ST. LOUIS (MO)
CBS St. Louis
Fred Bodimer
July 1, 2014
ST. LOUIS (KMOX) – The local Presbyterian Church body has issued a warning about an alleged child molesting pastor who once served in the St. Louis area.
Officials with the Giddings Lovejoy Presbytery, which represents local members of the Presbyterian Church USA, now say they consider child sex abuse allegations made in 2012 against former pastor Michael Walker Jackson are credible.
The alleged abuse took place in the mid 1980s, but no civil or criminal charges were brought.
“The Presbyterians in the St. Louis area are standing up and acting responsibly and they’re warning people about a man who they believe was credibly accused of child sexual abuse and we applaud the Giddings Lovejoy Presbytery,” says SNAP’s David Clohessy. “We hope it will inspire other denominations to show a little bit of courage and a little bit of compassion for children.”
Jackson is no longer a minister in the Presbyterian Church USA.
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