Lawsuit: SBC leader ignored claims

A new lawsuit accuses a top-ranking Southern Baptist official in Arkansas of failing to report sex abuse allegations against a pastor last year. Filed earlier this month on behalf of a John Doe, the suit accuses Sonny Tucker, the executive director of Arkansas’ state baptist association, of mishandling complaints that were brought regarding Teddy Leon Hill Jr. in February 2018. According to the suit, Hill continued to abuse Doe, for whom he was a legal guardian, in the months after.