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WEST ASHLEY, SC (WCSC) –
The Salvation Army is facing a lawsuit after two girls claim they were sexually abused for years while attending Sunday School at the Salvation Army’s West Ashley location on Highway 61.
According to the McLeod Law Group, the Salvation Army hired a known sexual predator.
The lawsuit names Armando Gonzalez, who according to jail records, was arrested in December 2015 for criminal sexual conduct with a minor under 11 in connection to the assaults.
Lawyers say the Salvation Army did not take any steps to protect the victims entrusted in its care and supervision.
The lawsuit claims the girls were sexually assaulted over five years starting at the age of 4.
According to lawyers, when one of the victims reported the abuse in October of 2015, Gonzalez confessed to years of sexual abuse at The Salvation Army and was subsequently charged and arrested.
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