SALT LAKE CITY (AP) â A Colorado woman has agreed to drop a lawsuit against The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints alleging she was sexually assaulted by a former missionary leader in the 1980s.
Court documents filed last Thursday show the mutually agreed ending was not a settlement and each side will bear their own court costs.
McKenna Denson of Pueblo, Colorado, accused Phoenix-area resident Joseph L. Bishop of sexually abusing and raping her at the missionary center in 1984. Bishop had served as the president of the Provo Missionary Training Center.
Some of Densonâs claims were dismissed because the statute of limitations had passed, but a judge allowed two counts of fraud to stand because an alleged cover-up was discovered.
McKenna Denson drops sexual abuse lawsuit against Latter-day Saint church
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McKenna Denson â the woman who claimed she was sexually assaulted by her Provo Missionary Training Center president, Joseph L. Bishop, more than 36 years ago â had the last two issues in a case against The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints dismissed Thursday.
The last two remaining items of her case were referred to a settlement conference as long ago as January.
The civil case was terminated with prejudice, indicating she cannot sue the church on the same issue anytime in the future.
âThe parties shall bear their own fees and costs associated with this action,â the documents said. âThe parties have not entered into a settlement and, aside from the agreement to bear their own fees and costs, there are no further agreements between them.â