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GARLAND — A lawsuit was filed Tuesday against a Garland church after members of its youth group came forward and said they were sexually abused or assaulted by two church employees.
The lawsuit was filed against the Arapaho Road Baptist Church by a lawyer for one of the victims, Tahira Khan Merritt.
Carolyn Alvey, a spokeswoman with the church, said they became aware of the suit early Thursday, but said the church hadn’t been served papers as of 4 p.m.
“From the moment we learned of these allegations, we have been transparent and open about the situation with our staff, congregation, students, investigators and the community,” Alvey wrote in a statement. “This is the only way healing can truly happen. We ask the community to join us in prayer for all those involved.”
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