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John Goodrich was the subject of an Associated Press investigation into how the church protects itself from allegations of sexual abuse.
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has purchased the Kirtland Temple in Kirtland, Ohio, along with other buildings central to its history in Nauvoo, Illinois. The sites were bought from the Community of Christ, an early offshoot of the American faith.
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The bill does not remove the legal loophole known as clergy-penitent privilege. But Rep. Anthony Loubet said it could incentivize clergy members to come forward.
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This week is a pretty heavy topic — abuse. And specifically, child abuse.
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Similar clergy-penitent privilege bills have failed in the past. However, Rep. Anthony Loubet’s proposal has one major difference, resulting in a lack of opposition from the state's dominant faith.
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Patrick Kearon, the newest member of the body that governs The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, has said he would like see the faith better care for sex abuse victims.
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Patrick Kearon was called to be the newest member of the second-highest governing body of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He’s British and a convert to the faith.
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A former LDS bishop whom a top church official said committed “sexual transgression” with his own daughter was excommunicated after making a religious confession. Recordings obtained by The Associated Press show that instead of helping prosecutors, the church used a legal playbook that keeps sex abuse secret.
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M. Russell Ballard was second-in-line to the church presidency as the second-longest-tenured member of a top governing body called the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. He died Sunday at age 95.
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The Utah native and descendant of Hyrum Smith had served in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles since 1985.
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Cochise County Superior Court Judge Timothy Dickerson said the state’s clergy-penitent privilege excused two bishops and several other church officials from Arizona’s child sex abuse mandatory reporting law because Paul Adams initially disclosed that he was sexually abusing his daughter during a confession to his bishop.
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A federal lawsuit alleges the investment arm of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints misused hundreds of thousands of dollars donated by three men by investing the money instead of using it for charitable purposes as they claim was promised.