Editing Mormon abuse cases (section)

===Michael Jensen case and subsequent litigation===
In mid-2013, LDS member Michael Jensen, son of a respected local Mormon family, while still on his mission in Arizona, was brought back to West Virginia for questioning. Members of Jensen's congregation were told by his mother to ask Michael to babysit. He abused the young children in the families who are included in the lawsuits and many other children too. Jensen was convicted of sexually abusing two children and is currently serving a prison sentence of 35 years to 75 years in a West Virginia state prison. Due to difficulty for the children to testify, Michael was only convicted for abusing two of the many children he abused. At the time of his sentencing, a state judge classified him as a "violent sexual predator".<ref name="Meier">{{Cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/duty-to-report-the-mormon-church-has-been-accused-of-using-a-victims-hotline-to-hide-sexual-abuse-claims/|title=The Mormon Church Has Been Accused of Using a Victims' Hotline to Hide Claims of Sexual Abuse|last=Meier|first=Barry|date=2019-05-03|website=Vice News|access-date=2019-05-03}}</ref>

The church settled its involvement in the case, but its insurance companies - National Union Insurance and [[Chubb (company)|ACE Property & Casualty Co.]] did not reimburse the church for its settlement payment. In 2021, the church sued its insurance companies to be reimbursed for the settlement payment, alleging the companies were in breach of contract. The court hearing the case ruled against the church in April 2025.<ref>[https://www.yahoo.com/news/lds-church-loses-lawsuit-over-191805624.html LDS Church loses lawsuit over payment of sexual abuse settlements. Yahoo! News. April 12, 2025. Accessed May 1, 2025.]</ref> The church has appealed the ruling.<ref>[https://www.yahoo.com/news/lds-church-files-appeal-court-203250069.html LDS Church files appeal after court sides with opposition in sex abuse settlement lawsuit. Yahoo! News. April 30, 2025. Accessed May 1, 2025.]</ref>