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DiscussMormonism.com is chatting about FLOODLIT

NewsBy FloodlitDecember 26, 2022Leave a comment

Over here: https://discussmormonism.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=156832

New bishops added

NewsBy FloodlitDecember 24, 2022Leave a comment

Eneudo Petit https://floodlit.org/a/a284/ Gregory Scott Dew https://floodlit.org/a/a454/ Errol Kent Pilling https://floodlit.org/a/a488/

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Added case information: Paul Douglas Adams

NewsBy FloodlitDecember 23, 2022Leave a comment

Added a new AP article and other links to the Paul Adams case. https://floodlit.org/a/a003/

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New case information record: Norman Arthur Maxfield

NewsBy FloodlitDecember 23, 2022Leave a comment

Details: https://floodlit.org/a/a475/

New record: Connor Hammond

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church member, former BYU student, pleaded guilty to rape of a child https://floodlit.org/a/a472/

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New record: Jason Buford Smith

NewsBy FloodlitDecember 20, 2022Leave a comment

New record: alleged Mormon sexual abuser Jason Buford Smith LDS church member in Indiana, confessed to sexually abusing a child, placed on probation for battery against a child under 14 years old

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Oral Argument – 2 CA-SA 2022-0047, THE CORPORATION OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE CHURCH OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS

NewsBy FloodlitDecember 20, 2022Leave a comment

from Arizona Court of Appeals Division Two re: Paul Douglas Adams Paul Douglas Adams

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Updated case info: Keith Robert Vallejo, former Mormon bishop

UncategorizedBy FloodlitDecember 17, 2022Leave a comment

Keith Robert Vallejo

New case: Mark Chapman, sentenced yesterday

NewsBy FloodlitDecember 15, 2022Leave a comment

Mark Chapman He’s on the map now too: Map

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This project is very heavy

UncategorizedBy FloodlitDecember 14, 2022Leave a comment

This project is very heavy. Yes, there’s the rush of discovery, the excitement of digging to get to the truth. But there is an ever-present sadness, grief, anger, frustration and emptiness. I appreciate the positive energy you bring. Light brings hope.

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Getting caught up on submissions backlog

NewsBy FloodlitDecember 12, 2022Leave a comment

Someone asked today about how quickly the database gets updated. We’re updating it multiple times a day. We’ve got a backlog of 100-200 cases to sift through and review for inclusion. Catching up! We estimate that if you submitted info when we launched on December 1, we’ll have that info reflected in the database by…

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Updated record: Maynard Scott McFarland

NewsBy FloodlitDecember 6, 2022Leave a comment

Thank you to Jennie Stevens, Scott’s daughter, for helping us flesh out the case record. https://floodlit.org/a/a226/ https://twitter.com/jennietheeditor

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The FLOODLIT Survivors Network is LIVE

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Please come and see: FLOODLIT Survivors Network

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You can use FLOODLIT during church

UncategorizedBy FloodlitDecember 4, 2022Leave a comment

You can even add information to our map and database while sitting in church. Get Involved

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Archived Updates, 2022-11-30 to 2022-12-03

NewsBy FloodlitDecember 3, 2022Leave a comment

December 3, 2022 – Survivor stories area coming by Monday, Dec 5. YOU WILL BE HEARD. YOUR LIGHT WILL BE SEEN. December 2, 2022 – some of our team have not slept in over 40 hours. We will get through the approximately 100 submissions you anonymously submitted today, after some sleep. Please keep adding content!…

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Added: A dedication to the unknown survivor

UncategorizedBy FloodlitDecember 3, 2022Leave a comment

Details: https://floodlit.org/a/a000/

Adding dozens of records to the database this week

UncategorizedBy FloodlitDecember 2, 2022Leave a comment

Thank you to all who are adding information to the map and database. Add information: Add Information Map: Map If you’d like to help our team, please contact us.

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Updated case information file: Maynard McFarland, confirmed Mormon sex offender

UncategorizedBy FloodlitDecember 1, 2022Leave a comment

Details: https://floodlit.org/a/a226/

Updated pages: Acknowledgements, Posting Policy

NewsBy FloodlitDecember 1, 2022Leave a comment

We’ve updated the following pages: Acknowledgements Posting Policy

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Updated case information: Hugh Nibley

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His birthday was displaying incorrectly. Thank you, anonymous tip. https://floodlit.org/a/a262/

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