When Are Clergy Required to Report Sex Abuse? Arizona Case Shows Why It Doesn't Always Happen

By Lauren Gilger
91.5 KJZZ
June 5, 2018

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Clergy are often some of the most trusted figures people can turn to in times of need. In one Arizona case of sexual abuse, that’s exactly what happened.

A Mormon bishop in Kingman was told about sexual abuse happening within a family. But when the victim didn’t want to report it to law enforcement, he didn’t.

That has sparked some concerns about the legal counsel he was given by a law firm for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Now a prosecutor with the Mohave County Attorney’s Office has filed a bar complaint about it.

To explain all of this, The Show spoke with Nate Carlisle, who’s covering the case for The Salt Lake Tribune.