CANTON (GA)
CBS Atlanta
By Mandi Milligan – email
CANTON, GA (CBS ATLANTA) –
The parents of a young boy have filed a lawsuit against a Baptist church in Canton on claims the church failed to protect him from a church volunteer who sexually assaulted him.
The lawsuit against First Baptist Church of Canton was filed Aug. 1 in the Superior Court of Cherokee County.
The boy’s parents, who are not being identified to protect the child, claim senior pastor George Anderson and church employee Shawn Finch knew of Matthew Brent Sheffield’s history of sexual misconduct with minors.
Sheffield was employed by First Baptist to supervise children in various church services and was also employed by the Cherokee County Board of Education as a substitute teacher.
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