LDS Church sued over sexual abuse allegations surrounding Corvallis stake
A lawsuit filed Tuesday claims the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints protected a Corvallis-based youth leader who sexually abused children. The suit alleges the plaintiffâs experience in the 1980s is part of a broader pattern established over the course of nearly 60 years. Plaintiff David Hiser, 51, of Salem alleges the church protected Ron Kerlee and âfailed to protect children after learning on at least six different occasions that Kerlee had sexually abused children.â The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in Eugene. Hiser is represented by Peter Janci and St...
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