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Young girls were sexually abused by a church member. They were told to forgive and forget.

People enter the Old Apostolic Lutheran Church on Martin Road before Sunday service in Duluth, Minn. on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025.
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5 Takeaways From Our Investigation Into How Leaders of a Minnesota Church Community Enabled a Child Abuser

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Young girls were sexually abused by a Duluth church member. They were told to forgive and forget.

Over the course of about 20 years in two states, Massie had, according to court documents and by his own admission, sexually abused children within the Old Apostolic Lutheran Church, or OALC, ...
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Young Girls Were Sexually Abused by a Church Member. They Were Told to Forgive and Forget.

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