Texas sex scandal

In its statement to the Chronicle, Second Baptist said "our policy and practice have been and will continue to be that any complaint of sexual misconduct will be heard, investigated and handled in a lawful and appropriate way. Of those , 90 remain in prison and are registered sex offenders, according to the report. None were still in ministry and most were deceased, including, there on Page 4, the priest who had repeatedly raped Mr. The deacon said he provided the Georgia State Baptist Convention with evidence that the youth minister should be barred from working in churches. Orange County Sheriff's Dept.

In February , Shawn Oakman was dismissed from the Penn State Nittany Lions football team for violation of team rules for physically assaulting a female cashier who tried to stop him from stealing food from a campus store. Dufault sought twice in to have the indictment against her dismissed, but a court ruled each time the charges should stand. Kimberly Naquin, a geography teacher, pleaded guilty in March to having a sexual relationship with a female student, then 16, while employed at Destrehan High in St. Mario Martinez received two indictments of second-degree felony attempted sexual assault and a third indictment for one count of first-degree sexual assault and one count of second-degree attempted sexual assault, according to KTRE9. On February 28, , Oakman was found not guilty of sexual assault. Bailey when he was not yet a teenager. Find out what's happening in the world as it unfolds.

He was ordained in , and the estimated time frame of abuse was the s. The Associated Press typically does not identify victims in sexual abuse cases, and both people asked that their names be withheld. In a deposition, the pastor, Dale "Dickie" Amyx, admitted to having sex with her when she was a teenager, though he maintained that it was consensual. Heather Schneider was 14 when she was molested in a choir room at Houston's Second Baptist Church, according to criminal and civil court records. Follow her on Twitter chrondigger and reach her by email at lise.

Olsen has more than 20 years' experience specializing primarily in crime, corruption, worker safety and human rights. How long did they serve after the accusations? Read the complete investigative report on sexual misconduct at Southern Baptist churches, only on HoustonChronicle. In some cases, they were registered sex offenders. The current bishop said he would not disclose the names, citing the request of unnamed victims. See the details of sex abuse accusations against priests that Lafayette diocese withheld. Read or Share this story: