KENTUCKY
Ledger Independent
MARY ANN KEARNS
A lawsuit has been filed in Lewis County, on behalf of a “John Doe,” who, as a child, was sexually abused by a former pastor of the church.
The complaint is in relation to former VCC minister Duncan Akers and involves acts which took place between 2007 and 2010. Aker pleaded guilty to five counts of first-degree sexual abuse on March 4.
The lawsuit, filed Monday by attorneys Konrad Kircher, Bruce W. MacDonald, Stephen F. Crew and Peter B. Janci, claims the Vanceburg Christian Church had a duty to protect the plaintiff from harm and to closely supervise leaders and was negligent in doing so.
As a result of Akers’ abuse, the plaintiff has suffered permanent and lasting damages, the complaint alleges.
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