Woman Suing the SBC Mocks Them For Waiving Privilege ‘It was stupid…and it’s what you get’
Last year, Hannah-Kate Williams filed suit against several SBC entities and personalities, including Lifeway, the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Mike Stone, Rod Martin, the SBC Executive Committee, and others, alleging that they “conspired to protect the Baptist denomination from a problem of sexual abuse of minors or other vulnerable populations” by not investigating her reports, along with painting her as a liar who has no credibility.
Williams, a troubled soul with a long history of erratic behavior, contends that her father sexually, physically, and psychologically abused her from the ages of 5-16. She says she reported that abuse at the age of 8 to SBC church staff, but they did nothing other than tell her, “I’m praying for you.”
When a recent Kentucky law extending the statute of limitations for child abuse survivors to sue their abusers, Williams took advantage by suing the SBC itself, along with a few familiar faces, including her father, Lifeway (his former employer), the SBC Executive Committee, and SEBTS.
The Southern Baptist Convention, faced with mounting pressure to address accusations that the denomination was covering up rampant sexual abuse, was guided by members of the SBC’s Executive Committee to waive attorney-client privilege. Williams played a role in this by actively encouraging the effort, championing its importance. In the process, she glommed on to several high-profile leaders and partnered with them to accomplish this, including Grant Gaines, Dean Inserra and Todd Benkert, tearfully appearing at the SBC annual conference to plead her case.
Her goal realized, she has taken to social media to crow in mockery. She now says it was stupid on their part to waive it, it was brilliant on her part to convince them to waive it, and it’s what they deserve.
Williams has spent the last few days on social media screenshotting responses to her which she plans to use to file even more lawsuits, and claims she has something big up her sleeve.
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She very “cleverly” admits that she is a deceiver.
Without knowing what happened or didn’t, I’m not going to condemn her. Victims (if she is- and that could very well be the case) will take any means necessary to feel like they’ve regained some power or control back over their own lives after being unjustly used, subjected, and overpowered. There is a rage and a fundamental doubt of God’s goodness that comes when losing your free will and basic bodily autonomy (your own- not talking about pregnancy) because of violation…especially when it comes from those claiming to represent Christ. Something as serious as this should never be gossip fodder. Kindness matters.
Nah. Victim or not, it’s clear she’s gonna cash in on the foolishness of the SBC .
There’s pain. There’s restoration. There’s retribution.
And there’s grifting.
We know what stage she’s entering