UNITED STATES
Christianity Today
Published 23 May 2014 | Carey Lodge
CJ Mahaney has broken his silence on the two-year sex-abuse scandal that has rocked Sovereign Grace Ministries (SGM), a coalition of 80 Reformed evangelical churches.
SGM and its leadership have been embroiled in controversy for some time following allegations of a child abuse cover up in its former flagship church, Covenant Life Church (CLC).
Nathaniel Morales, now 56, was convicted on May 15 this year of sexually abusing three underage boys between 1983 and 1991 during his time as youth pastor at Covenant Life.
During his trial, questions were raised as to whether or not the leadership of the church knew about Morales’ transgressions.
In a separate civil lawsuit, Mahaney – who founded Sovereign Grace and was lead pastor of CLC during Morales’ employment – was accused of being aware of the youth leader’s crimes and failing to take action against him.
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