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Utah state law places no statute of limitations on victims of childhood sexual abuse suing their alleged abusers, the Salt Lake Tribune reports. But that does not apply to suing institutions, like the LDS church.

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At the press conference, Kristy Johnson appealed directly to the church’s top leader,President Russell Nelson.

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