US EditionLawsuits accuse former California megachurch pastor of child sex abuse in Bucharest
Former pastor Paul Havsgaard is accused of abusing dozens of children over eight years; lawsuits claim church leaders neglected warnings despite reports of abuse and poor shelter conditions.
- Lawsuits accuse former California megachurch pastor Paul Havsgaard of severely abusing dozens of children over 8 years at a shelter he ran in Bucharest.
- The lawsuits name Harvest Christian Fellowship's founder Greg Laurie and other senior leaders, alleging they failed to prevent the abuse despite red flags.
- The plaintiffs accuse Havsgaard of sexual abuse, inappropriate touching, and mistreating children, with one saying life at the shelter was like 'a torture chamber inside a prison'.
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Lawsuits accuse former pastor of California megachurch of child sex abuse in Romania
By DEEPA BHARATH, Associated Press LOS ANGELES — A former Riverside megachurch pastor has been accused of sexually abusing and trafficking children for years at a shelter he ran in Bucharest, according to lawsuits filed by two Romanian men in U.S. District Court in California. The complaints, filed Tuesday by 33-year-old Marian Barbu and 40-year-old Mihai-Constantin Petcu, said former Harvest Christian Fellowship pastor and missionary Paul Havs…
An ancient shepherd in Riverside, California, was accused of sexual abuse and child trafficking for more than a year in a shelter that led him to Bucharest, according to the processes tried by two Romanian men at the U.S. District Court...
A former pastor of a church in Riverside, the U.S. state of California, is accused of sexual abuse and trafficking of minors for years at a shelter that led him to Bucharest, according to...
Lawsuits accuse former pastor of megachurch in Riverside of child sex abuse in Bucharest
By DEEPA BHARATH LOS ANGELES — A former Riverside megachurch pastor has been accused of sexually abusing and trafficking children for years at a shelter he ran in Bucharest, according to lawsuits filed by two Romanian men in U.S. District Court in California. The complaints, filed Tuesday by 33-year-old Marian Barbu and 40-year-old Mihai-Constantin Petcu, said former Harvest Christian Fellowship pastor and missionary Paul Havsgaard severely abu…
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Lawsuits accuse former pastor of Riverside-based megachurch of child sex abuse in Bucharest
By DEEPA BHARATH LOS ANGELES — A former Riverside megachurch pastor has been accused of sexually abusing and trafficking children for years at a shelter he ran in Bucharest, according to lawsuits filed by two Romanian men in U.S. District Court in California. The complaints, filed Tuesday by 33-year-old Marian Barbu and 40-year-old Mihai-Constantin Petcu, said former Harvest Christian Fellowship pastor and missionary Paul Havsgaard severely abu…
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Lawsuits accuse former California megachurch pastor of child sex abuse in Bucharest
Two Romanian men have filed lawsuits in U.S. District Court in California accusing a former megachurch pastor of sexually abusing and trafficking children for years at a shelter he ran in Bucharest.
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