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Years of ignored warnings freed a children’s pastor to sexually abuse girls, lawsuit says
A lawsuit alleges that a children's pastor at Refuge Church of The Assemblies of God in Jonesboro, Arkansas was able to sexually abuse girls despite years of ignored warnings. The case involves a victim named Stephanie Davis who participated in the Assemblies of God's Missionettes girls program. The lawsuit suggests institutional failures to act on known concerns enabled the abuse.
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