UNITED STATES
Christian Headlines
March 12, 2018
By Amanda Casanova
Rachael Denhollander, the first woman to publicly accuse the USA Gymnastics doctor of sexual abuse, is now helping uncover child sexual abuse in the Sovereign Grace Churches.
Denhollander, a 33-year-old lawyer, has been speaking about the case and calling for justice.
Her comments come after the church network Sovereign Grace Churches was sued for a “pattern of sexual and spiritual abuse” within the network. The suit said that families were ostracized for not helping cover up the abuse and policies at the network discouraged filing police reports about the abuse.
The lawsuit was eventually dismissed in 2014, but a former youth leader was then convicted in a separate case of abusing three boys.
The church network changed its name to Sovereign Grace, relocated headquarters and replaced some of its leadership.
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