Southern Baptist Convention publishes list of accused sex abusers
marks "an initial, but important, step towards addressing the scourge of sexual abuse and implementing reform in the Convention," per a statement from Rolland Slade, chair of the SBC Executive Committee, and Willie McLaurin, the EC's interim president and CEO.
"Our prayer is that the survivors of these heinous acts find hope and healing, and that churches will utilize this list proactively to protect and care for the most vulnerable among us," they added.A damning report published last Sunday found leaders of the largest Protestant denomination in the U.S. mishandled sexual abuse claims and stonewalled survivors over a 20-year period.
The newly released list is a version of a previously secret document maintained for over a decade by executive committee staff.Christian denomination emerged after the clergy abuse allegations came to the fore in a joint 2019 investigative report by the Houston Chronicle and San Antonio Express-News.
Many of the names in the list appear in those reports and also court documents in criminal and civil suits, the
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