I was sexually assaulted and raped in a church bathroom by a friend. I told my bishop right away in his office. He recorded it, I believe. I was given a book on forgiveness, made to not take sacrament for a month to forgive him for what he did to me. My guardians were never told of this incident. I was about 16 yrs old at the time. The authorities were never called. I only recently came forward to my guardian about this. My husband has known for years and actually met the guy during family home evening when we first started dating. He wanted to kill him in my living room, but I held him back because it wasn’t worth him going to jail over. I have dealt with this the best I could have over the years, but it still affects me to this day. It affects my marriage and how I will fear for my son as he grows older. I have left the church since high school. I have never gone back.
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