The Church And The Fourth Estate

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The Church And The Fourth Estate

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A reporter uncovers a file that reveals a shocking series of child-abuse allegations in Idaho's Boy Scouts, which rattle the community and implicate the Mormon church. The story reveals long-running crimes that threaten to bankrupt the Boy Scouts.

https://www.sundance.org/projects/churc ... rth-estate

Knappenberger said he requested an interview with a representative of the church, but was declined. Daniel Woodruff, a spokesman for the church, said officials at the church’s Salt Lake City headquarters only recently learned about the film.
“Regardless, our hearts ache for all survivors of abuse,” Woodruff said in a statement to The Salt Lake Tribune. “The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has zero tolerance for abusive behavior of any kind, and we are committed to addressing these incidents wherever they are found. Protecting victims and ensuring proper reporting is our top priority.”

https://www.sltrib.com/artsliving/2020/ ... cumentary/

Sorry Daniel, everybody now knows your top priority is amassing and hoarding wealth.
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Let’s check the spokespersons claim that the protection of children is the Church’s top priority...

Keep an eye on the chronology of the following report:
In early February 2018, a twenty-year-old man named Benjamin Alyk contacted the Davis County Attorney’s Office in Utah and informed them that he was prepared to confess to having manufactured and distributed child pornography when he was 15 and 16 years old. Alyk met with Brent Baggs, Investigator for Davis County, on February 14, 2018, at the office of his attorney, Todd Sessions.

During this meeting, Alyk confessed to having participated in viewing, manufacturing, and distributing child pornography from the time he was 14 until he was 17. Additionally, he revealed that he confessed to his religious leaders on at least two occasions, including once eight months prior to turning himself in. According to court documents, those leaders “had not made a report to law enforcement.”

https://truthandtransparency.org/news/2 ... confession

On June 26, 2016, Alyk received a letter from the Mormon Church, officially The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, calling him to serve a two-year mission in the Dominican Republic. The letter indicated he would report to the church’s Missionary Training Center on October 26, 2016.

Sometime in late November or early December of that year, Alyk arrived to the Dominican Republic Santo Domingo West Mission, then presided over by President James Hunter Nuckols. According to the Affidavit for Search Warrant, Alyk confessed to Nuckols in December 2016, sharing with him the same details discussed with Investigator Braggs. Alyk was immediately sent home to Utah.

After coming home, Ayk confessed to his local church leaders and ultimately went before a disciplinary council in June of 2017, eight months before turning himself in to authorities. He was living with his parents. Alyk’s parents had closed down the daycare in February 2017, two months after he had arrived home.


The documents obtained by the TTF show that sometime close to February 7, 2018, Alyk voluntarily turned himself in to the Davis County Attorney’s Office. About seven days later, on February 14, 2018, Alyk met with Investigator Braggs and confessed to manufacturing and distributing child pornography. On April 5, 2018, a search warrant was issued for all of Alyk’s electronics.

Later that summer, on August 1, 2018, Alyk was charged with eight second degree felonies. Six are for voyeuristic image distribution and two are for sexual exploitation of a minor.


Child protection is a top priority within the Church? As yet, the Church conducts zero background checks on adults called to serve in positions of authority over children.
“When we are confronted with evidence that challenges our deeply held beliefs we are more likely to reframe the evidence than we are to alter our beliefs. We simply invent new reasons, new justifications, new explanations. Sometimes we ignore the evidence altogether.” (Mathew Syed 'Black Box Thinking')
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The only way to deal with molesters is the Jesus Solution: millstone around the neck and dump them in the sea.

Child molesters, abusers and those who know of it and don't report it are all guilty and should be dealt with harshly - death being a good way to make sure they don't repeat.
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