Source: San Diego Union-Tribune
“Nearly 100 current and former California residents have recently sued The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints over allegations of childhood sexual abuse, alleging in related but separate lawsuits filed across the state that they were assaulted by leaders of their local congregations over the past several decades while the Utah-based church did nothing to halt the abuse. Five of the plaintiffs allege they were abused in San Diego County, including three who say they were sexually assaulted by their bishops, the top spiritual leaders of local congregations in the LDS church, which is widely known as the Mormon church. The lawsuits, which number at least 91 and counting and were filed late last year in county superior courts up and down California, have not been widely reported previously.” (03/02/25)