Name: Police investigating child sex abuse allegations at Holly Springs church
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Description: Holly Springs police are investigating claims of sexual misconduct involving a minor at a church. As of Tuesday, no charges have been filed, but Vertical Life Church confirms one of its volunteers has been placed on leave.

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Holly Springs police are investigating claims of sexual misconduct involving a minor at a church. As of Tuesday, no charges have been filed, but Vertical Life Church confirms one of its volunteers has been placed on leave.

68 AND EVEN BETTER. NEXT TUESDAY, 72 NICE. HERE WE GO. THANKS, >> POLICE IN HOLLY SPRINGS ARE INVESTIGATING CLAIMS OF MISCONDUCT INVOLVING A MINOR AT A CHURCH AT THIS POINT. NO CHARGES HAVE BEEN FILED BUT VERTICAL LIFE CHURCH CONFIRMS ONE OF ITS VOLUNTEERS HAS BEEN PLACED ON LEAVE. TONIGHT. THE CHILD'S PARENTS ARE SPEAKING OUT BECAUSE THEY BELIEVE THERE COULD BE MORE VICTIMS. WRAL'S JOE FISHER REPORTS. >> VERTICAL LIFE CHURCH IS OPERATED OUT OF HOLLY GROVE, MIDDLE SCHOOL HERE IN HOLLY SPRINGS. THIS IS WHERE THE ABUSE ALLEGEDLY HAPPENED LAST FALL MORE THAN A YEAR AGO. BUT POLICE GOT INVOLVED IN A BRAWL, A CHURCH VOLUNTEER IS AT THE CENTER OF AN INVESTIGATION AFTER CLAIMS OF ABUSE OF A 3 YEAR-OLD CHILD INSIDE A BATHROOM. THE FAMILY HAD JUST STARTED ATTENDING VERTICAL LIFE CHURCH IN THE FALL OF 2021. >> THEY PUT THEIR CHILD IN SUNDAY SCHOOL. THAT'S WHEN THEY BELIEVE THE MISCONDUCT HAPPENED WHILE THEY ATTENDED CHURCH SERVICE. >> I TILED WAS TALKING ABOUT THINGS IN NATURE THAT NO CHILD EVEN NEW. AND WE HAVE NOT EVEN HAD LIKE TIKTOK. YEAH, IT WAS THEIR CHILD'S CHANGE IN BEHAVIOR THAT GOT THEIR ATTENTION AND ANGER, SADNESS CREAMINESS THE YEAR. >> JORDAN AND THAT WATKINS, 60 PERSONALLY WITNESSED A VOLUNTEER ALONE WITH KIDS IN THE BATHROOM IN DECEMBER 2021, THEY RAISE CONCERNS WITH THE CHILDREN'S MINISTER IN FEBRUARY AND MARCH OF THIS YEAR, THEY MET WITH THE PASTOR AND CHURCH LEADERSHIP. THEN IN APRIL, THE CHURCH CONTACTED CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES WHICH PROMPTED HOLLY SPRINGS POLICE TO LAUNCH AN INVESTIGATION WITH HOW QUICKLY THIS HAPPENED FOR US. I WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED IF THERE ARE OTHER CHILDREN AFTER POLICE GOT INVOLVED. THE CHURCH CHANGED ITS POLICIES FOR VOLUNTEERS OUTLINED IN THIS NEWSLETTER IN MAY. >> WE WILL NO LONGER CHANGE DIAPERS OR DO SPECIAL BATHROOM TRIPS AND THE BATHROOMS IN THE V KIDS AREA ARE CLOSED OUTSIDE OF CLASS ROOM. BATHROOM BREAKS. >> THE CHURCH ALSO INSTALLED CAMERAS IN THE KIDS AREA. SO THERE'S A LOT OF >> BAD THINGS THAT HAPPEN TO KIDS. AND IT'S UNBELIEVABLY SAD. AND THE LAST PLACE THAT SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN IS THAT THE CHURCH WALLS, VERTICAL LIFE CHURCH DECLINED AN ON-CAMERA INTERVIEW. >> IN A STATEMENT, A SPOKESPERSON TOLD WRAL, QUOTE, THE SAFETY OF OUR CONGREGATION AND OUR CHILDREN IS OF SUPREME IMPORTANCE ANY AND ALL ALLEGATIONS OF ABUSE OR MISCONDUCT ARE TAKEN SERIOUSLY. AND HANDLED EARNESTLY BY VLC IS LEADERSHIP AND LAW ENFORCEMENT. THE CHURCH SAYS THE VOLUNTEER WAS PLACED ON LEAVE. HOLLY SPRINGS POLICE HAVE BEEN INVESTIGATING FOR ALMOST 8 MONTHS NOW. IT CAN BE A COUPLE OF MONTHS AND CAN BE A COUPLE OF YEARS. IT'S A PRETTY WIDE RANGE. KRISTIN, DO RAJA IS WITH SAFE CHILD AND URGES PEOPLE TO REPORT ALL CASES OF SUSPECTED ABUSE TO POLICE. THE CHILD SHOULD NEVER SET FOR ONE MOMENT OR ONE DAY. >> THE WATKINS FAMILY IS PUTTING THEIR TRUST IN THE SYSTEM THEY HOPE SHARING THEIR STORY, GIVES OTHER VICTIMS, THE COURAGE TO COME FORWARD. IT IS. WE'RE SPEAKING UP AND IT'S WORTH SHINING LIGHT. >> WHERE ELSE THERE'S GOING TO BE NO CHANGE.

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