CALIFORNIA
NBC San Diego
[with video]
By Rory Devine and Monica Garske | Thursday, May 8, 2014
A San Diego-based attorney said he plans to file a civil lawsuit Thursday on behalf of six women who claim they were alleged victims of sexual battery and harassment at a drug and alcohol recovery program the lawsuit says is affiliated with the Rock Church Ministries of San Diego.
The lawsuit naming the Rock Church Ministries claims the women suffered sexual misconduct at the hands of a recovery program director. It names husband and wife David and Tina Powers and the sober living facilities and recovery homes they run, which the lawsuit says are affiliated with the Rock Church.
Attorney Irwin Zalkin told NBC 7 his clients were exploited by those in charge of this recovery program because they were vulnerable.
“These are the most vulnerable of the population. They’re people who are really trying to deal with the horrible disease of addiction, and they’ve gone there to seek sanctuary. They’ve gone there to seek healing and what they get is a sex fest,” said Zalkin.
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