SOUTH CAROLINA
Greenville News
Lyn Riddle, lnriddle@greenvillenews.com December 12, 2014
Solicitor Walt Wilkins said today he will begin an investigation into the way Bob Jones University handled sexual abuse reports from students to see if state law was broken or obstruction of justice occurred.
In addition, he hopes anyone who wants to prosecute abuse will contact his office.
His investigation stems from a report issued Thursday by GRACE, a Lynchburg, Va., group that works with churches and other Christian organization on the proper ways to prevent abuse and how to work with victims.
GRACE found that the teachings of the university as well as counseling served to re-victimize students. There were also reports from victims that they were discouraged and in some instances told not to contact law enforcement about what had happened to them.
“If they were convincing individuals not to report crimes that could be considered obstruction of justice,” Wilkins said. “We need to see if it rises to that level.”
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