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Independent investigators for Eastview Christian Church in Illinois have concluded that Pastor Caleb Baker used his position in the church to "persuade women to engage in sexual activity" while his father and the church's Senior Pastor Mike Baker likely used his position to cover the sins of his son.
The son of Eastview Christian Church’s former top leader used his own position and influence as a pastor to persuade women to engage in sexual activity, according to a report released Sunday that also detailed how and why other church leaders failed to stop the misconduct earlier.
Eastview Christian Church in Illinois announced Sunday that they have hired an attorney from the law firm Wagenmaker & Oberly to conduct an investigation after Mike Baker, the church’s longtime senior pastor recently resigned over allegations that he covered up sexual misconduct by his son Caleb Baker, while he was an employee at the church.
Mike Baker, the longtime senior pastor of Eastview Christian Church in Illinois has resigned from the megachurch weeks after his son, Caleb Baker, was fired from his job as a pastor at Central Christian Church in after he was caught in an extramarital affair with another church staffer.
The allegations of ministerial impropriety, resignation of the senior minister, and announcement of an investigation into potential misconduct that has roiled Eastview Christian Church in Normal this week will have long-lasting consequences.