NASHVILLE (TN)
Nashville Tennessean
December 9, 2018
By Amelia Ferrell Knisely
Pastors in independent fundamental Baptist churches have for the first time admitted they shuffled suspected abusers among churches and universities rather than call law enforcement.
It’s according to an eight-month investigation by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram that includes first-hand accounts from former church members.
The report reveals 186 church leaders in the denomination were accused or convicted of committing sexual crimes against children, and at least 45 of the alleged abusers continued in ministry — including in Tennessee — after accusations came to the attention of church authorities or law enforcement.
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