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- James Adams 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
Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse-
LDS church payment: Undisclosed amount
- Church discipline: Excommunicated,
- Abuse went on for five years after Adams first told Mormon officials, including a bishop and stake president, the lawsuit said
- "The church is not in the business of covering up."
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Prison,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Church positions: Other leader,
- Crime scenes: Victim's home,
- Victims: Multiple victims,
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Born: 1954
- Mission: no
- Places lived: West Virginia,
- Latest update: 1994: sentenced to prison in West Virginia for sexually abusing multiple children
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- Christopher Jensen 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
- Church officials allegedly failed to report abuse
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LDS church payment: $32,000,000
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil lawsuit(s): Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Church positions: Missionary,
- Convicted: 2013,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home, Victim's school,
- Victims: 10 or more victims, Multiple victims, Unknown number of victims,
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Born: 1991
- Mission: 2011-2012 United States Unknown (Arizona)
- Places lived: Arizona, Utah, West Virginia,
- Documents available: yes (contact us to request)
- Latest update: in prison
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- Joel Keck was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
- Church positions: Unknown position,
- Mission: no
- Places lived: West Virginia,
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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
- Criminal case(s): Convicted, Unknown result,
- Church positions: Scout leader,
- Convicted: 2020,
- Victims: 1 victim,
- Mission: unknown
- Places lived: West Virginia,
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