Texas Church Added to Lawsuit Alleging a Former Pastor Downloaded Child Sexual Abuse Material on Its Internet Connection

Survivors suing over a former pastor's possession of child sexual abuse material have added the Round Rock, Texas, congregation he led to their lawsuit, KVUE reported on Oct. 6. According to the station, the amended complaint alleges the former pastor used the church's on-site internet connection and an IP address registered to the church, located on Gattis School Road, to download illegal photos and videos of children.

The suit claims the downloading happened at the house of worship itself and that church leadership knew or should have known what was occurring, KVUE reported. The plaintiffs also allege the church had no internet filtering in place, according to the station's reporting.

The former pastor is not named here under this site's policy of identifying accused individuals by role. The allegations against the church are civil claims that have not been resolved in court; KVUE's full story is linked below.