MHH35: Mormon Sexual Trauma Dumpster Fire with Lesley Butterfield

Colleen and Lesley take a chronological approach through the past 2 weeks of sexual abuse hot topics in Mormonism. We vent our way through Sam Young of the Protect LDS Children movement called to a disciplinary court and the results of that court still undetermined. Don’t miss McKenna Denson calling out her alleged rapist, former Missionary Training Center President Joseph Bishop in front of his local congregation.  Next, beloved Progressive Mormon Columnist for the SLTrib, Robert Kirby, responds to Denson’s call-out and social media erupts. MormonLeaks is sued by Brigham Young University, and also this past Tuesday, drops a leaked memo from Kirton McConkie, the LDS Church’s law firm. The memo addresses 6 cases of sexual misconduct and how the church [MIS] handles them. And we wrap up the vent fest with two brave women who are speaking out about the unsafe conditions of LDS missionaries, including their own harrowing experiences of sexual assault. Full video of the episode is available on Patreon.

Links mentioned in this episode:

McKenna Denson: Video of Woman calls out her rapist in front of his church congregation

Robert Kirby Column: Denson’s latest ‘assault’ claims against Mormon men don’t hold up

SLTrib: Letter: Assault is not a subject for Kirby’s Mockery

Blog: Calling out Robert Kirby

Tribune Columnist Robert Kirby suspended after investigation into inappropriate behavior

Sam Young’s blog about his Excommunication Notice

Newsweek: Mormon Bishop Sam Young Facing Excommunication for Wanting to Stop Sexually Explicit Interviews of Children

SLTrib: BYU says it doesn’t have to release police interview with MTC leader accused of assault, files three lawsuits over records requests

A Thoughtful Faith Podcast: Taking Mormons to Court Defending Sexual Abuse Victims Against the LDS Church by Tim Kosnoff

Wheats and Tares: Exclusion Policy Removed from Seminary Curriculum…Again

SLTrib: The LDS Church says it wasn’t ‘responding well’ to sexual assaults in the mission field

SLTrib: The LDS Church is trying to combat the idea that missionaries have special protection

MormonLeak Internal Memo from Kirton McConkie regarding sexual misconduct