Paedophile epidemic in christian churches and schools - US

Douglas J. Allison, 55, was charged with eight counts of molestation and four counts of child rape on the two girls — ages ten and eleven — at the Mountain View Christian School

With the Australian Royal Commission into child sexual abuse uncovering all manner of deviant behaviour here within the Catholic church over the decades (now going right to the top and threatening Cardinal George Pell in Rome), it's no surprise then to learn that there is evidently somewhat of an epidemic happening in US christian churches and schools. There have been 12 cases reported in just one month alone, being May.

Apparently the trusting nature of church goers is taken advantage of by paedophiles, who can get relatively easy access to kids within the church environment. Hang on...

Well doesn't that sound familiar then. See trans people can't use a toilet suited to who they presently are as the christians say that paedophiles will "take advantage" of such laws :s  Following that logic, where then does that leave the christian churches? .... But I digress..... 

According to Christian writer Tom Challies, sexual predators gravitate to churches because Christians are taught to submit to authority in an atmosphere that encourages trust. Church programs also offer easy access to the children of parishioners. 

Quoting from writer Deepak Reju’s On Guard: Preventing and Responding To Child Abuse At Church, Challies writes: “Many Christians don’t know how to distinguish likability and trustworthiness. They confuse the two categories, assuming that if someone is courteous and nice, they must also be trustworthy. Moreover, some Christians behave as though the problem doesn’t exist, and some look with suspicion on reports of abuse. They believe children are lying and are more prone to take an adult’s word. Sexual predators know that these dynamics operate in churches, and they know they can get away with a lot on account of it” 

Since the beginning of March 2016, there have been 12 assaults — including the Port Angeles principal — reported, or verdicts handed down. Raw Story