In this church, child sexual abuse has gone unchecked for so long that it spans generations

By: Andy Mannix, Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica

Outlets: Minnesota Reformer

Published: June 5, 2026

Words: 3,327

Last Updated: 6 days, 15 hours ago

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This story was first published by ProPublica.

They were pillars of their church, congregants in a little-known denomination that sets itself apart from the world and teaches that even the most unconscionable acts can be wiped away — not just forgiven, but forgotten and never spoken of again.

So it went in a rural Wyoming church, where a man was accused of sexually abusing young girls hundreds of times in the pews during …

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