The Association of Baptists for World Evangelism (ABWE) has just recently disclosed the fact that they have hidden another child abuser for over twenty years. At http://bangladeshmksspeak.wordpress.com/2012/08/31/another-high-profile-abwe-missionary-disciplined-for-child-sexual-abuse/ we read that “It is with sorrowful, broken hearts that our family shares tragic news with you today. On August 30, 2012 we were made aware that another missionary and our coworker from Bangladesh sexually abused our daughter/sister, Kim (also known as the 14 year old victim of Dr. Donn Ketcham). ABWE has been aware of this information since Russ Lloyd and Russ Ebersole interviewed her in 1989. They made note of her accusations in their files but never shared the information with us.”
NOTE, this happened OVER TWENTY YEARS AGO! What if this had been your daughter?!
As my readers know I have written extensively on this issue. From all that has come forth from the investigation into these incidents it seems that for Ebersole and others at the top of the ABWE ladder the peons are not to say anything but what they are told and when they are told. Russ Ebersole continues on staff at ABWE and true justice will not be done until he is confronted and dealt with for his collusion and cover-up of this horrid child abuse affair!
Whatyareckon?
whatyareckon 
You know, people (Bangladesh MKs most notably) are cruelly discrediting the ABWE letter to Jay Walsh. They are choosing to see only the second standard of evaluating evidence even though ABWE clearly took action based on the first standard.
My point is that they didn’t even tell our family that accusations had been made against Jay. DIDN’T EVEN TELL US. They usurped parental authority by keeping that information to themselves. Had my parents been told that:
a) You coworker, missionary doctor Donn Ketcham, has sexually assaulted your daughter repeatedly for two years.
and
b) One of his best friends, also your coworker, has also been accused of sexually abusing her.
There is NO WAY they would’ve just sat back and let that go. Instead, ABWE (specifically Russ Ebersole and Russ Lloyd) told my parents that Donn Ketcham fondled their daughter.
That’s it.
He fondled her.
Bad enough? YES.
An accurate representation of the facts? NOT EVEN CLOSE.
And now, 2012 the world learns that in 1980 Jay Walsh had been accused of sexually assaulting 4 other young women, dating back to the 70’s. And they allowed Kim to “recant” her allegations? They KNEW about these other girls and they were obligated to investigate!
And yet, they didn’t.
And, what hurts me deeply is that the current ABWE leadership didn’t find it important to communicate this to my folks over the past 9 months. Al Cockrell, who proclaimed a desire to do any and every thing necessary to redress ABWE’s past wrongs, even to my parents and my own faces in person, didn’t find it ever necessary to TELL THEM that she had initially made allegations against Jay Walsh, a man who had been previously accused of sexually assaulting young women?????
ABWE has NOT changed, WILL NEVER change, and they need to be held accountable by the church.
Question: Does the church even care?
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