She had dated a boy her age off and on for years. They discussed
getting married. Then, in fall 2014, a dispute erupted in their church —
the Apostolic United Brethren, a so-called Mormon fundamentalist group
that believes in polygamy.
A daughter and two nieces accused Lynn Thompson,
the AUB president, of fondling or molesting them as girls. Some in
Pinesdale — a community so small with so few surnames that they call one
another by their first names — continued following Lynn, now 77 years
old, either because they still believe he was a prophet of God or that
the allegations against him weren’t true or they just didn’t want to
risk dividing their families.
Sex abuse allegations have rocked the polygamous church of ‘Sister Wives,’ causing rift from Utah to Montana - The Salt Lake Tribune
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