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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints bishop arrested in child-pornography case

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints bishop arrested in child-pornography case

KAYSVILLE, Utah (AP) — A bishop in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is under arrest on suspicion of possessing child pornography. Police say 61-year-old Timothy James Hallows of Kaysville is being held on suspicion of eight counts of sexual exploitation of a minor. He is being held […]

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Local Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints leader charged in dressing room camera incident

Local Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints leader charged in dressing room camera incident

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Utah man who serves as a local leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is accused of illegally photographing a woman in Tennessee in a mall dressing room. According to an affidavit filed in criminal court in Nashville, the incident began last […]

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Missionaries in Russia released after being detained

Missionaries in Russia released after being detained

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints says two of its missionaries have returned home to the U.S. after they were detained in Russia for more than two weeks for alleged visa term violations. Church spokesman Eric Hawkins said Wednesday in a statement that […]

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Russia detains, plans to deport American Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints members over visas

Russia detains, plans to deport American Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints members over visas

MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian court has ordered the deportation of two American members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints for violating the terms of their visas. Officials said the men were working as English teachers without proper credentials and had given religious affairs as their reason […]

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Marijuana backers balk at plan to revise ballot measure

Marijuana backers balk at plan to revise ballot measure

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A pair of pro-marijuana groups in Utah are threatening to sue over a special session scheduled for next month when a medical marijuana ballot measure passed by voters will be revised as part of a compromise reached before the election. The groups allege in a […]

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Houston Man who protested youth interviews loses appeal

Houston Man who protested youth interviews loses appeal

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A man recently excommunicated from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints after leading a campaign criticizing the church’s practice of allowing closed-door, one-on-one interviews of youth by lay leaders has lost his appeal. Sam Young said on his blog that he was told […]

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Tribal members settle abuse cases against Mormon church

Tribal members settle abuse cases against Mormon church

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Four Native Americans who claimed they were sexually abused while enrolled in a now-defunct Mormon church foster program decades ago filed paperwork to dismiss their cases after reaching financial settlements, a lawyer said. Allegations have been made against the church by more than a dozen tribal […]

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