A Missouri lawyer has established a confidential reporting system for International House of Prayer (IHOPKC) abuse survivors to tackle several pressing questions as accounts accumulate:
What is the extent and nature of the abuse?
Is there an avenue for justice in the courts?
Can government agencies offer other help survivors need?
What additional resources are available to aid in healing and recovery?
And finally, what laws or other legal mechanisms might be enacted to prevent such abuse from reoccurring?
The fledging reporting system, launched earlier this week, reflects a broader struggle to bring external oversight and accountability to religious institutions accustomed to operating in the dark.
Caleb J. Aponte, an attorney with a background in prosecuting sex crimes, launched the system in response to what he describes as an inadequate and potentially harmful internal investigation into allegations of clergy abuse and sexual misconduct directed at IHOPKC founder Mike Bickle.
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