Failure to supervise and protect their 13 year old child. They should have noticed that their youngster was hanging out in private with a man in his 20s.
// They should have noticed that their youngster was hanging out in private with a man in his 20s.//
It is clear you are unaware of the facts. She wasn’t ‘hanging out’ he was housed in the area, at church, it is not uncommon for missionaries to be at the church or at members houses for a period of time. She was repeated raped, not in love with him and then told she had to ‘do the right thing’ and give the baby to a family he chose and keep quiet about it. Their only ‘crime’ was trusting the OTHERS who were supposed to be supervising her at church when this happened. Also, a big part of the blame is this boy’s ‘Missionary companion’ who is to be by his side 24/7 with only privacy for 5 minute bathroom breaks and 15 minute showers. The ‘companion’ failed this girl.
The Church tried to blackmail the parents (not uncommon in Mormonism and especially this ward).