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Mormon sex abuse case update: Michael James Clay AKA Michael Clay The former BYU professor pleaded no contest this week to sexual battery charges involving three of his female students. Case details: #lds #mormon

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LISTEN to a Mormon Church representative offering $300,000 to a sex abuse victim to stay silent about her father's confessed abuse. #LightTheWorld

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Mormon apostle's grandson and former stake president David McConkie arrested on child sexual abuse charges. He was a deputy district attorney and LDS bishop and stake president in Colorado Springs Colorado. Arrested on August 30 2023 and charged with

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Another former LDS bishop who is accused of sexual abuse that allegedly occurred while he was bishop: Doug Stoddard / Douglas Stoddard of Texas

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The arrest of Mormon former bishop/therapist Scott Owen (Scott Dale Owen) after a 4-hour standoff with Utah police Nov 8 was no accident. Some of the 12 known victims went to to report being groomed or sexually assaulted during therapy re: homosexuality.

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The Mormon church may be losing the war to keep accounts of sexual abuse within its ranks secret, but it won a key battle today in Arizona against the children of Paul Adams, who sexually abused them for 7 years after confessing to his LDS bishop.

Court cites clergy-penitent privilege in dismissing child sex abuse lawsuit against Mormon church

An Arizona Superior Court judge has dismissed a high-profile child sexual abuse lawsuit against The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ruling that church officials who knew that a church...

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Please unblock us @Ch_JesusChrist ! We are not opposed to you as an org. We simply want to raise awareness about abuse that has occurred on your watch, or within your church. will continue to shine! #GeneralConference #genconf

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Here we go again. Tim Ballard is now under criminal investigation for sexual assault. Our case report:

Tim Ballard is under criminal investigation after a woman reported her sexual assault allegation to...

Lindon police are investigating a woman’s allegation that Tim Ballard, the founder of Operation Underground Railroad, sexually assaulted her, the first known instance of an abuse accusation being...

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Abraham Cruz, a Mormon missionary serving in Saratoga Springs, Utah, was arrested on May 11 on suspicion of sexual assault. Case report: This is the 18th case we've found where a person allegedly committed a sex crime during an LDS mission.

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The Mormon church officials in this sex abuse case may not have been legally required to report the abuse, but here’s what many are missing … … they weren’t legally required to keep it secret either.

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An Arizona judge has dismissed a high-profile child sexual abuse lawsuit against the LDS Church, ruling that officials had no duty to report the abuse because the information was received during confession.

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Should the Mormon church require background checks every time a member is considered for a calling working with or around vulnerable people, such as little children?

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BREAKING in Colorado Mormon sex abuse case involving former LDS stake president David McConkie, grandson of apostle Bruce R. McConkie. A ward bishopric in his stake sent its members an email. Here's the email. Case details:

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To the victim in the “Provo couple” case that made today’s news: Dear brave, brave human, No matter what anyone of any age may say to you about this experience, or about you coming forward: This is not your fault. You are a kid. It’s not your fault. And you’re not alone. ❤️

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Tim Ballard, active LDS church member and anti-sex trafficking activist, was accused of sexual misconduct by at least seven women, as per a VICE News report. Please help us add details to this developing Mormon sex crime case. @VICENews

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Added several more case reports today to our Mormon sexual abuse database. In the case of Jason Pedersen, he is currently an LDS elders quorum president in Riverton, Utah despite being a registered sex offender and convicted child sexual abuser.

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Mormon sexual abuse case UPDATE: Scott Owen 3 additional men have come forward saying Owen, a former Mormon bishop and therapist in Utah, touched them inappropriately during counseling sessions #lds #abuse

These men say their Utah therapist touched them inappropriately during sessions paid for by the LDS...

Three additional men have come forward to say Scott Owen, a therapist recommended and paid for by the LDS Church, touched them inappropriately during counseling sessions related to struggles with...

