Girls adopted by Lon and DeAnna Kennard

Incident date: 2010 Mar 22

Child placement type: Adoption

Family size: 4 to 8

Fundamental faith involved: True

placement

Persons: Cheryl Carter-Shotts

Organizations: Americans for African Adoptions, Inc. (AFAA)

2 (or more) girls from Ethiopia, adopted by Lon and DeAnna Kennard in the 1994 and 1995, were sexually abused by their adoptive father. Kennards adopted 4 girls and 2 boys from Ethiopia and had 5 older living bio children. Lon also sexually abused at least one of his bio daughters.

The Kennards were founders of the charity/adoption facilitator Village of Hope. At the time the abuse started Lon Harvey Kennard, Sr was Bishop of the LDS Church.
DeAnna B Kennard filed for divorce three days after Lon Harvey Kennard, Sr. was charged. Lon plead guilty to aggravated sex abuse of a child.

Parent topics: abused adoptees

Documents

Title	Publication date
Lies in the Land of Hope - part 1-4	2013 Aug 1
A Crackdown on International Adoptions	2012 Feb 7
Children's charity co-founder sentenced in sex abuse case	2011 Nov 3
Village of Hope founder pleads guilty to child sex abuse	2011 Sep 8
Co-founder of charity for African orphans pleads guilty to child sex abuse	2011 Sep 7
Man charged with child abuse to get new lawyer	2010 Sep 9
Man charged with child sex abuse waives preliminary hearing	2010 Jun 14
Deanna B Kennard vs Lon Harvey Kennard	2010 Mar 26
Family apologizes after sexual abuse arrest	2010 Mar 24
Bail denied for Lon Kennard Sr., founder of Heber charity	2010 Mar 24
Children's charity co-founder charged with child sex abuse	2010 Mar 23
Heber charity founder Lon Kennard Sr. charged with years of sexual abuse	2010 Mar 23
Head of Heber City nonprofit booked on child sex felonies	2010 Mar 22
Adopting kids, adopting a village	2009 Apr 25
Building a home in a dome	2009 Apr 25
With Joy Shall Ye Draw Water; LDS Couple brings Well to Ethiopian Village	2006 Jul 11
Making Room for Just One More; Lon and DeAnna Kennard	2006 Jul 10
A second family	1998 May 3