Mother of sexually abused teen sues minister, church, DHS

By Amanda Bland
Tulsa World
April 16, 2014

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The mother of a Tulsa teenager who court filings say was impregnated by a minister has sued the minister, his church, the Department of Human Services and several DHS employees for damages exceeding $1 million, records show.

Gregory Ivan Hawkins, 55, a former pastor of Zion Fellowship Ministries, was arrested June 24 on allegations that he had recurring sexual contact with a female relative since March or April 2012, when the girl was 14.

The girl became pregnant and gave birth to a child that blood tests showed was fathered by Hawkins, according to the lawsuit.

Tulsa County prosecutors charged Hawkins with seven counts of child sexual abuse.

He faces five counts of lewd molestation and four counts of second-degree rape in Osage County, where he lives.