Pastor of Victory Christian Center Speaks Out on Recent Church Rape Scandal

Sharon Daugherty, Senior Pastor of Victory Christian Center

Pastor of Victory Christian Center Speaks Out on Recent Church Rape Scandal

Pastor Sharon Daugherty of Tulsa's Victory Christian Center is finally speaking out about the alleged rape of a 13 year old girl by two of her former church employees accused of the crimes.

According to reports, the pastor's staff, which included five in particular, where charged and released last week on failure to report the incident in a timely fashion. The church actually met with the victim and accusers; fired the accusers and waited 2 weeks before reporting it to the police and the parents!

The Associated Press reports this statement from senior pastor Sharon Daugherty:

“I want to personally say, that if anybody here is aware of any child being neglected or abused, physically or sexually, that you should please inform the authorities immediately,” Victory Christian Center pastor Sharon Daugherty said Saturday during services, ...

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VCC Says Employees Were Properly Screened, Staffers Charged in Sex Scandal

VCC Says Employees Were Properly Screened, Staffers Charged in Sex Scandal

It appears the people over at Victory Christian Center in Tulsa are doing some damage control. They want the public to know that they went by proper procedures when hiring the two men charged with sex abuse on three underage girls, so they say.

Victory Christian Center issued a statement on Tuesday addressing the charges against two former employees accused of child sex abuse, Israel Castillo, 23, and Chris Denman, 20.

According to VCC, both young men went through the screening process included a nationwide background check and personal references.

Both Castillo and Benman passed the screening tests and the church found no history of any criminal activity.

The two men have been charged.

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Pastor Sharon Daugherty’s Victory Christian Center Staffers May Face Charges For Not Reporting Sexual Abuse

(Photo courtesy of TulsaChurches.net) We just reported this week that Victory Christian Center in Tulsa has been questioned by the local police into how they handled accusations of sexual assault at their church. It was reported they interviewed victims and suspects, fired subsequent suspects and notified parents and police two weeks later.

Well, it appears there was seemingly a cover up for a sex scandal that would have riddled the church. This is exactly what the church did, according to reports. Now, days later, staffers at Victory Christian Center may be charged with misdemeanors in the case.

Read report below from KRMG:

Five staffers at Victory Christian Center face charges of failure to report child abuse, a misdemeanor, after they apparently knew about the reported rape of a 13-year-old girl as well as other sexual improprieties by VCC employees but failed to tell police for more than two weeks.

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Megachurch Victory Christian Center in Tulsa Questioned How They Handled Sexual Assault Allegations

Tulsa's Victory Christian Center Questioned How They Handled Sexual Abuse Allegations

We have some really disturbing news about what one church did not do to protect others in their congregation.

Court records have shown that Victory Christian Center in Tulsa waited two weeks before reporting allegations that a man had raped a 13-year-old girl.

Tulsa Police said two employees of Victory Christian Center in Tulsa are accused of having sexual relationships with two underage girls.

Police officers were called but Victory had already interviewed the victims and the suspects. Following the interviews, the church then fired the two men before notifying the girls' parents or police on August 15. Records show they contacted parents and police on August 30.

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Philadelphia Priest Rev. Charles Engelhardt Trial Postponed

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Philly Priest Rev. Charles Engelhardt Trial Postponed

The Philadelphia rape trial of a Roman Catholic priest and a former Catholic school teacher has been postponed after a lawyer in the case had a death in the family.

The Rev. Charles Engelhardt and Bernard Shero are due back in court Friday to get a new trial date.
Their case has been severed from the high-profile trial earlier this year of a church official charged...

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