AUDIO::Press conference held today revealing details about a lawsuit filed against Morning Star Fellowship Church regarding sexual abuse of minors

Lawsuits have been filed against MorningStar Fellowship Church, founder and senior pastor Richard Joyner, former church vice president David Yarnes, former head of security Douglas Lee, Chase Portello and others they say turned a blind eye to years of exploitation and abuse. The attorneys say the abuse of the victims began as early as 13-years-old. At the center of the lawsuit is a MorningStar Fellowship youth leader and former North Carolina police officer Erickson Lee. Lee was arrested by the York County Sheriff’s Office and pled guilty to criminal sexual conduct with a minor in the second degree, criminal sexual conduct with a minor in the third degree, assault and battery in the first degree, contributing to the delinquency of a minor and dissemination of obscene material to a minor last week. Neither Lee’s crimes nor prior allegations of sexual abuse and misconduct at MorningStar Fellowship Church were reported to law enforcement by church leaders at the time of discovery. According to the lawsuit, several of those named as defendants actually witnessed much of Lee’s misconduct firsthand and did nothing to stop it.

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