Sister-in-Law Says Former House Speaker Lee Chatfield (R-MI) Raped Her for Years, Beginning at 15-yo

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As a woman, I find it sort of hard to understand how a woman in her mid-20s allows her BIL to rape her on an ongoing basis? I can see it happening to a 15-year old. But a woman in her mid-20s? Genuinely puzzled. Are we sure this woman doesn't have a psychiatric condition? I mean, if it really happened, he can burn.

Did you read this article? He was her teacher and her coach, his father was her pastor, and they arranged her marriage. He had total control over her.
“Lee Chatfield was a young teacher and coach at the school. Rebekah said he had taught her in several classes, and served as an assistant coach for Rebekah’s soccer team.

Through thrice-weekly church services, daily school lessons, regular after-school events and frequent visits to the Chatfield family homes, Rebekah Chatfield said, the church and its founding family gave her a sense of belonging during a traumatic and vulnerable time in her life.

They also instilled in her an obedience to church hierarchy, male superiority, sexual purity and distrust of the outside world, she said. Women were expected to marry young, have children, and obey the men in their families.

“They preach at the pulpit that the men are always right, the women have no say,” she said.

https://www.bridgemi.com/children-families/sister-law-ex-mi-house-speaker-lee-chatfield-sexually-assaulted-me-teen

I encourage people to read the Bridge MI article. This is classic grooming behavior by Chatfield. He started molesting her at the age of 15. Then the family father - aka pastor of the church - arranged for her to marry the youngest Chatfield brother once she hit 18.

Crazy and disgusting. This is something you see in fundamentalist religions in 3rd world countries.

[Anonymous]

Why isn’t the potential for rape ever part of sex ed? And how critical it is to get to a professional who will collect evidence of the rape. Does Planned Parenthood ever collect evidence if a young woman who says she’s just been raped? No. Why is that?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
How do you hide "multiple affairs" from your wife? Wowzer.

Run for legislature, apparently.

Probably easier to hide when it is with children in your family!

Females really have so little support in this country!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why isn’t the potential for rape ever part of sex ed? And how critical it is to get to a professional who will collect evidence of the rape. Does Planned Parenthood ever collect evidence if a young woman who says she’s just been raped? No. Why is that?

In some curricula, Children are taught about touching that makes them uncomfortable.

It would help if the content was led by public health professionals instead of religious fanatics.

Parents have all of the rights when Republicans are in charge, children none.

[Anonymous]

Twenty-five years ago my kid’s sex-ed instructors were two gay women. Not one word about rape and what to do about it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As a woman, I find it sort of hard to understand how a woman in her mid-20s allows her BIL to rape her on an ongoing basis? I can see it happening to a 15-year old. But a woman in her mid-20s? Genuinely puzzled. Are we sure this woman doesn't have a psychiatric condition? I mean, if it really happened, he can burn.

Did you read this article? He was her teacher and her coach, his father was her pastor, and they arranged her marriage. He had total control over her.
“Lee Chatfield was a young teacher and coach at the school. Rebekah said he had taught her in several classes, and served as an assistant coach for Rebekah’s soccer team.

Through thrice-weekly church services, daily school lessons, regular after-school events and frequent visits to the Chatfield family homes, Rebekah Chatfield said, the church and its founding family gave her a sense of belonging during a traumatic and vulnerable time in her life.

They also instilled in her an obedience to church hierarchy, male superiority, sexual purity and distrust of the outside world, she said. Women were expected to marry young, have children, and obey the men in their families.

“They preach at the pulpit that the men are always right, the women have no say,” she said.

https://www.bridgemi.com/children-families/sister-law-ex-mi-house-speaker-lee-chatfield-sexually-assaulted-me-teen

I encourage people to read the Bridge MI article. This is classic grooming behavior by Chatfield. He started molesting her at the age of 15. Then the family father - aka pastor of the church - arranged for her to marry the youngest Chatfield brother once she hit 18.

Crazy and disgusting. This is something you see in fundamentalist religions in 3rd world countries.

I just don’t have the heart to read it. To be clear, I’m not the pp who said she didn’t understand how this happened. Telling children to turn off their brains and ignore their body’s signals is a horrifying crime against children. It’s practiced in many religions - and I don’t hate religion, but gosh does it ever lay out ways to create potential victims and criminals.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
How do you hide "multiple affairs" from your wife? Wowzer.

Run for legislature, apparently.

Probably easier to hide when it is with children in your family!

Females really have so little support in this country!

The victims know they are the ones who would be blamed and shunned. Patriarchal religious sects are inherently abusive to women and children.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
How do you hide "multiple affairs" from your wife? Wowzer.

Run for legislature, apparently.

Probably easier to hide when it is with children in your family!

Females really have so little support in this country!

???

The moment she told someone she then received gull support of her husband and friend and news media and the public. Why are you making up nonsense? How can someone receive support about a secret they are keeping?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
How do you hide "multiple affairs" from your wife? Wowzer.

Run for legislature, apparently.

Probably easier to hide when it is with children in your family!

Females really have so little support in this country!

???

The moment she told someone she then received gull support of her husband and friend and news media and the public. Why are you making up nonsense? How can someone receive support about a secret they are keeping?

Pp is probably talking about the thousands of other cases in which the victim is not believed, or blamed and shamed for it having happened. I’ve even read stories in which victims are made to apologize in church to the criminal who victimized them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
How do you hide "multiple affairs" from your wife? Wowzer.

Run for legislature, apparently.

Probably easier to hide when it is with children in your family!

Females really have so little support in this country!

???

The moment she told someone she then received gull support of her husband and friend and news media and the public. Why are you making up nonsense? How can someone receive support about a secret they are keeping?

The wider family and the church (run by her FIL) are supporting the brother accused of grooming and assaulting her. She and her husband are persona non grata from their church community.

[Anonymous]

[Anonymous]

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