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A new investigation report suggests that the former senior pastor of Vineyard Church in Duluth, Minnesota, took no action despite witnesses claiming the church leader knew about allegations against his son, who was arrested and charged with abuse of minors during his time at the church.
Jackson Gatlin, the former young adult and online community pastor at The Vineyard Church in Duluth, Minnesota, whose parents Michael and Brenda Gatlin resigned from the church this year after he was fired, was jailed Tuesday on charges of sexually abusing five teenage girls during his tenure at the church.
A longtime youth pastor used his church as a “hunting ground,” prosecutors said.
A former youth pastor in Duluth is facing criminal sexual conduct charges involving multiple minors.
As the son of senior church leaders, authorities said reports of Jackson Gatlin's misconduct were ignored for years.