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A Lake County jury has found the Florida Baptist Convention liable for a former pastor who pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a 13-year-old boy in Eustis.
Jurors concluded Thursday that the convention did not do enough to investigate the background of Douglas Myers, who helped start two churches in Lake County, after receiving funds and training from the convention.
Myers, 63, admitted to molesting the boy repeatedly over a six-month period ending in 2005. He is currently serving a seven-year sentence prison sentence in Polk County.
The convention argued it is more of a support organization for Baptist churches, and it did not have any control over Myers.
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