Former LDS church leader sentenced to 30 years in sex abuse case files “petition for review” to Minnesota Supreme Court

(ABC 6 News) — On July 3, 2024, former Kasson LDS Church leader, Michael Adam Davis, filed a “petition for review” to the Minnesota Supreme Court regarding a case in which Davis was sentenced to 30 years in prison for sexual abuse.

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Davis was sentenced on November 29th, 2022, after being found guilty of two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, two counts of second-degree criminal sexual conduct, and one count of indecent exposure in front of a minor in May 2022.

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Davis then appealed the court decision on March 7th, 2024, giving the appeals court 90 days to determine whether or not he was eligible for a new trial.

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The Court of Appeals ultimately affirmed the decision stating “the district court did not err when it calculated Davis’s criminal-history score.” Davis is looking to the state’s Supreme Court to overturn that decision made on June 3rd, 2024.