CALIFORNIA
Los Angeles Times
Shelby Grad and Matt Hamilton
Orange County-based Trinity Broadcasting Network has for decades been one of America’s largest religious broadcasters, beaming messages of faith and Christianity to a global audience.
But the televangelism empire, which has listed in tax records assets of more than $750 million, has long faced questions about its operations and spending.
The latest scandal involved the granddaughter of TBN’s founders, who claimed that TBN co-founder Jan Crouch turned her back when she reported she was sexually abused by a network employee.
On Monday, an Orange County jury awarded Carra Crouch $2 million for her years of emotional trauma and future suffering, finding that Jan Crouch’s response caused outrageous harm.
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