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John Doe vs the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Richard Kent James)

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MARYLAND CIRCUIT COURT - John Doe vs the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Montgomery County Circuit Court (Case No. C-15-CV-24-0006194) Civil Docket No. C-15-CV-24-0006194 - VIEW/DOWLOAD PDF  This is a plain-English breakdown of a legal complaint filed in May 2025 by a survivor named John Doe (a pseudonym to protect his identity).   John Doe is suing the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and several church leaders for allowing and covering up his childhood sexual abuse. The goal of sharing this summary is to help other survivors understand what happened, see patterns of...




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The Sins of Brother Curtis: A Story of Betrayal, Conviction, and the Mormon Church

This brilliantly reported, unforgettable true story reveals how one of the most monstrous sexual criminals in the history of the Mormon church preyed on his victims even as he was protected by the church elders who knew of his behavior. When Seattle attorney Tim Kosnoff agreed to listen to an eighteen-year-old man who claimed to have been molested by his Mormon Sunday school...

Mormon Stories Podcast

Mormon Stories is an LDS-themed podcast dedicated to openly discussing Mormonism. Mormon Stories Podcast is a podcast principally hosted by psychologist John Dehlin featuring interviews with individuals and occasionally scholars on Mormon topics. The podcasts are noted as a platform for individuals critical of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), skeptic and dissident individuals. Featured guests of the...

Melvin Novak

The interview with Clayton followed a CNN investigation into the case of Melvin Novak, who was sexually abused by his scoutmaster, a member of the Mormon Church, beginning when he was 14 years old in 1998, according to the lawsuit Novak filed against the church and the Boy Scouts of America. The scoutmaster, Vance Hein, had been forced in resign from scouting in...