A Fort Mill church is being sued over allegations its leadership ignored years of sexual abuse by a youth leader who was also a Cornelius police officer.
Attorneys representing three of the victims claimed that MorningStar Fellowship Church ignored the actions of Erickson Lee. Earlier this month, Lee pleaded guilty to committing child sex crimes while serving as a youth leader at the church.
"This is about accountability and responsibility," attorney Randall Hood said at a news conference on Monday. "When you provide an environment for young children to participate in church activities, you don't just get to put them in a room with people that you don't know anything about. You've got to protect them."
Lee was a Cornelius police officer before he was arrested in May 2023. He resigned hours before surrendering to York County deputies.
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