Reporter Exposes Mormon Abuse Cover-Ups in Denmark | Ep. 1975
Mormon Stories Podcast
Dr. John Dehlin
4.6 • 5.2K Ratings
🗓️ 16 December 2024
⏱️ 126 minutes
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Summary
This video exposes a shocking case of abuse within the Mormon Church in Denmark, featuring former Bishop Lasse Meilsoe and journalist Michael Teschl. They discuss the Church’s mishandling of a rape case where a husband drugged and assaulted his wife, Kiran, over several years, confessing repeatedly to Church leaders. The Church’s actions to protect its image over victims, discouragement of reporting abuse to authorities, and their systemic prioritization of abusers are critically examined.
Topics include Danish cultural responses, legal investigations into the Church’s practices, and the broader implications for Church transparency and accountability. A powerful and deeply unsettling look at abuse, complicity, and the fight for justice.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, everyone and welcome to another edition of Mormon Stories Podcast. |
| 0:03.7 | I'm your host, John DeLind. |
| 0:04.9 | It's December 12th, 2024. |
| 0:07.5 | And today we have a kind of a shocking and disturbing story for you, although it's another |
| 0:15.4 | in a very long line of stories. |
| 0:18.0 | We have brought to you on Mormon Stories podcast about sexual abuse and sexual |
| 0:23.2 | cover-ups within the Church of Jesus Christ of Lattery Saints or within the Mormon Church. |
| 0:29.3 | One of the headlines we chose for today is Denmark reacts to local Mormon abuse cover-ups. |
| 0:35.6 | Another title we have is Faith, Hope and Rape, which is, I believe, |
| 0:39.9 | the name of a documentary series done in Denmark covering a case where, again, we have a member |
| 0:48.2 | of the Mormon Church raped and or abused, and the Mormon Church, apparently, from what I understand so far, doing its best to protect the perpetrators |
| 0:58.9 | at the expense of the victims and or to cover up. |
| 1:01.9 | But that's just my brief understanding of what's going on. |
| 1:05.5 | I'm going to be learning about this story along with you. |
| 1:09.3 | But of course, all of the appropriate trigger warnings, if you're sensitive to matters |
| 1:16.6 | of rape and abuse and cover-ups, of course, we encourage you to practice self-care and to |
| 1:23.1 | manage whoever you think might be with an eye shot or earshot of today's episode. |
| 1:29.8 | We're super grateful to have with us the Maven. |
| 1:33.9 | Maven is kind of the reporter in terms of Mormon Stories podcast. |
| 1:39.0 | She helped research and learn about this story. |
| 1:42.9 | And to my pleasant surprise, she was able to get to |
| 1:47.0 | local people from Denmark to be on this podcast to discuss this story. So Maven, welcome. |
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