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Date: April 04, 2018 11:16PM
Yes, it is a civil suit.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/2018/04/05/woman-sues-the-lds-church-for-what-she-says-was-abuse-by-missionary-training-center-president/"Bishop’s descriptions of himself are referenced in Denson’s lawsuit. As for the rape, she says that happened in early 1984 in a “secret room” Bishop had at the Missionary Training Center that included a small bed.
Inside the room, the lawsuit says, Bishop lead her to the bed and tried to kiss her. Denson pushed him away and tried to leave.
The complaint says Bishop pushed her onto the bed, tore open her blouse and tore the seam of her skirt. After penetrating her, the lawsuit says, Denson was able to kick free and get to the door.
Bishop said no one would believe what happened to her, the lawsuit says. “Look at you, look at me,” it quotes Bishop as saying.
Denson says she told her local church leader about what happened in 1987 or 1988. A member of the First Quorum of the Seventy later interviewed Denson, the lawsuit says, and said he would tell her the outcome. She told other church leaders in subsequent years, the lawsuit says, but nothing happened.
Much of the court complaint discusses the LDS Church — its hierarchy and how its leaders continued giving Bishop positions over young people despite concerns about his behavior.
The lawsuit claims while serving as president of the Buenos Aries Mission in 1978, Bishop confessed sins and improprieties to Robert E. Wells, who was then a general authority over the region."