The lawsuit, filed Thursday, follows a tumultuous several months for Chi Alpha. Since last spring, a serial predator has gone to jail for child sex abuse, chapter leaders across a half-dozen Texas universities have been dismissed, and the organization's national director resigned. The majority of the departing leaders had ties to Daniel Savala, a registered sex offender who groomed and abused Chi Alpha students for decades at his home in Houston. He was indicted last year on child sexual abuse and trafficking charges. Though Savala wasn't officially a part of Chi Alpha or the Assemblies of God, the list of leaders who have left reflect the reach of his informal network across Chi Alpha in Texas. The recent lawsuit alleges that Savala molested a 13-year-old in 2021 and that four Chi Alpha students continued to sexually violate the youth group member through naked and inappropriate games in ministry settings.
https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2024/january/chi-alpha-abuse-lawsuit-assemblies-of-god-texas-am-savala.html
In July 2012, Savala was convicted of one count of third-degree sexual abuse for abusing members of his Clover Pass Community Church youth group in Alaska from 1995 to 1997. He served 90 days in prison and was required to register annually as a sex offender.
After his release, Savala moved to Texas and allegedly became involved with the Chi Alpha Huntsville chapter, according to the lawsuit. The lawsuit alleges that members from multiple different levels of the religious organizations overseeing the Huntsville chapter were aware of Savala's history.
https://theeagle.com/news/local/crime-courts/chi-alpha-ministries-faces-second-lawsuit/article_6dca617c-e569-11ee-a3f3-632049d79459.html
In the lawsuit, Hoffart, Johnson and Randolph are named as Chi Alpha youth leaders and are accused of sexually assaulting the victim. Otto Randolph is referred to as Bo Randolph in the lawsuit and the plaintiff's legal team told The Eagle that they are the same person. Hoffart is also accused in the lawsuit of having taken the victim to registered sex offender Daniel Savala's home in Houston. Hoffart, Randolph and Johnson allegedly exposed their genitalia to the victim during regular church meetings, according to probable cause report from the Bryan Police Department obtained by The Eagle. Additionally, Hoffart allegedly touched the victim inappropriately, according to the same police reports. Officers said Hoffart also allegedly met with the victim privately in spring of 2023 to pressure him not to tell anyone about what had happened.
https://theeagle.com/news/local/crime-courts/chi-alpha-ministries-lawsuit-assault-arrest/article_c8196de4-1926-11ef-8c4f-832e4107a3e3.html
With this many people involved, this has to be systemic.
[This doesn't really seem to be a politics topic -- Staff]
https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2024/january/chi-alpha-abuse-lawsuit-assemblies-of-god-texas-am-savala.html
In July 2012, Savala was convicted of one count of third-degree sexual abuse for abusing members of his Clover Pass Community Church youth group in Alaska from 1995 to 1997. He served 90 days in prison and was required to register annually as a sex offender.
After his release, Savala moved to Texas and allegedly became involved with the Chi Alpha Huntsville chapter, according to the lawsuit. The lawsuit alleges that members from multiple different levels of the religious organizations overseeing the Huntsville chapter were aware of Savala's history.
https://theeagle.com/news/local/crime-courts/chi-alpha-ministries-faces-second-lawsuit/article_6dca617c-e569-11ee-a3f3-632049d79459.html
In the lawsuit, Hoffart, Johnson and Randolph are named as Chi Alpha youth leaders and are accused of sexually assaulting the victim. Otto Randolph is referred to as Bo Randolph in the lawsuit and the plaintiff's legal team told The Eagle that they are the same person. Hoffart is also accused in the lawsuit of having taken the victim to registered sex offender Daniel Savala's home in Houston. Hoffart, Randolph and Johnson allegedly exposed their genitalia to the victim during regular church meetings, according to probable cause report from the Bryan Police Department obtained by The Eagle. Additionally, Hoffart allegedly touched the victim inappropriately, according to the same police reports. Officers said Hoffart also allegedly met with the victim privately in spring of 2023 to pressure him not to tell anyone about what had happened.
https://theeagle.com/news/local/crime-courts/chi-alpha-ministries-lawsuit-assault-arrest/article_c8196de4-1926-11ef-8c4f-832e4107a3e3.html
With this many people involved, this has to be systemic.
[This doesn't really seem to be a politics topic -- Staff]