Last Two Sexual Assault Charges Against Bruxy Cavey Withdrawn, Making Him a Free Man
Disgraced former megachurch pastor Bruxy Cavey no longer has to fear being imprisoned after Crown prosecutors withdrew his final two sexual assault charges, bringing this chapter of his life to an end.
While prosecutors were set to begin trial next week, they chose not to proceed after concluding there was no reasonable prospect of a conviction. They admitted they could not conclusively establish whether or not Cavey’s alleged victim gave consent for their sexual encounter, making further legal action futile.
Cavey is one of Cana’s most recognizable religious leaders. Far from being orthodox, he is also a false teacher who denies penal substitutionary atonement, biblical inerrancy, the eternality of hell, has an unbiblical view of the sin of homosexuality, and displays an affinity for open-theism. For more information on Cavey’s many false beliefs, click here.
The embattled former pastor was released from his position at The Meeting House, a 5000-member multi-campus megachurch in Oakville, ON, one of Canada’s largest, after being arrested and charged with sexual assault, with the elders saying one of his victims was a minor. Further investigations would reveal that the church has an endemic problem, with a third-party investigation revealing that there have been nearly 40 different reports of sexual abuse against four pastors within the church.
Last month, Cavey had one sexual assault charge against him stayed after the prosecution took too long to bring him to trial.
Since the beginning, he has denied sexually abusing anyone but has admitted he engaged in adulterous affairs and consenting sexual encounters.
In related news, his former megachurch is no more. After being unable to find abuse insurance following the 40 different reports of sexual abuse against their church pastors, The Meeting Place announced they were shutting down for good.
The church has struggled to survive since the initial arrest of Cavey, with giving down and several satellite churches shuttering down or consolidating. In an email sent to members, the church explained that because they’ve had so many allegations of sexual abuse over the years, so far resulting in three civil lawsuits from abuse victims demanding $5 million each in damages, their insurance company doesn’t want the liability.
As a result, The Meeting House cannot get anyone to insure them and don’t dare operate without, lest one of their leaders is revealed to be another molester (not an insignificant concern, given their history), opening them up to even further lawsuits and financial risk. Instead, they announced on their website:
It is with sadness that we are required to bring the public-facing ministry of The Meeting House to an end as of August 29. Going forward, there will no longer be churches operating programs or doing ministry under the banner of The Meeting House….We are pleased to announce that as of September 1, new missional church communities will be launching in many locations across Ontario as part of a new initiative called the BIC Church Collective.
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