Christa Brown, of Denver, Colo., speaks outside the Southern Baptist Convention's annual meeting Tuesday, June 11, 2019, during a rally in Birmingham, Ala. (AP Photo/Julie Bennett)
  • Southern Baptist Convention leaders respond to historic report on decades of mishandling abuse
  • SBC Executive Committee staff intend to publish list of ministers accused of misconduct previously secretly kept

Southern Baptist Convention leaders intend to publish a list of ministers accused of sexual misconduct that former staff secretly maintained, and rebuked one of their own Tuesday for antagonism toward abuse survivors. 

The statement and decision about the list were immediate actions from the SBC Executive Committee following the release of a historic report on Sunday about how SBC leaders failed to address abuse. 

During the meeting Tuesday morning, executive committee staff and members approved a statement condemning a letter that former executive committee employee August “Augie” Boto sent survivor Christa Brown in 2006 that said, “continued discourse between us [the executive committee and survivor advocates] will not be positive or fruitful.” 

Historic report:‘Ignored, disbelieved’: Southern Baptist Convention sexual abuse report details cover up, decades of inaction





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