Seven years of sex abuse: How Mormon officials let it happen

Matthew and Miranda Whitworth embrace at the home of the attorney representing their adoptive daughter in a lawsuit against The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, in Tucson, Ariz., Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021. The Whitworths said they hope the lawsuit forces the church to change church policy so that any instance of child sexual abuse is immediately reported to civil authorities. “We just don’t understand why they’re paying all these lawyers to fight this,” Matthew said. “Just change the policy.” (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)