Brett J. Smith has been repeatedly accused of assaulting children and using several different names to hide his past. It ...

This leads to one of the biggest myths in background screening that of a national database search The simple truth is, there is no single, all-inclusive national criminal database, not for churches, ...

An agency that conducted 5,000 background checks for 450 churches said it found serious felonies in 80 cases and more than 600 people who had some type of criminal history that may have disqualified ...

Grace Mah, president, board of directors, Stevenson House The church has rejected Stevenson House’s request for background checks. Kan told this news organization in an interview that applying ...

CASTLETON — In light of media attention, a local church is standing by its decision to hire its current pastor, who has a criminal record, without first conducting a background check. John Longaker, ...

A Utah lawmaker wants government-mandated background checks for church leaders and volunteers who work with young people — an effort, he said, that could prevent predators from grooming children for ...

For years, British members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have been pushing church leaders for more effective standards to prevent sexual abuse. On Saturday, many of their requests ...