Three women are suing a Texas megachurch, alleging it failed to act after a pastor sexually abused them, according to the Miami Herald.
The lawsuit accuses Houston’s megachurch Champion Forest Baptist Church of enabling former youth pastor Timothy Jeltema, who has pleaded guilty to child sex crimes. Three women claim a youth pastor sexually abused them during their teenage years. The pastor stole their childhoods and shattered their faith, according to a Texas lawsuit, the Miami Herald reported. The women are seeking $1 million in damages from the church, Jeltema, and the Southern Baptist Convention.
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Jeltema, who was the youth pastor at the time, abused the women when they were 14, 15 and 16 years old. The lawsuit…
