TENNESSEE
The Tennessean
Mt. Zion Baptist Bishop Joseph Walker faces amended sex lawsuit with more details
Written by
Bob Smietana
The Tennessean
On Sunday, Bishop Joseph Walker told members of his congregation at Mt. Zion Baptist Church that if they waited and had faith, God would deliver them from their troubles.
On Monday, Walker learned he might have to wait longer for his own to be over.
Two former church members sued Walker earlier this year, accusing him of using his authority to engage in sexual misconduct. One lawsuit was dismissed in November, and the attorney for the other plaintiff filed court documents to withdraw that suit.
But the attorney for former church member Valencia Batson filed an amended lawsuit Monday that includes intimate details of her alleged sexual relationship with Walker, as well as accusations of financial misdeeds at the church.
“This is not over,” said Connie Allison, Batson’s attorney. “It is not going away.”
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