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Donate now »3 Mormon sexual abuse cases found
James Adams
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- 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.
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Alleged coverup-
LDS church payment: Undisclosed amount
- Criminal: Convicted, Prison,
- Civil: Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Positions: Other leader,
- Crime: 1980s, in West Virginia,
- Crime scenes: Victim's home,
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Christopher 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 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.
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- Alleged coverup
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LDS church payment: $32,000,000
- Criminal: Convicted, Found guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Civil: Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Positions: Missionary,
- Crime: 2000s, 2010s, in Utah, West Virginia,
- Crime scenes: Perpetrator's home, Victim's home, Victim's school,
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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,
- Positions: Scout leader,
- Crime: 2010s, in West Virginia,
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