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0:00.0	Trigger warning. This podcast contains descriptions of various abusive situations. Listener discretion is
0:07.3	advised. You are listening to the Preacher Boys podcast, a podcast shedding light on decades of
0:13.9	mental, physical, and sexual abuse within the independent fundamental Baptist movement.
0:19.5	The testimony shared on this podcast are told from
0:22.4	the personal experience and perspective of the survivors. Not all legal outcomes are known or final.
0:28.9	Any suspect is presumed innocent until proven guilty in the court of law. To find more information
0:34.4	about the Preacher Boys Podcast and upcoming documentary, visit
0:38.4	PreacherboysDoc.com or connect on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter with the handle at Preacher
0:45.3	Boys Doc. Now, here is your host, Eric Squarsensky.
0:50.3	Every single episode of the Preacher Boys podcast has, one level or another been a difficult one to produce.
0:57.4	We've heard shocking stories of rape, molestation, physical, and mental abuse within independent, fundamental Baptist churches.
1:04.8	And while today's episode is no different, it gives us a clearer glimpse than normal at the level of spiritual manipulation
1:11.4	often involved in these cases. On this episode, I sit down with Kathy Partridge, and she shares
1:17.0	how her 46-year-old pastor, who was married with six children, abused her as a 15, 16, and 17-year-old
1:25.0	girl. You're not just going to hear from Kathy on this episode.
1:28.2	You're also going to hear from her mother, Brenda, and her husband, Abe, who joined her for moral
1:32.2	support, but also gave a lot of good insight themselves throughout the course of the episode.
1:36.6	I'm really thankful that you're taking the time to tune in, and I would encourage you to listen
1:40.3	to the entirety of the interview. It's really, really powerful. And like I said,
1:44.9	it reveals so much about how the grooming process actually looks and how pastors who abuse
1:49.6	spiritually manipulate their victims. I really hope this episode is helpful to you, but before we
1:55.0	get started, I do want to make one small note. Throughout the interview, Kathy mentions her age
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