"THE abuse of tea has taken on the characteristics of a plague it is not only confined to men, but has even spread to women and children.
At BYU, the "honor code" requires that students do not partake in "alcoholic beverages, tobacco, tea, coffee, and substance abuse".
But this new fiancee-mistress "scandal" in which he has become embroiled is the embodiment of both the proverbial storm in a tea-cup and the abuse of religious power over even high-profile individuals.
Unlike misanthropy or self-abuse, tea-making is not a solitary pursuit.
Over the past few years, coppers have abandoned what Simon Letchford, of the Metropolitan police, calls the "tea and sympathy approach" to abuse.
"They listened with patience, offered us tea and promised to stop the abuse," he says.
Recently, a Save staffer reported that a colleague had written a blog on abuse of children in the tea industry – but it was spiked for fear it would upset Liptons, another corporate partner.
Samantha Cavens, 29, claimed "staff hurled abuse" at guests, only served them tea and sandwiches and let "random strangers" into the venue.
The man treats Vanilla well, seeing her as a daughter, and the two have tea in the garden; his wife, in contrast, abuses her and allows her lover to do the same.
She claims that after a concert during her studies there Bakst once abused her while her parents were drinking tea downstairs.
