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Mar 27
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1/ Covenant Presbyterian Church and its church-run school, targeted in today's tragic shooting, are at the center of a complex child sexual abuse scandal from 2002-2012.
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2/ A 2012 lawsuit alleges that defendants associated with Covenant, including Bachmann, Eades, Avery, and Robinson, were involved in concealing unlawful child sexual abuse by John Perry. The plaintiffs were unaware of the abuse until 2012. https://cases.justia.com/tennessee/court-of-appeals/2014-m2013-02273-coa-r3-cv.pdf?ts=1403648321
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3/ By 2015, two lawsuits alleged child sexual misconduct by Perry. During divorce proceedings, Perry's ex-wife claimed his "inappropriate marital conduct" led to their separation, also as reported by the Arkansas Times.
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4/ John Perry was a prominent pastor who had co-authored several books with then Arkansas governor, Mike Huckabee.
The church allegedly used Perry's home as a "safe house" (on the back of his “good reputation”) for children they believed were mistreated by their parents.
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5/ This arrangement allowed the church to remove children from their homes and place them under Perry's care, raising serious concerns about the safety and protection of these vulnerable children in the hands of a confessed child molester.
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6/ In June 2009, a family sought help from Attorney Larry Crain after being silenced for raising concerns about children's safety in Perry's "safe house." Crain later filed a $3M lawsuit against the person who reported the abuse while representing Perry.
janespeaksup.com
Secret Settlements in Child Sexual Abuse Cases: Cover-Up in Williamson County – Part 3
This is part 3 of Cover-Up in Williamson County, which follow Part 1 and Part 2. Part 1 covers the background of the story – that we learned through the news that our very young child had bee…
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7/ Additionally, the Davises sued Covenant Presbyterian Church and parishioner Dale Lewelling, accusing the church of covering up for confessed child molester John Perry and putting children in Perry's so-called "safe house."
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8/ The family claims they were harassed, assaulted, and threatened for raising concerns about the church's concealment of child sexual abuse.
courthousenews.com
Church Accused of Covering for Molester
Editor’s note: In 2016, the Tennessee Court of Appeals upheld the trial court’s dismissals of Davis v. Covenant Presbyterian Church of Nashville and Davis v. Lewelling. NASHVILLE (CN) – A Presbyter…
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9/ Despite the scandal, local media in Nashville has not covered the stories involving John Perry, who admitted to sexually molesting his daughter in court.
janespeaksup.com
Secret Settlements in Child Sexual Abuse Cases: Cover-Up in Williamson County – Part 3
This is part 3 of Cover-Up in Williamson County, which follow Part 1 and Part 2. Part 1 covers the background of the story – that we learned through the news that our very young child had bee…
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