Back in 2000, a Michigan entrepreneur named Ron DeHaas co-founded Covenant Eyes, an anti-porn internet accountability software program that has since grown to more than 2 million users. The idea, he said at the time, was to protect his teenage stepsons from sexual temptation online. Its effectiveness has been lauded by many, including Speaker of the House Rep. Mike Johnson. But this past Aug. 13, one of those stepsons was arrested at a meeting spot in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where he thought ...| The Roys Report
Robert Morris, the founder of Gateway Church in the Dallas area today pleaded guilty to sexually abusing Cindy Clemishire in the 1980s, beginning when she was just 12. Morris, who grew Gateway into one of America’s largest megachurches, admitted to five felony counts of lewd or indecent acts with a child before Judge Cindy Pickerill. Under a plea deal, he received a 10-year sentence but will serve only six months in county jail.| The Roys Report
An Idaho pastor faces a slew of charges for alleged possession and distribution of child sex abuse material, which a local judge called “horrific.” Matthew Masiewicz, the senior pastor at Sovereign Grace Fellowship in Nampa, Idaho, was arraigned Wednesday at the Canyon County Magistrate Court, according to court records. Masiewicz, 53, faces 13 charges: Six counts of knowingly distributing child sexually exploitative material, six counts of willfully possessing or accessing child sexually...| The Roys Report
Chet Snyder of Fairfield, Illinois, a pastor and volleyball coach, is facing multiple charges related to alleged sexual assault of minors.| The Roys Report
A prominent Florida Assemblies of God (AG) pastor, who allegedly has left a stream of unreported child sex abuse cases in his wake, has finally been charged by police. Mark Vega, the senior pastor at Ignite Life Center church in Gainesville, “intentionally endeavored” to hide multiple reports of child abuse, according to a sworn complaint filed with the Gainesville police department. Under Florida law, anyone who suspects child abuse is required to report this to authorities.| The Roys Report
An 88-year-old Virginia pastor was sentenced Monday to eight years in prison for child sex crimes, after a judge greatly reduced it from 55 years. According to Richmond County Circuit Court records, a plea deal allowed the pastor, who had previously faced 31 charges, to receive the shorter sentence. Albert “Ben” Wharton, pastor of Victory Baptist Church in Warsaw, Virginia, from 1976-2002, pleaded guilty to eight of the counts against him, court records showed.| The Roys Report
The son-in-law of televangelist Mark Barclay was convicted on Friday of sexually assaulting a girl for about six years. James Randolph, a former church leader at Living Word Church in Midland, Michigan, now potentially faces life in prison. Living Word Church was founded by Barclay, whose TV ministry reaches millions of viewers each week. Following two and a half hours of deliberations, Randolph was found guilty of all six counts he faced.| The Roys Report
Dumas & Vaughn -- Sex Abuse Attorneys The Supreme Court’s Purdue Pharma decision applies directly to the Boy Scout bankruptcy, putting the BSA bankruptcy plan in peril. This is good news for our Dumas & Vaughn clients who appealed the BSA plan because it is a bad deal for abuse claimants. The Supreme Court vindicated the arguments of these sex abuse […] The post Purdue Decision Applies to Boy Scout Bankruptcy appeared first on Dumas & Vaughn.| Dumas & Vaughn
Dumas & Vaughn -- Sex Abuse Attorneys Today was the deadline to file all sex abuse claims in the Boy Scout bankruptcy. We’ve been hair-on-fire the last few weeks, getting the claims ready and filed for all my abuse survivor clients. We just got confirmation that the last one was successfully filed. WHAT’S NEXT? Now the big issue is what will happen […] The post Boy Scout Bankruptcy in Race with Purdue Pharma appeared first on Dumas & Vaughn.| Dumas & Vaughn
Dumas & Vaughn -- Sex Abuse Attorneys Six Oregon Men on SBC List of Baptist Sexual Abusers Six Oregon men are on an official SBC list of accused Baptist sexual abusers. The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) released a list naming over 700 men accused of sexually abusing or assaulting people in Baptist churches. Over 50 of the accused abusers were in western […] The post Six Oregon Men on SBC List of Baptist Sexual Abusers appeared first on Dumas & Vaughn.| Dumas & Vaughn
Dumas & Vaughn -- Sex Abuse Attorneys Understanding sexual abuse is hard. And who wants to try? Sexual abuse is not a subject anyone wants to think about, let alone read about and study. But our clients live with the sexual abuse they went through when they were kids, or sexual assault as adults, so Ashley and I try to learn as […] The post Understanding Sexual Abuse – Books, Experience, and Listening to our Clients appeared first on Dumas & Vaughn.| Dumas & Vaughn
One out of ten children will be sexually abused by the age of 18 in the US. What does that have to do with nonprofit management or fundraising? Absolutely nothing. So, why am I mentioning it? I’m s…| Michael Rosen Says...
