SALEM (OR)
Statesman Journal
March 8, 2018
By Lauren Hernandez and Capi Lynn
Warning: Some of the testimonies found in this story contain graphic details that some may find triggering or disturbing.
“Sexual immorality” was the reason cited when longtime Pastor Ken Engelking resigned in January from Morning Star Community Church in Salem.
Four women had come forward the previous spring with allegations against Engelking, two other former church staff members and a member of an affiliated church.
In a 23-page annotated letter to the Morning Star board of directors, the women chronicled accusations of an abusive, adulterous relationship involving Engelking, and sexual assault and rape by three other men over more than 20 years, including as recently as 2010.
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