child sex abuse

The 48-year-old self-proclaimed prophet of a polygamist sect claimed to have more than 20 “spiritual" wives, including 10 underage girls.

An Arizona Superior Court 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 member was sexually abusing his daughter had no duty to report the abuse because the information was received during a spiritual confession.

The law exempts religious officials from having to report child sex abuse if they learn of the crime during a confessional setting.

A former wrestling coach at Winslow High School has been sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty to sex crimes involving minor children.

The leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints told members of the faith Saturday that abuse was “a grievous sin” that shouldn’t be tolerated.

Clergy in 33 states are exempt from laws requiring professionals such as teachers, physicians and psychotherapists to report information about alleged child abuse to police or child welfare officials.

A Utah lawmaker and prominent attorney for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints advised a church bishop not to report a parishioner's confession of child sex abuse to authorities.

A U.S. Border Patrol agent, who police say barricaded himself in a church for four hours, is facing charges on suspicion of sexually abusing multiple…