Church Facing Lawsuit

A local church’s failure to do a background check on a man later accused of sexually assaulting a teenage parishioner exposed the girl to abuse at the hands of a mentor, according to a lawsuit filed Friday in Boulder District Court.

A woman who claims Peter Kim initiated an increasingly sexual relationship with her while she was a teenager in the youth group he directed at Central Presbyterian Church filed the suit, claiming the church failed to take steps to protect her.

Church Adopts Background Check Procedures

With registered sex offenders living and working among us in Meridian, Northcrest Baptist Church says none of those offenders will work or volunteer at their church.

Last month, Northcrest implemented a policy that requires all new personnel working with youth to undergo two types of background checks.