Paul Pressler III, a former Houston appeals court judge and longtime Southern Baptist leader, has died at the age of 94. Pressler was a significant figure in helping conservatives gain control of the Southern Baptist Convention, the country’s largest Protestant denomination. He was accused by seven men of sexual abuse, allegations that led to a lawsuit settled in December 2017. The accusations involved claims that Pressler had sexually assaulted or abused boys and young men over various years.
Paul Pressler, Southern Baptist leader who was accused of sexual abuse, dead at 94 https://t.co/zxTuNuXSPQ
Paul Pressler III, Baptist leader accused of sex abuse, dies at 94 https://t.co/iEwlXc8J91
Paul Pressler, a former Houston appeals court judge who spent decades helping conservatives gain control of the Southern Baptist Convention, the country’s largest Protestant denomination, and who was accused by seven men of sexual abuse, has died at 94. https://t.co/WP3Knn2b2l
Paul Pressler, a leading figure of the Southern Baptist Convention who was accused of sexually abusing boys and young men and later settled a lawsuit over the allegations, has died. He was 94. https://t.co/iwUGTt2acU
Paul Pressler, former Southern Baptist leader and Houston judge accused of sex abuse, dies at 94 https://t.co/vr2soUzG8r
Longtime Southern Baptist leader Paul Pressler, who was accused of sexual abuse, dies at 94 https://t.co/9aNpaCSy6L
A 2017 lawsuit, settled in December, prompted allegations that Pressler had sexually assaulted or abused several boys and young men over various years. https://t.co/n7VZKv63v6
Paul Pressler, the monumental Southern Baptist leader and Republican activist at the center of a massive sex abuse scandal, died on June 7. He was 94. https://t.co/QrCwgoSQKe
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