Careers ruined or at risk from accusations of sexual misconduct

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(04-11-2018, 08:49 PM)pbrower2a Wrote: Clergy. Big one, mega-church near Chicago.

Megachurch founder quits amid sexual misconduct allegations

Willow Creek Community Church pastor Bill Hybels resigned after female congregants alleged that he touched them and made lewd comments to them.

by Associated Press / Apr.11.2018 / 7:10 PM ET

SOUTH BARRINGTON, Ill. — The founder of a Chicago-area evangelical church that grew to become one of the largest in the nation is stepping down, calling allegations that he touched and made lewd comments to female congregants a distraction.

The Rev. Bill Hybels, 66, announced his immediate retirement at a meeting Tuesday with members of the Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington. He has said since 2012 that he planned to retire in October.

The Chicago Tribune last month reported details of the misconduct allegations against Hybels stretching back to the 1990s. A church inquiry cleared Hybels. He has said that he is accused of things he “simply did not do” and that the allegations are “flat-out lies.”

Siurce: MSNBC from AP wires.

Just heard the news that Bill Cosby, after the first trial ended in a hung jury, was found guilty on three counts of predatory sexual behavior toward one of the 43 women who accused him.  This may or may not put him behind bars for the remainder of his life depending on which way the appeal process goes.  But we know that often in celebrity cases they can afford good enough lawyers that there can be a battle of the wills that can last for the balance of his life. And the defense will fight to the death. We shall see.