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Settlement talks with Johnny Hunt fail. SBC and former president likely headed to trial.

(RNS) — A defamation lawsuit filed by Hunt has cost the nation's largest Protestant denomination $3 million so far. A trial date is set for Nov. 12 in Nashville.
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SBC, investigative firm win abuse defamation case involving ex-president Johnny Hunt

Third-party investigator Guidepost Solutions published a historic report in May 2022 on SBC sex abuse crisis, including allegations that former SBC president Johnny Hunt molested a woman in 2010. Hunt ...
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Judge rules against former SBC President Johnny Hunt in Guidepost defamation suit

(RNS) — One claim, about an allegedly defamatory tweet by another former denominational president, is still live. The SBC has spent more than $3 million in legal fees on the Hunt case. (RNS) — A ...
Tennessean

Judge’s decision in SBC case a vindication for third-party firm, woman who reported abuse

Alisa Womack, who reported to independent investigators in 2022 abuse allegations against Southern Baptist Convention ex-president Johnny Hunt, comes forward for first time publicly. Federal judge ...