esodije wrote:So Denson complained about Bishop to ten different LDS authorities over a course of decades, and apparently not one of them believed her or ran the matter up the chain of authority. whether Bishop was questioned about it or not. Either the patriarchy was shielding one of its most depraved members--what everyone seems to want to believe--or all of these ecclesiastical leaders had simply concluded Denson was nucking futs. The latter still could speak very ill of them--perhaps an unbiased bishop, stake president, or GA would have launched an in-depth investigation into Bishop's administration of the MTC. Or it could be that these leaders' conclusions about Denson were entirely reasonable. It's one thing to decry the notion of "shaming" a rape accuser; however, if the lawsuit survives the 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss, Denson's credibility, her grasp on reality, will necessarily become a pivotal issue in the case. And she didn't exist in a bubble in the MTC--she had a companion, a district of other missionaries with whom she attended classes, and a branch president who would have been in the loop concerning any counseling she was receiving. Am I the only one who's interested in what they might have to say?
I am certainly interested in what they might have to say.
We already know that McKenna's Spanish instructor at the MTC remembers her after all these years.
This is in the BYU police reports of their investigation late last year.
They called this Spanish instructor, and she remembers being called out of Spanish class on a number of occasions. (Amazing that this would stick in her mind after so long. The police do not include in their reports what it might have been about McKenna being called out of class that was memorable.)
Also, another pivotal figure is McKenna's bishop in 1987, to whom she reported the abuse by Joseph Bishop at the MTC.
According to McKenna, her bishop, Ron Leavitt, contacted Elder Carlos Asay about the issue and set up an appointment where McKenna met with Elder Asay and reported it to him, as well. Elder Asay said he would investigate and get back to her. But he did not.
According to Ron Leavitt, McKenna came to him around the relevant time period and reported that Joseph Bishop had taken her (and perhaps another sister) down into his office in the basement and showed them some pornography. Joseph Bishop said he thought McKenna was neurotic and he did not believe her claims and took no action.
This was said by Ron Leavitt in his interview with KUTV aired Thursday, March 22, 2018. Strangely, in his interview, he added that he had been contacted at least three times by church leaders in the past week and half about the issue. The reporter did not follow up on what those phone calls were regarding, or why there was a need to contact him "at least three times" over what seems a simple version of events.
This just in--McKenna maintains she met Elder Asay at her ward building on a week night. An independent witness has been located who corroborates that McKenna and Elder Carlos Asay were both at that ward building during the relevant time period.
What are the odds?
And what might this say about Ron Leavitt's credibility?
Not to mention the content of those "at least three" phone calls from church leaders?