Architecture of Abuse

Co-hosts Alyssa Grenfell and Tim Kosnoff examine how LDS Church culture or the invisible behavioral structures that exist beyond official doctrine, shapes beliefs, silences dissent, and leaves children at risk. Therapist Dr. Julie Hanks brings over 30 years of experience working with LDS families, offering acute insight into the emotional and developmental toll of rigid gender roles, spiritual bypassing, and trauma mi...

Attorney Tim Kosnoff and host Alyssa Grenfell map the century-long knot between the Boy Scouts of America and the LDS Church where 40 % of all U.S. Boy Scout troops once met under a Mormon steeple. Having represented 17,000 of the over 80,000 claimants against the Boy Scouts, Tim explains why he believes the Boy Scouts of America was “the largest pedophile ring on earth”: from a card-filing system that began in 1916 t...

Episode 2 of Architecture of Abuse is an analysis of the financial and professional resources the LDS Church utilizes to insulate itself from liability— their legal privilege, institutional wealth, and the human cost of prioritizing the “good name of the Church.” Host Alyssa Grenfell, co-host and attorney Tim Kosnoff, and journalist Murray Jones reveal the mechanics of the Church’s Help Line; the Church’s estimated $2...

What happens when abuse, or spiritual sin of any kind, is reported within the private systems of the LDS Church? In our first Deep Dive, co-hosts Tim Kosnoff and Alyssa Grenfell break down the Church’s internal court structure and disciplinary processes, examining how reporting norms, especially evident within the Church's missionary program, reinforce silence and control.

For survivors wondering whether to come forward, Tim offers...

The first episode of Architecture of Abuse invites listeners into a sobering conversation about the institutional systems that allow child sexual abuse to persist within organizations like The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Co-Hosts Alyssa Grenfell and veteran attorney Tim Kosnoff are joined by journalist Lisa Davis (The Sins of Brother Curtis), whose investigative work into the Frank Curtis case reveals how systemic ...

Coming Soon. Architecture of Abuse is a seven-episode podcast examining how structures of power, particularly within the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, have enabled child sexual abuse, silenced victims, and avoided accountability for the institution. Hosted by Alyssa Grenfell and veteran attorney Tim Kosnoff, the series features conversations with legal experts, therapists, sociologists, journalists, and more. Subscri...