CALIFORNIA
The Intelligencer
Lancaster, CA (PRWEB) June 10, 2015
The Zalkin Law Firm has announced the filing of a childhood sexual abuse civil lawsuit today on behalf of a victim of alleged childhood sexual abuse at an Assembly of God church in Lancaster, CA. The lawsuit has been filed on behalf of the Plaintiff, Leonor Vasquez, who was a minor at the time of the sexual abuse alleged in the complaint. The complaint was filed this morning in the Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. MC 25512.
The civil complaint identifies four Defendants; the Assembly of God Pentecostal Church in Lancaster, California, the national organization, the General Council of the Assemblies of God located in Springfield, MO, and several John Doe defendants, two who the firm identified as agents of the church, Michael Walsh, the alleged perpetrator, and his wife, Sharon Walsh. According to the civil complaint, the Plaintiff began attending the Assembly of God Church in Lancaster in 1995 at the age of 13 and she participated in services, youth events and stayed at a church camp. During this time, she allegedly met the defendants Michael and Sharon Walsh on a church mission trip to Mexico.
According to the complaint, in 1998 when the Plaintiff’s mother left the country, Leonor was left in the care of the Walsh’s based on their involvement with the church. The complaint then alleges that Michael Walsh sexually abused and molested the plaintiff on multiple occasions from 1998 to 2001, when the Plaintiff was 16 to 18 years old and was living with the Walshs. According to the complaint, the Walshs acted as youth group leaders for the Church and also facilitated other church activities, including Bible study and chaperoned other events.
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