Jury awards televangelists granddaughter $2 million in Trinity Broadcasting molestation scandal

Jury awards televangelist’s granddaughter $2 million in Trinity Broadcasting molestation scandal



http://www.rawstory.com/2017/06/jury-awards-televangelists-granddaughter-2-million-in-trinity-broadcasting-molestation-scandal/

LOS ANGELES — Wearing thick rouge and her trademark pink wigs, Jan Crouch was the abiding face of the Trinity Broadcasting Network, offering Christian-inspired guidance to help viewers around the world improve their lives.

But in recent weeks, jurors in an Orange County courtroom saw a different side of Crouch — who co-founded the evangelical network with her husband, Paul Crouch Sr. — after a granddaughter accused her of turning her back when she reported she was sexually abused.

Carra Crouch said that in 2006, at age 13, she was sexually assaulted in an Atlanta hotel room by a 30-year-old Trinity employee. When she told her grandmother, Jan Crouch blamed her for what happened and never reported the incident to police, Carra Crouch alleged.

On Monday, the jury awarded Carra Crouch $2 million for her years of emotional trauma and future suffering, finding that Jan Crouch's response caused outrageous harm.