
- Victims: 1 victim,
LDS positions: Mission president, Stake presidency counselor, Stake president,
- Criminal: Never charged,
- Civil: lawsuit against LDS church, Ongoing civil case,
Michael Evans Case Summary
Michael Evans was a Mormon church stake presidency counselor in Sycamore, Illinois in 2000.
In 2024, Evans was accused in a civil lawsuit of covering up sexual assault by a Mormon bishop (Douglas Holyoak) in his stake and of attempting to gaslight the victim; later became a stake president (Rockford, Illinois Stake 2009-16) and a mission president (Paraguay Asuncion North 2016-19).
Details of the accusations against Evans are available at Holyoak’s case report on FLOODLIT.
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Doe D.B. v. THE CORPORATION OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS, a Utah Corporation et al
Source type: News article
Publisher: PacerMonitor
Date published/accessed: 15 Nov 2024
archive 1 | archive 2Friday, November 15, 2024
1 27 pgs COMPLAINT filed by Jane Doe D.B.; Jury Demand. Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-22736397.(Friedl, Jason)
2 SEALED DOCUMENT by Plaintiff Jane Doe D.B. Civil Cover Sheet (Friedl, Jason)
3 CIVIL Cover Sheet (Friedl, Jason)
4 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Jane Doe D.B. by Jason J. Friedl (Friedl, Jason)
5 MOTION by Plaintiff Jane Doe D.B. for leave to file UNREDACTED COMPLAINT UNDER SEAL AND TO PROCEED UNDER PSEUDONYMS. (Friedl, Jason)
6 BRIEF filed by Plaintiff Jane Doe D.B. (Friedl, Jason)
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