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New Mormon sexual abuse case: Former LDS stake president David McConkie David George McConkie was a former LDS stake president in Colorado Springs, CO (2017-22). Also was a former deputy district attorney in CO (2008-11). Allleged CSA from 2004-13.

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Reportedly, Thomas L. Monson was called to be an LDS bishop in the 2000s, despite having a prior sex crime conviction from 1989. #themoreyouknow #mormon

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I am in tears because of three pages I have just read, from the case of a Mormon missionary who sexually abused an underage victim. The words of the LDS church’s lawyers and the way it treats the victim make my feel physically ill. Will post tonight or tomorrow.

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A South Jordan, Utah LDS primary teacher was arrested Mar. 29 and charged with five felony counts related to child sexual abuse. Police said he "told law enforcement that he wants to sexually abuse children and that children are not safe around him."

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"According to Tim [Ballard], he presented the ["couples ruse"] plan to Elder [M. Russell] Ballard who thought it was brilliant and specifically sanctioned the strategy." - amended complaint, p. 11 #mormon #lighttheworld #lds

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is preparing to send a report about LDS sexual abuse cases in 2023, plus data about Mormon sex abuse, to over 100 mainstream news outlets and journalists by Dec. 31. If you know of any reporters or channels who might be interested, or you'd like your story

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546 Mormon sex abuse cases. 15 new this week. FLOODLIT weekly report September 1, 2023. Kenny Parcell, president of the National Association of Realtors and former bishop's counselor, resigned after sexual harassment accusations. Nearly 300 women have

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BREAKING: Mormon man sentenced in Utah to 171 days in jail, 4 years probation after admitting to 20 years of CP use and to soliciting sex acts from trafficked women at Asian massage parlors. He said he was inspired by OUR and Tim Ballard and accidentally found CP while

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Case details: #corygaylor #floodlit #mormon

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Idaho church deacon & middle school teacher, Cory Gaylor, has been sentenced to 60 years in prison for grooming & sexually abusing a child in his classroom.

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“[T]he Church will vigorously defend him.” We’ve not seen a statement like this from the Mormon church before, in hundreds of sexual abuse cases. Police say Rhett Hintze, a current LDS stake president, knew of child sexual assault allegations but didn’t

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LDS sexual abuse case details emerge re: former stake president and grandson of Mormon apostle Bruce McConkie News: Will update his floodlit listing tomorrow. I’m trying to get copies of any available court records. Except from the article: “The arrest

Arrest papers obtained for former Colorado deputy district attorney accused of child sexual assault

11 News obtained a redacted copy of the arrest papers for David McConkie on Friday, which detail the allegations against the former deputy district attorney for El Paso and Teller counties.

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This case took several years to resolve. Updating our case report today on Brent Taylor: If you were ever in the Utah Valley Youth Symphony orchestra, you might want to know about this man. #99plus1 #mormon #lds

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Utah Mormon Sunday school teacher & youth symphony orchestra director, Brent Taylor, has pled guilty to child sex crimes.

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Public conversation about the LDS church continues to evolve as more sex abuse stories come out into the light. #mormon David McConkie case details

David George McConkie Mormon sex abuse case

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Former Colorado deputy district attorney & church leader, David McConkie, has been arrested for the rape of a child over the course of nine years.

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It’s okay to be Mormon. It’s okay not to be. It’s not okay to ignore abuse.

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Have you seen this map of Mormon churches in the Salt Lake City area? Each white circle is an LDS ch-- Oh. #99plus1

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Did you know at least 21 men have sexually abused children while they were Mormon church bishops? Did you know these Latter-day Saints? Are we missing someone on the list? This list will grow as we continue to research this topic. #lds #jesuschrist

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Former LDS bishop under trial for alleged child SA. "A witness [...] who knew [him] [...] through [...] a Vacaville Mormon Church, said she saw [him] with his hand on the girl’s 'rear end' for an estimated 10 to 15 minutes at the wedding of a friend."

