SALEM, Ore. (AP)-An Oregon woman is suing the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints for $9.54 million after her husband’s confession to church leaders led to his arrest, conviction and imprisonment on child sexual abuse charges per a report from the Statesman Journal.
The lawsuit, filed in Marion County (Ore.) Circuit Court, involves a Turner, Ore. man convicted of abuse after he confessed to Church leaders at Stayton, Ore. that he had repeated sexual contact with a minor.
Church officials did not respond to the publication for comment. The family’s attorney said the man’s confession was meant to be confidential.
