Sex Abuse and
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Official Statement on Abuse by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
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Sex Abuse and the Mormon Church (52 min)
Shedding Light on the Complexities: Understanding Abuse within the LDS Church" by Jennifer Roach. An absolutely fantastic presentation regarding the supposed claims that the LDS church is covering up sex abuse cases or that there is some huge underlying problem within the church that is not being addressed. The exact opposite is in fact happening when you look at hard core data. The LDS church obviously still has much work to do, but the systems and protocols they currently have in place are resulting in FAR fewer sex abuse cases when compared to other churches and organizations around the world.
Debunking 4 Sexual Abuse Claims Related to the Church (1 hr 23 min)
Jennifer Roach is a licensed mental health counselor living in American Fork, Utah. She joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints four years ago after being in the Protestant church her whole life. She currently serves as a Gospel Doctrine teacher in her ward. Jennifer is the recipient of this year’s “John Taylor Defender of the Faith” award and the BH Robert’s Research Grant. Her research primarily focuses on issues that arise when sexual abuse happens in churches. This episode takes on the most common false accusations against the LDS Church with regard to sex abuse within the Church.
Reporting Abuse, Church Helpline, & the Bishop | An Interview with Jennifer Roach (57 min)
Jennifer Roach earned a Masters of Divinity from the Seattle School of Theology and Psychology and a Masters of Counseling from Argosy University. She is a licensed Substance Use Disorder counselor, a Clinical Mental Health counselor, and was an ordained Anglican Pastor prior to her baptism in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Jennifer reviews the system within the LDS church to help prevent and report abuse should it happen.
Abuse In The LDS Church? (47 min)
Jennifer Roach has some fascinating research and statistics on abuse in the Church that puts a wrench in the popular narrative that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has an oversized abuse problem. Is the Church just trying to protect itself with its "Hotline?" What about the new mandatory background checks in the UK and some US states? Are they wise? And should the Church continue to have Bishop's interviews with youth?
Why Protestant Pastor was Baptized After Surviving Abuse and Became an LDS Abuse Expert (1 hr 21 min)
Former Protestant Pastor, Jennifer Roach is Baptized and Became an LDS Abuse Expert | From an ordained Protestant Pastor to a passionate mental health therapist in the LDS community Jennifer Roach overcame her own traumatic experiences in high school at the hands of her church pastor and now offers her expertise to support trauma survivors. On this episode of Let's Get Real with Stephen Jones, I sat down with Jennifer Roach, a licensed mental health Therapist and Senior Research Associate at FAIR Latter-day Saints. She shares her personal story and research, providing invaluable perspectives on preventing abuse. Her narrative is both enlightening and poignant, serving as a guide to resilience and self-protection
