Mormon church sex abuse: AP investigation
12,000 pages of sealed court records. A so-called help line. Sex abuse kept secret. AP reveals system that can hide accusations from authorities — and the public eye.
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12,000 pages of sealed court records. A so-called help line. Sex abuse kept secret. AP reveals system that can hide accusations from authorities — and the public eye.
BISBEE, Ariz. (AP) — MJ was a tiny, black-haired girl, just 5 years old, when her...
Paul Douglas Adams told Mormon church leaders he was sexually abusing his young daughters. The church leaders were told not to report it.
The Associated Press has obtained nearly 12,000 pages of sealed records from a child sex abuse lawsuit against the Mormon church.
A Mormon church "help line" was created to report and stop sexual abuse. Instead, the system may bury accusations against some members, allowing abuse to persist.