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Reporter and producer for @netflix original @victimsuspect | Currently @reveal |@ucbsoj grad | She/her/hers
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Catholics welcome everyone, but can they handle some of these new converts?

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By Rachel de Leon Verified
| Mother Jones Verified
JD Vance, a recent Catholic convert, has had a lot to say in recent weeks about his newfound religion – and it’s rubbing some cradle Catholics the wrong way. Earlier this week at a Turning Point event, Vance addressed remarks Pope Leo XIV made about the war in Iran. “I think it’s very, very important for the pope to be careful when he talks about matters of theology,” he said.
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Survivor’s Lawsuit Against Florida Sheriff Moves Forward

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By Rachel de Leon Verified
| Mother Jones Verified
A civil rights lawsuit against the Polk County Sheriff’s Office in Florida overcame a tricky and nuanced legal hurdle this week in federal court. As Mother Jones originally reported, Taylor Cadle was 12 years old in 2016 when she told a sheriff’s deputy that she had been sexually abused by her adoptive father, Henry Cadle. Instead of arresting the abuser, Deputy Melissa Turnage charged Taylor with filing a false police report. According to Taylor, her adoptive mother pushed her to plead guilty.
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The big problem with Secret Lives of Mormon Wives

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By Rachel de Leon Verified
| Mother Jones Verified
Season three of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives debuted on November 13, and among the routine infighting, there’s a heavier topic that has consumed the season’s conversations: the incremental revelations that most of the women in the cast have been sexually assaulted in their lifetimes. (Hulu didn’t include any trigger warnings in front of these episodes.) This isn’t surprising, given the self-reported rates of sexual violence.
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