The Colleyville Police Department has closed its sexual abuse investigation into Daystar Television Network family member and employee “Pete” without filing charges.
Founded by Marcus and Joni Lamb in 1993, Daystar is an evangelical religious television network known throughout the world. The network features shows from Allen Jackson, Rod Parsley, Creflo Dollar, Greg Laurie, Charles Stanley, Hal Lindsey, Sid Roth, Joel Osteen, Joseph Prince, Robert Jeffress, Paula White-Cain, Jack Hibbs, Samuel Rodriguez, Andrew Wommack, T.D. Jakes, David Jeremiah, and Kynan Bridges, among others.
Late last year, former Daystar employee Jonathan Lamb and his wife Suzy accused a male relative, whom the couple referred to as “Pete,” of sexually abusing their 5-year-old daughter during a family vacation in 2021. Jonathan also accused Daystar owners, Joni, his mother, and Marcus, his deceased father, of covering up the alleged abuse.
Jonathan and his wife initially filed a police report on Nov. 6, 2020, after suspecting their daughter was abused by someone at her school. The Colleyville Police Department closed the case the following month due to lack of evidence.
Police reopened an investigation in November 2024 after Jonathan and Suzy took the allegations public.
Shortly before taking his family’s accusations public, Jonathan was terminated from his position at Daystar following a 15-month performance review.
No Charges Filed As Colleyville Police Department Close Investigation
According to the Colleyville Police Department, the recent investigation into “Pete” has now been closed. Daystar released a media statement on May 14 that said, “Following a comprehensive investigation, Daystar learned through counsel today that Colleyville Police Department has officially closed its investigation, with no further action or charges, into allegations of abuse involving a child in the Lamb family.”
“The original police report filed several years ago alleged that an unidentified classmate of the child committed the alleged abuse,” the statement explained. “In November 2024, media reports surfaced, falsely accusing another Lamb family member—identified as ‘Pete’ in the reporting—of committing the alleged abuse.”
Daystar said that it “fully cooperated with law enforcement’s investigation.”
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“‘Pete’ denied any wrongdoing, and he voluntarily agreed to be interviewed by the Colleyville Police Department. ‘Pete’ also voluntarily sat for and passed two separate lie detector tests performed by two independent, highly experienced experts,” Daystar added. “No evidence has ever existed implicating ‘Pete’ in any crime, and no charges are being brought against ”Pete.’”
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