sex abuse

Southern Baptist leaders announced Tuesday (Feb. 22) that they had reached a resolution with a sexual abuse survivor whose story was mishandled when she came forward in 2019.

Three members of the group overseeing the investigation into sexual abuse allegations in the Anglican Church in North America’s Upper Midwest Diocese resigned Monday (Jan. 17), saying that the team “downplayed or ignored” abuse survivors’ needs.

Last week, speakers at an international missions conference urged Christian organizations to hold leaders accountable and examine their ministry structure in light of the abuse scandal surrounding well-known apologist Ravi Zacharias.

A 45-year-old church deacon from Pennsylvania has been arrested this week for allegedly assaulting a teenage girl.

Southern Baptist leaders in North Carolina have announced plans to proactively review their state convention's response to the issue of sexual abuse.

The Liberty University board of trustees voted Friday for an "independent and comprehensive review of its Title IX policies and processes" following complaints that the university mishandled sexual abuse allegations from students.

Another Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee (EC) member has resigned following the committee's decision to waive attorney-client privilege as part of a sex abuse investigation within the denomination.

Ronnie Floyd has resigned from his position as president and CEO of the Southern Baptist Convention's Executive Committee (EC) over the Executive Committee's decision to waive attorney-client privilege amid a denominational sex abuse investigation.

The longtime general counsel for the Southern Baptist Convention is separating from the SBC and will no longer represent the group.