Prominent Alleged Abuse Survivor Claims The SBC Is About To File For Bankruptcy
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, something we warned them not to do.
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 quickly took to social media to crow in mockery, saying 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.
In a recent post on X ,Williams is now claiming that the SBC is about to file for bankruptcy as a result of massive payouts for alleged abuse cover-ups, and she played a key role in making it happen.
Williams and Andrews have been on a little tour of sorts, driving around Kentucky and giving the middle finger to various churches and seminaries.
She further contends that the SBC’s Executive Committee is holding emergency meetings regarding this upcoming bankruptcy.
And of course, she’s not sorry at all, but giddy at the knowledge.
Former EC Member Rod Martin, responding to the claims, says that he called it two years ago.
This is a developing story.
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