There have been NY Times and Lakeville Journal CT headlines about abuse at private schools such as Indian Mountain School and Hotchkiss School and in some church circles nationally. Not reported but also known by some is that likely locally there have also been scary incidents kept secret whether among ministers or others abusing or threatening harm to those in their care if compliance was not maintained even to rules of behavior.
Supposedly some local churches have issued a letter to remind pastors and ideally all congregants and the public at large that threats to harm people are not