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Daily Mail with another article about sexual abuse in the Mormon church:

Mormon church 'silenced' members who tried to expose sex offenders

EXCLUSIVE: Kolby Reddish (left, with wife) and Michael Benjamin say the Mormon church tried to shut them down when they sought to expose cases of child sex abuse in their communities.

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We’ve set our account to private while we try to process being harassed on this platform.

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If you’re in Utah and an LDS bishopric member grooms your teenage child in order to sexually abuse them, and he gets caught, this is the kind of jail sentence you can expect: 60 days in jail, with work release 225+ cases in Utah:

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THREAD: Mormon sexual abuse in the news in 2023: a timeline of 25+ key events, arrests, media coverage, LDS coverup allegations. $2.4 million in settlement payments noted. Case report links included.

Timeline of Mormon sexual abuse events, policies and responses

We’re working on a timeline of Mormon sex abuse-related events, policies and responses. Please tell us about anything you’ve found regarding the LDS church’s history of dealing with sex abuse…

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Key points from the latest AP story about a Mormon sex abuse coverup: The accused in this case was a former LDS bishop who allegedly sexually abused his daughter when she was a girl. When the victim was 31 years old, she told Paul Rytting, the Mormon church's Risk Management

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The Mormon church offered an Idaho sex abuse victim $300,000 to keep an NDA secret and not use her story as the basis of a civil suit against it after her father, a former bishop, confessed to his bishop that he had sexually abused her when she was a girl.

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Did you know the LDS church or its leaders have been accused over a hundred times of failing to report sexual abuse to law enforcement / police? 121 "failure to report" cases and counting. #mormon #LDS

Mormon sexual abuse cases: alleged failure to report by LDS church leaders

FLOODLIT has found the following “failure to report” cases in which the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon church) or its local leaders failed or allegedly failed to report sexual…

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I had a phone call with a survivor today that left me shaking with anger and my eyes filled with tears. She has endured multiple abuse coverups by local LDS leaders in multiple stakes dating back to the 1980s. Her own membership record was annotated - for being a victim.

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For many years, this LDS child sexual abuse survivor didn’t understand why she was never assigned to work with children. Then she found out that when she had reported her father’s abuse in the 1980s, her own membership record had had an “annotation” mark placed. That was why.

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I had a phone call with a survivor today that left me shaking with anger and my eyes filled with tears. She has endured multiple abuse coverups by local LDS leaders in multiple stakes dating back to the 1980s. Her own membership record was annotated - for being a victim.

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NEW: LDS church says it "will vigorously defend" a Pennsylvania stake president charged with failure to report child sexual abuse. Police say the accused (an ex-bishop) & the victim told him up to nearly 2 years prior to arrest. Church calls charge "misguided" & says "our hearts

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If your Mormon stake president knows about sexual abuse and doesn’t report to police, is that a coverup?

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I feel mentally paralyzed at the moment. Hundreds of text documents and browser tabs open in front of me ... so many emails to answer and leads to track down ... So. Many. Victims. Trying to remember to take full breaths.

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“The former deputy district attorney and local Mormon church leader accused of sexual assault on a child had a request granted Monday afternoon to move to Utah.” Our case report on David McConkie, grandson of an LDS apostle:

Preliminary hearing waived for former deputy district attorney accused of child sexual assault

The former deputy district attorney and local Mormon church leader accused of sexual assault on a child had a request granted Monday afternoon to move to Utah.

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Commenter Autumn Meadow said: "I am just so very sad and horrified that my church offered $300,000 to a child sex abuse victim to stay silent about the abuse she endured from her father who was a bishop. It's not what I would expect from a church that is

Church responds to AP story detailing 2015 Idaho abuse case

An AP story claimed The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints tried to cover up a 2015 abuse case of a child by her father. The church strongly denied the allegation.

