“Also, grand jury matters are secret and we do not comment on whether or not a case may be before the grand jury.”
Last fall, a series of contentious meetings culminated in the Executive Committee’s waiving of attorney-client privilege to meet the scope of Guidepost Solutions’ independent, third party investigation approved by Southern Baptist messengers at the 2021 SBC Annual Meeting in Nahville.
Following the 2022 SBC Annual Meeting in Anaheim, Calif., Send Relief pledged $4 million toward sexual abuse reforms approved by Southern Baptists at that meeting.
One of those reforms was the formation of the Abuse Response Implementation Task Force (ARITF). The group, whose members were announced Aug. 8 by Barber, will work to assist churches and SBC entities in addressing, reporting and preventing cases of sexual abuse.
In Anaheim, messengers also passed a resolution On Lament and Repentance for Sexual Abuse.
This article originally appeared on BaptistPress.com.
