It’s Not an Affair. It’s Abuse.

What happens when pastors dismiss adult clergy sexual abuse as merely an “affair”—and in doing so, obscure the devastating realities of abuse and coercion?

In a highlight talk from Restore 2025, Dr. David Pooler, a professor at Baylor University, dismantles the myth that adult clergy sexual abuse (ACSA) is a matter of consensual misconduct.

This program was also released as an audio podcast on Apr. 16, 2025:
https://julieroys.com/podcast/understanding-adult-clergy-sexual-abuse/

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