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	Church Denies Leaders Heard of Mohler Abuse KOMU November 20, 2009 http://www.komu.com/satellite/SatelliteRender/KOMU.com/ba8a4513-c0a8-2f11-0063-9bd94c70b769/0fb6c3a6-80ce-0971-01b6-192afe8a828f COLUMBIA - The church where three Mohler men accused of sexual abuse were once lay ministers denies it ever heard reports of the alleged abuse. Investigators have said the victims told their mother about the abuse. The mother then reported the matter to Community of Christ church leaders, investigators say. But the church denies the claim. "We found no reports of sexual abuse of children (were) given to any Community of Christ leaders about the three lay ministers, suspended November 11," the church said in a statement. The three men are Burrell Mohler, Sr. and two sons, David and Jared Mohler. "However, because the search of files was for anyone with the Mohler name, we discovered that Burrell Edward Mohler, Jr. and his wife, Jeanette Marie Mohler, joined the Mormon Church (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) in 1982 and their membership with Community of Christ was withdrawn," the church's statement continues. New developments in the Mohler sex abuse case center on Jared Mohler, who lives in Columbia. A Columbia search warrant shows alleged victims told investigators their adult relatives had them pose for photos in "a sexual and provocative manner." Investigators seized more than 60 videos from Jared Mohler's Columbia home. Also charged in the case are Jared Mohler's father, uncle, three brothers, and one other man. The counts include rape, sodomy and beastiality.
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