A former Southern Baptist pastor in Houston was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a teenage relative over the course of five years.
reported. Two of his co-pastors called the sheriff’s office, and the third reported the complaint to the Texas Department of Family Protective Services. According to church leaders, there are no other known victims.
“This activity is wrong according to biblical and civil law, and the church condemns the behavior as abhorrent. The elders have called upon Stephen Bratton to accept the full responsibility for his actions and to place himself at the mercy of the criminal justice system,” according tofrom the church. “Stephen Bratton was also excommunicated by the church [on] Sunday, May 19th. Therefore he is no longer a member of the church.
A staggering number of Southern Baptists with roles in the church have engaged in sexual abuse in the past two decades, according to a new investigation called"
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