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Leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention, America's largest Protestant denomination, stonewalled and denigrated survivors of clergy sex abuse over almost two decades while seeking to protect their own reputations, according to a scathing 288-page investigative report issued Sunday.
Seven-month investigation was conducted by independent firm
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Survivors who reported abuse to executive committee were ‘ignored’ as leaders were ‘singularly focused on avoiding liability’
The 300-page report contains explosive details about how denomination leaders worked to avoid liability, rather than help victims of sexual abuse.