TX--Church disciplines wrongdoer’s wife

For immediate release: Friday, May 22

Statement by David Clohessy of St. Louis Director of SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (314 566 9790, davidg[email protected])

We are deeply skeptical of claims by officials at a Dallas church that they have “without exception” reported suspicions and knowledge of child sex crimes to law enforcement.” If they did, we doubt they did so promptly and fully. And we are deeply grateful to the brave woman who is exposing possible child sex crimes at the church.

http://www.christiantoday.com/article/church.disciplines.wife.for.wanting.to.divorce.husband.who.admitted.paedophile.leanings/54480.htm  

A member of Village Church, Jordan Root, admitted viewing and having sexual images of children. But church officials disciplined his wife, Karen Hinkley, for taking steps to have their marriage annulled. Shame on them. And kudos to her for having the courage to expose this wrongdoing.

Pastor Steve Hardin and the church's public relations director Kent Rabalais have a lot to explain.

Root spent time in East Asia. We worry he may have hurt kids there. We hope anyone who may have seen, suspected or suffered child sex crimes or cover ups by Village Church staff will call police, expose wrongdoing, protect kids and start healing.

(SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, is the world’s oldest and largest support group for clergy abuse victims. SNAP was founded in 1988 and has more than 20,000 members. Despite the word “priest” in our title, we have members who were molested by religious figures of all denominations, including nuns, rabbis, bishops, and Protestant ministers. Our website is SNAPnetwork.org)

Contact - David Clohessy (314-566-9790 cell, [email protected]), Barbara Dorris (314-503-0003 cell, [email protected]), Barbara Blaine (312-399-4747, [email protected])  


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