By Bob Smietana
Baptist Press
NASHVILLE — In recent months, churches have been rocked by high-profile accusations of sexual misconduct among clergy. [Read more…]
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PAUL PRESSLER TARGETED IN TEXAS LAWSUIT
By David Roach
Baptist Press
Paul Pressler, pictured here in 2004, has denied a lawsuit’s allegations of sexual abuse.
-BP file photo
HOUSTON (BP) — A lawsuit alleging decades of sexual abuse by retired Texas state judge Paul Pressler has named a Southern Baptist Convention entity among its co-defendants.
Following multiple media reports on the Oct. 18 suit, Pressler’s legal team released a statement today (Dec. 12) to Baptist Press, in which attorney Ted Tredennick called the allegations “frivolous.” [Read more…]
