(Having grown up in the Mormon church, I know that they are in deep denial about child abuse withing their membership, and tend to side with abusers over the children.)

If you are a member of the Mormon Church and you have a problem, you’re supposed to talk to your local bishop. And if the bishop has questions about how to handle an issue—say an accusation of sexual abuse—he can call a special 24-hour “help line.”

If the social worker or counselor is told about the abuse, they are not told to report the matter to local authorities. Instead, if the issue appears to be serious, those staffers are told to call an attorney with the law firm Kirton McConkie, which represents the Mormon Church.

A few years ago, VICE News ran a piece about how this “help line” was designed “to shield the Mormon Church from potential lawsuits that pose a financial threat to the Church.” ...