The Mormon Sex Abuse AP Article and The Church's Response | Ep. 1638

TRIGGER WARNING: Mentions of Sexual Assault, Rape, Child Abuse, Suicide

When a father of a 5-year-old girl who was in counseling with his Mormon Bishop admitted to abusing his daughter, the Bishop followed the guidance of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and called a so-called "helpline" and he was advised by Church Lawyers to tell no one. The man continued to abuse his daughter for 7 more years and went on to assault her newborn sister. The AP has done a deep investigation into the Mormon Church's mishandling of child abuse and their article from last week has spread like wildfire.

The LDS Church has put its PR department and news media outlets on high alert and they issued an official response and at least two articles trying to respond to the egregious revelations by the Associated Press.

Join John, Gerardo, and Utah criminal defense attorney Brenton Erickson as they do a deep dive into the AP article and analyze whether the Church adequately explained the alarming allegations in the article.

Brenton Erickson - Public Defender
https://www.linkedin.com/in/brenton-erickson-91b568177
Brenton’s Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lawandtheprophets

Read the article:
AP: Seven years of sex abuse: How Mormon officials let it happen
https://rebrand.ly/ygf74p8

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Show Notes:

AP: Seven years of sex abuse: How Mormon officials let it happen
https://rebrand.ly/ygf74p8
AP: How Mormon church 'help line' hid child sex abuse
https://youtu.be/Ool6oN9P-hY
Church Offers Statement on Help Line and Abuse (Response to AP)
https://rebrand.ly/jmlb9tc
Deseret News Opinion: Perspective: I survived abuse. I worked for the church’s help line.
https://rebrand.ly/vcigqnu
Church responds to AP story on abuse of a child and reporting hotline
https://rebrand.ly/pdpxbs2
Spotlight Movie
https://amz.run/5r2G
MormonLeaks 1999 Protocol for Abuse Helpline [PDF]
https://rebrand.ly/ocqcp6w
Are Publicized Abuse Cases Exceptional or Representative of Our Faith?
https://rebrand.ly/0mfk745

Time Codes:

00:02:22 Introduction to Brenton Erickson
00:07:10 Intro to AP Article & Author Background [Trigger Warning]
00:10:30 Explanation of Clergy privilege, Mandatory Reporting, Attorney-Client Privilege etc
00:22:00 How unsealed records were obtained by AP
00:24:23 The “Help” Line
00:26:00 Church calls lawsuit a money grab
00:35:00 Father’s confession of abuse to Bishop & Bishop’s response
00:39:25 Bishop admits recognizing the harm caused to the victim
00:50:30 Why would the Church prioritize protecting abusers?
00:58:20 Second Bishop Convenes Disciplinary Council
01:06:30 Father begins abusing infant daughter
01:08:00 Criminal & Civil Investigation Opened against Church by Feds
01:22:30 Protocol for Help Line Calls (leaked)
02:00:00 Shredding documents
02:05:00 First Presidency knows about the Helpline
02:11:00 How the Abuser was caught by International cooperation with Feds
02:14:00 Discernment
02:28:00 Bishop said he was told NOT to Report
02:31:00 Deseret News on Church Response
03:03:00 Deseret News Opinion: I survived abuse. I worked for the church’s help line.
03:06:00 Public Square Mag article

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