Justia Law reprint of the 2010 Arizona Revised Statute related to duty to report abuse and the clergy exception.

University of Michigan researchers find that mandatory reporting is correlated with lower rates of confirmed reports.

Church manual lays out policy on preventing and responding to abuse.

June 7, 2018 trial transcript of the proceedings of the State of Arizona vs. Leizza Adams on child abuse.

Detective Todd Borquez testifies that law enforcement never had any contact with the bishop in Bisbee in 2010.

Judge Wallace R. Hoggatt sentences Leizza Adams to 2.5 years of incarceration and 4 years of probation.

DHS Agent Robert Edwards testifies his interactions with bishop Herrod, Paul and Leizza Adams.

General Handbook of the Church section on abuse.

Arizona Daily Independent reports that John Herrod, former bishop of the Bisbee Ward, is involved in a lawsuit related to his medical practice due to reputational damage.

First Presidency letter reaffirming safety guidelines for youth members.

Cadigan Law Firm representing the Adams children file lawsuit against the Church et al. for failing to report sexual abuse.

AZ Central reports that bishops knew about the repeated abuse of his children.

Jane Doe sworn declaration that John Harrod was their bishop and their doctor and saw them as a patient.

First Amended Complaint of civil lawsuit against the Church, filed by Lynne Cadigan et al.

Transcript of interview by Agent Robert Edwards with bishop Kim Mauzy.

General Handbook of the Church section on Reports of Abuse and references to reporting to civil authorities, instructions for members, bishops and definitions of abuse.

Sworn declaration of Bishop Robert Kim Mauzy stating that he excommunicated Paul Adams for reasons relating to what he learned in a disciplinary council in 2013.

Motion for Summary Judgement for 2021 civil case against the Church over sexual abuse in Bisbee, Arizona.

Herald/Review Media reports that a closed grand jury investigation related to the Bisbee sexual abuse case against the Church convened in early 2021.

Michael Rezendes reports on the Bisbee sex abuse investigation.

Sam Brunson states that the Church should push for mandatory reporters in every state.

Official statement from the Church responding to the AP story about the sexual abuse hotline.

Associated Press video of transcript of portions of interview with John Herrod and DHS Agent Robert Edwards.

The WashPo Editorial Board releases statement in response to AP article about Bisbee bishops not reporting child abuse.

D. Christian Harrison argues that mandatory reporting laws should expect to pastoral figures.

Rezendes publishes AP article detailing that the judge will order the Church to release all "secret records" in Bisbee case.

AP News reports that Utah Republican State Rep. Merrill F. Nelson handled the Church helpline call for the Bisbee Sexual Abuse case.

Deposition of bishop Kim Mauzy where he states that Paul Adams was not a Melchizedek priesthood holder and did not hold a temple recommend.

Summary judgment dismisses the civil lawsuit against the Church in the Bisbee Arizona sexual abuse case.