 "Deseret News (Salt Lake City)")
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LDS Church to appeal verdict on sex abuse
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said Tuesday it
plans to appeal a $4.2 million award decided on by a Washington jury
in a case alleging an LDS bishop failed to report to law enforcement
the sex abuse of two teenage girls at the hands of their stepfather.
A jury last Friday found the LDS Church liable for misconduct and
negligence in the case of Jessica Cavalieri, 24, and her younger
sister, Ashley, 19.
Attorney for the girls, Timothy Kosnoff, said at trial that th...
