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A WOMAN SUED A CHURCH FOR REPORTING HER HUSBAND’S SEX ABUSE CONFESSION TO POLICE
January 10, 2020
Faith Karimi, Andy Rose
CNN
(CNN)An Oregon woman whose husband is in prison for sexually abusing a child is suing the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints for reporting his confession to state authorities.
In the lawsuit, Kristine Johnson said her husband confessed his sexual abuse to clergy as required by church rules. That confession was passed along to state authorities, forming the basis of their investigation, she says.
She filed the lawsuit in Marion County Circuit Court last week and seeks $9.5 million for loss of income, emotional distress and