Dear Friends,
Since our goal is to provide a safe place for all in our meetings we have a zero-tolerance policy for child sexual abuse/sexual abuse. To minimise the risk of abuse and any feeling of mistrust or discomfort, any person with substantiated allegations of child sexual abuse/sexual abuse will not be allowed to attend any meetings in person. If these persons travel, the restrictions also apply to meetings outside their home areas. Since allegations of abuse have recently been brought to light concerning Robert Sutton, we have asked him to not attend any meetings for the present.
We want to encourage any victims of sexual assault to come forward no matter who the abuser was. Please report it to the proper legal authorities. It would be good also to let your local workers know, so they can make necessary adjustments for the local meetings.
The Missouri Abuse Hotline is …1-800-392-3738
The Arkansas Abuse Hotline is …1-800-392-3738
The Oklahoma Abuse Hotline is …1-800-522-3511
Another helpful source is to use the hot line …(503-386-4634)
This hotline will notify workers if necessary and provide therapy advice.
Another source the RAHN hotline (1-800-656-4673) and the suicide hotline (988) for anyone in crisis.
Your brother, Craig
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Zero tolerance, substantiated….. wow BIG words
You done the talk now walk it across the world, so we an regain confidence in the Ministry…..
This sentence requires editing for me to believe that real change is to happen.
“To minimise the risk of abuse and any feeling of mistrust or discomfort, any person with substantiated allegations of child sexual abuse/sexual abuse will not be allowed to attend any meetings in person.”
To minimize the risk of abuse and any feeling of mistrust or discomfort, any disclosure of child sexual abuse/sexual abuse will result in the removal of meeting privileges anywhere for the accused.
This wording would be more conducive to survivor support and show understanding of the issue at hand. I see understanding growing. The duty of care is owed to the victim/survivors. The issue is big and ugly. The response needs to be big and firm.
Ellen, your response allows no wiggle room and is spot on. Also you said, “This wording would be more conducive to survivor support and show understanding of the issue at hand”. Your absolutely correct! Trouble is those workers in control want exceptions for the predators and really don’t care about the issue at hand.
Now it is said, “any person with substantiated allegations of child sexual abuse/sexual abuse will not be allowed to attend any meetings in person”. First of all there’s no such thing as “substantiated allegations”. Substantiated means you provide evidence to support or prove the truth of the matter. Allegations is a claim or assertion that someone has done something illegal or wrong, typically one made without proof. So it is either an allegations, or it is substantiated proof. Calling all predators, do what you want, just don’t get caught on a camera, or leave anything behind. That way there’s no proof and it will be okay! Otherwise it’s just the victims words, which is not proof and means nothing. This is another stellar letter puff piece of hot air! Sorry victims, you lose again.
Another letter describing who is not welcome in 2×2 meetings. Ok – except that it defines somewhat of a loosning of requirements from folks with ‘allegations’ to folks with “substantiated” allegations.
This now inserted “substantiated” requirement returns determination to the same workers previously have demanded that victims come with hard forensic proof or keep silent and be ashamed”.
A similar escape route for suspected enablers that Eaglebend folks inserted with “”adequate proof”
Maybe a clearer definition of “substantiated” and of “adequate proof” would be in order. Especially when we have learned very very clearly that senior workers cannot be trusted with this determiation.
In California the group votes on peds, in Craig’s area they say no peds, in Wisconsin they had a prison outreach program and welcomed peds. Never read in the Bible of God having three plans for one problem.
This letter is infuriating to those close to the situation. There is absolutely no basis for these false allegations and the legal authorities agree. False allegations are criminal, yet people who claim to be God’s people are backing up these rather than the victims of these allegations. There seems to be nothing Godly about this behaviour. Follow the laws and turn over true perpetrators to authorities. Going beyond the law and ruining lives of innocent men and their families is extreme.
I am very close to the situation. The allegations are not false.
This guy has always given our family a yucky feeling. No surprise he has allegations. We have watched him interact with underage girls with many red flag behaviors
What needs to be clarified in the notice is which Robert Sutton it is. The son has the same name as his dad. The dad had Sunday meeting for years in Rogers, but he and his wife Esther (who are 81 years old now) recently sold the house there and are now living in Missouri. The son with the same name and his family still live in Arkansas. If it’s the dad, senior, I know exactly what you are talking about. I never let my 2 sons be around him much and never alone with him while they were younger. When I first read this I assumed it’s Robert senior, the dad. I can understand the notice being Arkansas, but since senior Robert moved to Missouri there should be a Missouri notification as well. I can’t say too much here but I know them very well.
This is regarding a young guy. He would be around 50 yrs old or so.
Currently lives in North Arkansas.