SGM-Mahaneygate: Mahaney's #2 Man Steps Down

C. J. Mahaney, President of SGM
Co-defendant in class action lawsuit in child sex abuse coverup


Another word comes from Brent Detwiler about C.J. Mahaney.  Last week, Mahaney's flagship church with about 4000 members , Covenant Life, Gaithersburg, MD dumped Mahaney and Sovereign Grace Ministries.  Two days later, Mahaney's number two man at Sovereign Grace Ministries (SGM) stepped down. 

SGM-Mahaneygate: Home Church Dumps Mahaney & SGM

Mahaney and SGM have been dumped by Mahaney's home church, his flagship church, Covenant Life in Gaithersburg, MD.  After nearly two years of leadership problems with Mahaney--known to us as "Old Baldy"-- along with the recent class action lawsuit against Mahaney and several SGM clerics over sex abuse coverups, the parent mega-church split ties.  Those who've followed the SGM-Mahaneygate debacle

SGM-Mahaneygate: (Detwiler) The Drama Continues in Baptacostal Land

C.J. Mahaney, Co-defendant in Child Sex Abuse Case Against Sovereign Grace Ministries



http://www.brentdetwiler.com/brentdetwilercom/2012/11/9/my-appeal-to-the-pastors-of-covenant-life-church-for-biblica.html

My Appeal to the Pastors of Covenant Life Church for Biblical Transparency

Friday, November 9, 2012 at 10:58AM

 

On Wednesday, I wrote the Covenant Life pastors appealing for

SGM-Mahaneygate (World Mag, 2 Nov 12): Megastar's "Troubled Ministry"

http://www.worldmag.com/2012/11/troubled_ministry

 

 

Troubled ministry

 

Religion | Lawsuit claims leaders at Sovereign Grace Ministries covered up sexual abuse



James Thompson
C.J. Mahaney


 

Troubles continue to mount for Sovereign Grace Ministries (SGM), an evangelical association with about 90 churches and 28,000 members worldwide. The SGM

SGM-Mahaneygate: Brief Roundup of News Re: Child, Sex, & Leadership Abuses

Co-defendant, C.J. Mahaney in class action lawsuit against Sovereign Grace Ministries about sexual abuse, child abuse and the mediated, communicated, underlying, pervasive, governing and controlling culture of abusiveness


The Associated Press article on SGM-Mahaneygate has literally gone nearwise everywhere.

It is in local newspapers from New York Newsday to Dallas Morning Post. TV

SGM-Mahaneygate: 4 More Churches Leave Sovereign Grace Ministries in Last 10 Days

http://www.brentdetwiler.com/brentdetwilercom/2012/10/24/four-more-churches-leave-sovereign-grace-ministries-in-last.html



Four More Churches Leave Sovereign Grace Ministries in
Last Ten Days






















Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at 7:13PM


Sovereign
Grace Church of Daytona Beach left Sovereign Grace Ministries on October 12
citing a loss of trust

(Detwiler) SGM-Mahaneygate: CJ Mahaney, Sex Abuse Lawsuit, Jerry Sandusky, Penn State, Romanism

C. J. Mahaney, one of several co-defendants in class action lawsuit alleging coverup in child sexual abuse


http://www.brentdetwiler.com/brentdetwilercom/2012/10/22/sexual-abuse-and-spousal-abuse-in-sovereign-grace-ministries.html

Sexual Abuse and Spousal Abuse in Sovereign Grace Ministries

Monday, October 22, 2012 at 5:44PM

 

Last Wednesday, Associated Press reporter Eric Tucker broke

SGM-Mahaneygate: Wartburg's Bio of SGM Co-Defendants & Silence at Gospel Coalition

http://thewartburgwatch.com/2012/10/22/is-the-gospel-coalition-ignoring-the-elephant-in-the-room/

Is The Gospel Coalition Ignoring the Elephant in the Room?




Posted on Mon Oct 22, 2012 by deb

 

 



“There's a phrase, "the elephant in the living room", which purports to describe what it's like to live with a drug addict,

FLAGSHIP CHURCHES PREPARE TO LEAVE AS LAWSUIT CHARGES SOVEREIGN GRACE MINISTRIES OF C.J. MAHANEY WITH COVERING UP CHILD SEX ABUSE

http://apprising.org/2012/10/20/flagship-churches-prepare-to-leave-as-lawsuit-charges-sovereign-grace-ministries-of-c-j-mahaney-with-covering-up-child-sex-abuse/


FLAGSHIP CHURCHES PREPARE TO LEAVE AS LAWSUIT CHARGES SOVEREIGN GRACE MINISTRIES OF C.J. MAHANEY WITH COVERING UP CHILD SEX ABUSE


By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Oct 20, 2012 in Current Issues, Features

 

 




The other day

(Guardian, UK) SGM-Mahaneygate: Lawsuit Claims SGM Hid Sex Abuse Cases, Obstructed Justice & Misrepresented Facts

President of Sovereign Grace Ministries (SGM)

Associate of Rev. Drs. Al Mohler, Ligon Duncan, and Mark Dever

Board Member of "Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals," Leader in "Together for the Gospel," and "Gospel Coalition"

