WASHINGTON (DC)
Christian Post
October 5, 2017
By Leonardo Blair
Pastor Jimmy Hinton of Somerset Church of Christ in Pennsylvania announced Wednesday that he has officially resigned from Church Protect, an organization he founded with veteran clinical therapist Jon Uhler to help churches prevent and report sexual abuse.
“It is with sadness that I announce my resignation with Church Protect. There were some recent events that occurred which I personally felt were not at the heart of the mission of Church Protect and my conscience would not allow me to remain,” Hinton said in a statement on his Facebook page.
According to Church Protect, the organization was launched after Hinton found out that his father, a former minister, is a pedophile.
“God allowed Jimmy’s path to intersect with Jon Uhler and a partnership was born. Jon has over 20 years of counseling experience working as a clinical therapist, has worked extensively with survivors of child sex abuse, and has over 10 years of experience working with sex offenders who are in prison,” the organization said.
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According to Church Protect, more than 90 percent of pedophile say they are religious, which make churches attractive to sexual offenders.
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