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Arizona Supreme Court upholds Latter-day Saint clergy privilege in child abuse case

Utah-based church says bishops had no legal obligation in this instance to report abuse.

(Dario Lopez-Mills | AP) MJ and her adoptive mother sit for an interview in Sierra Vista, Ariz., Oct. 27, 2021. State authorities placed MJ in foster care after learning that her father, the late Paul Adams, sexually assaulted her and posted video of the assaults on the internet.

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