Paulk Accused Of Child Sex Abuse
ATLANTA (AP) -- Add an adult granddaughter to the list of women who say the leader of a suburban Atlanta megachurch sexually abused them or coerced them to have sex.
Penielle "Penie" White first told WAGA-TV last week and confirmed to The Associated Press on Monday that Archbishop Earl Paulk, 80, co-founder of Cathedral of the Holy Spirit at Chapel Hill Harvester Church, touched her inappropriately when she was about 8 years old. She said she made the allegations in a sworn deposition a few months ago as part of a lawsuit against Paulk, who is accused by a former church member of coercing her into a sexual relationship.
Paulk has been hit by multiple lawsuits, but does not face criminal charges."He started out playful, tickling and sort of fondling," White said in a phone interview. "But as a child, you don't know that's what he's doing."
White said she also was present when her grandfather fondled Jessica Battle, another young member of the church, who later sued Paulk in 2001 for molestation and rape. That case was settled out of court two years later.
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