(Cont) Even if John's behavior didn't meet the legal definition of harassment (which has not been disproven), his behavior exceeds the threshold of what any reasonable person would consider sexual misconduct and harassment. There was a distinct power dynamic at play. /54
There was grooming. There was coercion. Multiple refusals to stop contact. There was silencing. There was manipulation. There was blackmailing. All to cover up and/or mitigate the effects of a quasi-sexual relationship that John initiated and pursued w/ a subordinate./55
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(Continued) In fact, Rosebud is eventually made a member of the board of directors. However (as everyone will soon find out), John effectively still controls the organization, due mostly to the fact that he and he alone holds all the website passwords, files, documents, etc./31
John comes to believe that Rosebud is ultimately too much a threat to his control over the Mormon Stories board and organization as well as a threat to his plan to be excommunicated for apostasy as their physical relationship... /32
TL;DR: Kwaku is a tool and his video is sensationalized...but what he alleges about Rosebud and sexual harassment absolutely happened.
A thread.../1
First, let me be clear that I'm very much not a fan of Kwaku. I'm not a fan of his tactics, his approach or even his mission. I'm an ex-mormon myself going on a few years now and I find his schtick to be tired and incredibly overwrought./2
