Sept. 1 marks a historic victory for child sexual assault survivors in Texas and Missouri. “Trey’s Law” has officially gone into effect, banning the misuse of nondisclosure agreements in civil settlement agreements pertaining to sexual assault claims. In Texas, this legislation releases survivors from existing NDAs that restrict them from telling their stories, unless a court specifically orders otherwise. Missouri’s House version of Trey’s Law (HB-737) also went into effect last Th...| The Roys Report
The FBI today arrested the leaders of Joshua Media Ministries International (JMMI) in a series of raids across several states for allegedly using psychological and physical abuse to coerce victims into soliciting millions. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, JMMI leaders, David Taylor and Michelle Brannon, ran a forced labor organization and a multi-million-dollar money laundering conspiracy. The department called the arrests a “nationwide takedown” of a human trafficking scheme ...| The Roys Report
Leadership guru John Maxwell publicly praised Bill Hybels at the Global Leadership Summit (GLS) last week, despite credible allegations the disgraced pastor sexually harassed and abused multiple women over several decades. Hybels founded the GLS in 1995—a leadership conference which once attracted more than 400,000 people worldwide and featured major speakers like Bono and Bill Clinton. But in 2018, Hybels resigned from the GLS and the Chicago-area megachurch he co-founded, Willow Creek Com...| The Roys Report
Truett McConnell University (TMU) trustees, shaken by a sex abuse scandal The Roys Report (TRR) revealed in May, will receive a third-party investigation’s results on an alleged coverup by September’s end. Until then, “the investigation is still ongoing,” Brandi Wood, TMU’s director of marketing and communications, told Baptist Press on August 6. The investigation centers on allegations that TMU’s president, Emir Caner, may have suppressed complaints from students and others that ...| The Roys Report
Three weeks after proceedings began in the Anglican Church in North America trial of Bishop Stewart Ruch, another prosecutor has been appointed — the third named to the role after the previous prosecutors resigned. Thomas Crapps, a Florida-based lawyer with over 30 years of legal experience, will serve as provincial prosecutor, with Frank Shaw III as co-counsel, according to a Friday (Aug. 1) announcement from the denomination. “Bringing justice to victims is my sole interest in this case...| The Roys Report
Texas megachurch Gateway Church has canceled it popular annual conference in the wake of a sex abuse scandal involving founder Robert Morris.| The Roys Report
Pastor Josiah Anthony resigns from Dallas-area Cross Timbers Church, after engaging in “inappropriate and hurtful” actions.| The Roys Report