How “Forgive and Forget” Buried a Church’s Dark Secret
About this episode
The episode explores how the Old Apostolic Lutheran Church may have concealed a case of child sexual abuse.
Host Jessica Lussenhop received an unusual email: A prosecutor had major concerns about a case in Minnesota. A man had pleaded guilty to felony child sexual abuse, but it seemed like the church he belonged to, the Old Apostolic Lutheran Church, might have played a part in keeping the abuse quiet. Lussenhop teamed up with reporter Andy Mannix, and they discovered this case was just a symptom of a much bigger problem in the OALC. Read the original stories here: https://www.propublica.org/series/forgive-and-forget The National Sexual Assault Hotline can be reached at 800-656-HOPE (4673). If you have information about the OALC, contact Andy Mannix and Jeremy Kohler . Support our journalism by donating at propublica.org/donate .
People in this episode
Host: Jessica Lussenhop
Guest: Andy Mannix
Topics covered
- child sexual abuse
- church accountability
- investigative journalism
- societal issues
- OALC
Keywords
- child abuse
- OALC
- investigation
- ProPublica
- Minnesota
- Jessica Lussenhop
- Andy Mannix
- sexual assault
- church
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Old Apostolic Lutheran Church, ProPublica, National Sexual Assault Hotline
Places: Minnesota
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