CALIFORNIA
Modesto Bee
BY GARTH STAPLEY
gstapley@modbee.com
April 06, 2018
A former youth minister at a prominent Modesto church accused of sexually abusing a then-teen girl three decades ago is the target of an upcoming independent investigation.
GRACE, or Godly Response to Abuse in the Christian Environment, led by a grandson of the late Billy Graham, will conduct the probe of Brad Tebbutt, who now works for a religious organization in Missouri, GRACE confirmed to The Modesto Bee late Thursday.
The alleged victim in Modesto, Jennifer Graves Roach, now 47, said she will cooperate with the investigation.
“You don’t get better than that,” Roach said of GRACE’s “impeccable credentials.” She said, “I trust them, and (a third-party investigation) is what I’ve been pushing for.”
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