A year after being charged with first-degree sexual abuse of a child, a member of the church has entered a plea deal with no prison sentence
Last May, shock waves rippled through Christian Fellowship Centewhen Sean Ferguson, who’d attended the church for decades, was charged with first-degree sexual abuse of a child. Last week, a plea deal was finalized for Ferguson.
In New York state, If a member of the clergy suspects a child in the congregation has been abused, they are not required to report it. But some advocates, clergy and lawmakers think that should ...