LDS church agrees to ‘settlement in principle’ of more than 100 sex abuse lawsuits in California

The San Diego Union Tribune/May 8, 2025

By Alex Riggins

Five plaintiffs in the wave of lawsuits filed across the state alleged they were sexually abused in San Diego County

A man who sued The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints last year alleged he was sexually abused by a bishop at this meeting house on Elder Avenue near Imperial Beach, seen here Feb. 27. Attorneys for the man and the church recently indicated they're nearing a settlement in his case and more than 100 similar sexual abuse cases in California.

A man who sued The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints last year alleged he was sexually abused by a bishop at this meeting house on Elder Avenue near Imperial Beach, seen here Feb. 27. Attorneys for the man and the church recently indicated they're nearing a settlement in his case and more than 100 similar sexual abuse cases in California. (Alejandro Tamayo / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has agreed in principle to settle more than 100 childhood sexual abuse lawsuits filed against it last year in San Diego and across California, according ...

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