Arizona megachurch pastor Les Hughey has officially resigned as senior pastor at Highlands Church in Scottsdale, Arizona, after several women accused the church founder of taking sexual advantage of them decades ago as teenagers and young women.
In a statement released Wednesday, the church announced that Highlands elders accepted Hughey’s resignation effective immediately.
“Pastor Hughey’s resignation does not end the responsibility of Highlands Church,” Bob Wade, the church’s interim senior pastor, said in the statement. “We are committed to providing counseling and spiritual care. Further, we recognize the critical importance of treating any allegation of abuse or misconduct seriously and its victims with compassion.”
The resignation comes after three more women stepped forward this week to claim that Hughey treated them in sexually inappropriate ways over 40 years ago when he served as youth group leader at Scottsdale Bible Church.
The newest accusations followed The Modesto Bee’s reporting last week of four other women who accused Hughey of engaging in sexual abuse at Modesto’s First Baptist Church.
According to The Modesto Bee, a total…
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