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“The statement, signed by leaders of the SBC Executive Committee and other of the denomination’s national entities, didn’t say specifically what federal investigators are looking into, but they referenced an internal investigation into the Executive Committee’s handling of sexual abuse allegations.” - C.Index

Related:

  • SBC leaders respond to DOJ investigation - BPNews
  • Justice Department Investigates Southern Baptist Convention Over Abuse - C.Today
  • Department of Justice to investigate Southern Baptist sexual abuse - RNS

Discussion

Tue, 08/16/22

….to see it come to this, but four years back, when we were debating the issues with Paige Patterson, one thing I noticed is that Patterson appeared to be pulling a Hilliary or Trump and retaining (and releasing!) information that I believe properly belonged to Title IX sexual assault investigations. That’s supposed to be private until it’s released by participants.

On the flip side, by at least opening an investigation, albeit four years late, the FBI is doing better than it did with the Nassar non-investigation. Still not good, but at least getting started, and hopefully (Southern Baptists are indeed generally more conservative) this is not another example of the FBI investigating conservatives intensely while leaving more liberal malefactors (e.g. the public schools) unbothered. (they also have a huge issue)

Aspiring to be a stick in the mud.

Thu, 08/18/22

The US Department of Justice is investigating the SBC. What does it mean? - RNS

SBC under investigation: What’s this talk of a subpoena and grand jury? - C.Index

and

Executive Committee, no individuals subpoenaed in DOJ investigation - BPNews

Views expressed are always my own and not my employer's, my church's, my family's, my neighbors', or my pets'. The house plants have authorized me to speak for them, however, and they always agree with me.

Mon, 08/22/22

Former FBI agent weighs in on DOJ’s investigation of SBC

“If I were still in law enforcement, I’d want to take a hard look at the report myself and see if there is anything of potential value to prosecutors in terms of bringing criminal charges against an offender, or if there is anything that law enforcement needs to do to in order to prevent a crime,” said Kathleen McChesney, a former FBI agent who served as executive director of the Office of Child Protection for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

Views expressed are always my own and not my employer's, my church's, my family's, my neighbors', or my pets'. The house plants have authorized me to speak for them, however, and they always agree with me.