Editing Mormon abuse cases (section)

===2000s===
* In 2001, [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] (LDS Church) paid a three million dollar [[Settlement (litigation)|settlement]] to Jeremiah Scott, after Scott filed a lawsuit in 1998 against the church for what his attorney described as an attempted [[cover-up]] of sexual abuse Scott suffered from church member Franklin Curtis.<ref name=blasts>{{cite news|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/862366/Lawyer-blasts-LDS-Church.html?pg=all|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305113717/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/862366/Lawyer-blasts-LDS-Church.html?pg=all|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 5, 2016|title=Lawyer blasts LDS Church|work=[[Deseret News]]|date=September 5, 2001}}</ref> The LDS Church denied legal liability in the case, and said it was settling the lawsuit based on "litigation economics" alone.<ref name=blasts/>
* In September 2008, LDS Church [[Bishop (Latter Day Saints)|bishop]] Timothy McCleve pleaded guilty to sexually molesting children from his [[Ward (LDS Church)|ward]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=4355348|title=Former LDS bishop pleads guilty to sex abuse|work=[[KSL (radio)|KSL]]|date=September 24, 2008}}</ref> He was sentenced in December 2008 to 1–15 year prison terms for the abuse.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705271219/Ex-bishop-in-Harrisville-gets-prison-for-sex-abuse.html?pg=all|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305112219/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705271219/Ex-bishop-in-Harrisville-gets-prison-for-sex-abuse.html?pg=all|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 5, 2016|title=Ex-bishop in Harrisville gets prison for sex abuse|work=[[Deseret News]]|date=December 18, 2008}}</ref> While serving his sentence, another victim came forward, and in 2011, McCleve pleaded guilty and was sentenced to two additional 1-15 year terms.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ksl.com/article/51066444/ex-bishop-quoted-bible-verses-in-attempt-to-intimidate-a-witness-charges-say|title= Ex-bishop quoted Bible verses in attempt to intimidate a witness, charges say|work=[[KSL.com|KSL]]|date=July 11, 2024}}</ref>