How can godly leaders NOT report to God-ordained civil authorities allegations of such a vicious crime against one so vulnerable? Scripture is clear about the role of the state in such matters and our place of legitimate submission. I just don't get it. Sounds like corporate derriere-covering to me.

I agree with the previous post, how could they not report this, or why didn't they report it. Such a benign response as theirs makes me ill. I fiind it apprehensible, and disgusting that they were not eager to report this as soon as it was known to them. Shows how little compassion they have for vulnerable children. That kind of Christianity blackens the eye of Christians. WVM

Assuming that the accused are correct that OK law does not require youth pastors to report such a crime (I do not know if it does or not) my question would be did the church start an internal investigation into the allegation to see if the allegation has merit? Accusal does not necessarily equal guilt. Definitely whether or not the law requires the accusation to be turned in to the authorities the church should have begun an internal investigation at the very least.

In our area there are more and more teachers being arrested for kids porn on their computers in their classrooms and at home. The latest arrest was pimping/prostituting teenagers they had as students. Where these teachers come from I would really like to know. It's unbelievable the numbers in my area. Than we have these men driving around at bus stop times trying to pick up teenagers or preteens both girls and boys by the way. You no sooner arrest one of these creeps, there's another arrest. And I'm not leaving out the men after the teenage boys. I know this is the stuff of Hollywood but it seems to me Hollywood has come to nest in every day schools and neighborhoods. I also realize we have three cities within five or ten miles of each other with lots of people and a bridge between Canada and the U.S. with ridiculously long lines so that's more people in our area but these people doing this and being arrested on TV EVERY night live right where they're doing their business. And sometimes it takes years for what they're doing to come to the light, you gotta catch them with proof.
I'm really tired of it. Our kids are not safe any where either in a public or religious school. I think this is what Hollywood wants since every show and movie they put out is sex before the characters meet, kids smoking pot and on heavier drugs and never do they listen to their parents, the kids are always right according to Hollywood and there is always something wrong with parents who try to get their kids away from doing the stuff on TV and the movies.