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Recordings show how the Mormon church protects itself from child sex abuse claims - Lemmy.World
lemmy.world>Audio recordings of the meetings over the next four months, obtained by The
Associated Press, show how [Utah attorney and head of the church’s Risk
Management Division] Rytting, despite expressing concern for what he called John
[Goodrich]’s “significant sexual transgression,” would employ the risk
management playbook that has helped the church keep child sexual abuse cases
secret. In particular, the church would discourage [Bishop Michael] Miller from
testifying, citing a law that exempts clergy from having to divulge information
about child sex abuse that is gleaned in a confession. Without Miller’s
testimony, prosecutors dropped the charges, telling Lorraine that her impending
divorce and the years that had passed since Chelsea {Goodrich}'s alleged abuse
might prejudice jurors.
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