DJ Forrester- Roberts Jordon: Chuck Phelps is a BJU alumni and pastored a church in NH where a 15 year old girl was raped and impregnated 13 years ago by a 32 (I think) year old man in the church (who had a wife and family). Phelps handled it by making the girl get up in front of the congregation and apologize for being raped. He then sent her away. to Colorado in an attempt to keep the NH police from getting involved. The rapist/pedophile was allowed to stay in the church for 13 years and was a member in "good standing".
Last year this girl, Tina Anderson, finally brought charges against her rapist and he was sent to prison. 20/20 did an entire show about it. Chuck Phelps wasn't prosecuted for being the accessory to a crime because the SOL had run out.
Phelps, when questioned by 20/20, claimed the relationship was "consensual", ignoring the fact that there is no consensual relationship between a 15 year old girl and a 32 year old man. It's called statutory rape.
Chuck Phelps, after this controversial story came out was asked to sit on the Board of Director's at BJU. And that's wrong. Phelps has never apologized or admitted he did anything wrong. In conversations with some of us who've contacted him, he's been arrogant and sometimes downright mean.
So, it's pretty much, in my opinion, a case of people at BJU being a little concerned because this page is gaining in popularity and they want it shut down. I imagine some students and possibly BJU faculty and admins, are coming in here with fake accounts in an attempt to cast a bad light on this movement. Hope that helps:).
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