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Scott Owen has been arrested. Case report: He was a Mormon bishop (twice), stake presidency counselor and therapist in Provo, Utah; called himself the "Porn King;" accused by 7 former patients of sexually abusing them #lds

Utah therapist arrested for allegedly sexually abusing patients during sessions

Former Utah County therapist Scott Owen was booked into the Utah County jail on suspicion of six counts of object rape and four counts of forcible sodomy. He has not been formally charged as of...

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I am so sick of reading through case after case where a Mormon man was caught molesting children or sharing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and seeing quotes by LDS leaders/members saying he "has a problem." Runner-up: he "made a mistake." Thread ...

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Tim Ballard's name, photo and job title were removed from The SPEAR Fund's website sometime between Nov. 12 and 22. Nov. 12: Current: Our LDS abuse case report on Ballard:

Timothy Blain Ballard Mormon sex abuse case

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Tim Ballard continues to plan and headline public appearances, such as CPAC, despite several ongoing criminal investigations into allegations against him of sexual misconduct. We will continue to report on developments in his and other Mormon sex abuse cases.

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Confirmed Speaker: @TimBallard for CPAC in DC 2024 Join us February 21 - 24 for CPAC in DC! Sign-up at

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Tim Kosnoff is an attorney who has had many experiences in court going toe to toe with the LDS Church over sexual abuse claims.

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A child sexual abuse survivor was just punished by the Mormon church for speaking out about her abuse.

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Update in the Michael Davis case in Minnesota. H/t @antifaoperative

Former Dodge County LDS church leader loses appeal of sex offense conviction

A former Dodge County Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints leader sentenced to 30 years for raping a juvenile under his care filed an appeal last month, citing an ineffective counsel and that...

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Mormon Sexual Abuse NEWS: Former LDS missionary Kurt Vanwagoner, 57, was arrested Mar. 19 in Centerville, Utah & charged with 10 felony counts of child sexual exploitation. Admitted to sharing CSAM. FLOODLIT case report: #mormon #lds

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I have spoken with multiple sex abuse victims whose LDS church membership records were annotated so that they couldn’t work with children. Because they were abused. I know. It doesn’t make sense.

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i posted this last year when the AP article dropped about the church enabling a father to abuse his daughters for 7 years it’s about my time in church employment and an experience i had that shifted my relationship with god and the church forever

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COVERUP? Mormon "Porn King" therapist accused by 4 men of sex abuse. An LDS bishop, a stake president (his business partner) + Utah DOPL all allegedly failed to report. 2019: LDS record annotated. Provo police say they were nvr told. #floodlit

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Map of 750+ locations where active members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS/Mormon) allegedly perpetrated sexual abuse or other sex crimes, or where LDS leaders allegedly failed to help abuse survivors. #LDSConf #GeneralConference

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Did you know a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints member can become a bishop after being convicted of soliciting sex from a prostitute & settling a sexual harassment lawsuit? Thomas Monson (son of an LDS church president) #mormon #lighttheworld

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When someone says “Mormon leaders can’t be sexual predators,” show them this list of literally hundreds of them. #churchtoo #FLOODLIT

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Let’s say you discover that an active Mormon man sexually abused 15 women a few years ago, and later got married in an LDS temple and has a family. He was never charged with a crime, but says “I’ve repented” when confronted. Should you consider the matter closed?

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There are two kinds of Mormons: 1. Those who realize there have been hundreds of instances where active Mormon priesthood holders sexually abused their own children or other vulnerable people. 2. Those who haven’t seen With the lights on, you can see.

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is a tiny nonprofit raising awareness about sexual abuse in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and reporting on how LDS leaders respond to abuse allegations. Our team needs 🚨URGENT🚨 help finding work or funding to sustain our efforts. We’re

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@naw_elbows @antifaoperative Oscar McConkie was a founding partner of KM. His brother, apostle Bruce, was the father of Mark, who was the father of the accused.

