The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (commonly known as the Mormon church) has long positioned itself as a leader in handling abuse, with officials claiming its approach is the “gold standard” and that “no religious organization has done more.” But a startling discovery from a 2023 lawsuit challenges that narrative. A System…
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Oregon doctor David Farley allegedly sexually abused over 170 women and children, including some while he was in Mormon ward and stake leadership. In an ongoing lawsuit, many said they met him through the church, which is fighting in court to keep its records on him secret. Case report: https://floodlit.org/a/a113/ OPB, July 31 – Subpoena fight brings…
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On July 9, 6-year-old Jessica (pseudonym) was riding her bike home from a friend’s house in West Jordan, Utah, when she saw former Mormon stake president, three-time bishop and twice-convicted sex offender Ronald Charles Jones, 88, sitting on his front porch. Yesterday we reported that KSL omitted the name of the Mormon church from an…
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Today, KSL reported on the arrest of Ronald Charles Jones of West Jordan, Utah: https://www.ksl.com/article/51353482/elderly-west-jordan-man-arrested-accused-of-sexually-abusing-young-girl- The KSL article pulls information from a police probable cause affidavit, but doesn’t mention the name of the church of which Jones is a member – despite the affidavit itself stating he “is an influential member of his LDS ward…
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On July 29, 2025, Jay Toombs was released from prison on parole, according to a person familiar with the case. Case report: https://floodlit.org/a/a360/ 2024 parole hearing: Toombs lives in Logan, Utah, according to the Utah state sex offender registry: https://www.icrimewatch.net/offenderdetails.php?OfndrID=707328&AgencyID=54438 Toombs admitted to molesting at least 53 victims, the source said. Toombs was a younger…
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Yesterday, the Arizona Court of Appeals reinstated a sexual abuse lawsuit against the Mormon church, citing the church’s leadership handbook, which says prevention of “serious injury” is a justifiable reason for a bishop or stake president to “disclose confidential information without first seeking guidance.” Read the ruling: https://www.appeals2.az.gov/Decisions/CV20230293Memo.pdf From page 11 of the ruling: “Section…
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The short version: Floodlit.org needs to raise $357 by tomorrow, July 31, in order to pay an electric bill. If you can chip in, please go to https://floodlit.org/donate/ – thank you so much! First, we want to thank everyone who has donated to Floodlit before, or who has helped us in any way. If you’ve…
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81 Mormon sex abuse cases added to Floodlit database (4,301 and counting). Do you know any of the accused? In the past three days, Floodlit.org has published 81 reports of sexual abuse allegedly perpetrated by LDS church members, and has now surpassed 4,300 total published reports. Thank you for your ongoing support as we approach…
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Four Mormon family members (two parents and two adult biological children) have been arrested in Florida after alleged abuse, including sexual abuse, of several Black foster/adopted children. One child was allegedly kept for long periods of time in a makeshift cage. Case report: https://floodlit.org/a/e997/ Four members of the Griffeth family, a Mormon family near Lake…
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Check it out!! We’ve just added 150 more names to our database! https://floodlit.org/recently-updated We now have more than 4,220 case reports of Mormon church members accused of sex crimes. In our latest update, we have added at least five former LDS bishops and 10 former bishopric counselors. We are continuing to work hard and will…
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