was an LDS church member in Utah; sister of Mormon church president Gordon Hinckley; accused posthumously of child sexual abuse, along with her husband Preston Robinson

Case report

Christine Hinckley Robinson was a prominent Mormon church member in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Along with her husband, Oliver Preston Robinson, Christine was posthumously accused of child sexual abuse by a victim in an episode of Mormon Stories Podcast on July 5, 2022.

She was a sister of Gordon Hinckley, who later became president of the Mormon church.

Case facts

Case videos

    • Video title: Suffering Abuse in the Shadow of Mormon Prophets - Christine Burton | Ep. 1621
    • Video description: [Jane Doe] tells her heartbreaking story of abuse, neglect and dismissal by multiple Mormon Prophets while they simultaneously publicly extolled the "virtues" of her abusive mother and father. Listen as she expresses her growth in healing the generational abuse, loving her gay son in troubled times, losing loved ones to shame and finding her voice! This Mormon Stories podcast is one you won't soon forget!

Case information sources

  1. Suffering Abuse in the Shadow of Mormon Prophets - Christine Burton | Ep. 1621
    view source details | 5 Jul 2022 | Mormon Stories Podcast

Case information source details

  • Suffering Abuse in the Shadow of Mormon Prophets - Christine Burton | Ep. 1621
    Publisher: Mormon Stories Podcast
    Date: 5 Jul 2022
    Archive.org
    Source type: Website

    [Jane Doe] tells her heartbreaking story of abuse, neglect and dismissal by multiple Mormon Prophets while they simultaneously publicly extolled the "virtues" of her abusive mother and father. Listen as she expresses her growth in healing the generational abuse, loving her gay son in troubled times, losing loved ones to shame and finding her voice! This Mormon Stories podcast is one you won't soon forget!

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