UNITED STATES
Christian Post
BY NICOLA MENZIE , CHRISTIAN POST REPORTER
February 28, 2014
Bill Gothard has been placed on administrative leave by board members of his nonprofit organization, Institute for Basic Life Principles, amid an investigation into allegations that he sexually harassed several women and young girls.
Billy Boring Jr., one of nine members (including Gothard) on the Institute for Basic Life Principles’ board, told World magazine: “After completion of the review the board will respond at an appropriate time, and in a biblical manner.”
While the investigation was ongoing, Gothard “will not be involved in the operations of the ministry. The board of directors will be prayerfully appointing interim leadership.”
A Christian-run online organization named Recovering Grace has been publishing victim accounts of alleged abuse at the hands of Gothard. Recovering Grace claims to be privy to at least 34 different women who say they were victims of “textbook sexual harassment” and emotional abuse at the hands of Gothard. According to RNS, Gothard was also being investigated for failing to report allegations of child abuse.
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