Clergy Child Abuse Reporting Laws Uneven, Leave Loopholes

Note: This story has been updated to clarify which family is suing the church. When a Virginia 16-year-old told her parents that their church’s youth leader, Jordan Baird, had been sending her sexually suggestive text messages, they immediately confronted their pastor. Pastor David Baird, the perpetrator’s father, said the church would investigate, but he did … Continue reading Clergy Child Abuse Reporting Laws Uneven, Leave Loopholes