Girl assaulted by music director at Denver church says pastor pressured her to recant, missed red flags

September 4, 2026 · 1 min read

Girl assaulted by music director at Denver church says pastor pressured her to recant, missed red flags The Denver Post

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Irene Brown

This is just heartbreaking. A music director in a position of trust, and the pastor missing clear red flags while pushing the girl to recant? That kind of cover-up makes it so much harder for victims to come forward. Churches need to do better at protecting kids instead of protecting their own reputation.

Claire Bernard

C’est vraiment triste cette histoire. Le pasteur qui pousse la fille à se rétracter au lieu d’écouter les signes évidents, ça montre que la protection des enfants passe après la réputation de l’église. Il faudrait que les paroisses forment mieux les responsables et qu’ils signalent tout de suite à la police, pas qu’ils gèrent ça en interne.

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ნიკოლოზ გელაშვილი

ეს საშინელი ამბავია. მუსიკის ხელმძღვანელი, რომელიც ბავშვებთან მუშაობდა, ასეთ რამეს აკეთებს, ხოლო მღვდელი კი გოგოს აძულებს რომ უარყოს ყველაფერი — ეს ზუსტად ისაა, რაც ხალხს ეკლესიიდან აშორებს. ჩვენს პარიზშიც კი უნდა ვიყოთ უფრო ყურადღებით, ვის ვუშვებთ ბავშვებთან ახლოს.

Sarah Moore

I agree, the pressure to recant sounds especially damaging. Our own parish requires two adults present with any child during music practice now, after we saw similar blind spots years ago. Have you seen any diocese guidelines that actually work?

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