▁in ▁listening ▁to ▁vict ims ▁and ▁address ing ▁their ▁concerns . ▁Russell ▁D . ▁Moore , ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Eth ics ▁& ▁Relig ious ▁Liber ty ▁Commission ▁within ▁the ▁church , ▁called ▁the ▁alleg ations ▁" al arm ing ▁and ▁sc and alous ", ▁saying ▁that ▁" nothing ▁is ▁worse ▁than ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁Jesus ▁to ▁pre y ▁on ▁the ▁vulner able , ▁or ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁Jesus ▁to ▁cover ▁up ▁such ▁cr imes ". ▁Moore ▁called ▁out ▁the ▁policy ▁of ▁local ▁church ▁aut onomy , ▁saying ▁in ▁a ▁blog ▁post ▁on ▁his ▁website ▁that ▁" ch urch ▁aut onomy ▁is ▁no ▁exc use ▁for ▁a ▁lack ▁of ▁account ability ". ▁Moore ▁announced ▁the ▁Convention ' s ▁" S ex ual ▁Ab use ▁President ial ▁Study ▁Group , ▁assigned ▁with ▁investig ating ▁all ▁options ▁and ▁review ing ▁what ▁other ▁denomin ations ▁and ▁groups ▁have ▁done ▁to ▁keep ▁track ▁of ▁ab uses , ▁while ▁hearing ▁from ▁law ▁enfor cement , ▁psych ological ▁and ▁psych iat ric ▁exper ts , ▁surv iv ors , ▁and ▁many ▁others ". ▁ ▁Sex ual ▁ab use ▁surv iv ors ▁and ▁advoc ates ▁respond ed ▁quickly ▁to ▁the ▁report . ▁Rach ael ▁Den hol land er , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁wh ist leb low ers ▁on ▁the ▁USA ▁G ymn ast ics ▁sex ▁ab use ▁sc andal ▁twe et ed ▁express ing ▁no ▁shock ▁at ▁the ▁alleg ations . ▁" The ▁worst ▁part ▁is ▁that ▁we ▁have ▁known ▁for ▁years ... ▁no ▁one ▁wanted