Wild story about former Duke player Filipowski

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It’s a story. Doubtful the one telling it knows the truth either.
 


jovs said:
My personal experience is that Mormons are great people, sure they try to push you to their church but if you state firmly that you are not interested they back off.
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That’s my experience, as well. When they come to the door they’re polite, I tell them we’re happy with our church affiliation, and they politely back off and don’t try to change my mind.
 


My experience is also good with Mormons. Having been stationed (USAF) in Arizona, I've known many. Almost married one in college. If this is the worst condemnation this young man faces, he'll be lucky. Pretty talented kid BTW.
 

Scott R Fisher said:
My experience is also good with Mormons. Having been stationed (USAF) in Arizona, I've known many. Almost married one in college. If this is the worst condemnation this young man faces, he'll be lucky. Pretty talented kid BTW.
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I don’t think people are condemning Filipowski, rather the woman who groomed him. Filipowski is the victim here.
 


short ornery norwegian said:
well, I'll say it - she is very attractive. If you're a 17 or 18-year old kid in HS and a woman who looks like that is - shall we say - "expressing interest" in you, I think a lot of kids would say "heck, yeah."

I would also have to know more about the family situation. this woman would have to be incredibly persuasive to get a kid to break off all contact with his family - IF the family relationship was in good shape. I wonder if - just maybe - there was already some tension or issues within the family that made Filipowski more inclined to do what he did.

like it or not, a star athlete in the era of NIL can be seen as a meal ticket. the family concerns may be genuine - but they could also be motivated by being cut off from the golden goose.
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It was amazing day (at least it was for me) when my brain moved from my, uh, you know what I'm saying and into my skull.

I've known my fair share of Mormons and they are pretty much like everyone else in their daily lives. I've never been to a Mormon temple (I've been to a synagogue, a Catholic church, and a variety of Protestant services outside of my Lutheran heritage) so I have no idea what goes on there and what the mindset like me. There are some odd Mormon cultish groups (see Under the Banner of Heaven), but that type of behavior certainly isn't peculiar to them alone. Cults based on some interpretation of religion spans the spectrum.
 



The actual (rumored) story is that she was 24 and he was 16 when they started dating. And she knew him even before that as a babysitter. His parents seem to think he was groomed.

I don't know what being Mormon has to do with any of the controversy. Mormons try to convert people (as do other religions), that's not news.
 

Word said:
The actual (rumored) story is that she was 24 and he was 16 when they started dating. And she knew him even before that as a babysitter. His parents seem to think he was groomed.

I don't know what being Mormon has to do with any of the controversy. Mormons try to convert people (as do other religions), that's not news.
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I’ve seen conflicting reports on whether her grooming is being done on behalf of the Mormon church or not. It seems like just a standard gold digger with some borderline pedophilia, but I suppose the history of the Mormon church has people skeptical.
 

Gophers1992 said:
I don’t think people are condemning Filipowski, rather the woman who groomed him. Filipowski is the victim here.
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It is sort of a condemnation on him. He is an adult millionaire professional athlete who some folks are describing his wife as a predator and his religion a brain washing cult. You’ve cast him as a helpless idiot.

he really a victim? He is an adult now, any relationship he has or doesn’t have with his family is on him.

As far as being “groomed”, meh, he is a young guy who dated an attractive woman in her 20s. Her interest in him is odd, but I have a hard time using the term in reference to being persuaded fo engage in an activity about 95% of HS guys would engage.
 

Bob_Loblaw said:
It is sort of a condemnation on him. He is an adult millionaire professional athlete who some folks are describing his wife as a predator and his religion a brain washing cult. You’ve cast him as a helpless idiot.

he really a victim? He is an adult now, any relationship he has or doesn’t have with his family is on him.

As far as being “groomed”, meh, he is a young guy who dated an attractive woman in her 20s. Her interest in him is odd, but I have a hard time using the term in reference to being persuaded fo engage in an activity about 95% of HS guys would engage.
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I think the grooming part is magnified knowing that she was his babysitter. He certainly wasn't an adult when she was babysitting or when they started dating when he was 16. He certainly is free to decide what he wants to do now as an adult but that doesn't mean he wasn't groomed. At the very least, the whole thing is kinda weird.

I will reiterate though I don't think it has anything to do with her being Mormon.
 



Bob_Loblaw said:
It is sort of a condemnation on him. He is an adult millionaire professional athlete who some folks are describing his wife as a predator and his religion a brain washing cult. You’ve cast him as a helpless idiot.

he really a victim? He is an adult now, any relationship he has or doesn’t have with his family is on him.

As far as being “groomed”, meh, he is a young guy who dated an attractive woman in her 20s. Her interest in him is odd, but I have a hard time using the term in reference to being persuaded fo engage in an activity about 95% of HS guys would engage.
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If she was his babysitter, does that change anything for you?
 


Word said:
I think the grooming part is magnified knowing that she was his babysitter. He certainly wasn't an adult when she was babysitting or when they started dating when he was 16. He certainly is free to decide what he wants to do now as an adult but that doesn't mean he wasn't groomed. At the very least, the whole thing is kinda weird.

I will reiterate though I don't think it has anything to do with her being Mormon.
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Yeah if she was babysitting him when he was 10 that’s weird. But at 16 you know what you want to plow through and he obviously did.
 


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