ILLINOIS
Christian Post
By Leonardo Blair
As word continues to spread Wednesday about the resignation of Bill Hybels, founder and senior pastor of the multi-campus Willow Creek Community Church in Illinois, over multiple allegations of sexual misconduct, some members of the church maintain that he was a victim of the #MeToo bandwagon.
“It’s very destructive,” Jim Tofilon, a member of Willow Creek since 1991, told The Chicago Tribune of the #MeToo movement after Hybels announced his resignation Tuesday.
“It worked. It destroyed an old man’s life. Nothing good came out of it. I hope people making the accusations feel satisfied,” he added.
In announcing his resignation Tuesday, Hybels staunchly maintained his innocence, calling some of the allegations “misleading” and others “entirely false.” Allegations included a consensual affair with a married woman, who retracted her claims, as well as a pattern of behavior against Hybels that includes suggestive comments and extended hugs.
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