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    MJ was a tiny, black-haired girl, just five years old, when her father admitted to his bishop that he was sexually abusing her and recording the assaults on video. The father worked for the U.S. Border Patrol and was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was in coun…

      The Associated Press has obtained nearly 12,000 pages of sealed records from a child sex abuse lawsuit against the Mormon church. The documents offer the most detailed and comprehensive look yet at the church’s so-called “help line” for dealing with child sex abuse accusations against officials and members. Families of survivors who filed the lawsuit said they show it’s part of a system that can easily be misused by church leaders to divert abuse accusations away from law enforcement and instead to church attorneys who may bury the problem, leaving victims in harm’s way. One victim was 5 when her father told his bishop that he was sexually abusing her. The abuse went on for seven more years, while the bishop failed to report it to authorities.

      Consumer Credit Counseling: 10 a.m. Aug. 24, Sept. 28, Oct. 26, Nov. 30, Dec. 21, Evergreens Lifestyle Center, 1401 Benjamin Parkway, Greensboro. Register. 336-373-4816, Ext. 280.

      Consumer Credit Counseling: 10 a.m. July 27, Aug. 24, Sept. 28, Oct. 26, Nov. 30, Dec. 21, Evergreens Lifestyle Center, 1401 Benjamin Parkway, Greensboro. Register. 336-373-4816, Ext. 280.

      Furman University President Elizabeth Davis presided over the class of 2022 commencement exercises, which took place Saturday, May 7, at Paladin Stadium on campus. The class includes nearly 630 graduates.

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      The Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club is hosting a basketball camp with Robert Doggett from 9 a.m. to noon July 22-23 and from 8 to 11 a.m. July 24 at the nonprofit's gym at 708 Barnes St. in Reidsville.

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