New and Noteworthy

Articles and Commentaries

• The LDS Church, Insurance, and Sexual Abuse by Sam Brunson Common Consent 

• LDS Church loses lawsuit against insurance companies over sex abuse settlements by Ben Winslow KSTU-TV Fox-13

• Az abuse victims say Mormon bishop neglected duty to report by Joe Duhownik Courthouse News Service/ Tucson Sentinel

• What I’ve learnt investigating the Mormon church - Murray

  by Murray Jones New Zealand Herald

• Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints faces 91 new child sexual abuse lawsuits in California by Floodlit

• What I’ve learnt investigating the Mormon church - Murray

  by Murray Jones New Zealand Herald

• Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints faces 91 new child sexual abuse lawsuits in California by Floodlit

• Trial Underway for Vacaville Mormon Bishop Accused of Sexually Abusing Adopted Daughter by Sfist

• Former Mormon bishop highlighted in AP investigation arrested on felony child sex abuse charges by Jason Dearen and Michael Rezendes The Associated Press

• Mormon church couldn’t care less about sex abuse victims, claims son of pedophile bishop who was ‘shielded’ by religious leader now charged with covering up crimes by Miles Dilworth DMG Media 

• How many Mormons are actually in church every week in the US? by Jana Riess Religion News Service

• Harrisburg lobbyist, LDS church leader charged with not reporting child rape allegations by Seth Kaplan and George Stockburger WHTM-TV - ABC 27

• Hidden Confessions of the Mormon Church by Michael Resends, Jason Dearen, and Michael Montgomery Reveal

• Takeaways from The AP’s investigation into the Mormon church’s handling of sex abuse cases by Michael Rezendes and Jason Deare The Associated Press

• Court cites clergy-penitent privilege in dismissing child sex abuse lawsuit against Mormon church by Michael Rezendez and Jason Deare The Associated Press

• Former central Pa. lawyer, church bishop, scout leader charged with sexually abusing 12-year-old by Madison Montag PennLive.

• Minnesota land linked to polygamous sect leader Warren Jeffs for sale by Richard Luscombe The Guardian

• ‘Mormon Land’: How British Latter-day Saints took on their church — and won by David Noyce and Peggy Fletcher Stack Salt Lake Tribune

• British Mormons lobby for stricter safeguards against abuse — and succeed by Jana Reiss Religion News Service

• Victim-Blaming is a Repetitive Defense Deployed by Perpetrators Accused of Abuse by Mike Reck Jeff Anderson and Associates

• $2.3B awarded in sex abuse lawsuit that named Mormon church by The Associated Press

• Interview: Nate’s Mission by WBAY News

• Former mayor, Mormon bishop gets prison for child sex abuse by Brady McCombs The Associated Press/ABC News

• N4T Investigators: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints respond to civil complaint by Lupita Murillo KVOA-TV

• Mormon bishop, 42, is charged with sending sexually explicit messages to a child after he was allegedly caught 'lying about his age on Pinterest' by Daily Mail Australia

• Sexual abuse lawsuit against Mormon church dropped by Associated Press