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Sexual abuse lawsuit against Mormon church dropped

Sexual abuse lawsuit against Mormon church dropped

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Colorado woman has agreed to drop a lawsuit against The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints alleging she was sexually assaulted by a former missionary leader in the 1980s. Court documents filed Thursday show the mutually agreed ending was not a settlement and […]

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Judge orders disclosures in lawsuit against Mormon church

Judge orders disclosures in lawsuit against Mormon church

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been ordered to identify any women who accused the former head of a missionary training center of sexual misconduct and all women who were at the facility the same time as a woman suing the church. […]

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Deal unlikely in case a Mormon church sexual abuse case

Deal unlikely in case a Mormon church sexual abuse case

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Mormon church lawyers say it’s unlikely they will reach a settlement with a woman who accuses the faith of covering for a former missionary leader who she says raped her in the 1980s. Attorneys for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints requested a […]

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Woman suing over rape by Mormon leader speaks at his church

Woman suing over rape by Mormon leader speaks at his church

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A woman who sued a former Mormon missionary leader claiming that he raped her in the 1980s went to his church in Arizona on Sunday and told his congregation that church leaders are covering for a “sexual predator.” McKenna Denson was ushered away from the […]

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Judge won’t toss claim against Mormon church in rape case

Judge won’t toss claim against Mormon church in rape case

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A woman’s lawsuit claiming she was raped by a Mormon church leader who was allowed to oversee young missionaries despite a history of sexual misconduct will go forward, a judge decided Monday. The decision will allow McKenna Denson’s lawyers to investigate whether there are others […]

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Mormon church urges judge to toss 1984 sex-assault claim

Mormon church urges judge to toss 1984 sex-assault claim

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Mormon church lawyers asked a judge Wednesday to toss out a lawsuit from a woman who says she was raped in the 1980s by a former Mormon missionary leader who held the powerful position even though church officials knew he had a history of sexual […]

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Woman says Mormon church knew of her abuser’s history

Woman says Mormon church knew of her abuser’s history

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A woman who says a former Mormon missionary leader raped her in the 1980s is accusing church officials of knowing about the man’s prior sexual misconduct before he was appointed to the powerful position. McKenna Denson’s attorneys allege in a court document filed Tuesday that […]

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