Takeaways from AP’s reporting on a child sex abuse crisis inside a secretive Christian sect

Associated Press

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — For decades, a little-known Christian sect has dealt with its abusive ministers and spiritual elders mostly in secret, shunning legal action and urging victims to simply forgive the predators in their midst. But that approach did little to fix the problem. The abusers were often transferred to new locations, where they moved in with unsuspecting sect members, providing them with easy access to new victims. Now a grassroots effort by survivors has exposed the depth of the scandal and forced the nameless sect into the public eye. Here are some takeaways from the AP’s reporting on the sect sometimes known as the “Two by Twos.”