-Caveat Lector- <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"> </A> -Cui Bono?- Hi ! Below please find an article about an alleged failure to report child abuse. Sincerely, Neil Brick This may be triggering for survivors of abuse. http://www.sltrib.com/2000/feb/02102000/utah/24650.htm Clergy May Have Known of Sex Abuse Thursday, February 10, 2000 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LOGAN -- A man is facing sex abuse charges for allegedly fondling a boy, and investigators are looking into allegations that three Mormon bishops were aware of the abuse and did not report it. Jay Toombs, 44, of Benson, faces three first-degree felony counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child for allegedly fondling a 10-year-old boy in 1993 and 1994. "There have been a significant number of allegations made," Cache County Attorney Scott Wyatt said. "We have filed charged based on one boy's claims. We are looking at others." Wyatt said there is concern that clergy may have been aware of the abuse and failed to report it. He said at least three Mormon bishops may have been told about the alleged abuse. Failure to report child abuse is a crime, Wyatt said. "The tragedy happens [in this type of case] when someone who has an obligation to report abuse, doesn't," Wyatt said. "Then they later discover this person has continued to perpetrate. That's hard to deal with. It's hard to recognize your inaction could have been the cause of creating other victims." The law says clergy members are not obligated to report crimes heard in "a confessional" capacity, Wyatt said. In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, members are encouraged to talk with their bishops about serious violations of church doctrine, some of which could involve criminal acts. Those conversations are private. However, when bishops hear of crimes from people other than the alleged offender, they are obligated to report them, Wyatt said. In Toombs' case, investigators believe alleged victims' family members counseled with Mormon bishops and nothing was done, Wyatt said. Toombs is being held in the Cache County Jail. Toombs made an initial appearance in court Monday. No bail amount has been set. <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soap-boxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
