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Michael David Sills and his wife Mary are no longer seeking damages against the estate of the late Jennifer Lyell in a lawsuit stemming from Lyell’s accusation of sexual abuse against Sills.
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SBC’s Executive Committee has spent millions defending itself against former leaders accused of abuse.
Jennifer Lyell, a former Christian publishing executive, alleged sexual and spiritual abuse in a deposition in a defamation lawsuit filed by her former mentor David Sills.
Lyell’s life was upended after telling her story—but her bravery has encouraged other survivors
Jennifer Lyell, an editor and author whose promising career in Christian publishing was derailed when she accused a former Southern Baptist leader of abuse, has died.
A former seminary professor and missionary who admitted sexual misconduct has sued a group of Southern Baptist Convention leaders and entities, claiming they conspired with an abuse survivor to ruin his reputation.
Southern Baptist leaders announced Tuesday (Feb. 22) that they had reached a resolution with a sexual abuse survivor whose story was mishandled when she came forward in 2019.
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