BREAKING: A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that two insurance companies must keep fighting the Mormon church’s demand that they reimburse tens of millions of dollars the church paid to settle a West Virginia child sexual abuse lawsuit – reversing a lower court win the insurers secured last year. DENVER – The U.S. Court…
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BREAKING NEWS FROM FLOODLIT.org: A Floodlit investigation has revealed that after a stake president in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS/Mormon church) was accused in a lawsuit of covering up child sexual abuse, the church then promoted him to be a seventy and temple president. The church settled the lawsuit in 2015.…
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URGENT: Please contact Floodlit.org if you are a survivor or know a survivor of alleged sexual abuse by Wade Christofferson, if you have any information about his leadership/membership history in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or if you knew him personally. We (Floodlit.org) are currently helping several abuse survivors to assemble information…
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URGENT: Please contact Floodlit if you are a survivor or know a survivor of alleged sexual abuse by Wade Christofferson, if you have any information about his history in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or if you personally knew him. Thank you so much! contact Floodlit.org BREAKING NEWS FROM FLOODLIT.ORG Nov. 25,…
DetailsUPDATE Nov. 26, 2025 – For further updates in this developing story, please see Floodlit’s case report on Wade Christofferson. Wade Christofferson case report » — FLOODLIT.ORG NEWS Nov. 25, 2025, 2:52 pm ET – On Nov. 20, Floodlit.org broke the news that Wade Christofferson, 72, of Dublin, Ohio, was being held in the Salt Lake…
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UPDATE Nov. 26, 2025 – For further updates in this developing story, please see Floodlit’s case report on Wade Christofferson. Wade Christofferson case report » — BREAKING NEWS FROM FLOODLIT.ORG Nov. 20, 2025, 11:32 pm ET – Wade S. Christofferson, brother of LDS First Presidency member Todd Christofferson, is in jail on suspicion of child sexual…
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Floodlit, an independent newsroom reporting on sexual abuse in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, has obtained documents revealing a legal battle in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, as part of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) bankruptcy proceedings. This article is part of a series of Floodlit special…
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Floodlit case report: Richard Kent James Complaint: John Doe v. LDS Church, Bill Marriott, Mormon officials John Doe Objection to LDS Church Motion, BSA Bankruptcy, July 21, 2025 BREAKING: Mormon church accused of omitting 19 pages of evidence in “deeply disingenuous” attempt to stop sexual abuse lawsuit after rejected $250M immunity bid – Nov. 5,…
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(pictured above: Francis “Mickey” Cochran, convicted child sexual abuser and Mormon high priest in the 1980s) Paul Diehl, the Seattle stake president during the alleged coverup, was promoted by the Mormon church to a Quorum of the Seventy from at least 1997 to 2000. Floodlit.org obtained a copy of the lawsuit. Read the full details:…
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Case report: https://floodlit.org/a/b345/ Jacob Fisher (Jake Fisher) was a Mormon church member and ward young men’s leader in Eagle Mountain, Utah. Fisher was arrested in August 2025 for allegedly sending explicit videos of himself to, and attempting to meet to sexually assault, a person he thought was a 13-year-old girl (but was actually an undercover…
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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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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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As 2025 reaches its mid-way point, Floodlit.org continues to report on sexual abuse in the Mormon church. Here is a quick summary of our work so far this year. A summary of Floodlit’s work so far in 2025: Published 77 case reports (now over 4,080 published) and updated hundreds more: https://floodlit.org/accused/ 11-part series of special…
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Floodlit.org has learned that from 1963 to 1989 (26 straight years), five Mormon men who knew of the Boy Scout perversion files held the paid position of top liaison between BSA and LDS church. If an LDS official’s 2012 statement is true, none of them informed the church. Could the church have done more? This…
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Yesterday, we mentioned the disturbing case of Richard Kenneth Ray, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS church) who admitted to Arizona police in 1984 to molesting at least 33 children, three calves, and a dog over two decades. This article is part of a series of Floodlit special reports…
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Floodlit.org has learned that in 2012, LDS church risk management director Paul Rytting declared under penalty of perjury, “the first lawsuit against the Church relating to sexual abuse was brought in 1989.” But we found two prior lawsuits (1986, 1988) directly contradicting his statement. Did he know? This article is part of a series of…
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Did you know there is a current lawsuit accusing the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints of aiding a sex abuse coverup? This case involves allegations of child sexual abuse in Santa Maria, California in the 1980s and 1990s. If you attended church there, please contact us. This article is…
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FLOODLIT has learned of three more settlements the Mormon church paid after alleged sexual abuse of children. 1. $1.5 Million in 2019 in Riverside County, California (case RIC181995). An employee sexually abused a minor attending daycare on church property. Plaintiff Law firm: Estey & Bomberger 2. $500,000 in 2010 – location unknown. Law firm: Nye, Stirling,…
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Part of a series of Floodlit special reports on lawsuits alleging sexual abuse coverups by Mormon officials. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has filed an appeal after losing a lawsuit against insurance companies regarding more than $27 million in legal defense costs and $32 million in child sex abuse settlement payments to…
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Part of a series of Floodlit special reports on lawsuits alleging sexual abuse coverups by Mormon officials. FLOODLIT.org, an independent newsroom investigating sexual abuse in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, has learned that the church is now on the verge of settling more than 100 claims of sexual abuse filed since August…
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Part of a series of Floodlit special reports on lawsuits alleging sexual abuse coverups by Mormon officials. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has lost a civil lawsuit against insurance companies over settlement payments it made to six West Virginia families in 2018 regarding allegations that Mormon officials hid child sexual abuse allegations…
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Part of a series of Floodlit special reports on lawsuits alleging sexual abuse coverups by Mormon officials. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints won a key battle last week against roughly 100 plaintiffs who say it covered up their sexual abuse. Most were children at the time of the alleged abuse. This article…
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FLOODLIT.org, an independent newsroom investigating sexual abuse in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, broke the story last week that the church spent nearly $60 million over five years to defend and settle a lawsuit filed in 2013 by six West Virginia families who said church leaders covered up the abuse of their…
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FLOODLIT.org, an independent newsroom investigating sexual abuse in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, has learned that the church spent nearly $60 million over five years to defend and settle a 2013 West Virginia lawsuit by child sexual abuse victims. The church, widely known as the Mormon church, racked up $27 million in…
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In a lawsuit filed Jan. 27 against the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a man says he was sexually assaulted by a church volunteer during an anointing ceremony at the Los Angeles California Temple in 1984. The case (2:25-cv-00703-RGK-E) was filed in the Central California District Court. FLOODLIT has obtained a copy of…
DetailsBREAKING Oct. 12, 2024 – FLOODLIT.org has learned of a new wave of 91 child sex abuse lawsuits filed against The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in California. Starting on Aug. 26, the Slater Slater Schulman LLP law firm filed 91 civil suits in 26 California counties, each on behalf of a different…
DetailsThis list includes 6 former bishops, 2 stake presidents (+2 SP counselors), 1 branch president, 4 primary/youth leaders, 3 attorneys, 3 politicians, 1 police officer, 1 hospital CIO, & the man who inspired “Sound of Freedom” movie. Who are we missing? Complete list Rexburg, Idaho LDS church member accused of breaking and entering women’s apartments…
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