Yes but the story got out anyway. Crouch admitted the crime when he settled for the money. It sounds like a payoff to keep the guy quiet. He paid the guy a pile of money to keep quiet. That's basically an admission of guilt.
Now the story is out and TBN is out of $425k. What good was this whole process?
The story got out because the criminal wasn't satisfied and came back to try and extort millions.
He broke the contract and wrote a book.
I think this will now be seen as more of the attack it is and may be pursued for the extortion it is.
The fellow making these accusations has already served time for statutory rape and drugs use.