Young Girls Were Sexually Abused by a Church Member. They Were Told to Forgive and Forget. ^15.6%

ProPublica - By Jessica Lussenhop, Andy Mannix, Leila Navidi - 11/20/2025, 11:00 AM

Negativity Bias 32.2% - Appeal to Emotion 12.7% - Anecdotal 10.9%

The girl pleaded not to go. She fought with her father on the drive over, screaming and crying in his truck until they arrived at the office building for Bruckelmyer Brothers, a home construction company on the outskirts of Duluth, Minnesota. She was just entering her first years of grade school. In the office, two men were waiting. One... more