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Woman who accused former MTC president of rape confronts his LDS Church ward in Arizona

The woman who alleges the former president of the Missionary Training Center of raped her in 1984 brought her battle to an LDS ward in Arizona Sunday, and a video of her repeating her accusations there has been posted on YouTube.

“The First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles are covering a sexual predator that lives in your ward,” she says from the podium. “His name is Joseph Bishop. He was the MTC president in 1984 when he raped me in the basement of the MTC.”

Denson is approached first by one man, who quietly says, “I need to have you sit down.