Here's Another Potentially Explosive Issue In The ACA

I received an inquiry yesterday that reminded me of another potentially explosive case that the ACA, to my knowledge, has not responded to. I think it's time to raise this one in public. Last October I received an e-mail from someone in another part of the country who apparently found my contact on this blog by searching for any information she could find about the ACA and its bishops. I have redacted it and am not including any other references to place:

Dear Mr. Bruce

My assistant here in [redacted] is concerned, because her father, [redacted], was renting from [redacted, an ACA diocesan bishop], and said that He had been made to Sexually abuse [the bishop] at [the bishop's] specific request. Violent pornography against him, [the bishop], was filmed,

[details relating to the bishop's identify redacted]

The Rev. Begged [redacted] to "Chastise Me" if he drank or gambled. He bought paddles for that punishment himself, and asked [redacted] to chastise him.

Please contact me: [redacted]

I contacted the individual and provided the mailing address of The Rt Rev Brian Marsh, with the recommendation that she make the complaint in writing, certified mail, return receipt requested. I also recommended that she contact an attorney, and depending on the specific circumstances, law enforcement. I received a reply giving some additional details of the abuse, including filming certain actions, with a promise to contact Marsh. I've received no further updates. There has been no change in status among the ACA diocesan bishops since that time.

At the time, I felt it was the complainant's responsibility to contact Marsh, and I did not pursue this myself, because it involved an area outside my direct concern. However, given the ACA's lack of response to repeated notification that an ACA priest has had an arrest for child pornography, I decided it may be necessary to take my own action to be sure this report is appropriately investigated.

I have recently had an opportunity to forward this information to responsible parties in the ACA that can bypass Presiding Bishop Marsh.