“Strong
circumstantial evidence suggests that Jack Graham, Pastor of Prestonwood
Baptist Church, Texas, one of America's largest Churches, and other pastoral
staff and members of the Church, and Church attorneys, have covered up child
sexual abuse at Prestonwood, have broken the law, and should face the courts
for fines and jail time.
“Jack
Graham and others have provided no explanation as regards how their conduct
with respect to John Langworthy and others, did not break Texas's 1971 law
requiring the reporting of child abuse to law enforcement. Child abuser John
Langworthy was expelled from the Church in 1989, has never been arrested for
crimes associated with Prestonwood, and Jack Graham has never explained why
Langworthy was not arrested.
“This
situation has been ignored by Prestonwood management and members, Dallas and
Plano law enforcement, the cities' district attorneys (who are responsible for
criminal prosecution), and the leading newspaper of the area, the Dallas Morning News.
“Coverage
of the issue has kept alive by Internet bloggers, an online Baptist newspaper,
and a nationwide campaigning organization. . . .
"Texas's
1971 law requires all persons to immediately report suspected child abuse, and
states that privileged communications (such as those that pastors, attorneys,
and teachers might encounter) are not valid exception cases. The 1989
Langworthy case involved Prestonwood Pastors Jack Graham, and Neal Jeffrey,
attorney Randy Addison, administrative Pastor Bill Taylor, and deacon Allen
Jordan (father of Amy Smith), along with young and old members of the congregation.
Langworthy has never been arrested for abuse at Prestonwood, nor has any person
associated with Prestonwood been arrested for covering up abuse.”
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Related posts:
Boots, biscuits and Prestonwood Baptist, 3/18/2013
Megachurch calls cops on member who speaks out, 3/8/2013
People to remember in the Prestonwood/Morrison Heights scandal, 2/9/2013
Penn State and Prestonwood: Consequences are necessary, 11/10/2011
Jack Graham: Deceiver, believer or in-betweener? 10/1/2011
Prestonwood saga shows clergy abuse database is overdue, ABP, 8/19/2011
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Related posts:
Boots, biscuits and Prestonwood Baptist, 3/18/2013
Megachurch calls cops on member who speaks out, 3/8/2013
People to remember in the Prestonwood/Morrison Heights scandal, 2/9/2013
Penn State and Prestonwood: Consequences are necessary, 11/10/2011
Jack Graham: Deceiver, believer or in-betweener? 10/1/2011
Prestonwood saga shows clergy abuse database is overdue, ABP, 8/19/2011
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