President of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Albert Mohler, released a statement Thursday apologizing for his continued support of Pastor C.J. Mahaney who was accused of concealing sex abuse allegations in his church.
According to the Houston Chronicle, Mahaney and Sovereign Grace Ministries, the non-southern Baptist church he used to lead, were sued in 2013 by 11 people claiming that leaders within the church covered up sexual abuse accusations.
Only one person was convicted as a result of this lawsuit and eventually the case was dismissed since the statute of limitations had run out.
The church eventually partnered with the Southern Baptists Convention and changed its name to Sovereign Grace Churches where Mahaney is currently serving as the Senior Pastor, the church’s website states. According to the Chronicle, Mahaney has long maintained his innocence.
For this reason, the Chronicle reports that many other SBC leaders, including Mohler, have stood by Mahaney despite sexual abuse cover-up allegations.
Now, in the wake of the Houston Chronicle investigative report that showed that more than 700 people had been sexually abused by SBC leaders since 1998, many of the people who once stood by Mahaney, are expressing regret.
Mohler told the Chronicle on Thursday, “I believe in retrospect I erred in being part of a statement supportive of…
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