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LDS Church Responds To Brock Sex Case
KPHO.com ^ | April 15, 2011 (Updated April 19, 2011)

Posted on 04/20/2011 7:21:49 AM PDT by Colofornian

PHOENIX -- The newly released Chandler police report paints a troubling picture of what Maricopa County Supervisor Fulton Brock knew about his wife Susan's sexual involvement with a teenage boy, and when he knew it.

While Susan Brock sits in prison for the next 13 years for the molestation, investigators in Chandler try to determine if Fulton Brock was "pretty much in the dark on this stuff," as he said during the initial search warrant on their East Valley home in October 2010.

"If he has knowledge that his wife is having inappropriate sexual contact with a minor... then there's going to be a pretty strong responsibility to report," said Mel McDonald, a former U.S. attorney.

Police discovered a handwritten note, believed to be questions by Fulton Brock for a defense attorney. The note reads in part, "mentally insane defense?" and "avoiding prison goal."

Investigators have taken a handwriting sample from Fulton Brock, to see if it's the same.

But the report also detailed a meeting in October 2009 -- one year prior -- with leaders of the Brocks' church, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, along with the boy and his parents, who confronted Susan about sex with their son. In that meeting, both Susan and the boy allegedly denied wrongdoing.

The police report later said, "Susan Brock had admitted to LDS Bishop Meyers she had performed oral sex on [the victim] at least two times."

So why aren't the LDS leaders being arrested for not going to police with the information?

"Where it becomes touchy is if you're a member of the clergy," McDonald said.

Arizona law gives religious leaders a special privilege in regards to reporting crimes. The statute says, "A member of the clergy... may withhold reporting of the communication or confession... if the clergy determines that it is reasonable and necessary within the concepts of the religion."

On Saturday, LDS Church spokesperson Kim Farah responded with this statement: "“Any allegation that Church leaders knew of abuse but did nothing is inaccurate and offensive. The Church is extremely proactive in its efforts to protect children from abuse of any kind, and works diligently to support and assist victims of abuse. When abuse does occur we work to see that it is reported to the authorities.”

The Pinal County Attorney's Office insists this case is not over yet.


TOPICS: Moral Issues; Other Christian; Religion & Culture; Religion & Politics
KEYWORDS: brock; lds; mormon; supervisor; thinblueline
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To: Colofornian

Not to worry: I’ve got the time...


21 posted on 04/20/2011 11:07:26 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: greyfoxx39
From what I can find, Arizona law is somewhat murky on the responsibilities of mormon clergy on the reporting of child abuse.

And I find the very DEFINITION of MORMON 'clergy' to be quite murky!

22 posted on 04/20/2011 11:08:40 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Lurker
Do you have any hard, admissable evidence that others were involved in this heinous crime?

WHICH 'heinous' crime are you asking about?

The one in which the 'ladies' in question VICTIMized the poor MORMON lad, or
the one where Church Officials alledgedly failed to NOTIFY appropriate secular legal professionals in a timely manner?

23 posted on 04/20/2011 11:12:58 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Elsie
And I find the very DEFINITION of MORMON 'clergy' to be quite murky!

Very elastic.

Here, they don't want to be like the Christian churches. Here, they for years made much of negative to-do in their temple ceremonies -- up til about 1990 -- about paid clergy in Christian churches...and now, it's "convenient" for them to claim their bishops...working full-time beyond Mormondom...are "clergy"

24 posted on 04/20/2011 11:17:27 AM PDT by Colofornian (Jesus-as-friend doesn't let sinners dive dunk-free; it's good to let Jesus be your designated diver)
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To: Elsie

Either one will do nicely.


25 posted on 04/20/2011 11:31:17 AM PDT by Lurker (The avalanche has begun. The pebbles no longer have a vote.)
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To: Lurker

Seriously, L. When are you going to condemn the perp and stop ragging on posters?


26 posted on 04/20/2011 12:04:30 PM PDT by svcw (Non forgiveness is like holding a hot coal thinking the other person will be blistered)
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To: RightOnline

You are correct. You notice however, the mormons have a very difficult time (being generous here) condemning the perps if they are also lds. I have not seen that in Christians and Catholics.


27 posted on 04/20/2011 12:07:48 PM PDT by svcw (Non forgiveness is like holding a hot coal thinking the other person will be blistered)
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To: svcw
When are you going to condemn the perp

I believe I did that. Go back up the thread and read my posts slowly. Feel free to move your lips while you do if that helps.

28 posted on 04/20/2011 1:05:11 PM PDT by Lurker (The avalanche has begun. The pebbles no longer have a vote.)
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To: Lurker
I did and you didn't.
29 posted on 04/20/2011 1:12:03 PM PDT by svcw (Non forgiveness is like holding a hot coal thinking the other person will be blistered)
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To: Lurker
Go back up the thread and read my posts slowly. Feel free to move your lips while you do if that helps. actually point out the reply numbers you are thinking about.
30 posted on 04/20/2011 2:50:38 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Lurker; svcw; Elsie
When are you going to condemn the perp

I believe I did that. Go back up the thread and read my posts slowly. Feel free to move your lips while you do if that helps.

I went back and read your posts too, Lurker. Not only did I move my lips when I read them, I also printed them out, put them into a hat and stuck my face in the hat to decipher it. I STILL didn't see where you condemned the perp. Please point out the post # where you make the condemnation.
31 posted on 04/20/2011 5:29:17 PM PDT by rickomatic
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To: rickomatic

Name it and claim it!


32 posted on 04/20/2011 6:11:44 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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