Minister Found Guilty in Child Sex Abuse Case, SNAP Responds

SNAP
May 15, 2014

http://www.snapnetwork.org/md_minister_found_guilty_in_child_sex_abuse_case_snap_responds

A Maryland spiritual figure has been found guilty of all five charges of sexual abuse against children. We are grateful for this verdict and hope he is kept in prison for a long time.

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We are grateful for the courage of the victims and witnesses who testified in this case.

Nathaniel Morales, a former member of the Covenant Life Church (part of Soveriegn Grace Ministries, a controversial group), was charged with multiple counts of sexual abuse involving boys. The longer he is kept in prison and away from kids, the safer they will be.

We hope this verdict will inspire others who were hurt in Sovereign Grace Ministries churches to step forward protect kids expose wrongdoing and start healing. We hope it will also embolden law enforcement officials to pursue investigations and prosecutions of those who concealed abuse in these churches, not just those who committed abuse in them.

Finally, we make an impassioned plea to former SGM and CLC members and staff to help kids, police and prosecutors by becoming whistleblowers. It's never too late to share what you know or believe about child sexual abuse with police, prosecutors and the public.