TENNESSEE
WBRC
Reported by Liz Lohuis
NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) –
A Nashville megachurch has been slapped with a $10 million lawsuit connected to a rape that happened nearly a decade ago.
Brian Lance Mitchell has been in prison since 2012, convicted of multiple sex crimes against children.
Mitchell worked for Cornerstone Nashville church.
Attorneys for the victim said the church’s negligence led to the sexual abuse of a 10-year-old boy back in 2007.
The victim is being represented by Ozment Law.
The lawsuit says Mitchell was part of the youth staff at the church, and the victim’s mentor.
Pastor Maury Davis declined an on-camera interview and told Channel 4 to reference comments he made during last Sunday’s service.
“Though he (Mitchell) attended our church he was not a volunteer in Cornerstone Nashville’s children or youth ministry at any time,” Davis said.
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