civil lawsuit of child sexual abuse, along with his father, Vernon Sanford Sr.
The suit was one of 91 or more coordinated civil suits filed in California in 2024 against the Mormon church; the alleged abuse occurred between 1961 and 1970.
The Sanfords were the plaintiff’s LDS home teachers.
The alleged sexual assaults took place in a Mormon church chapel, kitchen, men’s bathroom and mother’s nursing room (commonly referred to now as a “mother’s lounge”), and in the Sanfords’ homes and vehicles in San Diego.
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Alleged coverup- Criminal: Never charged,
- Civil: Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Positions: Unknown position,
- During alleged crime: Unknown position,
- When accused: Unknown position,
- Alleged crime: 1960s, 1970s, in California,
- Crime scenes: LDS building, Perpetrator's home, Vehicle,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- AKA Vernon Sanford Jr
- Mission: unknown
- Locations: California,
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1. Estate of Jane Roe DM 101 v. Doe 1 (3:24-cv-02344)
Estate of Jane Roe DM 101 v. Doe 1 (3:24-cv-02344)
District Court, S.D. CaliforniaLast Updated: March 6, 2025, 11:58 p.m.
Assigned To: Dana Makoto Sabraw
Referred To: Jill L. Burkhardt
Citation: Estate of Jane Roe DM 101 v. Doe 1, 3:24-cv-02344, (S.D. Cal.)
Date Filed: Dec. 16, 2024
Date of Last Known Filing: March 6, 2025
Docket Entries
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Description1
Dec 17, 2024
Main Document
Notice of Removal
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Dec 17, 2024
Main Document
Notice of Party With Financial Interest
3
Dec 17, 2024
Main Document
Motion to File Documents Under Seal
4
Dec 17, 2024
Main Document
Sealed Lodged Proposed Document
5
Dec 18, 2024
Main Document
Order on Motion to File Documents Under Seal
7
Jan 15, 2025
Main Document
Order
8
Jan 15, 2025
Main Document
Remand
9
Jan 15, 2025
Main Document
Remand to State Court
10
Jan 15, 2025
Main Document
Withdrawal of Document
11
Jan 16, 2025
Main Document
Amend/Correct
12
Jan 17, 2025
Main Document
Order on Motion to Amend/Correct
13
Feb 6, 2025
Main Document
Notice of Related Case
14
Feb 7, 2025
Main Document
Response in Opposition to Motion
15
Feb 12, 2025
Main Document
Notice (Other)
16
Feb 13, 2025
Main Document
Notice (Other)
17
Feb 13, 2025
Main Document
Objection
18
Feb 14, 2025
Main Document
Order AND ~Util - Terminate Motion and R&R Deadlines/Hearings
19
Feb 14, 2025
Main Document
Reply to Response to Motion
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Feb 17, 2025
Main Document
Objection
21
Feb 18, 2025
Main Document
Notice (Other)
22
Feb 20, 2025
Main Document
Miscellaneous (Other 1)
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Feb 24, 2025
Main Document
Protective Order
24
Feb 24, 2025
Main Document
Dismiss
25
Feb 25, 2025
Main Document
Order on Motion to Dismiss
26
Feb 28, 2025
Main Document
Order on Motion to Remand to State Court
27
Mar 6, 2025
Main Document
Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim
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