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FILE - In this April 5, 2018, file photo, plaintiff McKenna Denson, right, receives a hug from supporter Jenea Gillespie, left, after speaking with reporters during a news conference in Salt Lake City. A judge is refusing to dismiss a lawsuit claiming Denson was raped after the Mormon church allowed a man to oversee young missionaries in the 1980s despite a history of sexual misconduct. Her attorney says the Monday, August 13, 2018, decision will allow them to investigate for other possible victims. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Judge won’t toss claim against Mormon church in rape case

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 5, 2018 file photo McKenna Denson speaks with reporters during a news conference in Salt Lake City. Denson, a woman who says a former Mormon missionary leader raped her in the 1980s is accusing church officials of knowing about the man's prior sexual misconduct before he was appointed. Denson's attorneys allege in a court document filed Tuesday, June 13, 2018, that Joseph L. Bishop disclosed to church leaders his &quot;acts of sexual predation&quot; while he was a mission president in Argentina in the late 1970s. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Woman says Mormon church knew of her abuser’s history

By BRADY McCOMBS - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 5, 2018 file photo McKenna Denson speaks with reporters during a news conference in Salt Lake City. The Mormon church has asked a judge to toss out a lawsuit accusing leaders of brushing aside rape allegations against Denson, a former missionary training center director. Many people who could have testified about what happened in the 1980s have died or have only cloudy memories, leaving the faith unable to fully defend itself, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints says in court documents filed Tuesday, May 15, 2018, Denson has said she reported several times over the last three decades that Joseph L. Bishop sexually assaulted her, but the church failed to take disciplinary action. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer,File)

Mormon church wants 1984 rape suit against ex-leader tossed

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST - Associated Press

The Latest: Woman suing Mormon church speaks of alleged rape

Associated Press

This July 26, 2017, photo shows the outside of a new Missionary Training Center building during the media day tour seen through a window of one of the MTC buildings in Provo, Utah. The Mormon church is investigating a former missionary training center president who is accused of sexually assaulting a woman in the 1980s, following the release this week of a secret audio recording where he is heard apologizing to her and citing a sex addiction. The allegations are &quot;deeply disturbing&quot; and would lead to formal discipline if true, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said in a statement posted to its website Tuesday, March 20, 2018. (Sammy Jo Hester/The Daily Herald via AP)

2nd alleged sexual assault victim of ex-Mormon leader

By BRADY McCOMBS - Associated Press

This July 26, 2017, photo shows the outside of a new Missionary Training Center building during the media day tour seen through a window of one of the MTC buildings in Provo, Utah. The Mormon church is investigating a former missionary training center president who is accused of sexually assaulting a woman in the 1980s, following the release this week of a secret audio recording where he is heard apologizing to her and citing a sex addiction. The allegations are &quot;deeply disturbing&quot; and would lead to formal discipline if true, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said in a statement posted to its website Tuesday, March 20, 2018. (Sammy Jo Hester/The Daily Herald via AP)

The Latest: Woman says ex-Mormon missionary leader raped her

Associated Press

This July 26, 2017, photo shows the outside of a new Missionary Training Center building during the media day tour seen through a window of one of the MTC buildings in Provo, Utah. The Mormon church is investigating a former missionary training center president who is accused of sexually assaulting a woman in the 1980s, following the release this week of a secret audio recording where he is heard apologizing to her and citing a sex addiction. The allegations are &quot;deeply disturbing&quot; and would lead to formal discipline if true, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said in a statement posted to its website Tuesday, March 20, 2018. (Sammy Jo Hester/The Daily Herald via AP)

Police: Ex-Mormon official asked to see woman’s breasts

By BRADY McCOMBS - Associated Press

Former Mormon mission president accused of sexual assault

By BRADY McCOMBS - Associated Press