Church sued over alleged abuse by youth leader after pastor knew of prior allegation

A man alleges he was sexually abused as a minor between 2011-2018 by a youth leader; a prior victim reported abuse in 1983 when he was 14 years old.

When institutions entrusted with the moral formation of the young receive warnings and choose silence over protection, the consequences can span decades. A man now living in British Columbia has brought a civil lawsuit against Chapelstreet Church in Geneva, Illinois, alleging that a youth leader sexually abused him throughout his childhood — years after the church's senior pastor had been told of an earlier allegation against the very same man. The case asks a question as old as organized community itself: what obligation does a congregation bear when it holds knowledge that could shield the v

Church sued over alleged abuse by youth leader after pastor knew of prior allegation

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