1879 House of GOD? Only the beginning. Those who you are TAUGHT TO TRUST the most…. Expect MANY MANY MANY similar reports to surface from around the world. IT GOES A LOT DEEPER. Connected. The choice to know will be yours. Q Mormon Leaders Accused Of Concealing Widespread Sexual Abuse And Incest Within The Church
Accusations surfaced against the Mormon Church leaders of concealing a widespread sexual abuse crisis, according to a report published by Daily Mail Sunday.
These alleged claims were brought to light by victims and backed by a report from Daily Mail. Among the revelations are accounts of young girls, subjected to terrible abuse, being urged to forgive their assailants and dissuaded from seeking police intervention. Victims allege a systemic issue, citing ‘rampant’ abuse and ‘extremely high rates of in879 cest’ within Mormon households.
Detailed investigations into court documents and interviews with former and current church members allegedly reveal a longstanding pattern of ecclesiastical leaders reportedly concealing crimes to preserve the church’s image. A recent court ruling in Arizona highlighted the church’s alleged use of spiritual confession as a shield against reporting abuse to law enforcement.
A victim named Nicole Snow came forward and claims that as a teenager, she was abused by Dr. David Farley. Farley is a respected Mormon ecclesiastical leader and physician and allegedly committed the abuse under the guise of medical treatment, Daily Mail reported. Despite over 200 women coming forward with similar accusations against Farley, the church has not excommunicated him or initiated disciplinary proceedings.
“He’s still around children gaining trust in the community. He’s a very dangerous man. We just want action from the church,” Snow said in a statement, per Daily Mail.
The Jones family also alleges that their three-year-old daughter’s sexual abuse by a fellow church member was not reported to authorities as mandated by state law. Their lawsuit accuses the Mormon Church of a widespread pattern of concealing child sexual abuse.
This culture of secrecy and protection of the institution at the expense of victims is not new, according to Kathleen Wallace, per Daily Mail. She claims her own childhood abuse was ignored by the church. Many victims, like Lindsay Lyman, believe this institutional inaction enables perpetrators to reoffend and leave those harmed without support or justice.
https://dailycaller.com/2023/11/19/mormon-leaders-accused-concealing-sexual-abuse-incest-church/
You left in your 30's and it was based on theology. Good for you. I left when I was 21 and when I finally concluded that the gibberish and ceremony and hypocrisy, which was actually lauded, could not constitute the only great truth. It was actually the Civil rights movement and the church's blatant racism that administered the chink in my "testimony" and I was off to the races. Nothing added up. Nothing made sense. My view of the BoM is similar to Mark Twain's. It's badly written and the more literate parts came straight from the Bible. Then there's the timelines and the 30,000 who died in the battle around Palmyra NY where the land is totally bare of any traces. It is beyond stupid from the submarine to that final battle.
I got out still believing in God, but one who was a lot smarter and less petty than the mormon god. There are so many who left the church as atheists and with deep bitterness at how they were used. It's very sad, and I believe Joe and Brigham have a lot of lost souls to answer for.
Getting over the bitterness is difficult- esp when close family members are still in. I feel for my neices and nephews.
Yep. I am the forgotten one. I have an aunt who also figured it out in college. We were it for decades. There are now many, many more. The internet is destroying the church.