News reports are saying that five, count em, five family members are being accused of sex crimes. The charges date back to the 1980's and into the 1990's. Investigators are checking the Bates City farm of one of the suspects for bodies. Burrell Edward Mohler Sr., 77, Independence, Missouri, is charged with five counts of child rape. Burrell Edward Mohler Jr., 53, also of Independence, is charged with three counts of child rape. David A. Mohler, 52, Lamoni, Iowa, is charged with one count of child rape. Jared Leroy Mohler, 48, Columbia, Missouri, is charged with four counts of child rape, and Roland Neil Mohler, 47, Bates City, Missouri, faces one charge of felony use of a child in a sexual performance.
Shit gets deeper. The father and his four sons allegedly committed ongoing sexual assaults against female family members, daughters and sisters alike. The news is doling out details that seem almost unbelievable. There was a German Shepard involved in some of the atrocities, there were ritual weddings performed prior to many of the rapes. The probable cause stated the female relative was forced to have an abortion at age 11 and was also forced to "marry" several of her relatives. The victim said she and her four sisters were part of several mock marriage ceremonies that would be conducted before the men would have sexual intercourse with them. She said she and her sisters would adorn their hair with flowers and wear special dresses for the ceremonies. The abuse included pencils, screwdrivers, a pet dog and "marriage" ceremonies followed by sex in a chicken coop and a camper. I'm not kidding about the chicken coop. If you've been paying attention on this blog, I often use the phrase "as country as a chicken coop", I had no idea it was so fitting. note: I actually stoled that phrase from Samuel Jackson in his role as Ordell Robie in Jackie Brown.
There are also supposed to be jars with hand written notes buried on one of the suspects farm in Bates City. The notes were alleged to be written by the victims. The crimes started in the 1980's and continued through the 1990's. There are claims of bodies buried on the Bates City farm as well. There are a lot of unanswered questions, like why it took so long for someone to come forward, why now? How the decades long sexual abuse of young girls slipped under the radar of school officials, law enforcement, neighbors, and extended family members. The allegations are so bizarre, the mind can't take it all in. That said, presumed innocence aside, where there is smoke, there is generally something on fire.
One things certain, if this all plays out like the victim is alleging, the great state of Missouri will edge out it's Arkansas cousins for the title of most perverted hillbillies in America. And that is one tall order.
One things certain, if this all plays out like the victim is alleging, the great state of Missouri will edge out it's Arkansas cousins for the title of most perverted hillbillies in America. And that is one tall order.
This goes beyond hillbilly. All of the accused were active and prominent in The Community of Christ Church. a.k.a. Mormons. I expect this shit will get a whole lot weirder as more info comes out.
ReplyDeleteLike Missouri already didn't have a bad rep. There are some parts of this state that just give me the willies already and now this! Heck with it, I'm going back to Oregon.
ReplyDeleteSick, deranged bastards. And, that includes the mothers of these children who must have known what was going on. And, as far as the church, whatever it is, it should be shut down by its governing body. How can they continue to allow worship? Even if all the other parishoners were innocent, I cannot imagine anyone walking in the door and not feeling sick. I'd rather worship in a tent at 0 degrees than in a place so tainted by the sins of several of its own lay ministers.
ReplyDeleteI had to answer my 15-year-old's question last night: "What's bestiality?" Thanks from everyone, cretins.
ReplyDelete"The news is doling out details that seem almost unbelievable." Then why don't people stop for a minute and wonder whether these accounts should be believed? Remember the daycare sex scandals? Look up 'day care sex abuse hysteria' in wikipedia. People spents years of their lives in jail because of charges that were literally unbelieveable, patently ridiculous, and yet lives of innocent people were ruined because of a rush to judgment. I'm not saying the people in this case are innocent, but a little skepticism might be healthy.
ReplyDeleteMr. Onassis, while I agree the whole deal is fucked up, you're wrong about the Community of Christ being the Mormon church.
ReplyDeleteCommunity of Christ is what used to be the Reorganized Latter Day Saints. Mormons are simply Latter Day Saints and, IMHO, even more fucked up.