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Carl Johnson: 1985-1996: sexually abused 3 or more children 1990-1997: mayor of West Bountiful, Utah 1999-2014, director of BYU Copyright Office 2016: served a senior LDS mission in Christchurch, New Zealand 2022: arrested 2023: sentenced to prison

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BREAKING: Calvin McGee, who was caught in a sting operation while serving a mission for the LDS/Mormon church last year, was arrested this morning in Boise, Idaho on rape charges. Case details: If you have any information about this, please let us know.

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"The jury found the LDS Church liable both for the failure of a bishop to report the abuse of the older sister and for the subsequent abuse of the younger sister." Court ordered Mormon church to pay $2,500,000 Peter Taylor Mormon sex abuse case report:

Peter Taylor Mormon sex abuse case

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We won an award!! "Best new LDS-interest site/blog/channel/content creator 2023: " Thank you so much. We hope this will help there be a brighter set of floodlights shined on sexual abuse in Mormonism.

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Do you ever struggle to live like you “belong?” I sure do. It sucks. There are so many people better qualified to do this project than me. And I often just feel like I don’t belong anywhere. Which is irrational, and I’m trying to call it out in myself more.

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#LightTheWorld with truth about sexual abuse in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: a thread with 50 ideas

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LDS church sues insurance providers over sexual abuse settlement costs #mormon

LDS Church sues insurance providers over sex abuse settlement costs

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has filed a lawsuit against its insurance providers, demanding they cover the costs of a child sexual abuse lawsuit settlement.

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Tevita Mounga, 78, of Salt Lake City, was arrested last week and charged yesterday with sexual assault and kidnapping. In 2018, he was a ward mission leader in the West Valley 9th Ward, Salt Lake Utah West Stake (Tongan). Before that, he was a bishop.

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Today, the first counselor in the Mormon stake presidency in the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania area said this in sacrament meeting about LDS stake president Rhett Hintze being charged w/ failure to report child sex abuse: #rhetthintze

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In the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS/Mormon), are sexual predators treated better than LGBTQ individuals?

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@Ch_JesusChrist Will Elder Dushku speak in General Conference about his experiences defending the LDS church in sexual abuse cases like these? 20030511-CA 20120452 / 080906065 Related: #floodlit #lighttheworld

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Mormon stake president Rhett Hintze is scheduled for a preliminary court hearing on February 26, 2024 in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, regarding a felony charge of failure to report child sexual abuse. With your support, we'll keep updating:

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New article: Can child sexual abuse happen in a Mormon chapel? Yes. 28+ documented cases, 65+ victims, 100s of times. In bishop's office? Primary? Sacrament meeting? Yes. LDS church has paid such victims a total of $7.3+ million. Do your loved ones know?

Child sexual abuse in Mormon chapels and church buildings

Can child sexual abuse happen in a Mormon chapel? Yes. By a missionary? Yes. By a bishop? Yes. In a bishop’s office? Yes. In Primary? Yes. In sacrament meeting? Yes. An official LDS Newsroom article…

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Thoughts?

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@koletrain2 @antifaoperative Erik Hughes, former LDS bishop

Erik Wayne Hughes Mormon sex abuse case

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Mormon church sex abuse coverup efforts described by the AP The LDS church offered one sex abuse victim $300,000 to stay silent. Where is Jesus Christ in that? is adding this case to our database of over 600. #LightTheWorld

Takeaways from The AP's investigation into the Mormon church's handling of sex abuse cases

A former Mormon bishop whom a top church official said committed “sexual transgression” with his own daughter was excommunicated after making a religious confession.

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What are some words I can say under my breath to help me process the feelings of having just looked at over 20 LDS sex abuse case reports going back several decades, with hundreds of victims and several blatant coverups by Mormon bishops?

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Did you know an Alberta court found that the Mormon church blocked a police investigation into a former bishop's sexual abuse of young girls? Marvin Ross Harker "While on a mission with the Mormon church in 1987, M said he became overwhelmed by guilt

Marvin Ross Harker Mormon sex abuse case

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If we were to release a series of about 15 educational videos - say, no more than 5 minutes long each - about the history and reality of sexual abuse in the LDS church - would you watch? Any suggestions?

