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1. Suit Alleges Megachurch's Negligence Led to Abuse of Teen

A prominent Southern Baptist church led by a former denominational president is the subject of a lawsuit that highlights how ignoring red flags of manipulative behavior could lead to sexual abuse. On Sunday ...

Created on 16 July 2020

2. Comedian John Crist Reappears With Apology, Admission of Responsibility for Past Actions

John Crist is back. Back on social media, that is. After an eight-month silence as he worked on what he calls "personal issues" surrounding the areas of his alleged sexual harassment and other imprope ...

Created on 15 July 2020

3. Judge Rejects Tentative $19 Million Weinstein Deal With Accusers

... en who accused Weinstein of sexually abusing them. The 68-year-old former Hollywood producer was convicted earlier this year of rape and sexual assault against two women. Accusations by dozens of women ...

Created on 14 July 2020

4. How Should the Church Respond to a Faith Leader's Sexual Abuse? ...

Charisma News reported on Nov. 6 that Christian comedian John Crist had exploited his Christian reputation to harass, manipulate and sexually exploit young women from 2012 to 2019. The allegations included ...

Created on 13 February 2020

5. Sexual Abuse Survivor: Find Healing From Your Traumatic Past ...

At the tender age of 14, Montrella Cowan experienced one of the deepest, darkest horrors any human being can endure—sexual abuse. And the trauma of that experience haunted her for a very long time. But ...

Created on 30 June 2020

6. Childhood Sexual Abuse Survivor: Healing and Forgiveness Are Possible ...

Larisha Warner finally came to a place where she refused to carry the heavy load of unforgiveness. She surrendered all of the pain and emotional suffering of childhood sexual abuse to God, and now claims ...

Created on 16 June 2020

7. Sexual Allegations Against Biden: God Hates Unequal Weights and Measures ...

Are the women who accused Donald Trump of sexual assault telling the truth? What about Brett Kavanaugh's accusers? What about Joe Biden's accusers? Ultimately, only the people involved know the full detail ...

Created on 11 May 2020

8. After Firing Professor Accused of Sex Abuse, Christian University Launches Investigation, Places President on Leave

Cedarville University made headlines last week after firing a theology professor accused of sexual abuse. Cedarville President Dr. Thomas White hired Anthony Moore despite knowing of his history of abuse. ...

Created on 05 May 2020

9. Biden Finally Addresses Sexual Assault Allegation Against Him ...

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has finally addressed a serious abuse allegation against him. The former vice president flatly denied that he sexually assaulted one of his former Democratic ...

Created on 01 May 2020

10. Christian University Fires Theology Professor With History of Sexual Abuse ...

Cedarville University fired theology professor Dr. Anthony Moore after discovering more information about his past of sexual abuse. Moore was fired three years after the Christian university originally ...

Created on 29 April 2020

11. Court Drops Child Rape, Human Trafficking Charges Against Megachurch Leader

...  tossed. In February, a Southern California woman filed a federal lawsuit against the church and García. In it, she said García, 50, and his father sexually abused her for 18 years starting when she was 12, man ...

Created on 08 April 2020

12. Former RN Ministers to Trafficking Victims After God 'Wrecks' Her Heart

... sexually exploited and human trafficking victims. "I had not really even heard of human trafficking, sex trafficking or labor trafficking until 2011," Duffield says. "My friend, who leads her own ministr ...

Created on 25 March 2020

13. How to Become a Missionary to Victims of Sex Trafficking

Sex trafficking is on the rise, and followers of Jesus are on the frontlines of freeing its victims. Calvin Fanning, a former church-planting missionary with the Assemblies of God, is one of those called ...

Created on 20 March 2020

14. How the Woman at the Well Inspires a Nonprofit to Rescue Trafficking Victims

Inspired by the account of the woman at the well in the Gospel of John, Jeanne Allert named her nonprofit organization "The Samaritan Women." But was the name too "religious" for their work with human ...

Created on 18 March 2020

15. Harvey Weinstein Sentenced to 23 Years for Sex Crimes

Ex-Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein was sentenced on Wednesday, March 11, to 23 years in prison for sex crimes. He was convicted last month of third-degree rape and forcible sexual assault of two women, ...

Created on 11 March 2020

16. World Women's Wholeness Summit Sparks Overwhelming Response

...  Conference 2019 and she also chaired the AACC World Committee for Preventing Sexual Abuse, Harassment and Abuses of Power. She and her husband, Pastor Tim Sauvé, are founders of the World Women's Whol ...

Created on 11 March 2020

17. Former Sex Trafficker Gets Miraculously Saved: 'The Weighty Glory of God Filled the Room'

"The weighty glory of God filled the room as we sang and prayed in the Spirit. Tears streamed down his face as he fell to his knees and began to cry out in the presence of God. 'I've done horrible things. ...

Created on 10 March 2020

18. Senator Calls DOJ to Investigate Pornhub for Allegedly Streaming Videos of Raped Women, Children

Republican Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska says the U.S. Department of Justice must investigate Pornhub over allegedly streaming videos that include child pornography and violent rape. "This is pretty obvious: ...

Created on 10 March 2020

19. Why You May Not Want Your Child Online at All

... ck of controls and accountability," warns Julie Haltom, director of education at The Samaritan Women, an organization based in Baltimore and battling sexual exploitation nationwide. "There are very fe ...

Created on 06 March 2020

20. How God Has Equipped You to Fight Sex Trafficking

...  looking for attention or acceptance." The media often doesn't help the situation. "A lot of what we're seeing through media and social messaging is so sexualized," she says. "If you look at TV shows, ad ...

Created on 06 March 2020