LEGAL UPDATE: Hunt, Sills trials pushed back
Hunt lawsuit parties to meet again in May 2025; Sills trial scheduled for early 2026.
Michigan music, youth director charged with criminal sexual conduct
SALINE, Mich. (BP) – A Michigan church staff member was arraigned last week on charges of criminal sexual conduct as well as charges relating to child sexually abusive material.
SBC EC legal expenses surpass $12M in three years
NASHVILLE (BP) – The SBC Executive Committee says it has spent more than $12.1 million on the 2021-2022 Guidepost Solutions investigation and subsequent legal expenses dating back to the 2021 fiscal year.
EC votes to create department dedicated to ongoing sexual abuse response
NASHVILLE (BP) — Trustees for the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee approved Tuesday (Sept. 17) a recommendation to create a department within the EC to assist churches in the area of sexual abuse prevention and response.
Virginia pastor faces 19 abuse-related felony charges
REEDVILLE, Va. (BP) – A Virginia pastor was arrested Aug. 8 and charged with sexual abuse against children. David Lawrence Schneider faces 19 felony counts, including one count of aggravated sexual battery, ten counts of forcible sodomy and eight counts of indecent liberties with a child while in a custodial role.
Wisconsin pastor cleared of abuse charges
MADISON, Wisc. (BP) – A Circuit Court jury cleared former Wisconsin pastor Robert Stine of sexual abuse charges on July 17. He faced two counts of sexual abuse against a minor.
Most Southern Baptist churches use background checks, fewer receive abuse training
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (BP) – New Vision Baptist Church in Murfreesboro, Tenn., has used background checks in its ministry for more than 10 years.
‘Essentials’ abuse prevention curriculum on its way to state conventions
NASHVILLE (BP) – The auditorium in the SBC Building in Nashville has been turned into a makeshift shipping center this week as former members of the SBC’s Abuse Reform Implementation Task Force (ARITF) box up thousands of copies of a curriculum they produced and ship them to state Baptist conventions around the country.
Additional charges added to Florida pastor’s arrest include sexual battery, more child pornography allegations
PALMETTO, Fla. (BP) — A now-former pastor arrested on June 21 for possessing images of child sexual abuse received 14 additional charges from the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office on June 25.
NEWS DIGEST: Florida pastor arrested on child porn, former Immanuel employee gets additional charges
Florida pastor arrested on child porn, former Immanuel employee gets additional charges