4 LDS sex abuse cases found
West Virginia
- Crime state: West Virginia
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- James Adams (1954 – ) was a Mormon church member in Beckley, West Virginia; sentenced to prison in 1994 for sexually abusing multiple children; in 1996, a $750 million lawsuit was filed against the Mormon church alleging coverup; the suit was settled out of court in 2000
Alleged failure to report-
Church paid $unknown
Convicted:
1994, - Positions: Other leader,
Criminal case(s): Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Prison, - Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Alleged church actions: Excommunicated,
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"The church is not in the business of covering up."Abuse went on for five years after Adams first told Mormon officials, including a bishop and stake president, the lawsuit said-
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- Christopher Jensen (1991 – ) was a Mormon church member in Utah and West Virginia; sentenced to 35 to 75 years in prison for sexually abusing two children; local LDS church coverup alleged; LDS church settled civil lawsuit mid-trial in 2018 for $32 million, also spending over $27 million on legal fees; FLOODLIT.org discovered the settlement details in 2025 and made them public for the first time
- Alleged failure to report
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Church paid $32,000,000
- Convicted:
2013,
- Positions: Missionary,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil case(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Alleged church actions: Church officials accused of failure to warn stake members, Church officials accused of failure to warn ward members, Excommunicated, Stake official accused of pressuring victim not to seek accountability, Ward official accused of failure to report, Ward official accused of pressuring victim not to seek accountability,
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- Joel Keck was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Positions: Unknown position,
- Criminal case(s): Unknown result,
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- Timothy Turner was an LDS church member and middle school band teacher in West Virginia; convicted in 2020 of child sexual abuse
- Convicted:
2020,
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result,
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