Sexual Abuse

DALLAS (BP) – The statistics presented by a former FBI agent are shocking.

NASHVILLE (BP) – A key figure in the Southern Baptist Convention’s investigation into the alleged mishandling of sexual abuse has died. Sources confirm to Baptist Press that Jennifer Lyell died late Saturday after a significant stroke.

CLEVELAND, Ga. (BP) –Truett McConnell University President Emir Caner has been placed on administrative leave following a special called meeting of TMU trustees Friday (June 6). The school, affiliated with the Georgia Baptist Convention, has been embroiled in controversy following allegations of sexual abuse against a former professor.

CLEVELAND, Ga. (BP) – A growing number of alumni associated with Truett-McConnell University are hosting two events to emphasize their calls for an independent, third-party investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct by a former professor. One of those events will take place outside of the building Friday (June 6) where board members will join for a called meeting.

NASHVILLE (BP) – The Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee is relaunching its abuse prevention and response website with expanded resources to equip churches to create safe spaces for children and adults to worship God unhindered by abuse.

CLEVELAND, Ga. (BP) – An alumna of Truett McConnell University alleged in an online interview May 29 that a former faculty member sexually abused her. She claims the abuse happened over a period of several years.

AUSTIN, Texas (BP) – Texas lawmakers banned nondisclosure clauses in sexual abuse settlement agreements May 26, following Missouri’s passage of similar legislation weeks earlier.

DALLAS (BP) – Over 45 million online images of childhood sexual abuse were reported by tech companies in 2019, more than double the reports the previous year, and up from 3,000 a decade before, the New York Times wrote in 2019.

WAKE FOREST, N.C. — A children’s pastor at a Triangle area church has been arrested for distributing child sexual abuse material involving a young girl.

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. – A mental health counselor for two counseling services in Metro East St. Louis has been charged with five counts related to sexual exploitation of a minor. Matthew S. Cuppett of Collinsville was charged May 5. One count of grooming and two counts of exploitation of a minor under age 17 are felony charges. Two additional counts of exploitation of a child are misdemeanors. The alleged victim is a 13-year-old, with incidents occurring over a seven-month period ending in February.