Editing Mormon abuse cases (section)

====Litigation====
{{anchor|Denson v. Corporation of the President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The et al}}
The accuser's legal counsel, Craig Vernon, made the LDS Church aware of the recording in January 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/statement-former-mission-president-alleged-abuse-joseph-l-bishop-march-2018|title=Church Statement About Alleged Sexual Assault by Former Mission President|date=2018-03-20|work=www.mormonnewsroom.org|access-date=2018-03-22}}</ref> [[Settlement agreement|Settlement negotiations]] between Denson and church were in progress when the recording was publicly released in March 2018 by MormonLeaks, which she had not initially authorized.<ref name="sltrib1"/><ref>{{cite web|last=Walch |first=Tad |url=https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900013479/woman-levels-accusations-against-former-mtc-president.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180321121321/https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900013479/woman-levels-accusations-against-former-mtc-president.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 21, 2018 |title=Woman levels accusations against former MTC president |publisher=Deseret News |date= 21 March 2018|accessdate=2018-03-22}}</ref> but came to do so, after the fact.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mormonleaks.io/newsroom/2018/03/24/statement-on-behalf-of-victim-in-joseph-l-bishop-audio/ |title=Statement on Behalf of the Victim in Joseph L. Bishop Audio Recording|publisher=MormonLeaks |date=2018-03-24 |accessdate=2018-04-08}}</ref> After the recording became public, the negotiations stalled. On April 4, 2018, Denson filed [[civil suit]] in the [[United States District Court for the District of Utah|U.S. District Court for Utah]] against the church and Joseph Bishop for redress with respect to her mental, physical, and economic hardships caused by the alleged sexual assault and battery, negligent and intentional infliction of emotional distress, fraud, fraudulent nondisclosure and fraudulent concealment.<ref>{{cite web|last=Walch |first=Tad |url=https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900014957/woman-files-suit-against-lds-church-and-former-mtc-president.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180405082711/https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900014957/woman-files-suit-against-lds-church-and-former-mtc-president.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 5, 2018 |title=Woman files suit against LDS Church and former MTC president |publisher=Deseret News |date=2018-04-04 |accessdate=2018-04-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Ben Winslow|url=http://fox13now.com/2018/04/04/woman-who-accused-ex-mtc-president-of-rape-to-sue-lds-church/ |title=Woman who accused ex-MTC president of sexual assault sues LDS Church |publisher=Fox13|location=Salt Lake City|date=2018-04-05 }}</ref><ref name="sltrib2"/><ref name="fox13now.com"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://kdhnews.com/news/nation/the-latest-woman-says-ex-mormon-missionary-leader-raped-her/article_fc77a13a-d2e4-5662-a788-b738c8e54358.html|title=The Latest: Woman says ex-Mormon missionary leader raped her|publisher=|access-date=2018-03-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180323092902/http://kdhnews.com/news/nation/the-latest-woman-says-ex-mormon-missionary-leader-raped-her/article_fc77a13a-d2e4-5662-a788-b738c8e54358.html|archive-date=2018-03-23|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On May 15, 2018, attorneys representing both Joseph Bishop and the LDS Church filed motions to dismiss Denson's suit, arguing that the statute of limitations for Denson to file these claims had expired long before.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pierce |first1=Scott D. |last2=Miller |first2=Jessica |last3=McCann |first3=Sheila |url=https://www.sltrib.com/news/2018/05/16/lds-church-seeks-to-dismiss-lawsuit-accusing-former-mtc-president-of-rape/ |title=LDS Church wants court to dismiss lawsuit accusing former MTC president of rape, saying it wasn't filed in time |work=The Salt Lake Tribune |date=May 17, 2018 |accessdate=May 25, 2018}}</ref> On August 13, 2018, U.S. District Judge [[Dale A. Kimball]] dismissed most of the lawsuit, except for its fraud allegations against the LDS Church.<ref>{{cite web |last=Winslow |first=Ben |url=https://fox13now.com/2018/08/13/judge-dismisses-womans-sex-abuse-lawsuit-against-ex-missionary-training-center-president/ |title=Judge dismisses most of sex assault lawsuit against LDS Church, ex-MTC president |date=August 13, 2018| publisher=Fox 13 |accessdate=August 16, 2018}}</ref>

In May 2019, Denson's lawyers asked to be removed from the case with the judge approving the request on the same day.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sltrib.com/news/2019/06/03/mckenna-denson-looking/|title = McKenna Denson looking for new lawyers after hers quit MTC sexual abuse lawsuit against LDS Church}}</ref>