formermember

Dear Lady,

(I'll use Igzy's name for you, to clarify who I'm responding too. If "Lady" doesn't work for you, perhaps you can choose a specific name. For example, even though I'm posting as a guest, I'm using "formermember" for now.)

Please understand that you don't know anyone here. When you come on this forum and start accusing people, it's hard to take. I have people in my immediate family who experienced sexual abuse, including a sibling who was raped. In my extended family there's a woman who was molested by her own father (a deacon in a denomination). I have known two people in my life (both men) who committed suicide due to sexual abuse they suffered as children. So be careful of accusing us of minimizing your pain or not understanding what you have gone through, or being somehow to blame for not doing more in the Local Church to prevent these types of things from happening.

The cases I named above had nothing to do with the LC. During my time in the LC, I did not know of even one case of sexual immorality. I only learned about what happened in Anaheim (not my locality) after I left. So there's really not anything I could have done, and there's not anything I can do now, regarding your own experience.

It's good to hear that you are receiving professional help, and are involved in some kind of support group. I truly hope that you can work through your anger, and be free from your past. But in the meantime, please treat us with the respect and courtesy we deserve as brothers and sisters in Christ. There's no reason to blame us for something we didn't do.