He probably just asked them if they were "morally clean" which is Mormon code talk for anything sexual.
So, to an outsider, it might not seem so bad if a clergy member asks sheeple if they are morally clean.
If the story is not carefully worded, not explaining the situation, it will come off as sensationalized anti Romney talk. It's the fact that some untrained goofball, always male, talks privately to a child and may discuss "morally clean" issues that should be alarming.