child abuse

El abogado Tim Kosnoff, con sede en el estado de Washington, cree que la Iglesia de Jesucristo de los Santos de los Últimos Días podría hacer más para proteger a los niños del abuso.

Washington-based attorney Tim Kosnoff believes The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints could do more to protect children from abuse.

Ogden Contemporary Arts partnered with the Weber-Morgan Children’s Justice Center to create a comforting space where young victims of abuse can share their stories.

Utah is moving to protect the children of online content creators following the child abuse conviction of Ruby Franke, who dispensed parenting advice to millions of people online.

Bateman had pleaded guilty to claiming more than 20 spiritual “wives” including 10 underage girls. He acknowledged coercing girls as young as nine years old to submit to criminal sex acts with him and other adults.

Samuel Bateman pleaded guilty to conspiring to transport underage girls across state lines. But his deal hinged on whether others charged in the case would also plead guilty.

Authorities say Bateman took more than 20 wives, including 10 underage girls. They say he created a network spanning at least four states as he tried to start an offshoot of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

Newly released video shows the malnourished son of a parenting advice YouTuber approaching a neighbor for help on the morning that his mother and her business partner were arrested on child abuse charges.

Authorities say the conspiracy between Moroni Johnson and the polygamous sect’s leader, self-proclaimed prophet Samuel Bateman, occurred over a three-year period ending in September 2022. Bateman has pleaded not guilty to the charges.

John Goodrich was the subject of an Associated Press investigation into how the church protects itself from allegations of sexual abuse.

The bill does not remove the legal loophole known as clergy-penitent privilege. But Rep. Anthony Loubet said it could incentivize clergy members to come forward.

This week is a pretty heavy topic — abuse. And specifically, child abuse.