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  1. Evidence against Mohlers mountsRead the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday Nov 25 | KansasCity.com

    ... other sons are Jared Mohler, 48, of Columbia; David Mohler, 52, of Lamoni, Iowa; and Roland Mohler, 47, of Bates City, Mo. Posted on Wed, Nov. 25, 2009 06:24 AM Evidence against Mohlers mounts By DONALD BRADLEY Jackson County Circuit Court Photo ...

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    Related Topix: Independence, MO, Religion, Community of Christ, Lexington, MO, Jackson County, MO

  2. Evidence against Mohlers mountsRead the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday Nov 25 | KansasCity.com

    ... other sons are Jared Mohler, 48, of Columbia; David Mohler, 52, of Lamoni, Iowa; and Roland Mohler, 47, of Bates City, Mo. Posted on Wed, Nov. 25, 2009 06:24 AM Evidence against Mohlers mounts By DONALD BRADLEY Jackson County Circuit Court Photo ...

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    Related Topix: Independence, MO, Religion, Community of Christ, Lexington, MO, Jackson County, MO

  3. 11 new sex counts in Mohler case

    Monday Nov 23 | Richmond Daily News

    ... 72, Silver Springs, Fla. The sisters decided to try running away from Mohler Sr.'s 3607 Old Concord Rd. home in Bates City in 1988. Some had buried in mason jars written accounts of what they'd endured. The five original men charged had told them ...

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    Related Topix: Independence, MO

  4. Incest allegations shatter public image of church-going clanRead the original story

    Monday Nov 23 | McClatchy DC

    Last June, 76-year-old Burrell E. Mohler Sr. seemed a perfectly reasonable choice to give the Father's Day sermon at his tiny Bates City Community of Christ Church.

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    Related Topix: Kansas City, MO, Independence, MO, Lafayette County, MO, Butler, MO

  5. Star report calls out for churches for failing to stop Mohlers

    Monday Nov 23 | The Pitch

    ... The piece begins with Burrell Sr. delivering a father's day sermon at the Community of Christ Church in Bates City, where he was a lay "priest," or deacon. His sons and co-defendants David and Jared were deacons at Community of Christ churches in ...

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    Related Topix: Religion, Community of Christ, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormonism), Columbia, MO

  6. Charges of systemic child abuse at odds with family's upright reputationRead the original story

    Sunday Nov 22 | Ventura County Star

    Last June, 76-year-old Burrell E. Mohler Sr. seemed a perfectly reasonable choice to give the Father's Day sermon at his tiny Bates City Community of Christ Church.

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    Related Topix: Domestic Violence (Domestic Abuse), Law, Independence, MO, Lafayette County, MO, Butler, MO

  7. Accusers, defenders paint contrasting portraits of family in child-sex caseRead the original story w/Photo

    Saturday Nov 21 | KansasCity.com

    Last June, 76-year-old Burrell E. Mohler Sr. seemed a perfectly reasonable choice to give the Fathers Day sermon at his tiny Bates City Community of Christ Church.

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    Related Topix: Kansas City, MO, Independence, MO, Lafayette County, MO, Lexington, MO

  8. The Sex Abuse 'Memory' CrimesRead the original story w/Photo

    Saturday Nov 21 | TheDailyBeast.com

    ... in unspeakable acts: incest, bestiality, kidnapping, murder. Or maybe they weren't. Last week the tiny town of Bates City, Missouri (population: 245) was turned upside-down by such allegations . Six members of the Mohler family - four brothers, ...

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    Related Topix: Violent Crime, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Psychology, Science

  9. Probable cause statements in Mohler case very graphicRead the original story

    Friday Nov 20 | Examiner.com

    ... of 2009 to report crimes against children under the age of 12 on property located at 3067 Old Concord Rd. in Bates City, Missouri, Lafayette County. This property was purchased by Burrell Edward Mohler Sr. on March 22nd, 1974 and was then purchased ...

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  10. Deputies Search Shed Behind Mohler HomeRead the original story

    Friday Nov 20 | TheKansasCityChannel.com

    ... Sr., 77, and his four adult sons are charged in a child sex crimes case that allegedly took place on a rural Bates City property during the 1980s and 1990s. Mohler's brother is also charged in the case. Deputies were at the Independence home for ...

