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  • Abuse Cover-up Led to About a Decade of Additional Abuse.

    I grew up in Arvada, Colorado. I started being sexually abused by my oldest brother when I was 4, and he was 17. the abuse only stopped because he was found worthy to go on a mission. A year into his mission, my older sister went to our bishop for…

  • Tags: abuse has had long-term effects, coverup by LDS church, failure to report by local LDS church leaders, settlement,
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  • An Un-Silenced Survivor

    To: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Re: A Simple Request My name is Mikelle, and I have been a faithful member of your organization for most of my life. I have put my faith and trust in God, in you, in your leadership, and in every single…

  • Tags: abuse has had long-term effects, abused by an LDS church leader, abused in an LDS chapel, coverup by LDS church, failure to report by local LDS church leaders, lack of oversight or punishment, settlement, victim shaming,
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  • Branch President went to trial for abuse, was acquitted. Continued molesting young boys for many years after the fact.

    My stepfather was a Branch President in a small congregation in Southwest Missouri. He was accused of molesting a young boy in our ward. A boy with a single mother who would stay over at our house often and play with my little brothers, as my stepfather insisted he needed…

  • Tags: abuse has had long-term effects, abused by an LDS church leader, coverup by LDS church, failure to report by local LDS church leaders, lack of oversight or punishment, settlement,
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