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2003-2004
LDS/Mormon and other
Religions
- 5/29/04 Former teacher convicted of molesting student
-This was the second trial for Thad Jesperson,
who was initially charged with molesting eight girls in his Toler Elementary
School classes. The first jury convicted him of molesting one of the girls and
deadlocked on the rest of the accusations...Read
More
- 6/23/04 Court
asked to revisit church ruling
A case before the
Washington State Court of Appeals raises issues about how to balance churches'
disclosure of information on suspected child abuse against their free exercise
of religion...Read More
- 6/23/04 Bank of Ephraim's collapse is
bad news for big depositors The
Salt Lake Tribune reported on May 5 that the state-chartered bank was in
trouble, in part because of risky loans it had made to residents of the
polygamist enclave at the Utah-Arizona border...Read
More
- 6/27/04 Mormon Church Leader
Arrested In Internet Sex Sting Over the past two
months, police said, Hildreth corresponded with Boise detectives posing as a
14-year-old girl in an online chat room and sent explicit images of himself...Read
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- 9/25/04 High court asked to review abuse suit against LDS It
is a crime not to report suspected child abuse to authorities, but should the
Utah Supreme Court make it grounds for a lawsuit, too? One mother and son argue
yes...Read More
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Polygamy
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