Episode 64 | 4 Men Were Convicted of R**ing Me Before I Was 16

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On the Jaden Jeffs Podcast, Steph recounts a childhood marked by repeated sexual and physical abuse in LDS-connected homes and the ways church authority, secrecy, and “repentance” were used instead of protection. She describes her father’s abuse and conviction, abusive stepfathers, frequent moves while homeless or evading child services, and being exploited for labor after being pulled from school. At 15, she reported an attempted assault by her stepbrother-in-law Richard; her family blamed her, and an LDS bishop bailed him out and supported him before he fled and later was convicted of several felonies after additional victims. Steph also describes being groomed at 16–17 by a 28-year-old LDS leader, being shamed and disfellowshipped by a bishop, and later being denied church aid unless she paid tithing. She connects these patterns to her sister Cindy’s later life sentence for a 2009 killing and to her niece’s trafficking case, arguing for mandatory reporting laws.

00:47 Podcast intro and guest
03:07 Parents and early abuse
06:15 Bishop knew for years
07:08 Stepdad Alan and violence
13:05 Midnight moves and homelessness
17:42 Utah motels and crash
21:28 Mom marries Mike fast
25:39 Richard the abuser
28:20 Pulled from school and exploited
30:04 Child labor at Business Habitat
37:04 Abandoning brother and Oregon
42:39 Church life and mistletoe sales
45:27 Back to Utah Again
47:14 Assault and Blame
50:14 Bishop Bails Predator
52:26 Closet Punishment
58:19 Running to Hospital
59:58 Kinship with Brother
01:01:58 Move to Florida
01:04:26 Milton Grooms Her
01:10:57 Bishop Disfellowships
01:16:08 Forced Teen Marriage
01:20:32 Hawaii Teen Mom
01:30:02 Divorce and Tithing
01:32:31 Tithing Or Groceries
01:35:09 Phasing Out Of Church
01:35:40 Early Doubts And Racism
01:37:27 Cindy Left Behind
01:39:38 Isolation And Suicide Attempts
01:41:52 Cindy With The Kids
01:44:31 Murder Plot Unfolds
01:48:28 Life Without Parole
01:51:29 Trauma And Accountability
01:54:23 Little B Abandoned
01:57:14 Tinder Predator And Trafficking
02:02:00 Seeking Help From OUR
02:08:02 Trial PTSD And Jail
02:13:34 Rebecca Dies Family Twist
02:16:08 Cut Off After Leaving
02:16:42 Family Fallout After Death
02:18:05 Predator Warning to Kids
02:19:35 Church Covers Abuse
02:21:16 Hotline and Moving Abusers
02:28:09 Affairs Worse Than Abuse
02:31:21 Tithing and Exploiting Poverty
02:35:51 LDS and FLDS Similarities
02:37:01 Tim Ballard Controversy
02:42:35 Push for Mandatory Reporting
02:46:16 Marching and Final Wrap

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