Charles Joseph ("CJ") Mahaney
Co-defendant in Class Action Lawsuit with 7 Defendants, including SGM

Civil Torts: Negligence, Infliction of Emotional Distress,

Christianity Today: Lawsuit Charges C. J. Mahaney, Sovereign Grace Ministries with Covering Up Child Sex Abuse

Together For the Gospel Allies
(L to R) Defendent C. J. Mahaney, Al Mohler,
Lig Duncan, Mark Dever


http://blog.christianitytoday.com/ctliveblog/archives/2012/10/cj-mahaney-sovereign-grace-ministries-sued-for-concealing-child-sex-abuse.html

Lawsuit Charges C. J. Mahaney, Sovereign Grace Ministries with Covering Up Child Sex Abuse

Allegations comes as flagship churches prepare to leave

Sovereign Grace Ministries Sued; Sex Abuse Alleged

http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20121018/FEATURES10/310180079/Sovereign-Grace-church-group-sued-abuse-alleged



Sovereign Grace church group sued; abuse alleged

 


Sovereign Grace now based in Louisville

















First worship service of Sovereign Grace at Christ..

SGM-Mahaneygate: Brent Detwiler Makes Statement Re: Lawsuit Against SGM Sex Abuse Allegations



C. J. Mahaney, President of SGM
Co-defendant



Brent Detwiler offers his statement below, including remarks to a press member.

 

https://www.facebook.com/TheReformedTraveler/posts/116881388467106?ref=notif¬if_t=share_reply#!/notes/brent-detwiler/lawsuit-claims-evangelical-church-group-concealed-sex-abuse-allegations-in-md-va/521541234540112?notif_t=note_reply

 

Lawsuit claims

SGM-Mahaneygate: Sex Scandal & SGM Turns Deaf Ear

http://www.wjla.com/articles/2012/10/sex-scandal-church-turned-deaf-ear-to-alleged-abuse-81189.html


 

Sex scandal: Church turned deaf ear to alleged abuse



By Greta Kreuz

 

October 18, 2012 - 05:16 pm

 

http://bcove.me/m6rzhazk

 




Sovereign Grace Ministries, a group that runs about 100 churches, including some in Maryland and Northern Virginia, is alleged to have covered up

SGM-Mahaneygate (Text of Class Action Lawsuit): Mahaney-SGM v. Child Abuse Victims Class

http://www.brentdetwiler.com/brentdetwilercom/2012/10/18/actual-lawsuit-brought-against-sovereign-grace-ministries-se.html




 

A word from Brent Detwiler followed by the lawsuit against SGM.


Actual Lawsuit Brought Against Sovereign Grace Ministries & Seven Defendents

Thursday, October 18, 2012 at 3:39PM

 

Just a few introductory remarks before you read the lawsuit. No one should

SGM-Mahaneygate: Email to Peter Smith, Courier-Journal, Lexington, KY

An email was sent to Peter Smith at Courier-Journal, Lexington, KY.  His email is:  psmith@courier-journal.com.

Peter covered Mahaney's new church plant in Lexington, KY, however, I could not find the AP story that broke today, 17 Oct 2012. 

Perhaps my search at Courier-Journal was inadequate and perhaps the Courier carried the article.

A search of the public records continues to show

SGM-Mahaneygate: SGM Responds to Filed Lawsuit

http://www.sovereigngraceministries.org/blogs/sgm/post/Statement-by-Sovereign-Grace-Ministries-on-Reported-Lawsuit.aspx 



Statement on Reported Lawsuit


October 17, 2012 by SGM Staff
Please be aware of the following press release.
October 17, 2012

Statement by Sovereign Grace Ministries on Reported Lawsuit

LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY – Today, Sovereign Grace

SGM-Mahaneygate: Dr. Ligon Duncan Stepped "In It" over Mahaney

Dr. Ligon Duncan


 
Washington Post carried the story on a developing class action lawsuit against Sovereign Grace Ministries (SGM) by three plaintiffs alleging child sexual abuse and coverups by SGM operatives.  It was filed 17 Oct 2012 in Montgomery County Court, MD. Of course, the stories about abusiveness--at least 100 Pastors also--have a wider arc beyond the abuse of children and

SGM-Mahaneygate: Top-notch Litigator, Susan Burke, Represents Plaintiffs Against Sovereign Grace Ministries in Sexual Offenses Suit

http://burkepllc.com/attorneys/susan-l-burke/

Susan L. Burke



Susan L. Burke is an experienced and successful litigator. During the course of her 24-year legal career, Susan has both defended and prosecuted civil actions involving a wide range of topics, including human rights, pharmaceutical fraud, defense contractor fraud, employment and disability discrimination, election law, and

SGM-Mahaneygate (Washington Post): Lawsuit Claims SGM Conceals Sex Offenses Cases in MD & VA

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/lawsuit-claims-evangelical-church-group-concealed-sex-abuse-allegations-in-md-va/2012/10/17/75218ba8-187a-11e2-a346-f24efc680b8d_story.

 

Lawsuit claims evangelical church group concealed sex abuse allegations in Md., Va

 

By Associated Press, Updated: Wednesday, October 17, 4:10 PMAP