TULSA (OK)
Christian Post
By Stoyan Zaimov, Christian Post Reporter
October 23, 2012
As Victory Christian Center megachurch in Tulsa, Okla., continues fighting allegations against sexual abuse, a national support group of people abused by priests has accused its ministers of trying to cover-up the abuse and save the church’s reputation rather than provide full support for the victims.
“Again, here we go with these ministers putting their reputations ahead of the safety of the kids,” said Barbara Dorris, the outreach director for the Chicago-based Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP).
Jarrod Kopp, Senior Account Executive of Schnake Turnbo Frank, a Public Relations Consultant hired to represent the church, shared with The Christian Post an email statement from his firm regarding the accusations: “We disagree with SNAP’s characterization of this incident at Victory Christian Center. We have previously released a detailed timeline of the events during that time to fully disclose our response.”
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