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    Related Topix: Jackson County, MO, Independence, MO

  11. New Charges Filed In Mo. Incest CaseRead the original story

    Friday Nov 20 | The Post Chronicle

    ... Jr., 53, of Columbia; Jared Mohler, 48, of Columbia; David Mohler, 52, of Lamoni, Iowa; and Roland Mohler, 47, of Bates City, Mo.; are all in jail in Lexington, Mo. Another member of the family, the elder Mohler's brother, is under arrest in ...

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    Related Topix: Lexington, MO

  12. Victim in alleged Missouri child sex ring tells of attempt to escapeRead the original story w/Photo

    Thursday Nov 19 | Examiner.com

    From left to right on the top row; Jared Leroy Mohler, 48, of Columbia, Mo., David A. Mohler, 52, of Lamoni, Iowa, Burrell Edward Mohler Sr., 77, of Independence, Mo., and from left to right on the second row; Burrell Edward Mohler Jr., 53, of Independence, Mo., Roland Neil Mohler, 47, of Bates City, Mo.

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    Related Topix: Missouri, Independence, MO, Lafayette County, MO, Violent Crime

  13. 'Summers were the worst,' Mohler family victim saysRead the original story w/Photo

    Friday Nov 20 | CNN

    ... that allegedly occurred between May 1986 and December 1987 in several locations, including his former home in Bates City, Missouri. The woman told police that "summers were the worst because the girls spent more time at their [relative's] farm," the ...

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    Related Topix: Wedding, Law

  14. Police seize more vids in Mo. sex abuse caseRead the original story w/Photo

    Friday Nov 20 | Athens Banner-Herald

    ... left to right on the second row; Burrell Edward Mohler Jr., 53, of Independence, Mo., Roland Neil Mohler, 47, of Bates City, Mo. and Darrel Wayne Mohler of Silver Springs, Fla. (AP Photo/Lafayette County Sheriff's Dept./Marion County Sheriff's ...

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    Related Topix: Lamoni, IA

  15. Court documents reveal family's years of brutal child abuseRead the original story

    Thursday Nov 19 | Ventura County Star

    ... 53, of Independence; Jared Mohler, 48, of Columbia; David Mohler, 52, of Lamoni, Iowa; and Roland Mohler, 47, of Bates City, Mo. A brother of Burrell Mohler Sr., Darrel Mohler, also is being held in Florida. The alleged abuse occurred from the ...

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    Related Topix: Domestic Violence (Domestic Abuse), Law, Wedding, Independence, MO, Lexington, MO

  16. Search warrant details photos taken of alleged sex abuse victimsRead the original story

    Thursday Nov 19 | Missourian

    ... Sr., 77, of Independence, Burrell Edward Mohler Jr., 53, also of Independence and Roland Neil Mohler, 47, of Bates City. All were arrested Tuesday and charged with forcible sodomy, rape and use of a child in a sexual performance. The warrant also ...

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    Related Topix: Columbia, MO, Lafayette County, MO

  17. Incest material found in Mo. homeRead the original story

    Thursday Nov 19 | Kansas.com

    ... to the home also were not answered. Authorities searched another home once owned by Burrell Mohler Sr. in rural Bates City last week, looking for, among other things, buried glass jars containing messages written by the children describing sexual ...

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    Related Topix: Jackson County, MO, Independence, MO, Lafayette County, MO

  18. More Charges Filed Against 3 In Child Sex CaseRead the original story

    Thursday Nov 19 | TheKansasCityChannel.com - Local News

    The Lafayette County prosecutor filed more charges on Thursday against three men accused in a child sex abuse case.

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  19. Computers, Videos Seized From Jared Mohler's HomeRead the original story

    Thursday Nov 19 | The Kansas City Channel

    ... Sr., 77, of Independence, and brothers Burrell Edward Mohler Jr., 53, of Independence; Roland Neil Mohler, 47, of Bates City; and David A. Mohler, 52, of Lamoni, Iowa, are accused in child sex abuse case. The original complaint filed against the men ...

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    Related Topix: Lamoni, IA

  20. Horrific new charges emerge in Missouri child sex-abuse case

    Thursday Nov 19 | The Daily Star

    ... of Burrell Edward Mohler Senior, who reportedly endured horrendous abuse between 1988 and 1995 at a farmhouse in Bates City, Missouri. The charges came to light years later when one of the grandchildren went to police in August to tell her story. ...

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    Related Topix: Lexington, MO

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