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In the ongoing investigation into the Mohler family sex crimes, documents released from Boone County, Mo., reveal that the mother of the victims told her church leader, rather than police about the alleged incestuous rapes that occurred in the 1980s and 90s.
A search warrant and affidavit said that the mother of the victims was made aware of the alleged offenses, but that the mother did not notify police at the time.
"At the time, complaints by the mother were taken to the head of the church rather than law enforcement," the documents said. "No official investigations was completed at the time."
In a statement to FOX 4 on Thursday evening, the Community of Christ Church denied that they received any reports of sexual abuse of children given to any Community of Christ leaders about Burrell Mohler, Sr., David Mohler, or Jared Mohler.
Those three members of the Mohler family were all lay ministers in Community of Christ Church until they were suspended last week.
According to the church, Burrell Edward Mohler, Jr. and his wife joined the Mormon Church (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) in 1982 and their membership with Community of Christ was withdrawn.
The mother is reportedly cooperating with the investigation that alleges six men of the Mohler family sodomized, raped and forced children into bestiality.
The victims advised police that as children they were taken to various places by the Mohler men and placed in sexual positions when their photos would then be taken. They also recall pictures being taken of them on a bed with naked men.
Acting on allegations the victims were used for child pornography, police searched 47-year-old Jared Mohler's home in Columbia, Mo., on Nov. 10. During the search, police seized several cameras and video tapes. Other possessions that were taken included three computers, CDs, floppy disks and a Razor phone.
Two of the victims also advised police that as children, they were driven by their father, Burrel Mohler Jr., to the home of their uncle Roland in Greenwood, Mo. The girls were then driven to another home of a man they did not know. The girls were then led to a dark basement where a mattress was placed on the floor. The victims said they were then raped by their father and uncle.
In another incident, two victims stated they were playing at their grandfather's farm in Lafayette County, Mo., when someone said, "gypsies are in town." The girls were then taken by their father and uncle Roland to a location where several vans and RVs were parked. The girls were then placed inside a brown van where they were again raped by their father and uncle. The rapes stopped when someone pounded on the door and asked if everything was okay.
The allegations against Roland Mohler led to the search of his home on Nov. 10. During the search, police seized a satellite laptop, a digital camera, three disposable cameras, a thumb drive, a DVD-R, 11 floppy disks and other miscellaneous items.
In a separate search on Nov. 10, at the home of Burrel Mohler Sr., 77, father of Jared and Roland, police seized pornographic magazines that were incestuous in nature with titles like, "Family Taboo," "The Best of Family Touch" and "X Family Ties." Other items seized from Mohler Sr.'s home included other pornographic material, sex toys and home videos with unknown content.
Jared, Roland and Burrel Mohler Sr., have all been charged with sex crimes against the Mohler family children. Other Mohler men who face similar charges include Burrell E. Mohler Jr., 53, David A. Mohler, 52, and the brother of Burrel Mohler Sr., Darrel Mohler, 72, of Silver Springs Fla. He is expected to return to Missouri to face charges.
The Missouri Mohler men are in jail in Lexington, Mo., and will appear in court for the third time in early December.
A search warrant and affidavit said that the mother of the victims was made aware of the alleged offenses, but that the mother did not notify police at the time.
"At the time, complaints by the mother were taken to the head of the church rather than law enforcement," the documents said. "No official investigations was completed at the time."
In a statement to FOX 4 on Thursday evening, the Community of Christ Church denied that they received any reports of sexual abuse of children given to any Community of Christ leaders about Burrell Mohler, Sr., David Mohler, or Jared Mohler.
Those three members of the Mohler family were all lay ministers in Community of Christ Church until they were suspended last week.
According to the church, Burrell Edward Mohler, Jr. and his wife joined the Mormon Church (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) in 1982 and their membership with Community of Christ was withdrawn.
The mother is reportedly cooperating with the investigation that alleges six men of the Mohler family sodomized, raped and forced children into bestiality.
The victims advised police that as children they were taken to various places by the Mohler men and placed in sexual positions when their photos would then be taken. They also recall pictures being taken of them on a bed with naked men.
Acting on allegations the victims were used for child pornography, police searched 47-year-old Jared Mohler's home in Columbia, Mo., on Nov. 10. During the search, police seized several cameras and video tapes. Other possessions that were taken included three computers, CDs, floppy disks and a Razor phone.
Two of the victims also advised police that as children, they were driven by their father, Burrel Mohler Jr., to the home of their uncle Roland in Greenwood, Mo. The girls were then driven to another home of a man they did not know. The girls were then led to a dark basement where a mattress was placed on the floor. The victims said they were then raped by their father and uncle.
In another incident, two victims stated they were playing at their grandfather's farm in Lafayette County, Mo., when someone said, "gypsies are in town." The girls were then taken by their father and uncle Roland to a location where several vans and RVs were parked. The girls were then placed inside a brown van where they were again raped by their father and uncle. The rapes stopped when someone pounded on the door and asked if everything was okay.
The allegations against Roland Mohler led to the search of his home on Nov. 10. During the search, police seized a satellite laptop, a digital camera, three disposable cameras, a thumb drive, a DVD-R, 11 floppy disks and other miscellaneous items.
In a separate search on Nov. 10, at the home of Burrel Mohler Sr., 77, father of Jared and Roland, police seized pornographic magazines that were incestuous in nature with titles like, "Family Taboo," "The Best of Family Touch" and "X Family Ties." Other items seized from Mohler Sr.'s home included other pornographic material, sex toys and home videos with unknown content.
Jared, Roland and Burrel Mohler Sr., have all been charged with sex crimes against the Mohler family children. Other Mohler men who face similar charges include Burrell E. Mohler Jr., 53, David A. Mohler, 52, and the brother of Burrel Mohler Sr., Darrel Mohler, 72, of Silver Springs Fla. He is expected to return to Missouri to face charges.
The Missouri Mohler men are in jail in Lexington, Mo., and will appear in court for the third time in early December.
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