Local Southern Baptist Church part of national lawsuit for alleged cover ups of sexual abuses

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Local Southern Baptist Church part of national lawsuit for alleged cover ups of sexual abuses

FOUNTAIN, Colo. (KRDO) - A national lawsuit claims the Southern Baptist Convention covered up decades of abuse by its pastors and employees, including one case here in Southern Colorado.  The lawsuit, filed with the U.S. District Court in Tennessee, includes six alleged victims of abuse by pastors or employees at Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) churches across the country, from Illinois to Alabama. These allegations go back decades but are fin…