Alison Cousins turned to the elders of her family's church after devout dad Ian abused her for three years.

The elders knew Cousins had preyed on another girl. He confessed to them two years earlier but police were not informed.

Alison said she was given no help or encouragement to get justice.

NEWPORT, Ore. (AP) - By the time Christian Longo reached the Oregon coast last fall with his wife and three children, he had left a trail of bad checks, fraud and theft charges stretching clear back to Michigan. But all those troubles never seemed to bother him.