Court dismisses child sex abuse lawsuit against LDS church
Source: Court dismisses child sex abuse lawsuit against LDS church Channel: FOX 13 News Utah Published: November 8, 2023 | Archived: May 24, 2026
Video: Court dismisses child sex abuse lawsuit against LDS church
Channel: FOX 13 News Utah
Published: November 8, 2023
Duration: 0:55
Views: 3,202
Category: News & Politics
Video ID: JsnRA11c7pY
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An Arizona 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 member was sexually abusing his daughter had no duty to report the abuse to police or social service agencies
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0:02 GREAT SALT LAKE NEWS DOT OR AN ARIZONA JUDGE HAS DISMISSED A HIGH-PROFILE CHILD ABUSE LAWSUIT AGAINST THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS. IN A RULING LAST FRIDAY, COULD CHIEFS COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE SAID THE STATE’S CLERGY PENNANT AND PRIVILEGE EXCUSE TO BISHOPS AND SEVERAL OTHER OFFICIALS WITH THE CHURCH FROM THE STATE’S CHILD ABUSE. MANDATORY REPORTING LAW BECAUSE PAUL ADAMS INITIALLY DISCLOSED DURING A CONFESSION THAT HE WAS SEXUALLY ABUSING HIS DAUGHTER. ADAMS RECORDED HIS ABUSE OF HIS DAUGHTER ON VIDEO AND POSTED THE PORNOGRAPHIC VIDEOS ON THE INTERNET. THE ABUSE STOPPED WHEN HOMELAND SECURITY AGENTS ARRESTED ADAMS IN 2017 IN ARIZONA AFTER AUTHORITIES IN NEW ZEALAND AND THE UNITED STATES TRACED ONE OF THE VIDEOS BACK TO HIM.
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