Updated listing: Robert David Stillwell
https://floodlit.org/a/a336/
Updated homepage, added some records
We revised our homepage to make it easier to find what you’re looking for. Newly updated record: Joseph Smith https://floodlit.org/a/a329/ Newly updated record: Sterling Van Wagenen https://floodlit.org/a/a408/
DetailsNew: Videos section on each case information page
Examples: https://floodlit.org/a/a187/ https://floodlit.org/a/a339/ Our main videos page: https://floodlit.org/videos/
DetailsMormon sex abuse in 2022: timeline of some key events, arrests, sentencing
Our Mormon sex abuse database is tracking hundreds of public instances of sex crimes allegedly perpetrated by LDS church leaders or members. Here are few related events from 2022: January – former BYU professor charged with additional counts of sexual abuse April – Former bishop is sentenced for sexual abuse June – former LDS primary…
DetailsAdded new records: John and Judith Tholen
https://floodlit.org/a/a490/ https://floodlit.org/a/a491/
DetailsDiscussMormonism.com is chatting about FLOODLIT
Over here: https://discussmormonism.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=156832
New bishops added
Eneudo Petit https://floodlit.org/a/a284/ Gregory Scott Dew https://floodlit.org/a/a454/ Errol Kent Pilling https://floodlit.org/a/a488/
DetailsAdded case information: Paul Douglas Adams
Added a new AP article and other links to the Paul Adams case. https://floodlit.org/a/a003/
DetailsNew case information record: Norman Arthur Maxfield
Details: https://floodlit.org/a/a475/
New record: Connor Hammond
church member, former BYU student, pleaded guilty to rape of a child https://floodlit.org/a/a472/
DetailsNew record: Jason Buford Smith
New record: alleged Mormon sexual abuser Jason Buford Smith LDS church member in Indiana, confessed to sexually abusing a child, placed on probation for battery against a child under 14 years old
DetailsOral Argument – 2 CA-SA 2022-0047, THE CORPORATION OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE CHURCH OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS
from Arizona Court of Appeals Division Two re: Paul Douglas Adams Paul Douglas Adams
DetailsUpdated case info: Keith Robert Vallejo, former Mormon bishop
Keith Robert Vallejo
This project is very heavy
This project is very heavy. Yes, there’s the rush of discovery, the excitement of digging to get to the truth. But there is an ever-present sadness, grief, anger, frustration and emptiness. I appreciate the positive energy you bring. Light brings hope.
DetailsGetting caught up on submissions backlog
Someone asked today about how quickly the database gets updated. We’re updating it multiple times a day. We’ve got a backlog of 100-200 cases to sift through and review for inclusion. Catching up! We estimate that if you submitted info when we launched on December 1, we’ll have that info reflected in the database by…
DetailsUpdated record: Maynard Scott McFarland
Thank you to Jennie Stevens, Scott’s daughter, for helping us flesh out the case record. https://floodlit.org/a/a226/ https://twitter.com/jennietheeditor
DetailsYou can use FLOODLIT during church
You can even add information to our map and database while sitting in church. Get Involved
DetailsArchived Updates, 2022-11-30 to 2022-12-03
December 3, 2022 – Survivor stories area coming by Monday, Dec 5. YOU WILL BE HEARD. YOUR LIGHT WILL BE SEEN. December 2, 2022 – some of our team have not slept in over 40 hours. We will get through the approximately 100 submissions you anonymously submitted today, after some sleep. Please keep adding content!…
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Added: A dedication to the unknown survivor
Details: https://floodlit.org/a/a000/
Adding dozens of records to the database this week
Thank you to all who are adding information to the map and database. Add information: Add Information Map: Map If you’d like to help our team, please contact us.
DetailsUpdated case information file: Maynard McFarland, confirmed Mormon sex offender
Details: https://floodlit.org/a/a226/
Updated pages: Acknowledgements, Posting Policy
We’ve updated the following pages: Acknowledgements Posting Policy
DetailsUpdated case information: Hugh Nibley
His birthday was displaying incorrectly. Thank you, anonymous tip. https://floodlit.org/a/a262/
DetailsUpdated listing: Michael Clay, ex-BYU professor
Thanks to an anonymous tip, we’ve added details. https://floodlit.org/a/a068/
Updated listing: Robert Scott Musson
Added a bit of detail about his medical license being revoked in 2001. Thank you to the anonymous submitter. Sources included in the listing confirm that this occurred. https://floodlit.org/a/a453/
New listing: Adam Phipps AKA Adam Scott Phipps
Details: https://floodlit.org/a/a455/ Thank you to the anonymous submitter who gave us the info we needed to get this case listed on FLOODLIT.
DetailsNEW: View All Accused in a Compact List
Check it out: https://floodlit.org/accused-compact-list/
Thank you for the donation – our first
Today, we received our first donation from an anonymous supporter. FLOODLIT greatly appreciates it and you, and we’re going to use the money to to buy access to certain databases and records that will help us get more research done into the topic of sexual abuse as it relates to the Mormon church (LDS church).…
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Help Raise Awareness About Child Abuse by Submitting Your Story!
From Misty Griffin’s Facebook page: source Here’s the content of her Facebook post: Help Raise Awareness About Child Abuse by Submitting Your Story! I am working on a project for the Child Rights Act Petition (Link to petition https://www.change.org/ChildRightsAct). This project is meant to really tug at peoples heart strings and will be a consolidation…
DetailsNew page: public feedback
What people are saying about FLOODLIT: What People Are Saying About FLOODLIT Say what you want to say!
DetailsNEW Mormon Sex Offender record: Gregory Scott Dew
Details: https://floodlit.org/a/a454/ THANK YOU so much to the anonymous person who submitted information about Dew today! FLOODLIT depends on your support and help to grow our database of LDS sexual abusers.
DetailsMichael Adam Davis, Convicted Mormon Sex Offender, Sentenced Today to 30 Years in Prison
Details: https://floodlit.org/a/a089/
NEW database record: 453 – Robert Scott Musson
Just added today: https://floodlit.org/a/a453/
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