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Cheseander

Sexual assault in Utah 1848 - Offender becomes bishop after approx. 11 months of excommunication

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From D. Michael Quinn "Mormon Hierarchy: Extensions of Power", Appendix 5. Selected Chronology ... 1848-1996 :

1848 11 Mar. Benjamin Covey is excommunicated for having sexual intercourse with two girls "less than Twelve years of age" who are his foster daughters. He is rebaptized and serves as bishop of Salt Lake City Twelfth Ward from 22 February 1849 until 1856.

Less than a year after excommunication he became bishop. A rather short probation

Posted Dec 21, 2023, 9:51 PM UTC

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ReasonFighterexmostats.org•

No matter how many cases of sexual abuse of minors by Mormon leaders are discovered (and a new one appears every few days!), it will always shock me how little the Mormon church cares for the victims (who are innocent believers), and how much it cares for the abusers.

Even if the Mormon church was true, this one detail would prevent me from join it, ever.

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Neo_Says_No•

For him to have been called as a bishop, the first presidency must have approved it. The end.

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CatalystTheory•

Yeah, but uh…. those girls probably showed their shoulders.

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Imalreadygone21•

Covey…hummm. That name sounds vaguely familiar.

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CheseanderOP•

Yes, I used to have a book written by a Covey.

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-ajacs-•

tHe PaSt iS a fOrEiGn cOuNtRy…

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TheGreatApostate•

Yeah, North Korea.

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3am_doorknob_turnFLOODLIT.org ⚪️❤️•

Case report: https://floodlit.org/a/a644/

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ZelophehadsDaughter•

Sounds like the Mormon M.O., alright

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AngryGargoil•

In Utah in those years, it was not uncommon for men to marry girls as young as 11. So, it seems that the issue was not the rape or pedophilia, but the fact that they weren’t married. Gross.

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