Top leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention mishandled sexual abuse claims, while ignoring — or even vilifying — victims to protect abusers, an explosive new report released Sunday has found. The report is the conclusion of a seven-month investigation by Guidepost Solutions, an independent company that was contracted by SBC’s executive committee. It was released just a few weeks before SBC’s annual gathering, which will be held in Anaheim, California, from June 12 to 15. According to the 288-page report, victims of abuse tried contacting the executive committee for nearly two decades to rep…