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In the comments: "I was sexually abused by my Young Mens President (50 some years ago). It has profoundly affected my life. I believe every thing possible should be done to help victims reclaim their lives." - Ramjet

Church responds to AP story detailing 2015 Idaho abuse case

An AP story claimed The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints tried to cover up a 2015 abuse case of a child by her father. The church strongly denied the allegation.

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Today, a visitor reached out to us saying she was sexually abused by her father, who was a bishop in the Mormon church. He was never arrested or charged for the abuse. She just wanted to thank us for creating a resource that shows her she’s not alone. 💔

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Database of 1000+ LDS/Mormon sex abuse case reports, survivor stories, church coverups, lawsuits, settlements, videos, map, ways to raise awareness.

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We’ve seen some negative feedback about recently from people who express disappointment that we document cases that didn’t end in convictions or civil case losses. Our goal is to provide an encyclopedia of ALL cases that meet the criteria for inclusion at

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Database of 1000+ LDS/Mormon sex abuse case reports, survivor stories, church coverups, lawsuits, settlements, videos, map, ways to raise awareness.

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Thoughts on this quote by Mormon apostle Spencer Kimball? (From “The Miracle of Forgiveness”)

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Updated LDS sexual abuse case report: Erick Allen Mosteller was a Mormon church member and former youth leader in Utah; was caught downloading child sexual abuse material (CSAM); admitted to soliciting sex acts from trafficked women at Asian massage parlors; pleaded guilty in

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If the Mormon church is the gold standard of dealing with abuse, why is there so much sexual abuse in Utah?

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Updated LDS sex abuse case report: Rowan Ellsworth of Arizona He was a Mormon schoolteacher in Arizona; molested a 14-year-old girl at an LDS girls camp in 1990; the abuse was reported to a bishop Burgess, who failed to report to police, but instead

Rowan Joseph Ellsworth Mormon sex abuse case

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Why?

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In Utah, 1 in 7 children will experience sexual abuse before the age of 18. That’s higher than the national average. And that number accounts for touch-only-abuse. | By Emily Bell McCormick for @DNewsOpinion

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Mormon Sexual Abuse NEWS: DeRon Olsen, a former bishop (Alberta, 1970s) & stake presidency counselor (Spokane, 2000s), was sentenced this month in WA to 5 years in prison for child sexual abuse over 15 years. #LDS #FLOODLIT

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David McConkie sex abuse case UPDATE #lds #mormon

David George McConkie Mormon sex abuse case

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1. Be a Mormon bishop and LDS church employee 2. Sexually abuse two underage boys in your ward dozens of times 3. Tamper with a witness 4. Serve prison time 5. Be out on parole Erik Hughes of Utah #LDS #LightTheWorld #LDSConf

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@antifaoperative Thanks for your work Beks. We're a database focused on Mormon sexual abuse cases. Not everyone in our database was convicted, so we try to help the public get correct info about each case. 60+ accused former LDS bishops: #mormon #churchtoo

LDS Position Ever Held: Bishop

men who were Mormon bishops at any time and who allegedly perpetrated sex crimes while active members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS/Mormon church)…

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Re: Scott Owen, former Mormon bishop who allegedly sexually assaulted or groomed at least 12 of his therapy clients, and who was arrested this week in Utah: “To you who came forward - you saved lives by doing so. There's no question. I hope you have a greater peace today.” -anon

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Remember Tim Ballard?

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This is heating up.

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AZ lawsuit is challenging the constitutionality of the LDS Church's "clergy privilege" to NOT report child sexual abuse. And...the Mormon church is fighting to keep its "privilege" to hide sexual abuse & leave all kids in danger of LDS-secret-pedophiles.

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The Lindon Police Department (Lindon, Utah) replied quickly to our GRAMA request. has obtained a copy of a police report filed on November 1, 2023 alleging sexual assault by Tim Ballard. The victim requested a face to face interview w/ a police officer.

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