The Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, also known as the FLDS Church, has a long and disturbing history of church leaders engaging in deviant behavior and committing sexual abuse against children in their congregation. The organization’s founder and leader, Warren Jeffs, is currently serving a life sentence in a Texas prison on
Month: July 2015
Supreme Court Decision Strengthens Prosecution of Child Sexual Abusers
On June 18th, 2015, the Supreme Court of the United States delivered a unanimous decision in the case of Ohio v. Clark. The Supreme Court’s verdict in Ohio v. Clark offers a final resolution to a case that deals with the right of a young child to identify and testify against their abuser. Many advocates for victims