NEW YORK — The president of the Southern Baptist Convention, Ed Litton, said the damning independent investigative report on sex abuse allegations is 'long overdue.'
NEW YORK — The president of the Southern Baptist Convention, Ed Litton, said the damning independent investigative report on sex abuse allegations is"long overdue."
The report, conducted by Guidepost Solutions, an independent firm contracted by the Southern Baptist Convention's Executive Committee, found the denomination's top leaders ignored sexual abuse allegations and disparaged survivors for more than two decades. in a report that documented hundreds of cases. Several of the accused perpetrators remained in ministry.
The report found that SBC leaders were concerned about church liability and its reputation and ignored concerns"even if it meant that convicted molesters continued in ministry with no notice or warning to their current church or congregation."He said leaders plan to convene at the SBC’s annual meeting in Anaheim, California in June, present solutions to the body for a vote, and address how to make the necessary systemic changes.