[topcat54]

That church did it right.

Well, not exactly. Seems this fellow was youth pastor at another church where he was caught with his hand in the youth group cookie jar. They called it "inappropriate contact" with a minor. He was arrested and pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct. The church dismissed him. It’s not clear when the church found out about his activities. So this guy takes a job with another church, the one I mentioned in the previous post. The first church tells the second church to keep an eye on this fellow. So what does the second church do? You guessed it; they gave him a leadership job in charge of teenage boys. No background check was performed. So Mr. Youth Group starts plying the young men with gifts. Next thing you know he’s in the news again for inappropriately touching a boy he met at the church.

[Judith Anne]

I thought they put them in prison immediately.

[topcat54]

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[1000 silverlings]

This is baloney. Nowadays anybody can be sued for anything, and an employer who reveals information about an employee that prevents that employee from getting another job, can be held liable and sued. The onus is on these churches, and schools, whatever organization it is, to do a background check on people.

[1000 silverlings]

There’s no organized system with a top down heirarchy in place as in the Catholic church, protecting any of these individuals.

[Grizzled Bear]

I thought you said he was arrested. If he was arrested for child molestation it would be revealed by a background check necessary to work with children at the new church.

Was he arrested or not?