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Donate »3 Mormon sexual abuse cases
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James F. Adams
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- was an elder in the LDS church in Beckley, West Virginia; sentenced to prison for sexually abusing multiple children.
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- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
Alleged coverup-
LDS church payment: Undisclosed amount
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Christopher Michael Jensen
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- 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 out of court for an undisclosed amount.
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- Criminal: Convicted,
- Civil: Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Alleged coverup
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LDS church payment: Undisclosed amount
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Timothy Turner
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- was an LDS church member and middle school band teacher in West Virginia; convicted in 2020 of child sexual abuse.
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- Criminal: Convicted, Unknown result,
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