Author name: Cindy

I’ve had the same two recurring dreams every night for the better part of forty years. I don’t want to know what they mean, or why I have them. Investigations in Ritual Abuse is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. When I first […]

Reposted By Akiya Dillon Las Vegas Review-Journal An Oregon woman is suing The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, alleging that a high priest for a ward in the east Las Vegas Valley sexually assaulted her for as many as five years when she was a child. The complaint, filed Tuesday in federal court in

The LDS Church and Sex Trafficking Lawsuit Review: Part 1 In many known cases where the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints has been sued in civil cases relating to sexual abuse, a perpetrator’s sexually abusive behavior-and the criminal record from that behavior-began in the perpetrator’s youth. Such was the case when Paydan

Written by Noah Levy for Esquire Tue, December 16, 2025 at 12:38 PM MST In 2004, the men of the inner circle watched in approval as twenty-year-old Brittany Crouch chugged expensive wine from an oversized glass. Around them, the crowd buzzed at Del Frisco’s, the white-tablecloth steakhouse in midtown Manhattan populated by Wall Street guys

After amassing evidence from over 300 survivors to develop a legal route for prosecution or civil suits against pedophiles in Utah, we were unable to take a single case to the Department of Homeland Security or the FBI. We also couldn’t find a single attorney who would take a survivor as a client for a

Here at Relentless Hope, we’re an Utah based organization with a staggering number of Latter Day Saint perpetrators who abuse our clients, survivors of horrific abuse. This abuse takes place in both ritual and non-ritual contexts, and one of our major obstacles in exposing and dealing with the endemic problem of sexual abuse in Utah

MikHixenbaugh Fri, November 7, 2025 at 3:00 AM MST 8 min read The Assemblies of God released a statement defending its efforts to protect children. (Terra Fondriest for NBC News)  This article is part of “Pastors and Prey,” a series investigating sex abuse allegations in the Assemblies of God. The Assemblies of God is facing calls for reform

Please welcome our new Executive Director, Goel.  Yes, the well known investigative researcher from IRA has crossed over to Relentless Hope and will be taking over the helm.  Cindy will still be involved in Relentless as speaker, podcaster, and business director to run the backend operations.  We are growing and it’s necessary to make changes

LDS Church faces lawsuit claiming convicted pedophile was permitted access to children by: Ava Hart ABC4.com Posted: Oct 8, 2025 / 02:21 PM MDT Reposted by Relentless Hope KING COUNTY, Washington (ABC4) — A lawsuit has been filed against the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints claiming the Church knowingly permitted a convicted pedophile

By: Jeff Tavss Fox News 13 Posted 12:31 PM, Jul 30, 2025 SPANISH FORK, Utah — A former school janitor previously arrested and accused of sexually assaulting elementary students at separate northern Utah schools has been arrested on new charges of similar abuse, leading him to be held in jail without bail. Adrian Villar, 66, was arrested