Lame Deer sex abuse survivors sue convicted former pastor and church

Lame Deer sex abuse survivors sue convicted former pastor and church

The girls who were sexually abused on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, have filed a civil suit.Those crimes occurred in the parsonage home of Morning Star Baptist Church and at the Morning Star Christian Academy, according to the caretaker of the property.Dean Alan Smith, a former pastor, is serving a 30-year prison sentence, followed by lifetime supervision.In December of 2023, a jury found Smith guilty of aggravated sexual abuse, abus…